Temptation Queen Pokie
There must be dozens of online casino pokie machines dedicated to the theme of ancient Egypt, and Temptation Queen by WMS Gaming is among the newest releases to feature beetles, the Sphinx, pyramids and ankh symbol, all of which seem obligatory across the many games of this nature.
Still, there’s clearly room in the market for one more, so here we go with a review of how it all works and what payouts and bonuses players can expect to win when spinning the reels of this somewhat un-original pokie. The layout is fairly typical as well, with 5 reels, symbols over 3 rows, and running from the left side, there’s 30 paylines, although players have the option to activate any number of them, which means they can play from a low limit of just 0.01 per spin.
To get all lines in play, the minimum needed will be 0.30, and there’s a maximum stake of 150.00, but anyone simply wanting to check it out can find free Temptation Queen video pokies at most online casinos. In common with most similar games, prizes are won by landing 3 or more examples of the same symbol across an active payline, on adjacent reels running left to right, and there are a couple of bonus symbols that trigger special features such as wild substitutions and free spins.
Playing Temptation Queen
Original or not, Temptation Queen looks pretty good, having a backdrop of the pyramids and ancient hieroglyphics carved onto a wall adding to the overall theme. The reels are separated by decorative columns, and many of the symbols are given a subtle 3D graphics effect.
The pay table outlines what each symbol combination is worth, and it’s the usual playing card icons Q, K and A that will create the lowest-paying, but subsequently most frequently-occuring, winning lines. The scarab beetle and ankh, bird of prey and Sphinx make up the rest of the standard symbols, all topped by the Queen herself.
Whether she has been designed to be tempting is questionable, as she looks pretty annoyed to be on these reels, but players will still be happy to see her, especially as this symbol only needs to land on reels 1 and 2 from the left to be worth a prize, and a full line of 5 pays out the top wins in the normal run of play.
Temptation Queen
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Bonus Features
The golden pyramid is a wild symbol, and to make it easier for it to complete winning combinations, it’s an expanding wild, stretching out across the whole of any reel that it lands on. This wild will be able to act as all except the feature symbol, so having it across a whole reel can potentially complete several lines at once for a big cash out. However, the wild only turns up on the middle 3 reels, so can’t make up a line on its own, but unusually, it will be able to act as the scatter symbol, which makes triggering the bonus games a little easier.
Egyptians loved their cats, and the statue of a cat is given the job of scatter symbol in this pokie, triggering a bonus game when it turns up in any 3 or more spots at once. Scatter payouts are initially awarded, followed by 8 free spins, and although there are no extra symbols or features in play during this round, the expanding wilds will still be in effect, while any 3 or more scatters will retrigger the free spins once the current ones have finished.
The Verdict
The Temptation Queen video pokie is a game aimed at those online gambling enthusiasts who like the traditional style, and with the notable exception of the expanding wild symbols, there’s really nothing special about the design and gameplay. That’s not saying that they are bad, as many people will be looking for a game that sticks to a conventional theme and doesn’t hold too many surprises.
The design is just what people would expect from an Egyptian-themed game, with the only difference being the Queen trying to look sexy, although she briefly turns up in a skimpy costume as the game is loading and before the free spins begin. Other than this, we have a decent game, that has a good return to player percentage, and although it’s not mobile-optimised, it’s sure to appeal to lots of players across the many desktop online casinos where the WMS Gaming range is featured.