Qin's Empire: Celestial Guardians

Celestial Guardians Review

The Celestial Guardians slot celebrates Chinese culture and invites players on an exciting reel adventure packed with mythical beasts, numerous bonus features, and huge cash rewards. Here, players will benefit from free spins and a rewarding bonus game, played with up to four reel sets at a time. More than that, there are four different jackpot prizes on offer, paying up to 2,000x the stake.

This game offers perfect aesthetics in terms of appearance. Dominating the view is a 5x3 reel set producing 25 winlines on each spin, and behind it, majestic Chinese mountains and Pagoda-style buildings make up the backdrop. Although there's hardly anything we haven't seen before in countless other Asian-themed games, Celestial Guardians immerses you deeply into the atmosphere with its sharp graphics and smooth animations. A classy Chinese soundtrack plays whilst you spin the reels, capturing the essential vibe and picking up the tempo when you hit bonus features to add some thrill to the gameplay.

The betting range should suit any kind of gambler, as the possible stakes range from €0.05 to €500 per spin. The volatility tends to the high side of the spectrum, while the RTP is solid above average at 96.45%. The maximum win, however, is less impressive, and all players can hope for is 2,651x the bet.

As we head over to the paytable, we see a bunch of familiar symbols that are split into two categories. On the lower side, the pay symbols are made up of classic A-J royals, and the higher lot includes in ascending order pots, phoenixes, turtles, tigers, and dragons. You need to land at least 3 symbols adjacently starting from the leftmost reel to achieve a payout, and 5-of-a-kind wins are worth from 2x to 20x your bet. The Yin Yang symbol is Wild, and it can appear anywhere on the reels during both the base game and free spins to substitute for any other regular symbol and contribute to a winning combo.

Celestial Guardians Slot Features

The Celestial Guardians relies heavily on the self-titled Celestial Guardians feature, which is where most payouts come from. It is triggered through landing 6 or more Jade Cauldron symbols on the reels, which land with a random bet multiplier value or a jackpot prize attached to them. The possible Jade Cauldron values are 1x, 2x, 3x,4x, 5x, 10x, and 15x your total bet, as well as they can display either Mini, Minor, or Major jackpot, worth 20x, 100x, or 500x the stake respectively.

When a triggering combination appears, cauldrons lock in place and players receive 3 Respins to start with. The feature plays out on 1 reel set initially, but collecting more bonus symbols unlocks additional grids:

• 8 Jade Cauldrons - unlocks 2nd reel set.
• 16 Jade Cauldrons - unlocks 3rd reel set.
• 36 Jade Cauldrons - unlocks 4th reel set.

During the bonus game, only bonus symbols can appear on the reels, and each new Jade Cauldron also locks in place and resets the respins counter back to 3. At the end of the feature, all values in view are added together to make up the total win. Additionally, feeling one of the grids entirely with bonus symbols awards a Grand Jackpot prize of 2,000x the bet. However, it's possible to win only one Grand Jackpot during the Celestial Guardians bonus.

On any spin during the base game or free spins, Jade Cauldrons can be replaced by Gold Cauldrons. Landing 6 or more Gold Cauldrons in view triggers the Celestial Guardians with all 4 reels unlocked.

Keep an eye on Fortune Symbols during the base game, as landing 3 or more anywhere in view triggers the Free Spins feature. Players receive 5 free games and a cash prize of 3x, 15x, or 100x the bet for landing 3, 4, or 5 instances in view and proceed to special reels where only high and bonus symbols appear. Moreover, once the feature kicks off, 50 additional Jade Cauldrons are added to the reels, which increases your chances of triggering the Celestial Guardians bonus game. Finally, retriggers are possible, and each 3+ Scatters that land anywhere on the reels during the free games award +5 extra spins.

Review Summary

In conclusion, Celestial Guardians is decent, with a lot for players to offer. The game looks stunning on the surface and offers exciting gameplay loaded with numerous features. The only downside is the relatively low max win of 2,651x the bet, which is not something you'd expect from a highly volatile game. Anyway, we still think Celestial Guardians falls straight into the big leagues in the niche of Asian slots, and the Celestial Guardians bonus with 4 grids and several massive jackpots is bound to be enjoyed by slotters.