Home
Articles
Playtech Japanese Online Slots

Playtech Japanese Online Slots

Added: July 18, 2014

Every software provider to online casinos offers Oriental themed slots in its portfolio. There are many players of Asian origin and such slot games are popular with them. This article reviews two slot games based on Japanese culture from the software provider Playtech.

The geisha is the traditional Japanese entertainer. The introductory clip of the Geisha story slot game narrates a tragic but probably realistic love tale of the geisha and the samurai and an old man. The reels are set in the background of the well-known Japanese cherry blossoms. The symbols on the reels include koi fish, gate, cherry blossoms, bonsai, fan, teapot, wooden sandals and umbrella. Geisha Story has three special symbols, which exhibit win animations. The samurai is the wild symbol and also awards the jackpot line payout. The old man is the scatter symbol and only awards scatter payouts. The geisha is the bonus symbol. When it appears scattered on reels 1 and 5 at the same time then the Geisha Garden bonus game is activated. In this game a number of fans are displayed in a Japanese garden on the second screen. You choose one fan and are awarded a number of free spins. You then choose another fan and are awarded a free spins multiplier. Geisha Story also features the popular Playtech Dollar Ball game. You have place a side bet and get to play a lotto type game for a progressive jackpot.

The samurai is the Japanese warrior, fierce and brave. The symbols on the reels include the samurai disc, Japanese coin and high value playing cards designed like Japanese characters. In the Silent Samurai slot game the golden dragon is the wild symbol also awards the jackpot line payout. The geisha is the scatter symbol and awards scatter payouts. The samurai is the bonus symbol. When it appears on reels 1 and 5 at the same time you will get a payout of 5 times the total bet. A bonus round, similar to that in Geisha Story, is also activated. A number of ninjas are displayed on the second screen and you have to keep hitting them. Each hit ninja will explode and award a number of free spins or a multiplier. A maximum of 27 free spins with up to 8x multiplier can be won. The Playtech gamble game is included in Silent Samurai. It gives an option of enhancing the payouts won in any spin.