Africa X Up Slot Review

Africa X Up Slot, Details & Wager Limits

The Africa X Up slot is played with 5 reels, 3 rows and 243 ways to win. To create a winning combination, land 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols or wilds on adjoining reels, starting from reel 1. These matching symbols don’t have to be next to each other, anywhere on the reels will do as long as the reels are adjacent.

Stake levels here range from 30p to £21 per spin. Simply click on the coins icon if you wish to alter your stake size. Open the menu to access the paytable. Payout amounts are shown in cash and relate to whatever is the current bet size.

The Africa X Up RTP is 96.37% which is slightly better than average. The hit frequency rate is 20.46% which means that on average, you can expect to land a winner on around every 5 spins. This can vary massively over the short term of course.

The action here can be as hot as the African sun too. The volatility is very high. High risks can deliver potentially big rewards with the maximum win coming in at 30,000 x your total stake.

Theme – Audio and Design features – head to the African plains

The setting in the Africa X Up slot is a very familiar one. With an African safari theme, I’ve taken countless slot safaris. The design here is among the best you’ll see though. Visually, it’s superbly done. The comic book-style visuals here are terrifically well done. Likewise, the soundtrack that bounces along nicely.  This is a slot that’s packed full of atmosphere.

With arid grasslands in the background, the reels are made up of colourful A to 10 royals, a wildebeest, rhino, elephant and a pair of character symbols. Top of the bill as far as payouts are concerned is the African prince who awards 4.66 x your total stake if you land 5 in combination.

Helping to create the winning combinations is the shield symbol which is wild. Each time a wild shield lands, it will expand to fill the whole of the that reel. A 5-wild combo pays 5 x your total stake. Finally, there’s the X Up scatter symbol which can deliver free spins and multipliers.

You can play Africa X Up on all devices including desktops, tablets and mobiles. You’ll find the rich colourful design and high variance gameplay no matter what sort of device you’re using.

Africa X Up Bonus Features

With 3 bonus features, collecting scatters is the name of the game in Africa X Up. These can deliver multipliers which come into play when you go on to trigger the game’s main extra, the free spins round.

X Up feature

Each time you land you land 2 X Up scatter symbols on the same spin, you’ll trigger the X Up feature and will be awarded a token. To the side of the reels is a meter. Start collecting tokens to light up sections of the meter. Each section has an associated multiplier value. The more section you manage to illuminate, the bigger the potential multipliers on offer.

Just a single token is required to light up the first part of the meter and with it a 2x multiplier. If you collect enough token to light up the top section of the meter, there’s a 25x multiplier up for grabs. These multipliers come into play when you trigger the Free Spins feature.

Free Spins feature

To trigger the Free Spins feature, you need to land 3 X Up scatter symbols on the same spin on reels 2, 3 and 4. The free spins also trigger automatically when you reach the 25x level in the multiplier meter. You’ll then go on to play 8 free spins, complete with the multiplier carried over from the meter.

You can increase the value of the multiplier during the free spins. Landing 2 X Up scatters awards tokens just like in the base game. They only appear on reels 2 and 4 though. Landing 2 X Up scatters on the same free spin also adds another 2 free spins to your current total.

Buy Bonus feature

You also have the option to buy your way into the Free Spins feature with the Buy Bonus feature. You have lots of options which all begin with 8 free spins. Not available to UK players, the pricier options are for a higher starting multiplier:

• 1x multiplier = 18.66 x stake
• 2x multiplier = 26.66 x stake
• 3x multiplier = 38.66 x stake
• 4x multiplier = 50.33 x stake
• 5x multiplier = 61.66 x stake
• 7x multiplier = 86.33 x stake
• 10x multiplier = 120 x stake
• 15x multiplier = 181 x stake
• 25 x multiplier = 300 x stake

Africa X Up Review Summary – max wins as hot as the African Midday sun

The safari theme has been a massively popular one with both game developers and players. Alchemy Gaming and Games Global have come up with something a little different in the Africa X Up slot.

Whilst we’ve seen many slots with multipliers and free spins, like Gonzo’s Quest (NetEnt), the gameplay is simple enough. It’s the token collection in the base game that can really ramp up the action when you go on to trigger the Free Spins feature. This can see you play out your free spins with a 25x multiplier.

Don’t forget the expanding wilds which appear in the base game and free spins.  Overall, it’s a good game. If you like this theme, then Africa X Up is a safari to consider. Another option is Mega Moolah, also by Games Global (formerly Microgaming), which offers 4 progressive jackpots. The Mega Jackpot is worth at least £1 million and has paid over €19 million in April 2021.