Bundle in the Jungle Pokie
Bundle in the Jungle is a classic 3-reel pokie of the type that’s been around forever, but are still popular with players around the world who are looking for no-frills adventures and plenty of quick payouts.
To be fair to this game, there are a few more bonus bits than a standard Poker machine, with a Hi/Lo Trail round, nudges and holds, guaranteed wins and more, all set against a cheerful backdrop of friendly cartoon jungles and animals.
A Bundle of Fun
So the design might not be earth-shattering, but it will be familiar enough to most players and looks quite pleasing. As is common with these 3-reel pokies, the actual reels only take up about one-third of the screen, as they are surrounded by a paytable, game logo and images which give it some sort of distinct theme.
Dense jungle foliage dominates, with the game logo featuring a smug-looking lion holding a wad of cash. Surrounding the reels is a paytable that shows players what to expect when certain symbols line up on the single payline that Bundle in the Jungle comes with, while below the reels is a trail of numbers that will lead to the main bonus round.
A reasonable bet range that runs from 0.10 to 10.00 puts this game within the reach of most budgets, although maybe the option to just try it out with a 0.01 stake would have been nice. The paytable shows how many multiples of the total bet amount will be won for each combinations of symbols across the line, and as there are no wild of scatter symbols here, that will pretty much sum up what winnings can be expected with any spin.
Cherries are the lowest-value symbols, paying out 2x the stake for a line of them, while bars, blue and red 7’s are there to pay out 4x, 8x and 10x the bet amount when landing across the line.
These are all pretty standard symbols, but then we move on to various jungle animals like parrots, monkeys, crocodiles and gorillas, ending up with the king of the jungle, lion symbol who is worth a generous jackpot of 500x the wager should players see 3 lions across the payline.
Bundle in the Jungle
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A Bundle of Bonuses
The numbers along the bottom of the reels are what makes Bundle in the Jungle stand out however. As players spin the reels, certain symbols will appear with a number attached to them, and this will light up the corresponding number on the trail below. Once all 8 of them are lit, the bonus game begins.
There are some quicker ways to get to this round, as some symbols come complete with a bonus offer, which can boost the trail numbers, flash through the numbers which gives players a shot at stopping on a higher level and so on. It’s unusual for a game of this type to have quite so many little extras, and they are very welcome.
The round itself plays out on a second screen which is set out like a board game over a treasure map. The aim is simply to guess if a number is going to be higher or lower than the number currently displayed, with correct guesses moving players up the board and a wrong guess ending the round. The trick is to collect early, as the odds of getting to the top of the board are pretty much zero. Once players have chosen to collect their wins so far they are taken back to the main reels.
A couple of the bonuses are common with other Microgaming 3-reelers, with nudges and holds being awarded at random. Nudges allow players to move a single reel up or down to try and complete a winning line, while holds are just what they seem, with reels staying in place while others spin.
The Shifta feature pops up now and then as well, and when it does players are guaranteed a winning spin.
A Rumble or a Stumble in the Jungle?
Bundle in the Jungle has more action within its sparse number of reels than many 5-reel games which claim to be advanced video pokies.
Anyone looking for 3D effect graphics, sophisticated animations or anything like that, will want to look elsewhere, but for the rest of us, this is a quality game, especially considering it looks so simple at first glance.
In fact, it might put off those players who are just looking to spin the reels without the distraction of any bonuses, so it could be argued that it falls between the two extremes, but it’s certainly worth trying out and judging for yourself.