Chicken Run is a 5-reel video slot machine game developed by software provider Microgaming. The game has an agricultural theme with anthropomorphic chickens as main characters, which adds to its charm and appeal. In this review, we will delve into every aspect of the game, from its design and symbols to payouts, bonus features, free spins, RTP, volatility, betting range, max win, gameplay, mobile play, player experience, and overall analysis.
Theme and Design
The game has an animated farm theme with colorful graphics and smooth animations. The game’s backdrop is a beautiful rural landscape complete with Chicken Run trees, hills, and a farmhouse in the distance. Players are transported to a sunny day on the farm where chickens run about, clucking away as they try to escape from predators.
Symbols
The slot features 15 standard symbols, including low-paying letter cards A-K and J-Q, high-paying numbered cards (10-9), fruit symbols like bananas, grapes, watermelons, lemons, and cherries. The higher-value symbols include farm animals such as sheep, ducks, horses, donkeys, a beekeeper with bees around him and two anthropomorphic chickens named Ginger and Maude. These unique chicken characters add to the game’s charm.
Payouts
Chicken Run features both high-paying and low-paying symbols, which are indicated by their values in credits when three or more appear on an active payline. The payouts for each symbol range from 2x to 1000x the bet per line, while the Wild symbol pays out up to a staggering 5000x.
Wilds
The Chicken Run logo is designated as the game’s Wild symbol and replaces any standard symbols in winning combinations except scatters. This feature ensures that players get more winning opportunities when landing on multiple paylines at once.
Scatters
There are three scatter symbols: Ginger, Maude, or either one of their friends. Landing 2+ Scatter anywhere on reels will trigger the Free Spins round and award a random number of free games between 10 to 30 depending on how many scatters appear in view – but not necessarily adjacent – with each other on any reel.
Bonus Features
1) The Great Escape : Activated randomly when two or more scatters land anywhere within one game. For this feature, the chicken will attempt an escape via a tunnel where all three scattered birds make their getaway while your bankroll is replenished. 2) Chicken Frenzy Bonus Round : Wins accumulate in this bonus round until they hit 3x multiplier and 20 free games are over or stop short of going past it before leaving players hoping they come back later so as not disappoint further either way either now that there weren’t any better opportunities available right after another chance presented itself.
Free Spins
Players can trigger the Free Spins round by landing on at least two scatters anywhere within a spin. The number of free spins awarded is determined randomly between 10 and 30, depending on how many scatters appear in view during activation.
RTP: (Return To Player) The theoretical RTP for this game has been set to approximately 95%, meaning that over time the player should expect around 5% return from their overall bets into winnings paid back out as rewards through combinations created throughout each session or multiple sessions combined across various play sessions without interruptions between individual runs.