Sun Wukong Slot

Sun Wukong is brought to you by Playtech and is a 5 reel, 15 payline progressive jackpot slot game. Playable from 15p to £1,125 a spin on desktop devices, it has a Chinese theme. The game is based on the mythological figure who is also known as the Monkey King.



The figure features in a body of legends and can be traced back to the Song dynasty – the monkey is believed to be born from stone and possesses supernatural powers through Taoist practices. The symbols on the reels include the monk Xuanzang, a pig (one of Sun’s transformations) and Sun Wukong himself.

He is the wild and the most valuable symbol on the reels paying out 10,000 times your line bet if you land 5 on a payline. The wild also substitutes for all symbols (except the scatter) and doubles wins when forming part of a winning combination.

In terms of features, you have the Sun Wukong Free Games feature which is played when you get 3 or more Sun Wukong logo scatter symbols anywhere on the reels – you then get to choose from 3 free spins/multiplier options which are as follows:

  • Valley of the Sun: receive 20 free spins with a 2x multiplier
  • Mountain of Fruit and Flowers: receive 10 free spins with a 4x multiplier
  • Kingdom of Heaven: receive 8 free spins with a 5x multiplier

Theoretically, they should all pay out the same but I would always go for the highest multiplier as you could get lucky on 1 free spin and win big. Furthermore, you can retrigger the feature again (with 3 Sun Wukong scatters) giving you up to 40 free spins (with a 2x multiplier) or 16 free spins with a 5x multiplier!

Finally, you have the Wu Shi Jackpot feature with 4 progressive jackpots to be won – the feature is triggered at random but the higher your stake, the better your chances of entering the jackpot game. Once in, you are guaranteed to win 1 of 4 progressive jackpots – you need to spin the wheel and collect 3 identical lion symbols to win the relevant jackpot.

I really like Sun Wukong – the theme is excellent (as to the graphics and animations) and the Free Games feature can be highly rewarding. If the theme is appealing, The Great Ming Empire (also by Playtech) is well worth a look. If progressive jackpots are your thing, Gladiator Jackpot, which is based on the iconic film starring Russell Crowe, offers jackpots of over £1 million.