The trailer for the highly anticipated Narcos slot game by NetEnt has finally arrived, just in time for the game's formal launch in May 2019. Find out all we know about the slot machine and watch the trailer in the following paragraphs.

Engaging Escobar in a game of chance

After premiering in the summer of 2015 on Netflix, the series Narcos quickly became a fan favourite. It was riveting and illuminating, covering many clearly researched little aspects of Pablo Escobar's life.

We saw a side of Colombia in the 1970s and 1980s, when the country was in the midst of a violent period that was fueled by the growing demand for drugs in North America. As the show progresses, viewers see the extreme measures drug gangs would use to suppress rivals and guarantee conformity from the general public. The audience was also able to tag along while law enforcement agents battled the narcotics and carnage.

The slot game Narcos has been in development by Netent since 2018 after the company inked a deal with Gaumont, the film studio behind the hit series. We are pleased to announce the release of a video trailer following months of anticipation.

Assessment of the Narcos slot machine by NetEnt

Wow, such an exciting journey! If you feel the need to watch it again in order to fully absorb all that reel-tastic sweetness, we totally get it! The game transports players to a bygone Colombian town. We even believe that the city of Medellin, where Pablo Escobar spent his formative years, is visible in the distance. Soft pastels evoke images of walls scorched by the sun on a hot summer day.

There are a few things on the reels that anybody who watch Narcos will recognise. An exquisitely composed score heightens the tension as you encounter grenades, firearms, and mountains of cash. Characters such as Pablo's lover Valeria, his bodyguard Pacho, and the two detectives—one American and one Colombian—tasked with bringing down Escobar are also introduced.

We also get a sneak peek at how the game works. The base of Narcos is a 5×3 reel set and it provides 243 possibilities to win. The game is accessible on desktop computers, tablets, and smartphones, as one would expect from NetEnt.

We may also see what kinds of other features to anticipate from the preview. A free spins feature, a staple of NetEnt slot games, is undeniably present. In addition, players can take use of Walking Wilds and the Drive-By option, which, to be honest, sounds a bit scary but actually comes in handy at times.

Even if the goal of the investigators chasing Pablo was to secure his permanent incarceration, the Locked-Up bonus feature depicts a griny Escobar who awards the player with coins. From this vantage point, incarceration doesn't appear to be so horrible.