Theme Of the Game
Yes, yet another Chinese New Year themed game. But don’t dismiss it just yet, even when it is a recurrent theme in slot machines I think this new game by Microgaming is got one fun thing to offer.
The Chinese New Year is a celebration known world wide, just like the Brazilian carnivals and San Fermin’s running of the bulls. The design is based on Chinese iconography, there are dragons of different colors in the reel, that will dance alongside various artists to the very stereotypical Chinese tunes the soundtrack brings. You will also find in the reel the standard slots icons A, J, Q, K, and 10.
Developer
Microgaming was funded in 1996, it was the first company to offer online services of slot machines, with 500 titles like Scrooge and Thunderstruck II under their belt they are one of the leading companies of the industry.
The vast offer of titles explain why they might run out of ideas and offer 5 Chinese culture based video slots in the last 6 months, but hey, if it works…
How To Play It
At the bottom of your screen you’ll find the bet section, Dragon Dance does not require you to place bets on each payline, instead you simply fix a number of coins, with 25 being enough to activate the 243 ways to win. Tap to place your bet, tap on the spin button on the lower left corner and the usual happens.
What makes this game different from most is the respin button the reels have at the bottom, you can use it to get a good combo by respinning one reel, or to improve a previous one by getting that extra symbol you needed to get the best price. Take into consideration that each respin will have a different cost, which is based on your possible payout, the higher the odds of getting a good price, the more expensive the respin will be.
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Special Features
The main feature of the game is the Respin option described previously, since it’s your only interaction with the game other than the bet amount and spin button. Respin let’s just participate in the game and increase your chances of winning, it adds more fun and entertainment to an otherwise dull title.
The only other big features of the game are two: Fireworks scatter symbol, to use it you will need to get it at least 3 locations of the reel, if you manage to get it the reward will be 15 free spins and it will triple the game’s prizes. The Wild symbol that can be used to substitute regular symbols when it’s on the reel where you need it, and you will be doing that lot since this slot machine does not use regular paylines.
Maximum Payouts
For a game that does not rely on paylines, prizes in Dragon Dance can get to 4,000 times what the line wager was, which is pretty good. The jackpot triples in free spin move, knowing that will make you get excited with every roll of that mode.
Summary
The design is not bad but the theme will be a big no-no for regular players, the one feature that makes this title stand out is the respin buttons, without it you would only be tapping on spin and you would be bored within the minute, the animations are not that attractive, fireworks and a wiggling dragon are not eye-catching.
The game could have been better if they used themed symbols in the reel and not playing cards, more animations would add that extra something this game is missing.