Ever thought of spending some time in the jungle full of exotic cats like lions, tigers and leopards? Perhaps not since these are the scariest of all the creatures in the wilderness. Today, however, with Exotic Cat Online Slot you have all the reasons to grab your survival kit and head there because the now friendly cats will make sure you come back with loads of treasure. It’s a 5 reels and 243 ways video slot by Microgaming that gives us this jungle adventure.
Meet the five exotic cats on the reels. The lion, a supreme ruler of the jungle, is the first you find guarding reel 1. Next to the king is the tiger above reel 2, then the panther above reel 3, the leopard above reel 4, and finally, the cougar above reel 5. These icons are key to the vertical wilds feature that leads to massive wilds happening on the reels. This feature extends into the free spins round with up to 15 free spins to be won and the potential to hit 5 wild reels on each spin.
Our full review of Exotic Cats slot uncovers everything you can expect if you plan to join the exotic cats on a quest to discover hidden treasures in their dens.
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Developers at Microgaming employed a simple but decent design with this slot. Reels appear against a dense jungle backdrop. A fusion of animal sounds in the background provides a fitting soundtrack. Symbols on the reels include the five wild cats which make the high-value bunch, as well as large paw prints and a female character.
The low paying symbols include the classic card symbols which have small winning combinations but appear more often on the reels to compensate for their low payouts.
The Exotic Cats logo is the slot's wild symbol which substitutes for all other regular symbols on the reels, but the gold coin scatter. The gold coin scatter will unlock the free spins round.
Your trip to the jungle takes place on 5 reels with 243 ways to win. The absence of the traditional pay lines system means that your winning combinations can take any pattern except that matching symbols should occur on consecutive reels starting from the leftmost reel to make a win. Payouts start with at least 2 of the high-value symbols or at least 3 of the low-value symbols matching on the reels.
To begin, you need to set your preferential bet size where you can start with as little as 0.15 coins to a maximum of 30 coins. This is quite a small range that might not be accommodative for high rollers.
The size of your payout is determined by the value of those symbols contributing to the winning combination as outlined in the paytable as well as the size of your wager per spin.
Exotic Cats is a medium variance slot with the RTP of 96.30%. You can expect a regular flow of average wins and occasional biggie with the maximum possible win peaking at 3,533 times your total stake on a single spin.
The special features in this game do not necessarily have much action to offer, but you would rather concentrate on your winning potential. First is the vertical wilds feature that plays out every time a wild cat symbol lands on a reel that matches the icon above it (all the five exotic cats appear each above its own reel).
For instance, if you land a lion symbol on reel 1, the reel will become wild. Similarly, a tiger symbol falling in reel 2 will find its match above this reel and the reel becomes wild. Matches can happen on all the reels leading to the entire reel set going wild to give you massive payouts.
There is the regular free spins round triggered when you land at least 3 gold coin scatters on the reels. You earn 10 free spins. Land another 3 or more scatters and 5 more spins will be awarded. The vertical wilds feature continues during the free spins round. This makes it possible to trigger the wilds throughout the game and get plenty of prizes.
Final Word
With this slot, you will have a chance to trigger wilds everywhere in the gameplay which gives you a pretty good chance to win big. The slot makes a good choice if you're looking for a medium variance game which benefits from lots of wilds. The gameplay remains plain both on the base game and the free spins round which means you don't find much entertainment here.
