Katana Slot machine review

Katana

In Katana you find 5 reels, 20 paylines and wins up to $5,000. This Slot is accompanied by free games, scatter symbols and wilds for game features.

Katana is the name given to certain types of Japanese swords and they make for a great choice as a theme for a slot. The focus is on Japanese culture and characters on the reels, while the background image is that of red wood that supports the reels and a small picture of a Japanese park at the top. One of the areas where the Asian design is visible is in the playing cards icons that take forms similar to the characters of the Japanese alphabet. Overall, the best looking part of the game is the design of the symbols that are directly designed to fit the theme. You will find various images of Japanese inspired characters and scenes that look great. Among them there is the image of the samurai, the geisha, the katana sword on a stand, archers, a samurai on a horse, a castle and another structure.

The wagers that players are allowed to place here cover all the paylines available, without having the option of selecting only some of them. You always multiply the line wager by 20 to get the total bet, with the range between $0.40 and $100. Line wagers are in the $0.02 to $5 range and their size decides the total value of the jackpot, which is a maximum of $5,000.

The player has access to two types of features and both of them are standard these days. It's the wild and the scatter features.

The wild has the image of the head of a samurai or shogun, with the usual substitution power helping out the player with the combinations that are formed. On top of that you will find that there are some payouts awarded when the player forms combinations of 3 to 5 wilds that appear in consecutive order on a payline.

The scatter symbol with the katana on display is the other big feature and it awards payouts to the player when there are 3 to 5 symbols of this type in any position. On top of that the player also gets 10 spins for free and the Shogun Bonus. While the free games are used the wild symbols expand and cover the reel whenever they appear.

This game will appeal to the warrior in us all and also to anyone that enjoys Japanese culture and history.