Vikings Go Berzerk Review

Vikings Go Berzerk is a video slot from Yggdrasil Gaming with 5 reels and 25 paylines. You may be able to play Vikings Go Berzerk at online casinos such as YoYo Casino, LeoVegas or Mr Green Casino.

Theme and game basics

Vikings Go Berzerk is the sequel to Vikings Go Wild. You’ll discover many similarities between the two slots, but Vikings Go Berzerk kicks things up a notch or two. It begins with the fact that this slot already looks a lot more sophisticated than its predecessor. There’s more detail within the symbols and on the reels. You basically get the four same characters, though: the hardened old Viking, the two fearsome Vikings and the Vikings maiden, who also manages to look like a grown woman here. Once again, these high-paying symbols are worth between 150 and 250 coins for 5-of-a-kind wins.
And you get the four coins again as the low-value symbols. There’s a big Wild symbol and the bonus symbol shows a siren (in her beautiful guise). Instead of battling sea serpents, the Vikings battle the sirens in this slot.

Gameplay and features

During the base game you can look forward to treasure chests appearing on reels 4 and 5. On reel 4 you get the normal chest, which comes with coin wins or the option to trigger between 7 and 21 free spins. The golden chest on reel 5 offers up coin wins, free spins, a rage boost or the Ragnarok free spins.
Also, you’ll find a rage meter for each of the four Vikings at the bottom of the reels. Those rage meters are filled every time a Viking is part of a winning combination. The higher the win, the quicker the meter climbs. When that happens, you will trigger the free spins and that Viking will be in Berzerk mode throughout, meaning it will always manage to defeat the sirens when it appears on the reels.
And speaking of free spins, here we have another similarity to the original Vikings Go Wild slot: you will need 3, 4 or 5 bonus symbols to trigger 7, 14 or 21 free spins and any Wild showing up will lock into place and stick around. All Vikings will do battle against the sirens, and if they are victorious, they will also turn wild and stick around. That won’t happen often, but you will usually get 5 or 6 Wilds at least.
During the Ragnarok free spins, all Vikings will be in Berzerk mode and thus all win against the sirens, filling your screen up with Wilds. The treasure chests will offer up coin wins, extra spins or a wild reel during the free spins. Also, when you start the free spins, you will receive extra wilds or even a wild reel right away.

Conclusion

The theoretical RTP (return to player) for Vikings Go Berzerk is 96.10%. That is good but not the best value. As you can see, Vikings Go Berzerk adds quite a few things to the original game, which is what it should do. In a sequel you expect all the best parts of the original and some added bonuses to make it worthwhile. That makes Vikings Go Berzerk successful from the get go. The slot looks better, comes with a great soundtrack and adds some great features to the original, making it more than just a copy/paste product. Whilst the rage meters are a nice addition that keeps things a little more interesting, it also takes absolutely forever to fill them up (we’re talking 600 spins easily). So, don’t hold your breath waiting for them and budget carefully, if you do want to go after this feature.