Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx

Compadres, if archaeological adventure is your thing, then the impressive Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx slot will have you packing a backpack in a trice!

Dust off your fedoras and pop on some khaki clothing – it’s time to hit Egypt in search of some treasure…I´ve just come off the Wild Scarabs slot so my brain is fully in Ancient Egypt mode. Let´s crack on!

The Basics

This game has so much to offer it’s impossible to pick a favourite. Could it be the rolling reels? The multiplier trail, win boosts or second chance re-spins? I am befuddled with excitement. When you compare this game to more traditional numbers like the Irish Luck slot machine from Eyecon, you start to get a feeling of how far slot gamed have moved on.

The sophisticated treasure enthusiasts among you will already have tried and tested the first instalment of this adventure – Jungle Jim El Dorado slot. And this next episode offers even bigger wins with potential pays of 6,250 x your bet on offer.

Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx Graphics

Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx slot is nothing less than a visual stunner. The designers at Storm Craft Studios have taken every inch of their technical talent and unleashed it on this brazen eye-candy with 3D charms aplenty. Well, they are up against the likes of the Lara Croft Temples and Tombs slot (which also take place in Egypt), so they had to aim high I guess.

The reels are set within an ancient monument lit by a million tiny stars, and feature inscriptions that would make an archaeologist blush with pride. You can practically feel the wind brush the sand in the calm of the evening desert!

Look closely and you’ll see the reels are also topped with a stone carved set of multipliers from 2x, all the way to a mighty 10x. And all this is before you feast your peepers on the bonus feature! To the left of the reels is an intricate gold pyramid, the Win Booster button, but more on that later…

The Play

This ancient adventure takes place over 4 rows, 5 reels and a whopping great 50 pay-lines.

The vertiginously-coiffured Jungle Jim is highest-paying icon in Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx slot, with 5x of this cheeky chap on the reels racking you up 10x your stake. An ancient Egyptian manuscript, a highly decorative tomb and an elaborate clay pot complete the high-value icons.

For once, the lower value icons are more in keeping with the game’s theme, rather than the standard playing cards, and are a tempting quartet of chunky uncut gemstones. Bravo Microgaming!

The game’s logo is the Wild symbol and substitutes for all icons, except the golden sphinx of the title and the Scatter icon. Unsurprisingly, given the quality of this game, the Scatter is an elaborate archaeological device with complex hieroglyphics that comes alive on the reels when it lands. Phew.

Simply marvelous!

The Bonuses

The Rolling Reels feature keeps reel action looking lively. When you land a combination, all winning icons roll away to be replaced by fresh ones, with the potential to trigger further wins.

As you generate wins through the Rolling Reels you simultaneously join a lucrative Multiplier Trail. Each consecutive win increases the multiplier by 1x advancing your win potential and helping your journey on the trail to x10. Eeek!

Initially you play on a reel set with 4 rows and 5 reels. After your second consecutive win, you kick off the trail with a 2x multiplier at hand. By the third level on the trail, the reel will expand increase giving you 50 pay-lines over 5 x 5 reel set. Make it to the fifth level and luxuriate in that 10x multiplier.

If your wins stop coming, the multiplier decreases by 1x back to the beginning – unless you trigger Second Chance Re-spin after your 3rd win. This clever extra means making a single loss needn’t end your hard-fought fun, and will get you back on the winning trail.

The Sphinx symbols are the final treat for you, my dear chums. If they land on reel 3 they will be automatically collected and removed from the reels activating a new spin and moving the multiplier trail up one notch further… Huzzah!

Free Spins

Magic up 3x, 4x or 5x Scatters onto the reels and you will set off the free spins game. No matter how many icons you landed to launch the feature, you’ll still get 12 free games – which is a piece of game play I particularly like.

Instead, the number of triggering Scatters dictates the multipliers you receive during those spins and 3x, 4x or 5x Scatters give you 5x, 10x or 20x your bet, respectively.

If you’re not feeling yourself to be on a winning roll, hit the ‘Win Booster’ button to the left of the reels and increase your chances of landing these all-important Scatters. Naturally, you will have to pay for the privilege (to the tune of x4), but it’s nice to be given the choice.

The Verdict

There’s no denying it: Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx slot is a slice of gaming genius. It looks like a dream, and the extras are as imaginative as they are lucrative.

Free spins with a 20x multiplier, Rolling Reels, plus a meaty multiplier trail with second chances designed to keep you on the edge of your seat? What’s not to like?

Score: 5 out of 5 bananas.

This game is no longer available at Monkey Casino. Sorry about that chaps!