Thundering Eclipse Slot Review & Free Play

Thundering Eclipse: Wild Island Adventure With Four Electrifying Jackpots

Bring out the bongos and light the tiki torches for a night of celebration in Thundering Eclipse by Lightning Box Games. This mysterious tropical island offers wild respins, up to 30 free spins, and four jackpots to chase as the party heats up. Exotic toucans and fiery hoops fill the reels, but is it worth joining the fun? Here’s what I think.

The main game takes place on a beach with a clear view of the sunset with 5 reels and 3 rows. The grid gets 243 winning lines and a high volatility setting which sets up the base game for some action packed spins. My playthrough started off with smaller symbol combinations worth between 0.16x to 1x my bet and landing these symbol combos took me up to 3 to 4 spins for the most part.

Wild symbols were my key to bigger wins in the base game, popping up now and then and expanding to fill an entire reel. Sometimes, they landed in pairs, giving me payouts ranging from 3x to 14x. These boosts helped slow down my bankroll drain, though they weren’t enough to pull me into profit. That’s when the blue lightning symbols saved the day.

I landed six of these symbols, triggering the respins feature, which plays like a Hold and Win mini-game. The symbols I had already landed were set aside and guaranteed as prizes at the end. I got three respins, and during each, one or two reels were highlighted. If I landed a cash symbol in those spots, the prize inside was awarded, and the respins reset to three. The best part?

Even without landing extra wins during the respins, I still collected a solid 25x payout from the symbols that triggered the bonus. As for the free spins, they took much longer to trigger than I expected. After about 20 minutes of constant spinning, I finally landed three scatter symbols and got 8 free spins, which brought a decent 14x payout.

I wasn’t expecting much from this feature since the respins handle the cash prizes and jackpots, leaving the regular symbols to do most of the work during free spins. For what it’s worth, Thundering Eclipse isn’t a bad game. It’s generally fun to play, but it feels like a typical Lightning Box Games title. If you enjoy their usual gameplay style, you’ll probably like it.