African Quest slot with Hyperspins can pay up to 5,600x your bet!

Triple Edge Studios have achieved a beautifully presented higher variance slot with fantastic visuals and sumptuous sound to accompany you as you play.

It is also a Hyperspins slot, which means you can spin individual reels after a spin to try and land a bigger value win, although that does come at a premium, with the cost to spin each reel calculated after the outcome of the previous spin.

So how does African Quest shape up? We decided to get our safari suits on and have a look for ourselves.

Overview

• Game: African Quest
• Developer: Triple Edge Studios (for Microgaming)
• Reels: 5x4
• Pay Lines: 1024 Ways to Win
• Minimum Bet: 0.10
• Maximum Bet: 15.00
• Jackpot: 5,600x
• Free Spins Bonus: Yes
• Other Bonuses: Yes
• Progressive: No
• Volatility: High

Presentation

The presentation of the African Quest slot is pretty much as you would expect, with orange golden skies, grass swaying in the breeze and the silhouettes of animals in the distance. The sound is particularly striking with a drum beat soundtrack accompanied by a variety of animal calls which does give the slot a fantastic atmosphere.

This is a 1024 Ways to Win slot which has a 5x4 reel set up, but the thing to note really about this game is that it is a Hyperspins slot, which means that after each spin, you can elect to spin one of the reels for the price shown below the reels. The more chance you have of landing a bigger value prize, then the greater the cost it will be to spin the reels. Spins start at just 0.10 per spin, but you can increase that up to 15.00 per spin if you prefer.

The animations in the slot are nicely done, especially when you land a decent sized win and also in the Free Spins Bonus (which we will explain in more detail below).

What is on the reels?

There are a total of eleven standard symbols on the reels and these can be stacked one, two or three symbols high on the reels. The lower value symbols are the playing card low symbols from the nine through to the Ace and these generally offer low value wins, especially if you land just three across the reels.

Higher value symbols are the creatures that provide the ambient soundtrack to the game. In order of value, there is a Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant and Rhino. The other symbol is the Lion symbol and this one is special as it is not only the highest value standard symbol but it is also super-stacked on the reels, which means you can cover the reel completely with this symbol.

You can also land a small win of 0.5x your bet when you land two lion symbols on the first two reels in any position. There are two other important symbols on the reels, the Wild symbol and the Scatter which lead us into the main features of the slot.

Wild features

The Wild symbol is the tree against the backdrop of a sunset and it can substitute for any of the standard symbols on the reels. It only appears on the middle three reels however and it is also only a single standalone symbol.

There are no payouts for landing three Wilds on the middle three reels, but it will increase your chances of landing a better value win when used in combination with the other symbols on the first and fifth reels.

Free Spins features

The key to the Free Spins bonus is the gold coin Scatter symbol which has a picture on it of the continent of Africa. You can land one of these symbols on each of the five reels on any spin and if you land three, four or five of these Scatters then you will win a prize of 2x, 10x or 20x your total bet.

In addition, three or more Scatters landed will trigger the Free Spins bonus game and here you have a decision to make. The first thing you need to do is decide which of the bonus games you want to play.

Feature 1 features the fewest number of Free Spins (5) but in those Free Spins the Wild if landed will see you either trigger a 3x or 4x multiplier. Feature 2 will see you receive eight Free Spins, but the multipliers are either 2x or 3x the standard win. Finally, Feature 3 sees you land 12 Free Spins, but the multipliers are worth 1x or 2x the standard win.

You can also trigger additional Free Spins by landing between 2 and 5 Scatters during your bonus round. The amount of Free Spins you win depends on the bonus game you selected. If you selected the game with 5 Free Spins, you can win between 3 and 15 additional Free Spins. If you selected the game with 8 Free Spins, then you can win between 5 and 20 additional Free Spins, lastly, if you selected the game with 12 Free Spins you can trigger between 6 and 40 additional Free Spins.

One important thing to note is that when you land multiple Wilds in Free Spins, then their multiplier values combine as multiples. So for example, if you land a 3x and 4x multiplier on the reels, then this would translate into a 12x multiplier. It is by combining multipliers like this in the Free Spins game that you can land the biggest prizes in the game.

Best feature of the African Quest slot

There is a great deal to like about the African Quest slot. The game is slickly presented, animated beautifully, has excellent sound and very adaptable game play that allows you to play the slot in a number of ways. I am not the biggest fan of Hyperspins as such as I think it can prove to be very expensive, but I do like the Free Spins bonus games, especially the one with the higher multipliers as you can land some big value wins in this bonus round if you get lucky.

Conclusion

African Quest is a beautifully presented slot that has a number of interesting features that make the game-play rich and varied. Of the features, I feel the Free Spins with the attached multipliers is the most exciting feature, although the Hyperspins option will be appealing to those that like to build wins and don't mind paying the extra to trigger these spins. This is a very nicely presented and put together high variance slot which will certainly have long term appeal for a wide range of slot players.

You can play African Quest slot at any of the Mega Moolah casinos.

Check out Triple Edge Studios' other game Wicked Tales: Dark Red.