King Kong, the Gorilla that has played his part in several blockbuster films, has been immortalized in a video slot. The game includes Godzilla, bi-planes and, of course, damsels in distress, as you help the giant ape to reach huge fortunes.
The King Kong slot has been periodically developed by Cyrptologic, a software company which focuses all of its efforts on designing online casino games.
Over the past few years their strength in the iGaming field has increased a great deal. They pride themselves in producing some of the best games in the industry, and the popularity of their gaming solutions has continued to increase.
The symbols in the game include King Kong himself and he is aptly the wild symbol. Other symbols include huge shackles, a ship, a skull, movie tickets, the King Kong Logo and lots more. The most compelling part of the game is its exciting bonus rounds. One bonus round is known as King Kong Goes Ape and the other is called King Kong Plane smash.
Slot machines become faster and more furious on a daily basis. There are lots of different slot machines around, so slot machine developers constantly have to improve their range, otherwise players will go elsewhere. This is great for players, as they have something new to play on a daily basis.
This slot has a 5 reel, 3 rows and 20 win-lines setup. You are free to adjust the number of win-lines if you wish. You can play this game with real money from just 1c per line, making the smallest spin for all 20 lines just 20c, with $20 per spin also possible. Auto play is offered too.
The biggest win comes from the King Kong symbol, which is both a wild (substitutes for everything except the bonus symbols) and a scatter (not tied to any particular win-line). 5 of these anywhere on the reels will get you 3000 coins, with 1000 for just 4, 100 for 3 and 7 coins for just 2. 3+ will also trigger the ‘Wild Jungle Respins’ while in Jungle mode and the ‘Wild Kong Respins’ while in the big city mode.
Of the regular symbols, Ann carries the biggest prize – worth 1000 coins for 5 going down to 5 coins for just 2. Jack comes next (600 coins for 5), then Carl and finally Captain Engelhorn. The playing card symbols ace down to 10 make up the smaller wins.
Logos are the final symbol; these do have small prizes attached – though their main purpose is to trigger the bonus games. In jungle mode, 3+ of the logos gets you the Skull Island bonus, which will lead to the big city mode when you finish. In big city mode, 3+ logos get you the airplane bonus.
There are 4 bonuses to cover in total – two each for the different modes in the game.
Starting with Jungle Mode, there is a respin game and a break out game in the form of the Skull Island Bonus. The respins come when you hit 3+ of the King Kong symbols. You’ll instantly get 3 free spins, the twist being that any wilds stay in place for all 3. The Skull Island bonus is triggered by hitting 3+ logos. This involves a map of an island, with lots of spots to pick from. Each will reveal a creature, with 3 of the same bagging you a cash prize. There is a single King Kong, which has a bigger cash prize. Once you complete this bonus you’ll go to the big city mode for normal play.
In the big city mode the free games bonus gets a little more complicated (in a good way!). For the first spin, reels 1 and 5 are completely wild. For the second spin, reels 2 and 4 are completely wild and for the final spin reels 1, 3 and 5 are completely wild.
The famous scene where King Kong is on top of the Empire State building, swatting down planes is also included. This is triggered by 3+ logos in the big city mode. You’ll have 3 chances to pick one of 3 planes, each one offering a cash prize. When this game is finished, you return to the jungle mode.
This slot looks simple when you first see it, and ends up having hidden depths and some interesting features. The dual-mode does help to keep things fresh (you do not switch between them all that often). Free spins games are on the short side, though they do have enough wilds to make them very profitable on occasion. I enjoyed the graphics and the sound effects of this game – which I would rate as one of the better movie tie-in slots around today. Check it out for yourself soon.