Martial Arts Slots

Why there are so many Monkey King games

Game studios love the Monkey King because the character is free to use and easy to recognize. You always see the golden staff, the cloud riding, and the shape-shifting. Pragmatic Play made Monkey King Rush, a 7x7 cluster game that stands out as one of the best. PG Soft took a different approach with Legendary Monkey King. It uses a 5x4 layout and offers a massive 50,000x top prize, the biggest for this theme. On the flip side, BigPot Gaming has a few Wukong games, but you should probably avoid Monkey King 777 Jackpot. Its return to player rate is just 84.23%, which is far too low to play seriously. It goes to show that the same character can result in very different games.

Fighting games without the monkey

If you take away Wukong, this category gets quite small and starts to blend in with general Asian themes. Hacksaw Gaming handles the classic martial arts side well. They have Shaolin Master, which focuses on monk training, and Fist of Destruction, a game with very high volatility. Evoplay has Chained Fighters, and BigPot offers Fury Fighters. Both of these go for a street brawler feel on smaller grids with gentler math. None of these games actually simulate real fighting. The punches and kicks are just animations that play between your spins. What makes a game good here is how the bonuses work, not the martial arts moves. Hacksaw's games lead the pack simply because their bonus rounds are built better.