The slots industry is one that doesn’t like to stand still. Every month sees new games being introduced at the popular online casinos. They are so popular to play and have many themes. One of the most popular of these is the use of animals, often in a cartoonish way. Let’s take a look at three animal-themed slots that have just been released.
Big Bass Bonanza
Pragmatic Play continues to keep releasing some excellent slot games. They’ve had massive success with their ‘Big Bass’ slots. Who could have imagined that fishing-themed games would prove to be so popular with online casino players?
The theme of a slot is so important to how successful it will be. There are so many to choose from so designers need to create something that is eye-catching and will attract players. If that works, then several sequels can be released.
That’s been the case with the Big Bass games in recent years. This latest release just has ten paylines and isn’t as complicated as many others on the market. That can help attract less experienced players not quite ready for the more complicated offerings. The maximum win in this slot is 2,100x your stake.
The reels are set underwater and symbols include a dragonfly, fishing rod and of course some fish. The latter includes the useful scatter symbol that can help trigger the free spins bonus round.
At least three of the scatter symbols take a player into the bonus round. Up to 20 free spins can be received. Look out for the fisherman as he’s wild during the free spins and can help produce some good wins, especially with some of the fish symbols having multipliers attached to them. Even better news is that the free spins can be retriggered (with higher multipliers) if four wilds are collected.
Finger Lick’n Free Spins
We stay with Pragmatic Play for this entertaining slot and this time chickens are the animals on show. It’s set on a chicken farm with a colourful red barn in the background. Just like the Big Bass game, there’s nothing too complicated about this offering. Three rows of cartoonish looking symbols (including chickens and a fox) and ten paylines is again the order of the day.
The bonus feature is again a free spins round. Look above the reels to see some hens and wait for them to drop three or more eggs into the baskets that are situated below. If one spin sees three eggs drop into a basket, then off to the free spins round you go.
You see, putting all your eggs in one basket can work out sometimes. It’s even more profitable if golden eggs make an appearance. This means up to 15 free spins and a multiplier that can be as high as 20x. If your luck is really in, it’ll be a direct cash reward of at least 50x and as much as 2,000x. All of which makes this an entertaining and hopefully profitable slot.
Captain Skull and the Squidly Seas
To be even more certain of success, a designer can decide to combine two popular themes. This slot from PearlFiction Studios sees not just some squids but a pirate as its lead character.
Time to take a trip on the pirate ship and it’s a game that contains some very popular features and a maximum win of 5,000x your bet. You’ll learn a lot too by playing this slot. Even Sir David Attenborough hasn’t explained how doughnuts can be used to distract giant squids.
During the base game, the Squishy (a green Kraken pot) can appear on the reels and suddenly stacked columns of coins are created. Captain Skull isn’t one to be left out and he’s always to be seen by the side of the reels. Occasionally, he’ll add some coins to the reels and also increase their value.
The Tentacle Collect plays a big role in this slot and who’s going to argue with it? It’s on double duty as both a Collect and Wild symbol. It becomes even more important during the free spins round. While situated on the centre position of reel three, it doesn’t just turn non-winning symbols into winning ones but also boosts the coin values.
Six free spins can be awarded and Squishy again plays a key role. You’ll see it on reels 1,2,4 or 5 and then move down a position on each of the next spins. This can again work wonders for your account balance. While this goes down, the SuctionCup is the red Kraken pot and moves upwards.
The Krakenstatic Zone can appear during the free spins and coin values can be multiplied between 2x and 300x. There’s also a Jackpot feature with four available. Unlike the other two slots we’ve reviewed in this article, this one is a bit more complicated so make sure you read all the game rules.
