Genesis Island Slots
Genesis Island is a game by Genesis Gaming and features five reels, and twenty fixed paylines. This game takes place in a jungle on a lost island, and features special features like scatters, wilds and free spins. Genesis Gaming is a renowned company with over a decade of experience under its belt, so it's not surprising it did such a great job with crafting its new releases. This game came out about two years ago in 2021, and is greatly inspired by the movie King Kong. We all know King Kong has been made, and remade but remains a staple in culture and a classic adventure we all know and love. The latest King Kong remake inspired this particular slot game. There are eight regular symbols, including card symbols. The wild symbol is the volcano and the scatter is a free spins symbol.
Basics and Theme
Visually, this slot embodies power. The game is set in a thick jungle. You can see the mist coated mountains and thick green ferns in the backdrop. There's a small pool of water framed by grass. Something about this slot theme is intimidating and mystical, really capturing both how terrifying and mysterious the natural world really is. In the background of the valley, you can see a volcano in the distance. There are even giant, ancient bird like creatures hovering in a circle overhead. The reels are jam packed with ferocious creatures. There are gorillas, dinosaurs and other savage, ancient creatures. The soundtrack embodies the slot's essence, it's dark and tribal, doom filled and ominous. Visually, this slot is easy on the eyes. The mechanics of it are easy in other ways. All bets will be multiplied by 20, so keep that in mind while placing your bet. You can also maximum bet using the max bet button, to give yourself the best chance at landing a huge sum. You can also autoplay on this slot. You can set the auto spin button to 10, 50, 100 or 250 automatic spins.
Symbols
The symbols in this game will pay for a match of three to five symbols. The wild symbol pays out 25x your bet for a match of five, while the giant gorilla serves as the top paying regular symbol, and awards you 7.5x your bet. The Tyrannosaurus rex pays out 5x your bet for a match of five, and the giant crab pays out 3.75x your bet for five.
Special Features
Genesis Island has some special symbols that trigger special features! They have a Mega Reel feature. That means multiple reels can combine to create a two reel or three reel mega reel. All high paying symbols and wilds will become 2x2 or 3x3 mega symbols, depending on the mega reel size. The mega reels appear randomly during the base game, and in the bonus round, they appear every free spin. There are also primal wilds. These are awarded randomly during the base games, along with randomly during the bonus rounds. If one or two reels become full wilds, you'll land prima wilds and the mega reel simultaneously. If you manage to land a 3x3 scatter in the three reel mega reel, you'll trigger lovely free spins round where you'll receive ten free spins. Every spin awards you a new mega reel, too. The full 3x3 scatter within the round will retrigger additional free spins! Overall, Genesis Island is loads of fun! The special features were a delight, just like the theme and overall atmosphere.