Secrets of Ra Slots
It’s time for us all to discover what kind of secrets a sun god from ancient Egypt could possibly have been hiding away from the world for all this time. By the looks of the 5 reels and its paytable, most of the goods come in the form of money, but that can’t be all there is to the legends, surely not?
Not content with having created a few Egyptian themes before now, Casino Web Scripts decided to release this one to the public in 2014. Even though many advancements have been made in that short amount of time between then and now, the Secrets of Ra looks as good as ever. Its bonus level is of particular merit due to the quirky animations and the level of engagement you get from it.
However, if feature games aren’t your thing, you can have the comfort of knowing that several extra games can be secured, and that RTP is at as much as 99.72%, which is rather on the high side.
Gifts from the Sun God
The best gift that Ra is going to give you is the bonus game, and for that you’ll need to have gotten over three of the appropriate symbol, which in this game is the male adventurer. He looks like a cowboy to us, but who are we to judge, he could be the next Indiana Jones in the making!
You’ll watch as the man runs up a flight of stairs and into the depths of the tomb, which makes it seem like you’re about to get a very immersive mini level to play. However, that isn’t the case. Instead Casino Web Scripts have relied on their trusted (and old) friend, the pick me bonus.
The selection of icons you can select has improved, allowing for more opportunities to rake in the cash before you hit ‘collect’, but it doesn’t feel like much of an innovation when we’ve seen this setup many times over.
If you’re hoping to get a double whammy of free games and the bonus tile, sorry but that’s not going to happen; the bonus round can never be triggered during free games. This is quite normal in truth, but having experienced some slots that allow the two to work together, it’s a shame to see the restriction in action here.
What Creeps and Crawls
We could jump right into the basic paytable and its winning combos and amounts, but the scatter is a lot more interesting. As you’ll have gathered, the icon grants extra rounds, but it also brings in respins and the jackpot, provided you land them just right. You’ll have seen this in Scatter Beach Party, if you’re a big ol’ fan of Casino Web Scripts.
For the big money win of €90,086 (that was our jackpot total at the time of writing this review), you’ll need to get one of the tile on each reel, all at once. When that happens the words ‘JACKPOT’ will light up and lots of gemstones will begin to cover the screen; there’s no way you could be unaware of winning with Secrets of Ra.
Should you want free games and a respin in one, you’ll need three or over of the scatter icon, and just a double match for one measly respin, which doesn’t seem too worthwhile to us. Though the winning tiles are held in place while the remaining reels roll, which does provide some potential for growth if not much.
Secrets Best Left Alone
Secrets of Ra could have been better, lets get that out of the way before anything else. It has the dynamics and enough features to have been a epic real cash slot, in graphics, gameplay and wins. And while the wins side of the game appears to be in fine shape, the rest has a lot to improve on.
When compared with Pyramid Riches, one of the brand’s other popular Egyptian themed titles, we’d have to say this takes the lead, but there’s not much in it, for they’re essentially the same game, just dressed up to look different.
