The Legend of Shangri-La Slot Review
- Checked by Kay Jones
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Find your inner peace in the mystical paradise called Shangri-La. The idea of this legendary place dates back to 1933, which was first introduced in James Hilton’s novel called Lost Horizon. As you might’ve already expected, traditional Chinese elements dominate the paytable. The Legend of Shangri-La slot is not an everyday slot game, because it doesn’t work like most of them.
NetEnt really knows how to make a boom, and they know just when to do it as well! We have a wonderful preparing The Legend of Shangri-La slot review. We must admit, we got carried away. The bonus features are dazzling!
Slot Information
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First thing’s first, The Legend of Shangri-La slot doesn’t have any paylines. Instead, players win whenever they form clusters of 9 or more symbols, much like the popular Aloha! Cluster pays slot. We prefer this type of video slots, mainly because paylines slots are everywhere! The Legend of Shangri-La is a refreshing NetEnt release that will get its own loyal fan base. The coin can have a value in the range of 0.01 and 2.00, and players can place up to 10 of these coins per a “fictive” line.
The RTP is beyond the market average, standing at 96.59%, and the hit rate is high enough to make it an enticing video slot.
Features
We really like how NetEnt delivered the game, especially the “Zen master” standing on the left of the reels. He’s cheering for you, and he’s going to increase the chances of landing a bonus feature! Most of the symbols are based on Chinese tradition, such as the tiger, the rare butterfly, the monkey and the Free Spins symbol which portrays a mystical castle in the mountains. It wouldn’t have been an all-round video slot if there weren’t any elephants, right? The Legend of Shangri-La has that covered as well.
An interesting point to note, there’s no default Wild Symbol that will substitute for any symbol to form a winning line. Instead, there’s a substitution symbol which appears randomly on the reels. In a way, it works the same as Wild, but the mechanics are a bit tweaked.
Special Features
The presence of the Scatter leads us to the Free Spins bonus features. Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters rewards you with 5, 6, 7 and 8 free spins respectively. You have an opportunity to win additional free rounds, but you have to land a win of 10x or more. For every such win, you get one free spin. The Free Spins are rather rewarding, because there are substitution symbols appearing during every spin. These will stay locked in place until they become of some use to you, to form a winning line.
There’s more! The worst way to end a spin is with 8 symbols in a cluster, or is it? If you there are two clusters with 5 to 8 symbols, the Sticky Re-Spin feature is activated. These two clusters stay locked in place, and new symbols come on the reels. This bonus feature can result in the entire symbol grid being covered with the same symbol. Super Mega Wins are more frequent that you think!
The Nudge Reel Feature is our favorite bonus feature! NetEnt sure outdid themselves with this one. It’s not overwhelmingly amazing, but we like it because of the animations associated with it. When you land 2 Scatter symbols, and the 3rd one is in hindsight, the reel is nudged, and the scatter symbol is put back on the symbol grid, thus, rewarding you with Free Spins.
Conclusion
Seemingly simple, but very amusing! This is probably the shortest and most accurate description of The Legend of Shangri-La slot. We had a blast playing it! The prizes kept on coming, the bonus features triggered frequently and we ended our play session with a positive cash balance. The Legend of Shangri-La slot goes live on the 21st of September, and casinos have already started preparing their promotions to mark the launch.
