Vampires VS Werewolves Slots

Overview

One thing that this 5 reel, 20 pay line slot does an excellent job of is setting the atmosphere through both its music and graphics.

A beat that's reminiscent of Bram Stoker's Dracula plays throughout the game, and you also hear a chilling wind sound when the reels spin. The background is a misty, rural landscape that consists of trees and a castle in the distance.

Of course, the symbols keep up with the theme too because you'll see a gun with silver bullets, crucifix and bible, vampire, werewolf pre changing, blonde woman, bloody stake and dagger, and a vampire fighting a werewolf.

As the bloody stake and dagger indicate, action on the reels can get pretty gory, which may be a turnoff for some players.

If you don't have a problem with a little animated blood, then Vampires vs. Werewolves has some really nice features to offer.

When you get the vampire on reel 1 and the pre changed werewolf on reel 5, you earn random prizes for any symbol with a small Celtic cross over it. The Celtic crosses appear randomly on symbols when a spin concludes, and you'll normally see 1 to 3 crosses at any one time.

We triggered this feature twice and earned 140 total credits through three cross bearing symbols the first time, and 70 credits for two cross symbols the second time.

The blonde haired woman is the wild symbol, and she substitutes for everything except the reel 1 vampire, reel 5 werewolf, and the vampire / werewolf fighting. The woman is also the highest paying symbol, delivering 7,500 coins if you land her five times in a pay line.

Betting Options

You must play all 20 pay lines, but you can change the coin size from $0.02 to $5.00. This means that the minimum wager is $0.40 per spin.

You can also put anywhere from 1 to 5 coins on each pay line, making for a maximum bet of $500.00 if you play the max coin size and 5 coins per line.

Vampires vs. Werewolves offers an auto play feature that allows you to keep the reels spinning with your selected betting options for 5 to 100 spins.

Bonus

Earlier, we mentioned that the chilling atmosphere is definitely a good aspect of Vampires vs. Werewolves. But the absolute best thing about this slot is its bonus round.

The bonus feature is triggered whenever you land the vampire / werewolf fighting symbol anywhere on reels 2, 3, and 4.

We experienced a lot of near misses, where two symbols would appear on reels 2 and 3, but the third one wouldn't drop on reel 4. However, this also adds an element of suspense because reel 4 slowly spins while your potential bonus games hang in the balance.

Assuming you do trigger the bonus round, you're taken to a misty screen where you must choose whether to play as the vampire or werewolf. Once you pick your desired character, you're taken to another screen that looks just like a board game.

The board features spaces on a stone path that are marked with credits, i.e. 50, 75, 125, a Life Saver garlic or silver bullets, or an End Game marker vampire or werewolf. You'll also notice that the board keeps with the dark theme since you'll see torches, a graveyard, and the moon in the background.

To advance on the board, you either roll the dice yourself or choose auto roll. The rest is self-explanatory since your dice result determines how many spaces you move forward, just like any board game.

The goal is to keep advancing down the board and picking up credits / multipliers without landing on an End Game space. However, you can survive one End Game space if you're able to pick up the Life Saver near the beginning.

The first time we played, we chose the werewolf and advanced through the whole board without landing on a vampire. Our final prize was 575 credits with no multiplier.

The second time, we chose the vampire and again advanced through the entire board without landing on a werewolf. Our prize this time was an even larger 900 credits, but we again missed a multiplier.

One element that you'll find really enjoyable about the bonus round in Vampires vs. Werewolves slots is that it's pretty easy to beat. Only about 15% of the spaces will end your game, meaning chances are high that you'll make it to the end, where an extra 200 credit prize awaits.

Comparison to Blood Suckers Slots

Released by NetEnt in 2009, Blood Suckers is a slot that's become a gold standard for this genre. And you'll find that it's very similar to Vampires vs. Werewolves in many ways.

The game structure is about the same since Blood Suckers has 5 reels and 25 pay lines, and you must play all 25 pay lines. The minimum coin value is only one cent, making the lowest possible bet worth $0.25.

A bloody stake and hammer as well as an animation where the vampire bites a young girl's neck make it into this slot. You'll also see a demon with blood behind him, a vampire bride with blood all over her hands, and a vampire with blood running from his mouth.

The vampire bride is the scatter symbol, multiplying your payouts by up to 100x. She also gives you 10 free spins whenever she shows up on the reels three or more times.

The bonus round is unlocked when you get three or more stake and hammer symbols on the reels. This takes you to a second screen where you choose coffins and stab vampires for prizes. The bonus round ends if you open an empty coffin.

Overall we'd say that both games' graphics and animations are pretty comparable. However, we'd have to give Vampires vs. Werewolves an edge when it comes to features and the bonus round.

The board game bonus is pretty sophisticated for a slot, and it makes you want to keep playing just to unlock the bonus again and again. Of course, Blood Suckers definitely deserves some credit, given how good it is for being made in 2009.