Lothar Matthaus: Be a Winner ™ – Review, Bonuses, Free Spins, Free Play in Demo Mode

Introduction

For an innovative slot experience, try spinning Lothar Matthaus: Be a Winner from Skywind. Though it is a normal 5-reel 15-line slot game using standard icons, but when talking of its bonus features, it is outshined by the rest. I will touch on the bonus features later, but you will need to have your best Mexican commentator voice for the winning cheer bonus!

To win, land the wild symbol, which is the golden ball on any of the paylines. In this game, this symbol serves as a substitute for all other symbols except three special bonus icons.

In addition to shirts, boots and German flag being symbols on the paytable, there are further nine of them which are related to German player. The most lucrative reward is from wild symbol and its payout is expressed as multiple of your bet.

This slot machine is packed with action, so it is worth your while to do some free spins to get a feel of how everything works out. The reason why this game stands out from others is because of its bonuses.

You can also play on any device from just 0.15.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

Lothar Matthaus, the German with a thundrous kick lead his team to win the 1990 world cup where he was later awarded as the European player of that year. He is now a successful soccer coach.

Lothar’s actual voice is designed to carry you through the dead spins, with such comments as “excellent”, “I am impressed” or simply “winner”.

The appearance and impression of this slot are truly first-rate with its moving symbols and diagonal reels that make you feel right in the thick of things. Thumping music further immerses you into this marvelous football-themed game.

RTP & volatility

Coming out on top needs a lot of daring, and this is a very dangerous sport. Besides, the RTP is not good enough as it stands at only 93.9 percent; however, there are lots of good opportunities in this game.

How to play Lothar Matthaus: Be a Winner

1. Set a limit for your session to enable you to play responsibly on the reels before loading them.

2. You will want to know more concerning features of a bonus, therefore; look at the paytable by clicking on the ‘i’ found at the bottom left corner of your screen.

3. Also, you may choose between ten and ninety-nine spins by clicking or tapping on auto. Spins speed up with turbo. Also, by pressing or clicking on auto, you also have the chance to set between ten and ninety-nine spins for the machine. On top of that, you can get an opportunity to set any number of free spins from 10 to 99 by clicking on or touching Auto. Likewise on your spins turbo speeds them up.

4. Choose your bet through plus and minus widgets on all 15 fixed paylines.

5. Press the spin button and see if you can win!

Min & max bets + top wins

Play this slot from as low as 0.15 to a maximum of 300 credits per spin. The highest win in the base game is when you get five wilds in a line, giving you 750x your total wager. However, the prizes offered during bonus stages are much better, but they are very hard to gain. See below for some examples of them:

-Wilds award 750 times -Lawrence portrait awards 750 times -Background of Lawrence with orange charges 500 times -First place awards 300 credits -German flag gets a player 200 credits when it appears five times on the reels. -A red jersey is worth one hundred points -A white top will also earn you a hundred credits. -A striped shirt yields sixty coins. -Soccer boots are also worth sixty credits.

Bonus features

The slot machine is as exciting as a World Cup final, complete with numerous creative and fun bonus features.

Winning Cheer bonus

To activate this bonus, you need to land at least two goal symbols on reels two and four.

If the microphone is not enabled, press and hold down the hold key for a long time and then release it to get as many ‘goal’ shouts as possible. By pressing and holding the hold button, you can call ‘goal’ as loud as you want when playing with a microphone, but you should stop pressing on it to win between 3x and 40x in a game.

Free Kick bonus

To win, you need to land at least two bonus symbols on reels two and four. You will then be offered a chance to take a shot at goal. By picking one angle of the shot, the player reveals their cash prize which should range from three times up to twenty five times the total bet placed.

Free spins

The free spins round is triggered by Lothar’s autograph on reels one, three and five. Furthermore, Lothar also gives you three free spins for your next free spins feature.

The Winner’s Trophy

This indicator is present above the reels and moves leftwards during the free spins. If it stops above Lothar, he will stretch his hand to award one extra free spin. Collected trophies give as many as 20 free spins next triggered time of this feature.

Thunderkick

At random, this feature is triggered. Instantly the wilds are set off on a reel as Lothar kicks the golden ball.

Overall review: our verdict

This is a departure from the Skywind style, and instead brings to light some highly creative bonus features. Although this slot game could be about football, it’s designed with everyone in mind and you won’t regret trying it out.

The visuals on Knockout Football by Habanero slots don’t really match those of this game, but it does have a 96.80% RTP.

Disclaimer: This website is not sponsored by Skywind. It should be noted that Lothar Matthäus: Be a Winner is a registered trademark / license of the same company Skywind.