Lara Croft In Microgaming Branded Slots

It is good to take a trip down memory lane once in a while. And there is no better lane than Microgaming, one of the oldest games suppliers to Canadian online casinos. The first branded video slots were launched by Microgaming in 2005. The genre of branded slots started from the video games from Eidos featuring Lara Croft the sexy adventuress. The two slot games were Tomb Raider and Secret of the Sword. They are still making waves at Canadian online casinos like Spin Palace, Royal Vegas and Platinum Play.

Tomb Raider was the earlier release. The animated clip played as the game loads has full Lara Croft action. The high paying symbols are plan of the tomb, Lara Croft and tiger. The low paying symbols are the usual playing card icons. The Tomb Raider Logo is the wild symbol and it also awards the highest payout of 7500 times the line bet. The Lara Croft Logo is the scatter symbol that awards payouts multiplied by the total bet. Three or more scatter symbols also trigger 10 free spins in which all payouts are tripled. The free spins can be retriggered. The idol is the bonus symbol. Three or more of these symbols activate a bonus game on the second screen. You have to pick three idols from those displayed for bonus credits.

The sequel titled Secret of the Sword was released sometime later. There is more animated action on the reels. The high paying symbols are a number various images of Lara Croft. The low paying symbols are the playing card icons. The wild symbol is a close up of Lara Croft and it also awards the highest payout of 7500 times the line bet. The map symbol awards scatter payouts and triggers the free spins feature. This feature has the Microgaming trademark Rolling Reels. All symbols in winning combinations disappear and are replaced by new ones. The process continues in the same free spin till there are no new winning combinations formed. With each repetition the payout multiplier increases till it reaches 5x. The free spins cannot be retriggered. The Super Mode feature is triggered randomly. Five free spins are awarded with sticky wild symbols randomly placed on the reels. If you land the passport symbol on each reel then you enter the Global Bonus Adventure. You have to locate hidden pieces of the sword and to assemble the weapon to win a payout multiplier, instant bonus or entry into the Shootout Bonus game.

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