Great Panda

Great Panda Review

The developer is expanding its collection of Hold and Win games, and next on the line is the Great Panda slot, which takes players to the Far East. The studio has many similar games, and Great Panda really doesn't bring anything new except for the skin.

Loading the game takes you to China, and you'll find yourself somewhere amidst dense green jungles. You don't see much though, as the actions take place at deep night and stars are the only light source. However, Great Panda doesn't look too good either since there aren't any superb graphics or top-notch special effects, and everything is kept simple. Anyway, the actions take place across a standard 5x3 reel set, and players have 25 ways to play on each spin.

The Great Panda slot comes with a betting range of €0.25 to €60 per spin, which should appeal to both high-rollers and casual players. The game is powered by a medium volatile math model, which means wins should occur fairly often. Yet, the RTP is slightly beneath the average level at 95.2%. The max win isn't impressive as well, and all players can hope for is 2,000x the bet.

The reels are made up of 8 regular symbols that are split in half into two categories. On the lower side, the pay symbols start with classic A-J royals, and the higher lot comprises fish, ducks, red pandas, and giant pandas. All symbols pay from three-of-a-kind and more, and 5-of-a-kind symbol wins are worth from 2x to 10x your stake. The Yin Yang symbol is Wild, and it can appear anywhere on the reels to substitute for any other regular symbols in winning combinations.

Great Panda Slot Features

Landing 3 Scatter symbols on the three middle reels during the base game triggers the Free Spins feature. Players receive 8 free games and proceed to special reels consisting only of premium symbols. Retriggers are also possible, and landing 3 Scatters simultaneously on reels 2, 3, and 4 during the bonus awards +8 additional spins.

Lotus Symbols are bonus symbols that can appear both during the base game and free spins, and they always land with a random cash value attached to them. The possible bet multiplier can be either 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 10x, 14x, 16x, or 18x. When 6 or more bonus symbols land simultaneously anywhere in view, the Hold and Win feature comes into play.

The triggering symbols lock in place and players receive 3 Respins to start with. Only bonus symbols are available during the feature, and when a new Lotus lands on the reels, it also locks in place, as well as resets the respins tally back to 3. Lotus symbols can also randomly land with a Mini or Minor jackpot prize, worth 20x and 50x your stake respectively. Additionally, filling the entire reel set with 15 bonus symbols awards a Grand jackpot prize of 2,000x the bet.

Review Summary

Well, there's nothing really to say about the Great Panda slot, which doesn't offer anything special to the players. It has a pretty cliched Asian theme and the features laid down here are fairly common, while the math isn't impressive as well. All up, it's yet another unremarkable Eastern slot that might appeal to players who can't get enough of pandas and Chinese culture.