San Quentin 2: Death Row Slot

One of the most-bad-a** slot games ever developed is the San Quentin xWays slot by Nolimit City. Those captivated by its abundance of features and slot bonuses will rattle their cages in joy at the news that Nolimit City has just released San Quentin 2: Death Row. 

Visiting hours are open, ladies and gentlemen. Right now, Casinos.com is offering you the free-to-play demo game, and those visiting hours do not expire. Play the free slot demo and experience the evolution of San Quentin. 

I take on the slot game for real money, so I can detail all the important information to help you decide if San Quentin 2: Death Row is an online slot game you want to play for real money. I discuss the new design, how you play the game, the slot bonus features, and the software programming. Does San Quentin 2: Death Row live up to the brilliance of the first game? Should this slot series be banged up for life, never to return? I put on my surgical gloves and ask the slot to bend over and spread ‘em. I’m going in to find out.

Now, there is a change to the design that equally bugs and pleases me. Firstly, I like the scenery change from prison to the prison bus. However, the animation within the design is awful, and no disrespect to anyone, but it now looks way too much like the Cash Truck slot series by Quickspin. 

The five inmates have aged, and one has even changed ethnicity [that’s what prison will do to you folks]. The slot retains its four rows and five reels layout with two special rows [cell enhancers], one top and one bottom to unlock. There are also 1,024 ways to win, and you can win a bigger payout from the jackpot.

When you load San Quentin 2: Death Row, the first action is to pick the value of your bet. Select the coin icon to open the price listing. The minimum bet value is $0.20, and the pricing rises to a maximum bet value of $100. When you have selected your bet, begin the game by pressing the Spin button.

Now, to win, you need three or more of the same symbols to align across adjacent reels with no reel gap between them. The five inmates are the more valued symbols. The lower ones are the soap bar, the comb, the dice, gloves, and used toilet roll.

The standard act of play is to spin the reels and hope the right symbols fall in the right places, but there is more to this game. Like its predecessor slot, there are many features and bonuses to enhance your chances of winning. 

Cell Enhancers: The top and bottom jail rows are locked and can only be opened when you land one of the top five paying symbols. These are the xWays, Wild, or the Razor Split symbols. The Razor Split will double the symbols on the same reel. If there is a bonus and this becomes split, this turns into a Wild symbol. With the xWays symbol, this transforms the paying symbols into a five-stack symbol. Should xWays land on an active Enhancer Cell, the full reel will have 10 Wild Symbols. 

Split Wild: The Split Wild symbol will double the symbols on the same reel. This is how there are so many ways to win. 

Bonus: Just landing one or two bonus symbols will activate the Cell Enhancers. Three bonus symbols will unlock the Green Mile Spins bonus game. 

Green Mile Spins: Three bonus symbols award one Jumping Wild. Four symbols return two Jumping Wild symbols. Five gets you three Jumping Wilds. Before playing the bonus, players have the option to gamble to win up to five Wilds. 

One Jumping Wild plays with three reels and the Enhancer Cells. Two Jumping Wilds plays with four active reels and the Enhancer Cells. Three or more Jumping Wilds play on all five reels and the Enhancer Cells. Plus, if you gamble to win four or five Wilds, you will also gain a x2 multiplier. Should you win five Wilds, you get the chance to swap them Wilds for the chance to win the Max Payout. During the bonus game, landing more bonus symbols will award between three and six additional spins.

Jumping Wilds: With each spin played, the Jumping Wild symbol changes position every time on the slot. If it lands on the same reel as a Razor Split, it will double its multiplier value.

Nolimit Booster: Double the bet value and get a bonus symbol on the next spin. Pay 45 times the bet value and get two bonus symbols. Also, buy your way into the main bonus game. For 100x your bet, you will access Green Mile Spins with one Jumping Wild. For 500x the value, play the bonus with two Jumping Wilds. For 2,500x the bet cost, play the bonus round with three Jumping Wilds. 

I loved the first game, and Nolimit City is currently the best slot developer in the business by a mile. So, I’m looking forward to ‘doing time’ for this review and seeing how San Quentin 2: Death Row takes the series in a new direction.

I play with my bet set to $2 a spin and select to play in the game’s autospin mode. Now, this game is clearly set up with a high volatility slots program, as not a lot is happening. With twenty-five spins played, the biggest win so far is $10.50. The game, however, still has a certain energy that keeps your attention glued to what is going on. With ten spins left, there is nothing to report, and the game soon dies out of the fifty spins I set in autospin mode. 

Well, that was different.

The maximum payout of San Quentin 2: Death Row is 200,000 times the bet value. This means a maximum jackpot of $20,000,000! This is larger than any progressive jackpot slot right now. The RTP is 96.13% with a hit frequency of 26.90%. The volatility is high because this is one of the largest jackpot payouts online.

It’s not their (Nolimit City) best work, but it’s still better than most slot games available at many online casinos. If you like playing the free demo game, then you might also like to play these free slots in their demo format as well:

Crack the Bank Hold and Win by Booming Games

Mafia Gold by Play’n GO

24K Gold JailBreak by ReelPlay

Play for free, and if you like these slots, take the action further for real money payouts. Join any new casino through Casinos.com and claim your free spins welcome bonus.