Lightning Eclipse

A Slot Game Review

This slot game expands a series of games built on a streak-style respins mechanic. This time, the developers take us on an exciting trip to the Hawaii islands, where players will benefit from random wild respins and free spins, paying over 5,000x the bet.

The company has improved its design skills tremendously lately, moving away from retro styling to a contemporary one, so this slot has pretty fancy visuals that are really pleasing to the eye. The actions of the game take place on Hawaii, and the devs have done a great job of capturing the essential vibe of the tropics. Dominating the view here is a standard 5x3 reel matrix with an all-way pay system, producing 243 win lines, and behind it, flowers, palm trees, mountains, and the ocean make up the backdrop. Adding a final touch to the atmosphere is a relaxing tribal soundtrack, which perfectly fits the scenery.

Betting in this slot starts from just £0.25 and goes up to £40 per spin, which should appeal to many. The volatility tends to the high side of the spectrum, and the game is available in two different RTP versions, namely 96.03% and 94.22%. It doesn’t affect the hit frequency, but the max win capability still differs a bit depending on the payback value. With that said, you can win up to 5,353.4x the bet or 5,223.6x the bet with a higher or lower return rate respectively.

As we head over to the paytable, we see 11 regular symbols, including classic A-9 royals for the lows, and cocktails, drums, toucans, and two character symbols at the higher end. You need to land at least 3 matching symbols adjacently starting from the leftmost reel to achieve a payout, and 5-of-a-kind wins are worth from 0.8x to 10x your stake.

Slot Game Features

Helping you to score wins are Tiki totem Wild symbols, which are available on reels 2-5. They substitute for any other regular symbols, plus they have an additional special function, triggered when more than one appears anywhere in view.

If two or more Wild symbols hit simultaneously, they activate the Wild Upgrade Respin feature. The reels containing Wild symbols respin while other reels and the triggering Wilds are held for a chance to add additional Wilds to the reels.

Symbols of a girl against the Moon are Scatters, and landing 3, 4, or 5 instances anywhere on the reels on a single spin pays 2x, 5x, or 250x the total bet, as well as launches the 8, 15, or 30 Free Spins. Retriggers are also possible.

The main attraction of this slot is the Lightning Respins bonus, triggered when at least 6 Bolt cash symbols appear anywhere in view during the base or free games. The triggering symbols are then collected and added to the total win meter, and players proceed to special reels with 3 Respins to start with.

During the bonus, only cash symbols are available. On each spin, the number of active reels is determined randomly, and cash symbols are collected only on the active reels. Each collected Bolt resets the  Respins tally back to 3, however, unlike most games with the Hold and Win mechanics, cash symbols in this slot are not sticky and fade from the reels between the spins.

Additionally, Colossal symbols of 2x2 or 3x3 in size may appear randomly on the reels, either partially or fully visible, which split into four or nine smaller symbols respectively. If the Colossal symbol lands partially on the active reel, only prizes within the active reels are collected.

There are four different fixed jackpots available during the Lightning Respins. If a symbol displaying a jackpot lands within an active reel, players are awarded the corresponding jackpot prize. It’s possible to win multiple jackpots per feature, and jackpots can also appear as Colossal symbols.

• Mini Jackpot - 2.5x the stake
• Minor Jackpot - 25x the stake
• Major Jackpot - 125x the stake
• Grand Jackpot - 1,250x the stake

Review Summary

To sum things up, this slot is an enjoyable slot for sure, with a lot for players to offer. It has a vibrant outer look and fun gameplay loaded with numerous modifiers and features, altogether producing a wonderful gaming experience.