Planet of the Apes uses two wild symbols – one for each reel set. Both can replace all other symbols except the two game logos to help make winning combos. There's also a nifty feature that copies any full stack of wilds on the Rise reels over to the corresponding reel on the Dawn reels. The intermediate paying symbols are the human characters from the movies, and they all have the same worth, paying 9× the bet value. The high paying symbols are some Apes, worth about 600 coins. This slot also has the autoplay and quick spin option which increases speed of play. Planet of the Apes Visuals and Sounds. Product Title Planet of the Apes ARI Action Figure 2001 Hasbro Toy. Average rating: 0 out of 5 stars, based on 0 reviews. Current Price $25.81 $ 25.
Welcome to a genuine blockbuster of casino, the Planet of the Apes Slot, inspired by Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movies. This wild creation from NetEnt comes with three different Free Spins modes, plus exciting effects that will make players go ape. See what the fuss is about now by monkeying around on the Slot online for free or play for real money wins.
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The Planet of the Apes Slot is based on the dramatic films, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and it features characters from the movies. Caesar and Koba, star apes in Rise and Dawn, appear here as high-paying symbols. So do Caroline, Charles, and Dodge from Rise, and Malcolm, Dreyfus, and Ellie from Dawn.
One of the aspects that separates this from other Slots is that there are two halves to the reels: the left side represents Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the right side is for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
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Symbols
The following are values for five-symbol winning combinations:
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
- The Rise of the Planet of the Apes Scatter gives a 1000x multiplier
- The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Scatter gives a 1000x multiplier
- The Rise Wild gives a 600x multiplier
- The Dawn Wild gives a 600x multiplier
- The Rise Caesar symbol gives a 600x multiplier
- The Dawn Caesar symbol gives a 600x multiplier
- The Rise Koba symbol gives a 400x multiplier
- The Dawn Koba symbol gives a 400x multiplier
- The Caroline, Charles, Dodge, Malcolm, Dreyfus and Ellie symbols all give a 180x multiplier
- 10 to Ace symbols give an 80x multiplier
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Free Spins
There are three types of Free Spins you can win in Planet of the Apes – Rise Free Spins, Dawn Free Spins and Multiple Free Spins, with both types together. In Rise Free Spins, players get 10 Free Spins and all Wilds are collected until they are used on the last spin. In Dawn Free Spins, players get 15 Free Spins and they can pick up symbols that combine for up to three extra spins, up to three more Wilds and anything from a 2x to a 5x multiplier.
Multiple Free Spins are activated when players spin three Scatter symbols on both the Dawn and Rise reels. Rise Free Spins are activated with three or more Rise Scatter symbols and Dawn spins are activated with three or more Dawn Scatter symbols.
Rise and Dawn Bonuses
If the Rise Bonus symbol lands on the first reel of the Rise area, there is an extra coin win for every human and ape symbol on the reels except the Scatter. The Dawn Bonus transforms all human and ape symbols into the same symbol. The Dawn Bonus is triggered when its symbol lands on the last reel.
What our experts like
The clips from the films incorporated into the Slot make it feel like a blockbuster, while the special effects are spectacular too. Seeing apes running across the screen brings another dimension to playing a Casino Slot.
It feels like NetEnt went all out here and we also like the Free Spins, separate reel areas, and the variety of Bonus Features.
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Evolution and Devolution
Well, you can't make a movie where apes rule the planet without touching upon Darwinian evolution. Clearly, when the humans race that Taylor left behind got into global nuclear war that destroyed all their civilization a vacuum was created in which more simian cousins took the quicker path to evolutionary advancement. Ah, but then that conclusion ignores a very important element of Planet of the Apes. Simply not enough time passes for all humans to have been wiped out, thus setting the stage or an equal race. So, in other words, Planet of the Apes is not merely about the evolution of chimps, gorillas and orangutans, but it is also about how the human beings underwent a serious case of de-evolution following nuclear winter. Are they not men? Yes, they are...but significantly de-evolved men. This thematic layer speaks to another—somewhat surprising—theme of the movie.
Planet Of The Apes Symbolism
War! What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing!
Considering that ultra-right wing icon and former head of the National Rifle Association Charlton Heston was not just the star of the film, but a major force in getting it made, the de-evolution of humans that is depicted comes as something as a shock. There is simply no getting around the fact that the evolutionary step backward for the human species that created the vacuum in which apes could evolve to a higher status is directly related to the use of nuclear weapons. And what—when everything is boiled down to essentials—are nuclear weapons? The world's biggest gun. So, in effect, Planet of the Apes carries a strong anti-gun message which is couched in it even stronger anti-war message. Worth remembering, of course, is that the film debuted in 1968 when the anti-war protests against American's involvement in Vietnam reached its fever pitch. Of course, it is also worth taking into consideration that two years later Franklin Schaffner would direct one of the most unlikely hits of its era: the definitively pro-war biopic, Patton. Strange times.
Animal Cruelty
A minor but pervasive theme in Planet of the Apes is drawing attention to animal experimentation and the cruelty involved in such research. By switching the role and situating the audience into Taylor's perspective and by extension making Taylor essentially a lab rat for the ape society to experimental upon (as actually realized in the tragic lobotomy of Landon) the film forces the audience to confront the reality that humans, apes, rats, guinea pigs and the rest of God's creatures are all animals of the same flesh, blood and capacity to feel pain. The film makes a very subtle (especially in relation to more activist propaganda media from certain now-famous organizations) but insistent demand upon the audience to recognize the value of every life on earth.
