The imagery in Penguin Vacation has a comic feel - set against an icy backdrop, the reels feature a family of holidaying penguins including child, mum and a Hawaiian shirt wearing dad. Landing just 2 of ma and pa in a payline will get you a payout of 2 coins - this can reach up to 750 coins if you're lucky enough to find 5 in a line. Joining the penguin family on the reels are a goldfish lolly, suitcase and low value playing card symbols.
The penguin on the slide is the wild, substituting for all other symbols apart from the scatter – 2 wilds in a payline will get you 10 times your line bet. Three offer 250x with 2500x yours for a four symbol combo. Land 5 and a 10,000-coin jackpot will be yours.
As entertaining as the base game is, and it is, complete with jaunty soundtrack, the real action comes in the Fishing Bonus feature which is triggered when you land 3 or more scatters anywhere on the reels - you'll start the feature with 8 free spins and a 2x multiplier but there are plenty of opportunities to add to that.
Before the free spins play out, you'll be presented with 5 ice fishing holes - pick 2 of them to reveal the number of extra spins and the multiplier. If your luck is in while you're fishing, you can catch up to 33 free spins with a multiplier of up to 15x.
The graphics and sound may be of the cutesy variety but don't be fooled, Penguin Vacation is a volatile slot so play with care if you have a limited bankroll. The upside to that of course is that when you do hit, the results can come along pretty quickly.
Nicely presented and easy to play, Penguin Vacation is an entertaining slot. It really starts to fly in the bonus round - get lucky with the free spins and multiplier and this Antarctic adventure could turn into the trip of a lifetime. If you like the theme, Wild Gambler Arctic Adventure by Ash Gaming is very good as to is Lucky Angler by Net Entertainment.