Buffalo Hunter

Buffalo Hunter Review

Buffalo Hunter transports you to the vast plains of North America, to a bygone era when wildlife roamed freely. Native Americans revered the buffalo. The reel frame is wooden, with an animal meter resembling a totem. The game features three distinct bonus rounds and a maximum win potential of 12,647x your bet.

The soundtrack blends native drums and pan flute. It plays out on 5 reels, 4 rows, and 40 paylines, with bets ranging from 20p to £100. Buffalo Hunter is a high-volatility game where you can either win big or lose your bankroll.

The theme involves transforming animal symbols and increasing a progressive multiplier up to 5x. We tested the bonus round in our 200 spins session.

What are the bonus features?

The base game has few bonus features, so you wait to trigger the bonus rounds.

The Dream Catcher is the wild symbol, substituting for other symbols to create winning combinations. It shares the top spot in the paytable with the buffalo, paying 50x for 5 on a payline.

The Mystery symbol, a glowing blue spiral, transforms into identical regular symbols. That’s it for the base game; now, onto the bonus rounds.

Free spins in Buffalo Hunter

The eagle totem symbol is the scatter, triggering three different free spins features. The Buffalo Horde and Prairie Multiplier features are triggered with 3 or 4 scatters (8 or 10 spins, respectively). You choose which bonus round you want.

Landing 5 scatters triggers the Stampede Super Bonus feature.

Buffalo Horde spins

This option has the least volatility. Buffalo symbols with a glowing frame are collected in the animal symbol meter.

Filling each animal meter with 5 special symbols turns each lower-value animal symbol into the buffalo symbol. You also get +2 free spins for each transformation, up to 8 extra spins in total.

Prairie Multiplier spins

This feature is similar to the above. Collect glowing framed buffalo symbols to attach multipliers to animal symbols on the progressive meter. You need 5 special symbols to fill one animal meter, increasing the multiplier by +1 up to 5x. The buffalo symbol also benefits from the multiplier, and you get +2 spins per upgrade.

Land 5 new special symbols, and the next animal gets a 3x multiplier, while the first 2x animal is also upgraded to 3x. You can upgrade all animal symbols with a 5x multiplier if you reach the top of the meter.

Stampede Super Bonus

It combines the other two bonus rounds, giving you 12 free spins. You convert animal symbols into buffalos and benefit from multipliers. It takes 25 special symbols to turn the 4 other animals into buffalos. You get +2 new spins for each animal you convert.

Bonus Buy Option (not available for UK players)

You can buy bonus rounds for 100x your stake for regular features and 600x your stake for the Super Bonus.

How to play

This section reviews how to play Buffalo Hunter and all the settings. New players and beginners should pay attention.

The icon with 3 dots opens up menus for the info section and paytable. Features are briefly described, and you can scroll down to find symbol values. The paytable is dynamic, with symbol values updated according to your bet.

Premium symbol values range from 6.25x to 50x and consist of animals typical for the north american prairie (pronghorn, wolf, cougar, eagle, and buffalo). You also have regular royal symbols with a value range from 5x to 3.75x your stake.

Click the gear icon to access game settings and turn on/off music and game sounds. You can also use the spacebar to spin the reels and turn on/off the game clock. The dollar sign icon opens up the bet range, setting your stake between 20p and £100 per spin.

Turn on the lightning icon to increase gameplay speed. Finally, you can set up the autoplay feature with 10 to 1,000 autospins. You can stop autospins when your bankroll increases or decreases by a given percentage or when a single win exceeds a chosen amount.

Where to play Buffalo Hunter?

Here is how to find the game:

Play for real money

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Play free demo version

Play free demo of the game to find out about the gameplay:

The 200 Spins Buffalo Hunter Experience

The first 100 spins are not included, as they were uneventful. A long sequence of dead spins and minor wins occurred. We started our last 100 spins hopeful.

After a few spins, we got the mystery symbol on the first 2 reels. It turned into the 10 symbol, winning only 2x our stake. The next spin gave us a scatter tease.

We decided to pay for the bonus round. We chose the Super Bonus round, paying 1,920 euros. This landed us 5 scatters, excited to see how our 12 free spins would play out.

It took dead spins before a smaller win, landing enough framed buffalos to upgrade the first animal. Minute wins continued, then we upgraded the second animal, benefiting from more buffalos and 3x multipliers.

Wins were more decent, around 2x to 5x, but we were worried. Our first "big win" of around 15x came with 2 spins left. We upgraded the third animal. This gave us breathing space, landing a 264x win. We needed 1 special symbol for the next upgrade, crossing our fingers on the final spin.

It went on before the reel stopped. By miracle, we got the symbol. With 5x multiplier buffalo symbols and royals, we won 500x on the first extra spin and 100x on the final spin. We got away with 917.75x our stake, a 317.75x profit.

Review Summary

Buffalo Hunter combines parts for a ride through the north american prairie. The base game is basic, so you wait for a bonus round. The Super feature is present in other games.

Buying free spins can be tempting, but the price is high. The game is generic, but the 12,647x potential can draw attention. The bonus round is a hit or miss, and upgrading symbols early increases winning.

Pros	Cons
Mystery symbols and high value wilds	Can take a while to trigger the all-important bonus rounds
3 different bonus rounds where the third combines the 2 others
High volatility and 12,647x max win potential

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