EMPRESS OF THE JADE SWORD

HOW TO PLAY EMPRESS OF THE JADE SWORD

The visuals are simply beautiful, since the reels are set in front of an ancient temple, surrounded by lovely cherry blossoms, characteristic for mystical Orient. The main protagonists of the game are three high-value human symbols, including the Empress of the Jade Sword, her loyal Warrior and the Red Princess.

The Jade Sword is used as a Wild that substitutes for all regular symbols. There is also the Scroll, Spear and the Fan, while the low-value symbols are represented by J-A playing cards. The Temple is the game’s Scatter and it triggers the Free Spins feature. The Ninja represents the biggest enemy, but is also the Bonus symbol that triggers the Pick Bonus game. Once you trigger the Bonus game, the battle for the throne may begin.

As for the gameplay, it is pretty simple, since the game introduces a standard configuration all gamers are familiar with. Empress of the Jade Sword benefits from five reels and three rows of symbols and pays out wins across 20 fixed paylines, which pay left to right, beginning from the far left reel. Three of a kind is the minimum for landing payouts. Betting starts at $0.20, and the biggest wager available is set at $20, so we don’t have a pretty wide betting range.

The control panel does not offer plenty of options. For example, there is no Autoplay, at least we did not manage to find it while we were testing the game. Apart from the Spin button, there is the Max Bet option, the Gamble field and Settings, which include Sounds and Paytables, and nothing else. It seems that Microgaming decided to keep everything simple, since they wanted to allow players to concentrate on the game itself.

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Apart from offering plenty of action, the Microgaming product also offers sweet payouts. For example, the Empress of the Jade Sword will reward gamers with 500 coins for five of a kind. The Jade Sword Wild is as generous as its owner, as well as the Warrior. The Pick Bonus can surprise you with lots of coins, and the Free Spins feature offers plenty of winning possibilities, due to the fact that all high-value symbols become stacked symbols. Empress of the Jade Sword’s RTP is 95.21%.

EMPRESS OF THE JADE SWORD (MICROGAMING): CASINOBLOKE’S VERDICT

We would be lying if we say that the Microgaming title doesn’t have a flaw or two, but, generally speaking, it is a pretty neat slot. Gameplay is as simple as it can be, so all the attention is on the special features. Punters will have to prove their worth before triggering any of them, but we can say that Wild Free Spins and regular Free Spins are triggered quite often, at least that was the case with us.

At certain points it seems that the reels spin forever, so a fast-forward option would have been a good addition. All in all, do not miss out on the chance to battle against ninjas and win some serious cash.