Robin Of Sherwood Slot

Graphics

The graphics on display in Robin of Sherwood are cartoonish, but not overly so, allowing the epic nature of this most famous tale to shine through.

The reels take centre stage in a woodland clearing in autumn, with brown leaves floating down and around our reels to give a real sense of place. The Sheriff’s castle looms in the background, not only adding great graphical depth but also signposting where we will look to head to gain most of our wins from this adventure.

When we trigger the random Wild Turning feature, a merry man emerges from the undergrowth and makes “the signal”. Arrows thud onto one or more reels to replace any Royal symbols - Jack, Queen, King or Ace - with Arrow Wilds - completing Wild wins in the process.

Our higher-paying game symbols are the stars of the show - Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, the Sheriff and, of course, Robin of Sherwood himself.

Gameplay

Not only do we enjoy trumpeting fanfares when we land wins during the base game and the pleasing thud of multiple Wild Arrows in the Wild Turning feature, but we can also look forward to some comedic and well crafted animation when we launch the game’s Free Spins feature.

We achieve this by landing three Scatters anywhere across the reels, and it’s off to the castle we go to take part in an archery contest (in which Robin is the only contestant).

We have 10 free spins to rack up as many wins as we can, but every second spin Robin fires an arrow at four targets beneath the royal stand. We recognise the symbols on the targets, for they are our Jack, Queen, King and Ace symbols in the base game. By shooting these targets in what Microgaming has called the Royal Clearing feature, Robin eliminates them from the Free Spins bonus round, leaving us to land higher paying wins as the feature goes on.

Watch out for the Sheriff’s angry antics in the royal stand as Robin hits every target dead centre.

Verdict

In the Wild Turning and Royal Clearing features Microgaming has developed thematically excellent features that make its Robin of Sherwood online slot one of the first out of the quiver.

We also have a Gamble option, in which we choose a red or green target for Robin to take aim at. If he hits the target we double our winnings, with up to five doubling wins possible.

It’s another superbly executed element to the game that we can use to take from the rich and give to our poor gaming wallets.