Top 5 Oriental Themed Mobile Slots
Top 5 Oriental Themed Mobile Slots
Shoulder to shoulder with Fruits and Gems, Orient remains one of the most popular and most frequently exploited slot themes, probably thanks to the vast potential it offers to the software developers. When it comes to symbols and reels background, Asian cultural heritage is a safe bet, as it provides an enormous playing field for symbol design, audio, sound effects and bonus features – not to mention the abundance of good fortune and prosperity related symbolism tied to Oriental folklore that can be integrated into the game.
It seems that the gaming community will never grow tired of the Oriental mysteries and the players are often awarded fresh interpretations of the theme, especially in February, when the preparation for the Chinese New Year is at its peak. Some Oriental slots have had a better reception than others, especially with mobile device players (though crowd!), who need maximum performance and exceptional video quality on-the-go. The slots below earned their place on this list due to their unique visual character, gameplay quality, bonus features and, last but not least, the level of satisfaction they provided to the player.
1.Double Dragons – Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil is known for their cinematic style of slot design, so pretty much every game that comes out of their creative studio is a little piece of heaven. Double Dragons fits the developer’s vision perfectly and will not disappoint even a more demanding bunch of players who are looking for a full package – great graphics and engaging special features.
Every detail seems to be carefully thought out in Double Dragons, from the way the reels move to the slot’s bonuses. When the winning combination is formed on the reels, the symbols burst and make room for the icons above to fall down onto their place, while the rest of the symbols remain locked on their positions. After landing winning combinations 4 times in a row, the player unlocks Double Dragon Feature, in which Wild icons are stacked, creating strings of up to 28 icons. Any spin can “awake” a Dragon of Fire or Ice, which can multiply the win or transform other symbols to Wilds, respectively. These Dragon Heads can also be collected throughout the game and Free Spins are awarded when a certain number is reached.
2. Four Seasons – Betsoft
Visually stunning, Four Seasons is a 3 rows, 5 reels and 30 fixed paylines slot by Betsoft, whose creative team seems to be raising the bar with every new release. Bonuses in Four Seasons are particularly innovative, especially the Seasonal Wheel Feature, unlocked after every session of 30 spins. Spinning the wheel randomly selects one of the Chinese Zodiac signs and transforms it into a Golden Wild and a x10 multiplier. The icons on the left and right are affected as well and they become silver x5 multiplier, while the symbols on each side of the silver Wild increase the win by x2.
In addition to that, more multipliers of x2, x3, x5 and x10 are awarded if a payline goes trough the block of icons covering at least three reels; if the same line cuts through more than one stacked symbol, the multipliers will be combined!
Unlike in the western world, where a cat is considered to be an omen of bad luck, Orientals regard felines as symbols of prosperity. It is therefore only natural that the Golden Cat Wild is the highest value icon and the slot’s “Joker” that can replace all other slot symbols. This, of course, excludes the Yin Yang icon, the slot’s Scatter which sets re- triggerable Free Spins into motion.
3. Ho Ho Tower – Elk
Similar to Elk’s earlier edition, Hong Kong Tower, Ho Ho Tower is a Christmas spin-off and, as such, a unique mixture of Oriental and Christmas themed slots.
Just as its predecessor, the slot features a Mystery symbol which reveals itself at the end of a spin, potentially disclosing the Yin -Yang Bonus icon – if that happens, Bonus icons will be valued as a combination of 5 symbols.
Three Yin-Yangs will trigger the Wheels of Sky in-game with three different levels (wheels). Spinning one of the three wheels can upgrade the player to a higher level or award an extra life, thus enabling the player to continue spinning even after the wheel has hit an empty spot.
4. Koi Princess – NetEnt
Anime and manga aficionados will be absolutely in love with NetEnt’s Koi Princess, 5×3 structured slot, with 20 paylines and optional Bonus Bet feature. The player can activate or deactivate the additional bet on any spin – selecting it will double the total bet and increase player’s odds of triggering bonus features and winning higher payouts.
There are 4 Random Bonus Features that the player can unlock:
- 5 Hit – awards one free spin and a guaranteed win.
- Random Wilds – awards an extra spin together with layered Wild icons, randomly positioned on the reels.
- Wild Reels – grants a player with a bonus spin and at least two Wild reels.
- Bonus Game – initiates a new spin and the Bonus game.
Three Bonus icons are all it takes for the special features to become active and the player can earn 10 Free Spins in either Sure Win Free Spins or Wild Reels Free Spins. Extra coins can be won during the Bonus Wheel as well as within the Coin Win Bonus.
5. Wins of Fortune – Quickspin
Vibrant colours and a somewhat flashy design have always been signature marks of Quickspin and we are happy to say that the tradition continues with Wins of Fortune.
The structure of the slot is pretty unusual – it has 3-3-4-4-5 reels systems, with 6 alternate payline sets, each activated in accordance with the game mode. In the base game, the player will have 76 win ways, and the number of paylines will increase to 90, 154, 164 and 259 in Respins 1, 2, 3 and 4. Super Respin will also be played with 259 betways.
Respins will be unlocked after every winning strike and all the symbols that form the winning combination will move across the reels, leaving other icons stuck in their original landing positions. Four consecutive Respins wins activate the Super Respin round, where all winning icons hold their positions until the are no more winning icons left.