Lara Croft Temples and Tombs Features
Rolling Reels
Lara Croft Temples and Tombs utilises rolling reels, this sees symbols (emblazoned on large stone slabs) dramatically fall from the top of the game screen into place. Whenever a win is recorded the symbols disappear and make room for new ones to fall into place.
Each time symbols dissapear a multiplier trail is activated, this can see players register some absolutely huge wins! The first cascade will always begin at 1x, then grows to 2x, 3x and 5x from there on out.
Wild Symbols
Wild symbols in Lara Croft Temples are Tombs are golden coins with a scarab on them, whenever they appear they not only act as a substitute for all symbol except the scatter, but they're also added to a pot of coins above the reels. The more coins that are collected in the pot, the more likely players are to trigger the game's jackpot mini-game.
Free Spins
Players will automatically receive between 8 and 32 free spins whenever 3 or more Book of Secret scatter symbols land on the reels. The feature automatically started with a 3x multiplier, this climbs up value with each consecutive win up to a total of 15x. This feature can be re-triggered, gifting players an additional 8 free spins.
Players have the ability to re-trigger the free spins enough times to win an additional 48 free spins, meaning that the most free spins players can receive in total is an absolutely incredible 80 free spins!
Temples and Tombs Jackpot
Players can randomly trigger one of three fixed jackpots at any time during base gameplay, this is helped by players collecting as many wild coin symbols as possible.
When the feature begins a coin spins, and if the coin comes out bronze players will win the Minor Jackpot (worth 15x the players stake), if the coin comes out silver players will win the Major Jackpot (worth 100x the players stake) and if the coin comes out gold players will win the Grand Jackpot (worth 500x the players stake).
Rolling Reels
Whenever a win is recorded the symbols disappear and make room for new ones to fall into place. Each time symbols disappear a multiplier trail is activated meaning players win bigger prizes as a result.
Wild Symbols
When scarab coin wild symbols appear on the reels they'll substitute for all symbols except the scatter. These coins are then placed into a pot, the more coins collected, the higher chance players have of triggering the jackpot mini-game.
Free Spins
Players will receive between 8 and 32 free spins whenever 3 or more Book of Secret scatter symbols land on the reels. The feature automatically started with a 3x multiplier, this climbs up value with each consecutive win up to a total of 15x.
Temples and Tombs Jackpot
Players can randomly trigger one of three fixed jackpots (The Minor, Major or Grand Jackpots) at any time during base gameplay, this can be triggered quicker by players collecting as many wild coin symbols as possible.
Lara Croft Temples and Tombs Review
Lara Croft Temples and Tombs
Lara Craft Temples and Tombs is a modern 5-reel, 243 payline video-game themed slot developed by Microgaming. As the name of this slot suggests, it's based on the famous heroine Lara Croft, who made her name in the 1996 action-adventure game Tomb Raider.
This slot utilises a number of popular bonus features and mechanics that keep players engaged, this includes a rolling reels feature (also known as cascading wins) that sees new symbols drop onto the screen when winning combinations are formed, if this wasn't enough, players also see a multiplier trail climb up in value to a total of 5x (15x during the bonus) after each successful cascade.
We're still not done there though! Players can trigger a total of 80 free spins and win one of three fixed jackpots, with the largest jackpot offering players 5,000x their stake.
Design
Lara Croft Temples and Tombs is a gorgeously designed slot, which doesn't come as too much of a surprise considering it was developed by Triple Edge Studios, a developer known for creating high-quality, good looking slot games in recent years.
The reels are set in the walls of an old crumbling temple filled with treasure, whilst symbols are set into blocks of stone that fall from the top of the game screen. Low paying symbols include a water canister, torch, medical bag, grappling hook, Anubis and Sobek. High paying symbols include Lara Croft on a motorcycle, Lara Craft swinging diving into action, Lara Croft firing a pistol and Lara Croft staring through the screen at you!
In terms of special symbols, the free spins symbol is a leather-bound book and wilds are scarab coins (that are collected and placed into a pot), the more scarab coins that are collected, the more likely the progressive jackpot bonus feature is going to trigger.
When it comes to the soundtrack, this game features an epic orchestral score that sounds somewhat reminiscent of older Egpytian-themed slots... We'd usually complain about this repetitive music, however, this game has a much grander feel about it than others and it genuinely sounds fantastic, so there are no complaints from us.
Gameplay
Triple Edge Studios haven't strayed too far from the conventional when it comes to Lara Croft Temples and Tombs, all of the buttons to play this game can be found along a standard black action bar at the bottom of the game screen. Here players can set their stake, up to 100 automated spins, set turbo spins and access the game menu and settings via a hamburger menu.
Above the action bar are four multipliers (1x, 2x, 3x, 5x) that light up whenever one is active, reminiscent of what you'd find in Gonzo's Quest and Gonzo's Quest Megaways. Above the game reels are the 3 jackpots totals that can be won, the Minor, Major and Grand jackpot.
Our Verdict
This fantastic video-game themed slot is a huge improvement on previous Lara Croft slots that have come out in previous years! Not only are the graphics absolutely stunning, but the bonus features and mechanics are truly brilliant, if you've played Gonzo's Quest before you'll certainly spot some similarities between the two games, and that's really not a bad thing at all.