Shark School Introduction
The Shark School graphics are fun, bright and cartoonish. The text is in a classic US collegiate font, whilst the bright marine animals could be straight out of a Disney film such as Finding Nemo. The reels are displayed in front of a beautiful sea bay, with lockers encasing the grids. This 'college meets ocean' theme is certainly unique, but somehow it works!
As you play, bubbles rise to the top, reminding you that you are currently deep under the sea at the world's scariest school. Symbols within the grids include the playing cards 9 to A and a selection of fish from clown fish to sharks, including hammerheads and great whites; in fact, the scarier the shark, the bigger the win when three or more appear on a payline.
Shark School in action
This is an exceedingly easy RTG game to pick up and a great one for beginners. Bet on either one or up to 50 paylines and from $0.01 per line to £$0.50 per line, giving you a max bet of $25.00. You can then either spin each time manually or choose autoplay.
Bonus symbols
Look out for your teacher, a bright orange octopus who runs the show and acts as your friendly wild. This 'substitute' teacher covers for all symbols, including - unusually - the scatter, but only when it appears on reel one. The scatter is represented by the school building and five or more pay out 100x your bet.
The scatter is also responsible for triggering the all-important pick bonus feature when three or more appear anywhere on the reels. In this game, pick one of three school symbols for a range of free spin feature games.
Fishy features
The three fishy feature games that you might pick are Bad Sharky, Swim Fishy Swim, and Don't Eat the Teacher. In Swim Fishy Swim, a small fish is being targeted by a hungry shark. The shark moves ever-closer and you win more the longer the fish survives. If your fish survives 25 spins, you will receive a win of 200x your bet.
Bad Sharky is a simple re-spin feature that offers up to 10 re-spins with an expanding wild shark symbol on reel one. In Don't Eat the Teacher, you need to protect the octopus tutor from being eaten for an increase to your prize multiplier.
Is it for me?
This is a fun game and is probably more designed for someone who likes cartoons than a marine biologist. The 50 paylines, three bonus games and the bright graphics are likely to keep every player enthralled, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pokie player.
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