Street Knockout

Street Knockout Review

Street Knockout is an upcoming online slot by the South African game developer NowNow Gaming. The company has teamed up with the leading provider, Hacksaw Gaming, for this one, like several others in the past. The game is to offer dynamic gameplay, feisty bonus features, and a jamming soundtrack with metal motifs.

NowNow Gaming was established in the first months of 2024 with headquarters in Cape Town. The company has a unique vision and thirst for achievements that have eventually led it to a partnership with Hacksaw. For the time being, the brand is not exclusively crafting games for the well-established provider, and Street Knockout is the 3rd slot within the OpenRSG platform after Shadow Treasure and 8-Bit Quest.

The slot comes with a large 6x6 matrix and Cluster Pays mechanics that deliver payouts for 5 or more connected symbols. Successful combinations activate cascades, as usual, and they are unlimited. Street Knockout utilizes the control interface and technical features of Hacksaw Gaming. NowNow Gaming has borrowed the Bonus Buy panel, Turbo and Super Turbo modes, Autoplay, and sound settings.

The online slot is packed with powerful modifiers and features, like wilds with multipliers, a special symbol that destroys other symbols, and free spins. All that sets the stage for a serious game and not of what some newbie-studio would release to greet the players. Street Knockout pays up to a juicy 10,000x the bet, and you can grab the loot in both base game and bonus round.

Street Knockout Slot - Game Screen

Street Knockout inspires violence, although it seems organized and under control at first glance. Five fighters compete for respect and to get control over the underground, and they are high-valued characters in this game. The bold, monster-like one sits on top of the food chain and pays from 1x to 100x the bet for 5 to 13+ connected matches.

A couple of male fighters follow with rewards between 0.50x and 30x, as well as a couple of female warriors - 0.30x to 20x. The low-valued symbols appear in the form of A, K, Q, J, 10, and 9, bringing rewards in the range from 0.10x to 10x the stake. Bets are wide enough to allow plenty of players to roll in - €0.10 up to €100 per spin. Brass knuckles land as wild symbols, but only as a result of a special feature. The substitute for all regular symbols and bring multipliers.

The Street Knockout RTP ranges, but there are only 2 mathematical models in circulation - 96.30% and 94.34%. The levels of volatility are rather high (4 out of 5), so I recommend playing the more lucrative version only. I also like the Hit Frequency rate, which could have been lower - 28.32%. As I already mentioned, you can multiply your bet up to 10K times and grab a max reward of €1,000,000.

Street Knockout Features

Street Knockout is about punches and jabs, and standing tall at the last bell. Placing bets and relying on regular wins won't be enough in the majority of cases. Luckily, NowNow Gaming has shown its creative side and has included plenty of features, along with a powerful bonus minigame. Feel free to check the details below:

Knockout Wilds & Knockout Multipliers

Knockout Feature may trigger on any spin during the main game. A visual effect will mark some of the grid positions, and if Fighter symbols land there, they will turn into wilds. Moreover, each wild will come with a multiplier that depends on the exact symbol that has transformed into a wild.

The Knockout Multipliers of the highest-valued Fighter can be x5, x7, x10, x15, x20x, x50, x100, or x500. But, if any of the male and female Fighters transform into wilds, the multipliers can be x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x7, or x10. Each Knockout Multiplier is added in the meters above each reel. They are progressive and can increase indefinitely during cascades. Whenever a winning cluster occurs, all multipliers from the participating reels are added together and applied to the win.

Golden Fist

Golden Fist may occur during the Knockout Feature on one or several positions. Once all win evaluations are concluded, each Golden Fist will activate and will perform one of the following:

• Removes symbols in cross shape - will remove all symbols on the rows and columns of the cross shape. The only exceptions can be wilds and scatters. New symbols will drop from above to potentially create new winning clusters.
• Removes low-valued symbols - will destroy all low-paying symbols in view, and new ones will come from above to fill out the gaps.

Power Bonus

If you land 4, 5, or 6 scatter symbols during the same spin, including all cascades if any, you'll trigger the Free Spins bonus. You can increase the chance of that by activating the Bonus Bet. The respective number of scatters will award 6, 8, or 10 free spins. The base game mechanics are in play during the Power Bonus, and the Reel Multipliers are persistent and do not reset! No retriggers are possible, and scatters do not appear during the bonus minigame.

Street Knockout Slot – Free Spins Gameplay Screen

Buy Bonus

NowNow Gaming has utilized the Bonus Buy panel from the OpenRGS platform and offers 3 options for those who want to spice up their play. It is possible for the features to be deactivated if your country's regulator restricts such mechanics. But if not, here is what you can buy:

• BonusHunt FeatureSpins - 2x the bet - 3 times higher the chance of triggering the bonus (96.34%)
• KnockOut FeatureSpins - 50x the bet - each reel has a starting multiplier between x1 and x100 and the Knockout Feature is guaranteed (96.31%)
• Power Bonus - 100x the bet - get 4, 5, or 6 guaranteed scatters (96.24%)

Theme & Graphics

Street Knockout takes place in the heart of the city, where, hidden from most people, is a fenced street arena. Pretty much everything that counts is happening there, and locals decide who to rule the street with fights. The metal-rocking soundtrack is particularly well-selected by the provider, along with the other sound effects and voiceover.

It's unnecessary to mention that graphics and animations are of the highest quality since Hacksaw Gaming has been involved. "Brawlers, gang leaders, and outcasts" fight for the prize, and luckily, you don't have to do the same, but only spin the reels. Devastating knockout multipliers can fill out the grid in both desktop and mobile views (Android & iOS).

Pros And Cons Of Street Knockout Slot

Our Verdict

Street Knockout is definitely one of the best, if not the best slot crafted so far by NowNow Gaming. The company obviously has the ambition to pave its own path, although when partnering with a company like Hacksaw, that might be a challenge. This game, in particular, remains of some older slots by the company a lot.

There are no identical features or concepts, though, but some similarities. Chaos Crew 2 is a good example, where you can find collectible multipliers on top of the reels. This was the major upgrade of the sequel compared with Chaos Crew. Fans of the Maltese provider will also remember the Underworld Bonus Game in Hand of Anubis.

Then again, mechanics in all 4 games, including Street Knockout, are different generally speaking. Perhaps it would be better to check more slots crafted by NowNow Gaming within the OpenRGS platform. Shadow Treasure is a good hit with sticky symbols, reel multipliers, and powerful free spins. Now, I can make a conclusion that the provider's strategy is to be generous with multiplier modifiers.

Street Knockout has the modern vibe of frequent payouts through cascades that increase their potential with special features. The game will hardly attract the attention of old-timers who prefer the classic payline slots with more predictable modifiers. I see myself more as part of that group, but even I can't remain emotionless in front of the 10,000x max win and Cluster Pays engine!