Sharknado is what happens when the universe shrugs and says, “Screw it, let’s burn some money on the stupiddest film in history.” It’s a cinematic masterpiece in the same way a kitchen fire is a cooking. Yet the damn thing has such a cult following that they made sequels… like a lot of them.

So, while the Jaws of Justice slot from Hacksaw, which seems to take significant inspiration from the Sharknado franchise, is bonkers, it may just scratch the itch for a segment of slot players out there.

The sharks are here to stay

The Jaws of Justice slot features 14 paylines built into a 5×4-reel grid. It gives you a chance at winning up to $350,000 when you’re betting at the $35-a-spin maximum. If you’re betting closer to the $0.10 minimum, the 10,000x max multiplier ensures you can still play for some big wins.

The slot’s medium-to-high volatility will ensure the gameplay favours less frequent but larger wins. Its RTP is 96.2%.

Laser Shark symbols appear exclusively on the bottom row of each reel. When they land, each one fires a laser in a single direction. Any symbol struck by a laser beam changes into a wild. The transformation may also include the addition of a multiplier witha value of up to 200x. After being triggered, Laser Sharks transform into wild symbols.

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The Force Fields feature can be found along the left, top, and right edges of the grid. When a Laser Shark beam reaches a Force Field, it bounces away at the same angle and continues transforming symbols into wilds. 

If a Laser hits a Force Field directly, it rebounds along its original path, adding a multiplier to any wilds created along the way. If the returned beam hits a Laser Shark, that symbol becomes a wild multiplier.

When more than one wild multiplier contributes to the same win, their values are added together first and then applied. 

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The slot features three separate rounds of free spins, each with a progressively more impressive list of bonus features.

• Killer Cosmos free spins – Triggered with three FS scatter symbols and awards 10 free spins with an increased chance of landing Laser Shark symbols
• Chompocalypse free spins – Triggered with four FS scatter symbols and also awards 10 free spins. You get the increased chance of landing Laser Shark symbols, and each activated Laser Shark fires two Lasers in different directions.
• Nuclear Nebula Hidden Epic free spins – Triggered with five FS scatter symbols and awards 10 free spins. You get all the features from Chompocalypse free spins and a guarantee of at least one Laser Shark on every spin. Scatters do not appear during this feature.

The slot’s Buy Bonus feature gives you a number of options, including the BonusHunt, which costs 3x your bet and increases the chance of triggering a bonus game by a factor of five. The Lazzzer option will cost 100x your bet and will guarantee at least one Laser Shark on every spin it’s active. 

You can also buy a round of Killer Cosmos free spins for 100x your bet or Chompocalypse free spins for 250x your bet.

Is the Jaws of Justice slot bonkers or brilliant?

The Jaws of Justice slot is Hacksaw stretching its legs. It’s certainly not what I expected from them, and while I’m not sure it’s for me, I’m glad it exists. It’s like that album from a band you love that isn’t quite your cup of tea, but that you’re happy they got a chance to make it because the studio definitely didn’t want them to.

The slot offers a distinctive approach to slot mechanics by centering gameplay around the Laser Shark feature, which introduces dynamic wild generation and substantial multiplier potential. That one feature is stretched and pulled, and you’d think that would diminish it, but it really doesn’t. 

With all this in mind, I give the Jaws of Justice slot a nine out of ten.

If you’re looking for a few other Hacksaw slots to try out, I recommend Time Spinners and Cloud Princess.