King Kong Fury Slots
King Kong is perhaps the most famous movie monster of all, having first appeared in the classic 1933 film, then re-invented in the best-forgotten 1976 reboot, before being brought back to life in Peter ‘Lord of the Rings’ Jacksons’ 2005 adventure. There’s been a number of online casino slots devoted to this big ape, and Nextgen Gaming have now added the King Kong Fury video slot to the collection, basing it on the original tale where poor old Anne Darrow is given as a sacrifice to a beastly beast.
All of the action in this game takes place on Skull Island, where dinosaurs rule and where exotic bonus features such as Raging Re-spins, and Lightning Reels award extra symbols for some big wins, while Kong’s Call brings up to 12 extra wild symbols into play. The mysterious landscape of the island sits behind the 5 reels, each of which is 4 symbols high and which are crossed by 50 paylines. Wins are paid out when 3 or more of the same symbol come to a rest across a payline, running from the left side without a break in the sequence, although a special King Kong wild symbol can help out if needed.
Established in 1999, Nextgen Gaming is one of the pioneers of the online casino business and has released a huge range of games over the last couple of decades, including famous slots like 300 Shields, An Evening With Holly Madison and Foxin’ Wins, often for other developers. All of the Nextgen Gaming online games collection has been fully licensed for fair play and certified by independent testing labs for high returns that give spinners the best chance of collecting some of the top prizes across the range.
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If you can navigate through to the paytable, which isn’t as easy as it sounds, but clicking the ‘i’ button works, then you will see what each combination of symbols will be worth. High card symbols, in a colourful, slightly sparkly style, will return the low value wins, starting with the 9 and 10 that each return 4x, 7x, or 10x the line stake when they land across a payline on 3, 4, or 5 reels. The J and Q symbols will each be worth up to 15x and the K or A up to a maximum of 20x.
Dinosaurs fill out the top half of the paytable, starting with some made-up creature that pays between 7x and 30x the line bet, then we move up through a flying monster, giant snake and Triceratops until we get to the T-Rex, which is worth 10x, 20x, or 250x the line stake when it stomps onto 3, 4, or 5 reels of an active line.
Perhaps inevitably, King Kong himself is the wild symbol and while he only appears on the middle 3 reels, and therefore isn’t able to make up a winning line on his own, this headshot of a big, angry ape will be able to act as all other symbols, apart from the bonus icon. He will be able to complete winning lines, either bridging gaps in a continuous run, or extending a win of 3 symbols across to reel 4 for a bigger reward.
Bonus Rounds to Scream About
There are a couple of in-game features that can lead to higher payouts, starting with the Lightning Reel bonus which removes the playing card symbols and replaces them with the high-value beasts. With fewer symbols on the reels, it’s easier for them to create a winning combo, and of course, any subsequent payouts can be worth more. Kong’s Call is another random feature that sees extra wild symbols added to the 3 middle reels and once all wilds have been revealed, new winning combinations can be created. It’s possible for the Lightning Reel and Kong’s Call to be triggered in the same spin, which should lead to some huge rewards.
Anne Darrow tied to a sacrificial alter is the dramatic bonus symbol that pays 100 coins when she’s seen on reels 1 and 5 at the same time, while also triggering a free spins bonus game. Before these begin however, there’s one more task to complete, with players seeing 2 statue reels displaying numbers from 3 to 10. These are then multiplied together to give you the number of free games, which can range from just 3 x 3, which equates to 9 extra games, right up to 10 x 10, for the best outcome of 100 free spins.
If a full stack of 4 wild symbols fills any reel during these bonus spins, an additional reel re-spin is awarded, during which the wild reel is held in place to give punters the best odds of landing a win-line. There’s no upper limit to how many times this can occur, so if another stacked wild reel appears in the re-spin, the process continues. The in-game features can still occur during the free spins, and the bonus games can be retriggered if Ann Darrow turns up on reels 1 and 5 in any spin.
Betting Options
There’s a huge range of potential bet sizes available, or you could even test things out via the free King Kong Fury video slots at Nextgen Gaming powered online casinos. But as the minimum stake is just 0.25 per spin, why not go for real cash wins? Those wins go up in value as the stakes are raised and with a high limit of 500.00 per spin, there’s the potential to claim some massive rewards.
Going ape for Similar Slots
King Kong has been a big star for 75 years, so it’s no surprise to find several slot machines dedicated to his story. Based on the 2005 movie, the Kong video slot from Playtech has clips from the film and two game modes, one in the jungle and one in New York City. A roaring wild Kong triggers reel respins, where the big ape stays locked in place as more wilds are added to help complete lines, while finding 3 matching monsters on Skull Island leads to some instant payouts.
Play in City mode and Kong is on top of the tower, facing the airplanes which you need to knock out of the sky to win cash prizes in this visually stunning game.
Amaya Gaming have their own take on the tale and have based it on the original movie. Biplanes, giant spiders, the Venture ship and skulls fill the 5 reels, and Kong is again the wild symbol. A similar bonus round is on offer as well, set on top of the Empire State Building, where planes need to be smashed up to win prizes.
Worth a Venture?
This slot is fully optimised for play across desktop PC’s as well as Android devices, iPads and iPhones, where it’s combination of an exciting theme, matching soundtrack and impressive gameplay should appeal to players worldwide.
We liked the in-game features, which seem to get triggered quite often, and while we never quite got the maximum 100 free spins, any number of bonus games is welcome, especially when they come with richer reels like they do in this classic game.
