Wave Patrol Slot
Head to the beach for surfing, volleyball and dinghy fun as you play the new Wave Patrol slot machine by Novomatic. This sunny slot features a beach scene filled with bikini-clad sunbathers, a hunky lifeguard and more worryingly, a grinning shark!
There are 10 paylines in this game along with wild symbols, scatters and free spins bonus round to keep players entertained as they enjoy relaxing on the tropical beach with the waves lapping the shore of the slot screen.
Preparing for the Beach
As we are on ‘wave patrol’, the theme of the game is based on life-guarding. The sunshine greets players as soon as the game loads with a beach scene in the background, including a blue sea with wind surfers in the distance, golden sand, a wooden lifeguard station, palm trees, tropical flowers and a coconut shell with straw poking out the top, no doubt containing a delicious cocktail.
The reels confirm the beach theme with colourful cartoon graphics depicting some predictable images, including two bikini-wearing women, who both look strikingly like Barbie, one holding a surfboard and the other a beach ball. The other images include the face of a dark-haired male lifeguard, along with a dinghy or inflatable rowing boat, a pair of binoculars, a loudspeaker and life-saving rubber ring.
Before you start playing Wave Patrol, you need to decide on your stake. There are only 10 paylines here and all of these are in play throughout the game to give the maximum number of ways to win each spin. You can alter your line bet by clicking the plus and minus symbols to change your bet from €0.01 to €2.00 per line, giving a total bet per spin of €0.10 to €20.00.
As with many of the slot games form Novomatic, this low betting range is suitable for lower rollers but players looking to bet big might need to look elsewhere for their slots fun.
Watch out for the Shark!
Wave Patrol contains mostly images of a calm and peaceful nature as we imaging patrolling the beach as a lifeguard or surfing in the sea. However, there is one concerning symbol that seems slightly out of place – the shark scatter. This great smiling fish lurks in the waves waiting to appear and reward players with the highest payout of the game!
This shark scatter pays €2,000 for 5 symbols on the reels at once while playing max bet. This also has the ability to launch the free games round – but more on that in a moment.
The second-best symbol to watch out for is the lifeguard who pays €1,000 for 5 symbols while playing max bet, while the bikini-clad women both pay €600 for 5 symbols at max bet. Moving down the paytable, the next symbol to look out for is the dinghy which pays €400 for 5 symbols at max bet, while the binoculars and loudspeaker both pay €300 for 5 symbols at max bet. The lowest paying symbols are the colourful high cards which pay from €100 to €200 for 5 symbols while playing max bet.
The wild symbol is the life-saving rubber ring which stands in for all the other symbols in the game, except the scatter, to create more potential winning combinations.
Free Games and a Lucky Buoy
Whenever you hit 3 or more scattered shark symbols you trigger the free games round. The more sharks you uncover the more free spins you can enjoy during the round. 3 sharks triggers 5 free games, 4 sharks triggers 8 free games, while 5 sharks launches 15 free games.
The best thing about the free games round is that whenever you hit another shark, you are awarded 1 more free spin. So you have the potential to rack up the freebies with the grinning shark on your side!
Plus, throughout the round you can also enjoy the Lucky Buoy feature, which gives you a new wild symbol in a random position every spin, which holds in place for the duration of the free games. You can gather up to 12 wilds in total for some serious winning opportunities.
Fun in the Sun with a Friendly Shark
Wave Patrol looks at first like a typical beach holiday game with its predictable imagery and cartoonish graphics. However this slot has much more to offer. Although there are only 10 paylines, the extra features mean that the wins are regular and the rewards can be high, especially if you are betting towards the higher end of the betting range.
The smiling shark is the friendliest symbol in the game and can award free spins, during which many more wilds can appear to give extra winning chances.
This slot machine has a happy, sunshine theme and surprisingly attractive payout potential.
