Manta Mayhem

Reels: 5 | Paylines: 20 Software provider Play'n GO has shunned the bass, sharks and crabs that regularly appear in underwater online slots, to build a game around a lesser-seen denizen of the deep. In this deep-sea dive, we're about to be spinning reels alongside a big, friendly-looking manta ray in the oceanically themed Manta Mayhem. The manta part of the game is instantly obvious, while the mayhem part is potentially produced by a free spins round which introduces two special wilds, and is amplified by a lengthy list of Boosters revealed by a clam pick process. Flapping away behind and around the gaming area is a big blue manta ray that looks like an amiable critter. The game has a vaguely Finding Nemo atmosphere, the sort where fish talk to each other, and live in communities amongst a colourful coral reef. The music is playful, which helps evoke images of our manta ray friend, cheekily darting about, doing whatever it is manta rays do down there in the warm blue water. If nothing else, the alternative main sea character makes for a welcome change from bass, and while the game might look friendly, it is powered by a math model that metaphorically contains rows of teeth. Manta Mayhem is a 5-reel game, where each reel holds 3 symbols, and there are 20 paylines evaluating winning combinations. It's highly volatile; Play'n GO has given the math model a 9 out of 10 classification in this regard and built five RTP configurations, where 96.2% is the preferred value. The game comes with the studio's GO Ultra ante bet, which is being added to an increasing number of releases, and has a base stake range of $/€0.10 to $/€60. Manta Mayhem's low pays are coral-looking 10-A card royals, awarding 0.8x to 2.5x the bet for a 5-of-a-kind combination. Should 5 matching high pays hit, and there are four types of them, then the payout is 4x to 10x the bet. Regular wilds appear on all reels, substitute all symbols except scatters, and are worth up to 20x when five wilds land in a win. Manta Mayhem: Slot Features Collecting Pearls can trigger free spins where special symbols and Boosters enter the action, and the GO Ultra is able to increase the bonus round's potency. Special Wilds There are two types of special wilds. The Sticky Wild can land on reel 2, 3, or 4, or in a combination of those reels, depending on the awarded Booster, and it remains on the reels till free spins end. The high-pay wild comes in four types, but only one is randomly chosen to appear during free spins. Special wilds substitute for all regular pay symbols and only appear in free spins. Clam The Prize Pearl scatters can land once per reel in the base game, and are collected when they hit. Collecting Pearl scatter symbols when they land may randomly activate the Clam the Prize feature. When activated, players pick a clam to determine the free spins and free spins Boosters. The possibilities are 6 free spins with 3 Boosters, 8 free spins with 4 Boosters, or 10 free spins with 5 Boosters. Free spins cannot be retriggered.