Giant Panda

Giant Panda is a slot release with a 5x4 layout and 1,024 ways, developed by Spearhead Studios, an iGaming software developer based in Marbella, Spain.

This beautifully-made Asian-themed slot doesn't just look gorgeous, but also brings all the features players love: from Wilds, Multiplier Wilds, over Scatters and extra spins.

Theme

Tranquility isn’t the word that usually comes to mind when talking about video slot games.

However, with the backdrop consisting entirely of greenery, with animated leaves slowly falling on the flowery ground, through the breaking sunlight from above, it is the word that describes this title well.

Add to that the relaxing music that plays in the background and one almost feels inclined to meditate.

This thought goes away as soon as you start spinning the reels, as there’s no lack of excitement neither, as the colorful symbols, among them being the panda from the name, acting as Wild, spin on the transparent slot machine.

Betting Options and Functions

Bets can be set from the minimum of 0.40 to the maximum of 120.00, with the highest win being 4,120x of the placed bet.

The return-to-player is 96.81, which is to say that it falls within the medium range.

While the volatility doesn’t seem to be clearly stated anywhere, the game seems to be well-balanced.

With the slot machine taking the majority of your screen, there is no dashboard underneath it, but all the crucial functions are situated on the right side. These consist of a spin button, auto spin button (that can be set from five to infinite) and an option to set the bet amount.

Features

Thirteen different symbols are spinning on the reels, including the classic Royals consisting of letters and numbers.

As usual, the Royals pay the least from 2 to 50, depending on how many of them land. Butterfly and flower symbols pay from 15 to, over 30 to 100, while the fortune knot and jade pendant pay from 30 over 50 to 150.

Silver Ingot symbol pays from 10, over 40, and 100 to 150, and with the Royal nine is the only symbol that pays even if only two of them appear. Lastly, the bamboo Scatter pays from 80 over 200 to 400.

The Wild appears only on the middle three reels, substitutes for any symbol except the Scatter, and works as either the x2 or x3 multiplier during the extra spins.

Scatter grants 8 15 or 20 extra spins depending on if whether 3, 4, or 5 land on reels, but during the extra spin round it grants 5, 8, 15 or 20 re-triggers, depending if there are 2, 3, 4 or 5 of them on the reels.

Our Take

With this title, Spearhead Studios delivered a slot game that is fun, not overly complicated, and incorporates pretty much all the standard features that players expect to find in video slots.