Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo Slot Review
Ra and Cleopatra glare at each other from opposite ends of the reel set, with three scarab chests waiting above them to hoard coloured scatters. The argument of Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo, from Infinity Dragon Studios, is that the line wins don’t matter at all: this is a game where everything of consequence happens in meters and collections above the reels, and it’s honest enough to make its paylines an afterthought.
It runs on a 5×3 grid with 40 fixed paylines, an RTP of 96.06% and Medium-High volatility, with wins landing on roughly a third of spins. Betting starts at 0.20 and tops out at 25.00. The headline attraction is the Link&Win Power Combo, which can arrive carrying one, two or all three of its bonus features at once. If that appeals, Wild Herd Stampede Stacks and Zeus Lightning Riches II cover the studio’s other recent output.
Base Game & Features
Wins form left to right across the 40 paylines, and the payline count can’t be adjusted. Multiple combinations on a single line pay only the highest, while wins on different lines add together. It’s a conventional setup, and the base game doesn’t hide it: this is a slot built around collecting things above the reels rather than around big line hits.
Resurrected Pharaoh Wild
The Resurrected Pharaoh Wild substitutes for everything except Scatters, Sunfire Orbs and Ankh of Power symbols. It appears in both the base game and Free Spins, and it’s also what Power Combo Scatters turn into once they’ve been collected, so the wild does quiet work across the whole game rather than just filling lines.
Ankh of Power and the Vault of Ra meter
Ankh of Power symbols can land on any reel, in the base game and in Free Spins, and each one feeds the Ra’s Ascension meter. Collect ankhs across all five reels and the Vault of Ra Bonus unlocks: twelve Crown Chests are shown, three picks are awarded, and each chest hides a Coin prize or a Bonus prize.
Coin prizes pay immediately. A Bonus prize awards an extra pick, and matching three of the same Bonus prize claims it:
- Grand: 10,000x total bet
- Major: 250x total bet
- Minor: 50x total bet
The round ends when picks run out, and mixed Coin and Bonus prizes can be won in the same visit.
Divine Scatter Upgrades
Every Power Combo Scatter collected, in any of the three scarab chests, counts down a capstone meter at the top of the screen. Each level unlocks a new Divine Scatter that joins the reels:
- Level 1, after 5 Scatters: the Rainbow Scatter, which splits into all three coloured Scatters when it lands and can trigger Link&Win with any or all Power Combo features
- Level 2, after 10 more: the Second Chance Scatter, granting another shot at Link&Win if the first landing doesn’t trigger it
- Level 3, after 20 more: the Instant Win Scatter, which triggers Link&Win outright
Divine Scatters also transform into Resurrected Pharaoh Wilds after landing. The scatter collection itself is visual only, it doesn’t influence triggering, so the meter is the part that matters.
Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo Link&Win and Free Spins
Link&Win Power Combo
The centrepiece. Link&Win starts with three coin prize symbols held on the reels and three respins; every new coin that lands resets the respins to three. Fill every position and the GRAND pays, at 10,000x total bet, with Major at 250x and Minor at 50x also available as bonus prizes. What makes this version a Power Combo is that the triggering scatter decides which extra feature rides along:
- Blue Scatter – Prize Boost: upgrades coin values at random on any spin
- Green Scatter – Ascension Reels: expands the reel set to 5×5, opening far more positions to fill
- Red Scatter – Anubis Collect: the Anubis Collect symbol can land on any reel, sweeping up all Coin and Bonus symbols, paying them, then becoming a coin itself, with respins reset to three
Land different coloured Scatters together and the features combine. Blue and Green gives Prize Boost with Ascension Reels; Green and Red gives Ascension Reels with Anubis Collect; Blue and Red gives Prize Boost with Anubis Collect. All three colours at once runs everything simultaneously, which is where the 5×5 grid, the value upgrades and the collector all operate in a single round.
Nile Rising Free Spins
Sunfire Orbs attach themselves to high and low symbols in the base game, and each one that appears is collected in the Free Spins meter. There’s a chance the collection triggers Nile Rising Free Spins, awarding 5 spins. Like the scatter chests, the orb collection is purely for show and doesn’t influence the trigger.
During the round, every Sunfire Orb that lands adds one extra spin. Power Combo Scatters land at a higher rate in Free Spins, and collected scatters are more likely to set off Link&Win. If it triggers, Link&Win waits until the free spins finish before starting, and the pyramid counter tracks the spins remaining.
Feature Buy
The BUY button sells the Link&Win feature outright at the price displayed, played at your current bet. Every configuration is on the menu:
- Prize Boost alone: 96.21% RTP
- Ascension Reels alone: 96.23% RTP
- Anubis Collect alone: 96.21% RTP
- Prize Boost + Ascension Reels: 96.20% RTP
- Prize Boost + Anubis Collect: 96.19% RTP
- Ascension Reels + Anubis Collect: 96.19% RTP
- All three combined: 96.20% RTP
All of them sit a fraction above the base 96.06%, so nothing is lost on the buy. The option isn’t available above a certain bet threshold, which at a 25.00 ceiling is worth checking before counting on it.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
Playing this is mostly watching the top of the screen. You spin, coins and ankhs and scatters drift up into their meters, and the reels themselves are really just the delivery mechanism. That’s the reason to choose it over the hundred other Egypt slots: it commits fully to being a collection game, right down to the scatter chests, and two pharaohs glaring at each other while you hoard their treasure fits that nicely.
The Power Combo system is the best thing here, because a hold-and-win round that might arrive with one, two or three modifiers attached doesn’t repeat itself the way every other Link&Win clone does. The worst thing is the pacing. Three separate collection meters, the slowest needing thirty-five scatters, means long stretches where you’re filling bars rather than winning anything, and five free spins is a stingy round dressed up as a feature.
If you like watching a build pay off and don’t mind a base game that’s mostly admin, this is a good one. Players who want action on every spin should look elsewhere. Overall it’s a strong entry in a tired theme, carried almost entirely by that combined-feature ceiling.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the RTP of Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo?
The RTP is 96.06%. The Feature Buy options all run slightly higher, between 96.19% and 96.23%. -
How does the Link&Win Power Combo feature trigger?
Power Combo Scatter symbols in blue, green and red trigger it, either alone or in combination. Each colour carries its own feature – Prize Boost, Ascension Reels or Anubis Collect – and landing more than one colour runs them together. -
How does the Vault of Ra Bonus work?
Collect Ankh of Power symbols on all five reels to trigger it. Twelve Crown Chests appear with three picks; chests reveal Coin or Bonus prizes, a Bonus prize grants an extra pick, and matching three of the same Bonus prize pays Grand at 10,000x, Major at 250x or Minor at 50x total bet. -
Is Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo high volatility?
It’s rated Medium-High volatility, with a hit frequency of 33.46%, so wins land on roughly one in three spins. -
How many paylines does Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo have?
40 paylines, and the number can’t be adjusted. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo?
Stakes run from 0.20 to 25.00 per spin. -
Can you buy the bonus on Ra & Cleopatra: Nile Rising Power Combo?
Yes. The Feature Buy sells the Link&Win round at the displayed price, in any single-feature or combined configuration. It isn’t available above a certain bet threshold. -
How do Nile Rising Free Spins retrigger?
The round starts with 5 spins, and every Sunfire Orb that lands during it awards one extra spin. Power Combo Scatters also land at a higher rate in Free Spins, so the round can chain into Link&Win once it finishes.
