Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun Pokie Review

Pokie Info – The Basics:

• Pokie Type: 5×4 online video pokie.
• Theme: Set in the world of the Iconic treasure hunter and tomb raider, Lara Croft.
• Paylines/Ways: 1024 ways to win.
• RTP: 96.36%.
• Volatility/Variance: High.
• Hit frequency: 32.57% (Almost 1 in 3 chances)
• Minimum bet size: $0.20.
• Maximum bet size: $100.
• Bonus features: Scatters, Wilds, Free Spins, Rising Reward jackpots, Multiplier Trails, Rolling Reels, etc.
• Maximum multiplier: 4,000x.
• Smartphone & Tablet Support: Complete.

Base Game: High and Low Symbols

The base game has six low-paying symbols and four high-paying symbols. The first four low-pay symbols are stone tablet engravings of the dragon, the panther, the monkey, and the hawk. The compass and the treasure map complete the pokie’s set of six low pay-symbols. Landing three to five low-pay symbols of the same kind on the reels will net you a total stake multiplier between 0.8x to 3x. There are four high-pay symbols, and they are each different shots of the game’s version of Lara Croft. Land three to five of the same high symbols to win a total stake multiplier that can range between 3.5x to 10x.

Scatters and Free Spins

To activate the Free Spins bonus rounds, you will need to land at least three of the green scatter symbols on the reels. Three, four, or five scatters in Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun will get you 10 free spins + 2x multiplier, 12 free spins + 5x multiplier, or 15 free spins + 10x multiplier respectively. Every match and win you receive during the Free Spin bonus rounds will be significantly bigger than in the base game.

Power Wilds

There are three Power Wild symbols in the game, and they all serve the same function of turning themselves into adjacent symbols and creating winning matches, if possible. They cannot turn themselves into a scatter though. However, the wild symbols become increasingly more powerful because:

1. Single Wild: Changes into an adjacent symbol to create winning matches for one turn only.
2. Double Wild: Changes into an adjacent symbol to create winning matches and stays on the reel for your next spin as well.
3. Triple Wild: Changes into an adjacent symbol to create winning matches and stays on the reel for the next two turns.

Bonus Feature: Rolling Reels

The Rolling Reels bonus feature in Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun stays active even when you are in the base game, which is a huge advantage to have in any pokie game. Every time you manage to land a win, the matching symbols will disappear, and the reels will keep rolling. Rolling reels will only stop when there isn’t a winning match on the reels anymore, allowing for several wins in a row from a single spin.

Bonus Feature: Multiplier Trail

If you are on a roll with the Rolling Reels in Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun, the Multiplier Trail bonus feature will continue to add win multipliers to your round after each consecutive win. In the base game, you will receive a Multiplier Trail bonus of 2x after your first consecutive win on the Rolling Reels, 3x after the second, and 5x after the third consecutive win. It will stay at 5x from that point on for any further wins in the same round.

However, the Multiplier Trails will rise up much higher during the Free Spin bonus rounds. Thanks to the Rolling Reels feature, players will receive the following consecutive win rewards as a reward during the Free Spins:

• 1st consecutive win: 3x Multiplier Trail
• 2nd consecutive win: 6x Multiplier Trail
• 3rd consecutive win: 9x Multiplier Trail
• 4th consecutive win: 15x Multiplier Trail

Rising Reward Jackpot

The Rising Rewards Jackpot can land you the biggest wins, depending on your luck. Just one (or more) Wild symbol can be enough to trigger any one of the five random Rising Reward Jackpots. The jackpot’s final value will be determined at the end of the round, but each of the five Rising reward Jackpots have a minimum win multiplier value, as provided below:

• Mini Jackpot: 10x – 75x (total stake)
• Minor Jackpot: 15x – 75x (total stake)
• Major Jackpot: 100x – 750x (total stake)
• Mega jackpot: 500x – 1,500x (total stake)
• Grand jackpot: 2,000x – 3,500x (total stake)

Theme, Graphics, and Presentation

If you have played any of the Indiana Jones or Lara Croft pokies before, then you will have a pretty good idea of the theme already. Nevertheless, it’s the quality of presentation and graphical prowess that sets Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun apart from most previous entries in the treasure hunter theme. All icons and effects look bright and vibrant in the game, be it the steps of an ancient Aztec temple and the greenery surrounding it, or the glowing gold coins and gems of untold fortune.

Triple Edge Studio games always look great, and their latest entry is no exception in that department. In fact, the studio has made considerable progress in terms of graphics and animation, as compared to their previous entry in the series, Lara Croft: Temples and Tombs. They both look and sound great, but the graphics and animations do look better in Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun.

Recommendation: Yes

Considering all things, it is difficult to find anything that’s wrong or feels short of great about Lara Croft: Tomb of the Sun. Therefore, if you like pokie games, give it a try and you might just end up getting very lucky!