Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis Free Play in Demo Mode by ELK Studios

Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis review

Theme and Style

The gritty kitty of the title stalks the streets of Nitropolis. But what is he searching for?

Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis combines the Hong Kong neon of your classic cyberpunk setting with a world of cat ninjas. It’s a creative combination that makes for an engrossing world that draws in netrunners and cat lovers alike.

We would recommend this theme and story line to anyone who both enjoyed the Blade Runner movies or the Neuromancer books and loves cats.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The graphics of the Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis slot game are lit in by green neon lighting from a futuristic Chinese cityscape. The gritty run down art style contrasts with the punk cartoon symbols on the reel where ninja cats move among fishheads, tea pots, and radar dishes.

The animations are clean and simple, showcasing the detailed artwork without distracting from it.

The background music has a high-tech feel with a movie soundtrack feel and a cool hip-hop undertone. The sound effects work with this, combining oldschool digital beeps with mechanical clicks and thumps.

Overall, the graphics, sounds, and animations work well to build the world of Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis.

Gameplay

Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis is a six reel slot with a randomised number of rows on each reel. This can run from two to eight symbols per reel.

Winning combinations are generated by three or more matching symbols on consecutive reels starting from the leftmost reel and working to the right. Combined with the randomized number of symbols per reel, this creates an ever changing number of ways to win of up to 262,144.

There is also a set of Features Reels that sit over the main reels. When the player hits a winning combination, the winning symbols are removed from the reels and the features symbols drop in to replace the missing spots.

The maximum win on any given round is capped at 25,000x the player’s bet.

There are also five modes you can buy directly into — including the bonus feature — all of which mix up the gameplay and keep things fresh and interesting.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols except the Bonus and Feature symbols. Wilds only appear on the Features Reels.

There are several kinds of Feature symbols each of which has a different effect.These also only appear on the Features Reels becoming active when they drop onto the main reels.

For example, Nitro Match Wilds turn all the remaining symbols on the reels into matching symbols, Big Coin awards an instant payout, expanding reels increases the number of symbols per reel for the next spin, and so on.

There are nine Features symbols in total each with a different effect. This makes for varied and exciting gameplay.

When an Assassin symbol covers a complete reel it triggers the Assassin Bonus. The Assassin Bonus starts with three spins. The reels contain either blanks or coin symbols with a randomized value. When a coin symbol lands, it remains in place and the spin counter resets to three. The game continues until the spin counter hits zero. Then the player collects the value of all the coins on the reels.

The Assassin Bonus is one of two bonus games. The other is the Free Spin Bonus. During the Free Spin Bonus, the Nitro and Expanded reels are persistent between reels.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The slot’s return to player of Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis is 94.00%, this is very poor and a long way below our yardstick for average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.20 up to a maximum of $/£/€100.00 per spin.

Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis is a high volatility slot, paying out less often on average but making up for it with bigger wins on average when it does hit. We like high volatilty slots as they work well with our preferred slot machine strategies. Our slot strategies target the highest possible volatility.

Conclusion

This game almost has it all. Great visuals, a compelling world, an awesome soundtrack, and high volatility.

Unfortunately, the very low RTP of 94.00% is a dealbreaker for us. With an RTP so low, your slot bankroll doesn’t go very far.

We recommend checking out another game with better odds instead.