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ACTION PACKED ONLINE SLOT GAMES PACK A PUNCH

Look to Asia for some great slots that help you to kick and punch your way to financial glory

Although there are a handful of slot games that use wrestling as an inspiration there’s surprisingly little out there that has anything in the way of meaningful theming or recognisable brand names.

Widen the net to include unarmed combat in general, though, and the options start to look much more attractive – especially when you look to the Far East.

Street Fighter slots from pioneering developer Cryptologic is a great example. If you’re of a certain age you’ll no doubt remember the brilliant Street Fighter arcade games that started up as long ago as 1987, though they’ve come a long way since then and developer Capcom have turned the franchise into something greater than the sum of its parts with the fourth game being the pick of the bunch.

Cryptologic’s slot is just as impressive, harnessing all the raw energy of the console game into a hard-hitting blockbuster slot with all the features you could possibly want. There are 25 paylines, and a top jackpot of 5,000 coins and a wild symbol, though the scatter bonus round is what keeps players coming back for more:

At this point you’ll get to select characters to fight one another just as you would in the real game – but instead of offering different ways to batter their opponents they offer far more financially-rewarding ways to get free spins, multipliers and wild symbols that make it easy to win large amounts of cash.

Between them Ken, Ryu, Abel and Chun-Li are able to offer a vast array of different options as they kick, punch or use ultra-combo techniques – but don’t worry: If you lose the fight you’ve triggered that doesn’t mean your bankroll ends up in casualty. Instead, you’ll get 10 free spins which makes losing bouts in this game a very attractive proposition indeed.

Next up comes the redoubtable Thunderfist, from Swedish slots supremo NetEnt.

This stunning game offers players the opportunity to take on the role of samurai warrior without the attendant risk of life and limb. It’s got a 243-way betting format too, which is never something to be sniffed at. It means adjacent matching symbols of three or more from left to right count as a winning line no matter which row they appear on, and makes winning incredibly easy.

Visually the game is a stunner, set in a bamboo forest among a crew of Kung Fu experts – who all get their own animation sequence when used in a winning line.

There are also stacked wilds symbols, and a free spins round. Enter this magical mode and you’ll take on the Reel Wizard who can appear on any or all of the reels simultaneously. Anyone making their way through the bamboo forest to the temple of Free Spins will experience all the animations and features found in the base game, though after each spin all bet way wins are randomly multiplied up to five times.

Last but far from least comes the one and only Bruce Lee.

This game is one of the most important ever releases from land casino trailblazers WMS, and can be found all over Vegas, Macau and other top gaming resorts – and the online version is a direct reproduction of the real thing, which is why players are giving it immense levels of repeat business.

Apart from the draw of the legendary Lee himself, the format of this game has also made it highly popular. It’s got 60 paylines, which is a substantial advantage – but the inclusion of the WMS-patented MoneyBurst feature lifts it head and shoulders above its peer group. If you’ve never encountered this extraordinary idea before, you’ll quickly start to understand it when you look at the game for the first time.

Three of the reels are four symbols high, whilst two of them are just two high and those on the bigger reels have stacked symbols as well, to compensate. Triggering features is achieved by landing four matching symbols on the two smaller reels and they’ll be held whilst you’re given five free spins; alternatively if you land 3 treasure chest symbols on the larger reels, you’ll be given five freebies with an additional wild reel. 

Combine these two feats and you get 20 free spins, so there’s lots of scope for making substantial improvements to your bankroll. 

All of this takes place in the perfect environment for anyone who loves Lee and his films. The visuals are uncluttered and the background music is as simultaneously relaxing and as invigorating as a hardcore Japanese massage, making it an ideal way to recharge one’s batteries after a hard day at the office.  

These games and hundreds of others have been analysed and reviewed at Freespins.com where you can rapidly become a black belt in all aspects of the wonderful world of online slots. Just choose whatever takes your fancy and see what weird, wonderful and exotic scenarios you find yourself playing in!

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