Bruce Lee slot review (WMS)

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Of course, Bruce Lee is the biggest badass when it comes to martial arts.

Forget Jackie Chan. Forget Chuck Norris. And don’t even think about Jean Claude van Damme

There is only one real karate movie star, and that is Bruce Lee.

And what do the biggest heroes of this world all get? Right. Their very own slot.

WMS has even released two versions of a Bruce Lee slot: Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee Dragon’s Tale. In this review, we will only look at the first one.

What are the payout rate and the variance of Bruce Lee?

As you have become accustomed from us, we will not just tell you the basics about a slot – how the bonus works and how many paylines there are. We always look at the payout rate and the variance of a slot as well. This will help you determine if the Bruce Lee slot suits you as a player. The payout rate of this game is 96.05%. Not bad, but not exceedingly fabulous either.

The variance is medium: in the bonus game you can get your hands on some very lovely payouts, but it can take a long time before the bonus appears. And even then, a bonus is not always a guarantee for a big payday.

How does the Bruce Lee slot work?

Bruce Lee has a maximum of 60 paylines and operates according to the famous Money Burst principle by WMS. In these setups, the first two reels have two rows of symbols and reels 3, 4, and 5 have three rows of symbols. This makes for a large number of paylines and the fun part about the Money Burst mechanism is also that the bonus can be activated in 3 different ways: via the first two reels, via the last three reels and with a combination of both.

Many popular WMS slots use the Money Burst mechanism (or a variation thereof): think for example about Elvis: The King Lives or Fire Queen.

You determine the number of paylines you want to play with yourself: minimum 10 and maximum 60. The minimum bet starts as low as $€ 0.05, and goes up to $€ 60, per spin. The symbols consist of a nice assortment of throwing stars, gold coins, Oriental combat daggers and of course several images of the great Bruce Lee himself.

Unfortunately, WMS did not put a lot of energy into the finishing of these symbols. They appear coarse and from the ’90s. Too bad really, because besides that Bruce Lee is a very cool online slot.

The red Bruce Lee symbol is wild and replaces all other symbols, except the scatters. Five of these wild Bruce Lee symbols also pay out the most: $€ 4 with the minimum bet. There are 60 paylines, so that means that if you play all paylines with your minimum bet, you can earn a maximum of $€ 240 per spin. The other Bruce Lee symbols and the Dragon complete the group of the high-value symbols.

The Bonus Round of Bruce Lee: up to 20 free spins with extra wilds

The bonus round can be activated in 3 different ways:

• Four identical symbols (including wilds) on the first two reels: 5 free spins whereby these symbols become sticky
• WMS scatters on reels 3, 4, and 5: also, worth five free spins
• A combination of 4 the same and 3 scatters: 20 free spins with sticky symbols

With every free spin that is activated by the scatters you will get 1 expanding wild on a reel and one extra wild on a reel with every spin. In other words: every free spin can thus deliver a super nice prize, especially when there are some extra wilds and high-value symbols that also come into play.

The 20 free spin bonus is extremely rare and is seen as somewhat of a holy grail. Because of the sticky symbols on the first two reels and the extra wilds on the other reels you are almost always assured during the 20 free spins of a nice payout with every spin.

Bruce Lee strategy and tips

Although a slot, of course, cannot be controlled by using a random number generator and you can never determine when a slot is going to pay out, CasinoHipster.com compiled a list of strategy tips of the Bruce Lee slot for you:

• Bruce Lee is very suitable for the small bet player as well as the high roller
• Always play on all paylines to get a maximum payout in the bonus game
• The variance is on the upper side of medium, so make sure you start with at least 150 x – 200 x your bet per spin to prevent going broke before the bonus drops.
• Always play for your enjoyment and know when to stop
• The holy grail of bonuses, the 20 free spins is extremely rare

Our verdict on the Bruce Lee video slot?

WMS designed an absolute cracker of a slot, that is very popular with players of online casinos. We have also become big fans of the Money Burst mechanism, a very original and fun way to play a slot. It is a shame that the graphics in the game are so rudimentary.  WMS

could have done better we feel. The bonus game does not appear very often, but when it does, it can deliver a very handsome payout.

4 out of 5 stars

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