Surf’s Up Slot
If you can’t actually make it to the Pacific Islands, you might as well have fun pretending that you’re there. Amaya Gaming’s Surf’s Up online video slot brings to you all the sights and sounds of a tropical seashore—with the bonus of winning while you surf the waves. Fifteen paylines and 5 reels roll in free spins as well as a fun surf bonus game that offers up to 3 levels of prizes.
Hang Ten
Designed in a style that will remind you of your favorite Hawaiian shirt, Surf’s Up reels are set against an orange sunset background flanked by palm tree silhouettes. An animated blue wave crashes along the bottom of the screen and a tribal drum rhythm beats as the reels roll. Wins are punctuated by sound effects including water splashing and blowing through a conch shell.
Surf’s Up’s symbols kick off with the card deck J, Q, K and A, all of which appear as carved stone artifacts set amongst various island flowers and greenery. Two tiki figurines make up the middle-range symbols—one brown and laughing, and the other, blue and grimacing. A stereotypical blond surfer dude is next highest in value, followed by a symbol depicting a beach and mountain scene similar to Diamond Head in Oahu, Hawaii. Finally, the Surf’s Up Wild will score you the highest rewards when it appears as a regular symbol in a winning payline.
Eye-Catching Features
Two pretty island maidens—one brunette, one blonde—appear on the game’s Free Spin symbols and trigger a very fast free games feature when they appear on the reels simultaneously. The dark-haired girl only appears on reel 1 and the blonde, on reel 5. But when they show up together, a burst of happy island music rings out, the background changes from white to ocean blue and 3 free spins roll out in quick succession. All wins from these 3 spins are subject to a 3X multiplier.
Surf’s Up also appears as a wave logo on the Wild symbol, and can substitute for any other one aside from Free spins, Bonus, or the animated Shark and Stingray scatters.
Surf’s UP Bonus
The Surf’s Up Bonus game is triggered when the Bonus symbol appears on any payline’s first, 2nd and 3rd reels. A wave splashes down the screen and a mini-game board pops up depicting 3 surfers sitting on boards in the ocean. As you listen to the catchy beach music, you click on one of the surfers. He or she will then surf a huge wave, after which judges hold up scorecards letting you know how you did.
If they hold up two scores, you collect the total of their sums and go back to the main game. If they show one score and one trophy, then you get to advance to the next level and surf again. If you’re lucky enough to have the judges present two trophies, you advance to the next level and have a chance to earn double-sized prizes. You can play up to 3 levels and of course, the higher the level, the bigger the prize.
Low- to Medium-Stake Limits
Choose 1 of 4 coin values: 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, and then cast your wager on all 15 lines with each spin of the reels. This means your minimum bet on 1 payline will cost you 0.15, and the maximum you can wager on any single spin is 37.50, activating all paylines.
The Final Word
Surf’s Up the slot is a fairly volatile game in that you can spin at the maximum bet for quite a while without winning anything at all. However, the bonus features can accrue a fairly substantial prize when they’re triggered, especially if you get double trophies in the bonus game. Note that playing as many paylines as possible helps to trigger the bonus because it only appears on active paylines. Oceanic-themed video slots abound; if this is your favorite style of game, you’ll want to try Shark Bite or Dolphin King as well.
