Mystic Panther: Treasures of the Wild Slot Machine: Review & Demo
Games Global has announced that they’re going to launch a brand new slot machine Mystic Panther: Treasures of the Wild together with Infinity Dragon Studios, the first one to come out of this particular relationship. Since they acquired Microgaming’s platform and games, they’re going to have a lot more releases via partners in the future, but this one is the first one that they inaugurate themselves. What you’re going to get, is a design based on African safaris.
729 ways to win are present in total, over 6x3 reels that are used in Mystic Panther: Treasures of the Wild. The highly volatile release has a decent payout of up to 14,000x, and a range for its RTP goes as high as 96.52%. Since the features tend to have a big impact on how profitable a game can be, I will mention the main ones, including wilds, scatters, free spins with random wild reels or the Link & Win respins.
Mystic Panther Betting and Prizes
You’re allowed to pick your own wagers, and the number of coins that appears to be used is 20. The wagers to select from having a range of $0.20 to $20.
Mystic Panther: Treasures of the Wild is more than capable of paying well. For one, there are both fixed jackpots of up to 5,000x and regular prizes that you could claim through Link & Win. The fact that 729 ways to win are used, and each one could pay 10x the stake, is another way to claim big wins, especially once you reach the free spins. All in all, a single spin of this slot could mean a return of 14,000x the stake.
While the downside with such a game is that it’s highly volatile, it can be fair nonetheless. The secret is to check out the RTP value and make sure the highest one of 96.52% is used.
Slot Features
A black panther is seen in the slot’s wild symbol, using the feature’s own logo to mark it as such. This is going to be the replacement symbol, appearing on the reels 2-5 and being included in all winning combinations formed. Since this is a ways to win system, it’s easy for it to be part of a new combo, it just needs to be on the right reel. I wouldn’t expect to do this for the two feature symbols.
Speaking of feature symbols, that’s what we get through the Gold Idol scatter. Landing three times on different reels gives you in exchange 10 free spins. Another 10 rounds are added each time that you get another three scatters. There are sometimes wild reels added to the game area, but it’s going to be random.
Whenever you get 6 to 17 Link & Win symbols to appear, all at the same time, you gain access to 3 respins. The Link & Win feature is a common one by now, and the mechanics of this particular version are typical.
You will use the triggering symbols to lock down their current positions. You try to then get more of them in the rest, but a lot of the new symbols will be blanks. When you do get more Link & Win symbols, they are locked as well, and the respins go back to 3 remaining.
At the end of the feature, you can claim a Grand Jackpot (5,000x) if you got all 18 symbols locked down. You will also claim up to 5x the stake from each of these, or one of the three smaller fixed jackpots (up to 500x).
Theme & Design
This is going to be a regular African-themed design, a slot machine with good graphics but little in the way of originality. The special symbols chosen for it range from Idols to Panthers, or simple feature logos. Regulars would be five Royals and four premium icons with the Princess, Elephant, Zebra, and Meerkats.
Conclusion
All in all, I think that Mystic Panther: Treasures of the Wild could serve well as a slot machine for a modern player. Highly volatile, yes, but it can also pay well.
