The Wombat says: Journey back to the beginning of civilisation and amass your fortune alongside Sun God Ra in Dawn of Egypt slot.
Yes, Wombat Fans, the time has come for Play’n GO to return to what they make best; high-variance Egyptian-themed games along the lines of Book of Dead and Legacy of Egypt. If you´ve been playing Northern Lights Gaming’s Guardians of the Pyramids slot, or any of our other ancient Egyptian games, you´ll be fired up and ready dor a crack at this one!
So, what’s new in this latest slot? Well, random sticky symbol upgrades in the Free Spins are the main difference – but more on that later – while the graphics are also pretty cool, and certainly a step up from its predecessors.
Let’s enter the realm of Ra and see if we can’t get our hands on some ancient treasure.
Look and Feel
Wombat fans, this slot is a looker and comes with razor-sharp graphics and 3D effects. It´s all based in the Ancient World, just like the Legacy of Egypt slot and a few others that we could mention.
The reels sit inside an ancient temple and are flanked by giant gold and blue eagle statues – as you’d expect, these are inscribed with hieroglyphs. Framed in gold, blue and red, the reels themselves are made of stone with golden wings on top of them – and it’s a feast for the eyes.
This Wombat particularly likes how the 3D reel icons spring to life when you land a win. Just look at that scarab beetle go!
Dawn of Egypt Slot Game Play
Dawn of Egypt slot has 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 pay-lines. So half as many as the Ivory Citadel slot which will give you an idea of how it plays. We mark this one down as Medium Variance.
Your icons on the reels include the lotus flower, the ankh, a snake and a scorpion (both sacred animals in Egyptian folklore don´t ya know) plus Sekhmet the goddess of war, of course, the all-powerful Ra himself (he’s the bloke with a bird for a head brandishing a staff). Your lower value icons are represented by the J, Q, K & A playing cards.
The game’s Wild is the sacred Scarab Beetle, a symbol of immortality – and this cool little fella will substitute for any symbols on the reels to help you create more winning combos all except for the Pyramid Scatter.
Free Spins and Bonuses
Land 3x of more of the Pyramid Scatters and you’ll trigger off Free Spins round. Next, the Wheel of God will reveal itself and spin like a Tassie Devil to determine the number of Free Spins you’ll actually get (there are up to 20 of the blighters up for grabs).
Now, a new set of reels will appear at the foot of a bloody great big pyramid under the burning Egyptian sun, and your spins will begin.
Symbol Upgrades
For every Free Spin you get, that generous god bloke Ra will use his unearthly powers to transform your icons. One will randomly be chosen on each go and be upgraded to a more lucrative symbol to give you even bigger wins. Cheers Play’n GO!
But that’s only part one of the bonus…
During Free Spins round, the Pyramid Scatter symbol turns into a Wild Pyramid – land 2x or more of these then you will unleash the power of Pyramid Spins!
Pyramid Spins
Here, each Wild Pyramid will open up and reveal a number, these numbers added up will give you the number of Pyramid Spins you receive.
During these Pyramid Spins, symbols are still upgraded but become sticky until the very end of the round – which means you could quite easily collect a whole screen full of matching symbols.
Landing 2x or more Wild Pyramids during the Pyramid Spins will also re-trigger the feature and can do so and unlimited amount of times. Which is just madness if you ask this Wombat…
Conclusion
Dawn of Egypt slot is an unmissable high-variance game.
From the two-part bonus and awesome graphics to the lucrative symbol upgrade feature – we liked everything about it.
Spin with Ra now! You won’t regret it.
Wombat score: 5/5
Play’n GO have smashed it!