Fangtastic Freespins

Fangtastic Freespins: Slot Overview

Boo! Scared? If so, how did you react? People respond in all sorts of different ways when exposed to horror, from freaking out to laughing. When it comes to Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom's horror slot Fangtastic Freespins, it'll be interesting to see how players respond. For the review, the reaction wasn't particularly positive, but some may get a kick out of the low-impact fangs, moons, and silver bullet action.

Reel Kingdom is a studio which turns out slots that can really hit or miss within the first few moments. Fangtastic Freespins was one which missed from the get-go and failed to claw its way back from oblivion. It looks, sorry for being a meanie, but dated, like an original Scooby Doo cartoon - the Doo connection reinforced by a toothy, fangy wolf dude in the bottom right corner. From there, Fangtastic Freespins didn't really do anything to recover, even when moving from the cool tones of the base game to the warmer hues of the free spins round. It was all just a bit corny.

Push the coins button, and Fangtastic Freespins' stake menu appears on the screen. The lowest stake possible is 10 c per spin, and the highest is $/€250. Flicking on the ante bet bumps the stake up by 50%, to increase the chance of triggering free spins. Next, we move to the math model, with its high volatility and maximum RTP of 96.51%. Played on a 5x3 reelset, along Fangtastic Freespins' 10 paylines winning combinations are evaluated from the leftmost reel onwards.

Does the number 10 signify anything in horror? Whatever the case may be, Fangtastic Freespins has 10 regular pay symbols - 5 are 10-A low pays, 5 are high paying moons, blades, potion bottles, flowers, and silver bullets. A line of 5 matching royals pays out 10 times the bet, rising to a substantial 20x to 200x the bet for five matching higher pays. The fang guy is displayed on the wild symbol, which only shows up when free spins are in play. Wilds substitute for all symbols except scatters and Money symbols.

Fangtastic Freespins: Slot Features

One thing to note is that in Fangtastic Freespins, moon symbols are also Money symbols. On each spin, Money symbols land bearing values of 2x to 2,000x the bet.

Free Spins

Hitting 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols triggers the bonus round, granting 10, 15, or 20 free spins respectively. During the bonus round, each wild symbol collects the values of Money symbols on the reels. Each wild that hits awards +1 more free spin, and for each Money symbol collected, 1x the bet is added to the Blood Bank meter.

All wild symbols that land are collected. Every 6th wild collected retriggers the feature, granting +8 free spins and awarding the current value in the Blood Bank. Each retrigger increases the multiplier first to x2, then to x3, applying to all wins from that moment on. The 3rd retrigger awards the max win, and all other features are forfeited. Randomly, when there are wild symbols on the grid but no Money symbols at the end of a free spin, Money symbols may appear in random cells.

Feature Buy

For 100 times the bet, players can buy a base game spin that lands 3, 4, or 5, triggering scatter symbols.

Fangtastic Freespins: Slot Verdict

So, were those free spins actually Fangtastic? No, not really. If there is a B-movie equivalent for slots, Fangtastic Freespins warrants whatever the term might be. It was a low-impact slot from beginning to end and for the stretches in between. The game gave off Big Bass Bonanza energy, but without the happy-go-lucky atmosphere of a fishing slot. Both games have a multiplier in their free spins round, but Fangtastic Freespins' is capped at x3, though it does apply to all wins, not just Money symbol collections as it does in Big Bass. There's also the Blood Bank to contend with, which adds a pinch of flavour to the proceedings, not enough to completely rescue the game though.

One potential drawcard is scoring the max win when achieving the 3rd retrigger. It's a rule that's not without its charm, but Fangtastic Freespins' 2,100x the bet win cap isn't exactly a mammoth chunk of change. In a freaky M. Night Shyamalan plot twist, that's the same figure as Big Bass Bonanza. Fangtastic Freespins really struggles to stand out of its fishy cousin's shadow. To be honest, it never manages to, really. There is possibly entertainment value here in Fangtastic Freespins for the right kitschy horror fan, but the horror action, such as it is, elicited something of a humorous/chuckle reaction not because of the scares or the thrills but more due to the meh factor.