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wild phoenix rises theme, stakes, pays & symbols

For many, the Phoenix is little more than a breed of bird; for others, it is a mythological creature that is associated with Greek, Egyptian, or Persian mythology, all of which have analogous descriptions of this creature as being associated with the sun, and obtaining new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. It’s a powerful simile that goes back thousands of years and has given rise to many other online slots, such as The Wild Wings of Phoenix, Eternal Phoenix Megaways, and Phoenix Paradise. It seems that Mascot has a little competition here then, so I guess the big question now is how does it pay?

The most valuable symbol is the phoenix egg, which has a maximum return of 60x the total bet for a full payline of five of a kind. The treasure chest lags far behind this, paying just 16x the current stake for all five symbols. The next two symbols look to be parts of the sequence of the phoenix rising from the ashes, and these have payouts of 10x and 6x the total bet for all five symbols. Finally, the royals have been spiced up with some character art – the Aces have a mage, for example, and pay 3.6x the total bet for a full pay line of five-of-a-kind. The kings are a little less valuable at 3x, followed by the queens at 2.6x, the jacks at 1.2x, and the tens at 1x for a five-of-a-kind combination. This is one of those rare games where we still get a little treat for hitting the scatter symbols as well – it's only 25x the total bet, but it’s still nice to have, considering many games stopped paying out for such combinations a long time ago.

Sadly, the betting range suffers from the usual issue that Mascot games have had a problem with ever since I first reviewed one of them. It’s not the bet spread that is the issue – you have minimum/maximum bets of €0.25 and €50.00, respectively; the problem is that there are only six options between those two limits, which is frankly ridiculous. Even low rollers may find themselves forced to choose between a bet that is either too low or too high for their real tastes with these arbitrary limitations.

base game & modifiers

The basic gameplay of Wild Phoenix Rises has a few interesting aspects that separate it from other video slots. There are still five reels, each consisting of four rows, and this extended playfield does end up returning a few more dead spins than you may be used to. The reason for this: the game only utilises 25 paylines, and whereas other developers will often stack the symbols on their reels to balance out this anomaly, Mascot has chosen not to bother with any such arrangements. The upside of this setup is that the returns offered on the games paytable are a little more generous in comparison to other slots.

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wild phoenix rises slot bonus features

The main bonus round can be accessed in several ways when playing Phoenix Rises. You can hit three or more scatter symbols, which also come with a small cash prize as well. Alternatively, you can also gamble any significant win for the chance to play some free spins via the Risk’n’Buy feature. Finally, if both of the previous options sound like far too much hard work, there’s always the bonus buy menu as well!

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