The Dark Knight Features
The Dark Knight is truly ladened with attractive and lucrative bonus features and mechanics! There are quite a few to get your head around, so strap yourself in and get ready... They're all well worth being aware of!
Batman Respins
Batman Respins occur when a stacked Batman symbol fills reel 1. During this respin, all Batman symbols or blue Batman bonus symbols are locked to the reels and a coin is tossed. If the coin lands on the Batman side then all the reels will spin again, if the coin lands on the Joker side the total payout from the respins are paid out to the player.
If both reels 1 and 6 appear with stacked Batman and Joker symbols, the first coin toss will determine which character locks for the respins. The feature will end automatically after a total of 8 respins.
Joker Respins
Joker Respins occur when a stacked Joker symbol fills reel 6. During this respins, all Joker symbols or blue Batman bonus symbols are locked to the reels and a coin is tossed. If the coin lands on the Joker side then all the reels win spin again, if the coin lands on the Batman side the total payout from the respins are paid out to the player.
If both reels 1 and 6 appear with stacked Batman and Joker symbols, the first coin toss will determine which character locks for the respins. The feature will end automatically after a total of 8 respins.
The Dark Knight Free Games
If Batman bonus symbols land on reels 2 and 3 then the Dark Knight Free Games will trigger and the player will receive 7 free spins. All batman symbols turn wild and lock to the reels upon landing.
Agent of Chaos Free Games
If Joker-style Batman symbols land on reels 4 and 5 then the Agent of Chaos Free Games will trigger and the player will receive 7 free spins. During this bonus, Joker symbols will land in different random sizes, leading to more winning paylines.
Gotham City Free Games
If players land Batman bonus symbols on reels 2 and 3, and Joker-style Batman symbols on reels 4 and 5 then they'll trigger 6 free spins. During this bonus, Batman symbols are wild and lock to the reels, extra-large joker symbols of random sizes can land and when Joker symbols overlap Batman symbols it will cause the Joker to become wild.
DC Super Heroes Jackpot
On any spin of the game reels players can trigger the DC Super Heroes Jackpot, this includes non-winning spins. Upon triggering the jackpot players are taken to a pick and click mini-game in which there are 20 jackpot icons spread across the game screen.
Clicking the icons will reveal 1 of 4 coloured jackpot symbols. Once players have revealed the required amount of jackpot symbols for that specific jackpot they'll win the cash prize, the requirements for each jackpot are as follows:
- Grand - Requires 5 jackpot icons.
- Major - Requires 4 jackpot icons.
- Minor - Requires 3 jackpot icons.
- Mini - Requires 2 jackpot icons.
Batman Respins
Batman Respins occur when a stacked Batman symbol fills reel 1. During this respin, all Batman symbols or blue Batman bonus symbols lock to the reels and a coin is tossed. If the coin lands on the Batman side then all the reels will spin again.
Joker Respins
Joker Respins occur when a stacked Joker symbol fills reel 6. During this respins, all Joker symbols or blue Batman bonus symbols lock to the reels and a coin is tossed. If the coin lands on the Joker side then all the reels will spin again.
The Dark Knight Free Games
If Batman bonus symbols land on reels 2 and 3 then the Dark Knight Free Games will trigger and the player will receive 7 free spins. All batman symbols turn wild and lock to the reels upon landing.
Agent of Chaos Free Games
If Joker-style Batman symbols land on reels 4 and 5 then the Agent of Chaos Free Games will trigger and the player will receive 7 free spins. During this bonus, Joker symbols will land in different random sizes.
Gotham City Free Games
If players land Batman bonus symbols on reels 2 and 3, and Joker-style Batman symbols on reels 4 and 5 then they'll trigger 6 free spins. During this bonus, Batman symbols are wild and lock to the reels, extra-large joker symbols of random sizes land.
DC Super Heroes Jackpot
On any spin of the game reels players can trigger the DC Super Heroes Jackpot, this includes non-winning spins. Upon triggering the jackpot players are taken to a pick and click mini-game where they can trigger one of four progressive jackpots.
The Dark Knight Review
The Dark Knight is a 6-reel, 50 payline slot developed by Playtech based on the famous DC Comic superhero Batman. This gritty title features Batman and Joker Respins, 3 lucrative free spin bonus features and 4 HUGE progressive jackpots that can be won at any time! What more could you possibly ask for from a top-tier branded slot?
Design
The overall design of The Dark Knight is a little bit clunky, however, had we been reviewing this slot when the game was first released in 2018 we'd likely be full of praise, but we can't deny that it does have that older-style look to it, that's become especially synonymous with DC branded Playtech slots in particular.
That's not to say this game doesn't have its merits, low paying symbols are your standard Q, K, A and higher-paying symbols are photographs of real characters from the Dark Knight... In this slot you'll find Police Chief Jim Gordon (played by Gary Oldman), Notorious villain Two-Face (played by Aaron Eckhart), Assistant District Attorney Rachel Dawes (played by Maggie Gyllenhaal) and of course, the man behind the bat mask, Bruce Wayne (played by Christian Bale).
The Joker and Batman are the most important symbols as they can land stacked and can force the reels to lock as well as respins. There are also two different bonus symbols, a blue Batman symbol and a green joker-inspired Batman symbol.
Behind the reels themselves is a skyline view of Gotham City at night time, there are flames at the bottom of the screen and what we can only assume are bats flying through the night sky at the top.
In terms of the soundtrack, we're not entirely sure if the music is licensed and pulled directly from the 2008 movie itself, however, it does feature a dramatic score that does sound like it wouldn't be out of place in the film! All in all, we're big fans, as it builds tension and kept us on the edge of our seats whilst spinning the reels.
Gameplay
There's a lot going on in terms of bonus features and mechanics that can be a little bit confusing at first, but as far as how the game is played in general, it really couldn't be much easier! All of the key buttons players need to spin the reels are placed underneath the reels. From left to right we have an information button, which brings up the game's paytable, a stake selection tool (that allows players to set their stake between 0.20 and 150), an autoplay button that allows players to set between 5 and 99 automated spins and of course the spin button (which is designed to look the bat signal).
Win Potential
This low to medium volatility slot has an RTP of 95.96% and a maximum win potential of 1,500x (which isn't so great), however, the real money here can be found in the four-tier DC Super Heroes Jackpot, which can see players win in excess of £1,000,000.
Our Verdict
It's not difficult to see why The Dark Knight is such a popular slot amongst players, there are a lot of innovative bonus features stuffed into this branded game, and when you throw four lucrative progressive jackpots to the mix then you have a winning formula.