Planet of the Apes

This game really is a movie slot! NetEnt presented this slot machine based on the Planet of the Apes movie saga in October 2017, after reaching an agreement with the production company 20th Century Fox Studios. It is based on the last two releases (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” 2011 and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” 2014).

NetEnt took advantage of the push of the new premiere of the saga (War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017), following the same strategy that it already used previously with the launch of Jurassic Park .

The films are based on a science fiction book written by French author Pierre Boulle. The book was published in 1963 and the first film was released in 1968, with Charlton Heston as the protagonist, and becoming a cult film.

We have to congratulate NetEnt for its originality of approach, creating a new concept by dividing the game into two. The left part of the screen is based on the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the right part is dedicated to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Planet of the Apes is a online slots two in one. With a design quite different from the normal layout, it has two independent game areas, where both sides have 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines and each has its own set of symbols.

The minimum bet per spin you can place is $0.20 and the maximum is $200. The online slot machine has a return to player percentage of 96.3% (RTP) and a high variance.

The Planet of the Apes slot is a very active game in which we can activate up to 4 different functions. Below we explain when they will be activated and all their details.

Dual Function

Sometimes the Dual Function is activated before each spin, and if it is activated, it means that one symbol will be selected for each playing area. Each zone will have a different symbol it can never be the same in both game areas. Wild and Scatter symbols cannot be chosen either. During this special feature, the Planet of the Apes reels will only contain these two selected symbols and the other reels are left with the New Zealandnco.
If a symbol ends up landing in its corresponding area when the reels stop, it will stay fixed there. However, if a symbol lands in the other playing area, it will move to the correct place in its zone automatically. Whenever any symbol of the assets appears, the reels will continue to spin.

Rise bonus feature

This feature is activated when the Rise bonus symbol lands on the first reel. An extra coin bonus will be obtained for each human or ape symbol that we have on the screen. It only applies within the Rise play area. The coin win obtained with the Rise Bonus feature is paid in addition to the winnings per betting line that have been obtained in the spin.

Dawn bonus feature

The Dawn bonus feature will be activated if the Dawn bonus symbol lands on the last reel of the game. During this feature, the ape and human symbols will be transformed into the same symbol and will only appear in Dawn's play area. If there are already one or more valid winning combinations, the selected symbol will be the highest value symbol of the combination unless another symbol is chosen randomly.

Stacked wild feature

If a reel is completed from top to bottom of wilds in the Rise play area, then the feature will be activated. The reel covered with wilds will be doubled occupying the same position but in the Dawn area. You have a great opportunity! Both wild symbol together can potentially increase the chance to get big wins.

Each playing area has a set of scatter symbols. Each of the game sections requires three scatters to activate their free spins bonus. Each bonus has different characteristics, both in the number of spins and in special functions.

• Rise Free Spins . This is the simplest of the two rounds, and is based on collecting as many wild symbols as possible. Any wild symbols that appear during the first nine free spins will be counted in a counter, apart from counting with the normal paylines. On the last and tenth free spin, all the wilds that you have collected will be randomly placed on the reels, which will hopefully allow you to get a significant number of winnings. The number of free spins will always be 10, regardless of how many symbols have enabled the bonus round.

• Dawn Free Spins . The second variant of the free spins, is a little more advanced and includes three special features: win multiplier, extra free spins and extra wild. You start with 15 free spins. Just as in the previous function we counted wild symbols, in this one we will have to account for the 3 special features. There will be a counter to the right of the screen for each of these functions. If you collect three identical items, the next level of special function will be activated. The win multiplier can reach up to x5. Each new free spins level will give away three free spins. As for the extra wild, it will turn any human symbol into a wild.