Phoenix Riches Slots
Feel the burning power of the reels in Phoenix Riches, a video slot machine by Aristocrat software which has 5 reels and ample winning opportunities. That is because this slot machine boasts a special “More Power” gameplay element during the free games round, allowing spinners to rack up the winning ways from 243, to 1,024 and 3,125.
This means that players can reasonably hope for a prize-paying win with every spin of the reels, which is helped by the inclusion of a wild icon which will substitute for other symbols to complete line wins.
The Power of the Phoenix
Phoenix Riches is a video slot machine that has a very traditional appearance, using two-dimensional illustrations to present a rather elegant set of reels. The reel symbols upon those reels are taken from the genre of Far East Asia, showing some iconic emblems of Chinese culture such as old Yen coins, golden ornaments and Chinese fruits as well as some images depicting some birds and fish. Overall, the game has a very tranquil and peaceful atmosphere to it, evoking thoughts of a beautiful Asian garden.
However, this game also features one symbol that slightly disturbs the peace with its sheer brilliance and powerful appearance. That icon is the phoenix itself, presented in a blaze of flames against a black background to provide a stark contrast to the rest of the symbols on the reels.
Underwhelming Visuals
The visual aspect of this slot machine follows the typical style of Aristocrat software – a game studio that has an illustrious history of success in the land-based gambling sector. In other words, the reels do appear to be a little bit dated, especially when compared to similarly themed slot machines from contemporary developers like NetEnt and BetSoft.
Place Your Bets
There can be few complaints when it comes to the quality of the gameplay that this slot machine offers. That is because the game presents a large number of winning chances to all players; 243 to be precise. This essentially means that a win will be awarded in the base game whenever two or more matching symbols appear on adjacent reels from the leftmost going right. It's as easy as that.
Should a winning combination of symbols fall into position on the screen, they will begin to flash as the prizes are calculated. You can see all of the potential coin multipliers in the paytable below:
Helping spinners to make those all important symbol patterns is a mesmerising pearlescent orb symbol which acts as the wild icon, effectively replacing all of the symbols in the paytable above.
More Power = More Ways to Win
Phoenix Riches also features a special scatter icon, as depicted by the golden Chinese Yen coin. This scatter symbols will pay wins worth 2x, 10x and 50x the value of the total bet whenever three, four or five appear, regardless of payline position. What's more, three or more of these scattered coins will trigger the game's bonus round of 10 free spins.
These aren't just any old free spins, however, because there is a chance for spinners to be awarded with even more winning chances thanks to the “More Power” gameplay element. It works like this; the scatter symbols will be replaced with new special coin icons that can be collected throughout the free spins. If players find 5 of these special scatters, they will add an extra row of symbols to the reel grid, meaning that there will be a total of 1024 ways to win. And if 10 scatter coins are found then a further row of symbols will open up offering a whopping 3125 ways to win.
What's more, whenever these “Xtra Reel Power” and “Super Reel Power” features begin, a further 3 free games will be awarded.
Familiar Theme, New Way to Play
Let's face it, there are loads of slot machines out there which offer a theme based on the mythical phoenix of ancient Chinese mythology. And there are many Asian themed games in general which provide some more spectacularly designed reels. However, few of those games feature some extra gameplay elements quite like Phoenix Riches, with its free spins with “More Power” possibility to award up to 3125 ways to win.
