Vikings Go To Hollywood: Yggdrasil Takes the Norse Warriors to Tinseltown
Yggdrasil Gaming’s Vikings series has sent its battle-hardened warriors to some unlikely destinations over the years — Egypt, Vegas, Hell — and the studio’s latest effort drops them squarely into Hollywood. According to a detailed slot review by Bigwinboard, Vikings Go To Hollywood swaps longships for limousines and sea serpents for paparazzi, with the four Viking Star characters reimagined as would-be movie stars chasing fame on the red carpet.
The transition, perhaps surprisingly, works. Yggdrasil has kept the rough-edged personality of its Viking characters intact while dressing the whole thing in a glitzy, golden-framed aesthetic that fits the Hollywood theme without feeling forced.
The Basics
The game plays on a 5x4 grid evaluated across 25 paylines. Volatility sits in the medium-high range, and the maximum RTP comes in at 96%, though operators can activate lower return models — so it’s worth checking the paytable on whichever platform you’re playing on. Bet sizes run from $€0.10 to $€100 per spin, and two bonus rounds are available to buy outright if you’d rather skip the base game grind.
The paytable features suit symbols (clubs, diamonds, spades, hearts) alongside the four Viking Star character symbols. Five-of-a-kind suit combinations pay 1x–1.5x your bet, while character combinations return 6x–10x.
Features Worth Knowing About
The headline mechanics revolve around WildFights — moments where Viking Star symbols are ambushed by paparazzi on screen. A successful pose turns the symbol into a sticky wild; a failed one leaves it as a standard pay symbol. It’s a neat bit of theming that ties the bonus mechanic directly to the Hollywood narrative.
In free spins (triggered by landing three, four, or five scatters for six, eight, or ten spins respectively), all wilds are sticky for the entire session. Each new sticky wild that lands adds a +1 multiplier to all previously landed wilds, with no stated ceiling on how high those multipliers can climb.
The Fame Collection meter is a slower-burn feature worth understanding. During the base game, pay symbols can carry Award Ceremony Letters that fill individual meters for each Viking Star. Fill a meter (300 points required), and that character goes Berzerk in the next free spins round — guaranteeing WildFight success and increasing the overall chance of triggering free spins. Progress carries over between bets.
What This Means for UK Players
For fans of the Vikings Go series, Hollywood adds genuine mechanical depth rather than just a cosmetic refresh. The Fame Collection meter in particular gives the base game a sense of progression that should appeal to players who like a longer-term goal to work towards. Check our casino news for more slot releases, or browse our slots guides to understand volatility and RTP before you play.
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