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Alien Hunter from Playtech: Slot Review - blast off into space and find those aliens!

Take a trip into space with the alien hunter and capture as many aliens and alien eggs as you can!

This game is all about hunting down some aliens across the universe. You play the role of an alien hunter who looks rather dapper with a handle-bar moustache and a cool fedora hat. Who said you can’t catch aliens in style! The game follows the hunter around in space as he encounters a weird assortment of aliens and it is up to you to help him capture them all.

It’s a 5 reel slot game that has 25 paylines and comes with features including Free Spins, an Alien Egg Bonus, a Spaceman Bonus, as well as a Dollar Ball Progressive Jackpot.

Alien Hunter Screenshot

Special Features

The first feature I noticed while playing this game was the Wild symbol and it is depicted by a dark alien trapped inside a cage. It substitutes for all other symbols except the Scatter, Bonus and Hunting Bonus symbols. It is the highest paying symbol in the game and if you are lucky enough to land 5 of these symbols across the reels then you will be awarded 10,000 coins!

The spaceship with the hunter inside of it is the Scatter symbol and if you land 3 of these symbols anywhere on the reels then you will activate the Free Spins game. If you land 3 symbols then you will be awarded 5 free spins, 4 symbols will give you 10, and 5 will give you 25 free spins. It is also possible to retrigger spins in this feature.

A blue alien egg is the Bonus symbol and if you land this symbol on reels 1 and 5 then you will trigger the Alien Egg Bonus game. In this feature, you will be taken to another screen where you have to pick some eggs and try to avoid a big bad alien that is inside one of them. The eggs will increase your win and if you find the super egg then you will double all your subsequent wins. If you manage to find all of the winning eggs then you can win up to 720 coins. Not a bad prize at all there just for picking some eggs!

An image of the alien hunter is the Hunting Bonus symbol and if you land 3 of these symbols in the middle 3 reels then you will activate the Spaceman Bonus game. In this game, you have two choices to pick from a sharpshooter game and a test your luck game. The sharpshooter game involves clicking on 6 aliens within 15 seconds to increase your win. The test your luck game does not have a timer but the bonus amount is awarded randomly in this game regardless of your shooting skills.

The last feature to mention is the Dollar Ball Progressive Jackpot. This is an optional feature in the game and can be enabled in the top-right of the screen by clicking the “enable” button. It involves playing a lottery type of bonus game that is completely separate from the main game and it comes with many different bonus payouts that include a progressive jackpot. You pick 5 numbers between 1 and 49 and on each spin a new draw will take place. 5 correct numbers will win the jackpot and 4 will win you 1% of it.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The game has a simple and basic presentation and this is probably intentional due to the goofy looking aliens. The background is filled with rather boring grey tones but I do like the layout of the slot as the fonts are very retro and original. The symbols are quite colourful and they swirl along the reels at a rapid pace.

There is no real music to speak of but there are lots of interesting beeps and alien sounds that will keep you amused as you spin those reels.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game has 25 paylines, an RTP ranging between 90.93% and 96.13%, and a fantastic maximum payout worth 10,000X your stake.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels:

Bet Range: 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 2.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 25.00, 50.00, 75.00, 100.00..1,250.00

  • Caged Alien Wild Symbol: 10 for 2X, 100 for 3X, 1000 for 4X, 10,000 for 5X
  • Orange Alien Symbol: 4 for 2X, 40 for 3X, 300 for 4X, 1,000 for 5X
  • Green Alien Symbol: 3 for 2X, 30 for 3X, 200 for 4X, 500 for 5X
  • Purple Alien Symbol: 2 for 2X, 20 for 3X, 100 for 4X, 200 for 5X
  • Spaceship Scatter Symbol: 5 for 3X, 10 for 4X, 25 for 5X
  • A Symbol: 15 for 3X, 75 for 4X, 150 for 5X
  • K Symbol: 10 for 3X, 50 for 4X, 100 for 5X
  • Q Symbol: 10 for 3X, 50 for 4X, 100 for 5X
  • J Symbol: 5 for 3X, 20 for 4X, 50 for 5X
  • 10 Symbol: 5 for 3X, 20 for 4X, 50 for 5X

Our Verdict on Alien Hunter

Alien Hunter is made by Playtech and it’s a crazy trip into space with a hipster kind of alien hunter! It has some nice features that tie into the theme of the game quite well. The Spaceman Feature is the highlight of the game for me and more often than not, I won more playing the sharpshooter game than the test your luck game. If you like your slots set in outer-space then this game was made for you and the fact that you can win a progressive jackpot should draw in plenty of players as well.

Blast off into space with the Alien Hunter!