NetEnt is taking us to the jungles of Asia, the home of the Happy Panda, a five0-reel video slot that offers 20 paylines. Playable from $0.20 per spin, the 2020 release is playable across all devices and houses decent visuals and a fitting soundtrack. Players can enjoy a range of additional features, starting with the Falling Wild Re-Spins feature, triggered by Panda Wild. Also, there is the Free Spins feature that offers up to 12 freebies with Wild reels and Falling Wilds. Finally, gamers can trigger the Giant Panda Jackpot feature, where three jackpots can be won – Minor, Major, and Mega. The Mega Jackpot is progressive, and starts at $10,000.
Our host is a very happy creature, so he did not want to trouble gamers with complicated rules of the game. The NetEnt product is a classic five-reel, three-row video slot that benefits from 20 fixed paylines. The reels are made from bamboo trees. Players need at least three matching icons on a payline, starting from the leftmost reel, to start winning payouts. Betting starts at $0.20 per spin. The biggest wager players can place is $100. All of you who had the pleasure of playing NetEnt titles in the past will see that the control panel is pretty standard and offers all the usual options.
The visuals are simple, but crisp. The Happy Panda is the Wild that will substitute for all regular symbols and can even expand to cover an entire reel, but more about that later. The Lotus Flower is the Scatter that triggers free spins. As for regular icons, the highest-paying one is the Bamboo Trees, followed by the Birds, Ducks, and Koi Carps. Playing cards are used for low-value symbols. Finally, there is the Paw Print Coin, which is essential for triggering the Giant Panda Jackpot feature.
A Falling Wild Re-Spins feature is triggered every time one or more Wilds land on the reels. Once that happens, the Wilds will drop down one position at the time, while other reels perform a respin. It continues until there are no more Wilds on the reels. If a Wild lands on top of a Wild, it will expand and cover an entire reel. This is called a Gift of Double Wilds feature.
Get three or more Scatters on the reels, and trigger 5, 8, or 12 freebies, depending on the number of Scatters landed. Every time a Wild lands, it will expand to cover the entire reel and trigger the Falling Wild Re-Spins feature. Finally, we have the Giant Panda Jackpot feature, where players need to land Paw Print Coins to trigger the feature. Only Coins will appear on the reels, and, depending on the number of rows you fill, you can win three different jackpots. Remember that only the Mega Jackpot is progressive and starts at $10,000.
Even if you do not fill any rows, you will get cash prizes, since every Coin landed comes with a guaranteed win. Players can win up to 1,600 per spin both in the base game and the Free Spins feature. Enjoy your jungle adventure and make sure you keep the Panda happy if you want to walk away with hefty payouts in your pockets.
