Heart of the Jungle is 5 reels video slot with 50 fixed pay-lines powered by Playtech software. The theme of this slot irresistibly resembles the story of Tarzan. The symbols featured include a parrot, a cheetah, a chimpanzee, an elephant, 9 through A card symbols, and a male and female. There is a compelling introduction intended to lure players. Also, you will see great 3D graphics, and hear authentic sound effects. Give it a spin here for free or visit Playtech Casinos to play for real money.
Before you thread into the jungle, you will need to set your bets. By clicking on "Line Bet +/-" you will set coins size which ranges from 0.01 to 4. When you click on "Turbo Mode" button you will speed up the turning of the reels. "Spin" is used to set the reels in motion, and "Autoplay" will start turning the reels without interruption for a desired number of times.
Special symbols and bonus features in the Heart of the Jungle video slot include the Wild, the Scatter, stacked symbols, Jungle Trail Free Spins, and the Achievements extra. The Jungle Trail Free Spins feature consists out of 4 features: The Deep Jungle, Crystal Falls, The Golden Mountain, and the Lost City of Zantar.
The logo is the Wild symbol of the game and it can substitute any other symbol on the reels except the scatter. The Scatter symbol is represented as the tribal mask-looking shield and it appears only on reels one, three and five.
Keep in mind that all symbols, except the scatter, appear stacked on the reels which can bring you some pretty big winnings. If you line up stacked symbols across more than one reel, they will expand and form one huge symbol which will bring you great prizes.
If you land 3 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels 1, 3 and 5 you will activate the Jungle Trail Free Spins. This feature has 4 different choices but you can access some of them only after you have triggered the bonus a certain number of times.
First time you trigger it, you will open The Deep Jungle, and you will be awarded with 8 free spins, 1 Ultra spin, and all wins will be multiplied by 5. The Ultra Spin is actually an extra final spin which is worth up to x25 your prize.
When you activate the Free Spins feature for the fifth time you will open the Crystal Falls. Once activated, you will be awarded with 10 spins, and up to 4 wild stacks for each spin. Wild Stacks can move to different reels and can be added or removed during spins.
Next stop on your road is The Golden Mountain which is opened once you trigger Free Spins bonus round for the tenth time. At this stage you will be awarded with 15 spins, wilds which stay on the reels and nudge up or down with each spin.
After you trigger the bonus round for the fifteenth time, you will activate The Lost City of Zantar stage. Here you will be awarded with 25 free spins, and a wild which moves with each spin and can increase the multiplier. This Wild appears on the middle row of symbols and is shifting sideways during any spin.
From the twentieth activation on, each spin mode will get additional payment boost, and the number of spins will increase.
Achievements are something extra added to improve the game-play a bit, and to make it more interesting. Every time you complete a small part like triggering a bonus game, you will receive a notification. These achievements are automatically saved and you can check them out by checking the pay-table.
Game Play
Line Bet +/-: Set the coins size.
Turbo Mode: When on, the reels will turn faster.
Spin: Start the reels turning.
Autoplay: Turn the reels without interruption for a chosen number of times.
I really like this slot. It's a bit like Immortal Romance and Thunderstruck II in as much as the more you play the game you unlock achievements and different bonus rounds. So far I've had five bonus games, one duff one paid 3.6 x one paid 50 x two paid between 100 & 200 x and one paid a massive 673 x so there is really good potential in this game. Bonus rounds come on average about every £150 spins I would say.
My only gripe with this game is you get lots of very small wins, which is fine but it takes too long to, count then up.