The Monkey God is a character from the Chinese mythology and it is also the hero of Journey to the West (Xiyou Ji) a novel written by Wu Cheng’en in the sixteenth century. According to the legend, the Monkey God was born out of a rock on the Mountain of Fruit and Flowers. The stone ape, or Monkey King, Sun Wukong or Sun Wu-k’ung (he has more alternative names) is exactly an evil deity but he is known to be an expert in the areas of mischief, mayhem and being a trickster. He was also chosen to be the star of Monkey God slot by Kalamba Games.
The Asian-themed video slot is set in an oriental monastery in a faraway realm. The temple is dripping in gold and the reels are coloured in regal purple. There are 5 reels in the game and 3 rows. Instead of aligning symbols across regular paying lines, the players must land three or more matching icons to deserve a payout. Since the reel grid is in a 5x3 formation, the number of possible winning combinations is 243. The symbols include a blue crystal, a golden lantern, a silver Chinese lantern, a green bowl, a golden bowl, gold coins, purple coins, the Monkey God as the Scatter and the mouth of a golden dragon as the Wild. The design of the symbols is excellent and it’s done in a way that makes the most trivial object look mystical and intriguing. The Wild may land with a multiplier attached that doubles the win if used in a completed combination.
On the side of the reels, to the left, you will see a symbol selector tool that allows you to choose how many golden framed symbols you want to use. It costs extra to turn more than one symbol into a golden one, but the prizes increase when made up of them. The Free Spins feature is the main special feature. It gets triggered with three Scatter symbols on a single spin and awards the punter with 10 initial spins. The number of spins can grow bigger with more Scatters landing on the reels and the wins can also get larger with a 3x multiplier reserved for this round exclusively.
Monkey God online slot has a Bonus Spins feature as well, which depends on how many Green Koi special symbols you’ve collected. Once triggered the round also involves an Extra Spins symbol which adds one spin whenever it shows up. The Bonus Spins feature has a Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Level. The slot comes with one progressive Bonus Jackpot which is awarded for a combination of 15 gold symbols.
The RTP for Monkey God goes from 94.84% to 97.45%, according to the official info. Classical Chinese themes are always popular, and this one is even more engaging than your average Asian-inspired machine. Players should have what it takes to beat the bank if they want to join the rebellion of the Monkey God.
