Raging Buffalo

Developed by Triple Profits Games, Raging Buffalo is a brand new slot that introduces players to North America's wild and exciting megafauna. The game takes place on a traditional five-reel, four-row reel set with 1,024 pay lines available to play on. The most exciting thing in this game, barring the rampaging buffalos, is the incredible top payout. Coming in at an extraordinary 94,500x the stake, players will be keen to find any online casino that offers this game. What's also immediately apparent when opening this game is its high-quality graphics. Indeed, the animation and illustrations in Raging Buffalo are a joy to behold and surpass many of the inferior games with a similar theme currently on the market.

Raging Buffalo Overview

The features of this game begin with the selection of power reels. At the beginning of each game, the slot will ask how many reels you want to make power reels. Wins that land on power reels are boosted by bet multipliers. However, the more power reels you choose to activate, the higher your bet per spin has to be. The other feature of this game is the free spins bonus. To trigger this feature, players must land three or more of the scatter icons on the reels at the same time. The more scatters you land the bonus with, the bigger the initial payout and the more spins you earn to take into the prize round. Finally, this game also offers bonus buy facilities. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Raging Buffalo Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is the American West and its host of amazing animals. When we talk about the American West, we mean the western part of the United States of America. Although the setting for this game looks to be an arid and desert-like environment, the game has still involved animals from across the American West, from the snowy Rocky Mountains to the vast grass prairies of Colorado. This means players will see both the powerful and imposing Buffalo and the hardy and cunning grey wolf. Joining these iconic animals are also the Bald Eagle, Mountain Lion and Elk.

The background for this game is a hot desert, perhaps located in the interior of Nevada. The land is an arid orange colour, with no sign of vegetation to be seen for miles, not even a cactus. Above this harsh sandy landscape is a cloudless sky thrumming with the heat of the midday sun. Wheeling overhead is what looks like the silhouettes of vultures circling high on thermals. Few details can be made out in this sparse expanse, yet its emptiness is rather beautiful in a stark, minimalist way. The playing board is wooden with elements inspired by Native American cultures, such as feathers and intricate carvings.

The symbols are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying icons are the 9, 10, J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The icon with the highest value out of these is the A, paying out at 5x the stake for the top combination. The more valuable icons are the Elk, Grey Wolf, Mountain Lion, Bald Eagle and Buffalo. The Buffalo is the most valuable icon in this game, worth 120x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game are the wild icon, and the golden Buffalo free spins scatter.

Game Play

Raging Buffalo is played on a 5-reel, 4-row machine with 1,024 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. The betting range for Raging Buffalo is £1 to £400 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stakes up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen. Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return-to-player percentage for Raging Buffalo is 95%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 94,500x your stake.

Raging Buffalo Features

As mentioned in the introduction, the features of this game begin with the selection of power reels, an option that the game gives you. At the beginning of each game, the slot will ask how many reels you want to make power reels. Wins that land on power reels are boosted by bet multipliers and are worth much more than regular wins. However, to activate power reels, your bet per spin is increased. The more power reels you activate, the higher the required bet.

The next feature is the free spin round. This feature is triggered when players land three or more of the free spin scatters on the reels at the same time. Do this, and the game will give you an initial payout and several free spins. The more scatters you use to trigger the bonus, the more free spins you'll earn and the bigger the initial payout. You can add more spins to your tally from within the bonus game by landing additional scatters.

This game, finally, also offers bonus buy facilities that allow you to purchase access to free spins. This option may not be available in the UK, though.

Conclusion

If you are looking for a Western-themed game will high-quality visuals and the potential for massive payouts, this could be the game for you. However, players must be aware that the RTP for this game is quite low, and the volatility is quite high. This means wins are a little difficult to find. Indeed, this game would probably fall into the category of high-risk – high-reward slots. Play in demo mode to start with if you aren't confident of the game's attributes.