Could there be a name any simpler and more creative than The Shark? We know the kind of creature we are going to see in this game, so does that mean we’re going to swim into the depths to come face to face with it? The title reveals the many-toothed creature, for sure, but what else should we expect? Let’s see.
The Shark developer
This is a game released a good while ago by RTG. You’ll see that it looks different to all their modern releases.
We still have a demo to experiment with though
You should find you can load this version first, just to get a better idea of what’s on offer in the game.
A shark infested theme
Well, you knew that would be the case, right?
Design features in The Shark slots
There are other underwater creatures in this game – not all real ones either. You might see a starfish, along with an octopus and some treasure chests. They all look cartoonish in style, although that shark looks a little untrustworthy to us…
How to play The Shark
This is a five-by-three slot game, so you’ve seen that approach done before. There are no progressives and no wild symbols either. However, the game makes up for this by offering two scatter symbols. The first of those is the shark, while the other is a treasure chest. We’ll learn more about how those work shortly.
Fewer paylines available in The Shark
Yes, there are only nine of them to bet on.
Speaking of placing bets…
This is going to be out of reach of those who want to reel in an affordable line w
ager. We found we could only play with a dollar per line. There were no other available coins to choose from.
Make sure you check out the paytable
This tells you everything you should know before spinning the reels, especially if you intend to play the real version for a dollar a line.
Two bonus features to search for
The Shark offers two of these features, with a scatter symbol connecting to each one. If three shark scatters appear in the same spin, you go into a card game. You’ll see a card and you must choose whether the next one is higher or lower than that one. A wrong guess means the bonus ends and you go back to the base game. If you’re correct, you go to the next round to guess again. The further you get, the better the prize. Getting the top prize means you’d walk away with 2,700 coins.
The second bonus unlocks with three treasure chest scatters. This one is quicker to play, as you just need to choose one to find out what’s inside. You’ll receive a prize that will be worth up to 495 coins.
Free spins don’t feature in The Shark
Unfortunately, neither of those scatters will take you to any free spin rounds, so you must make do with the instant prizes available in the two bonuses instead.
RTP details for The Shark
We have no accurate details for this one. We’d recommend you check at any casino you find that includes this game for your perusal.
Does The Shark receive a good rating from us?
There is no avoiding the fact that the game looks dated. The expensive betting system will deter lots of players as well. So, this game gets 6.5 out of 10 from us – and we’ve raised the score thanks to the two bonuses.
Choose those cards wisely…
If you manage to find the sharks to get to the card game, we sure hope you manage to get the maximum result and scoop all those coins.
Is this a reasonable game to play as a practice title?
We do think it is far more important to play this one as a demo than certain other games from the same developer. The age of the game and the minimum line wager makes this harder to play as a real game.
If you do want to play for real, you need to search for the game first
This won’t appear at all RTG casinos, thanks to its age. Search first to find out where you can play it.
Currently unavailable on mobile
This might change, as we know other earlier games have had a makeover to play on Android and iOS, but we don’t think this is going to happen for The Shark slot anytime soon.
