Blazing Piranhas

While fishing titles have been popular almost since the inception of online slots, it's very rare that the main characters are used as bait. That's exactly what happens in this rather sinister release, with a swarm of hungry piranhas lurking in the water, waiting to be fed by one of the four unaware holiday-goers. To further add to the dark feeling of this title, a variety of gory animations are used throughout the base game and main bonus round. In total, the Blazing Piranhas slot features 5 reels and 20 pay lines, with the minimum stake size sitting at 0.10. 

This title was created by PearFiction Studios, an incredibly creative software provider that produces casino slots exclusively for Games Global. Some of the releases in their portfolio include the likes of 15 Tridents, Treasures of Kilauea, and Dungeons and Diamonds, amongst a wide selection of others! 

PearFiction Studios have replaced the standard 10, J, Q, K, and A icons to make their slots online stand out even further in favour of different coloured fish. In order of desirability, there is a blue, green, red, and purple variation. Next up are the premiums, shown as holiday-goers, with the colours blue, green, red, and purple being visible in the background. These can award players with up to 7x, 10x, 15x, or 25x their stake size, respectively. 

Blazing Piranhas also comes with a handful of special icons, including two variations of wild, shown as a fish and a skull. There is also a scatter symbol, displayed as a life ring, alongside a star jackpot scatter. In the jackpot bonus mode, players can find fish coins, multiplier coins, key coins, and star coins on the reels, all of which are covered below. 

Should a piranha wild icon land with a holiday-goer landing directly to the left, it will eat the character before assuming their position. A wild symbol will also be left in the piranha's original position. It's possible for multiple wilds to land during the same spin, too! 

Next up is the 'Lock n Win' mode that can be triggered if six or more coins appear simultaneously. At the start of the round, the triggering coins will lock in place, and players will be awarded with 3 respins. The number of spins is reset if any additional coins land, with them also becoming sticky. This continues until all spins have been used, or the board is filled with coins, in which case the player will be awarded with the mega jackpot. All potential winnings are then totalled up and awarded. 

It's not just standard fixed-value coins that can appear during the 'Lock n Win' bonus mode either. Multiplier coins will act as 5x fixed-value symbols, but also multiply all other icons in view by 5x, apart from star coins. Key coins can award up to 12 times the stake size and unlock additional positions on the board. Last but not least is the Star coin, which can trigger the 'Jackpot Lock n Win' round, should one appear. 

In the 'Jackpot Lock n Win' round, players are presented with a new grid, with each row referencing a different jackpot. This includes the Micro, Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega variations, which sit at 15x, 25x, 100x, 500x, and 5,000x the stake size, respectively. Coin icons appear on the grid until a row is filled with 3, at which point the corresponding jackpot is awarded to the player. 

Interestingly, these jackpots can also be awarded through a wheel. When coin symbols appear, they are added to a meter at the top, triggering a wheel spin when it's full. This feature can award players with any of the aforementioned jackpots and progress on this meter is saved at each stake size. 

The final bonus mode in Blazing Piranhas can be triggered if 3 or more scatter icons appear simultaneously. Players can choose between the number of spins and wild icons, with the maximum spins sitting at 12, 24, or 36, depending on whether 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols triggered the round. As for the maximum number of wilds, these sit at 6 in all instances. It's also possible to retrigger this bonus, with the initial number of spins being awarded again if it happens. 

To summarise, Blazing Piranhas revolves around a unique concept and offers a truly immersive experience to players. It's also evident from this review, that it comes with a wide range of bonus features, alongside five different jackpots!