Northern Lights is a game with a North Pole related theme and it was created by the guys from Cryptologic. You’re going to find this slot a bit of an icy and uninviting title, mostly because of all the ice and snow that are part of the game in pretty much every symbol and in the background image even more. The title refers to the Aurora Borealis, a phenomenon that can only be experienced in countries closer to the North Pole, with gorgeous green lights appearing in the sky and giving you an incredible experience.
With 5 reels and only 9 bet lines, Northern Lights doesn’t feel like a modern game, and it doesn’t look like one either. It’s a slot that has only a scatter, a bonus game and a wild among its features, while its payouts will go as high as $30,000, plus you can get your hopes up with a progressive jackpot that can also be won.
Features of Northern Lights
It’s not a game that will give you a lot of features, as it’s only about average in that respect. The mix of symbols is the usual one, with the scatter and wild symbols accompanied by a bonus game that can get you some impressive prizes.
The first of the two special symbols is the wild, and as it’s often the case, it’s going to be the one to award the game’s biggest prize, worth 6,000 coins. You will need five Polar Bear wilds on the same active line to get the big prize, though any number of wilds you get will be enough to award you a prize, even if it’s only one. As a wild symbol, the Polar Bear is capable of replacing normal symbols in combinations. You need a combination of wilds and matching regular symbols, for that to happen. It’s not going to happen with the scatter symbol.
The Aurora is a stunning phenomenon in real life, but it’s quite bland in the symbol used to represent it here. You’re not going to be awed by its design, not even close. However, you will enjoy its ability to show up scattered in the game, and offering you prizes based on how many Auroras are present and not on how many are on the same bet line. Payouts start at 1x the wager (2 scatters) and they go up to 100x the wager (5 scatters).
Bonus Round
The same Aurora scatter will get you in the bonus round, with 3+ symbols required for that to happen. During the bonus game that follows you pick the Iceberg on which you want the Polar Bear to jump on, and if it’s successful you get a prize. Once an unsuccessful jump occurs, and the Polar Bear gets into the water, the bonus game ends. Each jump can get you up to 2,000x the wager of that round, a more than generous prize.
Betting options and jackpots
The betting options in Northern Lights are the ones that you’re already used to if you’ve played 9 line slots before. You get to wager up to $45 per spin, with $5 coins being the highest ones available. You can use one coin per line, denominations starting at $0.05.
The top payout that the game itself awards is worth 6,000 coins, meaning up to $30,000 at maximum denomination. The Rapidfire Jackpot is the other potential top payout you can get, a progressive prize that is paid out randomly at the end of a spin.
Design and symbols
The setting for the game is a very cold one, with the North Pole icebergs being visible, and with the Aurora showing in the top right corner. It’s night in Northern Lights, but the reels are entirely white and you will find ice or snow on every single symbol that appears.
Symbols: Polar Bear (wild, 6,000x), Aurora Borealis (scatter, 100x triggering bet), Eskimo Hunter (3,000x), Orca Whale (1,000x), Seal (500x), Ice House (500x), Ace (200x), King (200x), Queen (150x), Jack (150x), Ten (125x) and Nine (125x).
Is It Worth Playing?
If the beauty of the real Northern Lights attracts you, the game might be a good choice. If you’re just looking for big prizes, lots of features or pretty graphics, you will have to look elsewhere.
This Northern Lights slot is offered by all online casinos with Cryptologic software, playable either in practice or in real money mode.
