At the start of 2022 ELK Studios have more than 50 slot games in their back catalogue spanning a broad range of styles, maths models, themes and prizes. What is noticeable about these games is that they have all been carefully put together with a real attention to detail that you don’t always find in slots from some of the more prolific providers. ELK make a big deal of the concept stage of game development. The result is a series of slots that rarely tread the same generic territory of other game providers.
ELK STUDIOS MINI SLOTS REVIEWS
It is fair to say that thematically, graphically and in gameplay ELK slots always offer you something very different to the competition. Here are mini reviews of three of our favourites to show you what we mean.
VOODOO GOLD
We have to start with one of the Gold series of slots because these games featuring the explorer Kane are amongst our favourites. In this instance we are transported to the swamplands of Louisiana where a shamanic presence is rendered on a gloriously murky 6 reel and 4 row reel set built amongst shimmering green waters.
Typically, the game offers some interesting twists on classic slots features. So, we have 4,096 win ways, but reel expansion can take that up to 262,144. Big Symbols of up to 4×4 are also useful as they help produce wins as well as clearing spaces in which Voodoo Wilds can settle. These wilds are also sticky in a Free Spins round in which up to 15 spins can be awarded.
Voodoo Gold is a great introduction to the legend of Kane and a worth staring point to explore the legend of ELK Studios too!
WILD TORO
Channeling the thrills of a Spanish bullfight, Wild Toro is the first in a series of three ‘Toro’ games from ELK that concluded with their November 2021 release, Toro 7s. It is also the game that won them the 2017 EGR Game of the Year award, a prestigious industry award. That is why we have included it as one of our favourite ELK slots.
Wild Toro is notable for its fabulous graphics with beautifully rendered illustrations of the bull and the fighter, both of whom seem to jump out of the reels towards you. The action takes place on a 5×4 grid with 178 active lines in play.
But it’s the three features that are most important here – a Toro Walking Wild With Re-Spins, a Toro Goes Wild Bonus Game where the bull attacks Matadors, leaving a trail of Wilds in its wake, and a Matador Re-Spin Challenge with Sticky Symbols and Re-Spins.
If you’re ever felt yourself getting bored of the standard flat slots play that most games offer, then this insane little game should be your next port of call. The on-reel animations alone are enough, and with a medium variance and 2,250x top payout, it also has a broad appeal. Awesome stuff!
KAIJU
We have also chosen to highlight Kaiju as it is another slot that showcases the unique and varied talents of the ELK team. Kaiju is a monster that crawls out of the Pacific sometime in the future to cause deadly carnage. It has a Japanese horror feel to it and thanks to ELKs creative talents, lends itself well to this 7,776 win ways slot.
This is one of their more volatile games and it also features expanding reels. The objective is to unlock the Kaiju Battle Free Spins round where vertical lasers unlock hot spots on the reels to reveal wilds and force the reels to expand upwards.
Sticky Wilds and up to 12 Free Spins can push your win potential up to 1,305x. Its widlly creative and loads of fun.