MENUIt’s time for the passing of the torch – the Tiki Torch. So, why don’t you go ahead and access this Aristocrat game to get the full experience of that? Of course, this slot has a pretty exotic theme going on in it, which almost transports you to the islands of Hawaii. That’s why it’s a bit of a shame that the background soundtrack of the game incorporates sounds of a land-based casino. While we appreciate that the game is for casinos, it would be nice to hear some island-based sounds from Tiki Torch instead. Yet, when it comes to the graphics of the game, these are a bit crisper than we have come to expect from Aristocrat. Not that we have bad impressions of the developer’s games, although it does tend to lack more so in terms of the graphics in several of its games. However, Tiki Torch is quite nice in this respect, providing visually appealing images and, subsequently, intriguing gameplay on the whole. When you combine this up with the inclusive special features of the game, Tiki Torch is able to offer up an inviting slot. Let’s find out more about it.
Tiki Torch Slot
Tiki, Tiki Time
The layout of the game consists of five reels and a total of three rows, so it’s one of Aristocrat’s games that uses a standard video slot design. This is joined by a total of 20 different pay lines. However, you do have the option of customizing these lines, if you so wish to. You just need to use the set of + and – buttons found below the ‘Lines’ section of the game. Right next to this is the set of the same buttons for adjusting your overall wager. Using these gives you the ability to select from amounts between 2 cents and $2.50 per active pay line. This means that you have the chance to bring a maximum overall wager of $50 per spin into play with this game. There’s also the addition of the ‘Auto’ button, allowing you to set the reels off spinning several consecutive times at the same wager level.
The visual side of this slot presents you with a unique enough background, consisting of ancient wood carvings in a wall. Then, upon the five reels of the slot, you’ll be able to see the different symbols. These start out with several playing card icons that can be frequently found in online video slots. They are the purple 8, the green 9, the red 10, the blue J, the yellow Q, the orange K and the pink A. The last two of these can provide maximum rewards of 250 times your wager. Next in line is an icon of a river canoe as well as a Tiki house. However, the highest paying standard symbol of this slot game is the symbol of the knife. If you manage to spin five of these onto a winning pay line, you’ll receive a pay-out of 1,000 times your bet.
Lighting the Torch
We wouldn’t expect a game with such a theme to come without special features. That’s why it’s great to first of all see a wild symbol in Tiki Torch. It’s the icon of the torch itself that works as a wild symbol in this game. As such, it will substitute for all other symbols on the reels, assisting you with creating one or more winning combinations in the game. The only symbol that it will not stand in for is the scatter addition. If you manage to spin five of the wild icon into view on a winning pay line though, you’ll receive a pay-out of 2,500 times your overall stake.
Turning our attention to the scatter symbol of Tiki Torch, this is represented by the image of the pearl in the water. Scatter symbols pay left to right, but they can do so by appearing in any location on the reels. Five of them showing up across the reels will multiply your stake by 50 times. Yet, there’s a secondary function to the scatter icon – to trigger the slot’s freespins round. You’ll be given eight freespins whenever three, four or five of the icon come into view. During this feature round, the knife, the canoe and the hut icons will all work as substitutes for the torch symbol. Therefore, they operate as extra wilds for the duration of the eight spins. You can also re-trigger this feature round while it is in play. This is done by bringing three or more scatter symbols into view across the reels once more.
Tiki Torch – Conclusion
The theme behind this game is, of course, very compelling. We’d probably like to have seen Aristocrat execute it on a bit of a higher level. The improvement made to the graphics in comparison to other games from this developer is definitely noticeable. Yet, the lack of relative soundtrack and the general basic gameplay make it just another average offering from the company. That being said, it will provide varying levels of entertainment through its inclusive freespins round and the addition of the wild symbol. We just probably want to see more than what’s currently active in Tiki Torch. A nice addition to the Aristocrat catalogue, although potentially destined to get lost in the shuffle of the mass of games from the developer.
