So this game looks and sounds good, but what about its bonus features? The good news is that this slot has plenty of entertainment to offer to slots fans who like extra features. There is a useful little feature in the base game, for example. The cat and the dog who is trying to arrest him will occasionally, at random, appear alongside the reels.
The cat will appear with a tablet, and he will use this to ‘hack’ the reels so that more wild diamond symbols are added to them. This guarantees you winning spins. He will also occasionally nudge scatter symbols into place to trigger the main bonus feature for you. He will even sometimes give you between 2 and 4 re-spins, each of which will provide a guaranteed win.
But the cat is not the only helpful character that appears. As we have already stated, the dog can also pop up and help you. This canine copper will shine his red torch onto the reels at random. This causes the lower-paying card symbols to disappear from the reels. The reels then re-spin with higher value symbols being used, boosting your chances of a big win.
Look Out for the Scatter Symbols in Claws vs Paws
There are two scatter symbols to look out for. These are the bank vault scatter, which can appear on any reel, and the special cat scatter, which can appear only on reel 5. The cat scatter has different coloured frames. These symbols will trigger the game’s bonus features, of which there are three. We will look at those in more detail here.
- Sliding Wild Free Spins Feature
If 2 of the bank vault scatter appear on reels 1 and 3, and a cat scatter with a bronze frame shows up on reel 5, then you trigger the Sliding Wild feature. You receive a variable number of free spins. During these spins, wild symbols appear on the reels and drop down 1 row after each spin. The free spins continue until all of the sliding wilds have reached the bottom of the reels, and you can pick up wins until the free spins end.
- Progressive Multiplier Free Spins Feature
If a cat scatter in a silver frame appears on reel 5, along with 2 vault scatters on reels 1 and 3, you trigger the progressive multiplier free spins feature. While the free spins in this bonus feature are taking place, you need to look out for the decryptor and alarm symbols. The former will increase the multiplier by 1 while the latter decreases it by 1 and switches on one alarm light.
You can pick up multipliers worth up to 5x on each free spin. The free spins continue until all three alarm lights are showing. You can play a maximum of 30 free spins in this bonus feature.
- Sticky Wild Free Spins Feature
If the cat scatter on reel 5 has a golden frame, and appears in tandem with two normal scatter on reels 1 and 3, you will trigger the sticky wild free spins. You are awarded an initial 10 free spins, and a random number of sticky wilds is added to the reels on each of these spins. The dog police officer will turn up at times, though, and remove wilds from the reels, so look out for his meddling. The wilds will remain in place for a random number of free spins, as long as the dog leaves them alone.
Build up Your Achievements in the Claws vs Paws Fruit Machine
In addition to the free spins bonuses, there is also an achievements feature in this game. You trigger this feature by collecting the tokens that spin in randomly during the base game. Every time one appears on the reels it is added to your meter at the top left of the reels. When you have collected a certain number of tokens, you will receive a spin on a prize wheel. There are 5 wheels in total, depending on the number of tokens that you have collected. Prizes include multipliers as well as access to the slot’s bonus features.
Number of tokens
|
Prize Wheel
|
Rewards
|
10
|
Wheel 1
|
3x stake + sliding wild feature
|
15
|
Wheel 2
|
5x stake + sliding wild and progressive multiplier feature
|
15
|
Wheel 3
|
15x stake + sliding wild and progressive multiplier feature
|
30
|
Wheel 4
|
20x stake +sliding wild, progressive multiplier and sticky wild feature
|
30
|
Wheel 5
|
40x stake + sliding wild, progressive multiplier and sticky wild feature
|