Many films of the Hollywood film studio Universal Pictures have been adapted into slots. In fact, the Swedish developer Netent signed a license agreement to create the games inspired by Frankenstein, Scarface and Creature from the Black Lagoon in particular. This is not the only developer to have moved closer to the famous film company, as NextGen Gaming has also adapted one of their cult films, Psycho from Alfred Hitchcock. To learn more about this great slot, simply read the rest of this review about the game below.

Short overview

The slot machine Psycho with 5 reels and 25 paylines has two special symbols: a wild and a scatter symbol. You can win free spins with this symbol. You can also find a gamble function that offers the chance to double or quadruple your winnings.

The range of bets

Before you start spinning the reels you can choose a new coin value from the following range of values: 0.02, 0.04, 0.10, 0.20, 0.40, 0.50, 1, 2 and 4 €/$/£. This means that the range of possible bets is wide enough to appeal to most players, since it is starting at just 0.50 €/$/£ per spin and it ends at 100 €/$/£ per game.

The wild symbol

The symbol marked wild can replace other symbols to form paying combinations. However, it does not replace the scatter symbol. You should also know that during a spin a knife can randomly appear to and put wildsymbols on the screen which can also randomly multiply your winnings by x2, x3, x4, x5, x10 or even x20. Every time you get 2, 3, 4 or 5 wild symbols on the same payline, you will also win 2, 25, 250 or 1,250 coins respectively.

The scatter symbol and the free spins

The symbol of the famous Bates Motel is the scatter symbol. You can win money with this symbol when you manage to get it 2, 3, 4 or 5 times anywhere on the screen. You will then win 25, 50, 375 or 2,500 coins respectively. 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols on the screen will also award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. During these it is also possible to win additional free spins. Additionally, winnings obtained with the wild symbol can be randomly multiplied by x2, x4, x6, x8, x10, x20 or even x40!

The Gamble feature

After a spin you can put your winnings back into play in the Gamble feature. The game is started by clicking the button showing a heart and spades. You can then choose a colour (black / red) or suit (spades / clubs / diamond / heart), and you get the chance to double or quadruple your winnings. You can play the Gamble up to 5 times in a row. To retrieve your money click the button Take Win.

The slot machine Psycho from the developer NextGen Gaming has many assets to entertain the players. In fact, the game is an adaptation from a cult film. Additionally, the game content should allow you to win a lot of money thanks to the wild symbol that can multiply your winnings up to 40 times. Finally, the return to player of this video slot is also very high and reaches 95.968%.