Dragon Hero Slots
Dragon Hero is an oriental inspired online video slot game crafted by innovative gaming developers Pragmatic Play which saw its release in January of 2023.
It offers players simple to understand gameplay with a fusion between traditional asian aesthetics and cutting edge slot mechanics and with the mythical dragon adds random super wilds with potentially big wins of up to 5,000x the stake.
Punters are provided with a gaming grid that brings 5 reels with 4 rows and 20 paylines in order to make wins. The backdrop shows an animated mythical dragon in flight above an ancient city with beautiful temple architecture and a starry sky. The red and golden borders of the reels show more of the golden dragons and some elegant wind chimes. Immersive instrumental harp music forms the accompanying soundtrack.
Players will receive wins by landing a combination of three or more matching symbols on one of the paylines from left to right. Firstly, to begin spinning the reels they will need to set their bets and the range offers a minimum of $0.20 per spin and upwards to $200.00 for the maximum per spin. This accommodates a wide spectrum of player from beginners to bigger budget and adventurous high rollers.
A useful and convenient Autoplay button allows punters to pre set a number of automatic spins to game with and this can help with those who are conscious of maintaining a specific gaming budget. It also serves as an equally handy tool for those who dislike manual gameplay.
The RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is 96.00% increasing to 96.13% within the buy free spins option. Dragon Hero plays with high volatility which means that wins will not be so frequent but when they do arrive they will be significant. Whilst this suits gamers with larger pockets it will present more of a challenge to more beginner players as the road can be bumpy so they are advised to game with patience and care.
There are two wild icons in the game both across the base game and the free spins. One with the Yin Yang symbol representing the regular wild which can replace all the paying symbols with the exception of the scatter to complete winning combinations and can show up on any spin and they carry their own value with five of a kind delivering a win of 60x the selected bet.
The Super Wild icon which is depicted by the face of a golden dragon holds up to 3 regular wilds that are randomly released onto the reels and substitutes for all gaming symbols but not the scatter and appears on reels 2, 3 and 4. At the end of a spin the held wilds are flung onto random positions on the reels, increasing the odds of completing potential wins. The massive golden dragon is the scatter symbol and these can appear in any position on the reels and trigger the Free Spins bonus feature.
Other low paying symbols are represented by the royal playing cards A, K, Q and J and 10 paying out between 1.25 to 2.5x the bet for five of a kind. The other symbols mesh with the theme perfectly and include lucky Feng Shui coins, a scroll, a vase, a goldfish, a golden toad and a golden ingot which all provide medium to high payouts between 5x, 7.5x, 7.5x, 10x, 15x, 25x and 40x for three on a payline.
The scatter symbols are the tickets to the free spins and landing 3, 4 or 5 of them in the base game will award players with 6, 8 or 10 bonus wheels respectively. Rather than awarding free spins the wheels maximise bonus potential. Each bonus wheel can randomly land 1, 2 or 3 free spins.
The main difference during the free spins is that the Super Wilds are sticky. This means that any of these symbols that land during the bonus mode stick to the reels and continuously throw regular wild symbols on each spin. Scatters also combine with super wilds this time around. Any scatter symbols that land add half a regular symbol to the Super Wild and this allows players to upgrade their super wilds incrementally to have more regular wilds added to the reels with every spin.
If players do not fancy waiting around they can opt for the Buy Feature which takes them straight into the free spins. For the cost of 100x their bet they get to receive a minimum of three scatter symbols.
Players can capture the essence of Asian culture with the Dragon Hero slot game which is fully mobile optimized. Instant and seamless gameplay can be enjoyed on the move from anytime and anywhere from either a desktop or a compatible smartphone or tablet device such as iOS Apple, Android or Samsung.