Bet365 Vegas Review – Legend of the Golden Monkey

It must be said that a shape-changing golden monkey is one of the more unusual inspirations for a slot game I’ve come across, but Yggdrasil Gaming are used to taking a somewhat off the beat theme and turning it into a top class slot. They have done precisely that once again with the Legend of the Golden Monkey slot, which tells the tale of Sun Wukong, the mythological simian figure who had the ability to turn himself into any object, animate or inanimate.

You can get the reels spinning on the Legend of the Golden Monkey slot from just 25p per spin, but you can ramp up that wager to up to £125 per spin if you prefer. It is a 5×3 reel set but insetad of paylines, there is a Win All Ways feature in play. This is a fantastic option which means you can win anywhere across the reels where three or more of the same symbols are lined up together. So this may be on reels 1, 2 and 3 as is standard on a slot but it cal also be on reels 3, 4 and 5, or reels 2, 3 and 4. Any pattern of symbols that’s a winner can occur anywhere on the reels.

On the reels are a mix of symbols, most of which are to do with Chinese culture and the Golden Monkey legend. The lower value symbols are the four playing card symbols (heart, diamond, spade and club) while the higher value symbols include a stroll, a potion, shield, cauldron and more. The setting for the slot is a beautifully ornate Chinese building, with intricate carved Koi Carp designed into the columns that support it. As with all Yggdrasil games, the presentation and sound is first class and on a par with anything that the very top slot developers tend to offer.  You can play the Legend of the Golden Monkey slot right now at Bet365 Vegas.

Key Features

The first of the  key features of the Legend of the Golden Monkey slot can be triggered at any time during the base game and it is the random Monkey King bonus. This is triggered on any spin and when it occurs, the Monkey King himself will appear on screen and will select one symbol and turn all examples of that symbol on the reels into a different symbol, echoing his magical powers of legend. When he does this, the change will usually result in you landing a much better win than you would have had landed otherwise (if you indeed landed a win at all).

The next set of bonus features which make the Legend of the Golden Monkey slot so appealing are all to do with the different Wild symbols available in the game. The first of these is the Sticky Wild symbol which appears on the second and fourth reel in the base game. As the name suggests, this is a Wild that will remain in the place on the reel it occupies for one additional spin after being landed, which of course gives you a chance of landing a higher value secondary win on top of any wins you may have had with the first spin. Land one Sticky Wild on one reel and then land another on the other reel and you will get an additional free spin for landing the second symbol.

The other Wild bonus is the Countdown Wild symbol, which only appears on the middle reel of the slot. This Wild has a number overlaid on top of the symbol and the number represents how many additional spins the wild will remain in place for beyond the one that saw it land on the reels. The remaining spaces on the third reel will be spun again and if you land more of the Countdown Wilds, then they will reset the value of the number back to 3 spins to trigger more spins with more of these Wilds in place on that middle reel.

Another bonus to look out for is the Treasure Chest bonus which occurs when you land the Treasure Chest symbol on the fifth reel. This is the only reel this symbol is on in the game and when landed you either win a cash prize of between 2x and 50x your total stake bet, or you will trigger the Free Spins bonus round.  You can trigger the Free Spins bonus round in another way by landing three or more of the Free Spin scatter symbols anywhere across the reels. Four or Five Scatters will also award you a cash prize of 50x ot 250x your total stake too.

When you launch Free Spins you get to pick from a trio of different free spin games. These games are:

• Incremental Wilds Free Spins – Get 6 free spins and on each free spin, the Monkey King will appear and add a Sticky Wild to any free spaces on the second or fourth reels. As the bonus round continues, you will get more free spins on these reels until your sixth and final spin which will have both the second and fourth reels completely Wild, offering you a greater chance of a bigger value win.
• Stacked Wild Free Spins – There’s 8 free spins available in this bonus round which sees Sticky Wilds on the second and fourth reels being permanently sticky and in position for every one of your free spins. Furthermore, on the middle reel, there is a Triple Stacked Wild, which if landed in conjunction with the two Sticky Wilds can see you land some of the biggest cash prizes available on the slot.
• Starting Wild Free Spins – In this bonus you receive 10 free spins and you also receive one Permanent Sticky Wild in the middle position of the third reel. This remains in place for all 10 of your free spins and when you land Sticky Wilds on the second and fourth reels on these spins, then this can lead to some sizeable wins on consecutive spins.

Having played the slot, Legend of the Golden Monkey is definitely a medium to higher variance game with a nice mix of lower value wins, interspersed with wins of a more medium and high size if you are lucky enough to trigger the higher paying symbols in the bonus round.