Play’n GO Go Back To Basics With New Slot, But Will It Work?

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We haven’t been massively excited with new Play’n GO slots lately.

The Troll Hunters slot is great, granted, but that’s a 2 year old slot following winning mechanics first created for slots like Energoonz and Golden Ticket slot.

Even the best release of the last 3/4 months, Holiday Seasons, is basically just a copy of the great Pimped slot machine.

Though we’d grant you, Super Flip slot, that came out in September 2016, was truly original and fun.

The point we are making is that Play’n GO need to jazz up their collection. So will going backwards really make us that excited?

The Jade Magician slot is enticingly simple

How simple? Well, even the graphics don’t have the level of details you’d expect from this game slot provider.

Not that we don’t think it looks good.

Just that it arks back to the days when Play’n GO were just starting out, creating simple bold designs, but without the intricate details that make the likes of recent releases so compelling.

Then again, one of those slots Lady Of Fortune, is still a big hit with players worldwide, so why not The Jade Magician?

What do we know about this new Play’n GO slot?

As usual, Play’n GO are happy to reveal all – it’s one of the reasons we love them so.

They are not afraid to bear all and gives us a chance to truly analyse the numbers hiding behind the game.

• 15 Paylines, 5×3 reels
• Min/Max bet: 0.15/75
• Maximum win: 225,000
• Wild symbols with 2x multiplier
• Second Chance feature gives you prizes, or scatters
• 3 scatters trigger 5 free spins with an extra wild
• Re-trigger free spins up to 50 free spins total
• Far east magical theme

That is pretty much the Jade Magician mobile slot condensed in a few bullets points.

Our online mobile slot reviews would be so much easier if that’s all we had to put down. More boring certainly, but definitely easier.

Wait a minute… this feel familiar…

You thought so too hey? Yeah, we’re with you. There was something about the features that seemed ridiculously familiar.

We immediately figured this would be a copy of a past game.

But, we were wrong. There is no exact game like it sitting in the Play’n GO slots portfolio.

However, just because it’s not an exact copy, doesn’t mean it’s not heavily inspired by one specific machine.

A twisted version of the Grim Muerto slot

Before we start comparing, we should say straight away that there’s enough differences here to absolutely make this Jade Magician slot game unique.

But you can’t help but notice a huge amount of similarities.

Like how if only 2 scatters show on screen, you get a second chance feature which gives you the chance to get an extra scatter or a cash prize.

Or how during the free spin bonus you can get additional free spins by getting just 1 or 2 scatters on screen, and you get an extra wild symbol to help get bigger wins.

So is Jade Magician just the Grim Muerto slot game, but with a pretty lady as company?

We think Jade Magician slot might be better

Controversial, right?

Despite the similarities, the differences here are big enough that if they are related, it’s only as that second cousin you see every 5 years at family gatherings.

They didn’t make a copy, they merely took the best bits of one of their best slots of 2016, and tagged on some extras.

For example, with the Jade Magician slot, instead of wild reels, you get wild symbols with a 2x multiplier.

Already an improvement – anything that multiplies our wins is a good thing.

That can’t be it, surely?

No, of course not, but don’t underestimate that multiplier, because it’s what will differentiate this iPad and Android slot with anything that came before it.

The reason we know this is because whilst you can win 2,500 times your bet in Grim Muerto, Jade Magician has a 3,000 times your bet win instead.

And it’s all because of that multiplier on the wilds.

The flip side of that is that you won’t get as many free spins, only 5 instead of 10, but it’s a small price to pay for bigger wins.

Will Play’n GO Jade Magician slot start 2017 strong?

We haven’t had that many great new releases so far in 2017. At best you’ve got the Scruffy Duck slot from NetEnt.

Could the Jade Magician slot change that trend and bring us something truly great?

Honestly, we think this game has potential. We really enjoyed Grim Muerto, so if it works along a similar vein, but brings us more multipliers and more wins… what’s not to love?

In fact, we would even gamble that we’ll end up liking this pretty green game more than NetEnt’s big release of January the Divine Fortune slot.

Of course, nothing is set in stone till the 26th, when all will be revealed.

What to play till the 26th of January

Of course, none of us can be expected to simply sit on our hands, waiting for a new game to come to online casinos.

Which is why we don’t expect you to.

Instead, let’s give you something else to try.

If you want to head to the far east, then the dangerous Golden Legend slot is certainly worth a gamble. But if you’d rather try something a little less risky, then why not give Grim Muerto a go? You’ll walk away smiling.

And where’s the best place to play? Guts casino, who give you an exclusive 250% bonus up to £€$250 to help you try all Play’n GO slots (and more).

Plus you also get 10 free spins just for registering and checking them out, always a nice little incentive.