buffalo toro slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols

We couldn’t possibly write this review without mentioning the fact that Buffalo Toro has taken quite a lot of inspiration from the Buffalo and Buffalo Gold franchises of land-based slots from Aristocrat. That “inspiration” applies at every level here, including the species and specific look to the creatures on the reels, the sunset mystery symbol, and the symbol upgrade feature included in the bonus round. It’s a little bit cheeky, but as the best Buffalo Gold slots are still exclusive to the land-based casino market, you can’t blame other developers for doing their best to duplicate their success.

ELK Studios seem to have a bit of a thing with the word Toro, don’t they? The developer has used the term several times when naming their previous online slot releases, and if my research is correct, their Buffalo Toro slot game is set to be the sixth game and what has become something of a franchise for them. It all started with Wild Toro, a game of the year winner back in 2017, after which ELK has just kept on riding the wave of that success with titles such as Book of Toro, Wild Toro II, Toro 7’s, and of course this one – Buffalo Toro video slot. These follow-ups have all been generally well received by the slot spinning public, but so far, none of them has claimed as much praise from the critics as the first of the series. Will ELK manage to change that with the release of Buffalo Toro? I guess as they say, only time will tell.

The paytable for a game like this must represent a real challenge for the developer, as the large number of pay ways will always limit the amount that can be offered for any winning combinations. Unsurprisingly then, the Buffalo sitting at the top of the table will only pay you 6x your bet for a complete pay way of six-of-a-kind, so you will have to cross your fingers that the stacked layout of most symbols might contribute towards boosting your winnings. Next up, we have the Eagle and the Tiger, both of which will pay you 3x your bet for all six, whilst the Wolf and the Bear each return 2.4x for six-of-a-kind. The wild and scatter symbols have no special award, so the wild will pay 6x like the Buffalo, while the scatters reward you with additional free spins instead of cash.

With such a huge grid, you could understand if the minimum bet on a game like this was set at a very high level, but I guess ELK worked around that somehow. The developer has implemented a minimum stake of €0.20 per spin, while the maximum bet of €50.00 seems like plenty for almost every player.

base game & MODIFIERS

So, we finally get down to taking this bad boy for a spin! You have to admire the high-quality graphics and silky-smooth animation after you first begin to play – Buffalo Toro online slot looks fantastic and moves even better. The action takes place on an enormous 6x4 grid, with all symbols appearing in stacks except for the wild, scatter, and bonus symbols. We have a bucketload of special features to talk about as well, starting with:

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walking wild modifiers

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toro goes wild modifier

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matador respins

buffalo toro slot free spins feature

That’s the base game mods out of the way, but we certainly aren’t done yet – ELK Studios have also included a bunch of special features based around a free spin format. The number of free spins won is determined by the number of triggering scatter symbols, beginning with eight spins for three scatters, 12 spins for four, 16 spins for five, or a massive 20 free spins for all six scatter symbols.

During both regular and super free spins, an additional golden buffalo symbol is added to the reels and collecting these will fill the progress meter shown at the top of the screen. Each time another animal is unlocked, all its symbols will transform into the top-paying Buffalo symbol. If you complete the full progress bar then all animal symbols are now Buffalo, near-guaranteeing a high-paying feature!

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super bonus feature with rampage reels

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x-iter- bonus buy feature

buffalo toro slot review final thoughts

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