The slot is a continuation of the same name, the first part of the western, which has become very popular due to the excellent graphics, scenario, and math, which is very loyal to the bankroll players. NetEnt developed this game with the usual for this company’s attention to detail and players’ wishes.

By creating the second part of the Dead or Alive Slot have been taken into consideration some of the wishes voiced by players in the community of YouTube streamer LetsGiveitaSpin, such as:
-the presence of free spins
-Several variants of bonus games
-payment for a roll of 2 Scatter symbols
-Multiple winning combinations to prolong the game.
-And many others.

Technical Data

Dead or Alive 2 game has a standard for this type of slot game interface of 5 reels, each with three sections. Falling combinations are counted by nine winning lines from left to right. This number of lines increases the probability of getting any combination of symbols. Still, the value of winnings becomes lower compared to games with a smaller number of winning lines.

The combination of RTP of 96.82%, high volatility, and nine winning lines gives a very smooth (for a machine with similar volatility and value of maximum winnings) gameplay in terms of mathematics. The bankroll will be spent relatively slowly due to constant replenishment by small winnings. Long periods with no small winnings will often be compensated by either a good winning combination or a bonus game.

Dead or Alive 2 has three different free spins options. You can read a detailed description of each option below in the bonus game overview.

How to play Dead or Alive 2

The theme of Dead or Alive 2 – the wild west and
the essence of the game, as in any other slot, is to collect a winning combination of symbols.

The bonus game dramatically increases the chances of higher winnings because certain winning symbols are assigned different multipliers and other unique characteristics not available during the regular game. In this regard, the competition aims to be getting free spins.

Game Controls

The game interface has the usual NetEnt controls and settings.
Before starting the game, you can activate spin the reels on pressing the “space bar,” enable fast spinning of the reels and setting the auto spin, which is very useful if you are using any strategies or measuring for yourself.

Auto Spin Settings

If you’re in the mood for a long playing session or plan to occupy your hands with some other business, then you’ll appreciate the functionality inherent in the free spins settings.
Here you can specify the number of planned spins (which is very useful when playing sets) and the conditions that will trigger the reels to stop before the initially set value expires. Such triggers are:
– Winning a bonus game.
– A certain amount of loss
– A certain amount of winning

Bet parameters

The minimum bet in the game is $0.10, and the maximum bet, depending on the country, is $9 or $18.
When setting the bet size, you can specify the coin value (Coin Value) and the number of coins involved in the bet by analogy with roulette. The number of lines also affects the total bet amount, but this slot has a fixed number of winning lines, and the players can not change them.

Winning Combinations

Winning combinations in the game Dead or Alive 2 contains symbols displayed on the reels in random order by a random number generator. Symbols located in one or more winning lines trigger a payout. Combinations are protected in one direction only – from left to right. There are three categories of winning characters:
– High Paying
– Low Paying
– Special

High-paying Characters

It is more challenging to get a combination of these symbols than, for example, from the low-paying category, but the winnings are much higher.

At this point, a question may arise: “Shouldn’t the random number generator throw the symbols on the reels in random order without regard to the symbol’s denomination?”
The question is quite pertinent. If you answer briefly – the correct name of the RNG is a pseudo-random number generator. It calls pseudo because it generates random combinations within a given range. You can read more about it here.

Low-paying Characters

Combinations of these characters, though, replenish the bankroll in relatively small amounts. Still, they fall out much more often than others. They perform an essential function – stretch the playing session and allow the opportunity to make more spins in the same play session.

Special symbols

This type of character, in addition to the usual denomination, has an additional purpose.
– Wild-symbol on a roll replaces all other symbols (except Scatter) and, during the free spin, gets extra features, depending on the type of bonus game selected.
– Scatter, in addition to the face value, triggers free spins or prolongs them if they fall during the bonus game.

Dead or Alive 2 – Bonuses and Free Spins

The game offers a wide range of different options for bonus games. There is no doubt there is a suitable option even for sophisticated players. All options for free spins have their features, which we will further discuss in more detail.
Provided two options to extend the bonus game. To do this, you must collect an additional 3 Scatter symbols or meet a special condition. The conditions in each version of the bonus game are different. Let’s look at them in detail.

Train Heist Free Spins

This type of bonus game is noticeably different from the previous two. 

The difference is that Wild-symbols does not become sticky, but each of the rolled symbols gives +1 bonus spin and increases the multiplier by x1 until the end of the bonus session. Thus, after a roll of 10 special symbols, the multiplier will be equal to x10, and the number of free spins will be increased by 10.

Extending the bonus session: in addition to each special symbol raising the bonus game by one spin, five more free spins are added upon reaching the maximum multiplier value of x16. 

Old Salon Free Spins

This variant of the bonus game has a standard multiplier that multiplies all winnings by x2. In addition, all Wild-symbols become sticky and, on a roll, remain in their places until the bonus session is completed.

Extend the bonus session: Five bonus spins are activated if each reel has at least 1 Wild symbol.

High Noon Salon Free Spins

This variant of the game is similar to the previous one. In it all, Wild-symbols also become sticky, but at the beginning of the game, they do not have a multiplier. Players can obtain the multiplier by collecting more than two Wild symbols on the reel. The maximum value of the multiplier on each reel is x3.

Extend the bonus session: as in the previous version, if each reel has at least 1 Wild symbol, activate an additional five bonus spins.

Summary impression after 1000 Spins

The game was really worthwhile, beautiful, and very dynamic.
Due to a unique mathematical part combining complicated characteristics, NetEnt hit precisely the golden mean between the possibility of large winnings and a smooth spending bankroll.

Graphics, the usual developer company NetEnt, is very nice. Music is also excellent and not divisive.

Three different types of bonus games are sure not to get boring.
Our experience has shown that the Train Heist Free Spins variant, on average, gives a higher reward than the others. Although if you want to get real X’s – it’s worth paying attention to the option High Noon Salon Free Spins. But this is not a recommendation for action. It only reflects our subjective opinion.

Have fun and please gamble responsibly!