Mayan Thunder Slots
If you’re bored of the pokies that you normally play, and on the lookout for a new online slot to try, Mayan Thunder from Galewind could be just what you’ve been searching for. Themed around the Mayan people and the fantastic abilities they had that were far ahead of their time, this online slot is almost certain to interest you.
So what do we know about the Mayans? We know that they had a bunch of prophecies about what would happen to the planet, that they were able to somehow build massive pyramids, statues and structures (seemingly without tools), as far back as 2600 B.C. The Mayan civilization and the many wonders they have left behind is the inspiration behind this new online slot from Galewind that is winning rave reviews as we speak.
So What Happened with 2012?
Okay, so nobody is perfect! Anyhow, how do we know they were even wrong in the first place and we just read their calendar wrong? Anyway, back to the Mayan Thunder slot as that is why we’re here in the first place. Once you power up Mayan Thunder on your iPhone or tablet, you will straight away be impressed with the high quality of the graphics on display.
The background is comprised of the many Mayan ruins that have amazed people for centuries while those same ruins, statues and structures are very prominent on the reels as well. Once you start spinning the reels, the smoothness of the animations and graphics is also highly impressive. You will be treated to a number of animations once certain wins come your way and they make the online slot look like it has been developed by Galewind to a very high standard.
The sound effects are not quite as impressive though but you do have the ability to turn them off if they get too annoying. In the background, you can hear a rather eerie sound of what seems to be crickets bleating over and over. The only other sounds are the generic online pokie sounds of the reels spinning and coins being collected.
Profit or Prophecy
Mayan Thunder is a 3-reel online slot with 25 paylines that has a minimum bet of 1.25 and a max bet of that is a rather substantial 250.00. You can select from betting on 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 lines and can place a differing number of coins per line. One thing you can be certain of with the free Mayan Thunder slot is that is jam-packed with game features. It has everything from scatter symbols, wild symbols, free spins and two different bonus games to enjoy as well.
Those bonus games are the ‘Night vs. Day’ bonus game and ‘Vortex’ bonus game with each giving you different ways to bring in further payouts when playing Mayan Thunder. Mayan Thunder has a jackpot of 10000x the line bet when the wild symbol is found 5 times in a row. The next highest payout from the reels is 1000x your line bet, so as you can see, there is quite a substantial jump there.
The wild symbols will also complete other winning combinations by substituting for required symbols while the scatters can land you 15 free spins should you find three of them at the same time. This brings us nicely onto the two different bonus games that Mayan Thunder has to enjoy.
The Night and Day bonus is activated once you manage to land two serpents, which can only appear on the first and last reels. The bonus game is essentially a battle to the death between the two serpents and should the one you previously chose, win the battle, you’ll win yourself 4x the bet you placed on the spin. As for the Vortex bonus, this game is activated when you manage to land all three calendar symbols on the middle payline. You will then see an animation of one of 13 Mayan hieroglyphs being chosen to award you a random amount.
From Ruins to Aliens
If you’re not getting the luck you hoped for on Mayan Thunder from Galewind, you might want to check out something similar from Playtech. Alien Hunter has the same 25-payline, 3-reel structure and also has a bunch of features to keep you busy. It’s not quite as action-packed as Mayan Thunder in our opinion, but it can offer you something a little bit different until you feel the need to return to the epic title from Galewind. You will be back too, as it’s one of those pokies that will be stuck in your mind for days, as it calls you to its reels subconsciously.
Our Prophecy on Mayan Thunder
If you want an action-packed fast-paced one armed bandit that is stuffed to the hilt with game features, Mayan Thunder should definitely be checked out. We’re amazed at how good the game looks and how smooth it runs but without a doubt, this medium variance slot with an impressive RTP of 97.50% stands out from the crowd easily due to the many different ways to win some cash. We would go as far as saying; Mayan Thunder is one of the best online slots we have reviewed in a very long time. If you haven’t tried it out yet, we strongly recommend that you do.
