Journey to the West

Inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West, the slot of the same name, developed by Genesis Gaming, takes players to the Far East where the Monk Tang and his companions attempt to bring Buddhist scriptures back to China. 

Across 5 reels with 25 pay-lines, valuable prizes are waiting to be won. So, help travelers on their mission and you may be rewarded with not-so bad rewards. Packed with interesting features, this trip is definitely worth embarking on.

Therefore, let’s take a look at the game!

Theme

This incredible slot is full of action. It all starts with the Monk Tang who was chosen to bring the holy scriptures back to China in order to spread Buddhism. But, during his mission he is accompanied by various challenges and therefore is given three powerful disciples to defend him from every danger. On the other hand, various monsters try to attack him because of the legend that says anyone who eats his flesh will become immortal. 

So, all of this is well incorporated into the game and visually follows the story perfectly. The graphics quality is excellent with extraordinary designed icons.

Two types of symbols can be found here:

• The prophet symbols - the Monk Tang, the Monkey King, the Pig and the Sandy
• Three different enemy characters - the Bull, the Queen and the Devil Boy.

Even though they all pay both ways, from left to right and right to left, the second group of symbols is more valuable. All of them can form a winning combination with at least 3 of a kind. 

Besides them, two Wilds take their place in this edition, a Lotus icon that can appear only on the middle reel and a regular Wild icon that can appear on all reels in order to help form a winning combination. So, the regular wild can replace all icons, except Lotus. But, when the Lotus lands on the 3rd reel, in some special situation some of the special features will be activated. Also, the Lotus can expand into a giant wild so it can cover some of the following reels: 2 and 3, 3 and 4, 2, 3 and 4.

Betting Options and Other Functions

Journey to the West slot consists of 5 reels and 3 rows with 25 pay-lines. Volatility of the game is set at a high level, while the RTP is set at a decent 96.21%, which is slightly above average. 

Also, autoplay option is available in this release, so the reels can spin automatically, by selecting the number of spins, the loss limit and the single win limit.

Special Features

This title is packed with very exciting features. Each of them can increase your chances to score wins. 

So, if the Lotus appears with one of the prophet icons on the middle reel, one of the following bonuses can be triggered: 

• Wild Attack Bonus - with Sandy 
• Cannonball Bonus - with Pig
• Monkey Pick Bonus - with Monkey King
• Re-spin Bonus - with Monk

Each of these travelers has some superpowers to help punters win some solid rewards when the bonus is triggered. So, the best way to figure it out is to start this adventure.

We left the end of this chapter for probably the most exciting feature that can be activated, the Skeleton Queen (Baigujing) Battle. To unlock this battle, you need to collect 7 Golden Peaches and to see the Lotus on the middle reel. After that, the real battle starts between the Monkey King and the Skeleton Queen. Each one has its own meter and this fight consists of 3 levels. So, if you are going to get lucky and take part in it, get ready for some exciting thrill. 

Conclusion

Overall, Journey to the West is definitely worth a try. Beautiful waterfalls in the background with specially designed characters on the reels make quite an impression. Therefore, take a few spins even for fun to see if it fits your taste.