Once upon a time, there was a big, big monkey. People called him King Kong. He lived happily in a jungle until people came and took him away to a big city where he was very unhappy. There was only one person that was kind to him – a young lady he really grew to love. Does this ring a bell? Well, now not only on the cinema screen, “King Kong” has come to our computer screens in shape of a new Playtech slot based on the latest version of the movie, featuring Jack Black, Adrian Brody, Naomi Watts and many other Hollywood stars.

There’s nothing common, traditional or boring about this fabulous 5-reel, 20-payline video slot. Its innovative approach is a breath of fresh air, especially in regards to its cinematic bonus rounds. Apart from these, special features also include wilds and scatters, as well as two playing modes: Jungle and Big City mode. But don’t let the lack of free spins and multipliers worry you – the abundance of features in the two modes will be more than enough for you to leave this slot satisfied.

There’s no need to worry about money, either. In “King Kong” you can choose a coin denomination from $0.01 to $5, and play on up to 20 lines, which provides you with a good selection of betting amounts, which can fit virtually any budget.

Playing Modes:

As mentioned before, the most innovative traits of this slot are its two playing modes, each offering a different set of special features. The game starts in the Jungle Mode, and the mode changes each time you finish a scatter-triggered special feature.

Special Features:

The Jungle Mode offers two different features – one is triggered by three or more wilds embodied in King Kongs, and the other is activated when three or more scattered Kong symbols appear anywhere on the reels. The first, Wild Jungle Respins Feature awards three respins, during which each wild that appears on the reels remains frozen until the end of the feature, at the same time keeping its initial role as a substitute. In the second, Scull Island Bonus, you are taken to the jungle, where you are to pick locations on the Skull Island map, where each location hides one animal or a King Kong. The goal is to pick three animals of the same kind, or a King Kong, who pays best.

The Big City Mode offers another two features based on the same pattern: three or more wilds anywhere will trigger Wild Kong Respins feature, which again awards three respins. Only this time, the wild symbol is stacked on different positions in each respin (for example, in the first respin, reels 1 &5 are wild, etc.). The second feature in this mode is City Tower Bonus, activated by three or more scatters, during which King Kong needs to knock down three planes that are attacking him. Each knock down will result in a cash prize.

Needless to say, with all the effort the creators of this slot made in order to make it as authentic and as close to the movie as possible, all these features have cinematic effects with state-of-the-art graphics and sound effects. And along with the generous prizes offered by the features as well as the symbols with movie characters, “King Kong” makes one of the best slot offerings currently in the market.

- reviewed by www.latestcasinobonuses.com, last updated 2011-04-17.