Feather Frenzy Slot Review
Bop to the samba tunes running through a game of Feather Frenzy video slots from Novomatic. Not to be confused with the much less entertaining Feathered Frenzy by Big Time Gaming, the theme for Feather Frenzy is definitely festive, festooned with the bright and colourful feathers of tropical birds winging their way to the non-progressive ultimate jackpot of 200,000.
Fans of free games and big bonuses will have a grand old time spinning the reels of the fun and cheerful tone of Feather Frenzy. The animal theme is not a new one for Novomatic, and this is definitely cute on the level of Chibeasties 2, sans the magical woodland creatures.
Feather Frenzy Setup
Set ostensibly in a South America rainforest, the look and tone of Feather Frenzy is reminiscent of the Crazy Birds video slot of Novomatic. The difference is Feather Frenzy only has 5×3 reels as opposed to the 5×4 matrix of Crazy Birds, and 20 paylines as opposed to 40 paylines.
Despite that, Feather Frenzy plays just fine, and it is mobile-optimized, so players can choose to go ahead and do that on a desktop or mobile device without needing to download anything.
It might not be as slick as Power Plant, but no one cares.
Feather Frenzy features gangs of parakeets and parrots that serve as the regular symbols in the reels that go particularly well with classic slot symbols of fruits. Players can expect a top payout for the base game of 100 times the total wager, or 2000 times the line wager. Also, the RTP is 97.2%, which means it will potentially pay better than most slot games.
Payouts
Reel symbols are a variety of birds with blue parrots being the high-paying ones. Five blue parrot combos on a spin will multiply the line wager by 100. A 5-red parrot combo yields 50 times the total wager while 5 orange or pink parakeets in a line yields reward of 12.5 times the total wager.
Fruits such as cherries, lemons, plums, grapes, and watermelons (which are not really tropical fruit, but whatever) also appear in turn, although they are low-paying symbols.
Assuming a 5-fruit match, watermelons and lemons yield 7.5 times the total wager, while grapes, plums, and cherries will multiply that by 5. High paying symbols appear regularly enough in the spins to keep the game interesting. The Feather Frenzy wild card is a white diamond, which if it appears next to any symbol except scatters can create winning combinations. Wilds appear frequently in both the base game and the bonus round, so that helps with the payout.
Scatters are golden eggs, and they multiply the wager value by up to 25 as well as serve as the key to triggering the free spin feature. Three scatters result in a multiplier of 2 for the wager and 10 free spins, while four and five scatters result in multipliers of 10 and 25 for the wager and 15 and 25 spins, respectively.
Features
The free spin feature is essential for maximizing the payout potential. The free spin feature is re-triggerable, and since scatters appear quite regularly, players can expect to have a lot of play for their money. During the bonus round, Key icons might appear in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th columns at the same time as a bird in a cage icon.
If that happens, the bird will go free, and that will trigger a multiplier of up to 100 for the wager. You can free up to three caged birds in a single spin if you have enough Key icons, and that will up the multiplier to 300 for the wager.
Verdict
Feather Frenzy might feel a bit light on unique bonus features, but it is great fun nonetheless. The bird-in-a-cage and key combo is particularly satisfying, and the relative regularity of winning combos, wilds and scatters keep players interested.
Feather Frenzy has a typical payout system typical in many Novomatic games, so payouts are quite predictable. However, when a player maxes out the wager to £100, there is a chance of winning a not insignificant pot o£200,000 given the highest possible multiplier of 2,000 and medium volatility fo the game. Additionally, the RTP for Feather Frenzy is slightly better than a good many other Novomatic video slots, so there is a good chance of a nice payout.
Overall, Feather Frenzy offers dynamic gameplay despite not being all that unique as far as Novomatic video slots go. It is a simple game with standard features, but the cheerful soundtrack and colourful icons make it a nice game to play and try to get a solid win and free some birds.
