The better of the two recent soccer slots (World Cup Mania and Soccer Safari) released by Microgaming, Soccer Safari slot is by far the best. In the crowd of soccer fans this year there are not only observers in the stands, but slots players going to town in honor of the big event in South Africa as the World Cup commences in June. It is the 19th year of the World Cup championship and the first time ever that the country of Africa has hosted the games. In a certain tribute to Africa and its upcoming World Cup event on the 11th of June, Microgaming has Soccer Safari slot to offer to the world, a 5 reel 30 payliner with many of the same characters from the well-known Madagascar film that was released by DreamWorks in 2005. Of course we have the soccer team headed up by Alex the lion while Melman the giraffe and an elephant are the television announcers for the games. Marty the zebra is the referee and a group of water and towel lemurs cheer on the teams each with a letter from the word G-O-A-L written across their stomachs. Gloria the hippo is part of the hype along with King Julien the king of the lemurs, a rhino, hyenas and a baboon and wildebeest that have collided on the field. A pack of African antelopes are the cheerleaders and a leopard is the goalie.
The Safari Soccer logo is the wild and the highest paying symbol at 2000 coins. There is a scatter gold, earth trophy which will pay 3, 4 or 5 and trigger the Go For the Goal Bonus round where slots players get to choose the color for their team and the teammate most likely to kick home the goal. Click on the target and decide whether the soccer ball gets kicked to the upper left or upper right, lower left or lower right. If a player’s chosen character makes the goal, players can win up to 60,000 coins. A wild expanding zebra will trigger 5 free spins on reels 1 and 5. Go for the Goal not only in a bonus round but in between games in 2010 for the World Cup of slots with Soccer Safari.