Sun Wukong Slot Machine

Pros

• Competitive main game jackpot. With a top prize of 10,000x the line bet, hitting the highest five-of-a-kind combination during a 5x multiplier could result in some seriously large prizes.
• Nice art style and music – well-designed backgrounds and symbols compliment the game’s feel.
• Potentially lucrative bonus stage. Free spins are always great. Free spins with large multipliers are even better.

Cons

• Just one bonus round. Although it’s a good one, the lack of additional features could limit a player’s enjoyment after multiple sessions. The ability to choose which type of free spins are played does negate this, however.
• No animation during play. With such strange looking characters on the symbols a bit of animation when they form part of a win line would be a nice addition.

Top Jackpots

The highest jackpot on Sun Wukong is an impressive 10,000x the line bet. This is won by hitting five-of-a-kind monkey warrior “wild” symbols across a single win line. This and the other higher value symbol on Sun Wukong may mean something to someone out there. Unfortunately, they mean nothing at all to me. They’re nicely illustrated but their significance to any known narrative is completely lost on me. However, that’s irrelevant to playing the game. The prizes for hitting five of each of the highest paying symbols across a win line are as follows:

• “Wild” Monkey warrior = 10,000x the line bet.
• Pig man, or man with head dress and green background = 600x the line bet.
• Warrior with blue background = 400x the line bet.
• Horse, or Lotus = 250x the line bet.

Game Features

Whilst there is only one standard game feature on Sun Wukong, it is a potentially lucrative one. We’re always fans of free spin bonuses, particularly so when they’ve a juicy multiplier applied.

Sun Wukong Free Games

Landing three or more game logo “scatter” symbols anywhere on the board off a single spin will trigger one of three free game modes each with a different number of spins and a different sized multiplier. The first is called “Valley of the Sun” and is 20 free games with a 2x multiplier. Next is “Mountain of Fruit and Flowers” and is 10 free games with a 4x multiplier. Finally, comes “Kingdom of Heaven”. Here players will receive eight free game with a 5x multiplier.

Regular Symbols

In addition to the games higher value symbols, there are also those that do not pay quite as well. As with many online slots these days, these low paying icons are represented by the top end of a standard deck of playing cards (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9). Hitting five-of-a-kind of each will pay as follows:

• Ace or King = 150x the line bet.
• Queen = 125x the line bet.
• Jack or 10 = 100x the line bet.
• 9 = 50x the line bet.

Betting Limits

Players can vary their betting sizes up with ease on the Sun Wukong slot machine. They can adjust the number of win lines played between one and 15, and can bet between 1p and R1 600 on each. This means that the lowest possible bet per spin is just 1p and the highest is an impressive R24 500. With such a spread between maximum and minimum, this title certainly caters for all possible bankrolls.

What We Think

All told, it doesn’t matter that most Western players will have no idea what tale Sun Wukong is referring to. It’s a game that plays well, looks good, and has the potential to drop some massive prizes. Giving players the option to play different bonus features every time they trigger the stage is a nice inclusion and certainly adds to the game’s replay value.

If there was some symbol animation and perhaps a second bonus stage this slot would be one of our top picks out there. Even without these inclusions, it’s a solid effort from Playtech for sure.