Planet of the Apes

Get ready for an encounter with the ape leader Caesar on the slot from NetEnt in association with 20th Century Fox Studios. Planet of the Apes takes you on an exhilarating reel adventure on a dual reel set with wild substitutions, Stacked Wild cloning, a Dual Symbol feature as well as the Rise and Dawn bonus rounds that can lead to wins of up to 3,000 times your bet.

Update 16th December 2020: Plane of the Apes is no longer available as it has been terminated by NetEnt as an end of the year clean-up of their slot catalogue.

Slot Details

Planet of the Apes is a branded video slot with two separate play areas, each with 5-reels, 3-rows, and 20- fixed pay lines. Wins are awarded for three to five matching symbols on a line in any of the windows from left to right only. Available on desktop and mobile devices, you can bet from 0.20 to 200 credits per spin. The game has medium volatility with an RTP of 96.33%.

The themed reels and background, along with the fast-paced features, all contribute in creating a slot with a strong connection to the two Planet of the Apes movies. Elements from both movies and the authentic film characters deliver a truly unique gaming experience. The original movie soundtrack, the ape voices and some truly stunning animations round off a masterpiece in slot design.

The pay symbols on both reel sets start at the low end with the card royals from 10 through to A, awarding across the board 4x your bet for a single five of a kind. They are followed by three characters and two apes for each reel set on the high level. Hit five on a line to win 9x to 30x your stake.

Yellow and red icons marked with the word itself are the wild symbols, substituting for all regular pay symbols. Scatters are separate for each reel set. Two different icons with the respective movie title and an ape character act as the scatters. Three, four and five landing on a spin will trigger the respective feature and award 2x, 15x and 50x your bet respectively. Both features can be hit in one spin, in which case the Rise Free Spins are played first.

Planet of the Apes Slot Features

The slot is packed to the brim with modifiers, features and cloning mechanics, that will deliver intense gaming sessions. The Dual Symbol feature can trigger on any spin in the base game. First, one pay symbol is randomly chosen for each reel set before the reels respin with only blanks and the chosen symbols. If a symbol lands in its corresponding play area when the reels stop, it becomes sticky. If a symbol lands in the other play area, it transfers over to the correct play area into the corresponding position. Respins are retriggered as long as new symbols land. Wins are evaluated and paid at the end of the feature.

A full stack of wilds landing on a spin in the Rise area will trigger the Stacked Wild feature. The triggering stack is then copied to the same position in the Dawn area. Each play area has two bonus features that can be triggered simultaneously, in which case the Rise features are played first.

• Rise Area
• Rise Bonus feature: Triggered when the Rise Bonus symbol lands on reel one in the Rise area. A random coin win is awarded for every human and ape symbol in view. The maximum win is 15,900 coins.
• Rise Free Spins: 10 Free Spins are awarded when three or more Rise scatters land anywhere on the Rise reel-set in one spin. During the feature only the Rise play area is active and the number of wild symbols that land on each spin are collected in a Wild Meter on the right of the game window. On the last spin, after the reels stop spinning but before any wins are evaluated, all collected wilds are placed in random reel positions.
• Dawn Area
• Dawn Bonus feature: Triggered when the Dawn Bonus symbol lands on reel five in the Dawn area. All ape and human symbols transform into the same symbol.
• Dawn Free Spins: 15 Free Spins are awarded when three or more Dawn scatters land anywhere on the Dawn reel set in one spin. During the feature, only the Dawn play area is active with 3 different collect symbols being added to the reels – X, W, revolving arrows – that activate a corresponding meter: Multiplier, Extra Wild and Extra Free Spins. Collect three symbols to fill the respective meters which will award a range of extras on each level: win multiplier increasing up to x5, human symbols turning progressively into wilds and +3 free spins.

Final Verdict

Planet of the Apes is a superb slot creation with an intense gameplay and ample features to keep you on your toes throughout a session. It certainly does justice to the two blockbuster movies, although the win potential is somewhat on the lower side.

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