NetEnt unleashes four masked maniacs in Mexican Standoff

Four luchadores. Four energy drinks. Absolutely no impulse control. El Fuego is swinging folding chairs, El Loco is flying off the ropes, El Rayo is throwing wrestlers across the ring, and El Tigre is treating the whole arena like his personal jungle.

Whatever was in those cans, it definitely hit hard.

WATCH GAMEPLAY

In Mexican Standoff, NetEnt unleashes four colour-coded luchadores onto a 6x6 grid packed with escalating multipliers, explosive character interactions, Avalanches™ and a play area that expands as the action heats up. With multipliers reaching x4096 and a maximum win of 15,000x the bet, this is lucha libre with absolutely no chill.

Multipliers and Special Features

In Mexican Standoff, every luchador visit counts. Multipliers start at x1 and double each time a luchador visits and collects a symbol, reaching a maximum of x4096. And when the right features kick in, those values can get a serious upgrade.

• Small Multiplier Doubler Chair: Doubles multipliers within a 3x3 area centred on its position. Squares without an existing multiplier receive x2.

• Big Multiplier Doubler Chair: Doubles multipliers across the entire play area, giving positions without an existing multiplier an x2 value.

• Random Multiplier: Increases multiplier values on randomly selected squares by one step, up to x4096, while expanding the play area. It is guaranteed to activate when the Hype Meter fills up.

Winning combinations trigger Avalanches™, clearing winning symbols and dropping new ones into the available positions. If another win lands, the action continues.

Nobody brings a folding chair to a wrestling match for a comfortable seat.

Hype Meter

The crowd isn't the only thing getting worked up.

Every symbol collected contributes to the Hype Meter. Once full, it triggers an activation, clearing the grid before an Avalanche™ and a guaranteed Random Multiplier. The meter can bank multiple activations, keeping the chaos going.

More Ways to Cause Chaos

• Grid Cleaner Roomba: When collected, clears low-paying symbols and any luchadores within a 90-degree area, creating space for an Avalanche™. Every wrestling ring needs a clean-up crew. This one has a Roomba.

• Symbol Converter Battery: Converts every symbol in the same row or reel to match the collecting luchador's colour. Any affected symbol already on another luchador's path becomes a Wild instead. If another luchador occupies the affected row or reel, the effect can be replicated for that fighter, matching their colour. Each luchador can only be affected once.

When the Luchadores Collide

Four luchadores sharing a ring was never going to end peacefully.

• Brawl: Throws a luchador to another position, where they resume moving and collecting symbols. A shortcut, lucha libre style.

• Tag Team: Two luchadores join forces, moving and collecting symbols together. If no further movement takes place, they separate again. Teamwork makes the dream work.

• Character Removal: Removes a luchador along with matching-colour symbols, creating space for an Avalanche™. If a win follows, the fighter may reappear alongside their matching symbol. Sometimes the best way to make an impact is to disappear for a moment.

• Corner Jump: When a luchador finishes moving in a corner, they leap towards a cluster of matching symbols. Multipliers around their landing position double before symbol collection continues. Cornered? Not for long.

• Edge Rush: A luchador finishing beside an edge, but not in a corner, charges towards another luchador in the same row, collecting symbols and doubling multipliers along the way. The second fighter is then thrown to a new position, where they may resume moving and collecting. Social distancing clearly isn't part of the training programme.

Free Spins

Three Bonus Symbols in the Main Game award five Free Spins. Collect three Bonus Symbols, including at least one Super Bonus Symbol, to unlock five Super Free Spins instead.

• Free Spins: Multipliers, the expanded play area, and the Hype Meter persist between spins. Each additional Bonus Symbol collected awards another spin.

• Super Free Spins: The same features persist, with the Random Multiplier guaranteed to activate at least once per spin. Every Bonus Symbol or Super Bonus Symbol collected awards an additional spin.

More spins, more multipliers and four luchadores who have never heard the phrase “take it easy”.

Elevate Features

For players who want to change up the pace, Mexican Standoff offers five Elevate Features that give the game a different starting point.

• Bonus Hunt: For 1.5x the bet, increase the chance of entering Free Spins or Super Free Spins. • Charged x16: For 10x the bet, start the spin with an x16 multiplier on every position in the play area. • Charged x128: For 75x the bet, start the spin with an x128 multiplier on every position in the play area. • Loco Spins: For 100x the bet, guarantee at least three Bonus Symbols to activate Free Spins. • Full Chaos Spins: For 500x the bet, guarantee at least three Bonus Symbols, including a Super Bonus Symbol, to activate Super Free Spins.

From a multiplier head start to a guaranteed bonus round, each option offers a different way to get the luchadores into the thick of it.

This isn't a fight... it's a Mexican Standoff.

Four luchadores, four energy drinks and a wrestling ring that gets bigger as the action heats up. The bell has rung. The cans are empty. And those folding chairs were definitely not built for this.