Planet of the Apes Online Slot

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Planet of the Apes Online Slot Review

Progressive Jackpot: No

Software: NetEnt

Paylines: 20

Reels: 5

RTP: 96.3%

If you’re up-to-date on movies, then you’ll know that this online slot from NetEnt is inspired by the classic film franchise. This slot has the standard 5x3 reel structure, plus 20 fixed paylines. What sets it apart is that it has a dual reel system, which means you get a total of 40 fixed paylines—20 for each 5x3 reel set. And although these reels are separate systems in the base game, they may work as one during the bonus features.

The purpose of the dual reels is for each reel set to represent part of the life of Caesar, the ape army leader. One reel set represents his life in captivity, and the other represents his life after his escape. As you can expect from any NetEnt slot, the game graphics look fantastic and truly brings you back to the setting of the films. The game intro and bonus rounds even show clips from the two films.

Gameplay begins with setting your bets. Set your preferred coin denomination by clicking on the Coin Value tabs, and the number of coins to bet per spin by clicking on the Level tabs. If you want to wager the maximum amount allowed, click on Max Bet. To set the reels into motion, click on the Spin button in the middle of the control panel. For a chosen number of uninterrupted spins, click on Autoplay.

Feature Symbols

Low-value symbols on both reel sets are the standard playing card symbols A, J, K, Q, and 10. The left reel set, which is called “Rise”, has the following higher-value symbols: ape characters Caesar and Rocket, and human characters Charles Rodman, Dodge Landon, and Caroline Aranha. The right reel set, which is called “Dawn”, has the following higher-value symbols: ape characters Caesar and Koba, and human characters Dreyfus, Ellie, and Malcolm.

You will also see Wild symbols on both reel sets. The Wild in Rise is a gold symbol, while the one in Dawn is a red symbol. This symbol substitutes for all other base game symbols, with the exception of the Scatter and Bonus symbols. The Scatter symbol depicts Caesar, with the film title printed across the bottom. The Bonus symbol is simply a frame with the words “rise bonus” or “dawn bonus” in it.

Bonus Rounds

The game has a stacked Wild feature that is randomly triggered in the base game. If you get a stacked Wild in a reel in the Rise area, a stacked Wild will also appear on the corresponding reel in the Dawn area.

There is also a Dual feature, which is also randomly triggered, and is quite interesting. One symbol from each reel set may be chosen before a spin (a different symbol for each reel set). All instances of that symbol will be frozen in place as the reels spin, and if the chosen symbol in each reel set lands on the opposite reel set, it will move to the correct side. The re-spins will only stop when you no longer land winning combinations involving the chosen symbols.

Each reel set also has its own Free Spins feature, which is triggered when you land at least three Scatters. In the Rise Free Spins, you get 10 free spins, and each Wild symbol you land during the free spins will be collected and then returned on the reels for the last free spin. In the Dawn Free Spins, you get 15 free spins, plus three flaming symbols: the multiplier, the extra wild, and the extra free spins. Every time you land these flaming symbols, you increase the count in the meter and when the meter is full, you activate the corresponding feature, getting 3 more spins, higher multipliers, or a high-value symbol transformed into a Wild.

Finally, the game has the Rise and Dawn bonus rounds, which are triggered when you land the Bonus symbol on the first reel of Rise or on the fifth reel of Dawn. Landing the Bonus symbol rewards you with a cash prize for every high-value symbol on the Rise reels. In the case of the Dawn reels, the Bonus symbol transforms all high-value symbols into a single matching symbol.