Volcano (MGA) ™ – Review, Bonuses, Free Spins, Free Play in Demo Mode

Game theme & storyline

Many Mayan-themed slot machines exist; nevertheless, few combine daring action with a classic fruity one. This is what Volcano has to offer, the MGA demo slots that present players with two games in one.

So, our daredevil is in the midst of a volcano within the crater looking to win some extra points and rewards that would help her get out of there and eventually uncover some valuable treasures.

Graphics & sound

Volcano is not different from other MGA slots in that its aesthetic is very unique. In addition to buttons and pay table details, the screen features richly detailed backgrounds and symbols. This slot has a twin game concept that allows the designers much room to play around with how it looks and feels, making it different from the Volcano Riches demo slot, which is a more traditional five-reel game.

The high game offers a brief taste of South American drums and pan pipes; nevertheless, slots will only produce reel sounds.

How to play

This may appear to be a complicated game, but it is actually a retro fruit machine with additional ‘nudges’ and holds to increase the probability of winning combinations. In the lower game you wager on one winline that rises up to eight in the upper game. You will have to get a ring symbol so as to unlock vertical paylines.

In the bottom game, players will encounter with fruit icons; the green, red, and blue diamonds; a Mayan lion; Ankh; and the golden coin bonus. The wild symbol is represented by the adventurer herself who can make up successful combinations on any position of central payline. In this case, you should watch for blue diamond for top prizes worth 1,000 times your bet.

At the same time, you have to accumulate sufficient bonus credits which you may employ in order to switch to the higher game and get more symbols such as Lucky Sevens (7), elephants, gargoyles, ornamental stones and hats. With all of them being able to open mini bonus games or more gifts in the upper game.

Nudging or holding the reels and setting your bet are some of the options that this retro-style interface gives you for autoplay. This game is one of those games that are easy to comprehend and turn out to be unexpectedly irresistible.

Bet sizes & maximum win

You have the choice of betting either one, three or five credits; would mean that you can bet between 0.20 and one credit in each spin. The biggest prize is equal to 1,000 times the stake amount and it is achievable either in lower and upper game mode; though, with nudges and holds, your money will vanish quickly as you pursue the seemingly elusive opportunity of winning big.

If you are lucky enough, you might be in a better position to win the top prize of 5,000 credits during the bonus games; however these are known for being extremely difficult to activate.

Bonus features

The bonus features are where Volcano truly stands out. These can be activated by landing symbol combinations based on the Mayan theme:

– To participate in the lottery, you must land three lions in the lower game. There is a bonus round known as Pick and Win that allows you to win gold icons and the highest prize worth 5000 credits.

– Drop three elaborate stone symbols on the top game to gain access to rewarding roulette. With this lucky wheel, you have chances of winning up to 5,000 credits.

– Three elephants can land in the upper game to play an add-a-prize game that rewards players with as much as 5,000 credits.

– To get into the path game where you can win 5,000 credits, land three hats on the top game.

RTP & volatility

The unpredictability provided by Volcano is a surprisingly low 90%. That is way below the industry standard; however, any slot’s RTP is an abstract number which refers to the long-term return rate of a 100 credit bet, and thus, it is unlikely that this will correspond with your wager or frequency determinations used for computing it.

What you will find is a slot that has been very well balanced, and where wins can come in both the base game as well as when you trigger any of those four bonus games. We consider it a medium variance slot which offers prizes on the base game and by way of bonuses but do not expect to unlock the latter often.

Our verdict

As the case may be, Volcano’s a game that is much more complicated than it appears to be; this is even greater when you play through vertical and horizontal pay lines, unlock the top game and gain access to three of four bonus games. A combination of old school fruit machine gaming on the bottom reels with a more intricate upper game gives you the best of both worlds. This is an easy pick up but hard to put down for chasing those bonus credits that open up the top reels.

If you want something a little offbeat, then Volcano and the other MGA two-reel set slots may be it.

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