Red Hot Volcano

Red Hot Volcano Overview

Booming Games takes us back to the stone age in this latest game set on a tropical island. The main visual draw here is the volcano, which, as we know, is one of nature's most dramatic features. This caveman theme somewhere along the line has also been spliced with a Tarzan theme. So not only do we have the forming of primordial civilisation, but also the vine-swinging antics of the titular hero of Edgar Rice Burrough's novel- Tarzan, along for the ride. If we are honest, the designers probably decided on a vague aesthetic and then threw anything at it that would fit.

The bonus features in this game include a wild symbol, which replaces all regular pay symbols to help form more wins. It's also the most valuable symbol in the game, paying out at 50x your stake for 5 of a kind. There is also a fireball collecting feature that can create wild reels for two spins. And finally, a bonus free spins round triggered by landing three of the volcano scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5. This awards you with ten free spins. These free spins come with wilds and multipliers too.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is a tropical Tarzan theme, set in the shadow of an active volcano. The rough idea is that Tarzan and Jane type characters live on a tropical island threatened by natural disasters. This theme provides plenty of visual stimulation, from the beautiful exotic animal symbols to the calming beach background. If there is one, the narrative is that the volcano is about to erupt on the island, endangering the local animal population, so Tarzan and his Jane need to work together to evacuate the beasts in time before the volcano explodes.

The background is the gorgeous island on which this volcano exists. To the right of the reels begins the island's mainland, covered in palm trees and rich dark green foliage. The sea surrounds the island to the left and centre of the reels, its cool turquoise waves lapping gently on the beach. In the background to the left-hand side of the reel is the menacing-looking volcano, which at any moment could explode, causing an untold catastrophe.

The board has been made to look like it has been constructed of stone. Apart from that, it is a standard-looking board with five reels and three rows.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the playing card royal values from 10 to A, styled in a stone and magma emulating typeset. The more valuable set are the majors. These start with the monkey icon, which is worth 18x your stake for the top combination. Up from the monkey is the sea turtle, which is worth 24x the stake for the top combination. Up again from this aquatic wonder is the flamingo, worth 30x the stake for the maximum formation. Then finally, we have the top icons in the Jane and Tarzan characters, Tarzan being the most valuable. The specials comprise the fireball wild reel collector, the volcano free spins scatter and the fiery wild, represented by the word 'wild'.

Game Play

Red Hot Volcano is played on a 5-reel, 3-row playing board with 20 fixed pay lines. To create winning combinations in this game, players must land three or more of the same symbol across a pay line from left to right, starting on the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Red Hot Volcano is 20p to as much as £40 per spin. To change your betting level per spin, use the bet adjuster tool located at the bottom of the playing window.

Further information regarding the free slot machine games can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located to the bottom right of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game's menu.
The volatility for Red Hot Volcano is rated in the high range of the spectrum. The return to player percentage for Red Hot Volcano is 95.71%, which is under average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 10,000x your stake.

Features

The first bonus feature in this game is the regular wild bonus. This symbol replaces standard symbols on the reels to help form new combinations. If you can get a combination of three or more of this symbol, it also pays out at an impressive 50x the stake.
The second feature included in this game is the Fireball collector feature. Each reel has two locations at the top where fireball symbols are collected from the reel below them. For every two fireballs landed, the reel underneath it will turn completely wild, and this whole reel wild will last for two spins.

Penultimately, there is also a free spin round triggered by landing a volcano scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5 simultaneously. Once triggered, the game will give you ten free spins with attached multipliers. Landing additional multipliers from within this round will grow the size of the multipliers available to you (each scatter landed grows the attached multiplier by x2).

Finally, there is also a gamble feature that asks you to guess a card that is face down. Getting it correct will grow your win by x2, but getting it wrong will result in losing any money for that win completely. You can electively trigger this feature after every win.

Conclusion

Red Hot Volcano certainly is fiery fun, thanks to the number of features and exciting characters you'll see on the reels. However, you have to be able to deal with the slot's high volatility and poor RTP to get much out here. And for these reasons, this slot may be best played as a demo, as it might be a waste of time going for big wins.