Legend Rising - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Legend Rising is a slot from the developer Stakelogic, Its Chinese look is presented quite tastefully. If you’re looking for a heavily themed game like Stakelogic's Voodoo Reels you might find this a little serene, but it really is worth sticking with it.
Like most Stakelogic free slots it offers a fair number of extra features including a free spins bonus.

Legend Rising uses a 5-reel grid with 3 rows on each of reels 1 and 5 but 4 each on reels 2-4. It has 576 paylines. The grid actually enlarges at certain points during play, which is quite surprising, and it adds many more permutations There are 6 special symbols, the Phoenix, the Dragon, the Toad, the Lucky Coins, the Bonsai and the Waterlily, plus 4 low playing card symbols, which instead of the picture cards are the 4 suits..

Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack

Unlike the vast majority of online slots the reel grid is relatively small. This is partly because it needs room to perform its trick of suddenly expanding without warning, but even then it remains modestly sized. In fact this is rather a good idea because the imagery and animation on the reels are not particularly striking, but the background is a wonderfully serene and beautifully rendered scene of a bridge over a canal or river with ghostly buildings in the background and the water dotted with waterlilies, each one carrying a lit candle. Even the soundtrack is a cut above most Chinese-themed slots, sounding rather more authentic than the usual Westernized approximations.

Legend Rising RTP and Variance

Legend Rising has an RTP of 96.27% slightly above average. The variance is high.

How to Play Legend Rising

Before you start the game, take a moment to familiarise yourself with the game set-up, controls and functions with our simple guide:

1. Click the Spin button or the space bar to start spinning the reels with the current bet.
2. Alternatively, click the autoplay button to activate the autoplay settings.
3. Click max bet to play with the maximum allowable total bet.
4. Use the + and - buttons to adjust the bet settings.
5. Click the spin settings button to turn on or off the fast spin and the space bar spin settings. Here you can also select the number of spins triggered in autoplay mode.
6. Reels randomly expand giving more ways to win and more chances to land in the Hot Zone.

Please play Legend Rising responsibly by setting yourself an affordable and sensible budget for each play session.

Bet sizes and paytable wins

The bet range is from 0.25 to 25

The paytable values are as follows:

Phoenix
5 = 0.50
4 = 0.10
3 = 0.05

Dragon
5 = 0.15
4 = 0.06
3 = 0.03

Toad
5 = 0.06
4 = 0.04
3 = 0.02

Lucky Coins
5 = 0.05
4 = 0.03
3 = 0.02

Bonsai
5 = 0.04
4 = 0.02
3 = 0.02
        
Waterlily
5 = 0.03
4 = 0.02
3 = 0.01

Diamond
5 = 0.02
4 = 0.02
3 = 0.01

Heart
5 = 0.02
4 = 0.02
3 = 0.01

Spade
5 = 0.02
4 = 0.02
3 = 0.01

Club
5 = 0.02
4 = 0.02
3 = 0.01

Legend Rising Bonus Features

Reel Window

The Reel Window starts the game with 3, 4, 4, 4 and 3 symbols in view. This can randomly expand up to 7, 8, 8, 8 and 7 symbols.

The Reel Window has a Hot Zone on reels 2-4 which extends from the second symbol within the reel window down to the penultimate symbol within the reel window.

The following symbols are upgraded when they land within the Hot Zone:

Wild Symbols become Golden Wild Symbols.
Bonus Symbols become Golden Bonus Symbols.
Chest Symbols become Golden Chest Symbols.

Wild Symbols

Wild Symbols substitute for all symbols except scatter symbols. If it lands in the Hot Zone and becomes a Golden Wild it has the following effects:

1 Golden Wild multiplies all wins by 2.
2 Golden Wilds multiply all wins by 4.
3 Golden Wilds multiply all wins by 8.
Golden Wilds are on reels 2, 3 and 4.

Bonus Symbols

Three bonus symbols will trigger the free spins feature.
If a bonus symbol lands in the Hot Zone and becomes a Golden Wild it has the following effects:
Each Golden Bonus awards 6 free spins.
Golden Bonus Symbols are on reels 2, 3 and 4.

Chest Symbols

Chest Symbols will award a random total bet multiplier, either 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x or 25x. This is added to the total win for that reel spin.
If a chest symbol lands in the Hot Zone and becomes a golden chest it will pay double the total bet multiplier value of the regular chest symbol: 10x, 20x, 30x, 40x or 50x. Golden chest symbols appear on reel 3 during free spins only.

Gamble Feature

On each win you are given the chance to gamble your winnings. Click on the playing cards icon in the lower right corner. You may bet either on the colour, red or black, with a chance to double your winnings, or on the suit, with a chance to quadruple your winnings.

Previous winning gamble history is shown at the bottom of the screen. You may gamble up to a limit of either 5 times or a value of 2,500 coins. When you wish to collect your current winnings, click collect beside your current balance. This will end the active gamble.

Legend Rising Review: Our Verdict

Legend Rising doesn’t bring anything new to the slot game but includes a good selection of popular features and the expanding reels are a novel touch. For once the background graphics are allowed to dominate and they do so very respectably.
 

Disclaimer: Legend Rising trademark / license is owned by StakeLogic. This site is not endorsed by StakeLogic.