4 Fantastic Vikings Go Fishing

4 Fantastic Vikings Go Fishing is a collaborative effort between 4ThePlayer and Yggdrasil Gaming, combining elements from their respective popular slot series. The game features a 6-reel, 4-row layout with 4,096 ways to win. It offers high volatility gameplay with a maximum potential win of 12,500x the stake. The slot provides two RTP configurations, with the highest being 94%. Bets range from 0.10 to 80 currency units.

The slot is set in a harsh, icy realm inspired by Norse mythology, specifically the domain of Njǫrd, the Viking god of the sea. The main characters are four Viking warriors: Sigrid, Knut, Yngue, and Gunnar. These characters, teetering on the edge of going berserk, engage in fishing expeditions from their longship.

4 Fantastic Vikings Go Fishing merges two existing slot series. It incorporates elements from 4ThePlayer's “4 Fantastic” range and Yggdrasil's “Vikings Go” series. The game strikes a visual balance between the vibrant aesthetics of 4 Fantastic Fish and the grittier style of Vikings Go Berserk.

Core Gameplay and Mechanics

The base game uses a 6×4 grid floating on a longship. Winning combinations form by landing matching symbols on adjacent reels from left to right. Regular pay symbols include the four Viking characters, a squid, a bird, and four coin denominations (gold, silver, black, and bronze).

Six-of-a-kind wins with coin symbols pay 1.5 to 2.5 times the bet, while character symbols pay 2.5 to 10 times the bet for six-of-a-kind combinations. Wild symbols appear on all reels except the leftmost, substituting for all symbols except scatters to complete winning combinations.

Bonus Features

1. Money Ways and Big Game Prizes: Cash symbols can land on any reel, awarding their displayed values when part of a winning way. Fish money symbols have values ranging from 1.8x to 50x the bet, depending on the reel.
2. Fighting Respin Bonus: Triggered by landing 3 or more scatter symbols. Reels with scatters are unlocked, while others remain locked. Cash prizes on triggering spins lock in place on open reels. The feature awards 3 respins, resetting to 3 when new cash prizes lock or a scatter unlocks a reel.
3. Shark Feature: During the Fighting Respin Bonus, if an unlocked reel fills with cash prizes, a shark collects all prizes, doubles their total value, and stores it in the top position. This clears other positions for new symbols.
4. Viking Fights: Viking symbols with coins during the base game and bonus rounds. Collected coins are stored above reels 3 to 6, with a chance to trigger the respin bonus. In the Fighting Respins Feature, landing a Viking symbol initiates a fight. Winning Vikings award one of four modifiers: Cash Collector, Cash Incrementor, Cash Multiplier, or Cash Nets.
5. Giant Squid Bonus: A random feature where the Giant Squid rearranges Fish symbols. In the base game, it create or improve Fish symbol wins. During respins, it can move Fish symbols from locked to unlocked reels.
6. Feature Buy: Players can purchase the Fighting Respins Bonus for 125x the bet or the Mega Respins Bonus (with 4 Berserk Vikings) for 500x the bet.

An interesting feature of 4 Fantastic Vikings Go Fishing is its collaborative nature, combining elements from two different slot series. This mashup introduces a unique blend of fishing and Viking themes, creating a distinctive gameplay experience that sets it apart from typical fishing-themed slots.