Das xBoot Review
Inspired by the World War II war film, Das Boot, by Wolfgang Petersen, Das xBoot sees a crew of German soldiers search for gold on a U-boat whilst trying to evade enemies. Developed by the creative giants at Nolimit City, this action slot plays on 6-reels with 576 ways to win that increases to 75,712 during the free spin bonus rounds.
Throughout this U-boat adventure, you'll find Nolimit City's trademark x-features which include the xNudge, xWays and the xBomb wild along with two different free spin rounds. If you want a slot inspired by German U-boats from World War II, then this is definitely the slot for you.
Design
As you load up the slot, you'll instantly notice the comic-book style of art in the slot which works perfectly to dilute a semi-sensitive topic such as World War II. The focus of the slot is the U-boat in the ground with various bubbles and light reflections moving across the screen to highlight that you are underwater.
When you spin the reels, you'll notice that they turn see-through the see inside of the U-boat to add an extra level of detail to the slot. In terms of the symbols, they are all various soldiers manning their stations combined with typical playing card symbols stylised in camouflage. It should be noticed that the UI around the slot is inspired by the U-boat with various pipes and lights that are activated during bonuses which is a nice little attention to detail.
The music is exactly what you'd expect with a heavy drum beat mixed with violins to create something suspenseful and full of fear. Throughout spins, you'll notice various metallic noises from the U-boat along with radars and other ambient noises that fit in well with the slot theme.
Gameplay
It may be a little confusing as soon as you open up the slot to be greeted by various x-features and two different free spins. Thankfully, the x-features are straightforward and you'll be able to pick them up easily. Now, the two different free spins can be confusing and may just play out without you ever knowing what's going on as there's a lot happening.
In true Nolimit City fashion, the spin button and autospin are just to the right of the reels. To the left, you'll find bet level, sound settings and other additional information that you may need throughout this slot.
Win Potential
Sadly, this slot falls into the low RTP trope that Nolimit City always seems to have as it's a ridiculous 94.02%! This combined with the high volatility level means that you can expect less frequent wins but when wins do arrive, they should be pretty decent.
In terms of the maximum win, you can expect wins reaching up to 55,200x your stake which is incredible especially considering you can bet up to 100.00. However, huge wins are only really available through the free spin options that expand the ways to win and have sticky multipliers, but we found that it took over 300 spins to trigger one of these bonuses throughout our playthrough so keep this in mind.
Our Verdict
Nolimit City are one of the most unique developers out there with their creative slots that are just so original. They may not always be a hit, but they are always trying something new and trying to shake up the iGaming industry. Das xBoot looks befitting for a war slot with sinister ambient music along with a variety of features, but it can get a little too confusing which is an issue for new slot players.
Similarly, the RTP is lower than we'd like and we didn't trigger the feature as much as we expected - but that doesn't make this a bad game by any chance. It's actually refreshing but perfect for seasoned slot players who know what they are doing and are familiar with all the different features. If this sounds like you (or if you really want to check out this bizarre war slot), then we highly recommend you checking out Das xBoot.
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