Octopus Armada

While you can sense the care and attention Blue Guru has poured into the interesting Panspermia story and then designing a set of immersive graphics to bring the concept to life, the gameplay didn't feel quite so developed. One of Blue Guru's aims is to tell stories with their games, and this they've achieved in Octopus Armada. A game so well named, it conjured up images of multi-armed adversaries sailing ships across seas or cruising celestial highways in search of interspecies conflict. When the game loaded, itsDay of the Tentaclestyling didn't disappoint, so the tee up could not have been better, and anticipation was riding high. Several hundred spins later, enthusiasm had been blunted by the repetitiveness of Octopus Armada's gameplay. During the initial playthrough, it took a noticeably long time to eventually trigger the bonus round, and in the meantime, the spreading wild feature didn't have the oomph to fill the gaps. It was okay, and the pay both ways helped, but might it have benefited from an accompanying modifier or possessed some sort of multiplying element, perhaps? Not sure, but something felt missing. A repeat playthrough proved more fruitful, though. Spreading wild feature linked with the army man at one point to crack out a 500x+ base game win, and free spins triggered with a greater frequency the second time around. Like any slot, really, when the cards are falling your way, it's much easier to appreciate what a game has to offer. What Octopus Armada offers is a slot for players keen to try their luck in a quirky B-movie-like setting while contemplating what might be out there, lurking on the galaxy's edge, beyond our knowledge. As far as alien interaction slots go, Octopus Armada has to work harder to impress since it doesn't have the name recognition or wealth of features found in Invaders Megaways or the nostalgic clout of Inspired Gaming's Space Invaders. It does this largely through its theme and presentation rather than a stack of features, so if you're down with the story, there is amusement here to be had; if not, Octopus Armada might come across as a tad underwhelming.