Wai-Kiki Slot

Graphics

Our game symbols appear in front of a beautiful Hawaiian vista - a lagoon of sea and sky of such a lush blue they seem to be as one. Tropical plants and trees frame the beach, with a volcano (hopefully dormant!) adding an exotic flourish in the far background.

Iron Dog immerses us in this paradise not only through a lush backdrop, but our five "reels" are simply our symbols floating above the lagoon. Jacks through Aces, Surfboards and Cocktails all appear decorated with with Plumeria, Hawaii's national flower.

A Turtle and Sea Hook stretch towards our highest-paying symbols - though they have more to say when they activate the game's bonus features - while a Ukulele (bizarrely called a Hukulele in the paytable) take the mantle as the slot's top-paying symbol. We can expect the party to really kick in when we launch the Free Spins bonus game as we head for a vibrant night time Luau.

Gameplay

Surf, sea, sand and sun are the names of the game for any Hawaiian holiday, but coin wins and free spins are the added bonuses for us here. We trigger the Free Spins feature when we land a Luau Free Spins Scatter on the centre spot of the third reel with a Ukulele symbol either side.

We now have 21 free spins in a night time Luau (the Hawaiian word for "party") during which the party gets wild with Wild Plumerias that spread out to cover up to five other symbols per occurrence. Oddly enough for a party, the Cocktails are gone. Instead, though, we are treated to Token symbols that we collect during the Free Spins feature which add up to an extra coin payout when the Luau is over.

But not only are we fishing for night time parties in the shape of free spins action, but we also fish for coin wins during the base game when we land a Turtle symbol on reel 3 in the centre spot with a Fish Hook on either side. We then bag a random coin win thanks to the Shark Fishing Bonus, an added aside to this tropical paradise.

Verdict

With hardly a cloud in the sky we head to these exotic shores in search of culture, relaxation and, above all, sizeable fortunes. Iron Dog Studios has managed to accomplish all of the above, all the while soothed by the continuous lilt of a ukulele.

Once we have finished our adventures across these reels there will surely only be one destination we will be looking to for our next holiday and, should we land the Wai-Kiki slot's top jackpot, we could find our own Hawaiian trip funded by none other than a Hawaiian slot game.