Every four years we have the FIFA World Cup. Online casinos release football themed video slots on that occasion. But years down the line it becomes impossible to remember which slot was released which year. Not so with Soccer Safari. The safari theme integrated with football makes it clear that this video slot was released for the South Africa World Cup of 2010.

Soccer Safari features animals instead of humans in the various roles associated with football. The football players are lion, rhino, hog, buffalo and jackals. The leopard is the goalkeeper. Deer are the cheer leaders, a pack of hyenas are the spectators, the elephant and the giraffe are the commentators and the zebra is the referee. The artwork provides a comic touch. The win animations are even more comical. The leopard makes a spectacular save in the goal. The jackals line up to form the defence wall.

The Soccer Safari Logo is the wild symbol and it also provides the highest jackpot. The Trophy symbol awards payouts multiplied by the total bet when two or more appear anywhere on the reel. Three or more scattered trophy symbols trigger the Go For Goal bonus game on the second screen. You choose a team and the screen displays a number of animals wearing the team’s colours. You then select one animal to take the penalty kick against the leopard in the goal. You finally pick one of the four corners of the goal for your animal to kick at. If a goal is scored then a multiplier is revealed, which is applied to the total bet. If the goal is saved you still get a consolation multiplier.

If the zebra lands anywhere on reels 1 and 5 simultaneously then the free spins round is triggered. You are awarded only 5 free spins. The zebra symbol expands on reels 1 and 5 and becomes a wild symbol. These reels remain fixed and the other three reels spin 5 times. Once the free spins are complete, the central reels are held and reels 1 and 5 spin again. If these again have zebra symbols the free spins will be retriggered. Soccer Safari also has the Microgaming Gamble Game.

Soccer Safari has the 5x3 structure with 30 fixed paylines. The maximum total bet per spin is $120.00, which is bound to attract high rollers. The maximum line payout is 2000 coins indicating medium volatility. You can play Soccer Safari at Microgaming online casinos like Royal Vegas, Lucky Nugget and 32Red.