Flying Hippo – Play for 100% Free in Demo Modeby Pragmatic Play

Flying Hippo review

Theme and Style

Flying Hippo is themed around a fantastical world of flying hippos.

Players will soar into the clouds and meet a variety of colorful characters including a purple hippo with wings. Together, the player and the characters will fly about a starlit sky.

This slot will be a good fit for players who are looking for a whimsical vibe.

Visuals and Soundtrack

The festive soundtrack creates an uplifting atmosphere, while plenty of chimes and beeps celebrate wins. For any players who grow weary of the whirlwind optimism of the music, the mute button is at hand.

The setting of Flying Hippo is a cartoon night sky filled with gently drifting clouds and sparkling stars. This creates a serene, ethereal mood.

The reels are filled with smiling clouds, letters made of clouds, and brightly-hued stars with intense expressions. Some players may find the faces of the stars somewhat unnerving with their wide eyes and fixed gaze.

This slot’s titular character is a charming blue hippo with an angelic pair of wings. She smiles at the players, holding up two stacks of golden coins.

Overall, the soundtrack and animation of Flying Hippo combine to make an imaginative dream world.

Gameplay and Key Statistics

Flying Hippo has a 7 by 7 reel structure, with wins awarded when players land 5 or more matching symbols in a cluster connected vertically or horizontally.

This game offers a return to player of 93.99%, below average for the industry.

The range of bets provided by Flying Hippo ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.20 up to a maximum of $/£/€100 per spin.

The Cascade feature means that winning symbols will vanish after paying out, making way for new symbols to fall into their positions.

With its high volatility, Flying Hippo will award less frequent payouts, but larger wins on average.

Bonus Gameplay and Special Features

Wild symbols may substitute for all symbols and the Spawning Wild feature triggers a Wild to appear after a winning cluster vanishes. This new Wild will be placed in one of the empty positions left by the winning cluster. A multiplier will be associated with the Wild, applying to any wins that the Wild helps to form.

Whenever a Wild is part of a win, a Meter goes up, increasing the level of the spin for every 6 Wild wins achieved. As players progress through levels 1-3, the multiplier associated with Wild symbols will go up.

Once players have reached level 3, players are granted 2 Colossal Wilds which are placed in randomly selected positions on the reels. These special Colossal Wilds have a size of 2x2, and have associated multipliers between 3x and 50x.

Wild symbols may appear on any of the reels. When more than one Wild is part of a single win cluster, their respective multipliers are combined and then applied to the prize.

Conclusion

We don’t recommend this low RTP (93.99%), high volatility hippo-themed slot.

Although the dreamy animation and fantasy setting of this slot are appealing, the RTP is unfortunately too disappointing for this slot to be a wise choice.

The unique bonus features are intriguing, but players would be better off seeking another whimsical slot with a more promising RTP.