Microgaming have been busy little beavers of late, releasing a raft of quality games. Octopays is a five reel online slot, due to be released in November 2012, offering stunning HD graphics, a range of quality features and an astounding 243 ways to win.
The slot includes one of the coolest looking baby octopuses around, plus a $4,000 maximum jackpot. From the outset it sounds impressive, we've taken a first look to see if this is the case.
Octopays Theme
Octopays is set beneath the murky ocean, in a spot where reef dwelling fish and creatures enjoy the rusting wreck which can be seen in the slots background. The reels use a fairly typical three icon per reel format, of which there are five. The unusual aspect comes by way of paylines because there aren't any as such. Microgaming have built the slot to use 243 win ways instead, which is epic when you think about it.
As this is an undersea themed slot you can expect to find various creatures and related paraphernalia on the reels. These icons include octopus, hammerhead sharks, treasure chests, anchors, divers helmets and a selection of traditional icons (9 to A).
Betting Options and More Functions
There's an excellent range of bets available to players. You can choose from 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.50 coin denominations and use up to ten on each line. This means penny slot players are catered for and high rollers can push the envelope with bets up to $150 per play (everyone else should be able to find a suitable wager too).
Octopays Slot Features
The kraken is a legendary sea monster and just so happens to be the focus of the bonus round. When an octopus lands on second and fourth reels you will receive 12 free spins. During these spins you'll not only experience some awesome effects but will receive up to octopus icons as a 'gift' from the Kraken. These octopus icons stay in place acting as wilds during each free spin; needless to say this can ramp up wins considerably.
A tiny adorable squid like creature can appear on the middle reel. If this happens it can substitute for other icons to create wins twice the regular paytable value. Once these wilds have performed their duty they swim merrily away.
Our Take on Octopays
It's great looking, entertaining and feature rich and can pay well. We'd say Octopays has all eight of its tentacles working to keep players happy.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 243Pay lines
- $4,000.00Max cash jackpot
- 96.23Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- YesMultiplier
- $0.3 - $150Betting Range
- 0.01 - 0.5Coin bet range
- 10Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 8000Max coins jackpot
- 2430Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- YesBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
