Jurassic Island is a very well designed game - set against a 'Land That Time Forgot' style backdrop, the reels include lower value playing cards made up of bones and 5 different dinosaurs. The big green beast is the most lucrative, awarding 1,000 coins if you land 5 on a payline.
They're joined by a wild that can hit on the middle 3 reels only - it doesn't offer any specific payouts but it can expand to fill the whole reel, or better still multiple reels, in which it hits.
Rounding out the symbols is the Victorian explorer who is the scatter - land 3 or more of these anywhere on the reels and you'll be given the pick of a quartet of features. The choices are:
Multiplier Free Games feature- depending on how many scatters triggered the feature, you'll be awarded 10, 15 or 30 free spins with all payouts trebled. Land 2 or more scatters and extra free spins will be added to your total with a possible 60 on offer. This is a high variance option.
Carnivore Free Games feature - once again, 10, 15 or 30 free spins are awarded. Opt for this feature and all of the lower value bone symbols are removed from the reels leaving only the higher value dinosaurs. As before, you can re-trigger extra free spins with 60 possible. The variance in this option is medium.
Raptor Free Games feature – 3, 4 or 5 scatters will get you 16, 24 or 40 free spins. Stacked expanding wilds symbols are added to the reels in this medium variance round. 2 or more scatters will again get you extra free spins with a potential 80 free spins available.
Hot Shot Hunter Bonus feature - move the target across the screen and line up a dinosaur. There are 3 dinosaurs, each of which offers a different cash prize up to 180 times your stake. You can boost your win with a multiplier that can reach up to 10x.
We found Jurassic Island to be a fast paced and entertaining slot game - the expanding wilds comes along at regular intervals in the base game and can prove lucrative if more than 1 of them land on adjacent reels. The bonus features are impressive too, offering variety as well as a range of volatility. We'd opt for the Multiplier Free Games feature which is the riskiest but potentially most rewarding option.
With excellent visuals, a rhythmical soundtrack and plenty of added extras to boost the gameplay, Jurassic Island is a very enjoyable overall package and well worth exploring. If pre-historic themed games are your thing, Jurassic Park by Microgaming is recommended as to is The Flintstones by Playtech.