Forest Frenzy Slots
If you go down to the woods today... you'll find a sunbathing raccoon and a squirrel wearing a bow tie (obviously!). That might sound a bit unusual, but then again, there is nothing usual about this humorous 5-reel video slot by Octopus Gaming.
The game's theme revolves around the miniature world of woodland critters who have an eccentric flair for dressing up in tiny items of human clothing and partaking in some odd activities. If you can get your head around that, then you will surely enjoy Forest Frenzy with its wild wins, free spins, bonus game, and wins of up to 20,000 credits.
It's a Bit Nuts
Forest Frenzy is a somewhat silly slot machine with plenty of charm. The game's reels are set within a cartoon forest world of acorns, mushrooms and tree bark, making the overall aspect quite busy and colourful. On the reels themselves, players will meet a number of the forest's residents, such as a pink bow-tie wearing gopher, a squirrel sporting a red waist-coat, a sunbathing raccoon, a beaver wearing overalls and a plain old squirrel holding an acorn – he obviously didn't get the fancy dress memo.
The slot machine also features a couple of bonus symbols – a wild icon as depicted by a bunch of pine cones, a bonus game triggering scatter that is represented by a mushroom and a free spin triggering scatter that is shown as an image of acorn nuts.
All of the symbols in this slot machine are flamboyantly designed to match the humorous nature of the theme. They may only present 2D images and there is limited use of animation, but the icons are rendered in stylised fashion to give the various creature characters plenty of personality. The game's sound effects don't particularly impress, however, with an annoying tin-rattle sound whenever spinners hit a winner.
The Riches of the Forest
Finding a winner shouldn't be too difficult in this 25-payline slot machine. However, if a player wants to limit their losses and maximise potential profits, they can alter the number of active paylines by using the (-) and (+) buttons in the game's control panel. The only other variable that players need to attend to is the size of the coins that are wagered on each active payline. The available coins are as follows: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 3.00 and 5.00. So, with all 25 paylines in play and a 5 credit bet, players can end up placing a total bet of 125 credits – which should satisfy the most adventurous of bettors out there.
All wins in the base game of Forest Frenzy are made by lining up matching symbols upon active paylines to award a line bet multiplier, as you can see for yourself in the table below:
Crack the Golden Acorn
Remember when we mentioned that this slot machine had three bonus icons? Well, let's have a closer look at each of them. The first of these special is a conventional wild icon, which will substitute for all of the icons in the paytable above to complete combinations of matched symbols. This wild is shown as a pine cone symbol and it won't replace the game's two scatter symbols.
The first of those scatters is depicted as a couple of acorns next to an oak leaf, and it will only appear on the first and fifth reels of the slot machine. However, when two of these icons appear at the same time, a round of 5 free spins will be initiated. No multipliers, no gimmicks, just a brief spell of stake-free games.
The second scatter is perhaps more interesting to spinners who like their bonus games. That is because when three mushroom scatters appear on the second, third and fourth reels, a special bonus side game will begin. This will take punters to a new game screen where three golden acorns are laid out on a tree stump. Players simply have to select one to receive a bonus prize worth between 20 and 900 bonus points.
Forest of Madness
If you're looking for a forest themed slot machine that doesn't take itself too seriously, then Forest Frenzy is definitely worth a go. Instead of focusing on fairies, unicorns and other make believe creatures, this game is all about real life wildlife. Although, having said that, the fact that the wildlife is partaking in human activities and going about in fancy dress might be a tad far-fetched...
