Microgaming Launches Octopays Slot Online

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At first sight the new Microgaming online slot game Octopays does not appear to be anything special. It has the undersea theme, with sub texts of exotic treasures, shipwrecks and lost treasures, which is now fairly common at online casinos. However as players dive deeper they get acquainted with the uniqueness of Octopays. The animations definitely stand out, but the bonus feature is awesome.

To start with Octopays is a 243 ways to win online slot game. That Microgaming is releasing more and more slot machines in this format is a testimony to its popularity. The total bet can be set directly from 30 coins to 300 coins in steps of 30. The payout table automatically adjusts to read the total coins payable. The coin size is fixed at 0.01 credits.

The thematic symbols that offer line payouts are treasure chest, diver’s headgear, hammerhead shark and anchor coated with moss. The chest opens to reveal the treasure. A small fish darts out from the diver’s helmet. The hammerhead chases a school of small fish. Octopays also uses the high value card symbols crafted in the usual Microgaming style. The baby octopus is the wild symbol. In the base game it appears on reels 2 and 4 only. The way it moves its small tentacles is really cute.

When the baby octopus appears on reels 2 and 4 at the same time the Kraken feature is triggered. Kraken is a legendary sea monster said to have been sighted off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. It has been described as a giant squid. In this feature 12 free spins are awarded to the player. Before each free spin Kraken places up to four baby octopuses on any reel, except the third one. They replace the existing symbols and act as wilds. After the spin payouts are awarded the octopuses swim off the screen.

In the Kraken feature the moray eel may appear on reel 3. It substitutes for all symbols except the baby octopus. Not only that, but the moray eel also doubles all payouts when it participates in winning competitions. The moray eel offers even more benefits in the Kraken feature. Any octopus that participates in a winning combination will ink itself. Winning combinations containing an inked octopus offer doubled payouts. The Kraken feature cannot be retriggered.

Octopays is now live at all Microgaming online casinos. It can be played on the Viper download software and also on the Flash instant play software. Another online slot with a similar theme is the recently released Leagues of Fortune. Some of the online casinos where these online slots are live are Gaming Club, Roxy Palace, Vegas Palms and Ruby Fortune.

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