Can I play Dead or Alive 2 for free?
The demo is not available in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- Demo availability: restricted in some countries
- RTP: 96.8%
- Reels: 5 reels
- Lines / ways: 9 paylines
- Provider: NetEnt
Dead or Alive 2 has a printed RTP of 96.8%. These figures come from the game's own info screen and paytable. RTP is a theoretical long-term return and does not predict any single session.
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How to play Dead or Alive 2
You can play Dead or Alive 2 free in the demo, which starts with a cash balance of 1,000.00. The bet in the demo starts at 1.80, and the win box starts at 0.00.
Dead or Alive 2 pays bet line wins that run in succession. The winning symbols must run from the leftmost reel to the rightmost reel.
The in-game rules have a section called Winning bet lines. They also name Old Saloon, High Noon Saloon and Train Heist.
The bar at the bottom of the game shows three figures: Cash, Bet and Win. It also carries an AUTO button next to them. The game is made by NetEnt.
How do the free spins in Dead or Alive 2 work?
In the Dead or Alive 2 slot, landing 3 or more Scatter symbols on any reels in the base game lets you choose one of 3 different Free Spins games. For each of the games, 12 Free Spins are awarded initially, so every choice starts with the same number of spins. The rules state that the Scatter symbol appears only in the Main Game.
The three games are Old Saloon Free Spins, High Noon Saloon Free Spins and Train Heist Free Spins, each with its own named section in the in-game rules. Each game starts with 12 Free Spins, and each one then adds its own rule, as the sections below explain. It is worth reading all three before you choose, since you pick one of them each time you trigger the feature.
In the Old Saloon Free Spins game, all wins are multiplied by 2, so every win during those spins is doubled. One or more Sticky Wild symbols appearing on each of the reels will activate 5 extra Free Spins in this game. That puts the possible total above the 12 Free Spins the game starts with, once Sticky Wild symbols appear on every reel.
In the High Noon Saloon Free Spins game, whenever 2 Wild symbols land on the same reel they are transformed into Double Multiplier Wild symbols. The rules also mention Sticky Wild symbols during Free Spins, and they include the Double Multiplier Wild and Triple Multiplier Wild symbols. Three Wild symbols on one reel become Triple Multiplier Wild symbols.
Train Heist Free Spins has a Multiplier, and whenever a Wild symbol lands anywhere on the reels, that Multiplier increases by 1. Each Wild symbol that lands in this way also awards 1 additional Free Spin, on top of the 12 you start with. If the Multiplier reaches x16, 5 additional Free Spins are awarded, in addition to the usual 1 Free Spin.
The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except Scatter symbols, so it never replaces the symbol that triggers the Free Spins choice. If 2 or more Scatter symbols land in any positions in the Main Game, the game pays out Scatter wins. So 2 Scatter symbols can pay a win, while 3 or more also bring the choice between the 3 Free Spins games.
You do not have to wait for the Scatter symbols, because the Dead or Alive 2 demo has a Buy Free Spins option that skips the trigger. The Buy Free Spins option appears on the game screen in the demo, including at both the lowest and the highest bet. In the demo, the in-game rules also carry Feature Buy pages, and the banner on the game screen reads BUY FREE SPINS 600 COINS x BET LEVEL. At bet level 2 and coin value 0.50, the buy screen reads: You are buying Free Spins for 600.00.
Dead or Alive 2 symbols and paytable
Dead or Alive 2 pays its paytable values across 9 fixed bet lines. The game offers 1-2 bet levels, set with the LEVEL selector. Bet level is the number of coins bet per bet line.
A bet line win in coins equals the paytable value multiplied by the bet level. A win in currency equals the win in coins multiplied by the coin value. You set the coin value with the COIN VALUE selector.
The Wild symbol pays the highest possible winning combination on a bet line, according to the paytable. Only the highest win per active bet line is paid. Simultaneous wins on different bet lines are added together.
Scatter wins pay the total bet multiplied by the payout displayed in the paytable. They are paid independently of bet line wins. Scatter and Free Spins wins are added to any bet line wins.
The game has multipliers during Free Spins, and a bet line win is multiplied by any applicable multiplier. Free Spins are played at the same bet level and coin value as the round that activated them. At the end, the total Free Spins win is added to wins from that round.
The maximum total win in a game round is capped at 1,000,000 coins multiplied by the bet level. Use the paytable button to view the paytable in the dead or alive 2 free demo. Click the arrows to scroll through the paytable pages, then click the x button to return to the game.
What Dead or Alive 2 looks like
Dead or Alive 2 has a western theme, set on an old-West desert town street. Wooden saloon buildings, rocky cliffs and a cloudy sky sit behind the reels.
The game logo sits on a wooden plank sign at the top centre, with a buy free spins banner at top left. Reels sit in a rough wooden frame with rope and beams, and numbered tabs run down both sides. The dark wood bottom bar holds an info button, bet and level boxes, a round spin button, and autoplay and max bet labels.
The card symbols are ornate metal-look letters A, K, Q and J, plus a numeral, each with a coloured edge on the paytable. Picture symbols are a sheriff star badge, a holstered revolver, a brown cowboy hat with rope, boots, and a bottle with a glass. The paytable prints WILD under character portraits, such as a long-haired man with a blade, and SCATTER under a horned skull with crossed revolvers on orange cloth.
On the reel screen, a hanging oil lantern, green glass bottles, a wagon wheel and a horned animal skull decorate the edges. A group of cowboy characters appears on the intro screen, among them a bearded man in a grey coat and wide hat holding coins. Others include a young man with red hair and an orange neckerchief holding a rifle, and a woman with red hair and a dark choker.
Free spins in Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2 lists free spins on its info pages. Free spins are bonus rounds in which the reels spin without a new stake being taken for each spin. What starts a free spins round and what it changes is decided by the game and not by the player.
You then choose one of three games: Old Saloon, High Noon Saloon or Train Heist. Each of the three games begins with 12 Free Spins awarded initially.
The Scatter symbol does not appear during the Free Spins themselves. In the Train Heist game, each Wild adds 1 to the Multiplier and awards 1 additional Free Spin.
Scatter symbols in Dead or Alive 2
The info pages of Dead or Alive 2 cover the scatter symbol. A scatter is a symbol that counts wherever it lands on the reels instead of needing a line. Look in the rules for the scatter wording, because it names what the symbol does in that game.
The paytable lists a payout of 2,500 for 5 Scatter symbols, 25 for 4, 4 for 3 and 2 for 2, printed as plain numbers.
Scatter symbols appear only in the Main Game, never during Free Spins.
Wild symbols in Dead or Alive 2
You can read about the wild symbol in the rules of Dead or Alive 2. A wild symbol is a stand-in that joins a combination in place of another symbol. The rules list which symbols a wild can replace and which it cannot, because the exceptions differ from game to game.
This transformation happens before the win evaluation. Collecting Wild symbols can award 5 extra Free Spins once per Free Spins session.
Sticky wilds in Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2 describes a sticky wild in its in-game rules. A sticky wild is a wild symbol that stays on its position instead of disappearing after the spin. Because the wild stays, it can take part in later wins, and the rules explain when it is removed.
Sticky Wild symbols hold their positions on the reels for the remainder of the Free Spins session. Each Free Spins session starts with zero Sticky Wild symbols.
One or more Sticky Wild symbols on each of the reels activate 5 extra Free Spins, and Double and Triple Multiplier Wilds count too. Sticky Wild symbols still on the reels when Free Spins end are not transferred to the main game.
Multipliers in Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2 lists multipliers on its info pages. A multiplier is attached to wins, symbols or rounds and raises the payout by its factor. Some multipliers apply to a single win and others build up over a round, and the game states which kind it uses.
Each Wild landing anywhere on the reels raises it by 1 and adds 1 Free Spin. The increase comes after the win evaluation and applies to the next spin.
Bonus buy in Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2 lists a bonus buy option on its info pages. Bonus buy is an option that sells entry to a feature at a price shown in the game. Each option can carry its own return figure, and the rules print those figures where the game shows them.
The rules list Buy Free Spins among the game's features, next to Sticky Wild and Wild Substitution.
The rules describe the game as a 5-reel, 3-row video slot.
