African Legends Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

African Legends Review

The niche of progressive jackpot slots has always been one of the most popular with the players that even more than 10-year-old titles still manage to be relevant and capture hearts and minds of slot enthusiasts. The most popular so far is the notorious Microgaming's slot Mega Moolah, which has even got a 'Millionaire Maker' nickname among the players.

Not sure if the guys from Slingshot Studious intend to follow the success of their partner studios' creation, but the fact remains that we have yet another African-themed slot featuring a massive progressive jackpot to come. Just like in Mega Moolah, the jackpot will be the main reason why players will feel drawn to spin the reels on it, though, it has a couple of extras to complement the jackpot chase and enliven the gameplay.

Even though African Legends has a resemblance to Mega Moolah when it comes to the theme and the overall concept, the slots are completely different and have much less in common than you might have already thought. To be honest, the similarities between them end there. Anyway, we have a pretty interesting slot to be reviewed, so let's find out whether Slingshot's brainchild would be able to make a standout from the niche and attract players not only to give it a try but also to stand the test of time.

African Legends - Design and Symbols

Loading the game will take you to the midst of a vast African tropical jungle. The reels are set against a pretty eye-catching scenery, where Acacia trees, rivers, and dense greenery make up the backdrop. The background differs from what players usually expect from African-inspired slots since you won't get a common background representing deserts, sunsets, or anything else that resembles the hot continent.

Instead, you will be able to take a look at the very different parts of Africa, supposedly the equatorial area, where the clouds which are about to rain cats and dogs occupy the majority of the backdrop.

African Legends Reel Screen

The soundtrack is basic however as you'll hear a piece of common tribal drum music whilst you spin the reels. It fits the gameplay though pretty well as it captures the essential African vibe and adds a final touch to the immersive atmosphere. The fact that it's non-intrusive is a plus, however, it could have been better and Slingshot should have made an effort to give it a dash of personality in accordance with the unusual design.

When it comes to the symbols, the paytable offers a bunch of familiar rock-cut icons. The collection involves 9 regular symbols, divided into 4 low-paying and 5 high-paying ones. The pay symbols start at the low end with a common pack of card suits, including hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds, which are carved in a rock, adding them some originality.

The premiums are better though and include various African animals against a rocky background, including in ascending order warthogs, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, elephants, and lions. The lions are top stars here, just like the saying goes that lions are kings of the jungle.

There is also a Wild symbol included in African Legends, represented by a golden face, which is not only a substitute to any other regular symbol but is also the most valuable among them. Moreover, the Wilds may land stacked on the middle reel to cover the entire reel. You'll require at least 3 symbols on a single line to score a win, and 5OAK combos will lead to much higher payouts. Landing 5 instances of a high-paying symbol on a payline will award from 3.2x to 6x of the bet, while the Wilds award as much as 10 times the bet.

African Legends - Technical Info

The actions take place across a common 5x3 layout with 243 ways to play, meaning that all adjacent symbols starting from the leftmost reel pay. Oddly enough when taking into consideration the concept of a slot where the progressive jackpot is central to the game, African Legends come with a medium volatility level, so you'll get your returns fairly often to keep yourself afloat. Slingshot is also helping with the moderate hit frequency of 37.16%, which means that theoretically, approximately every third spin will be successful. Even though the RTP is set to 94.92%, which is lower than the average level within the industry of 96%, it's still decent for a jackpot game since commonly a big deal of the RTP is a contribution to the progressive jackpot.

Thus, Mega Moolah cuts the RTP to 88.12%, to give an example.

Players drop in by setting bets from 0.25$ to 25$ per spin. The betting range may not appeal to a particular interlayer of players, namely high-rollers, who love playing big and winning respectively, though, casual less risky players will definitely find a preferred stake level. When speaking about high-rollers, they can hope for a win of up to 30,000$ on a single spin, which is excluding the progressive jackpot, of course. Thus, the payout potential without the jackpot is 1,200x of the bet. Some may suppose that betting big here is not the option since it's not worth the risk, however, the higher your stake, the higher your chances of hitting the jackpot, so keep that in mind while adjusting your bets.

African Legends - Bonus Features

There are plenty of extras included in Slingshot's brainchild, so you'll hardly have a dull moment during the session. However, it's necessary to admit that you won't find anything authentic within the feature set since all of them have already appeared in a large number of slots before.

As alluded to earlier, the progressive jackpot is the heart of the game, however, we should take a look at the other in-game bonuses as they're strongly linked one to another.

The one and only standalone feature is the Wild Blast, which can be triggered absolutely at random on any spin during the base game. Whenever activated, up to 5 random positions are chosen to turn into Wild, significantly increasing your chances of scoring a win. The feature is lucrative indeed since it can turn even the worst possible outcome into a massive win.

Aside from the jackpot, the Rolling Reels mechanic is central to the game, as it's the key to triggering other extras. After landing a winning combination, heavy stone blocks get removed from the grid to allow new symbols to tumble down onto the reels. Thus, you can launch a chain of consecutive winning combos on any spin since the feature continues to work until no new winning combination could be made.

The first bonus the Rolling Reels feature is linked to is the Multiplier Trail, which is also progressive. Consecutive wins on a single spin increase the multiplier value. The multipliers are applied to any win during the spin, though, they are reset to the initial stance between the spins.

The first roll will give a 2x multiplier, while the multiplier can reach 10x value after the 7th roll occurs.

When 4 or more rolls occur, the Free Spins bonus is awarded, and the multiplier is carried over to the Free Spins, though, it doesn't increase during the bonus game, so you'll likely want to trigger it after as many rolls as possible. Moreover, the number of rolls you managed to get before triggering the Free Spins feature determines the number of spins you'll be awarded.

• 4 Rolls - awards 12 Free Spins.
• 5 Rolls - awards 15 Free Spins.
• 6 Rolls - awards 18 Free Spins.
• 7 Rolls - awards 20 Free Spins.

Furthermore, the Rolling Reels feature is also the key to winning the jackpot. If you the number of rolls on the same spin reaches 8, you're in luck. The 8th roll awards the progressive jackpot, called Wow Major Jackpot, which seeds at 50,000€. It certainly fails to surpass the one which Mega Moolah offers with the seed value of 1,000,000€, though, the initial value of 50k euro is decent among anyways.

African Legends - Verdict

All said and done, African Legends is a decent option for those who love feeling the thrill of chasing the whopping payout. But still, the question is when it is theoretically going to blow off. The fans of Mega Moolah know for sure that when the Mega Jackpot reaches approximately 3 million €, the chase begins. This one seeds at a pretty low value of 50,000€, and it's hard to guess where the 'magic limit' is set. Nevertheless, time will show.

When pursuing a massive win, players will have a lot of things to entertain them during the gameplay. Not to say that 1,200x of the bet will truly satisfy the target audience of African Legends, however, all the included features will certainly keep players in the right mood. The math model is also pleasing, as the medium variance paired with a decent hit rate plus moderate RTP will provide you with some smaller wins to keep you afloat so that you won't lose your bankroll too fast.

In a nutshell, as already mentioned above, Wow Major Jackpot will be the main reason to get players attracted to the game, and if you feel yourself like a jackpot-chaser, you're welcome. Otherwise, there are not so many things to do to get super fired.