Lava Lava: Slot Overview
Lava Lava is a celebration of the hot magma-ry stuff flung from
volcanoes in displays which are 2️⃣ impressive to look at – from a safe distance. Players
are provided with one, of sorts, in Lava Lava, an 2️⃣ online slot from Thunderkick that
looks like it was made by the same team that made Pyramyth - both slots 2️⃣ sharing a
similar feel as well as some features. Specifically, the wild multiplier element, which
is available in all phases 2️⃣ of the game, and is joined by free spins with semi-sticky
wilds, avalanches, plus scatter explosions. Be sure to prepare 2️⃣ for some
pyrotechnics.
Lava Lava also has a lot in common with Thunderkick's Beat the Beast
range. It has that same 2️⃣ solid, chunky look and feel about it, as well as uncomplicated
gameplay, which roars and thunders as it goes about 2️⃣ its business. Muscular looks greet
players when the game loads, where an imposing game grid has been plonked in the 2️⃣ middle
of the screen, surrounded by smoking volcanoes and an unusual bunch of spectators who
stare up at the reels 2️⃣ from the bottom of the screen. This reverence is accentuated by
the way the reels sit on a lean, as 2️⃣ if even the player is down low looking up at them.
Thunderkick's graphic team can sure draw a nice illustration, 2️⃣ and Lava Lava's
smouldering hot world makes a positive first impression.
Played on a 5-reel, 3-row game
panel, players are supplied 2️⃣ with 15 fixed paylines to score wins on. This is a highly
volatile game, apt given the presentation of its 2️⃣ subject matter, while RTP comes in
four forms. The one to look out for is the 96.14% version, possibly dropping 2️⃣ away to
94%, 92%, or 90% on the less generous side depending on where you play.
Playable from
10 c/p to 2️⃣ €/$100 per spin, landing three to five matching symbols across the grid from
the leftmost reel constitutes a winning combination 2️⃣ which may or may not trigger a
cascade depending on whether you're in the base or bonus game. Starting things 2️⃣ off are
five 9-A card royals as the low pays, worth 3-5x the bet for a five of a kind 2️⃣ win. Next
are three tiki masks and a golden flower as the four premium symbols. Landing five of
these fires 2️⃣ off a win worth 10 to 30 times your stake. Also, wilds appear on any reel
to replace regular pay 2️⃣ symbols to complete winning lines. They're also worth 30x the
bet for a line of five and get a sticky 2️⃣ quality once free spins are triggered.
Lava
Lava: Slot Features
Explosive is one way of describing Lava Lava's features, in terms
of 2️⃣ function as much as form. Free spins are where wild multipliers, sticky wilds, and
avalanches climax are mixed in, but 2️⃣ some of these are available in the base game, too,
let's unpick them.
Wild Multiplier
As well as replacing pay symbols, wild 2️⃣ symbols also
apply multipliers to wins they are part of. The more, the better, as 1, 2, 3, 4 or 2️⃣ 5
wilds on a payline apply a multiplier of x2, x4, x8, x16, or x32 to it.
Scatter
Symbols
Scatter symbols in 2️⃣ view explode and remove all symbols from their respective
reel and row, except for wilds or other scatter symbols. Scatters 2️⃣ are then collected by
the bonus meter - 3 collected scatter symbols trigger 10 free spins from the base game
2️⃣ or retrigger 5 free spins when the bonus game is already active.
Avalanches
In the base
game, scatter symbol explosions allow existing 2️⃣ symbols to drop down and fill in the
blanks, potentially leading to new wins. In the bonus game, each winning 2️⃣ line explodes
dramatically from the reels and is replaced by new or existing symbols from above.
Avalanches continue like this 2️⃣ as long as there is a new winning combination or a
scatter explosion.
Bonus Game
At the beginning of each free spin, 2️⃣ 1 to 3 wild symbols
are placed in random positions on the reels. Each wild symbol carries 3 lives, which
2️⃣ prevent it from exploding by the avalanche feature. Whenever a wild is used in a pay
line win, one of 2️⃣ its lives is used.
Lava Lava: Slot Verdict
Lava Lava is a real
Thunderkick special, sure to excite players who like the 2️⃣ straightforward, highly
effective games the studio is adept at turning out. We mentioned echoes of Beat the
Beast as well 2️⃣ as Pyramyth, but Quickspin's hit release Hammer of Vulcan also comes to
mind and may have had a strong influence 2️⃣ on Lava Lava. Not in a bad way either. On the
contrary, it was strangely comforting to review a game 2️⃣ that had such a strong sense of
its maker's personality. The game's visual presentation demands attention and is a good
2️⃣ representative of what's to come, namely hearty gaming for players who like it dormant
one moment, erupting the next.
Erupting is 2️⃣ one way of describing the way symbols
cascade, glow, line up, and explode. Thunderkick has a real knack for the 2️⃣ sort of
theatrics on display in Lava Lava, which makes everything else it does that much more
satisfying. Fortunately, the 2️⃣ features in Lava Lava are as equally good as the graphics.
Perhaps not so much in the base game, but 2️⃣ the sticky quality of wilds in free spins,
along with their multiplying ability, is a great combination and the cause 2️⃣ of many of
Lava Lava's best moments. The final icing on top is potential, and Lava Lava steps up
there 2️⃣ too, with a claimed max win figure of 10,000x the stake.
When the volcanoes had
stopped erupting, and the dust had 2️⃣ settled, Lava Lava had made a highly positive
impression. As Thunderkick slots tend to be, Lava Lava is a well-oiled 2️⃣ beast of a game
that looks as chunkily, reliably good to play as it is presented.
