Don’t you simply love those TV shows like LA Ink, Miami Ink and others with the same, tattooing theme? The lives of their intriguing and alternative characters are surely something every single one of us wished for when we were in our teens. The rock’n’roll lifestyle, vivid tattoos, each containing an interesting story as a background, the fast-paced action, all that and more attracts millions of viewers throughout the world. If you’re one of them, you simply must take a look at Microgaming’s new video slot, which brings some exquisite prizes to those who give it a try.

“Hot Ink” – the name says it all. You simply can’t tell what’s better about this 5-reel slot: the 1024 ways to win, the stimulating rock music following your play in the background, the familiar characters and tattoo symbols, or perhaps the special features, which will lead you to some massive prizes. But there’s even more to this great slot: it’s absolutely revolutionary, as it introduces a wholly new, re-spin feature, allowing you to re-spin each reel at a certain cost. You can do this as many times as you want or have credits, and this new feature will certainly boost your winning chances beyond your imagination.

However, winning requires initial investment, so you need to make some financial decisions before you start spinning the reels of “Hot Ink.” First of all, there’s a choice of coin denominations, ranging from $0.01 and going up to $0.25. Then you need to select the number of coins you can afford to place (up to 10) and you’ll be all set to go and multiply your investment. And believe it or not, with the new re-spin feature and the increased odds to get one of the bonus or free spins rounds, this is quite possible to accomplish.

Special symbols and features:

What makes this slot so fabulous are its rewarding special features, which include a wild symbol, a scatter, free spins, a bonus round, and a multiplier. The wild symbol is there to help you form more winning combinations by replacing all other symbols except scatters. The scattered Yin-Yang symbols trigger 20 free spins when three or more of them appear anywhere on the reels. During the free spins, all prizes will be doubled, and you can retrigger the round at any point of the game. The bonus round, activated when three, four or five tattoo bonus symbols appear on the reels, takes you to another screen, where you are prompted to open three albums which will reveal tattoos for different parts of a customer’s body. Each of the albums has an instant prize attached to it, and if all three revealed tattoos complete a set, you’ll be awarded with 10 free spins, which have a 2x multiplier attached to them. And to make things better, all these features are highly rewarding and interesting.

“Hot Ink” is definitely something to stir things up in the slot making industry. Something others should look up to. It’s a game offering a full package and great prizes to its players. Definitely something worth trying.

- reviewed by Latest Casino Bonuses, last updated 2011-07-15