Krazy Klimber online slot

Yggdrasil and Reflex Gaming's Crazy Klimber slot is based on a King Kong theme and plays on five reels with 20 pay lines. It has low to medium volatility. King Kong is the basis for the game's storyline, and it revolves around King Kong ascending the 100-story skyscraper to win 1,000x. As Kong climbs the skyscraper, you ascend the prize ladder. It is possible to get up to 1,000x this way or to trigger the bonus round. The latter includes up to three wild reels per spin, and the maximum prize is 1,128x your stake.

Krazy Climber might bring back childhood memories for some, and it is reasonable to assume that Reflex Gaming's Krazy Klimber has also drawn inspiration from it. This slot version appears to be from the early 80s, too, so we figure that it's designed to appeal to certain types of players.

To give you an overview of King Kong, let me give you a short recap. A boy and a girl discover an island filled with skulls. A gigantic ape falls in love with a girl, and the boy captures it. Ape and girl are taken to Broadway by a boy. Suddenly the ape gets upset and starts showing strange affection to the girl, while the ape goes crazy. The boy calls in the military. Bi-planes clip an ape at the top of the Empire State Building, sending him tumbling to his death. The girl gets very upset and starts crying. That's the gist of the story, but let's talk about the slot game.

If you land three bonus scatter symbols, the gorilla will attempt to reach the top of the tower for the Krazy Klimber Bonus. With each rung of the ladder, Kong gains access to either a cash prize or free spins, whose value increases as he climbs. From bottom to top, the payouts are four, six, eight, ten, fifteen and twenty times, twenty-five, thirty times, ten free spins, fifty, seventy-five, twenty, one hundred, 250 times, and up to 1000 times your stake.

This game has two versions. One with a standard RTP of 96.06 % and one with a below-average RTP of 94.09 %. There is a slight difference in the hit rate but more significant differences in max wins. The higher RTP version offers a lower 1,128x max win and low volatility. The lower RTP version has a better 3,902x potential and medium volatility.

How to Play Krazy Klimber Slot

In Krazy Klimber, there are five reels and three rows with twenty fixed pay lines. Wins are awarded for matching three or more symbols only when connected from left to right. This slot machine can be played on desktop, mobile, or tablet for 0.20 credits to 100 credits per spin. The hit frequency for Krazy Klimber varies depending on what RTP version you play, at 94.09% or 96.06%.

The music of Krazy Klimber is paced up-tempo and leads with brass instruments to evoke the 1930s. The Empire State Building is lit with searching spotlights as a background for a King Kong theme. Bi-plane motifs in the style of the original film's Curtiss F8C-5/O2C-1 Helldiver are dropped into classically framed reels. The female lead in the story is named Ann Darrow, and she narrates the story. With the bonus round, Kong climbs to the top in an arcade-inspired way.

Five-card royal symbols award up to x5 upon five of a kind. The pay symbols start with the tens through the A's. In the vintage camera and bi-plane case, you will receive x8, and the skull mountain symbol will pay x10. Its two premium symbols are the blonde female lead (Ann), who awards 20x your stake for five of a kind, and the Krazy Klimber logo, which awards x50 your stake. The red wild symbols depict an angry ape and substitute for all symbols except the bonus scatters.

Krazy Klimber Slot Features

As the wild symbol, Kong replaces all regular pay symbols. The Climb Feature is the spotlight in this game, and it triggers when you land a bonus symbol on reels 1 - 5. Next, the giant ape will ascend a skyscraper alongside a ladder of cash prizes whose value increases as you climb higher.

Kong climbs to whatever height he wants, and you win whatever prize he reaches. You can up to 1,000 times your stake, or you can win 10 to 20 free spins. As soon as the cash prize is paid out, you're taken back to the base game or straight into the bonus round if you win free spins. The bonus round features 1, 2 or 3 Super Wilds that step in for all pay symbols, helping you form winning combinations. There is no way to retrigger it during the free spins feature, but you get a 2x or 10x cash prize right away.

The Verdict

Krazy Klimber has two bonus features in one neatly themed slot. The design may appear simple to some, with its vintage styling and arcade-style Kong climb. The result is a video slot with an exciting twist and a little bit of originality, with an average hit rate and a low maximum payout. It's best to play on the full RTP version.

The visual style of Reflex Gaming is bizarre and dated. However, many players prefer this kind of look and feel, so one assumes the players the gaming developer has targeted. The 96.06 % RTP version offers a 1,128x max win (occurred one time in 1.5 billion spins during testing), while the 94.09 % version offers a 3,902x win potential.