Hacksaw Gaming, a renowned developer of slot games, has recently introduced its newest title, Octo Attack. In this latest release, players are introduced to an irate eight-legged invertebrate that actively participates in the gameplay by seizing symbols, squirting ink, and contributing to unlocking wins in the slot game.
Octo Attack
One of the distinctive features of Octo Attack is the concept of Ink Stains. When a win occurs on the grid, the win is calculated, the winning symbols are eliminated, and new symbols cascade down to fill the vacant positions. The locations where wins were achieved are denoted by Ink Stains, which are subsequently cleared from the grid after being utilized by the Tenta-Grab mechanic. These Ink Stains are reset at the commencement of each spin.
Eye of Otto
The Eye of Otto symbol serves as the trigger for the Tenta-Grab mechanic when it lands on a grid containing Ink Stains. Upon activation, the Tenta-Grab mechanism randomly seizes one symbol on the grid and substitutes all Ink Stained positions, including itself, with the grabbed symbol.
Notably, the Tenta-Grab mechanic has the ability to seize various symbols such as low symbols, high symbols, free spins symbols, wild symbols, or wild multiplier symbols. In cases where a wild symbol or a wild multiplier is seized, there is a possibility that the replaced symbols will transform into wild multipliers.
Eighth Arm is the Charm
Furthermore, Octo Attack offers a bonus feature known as the Eighth Arm is the Charm. This feature can be initiated by landing a minimum of three normal free spins scatter symbols simultaneously during the base game, thereby triggering free spins. The number of normal free spins symbols that activate the bonus feature corresponds to the number of awarded free spins.
During the Eighth Arm is the Charm bonus feature, Ink Stains persist on the grid between spins until they are captured by the Tenta-Grab mechanic. Additional free spins can be obtained by landing extra normal free spins symbols simultaneously during the feature, with every set of three normal free spins scatter symbols granting an additional spin.
Review Overview
Summary
Octo Attack slot is a 6x5 grid game which can offer stacked symbols and pays for clusters of 5+ adjacent similar symbols and Wilds that can also offer a 2-10x multiplier, with winning ones replaced via tumbles. The best pays are for 26+ blocks which pay 500 down to 100x bet but don't expect to see any naturally! The game has been made by the same developer several times before in various themes, this time we have cartoon octopus and random objects as the artwork, including tins, sharks and mushrooms. Any wins removed in a series of tumbles leave an ink stain in their positions. Should the octopus be present at the end, he will activate his 'tenta grab' and fill all inked positions with a Wild, multiplying Wild, free games scatter or a symbol type. Should free spins trigger, you get one for each inked position and ink stains are not removed between spins until they are used by the tenta grab and in the case of it creating free spin symbols, you get one extra for each 3. Should you trigger the bonus with yellow scatters the tenta grab will only activate Wild, Wild multiplier or scatter symbols in the round. Should it not get its tentacles into your cash too much, some huge wins possible here.
The Pros
Easy to follow despite modifier quantity Plenty of random modifiers are possible Bonus comes in quite oftenThe Cons
Not the greatest aesthetics on a slot Rare to see higher range of multipliers Free games can disappoint if octopus hiding- Gameplay6
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