The OCR review

Gameplay

Betsoft have a bit of a reputation for creating fully immersive and thrilling online and mobile slots, and the original Mad Scientist was no exception. Still, not wanting to let their lab get overrun with cobwebs, Betsoft decided to reinvent the tale of Dr Walter Prescott and his quest for turning mundane objects into gold. The result is an online and mobile slot that is as shiny and rewarding as the gilded carrot the even madder scientist strives for!

Madder Scientist is a gem of a game, an immersive and brilliantly crafted 3D animated marvel that has everything fans of loony doctors could wish for. The mad scientist himself, his sexy assistant, his faithful but rather worried looking dog (could it be a LABrador?), plenty of switches, vials, test tubes, electric currents, and a dingy hidden lab!

PLUS, some pretty wild features!

Putting them all together, like mixing up the solvents and compounds of Dr Prescott’s experiments, brings a superb online slots game to players and an exciting and captivating experience for old hands at the game of reels or newcomers to this popular online casino game option.

There are a few options that players will need to keep an eye out for in this 5×3 online slot game, chief among them is the tailored betting function. Players can choose their coin value (from 0.01 to 1.00), their preferred number of bet lines (from 1 to 30), and their preferred bet per line (from 1 to 5). This means that players can bet from a low 0.01 to a high 150 on every spin. Remember though, to get the full experience, players will need to hit the maximum number of bet lines at 30.

Another interesting customisation from Betsoft is the option to pay to re-spin a reel. Once the reels have stopped, players can choose to pay to have one reel spin again. This helps when you have two bonus symbols on the screen and need to try get that elusive third one to trigger the bonus feature.

Madder Scientist is brilliantly designed, crafted with amazing detail, and offers a bunch of custom features for players to really get the most out of their bets.

You’d be madder than a box of mad scientists to not take this one for a spin.

Symbols

Madder Scientist is packed with science-y imagery and the characters who call the lab home. From beakers and test tubes to electrical switches to the main characters themselves, the Madder Scientist symbols and imagery are spot on – and superbly presented in high-def 3D.

Symbols from lowest to highest paying: Danger Sign; Amoeba Slide; Test Tubes; Microscope; Electric Bulbs; Lab Dog; Sexy Assistant; Dr Prescott.

There are three additional symbols to look out for: the Carrot that triggers the Bonus Game, the Green Beaker that triggers a Collect Game; and the Electric Switch which is the Wild.

Graphics

Amazing. It’s something that is often said when Betsoft go all out to design incredible 3D graphics and Madder Scientist just proves what this studio is capable of.

Sound

The sound effects are filled with cartoon-y elements and mad laughter and even that trademark German inflection to the Dr’s speech. It fits perfectly with the theme and adds an even more immersive element to gameplay.

Bonuses and extras

Madder Scientist really ups the ante with the bonus features. Wilds are present and can be used to add to bigger wins but it’s the little bonus games that make Madder Scientist so much fun – and create such an air of anticipation for players.

Wilds

The Electric Switch is Wild and landing 3x Wilds will turn one reel completely Wild and award 5x re-spins. Landing more Wilds during re-spins will award extra re-spins.

Buy Re-spins

Players can choose to pay to re-spin a reel. This feature works really well if players have two bonus symbols on the screen and want to try spinning one reel again to land that hard-to-land third symbol to trigger the features.

Click-me Bonus

Land 3x Green Beakers on rows 1, 3, and 5 and trigger a Click-me bonus game. Players click the three beakers to reveal instant cash prizes.

Bonus mini game

Land 3x carrot Scatters across the reels and trigger the bonus mini game. Players will be given three different coloured beakers to choose from as a “Base Chemical Compound”, followed by three different coloured beakers to choose from for the “Stabilising Chemical”. This is followed by a fun animation where  the Dr mixes them to reveal either a gold, diamond, or gelatine carrot and the accompanying prize amount.

Pros and cons

Pros

Gorgeous 3D animation

Great sound effects

Amazing bonus features

Cons

Reels can sometimes feel a little slow when spinning

The OCR verdict

The Online Casino Review team are seldom surprised, but Betsoft have given us a great reason to gush over an online and mobile slots game. Put simply, it is a masterpiece of creativity, design, features, and gameplay. Madder Scientist more than ticks boxes, it breaks the boxes apart and sends us mad with envy because we didn’t think of it first.

Highly recommended.