Love Island Bonus

Anyone who enjoys the pop culture thrills of reality TV is sure to enjoy a spin on the Love Island slot from Microgaming. The Love Island slot is played on a 5X3 grid with 243 paylines and has a free spins bonus, supplemented by expanding wild symbols. The slot has an RTP of 96.39% and is low volatility, but you can take home a top prize of £125,000! To see what else I discovered about the frothily entertaining slot, read on

Theme & Graphics

If you’ve ever seen the Love Island TV show, then you’ll probably already have a good idea how the Love Island slot game might look. I was expecting more video footage from the TV show, but it did not meet my expectations. The Love Island graphics are rendered in a cartoon rather than live-action style, and the reels are set in front of a vague beach scene. The various Love Island characters on the reels are also cartoons, and they look very basic.

The colours are pleasant, though, and the graphics' simple nature means that Love Island mobile gamers will not suffer any reduction in quality. The higher value symbols are all Love island characters, while the lower value symbols are numbers and letters. I preferred the music to the graphics. The Love Island slot boasts a pumping, techno type soundtrack that was enjoyable to listen to. The game’s wild is the couple embracing, and this will substitute for all other symbols apart from the symbols that form wins in the Hot Zone.

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How to Play the Love Island Bonus Slot Game

Before I could begin playing this slot and enjoying the Love Island bonus features, I had to open an account at Slots Racer. I visited the Slots Racer website and followed this process.

1. Click on the pink Join Now tab. One of these is in the middle of the homepage and one in the top right corner.
2. Provide the personal details the site needs to verify your account.
3. Make sure you provide a valid email address.
4. Choose a memorable username and password.
5. Select a payment method, deposit at least £10 to claim your welcome bonus, and start to play Love Island Bonus (Full Ts & Cs Apply).

When you have opened the Love Island slot, you need to follow these steps to play it.

1. Select your ‘Islander’ character.
2. Choose their partner with whom to ‘couple up’. The couple they form will play a part in the Love Island bonus feature, which I’ll explain later.
3. Use the coins icon to select your bet size.
4. Click on the grid of dots icon to access the game’s paytable and see what each symbol is worth.
5. Check out the information about the bonus features in the paytable too.
6. Use the settings button to adjust sound effects to suit.
7. Click on the circular Start button to spin the reels.
8. Use autoplay to set the reels to spin automatically if you want to.

Slot Game Data

I like to crunch some numbers before I play a slot, so I thought I’d provide you with some of the key facts and figures about the Love Island slot here. These numbers might help you decide whether the Love Island bonus feature is something you want to explore.

I could set my bet levels in the Love Island slot from 15p up to £60, with the top prize on offer being a massive £125,000. The slot is low volatility, so I found that I could pick up plenty of small wins along the way, but the bigger wins were much rarer. The RTP of 96.39% is pretty average for a slot of this type. The Love Island bonus feature is a free spins bonus, and we’ll look at this next for you. Microgaming has also included some expanding wilds in the Love Island slot to add more fun.

Love Island Bonus Exclusive Features

The main Love Island bonus is the free spins feature. There are also a couple of little extras in the Love Island slot game that I thought offered some nice entertainment touches. I'll explain more here.

Hot Zone: During the Love Island slot’s base game, the Hot Zone appears in the middle of the first and fifth reels. If the couple that you have selected at the start of the game land in the Hot Zone, you win a special cash prize. When your chosen character and their date land in the Hot Zone, you also trigger the Love Island bonus free spins.

Free Spins: The Love Island slot's free spins feature takes place on a special reel set, with all the symbols replaced by high-value symbols. I found that I received an initial ten spins when I triggered the feature. You should watch out for wild symbols during the free spins feature too. Your selected dream date also becomes a wild symbol for all characters of the same gender during the Love Island bonus free spins.

Expanding Wilds: You can also benefit from expanding wilds during the Love Island slot's free spins feature. If a wild appears on the middle reel, it expands to fill more spaces and also awards a x2 multiplier to any wins you achieve on that spin. I enjoyed this extra touch when I triggered the Love Island bonus.

Should You Play the Love Island Bonus Slot Online?

I’ll admit that I was a little disappointed when I first opened the Love Island slot and saw how basic the graphics and gameplay were. Nevertheless, my doubts were soon dispelled after a few minutes of the music and when I started to explore the Love Island bonus features. The free spins Love Island bonus is exciting, and the expanding wilds add a touch of additional excitement.

I also picked up some wins from the Love Island slot’s hot zone. Overall, my rating for this slot is 7/10. The Love Island bonus features and music compensate for the basic graphics. I would recommend that you take a look at the Love Island slot, whether you enjoyed the TV show or not.

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