Testament Slot review

Play’n GO is a strong contender for the most active slot developer. The company has had so many mainstream slot titles under wraps, including a handful of head-banging metal slots that never fail to hit the spot for heshers worldwide. One is Testament, an all-timer game about an exceptional band. Featuring an ear-blistering soundtrack, exciting bonus features, and a mind-blowing jackpot of 20,000x the bet, Testament satisfies the craving for heavy metal everywhere.

Betting Options and Bonus Features

Often referred to as one of the “great eight” of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, Testament is a thrash metal band that successfully incorporated elements of black and death metal into their music, creating unforgettable soul-crunching cacophonies like Sins of Omission and Burnt Offerings. Play’n GO aims to honor the band’s achievement by incorporating some of its images into a thrilling slot of the same name, displaying Werewolves, Vampires, and Bloody Skulls on a 5x3 grid with 243 pay lines. The Great Horned Demon is the Wild and the highest-paying icon of the game, bagging 15x the stake for five of a kind.

The developer decided to go all out with Testament, creating a slot that hits the variance ceiling. Rated a 10 out of 10 on the volatility scale, Testament promises nothing but a chaotic, adrenaline-pumping ride full of ups and downs. The slot spots a higher-than-average RTP of 96.2%. The game offers an equally massive jackpot reward of 20,000x the bet to match the high risk, providing plenty of gameplay so players can rock harder and longer with Testament.

The already aggressive soundtrack of Testament only increases in intensity in the bonus game. The Scatter of the game is the Dark Roots of Earth album cover, and players only need two of them to trigger the Song feature, which comes with three spins. The Song feature has various effects depending on the music playing:​

• Dark Roots of Earth: Any Wild that lands expands to cover its reel, creating more Wilds.
  
• Cold Embrace: Any Wild that lands becomes sticky during the spins.
  
• Throne of Thorns: The reels expand to 4-5-6-5-4, increasing the number of paylines to 2,400.
  

Landing 3 Scatters awards players 9 Rise Up Free Spins. Should players land 4 or 5 Scatters, the game will reward them with 5x or 20x the stake, respectively. The round starts with nine positions blocked by rubbles. Players must land Scatters on the grid to unlock these positions, creating more win ways in the process. Once players clear all the blockage, the game activates Testament Free Spins, where players gain three extra Free Spins, and the Song feature with all of its three effects remains for the duration of the round.

Roshtein’s Take

Play’n GO has a knack for creating good heavy metal games. With its gritty graphics and powerful audio elements, Testament is one of the best ones I’ve played. Gameplay-wise, the slot remains active even in the base game, as the Song feature kicks in for a few wins here and there. The bonus round is terrific, with a decent number of Free Spins and a chance to turn it into 11 with the Song feature at the end. A few drawbacks would be a lack of a bonus buy and limited respins. Despite that, Testament is a fantastic slot I’d recommend to anyone, especially if you are a fan of heavier music.