You have to admire the imagination of some slot developers to create unbelievable, unrealistic, yet humorous themes for their slots. Honestly, I’d much rather have something original anyway, so give me a zoo in space over candies, leprechauns, and Norse Gods any day of the week. You did hear me correctly, by the way; the latest slot to hit my to-be-reviewed intray is Space Zoo, a game developed by Backseat Gaming in collaboration with Hacksaw Gaming that is themed around a zoo in outer space. It has a 5×4 reel configuration, 14 paylines, a 94.29% RTP, and a top potential payout of 10,000x the stake.
So, we know the theme is fun and quirky, but what does the rest of the Space Zoo offer? The main selling point is a Wheel of Fortune feature that can trigger during the base game and the free spins bonus round. During the base, it can add wilds, upgrade symbols, implement a global win multiplier, or throw cash prizes of up to 1,000x to the reels. Trigger the free spins bonus and unlock spins on this wheel, and you can now win additional free spins on top of those rewards while the cash prizes and multipliers remain persistent throughout.
I’d imagine that if one existed, it’d be pretty expensive to take a family trip to a zoo in space. However, you’ll not have to cough up anything to see the animals in Backseat Gaming’s Space Zoo demo slot; it’s free to play below.
| Provider | Hacksaw Gaming |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Paylines | 14 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.10 - 100 |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Max Win | 10,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 94.29% |
| Our Rating | 6.9 |
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Space Zoo Demo Slot
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Space Zoo Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
To further clarify my point about unique and whacky slot themes, you only have to look at other slots that have sent animals deep into the solar system. Rarestone Gaming brought us Pigeons From Space, Nolimit City has given us Space Donkey, and there’s Rocket Chimp from Mascot Gaming. I’m sure I could find plenty of other examples in our free play slots catalogue, but I think there’s more than enough there to keep you going for a little while.
Hitting the paytable on the Space Zoo slot, it’s Lions, Giraffes, Elephants, and Zebras that get to display their beastly attributes to anyone rich enough to visit them. None of those are where you’ll find the best payout on this slot; however, that accolade goes to the Rocket Wild symbol. In addition to substituting for all regular symbols, the Wild will pay 20x the stake for a full line of five. The Elephant and Giraffe share a top payout of 12.5x, and the Lion and Giraffe offer equal returns with a 10x payout for a five of a kind win. The playing cards, ranging from Ace to Ten, make up the lower pays, and all share a 1x return for five symbol combinations.
The betting range is pretty standard for a Hacksaw Gaming/Backseat Gaming release, with the minimum/maximum bets of €0.10 and €100.00 per spin, undoubtedly enough to cover both high and low rollers.
Space Zoo Slot Base Game
The Spaze Zoo slot has 14 paylines across 5 reels and 4 rows. When you line up 3 or more matching symbols across one of those win ways, you receive a payout as per the paytable.
Wheel Of Fortune
Whenever the Wheel of Fortune symbol lands on the middle reel, it will reward you with one, two, or three spins of a giant bonus wheel that can deliver four different rewards.
- Added Wilds: If this section is activated by spinning the Wheel of Fortune, between 2 and 12 wild symbols are added to the reels.
- Symbol upgrade: This will upgrade all low-value symbols on the reels into the same type of high-value symbol.
- Global Multiplier: Hitting this section adds a global multiplier of 2x, 3x, or 5x that applies to all wins on the current spin.
- Cash Prizes: Cash prizes of 2x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x, 250x, 500x, and 1,000x the stake are hidden behind each position on the reels. You win these prizes whenever winning combinations are formed by the symbols above them.
Once the above multipliers are applied to the current spin, the Wheel of Fortune symbol becomes wild.
Space Zoo Slot Bonus Features
Whenever 3, 4, or 5 bonus scatter symbols land on the same spin in the base game, the main bonus will be triggered, and you will receive 10, 12, or 14 free spins, respectively.
Free Spins Feature
During the bonus, there is a higher chance of the Wheel of Fortune symbol landing, while the wheel can now award between 2 and 5 additional free spins as one of its rewards. Furthermore, if the Global Multiplier or Cash Prizes segments trigger via the wheel of fortune, they all remain sticky on the reels for the duration of the free spins bonus.
Bonus Buy
In true Backseat Gaming style, you have a few bonus buy options to consider:
- Bonus Hunt FeatureSpins: You can pay 2x your current stake to spin with three times the chance to trigger a bonus.
- Wheel of Fortune FeatureSpins: For 50x your current bet, you can guarantee a Wheel of Fortune symbol.
- Free Spins Bonus Game: Finally, you can spend 100x your current stake to purchase the free spins bonus.
Pros
- The Wheel of Fortune and its modifiers are where the potential is at on the Space Zoo slot.
Cons
- The RTP is way below the industry average.
Space Zoo Slot Review Final Thoughts
Backseat Gaming’s Space Zoo is certainly filled with enough features and modifiers to keep any slot fanatic happy, and the whacky theme at least offers something different from the norm. It might not provide enough fun over an extended period, but I think most will get plenty of initial entertainment from this slot.
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