Rise of Dead Slot from Play'N GO

Published: wed 11 sep 2019 | Updated: wed 11 sep 2019

Authenticity Abounds in Rise of Dead

Online casino games are created for entertainment rather than education, but that doesn’t mean that they need to skimp on attention to detail. Artistic licence is all well and good, but if you’re playing a game based on a theme that you know something about, and the game creators get things totally wrong, you can’t help but notice. That’s why we are pleased to see that Play’n GO’s latest slot release, Rise of Dead, achieves a very good balance by providing a massively entertaining gaming experience which goes to great lengths to remain faithful to the ancient Egyptian mythology on which it is based.

Incredible Attention to Detail

Rise of Dead is a five-reel slot which is set inside an ancient Egyptian vault, and the game nails its colours to the mast from the start by establishing an incredibly realistic background environment. Whilst other games have similar settings, few can compete with the way in which this title brings the environment to life through impressive lighting and particle effects.

The design of the reels and the symbols which occupy them is similarly superb. Symbols include the playing card ranks of 10, J, Q, K and A, portrayals of three different ‘undead’ pharaohs, a wild scarab beetle and the Book of Thoth, which is represented by a scroll bearing the image of an ankh and serves as a scatter.

It is well worth taking the time to examine the symbols closely before you start playing so that you can fully appreciate their myriad details. Look closely and you’ll also see that the background of each reel is covered in hieroglyphs. We can’t read what they say, but given the effort that has gone into the rest of this game we wouldn’t be at all surprised if they actually meant something!

One great feature in the main game is the creation of Mega Stacks. A regular symbol is randomly selected in each round and will fill 12 consecutive spaces on each of the five reels. That obviously increases the chances of you filling the screen with identical symbols and winning a prize of massive proportions. Variance is high, so you might not achieve that feat very often, but when you do you will be sure to notice!

Gift of Gods

A Gift of Gods feature can be randomly triggered at any time in the main game. When that happens, the first, third and fifth reels will be filled with identical symbols and stick. The second and fourth reels will then continue to spin as normal so that you can try and complete one or more winning combinations.

Ancient Free Spins

According to ancient Egyptian mythology, The Book of Thoth is said to be one which, if found, will give its reader infinite knowledge. In this game, if you get three of the scatter symbols on the reels at the same time you will receive ten free spins where the wild symbol will be stacked six or seven high and lower-value symbols will be stacked eight high on all five reels. In addition, if you get one, two or three scatters on the reels as you play the Ancient Free Spins round, you will receive an extra two, four or ten free spins, respectively. There is no limit to the number of free spins that can be enjoyed in this way, and that’s a very nice alternative to infinite knowledge as far as slots players are concerned.

A Testament to Creativity

‘Egyptian history and mythology is a very popular subject matter, be it in films, TV or games,’ said Johan Törnqvist, who is CEO of Play’n GO. ‘We always aim not only to do justice to the source of our games inspiration but also to bring a different element to it, something that people may not be familiar with or haven’t seen before. It’s this that separates our games from many others in the market at the moment and is a testament to the creativity of the company when it comes to creating entertainment.’

Open the Book of Thoth

Rise of Dead is a superb addition to the ever-growing range of Play’n GO titles, and a great example of how attention to detail can make a big difference to the gaming experience. Visit Casumo Casino to have a go at opening the Book of Thoth for yourself and you just might win a prize fit for a pharaoh!