Serengeti Kings

Would you like to visit one of the seven natural wonders of Africa or one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world? Well, you are in the right place...

...because we are taking you on a trip full of wildlife.

Serengeti Kings is a video slot brought by the famous casino software developer NetEnt, and it features 26 paylines fixed on a 5x4 grid.

Wait, 5 reels and only 26 paylines!?

Yes, we are all used to 1024 paylines if we are in a four-row game, but the provider has decided to do it this way.

Released in January 2020 and playable across mobile devices too, this title brings some unique changes compared to NetEnt’s previous slots, such as a fresh new interface or unique game elements.

If you are fond of titles inspired by the African wilderness and you enjoy spinning the reels surrounded by different wild mammals – this title might be the right choice for you.

Stay with us and prepare for its upcoming release!

Theme and Symbols

Vast expanses of Africa and its wildlife have always inspired casino software developers, so we can’t say that the theme is unique by any means…

…but maybe the provider managed to present it in a unique way?

Yes, we can agree on that. As soon as the loading screen ended, we felt like we had just been thrown into the Lion King.

Placed in the savannah with the day-night changing mechanic, the cartoonish cosmetics of this title are flawlessly done.

At the bottom of the paytable, we will find 9-A royals dressed in different animal skins. If we move to the top we will meet meerkats, giraffes, hyenas, zebras, panthers, and lions.

The last 2 are the most valuable of all regular symbols and can award 5x the bet for 5 of a kind landed.

The fitting sunset symbol is the wild that will replace any of the regular symbols to help you form winning combinations and it will pay up to 50x the bet for 5 of a kind.

The half – sun/half – moon symbol is the scatter.

Betting Options

Before indulging in all of savannah treasures we will need to set our bet parameters, right? The betting range starts at 0.10 and goes all the way up to 100 coins per spin.

The maximum win you can achieve is set at 1300x the bet, and the theoretical return to player (RTP) of 96.2% is slightly above average.

Features

Lion Feature & Panther feature

The title comes with the Lion Spins mode and Panther Spins mode. Each of the two modes lasts for 12 spins.

During the base game, all of the lion and panther symbols will be collected in the lion or panther counter (placed on both sides of the grid). Logically, each mode starts when 12 of the corresponding symbols are collected.

Collected symbols will be randomly placed on the grid and we will have 4 possible outcomes:

• Lion/Panther placed on a regular symbol – depending on the active mode, the regular symbol will change into the lion/panther symbol;
• Lion placed on Panther or Panther is placed on a Lion – the wild symbol will be created;
• Lion is placed on the lion symbol or the wild – 1x multiplier is added and wild stays on the grid;
• Panther is placed on the Panther or the wild - 1x multiplier is added and wild stays on the grid;

The multipliers will be stacking through the round and this can lead to some huge win increases.

Free Spins

If you manage to land 3 or more scatters anywhere on the grid you will be awarded 12 free spins.

But...

...if you trigger this feature with more than 3 scatters, you will be getting additional lion/panther symbols:

• 4 scatters landed – you will keep the number of collected lion/panther symbols in the free spins round
• 5 scatters landed – the 5 additional lion/panther symbols will be added to the already collected symbols in the counters

Buy Free Spins Feature

And now something that we haven’t seen so far in NetEnt’s releases. Practically speaking, you can get direct access to the Free Spins if you are ready to pay.

For the ultimate Free Spins experience (5 scatters) you will need to spend 243.9x your stake.

To Conclude

Prowling through the African vegetation has come to an end, so what are the final thoughts?

Serengeti Kings is a fine-looking slot stacked with a nice amount of features. By implementing Buy Free Spins Feature, NetEnt has departed from its previous practice…

…and we definitely appreciate it!

The Lion/Panther Feature is the core of the game and it will keep you engaged for quite some time.