As you'd expect from a slot about a martial-arts loving pig the action in Karate Pig is pretty light hearted. The graphics are cartoon-style and include a grinning Buddha, a smiling cat, bonsai tree and a sake drinking animal. It's a 5 reel, 40 payline offering with the Karate Pig Logo acting as the wild. It's a stacked wild so can produce some pretty special results. Find five on a payline for a bumper 25 times take payout.
Karate Pig comes with two bonus features. First there are the Free Spins feature which are triggered when the Coin scatter appears on reels 1 and 5. You'll be awarded an initial 15 free spins with all wins during the round doubled (2x multiplier). It's possible to trigger even more free spins by finding the coins again during the feature.
Finding 3, 4 or 5 Pig Scatter symbols activates the multi-level Karate Bonus feature. You can then choose between the Pork Chop Bonus feature and the Hammer Bonus feature. Both are classic 'pick me' rounds offering a selection of prizes. In the Pork Chop Bonus you'll be presented with six barrels, each of which hides a prize. Choose three to claim your random prizes. The Hammer Bonus is similar. Instead of barrels, there are six tarps show. Pick three to reveal your prizes.
After completing either bonus feature, you will be awarded with 1 of 7 karate belts, starting with the beginner white belt right up to the master's black belt. You can enter the Final Showdown Bonus feature once you're the owner of all seven belts. The Final Showdown Bonus is a scrap between the Karate Pig and his mysterious adversary over three rounds. Random bonuses are awarded depending on the outcome. If our hero comes out on top, the rewards can be a maximum of 26 and a half times your stake.
The Karate Pig theme is certainly a strange one, even by slot standards. It looks good though and the bonus features keep the action rolling along nicely, even if they're not among the most exciting out there. The variance in Karate Pig is medium.
Payouts are fairly rare but watch out when they do arrive. Bizarre he may be but this little piggy can certainly pack a punch. The base game can give you wins up to 1,000 times your stake but the Free Spins feature can be up to 2,000 times your stake (as it has the 2x multiplier). It’s a little dated graphically and I prefer NetEnt’s Piggy Riches which is more volatile and also features pigs.