Head to the African savannah
It’s not something we can always say about a Novomatic slot but the design in African Stampede is very nicely done. With a bouncy African soundtrack playing along in the background, the setting is the grassy savannah. Joining the A to 9 symbols are an antelope, a zebra, a rhino, a buffalo and an elephant. Land 5 of the latter for an award double your total stake. The lion is the wild. This substitutes for everything bar the Bonus and can land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 only.
12 free spins with sticky wilds
Like most slots in the Novomatic catalogue, the gameplay in African Stampede is simple. Land the Bonus symbol on reels 1, 2 and 3 on the same spin and you’ll receive an initial payout of 2 times your total stake. You’ll then play 12 free spins in the Free Games feature.
During these free spins, the most lucrative elephant symbol spins in stacked formation. Hope to see plenty of the lion wild too. Every time a wild symbol lands during the feature, it turns sticky and remains locked in position for the remainder of the round.
Simple safari action
There’s nothing complicated about the African Stampede slot game. The design and gameplay are simple but none the worse for that. The visuals are impressively done and the soundtrack gives the game a real African flavour. The free spins round should be worth hitting too thanks to the stacked symbols and the sticky wilds.
With its medium volatility, African Stampede isn’t as fiery as some slots in the Novomatic catalogue. Saying that, a screen full of the highest value symbol (the elephant) will result in a 100 times stake payout – yes, very disappointing. African Stampede offers nothing out of the ordinary in terms of gameplay and low max win amount makes this a game I won’t be coming back to.
There are much better slots out there with a similar theme – such as iSoftBet’s Jumbo Stampede and Pragmatic Play’s Safari King which both offer bigger potential payouts.