Savage Shark

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

Ride those waves but be on the alert, with Savage Shark, the 2021 slot release from Leander Games. Features include multiplier wilds, free spins, whirlpool, transforming symbols, stacked symbols and an RTP of 96%.

Slot details

Savage Shark can be played on desktop, tablet and mobile devices from 20p up to a whopping £200 per spin. This is a medium to high variance slot with 5 reels and 1,024 ways to win.The design is an underwater scene with coral reefs and fish. Symbols are Jack to Ace royals which are all lower value, a shoal of fish, a stingray, an octopus, a tortoise, and a female with a surfboard. The latter is worth x15 your wager for 5 on a payline.

Gameplay

The shark is the wild symbol and only appears on reels 2-5. It will substitute all other symbols barring the palm tree scatter.To access the free spins feature, you need to land 3, 4 or 5 scatters on a single spin to award you with 8, 15 or 30 free spins respectively. This can be re-triggered with another 2, 3, 4 or 5 scatters to give you 5, 8, 15 or 30 more free spins.Each wild that forms a winning combo in the free spins round, will transform into x2, x3 or x4 multiplier wilds.If a surfer symbol and a wild are in view on a non-winning spin, the whirlpool feature comes into play. Symbols will be shuffled around to make a winning combination with the surfer symbol, and the wild has a multiplier worth up to x3 attached.

Verdict

Savage Shark is a nicely designed slot with enough features to keep you engaged in the gameplay. It might not appeal to high rollers as the maximum payout is only x1,000 your wager, but the fun factor makes it worthy of a spin or two.

Matthew Kennedy

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