The Orca the Iceberg and the Penguin

The latest slot from Skywind, titled The Orca, the Iceberg and the Penguin, is teeming with the animal life of the arctic. With up to 50 free spins available at a time and an almost irresistible design, players will be flocking to the north pole in no time.

Theme

Thanks to the Skywind design team, players can get a taste of one of the world’s most extreme ecosystems without so much as having to reach for a sweater. Gaming symbols include a penguin about to feast on a fish she’s caught, orange seals, green turtles, pink jellyfish, and blue silvery fish, as well as the playing card values ace through nine. A breeching orca acts as wild, while also offering a tremendous payout of 10,000x for five-of-a-kind, while a towering iceberg symbol acts as scatter. The penguins appear fully stacked, and both penguins and orcas reward players with charming animations when appearing on a winning payline. Aurora borealis shines in eerie green above the reels, reflecting magically in the ocean below. The overall feel of this title is light-hearted and immensely fun.

Betting Options and Functions

Skywind was founded in 2012 by one of the original founders of gaming giant Playtech, so it comes as no surprise that gaming fundamentals are well attended-to here. There are 30 fixed paylines, all paying from left to right. Coin value can be adjusted from 0.01–10.00 for a very broad overall per-spin betting range of 0.30–300.00 times the betting currency. Autoplay is available in a simple on/off binary – players should be careful, however, as there are no loss limits available. Turbo mode can be engaged, should players wish for a quicker game tempo. Game rules, paytable information, and player settings are available on separate screens. There is only one blemish: RTP information is not available about this slot, which is ordinarily a huge red flag.

Features

The appearance of three or more iceberg scatter symbols on the reels triggers 15, 25, or a whopping 50 free spins. The Northern Lights turn a deep reddish pink, with the sea reflecting the change in breathtaking fashion. During free spins, a win multiplier between two and eight will be active, determined by a snow flake. What’re more, during free spins, the orca wild substitutes for all symbols including scatter, a rare feature which greatly increases the chance that the feature be retriggered. All in all, the bonus feature is much better than what is available in the average online slot.

Our Take

The Orca, The Iceberg, and the Penguin is certainly a slot with a whole lot going for it. There are two important questions left unanswered, however: first, is there actually an ecosystem on earth where all of this animal life can be found in one place? And second, what is the RTP of this beautifully-made slot? Other titles by this designer have offered RTP above the industry average, so it’s likely that players are similarly offered strong odds here… this can’t be confirmed, however, which means the slot cannot be wholeheartedly recommended.