Software: Microgaming · Score: 9.29/10
The special effects technology is utilized to the fullest in creating a realistic theme based experience. The photo-realistic graphics have color, clarity and detail. The warrior with his feathered headgear is vigilant and fierce. The priestess with the boa around her neck is commanding but seductive. The drum based background music adds a tempo to the game and the music becomes peppier in the free spins round. However it is the animations that are truly amazing and these are not restricted to the wild and scatter symbol. Full Review - Mayan Princess (9.29)
Before starting the game players will have to choose the coin denomination by operating the +/- signs below the coin denomination button. Coin denominations are 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.20. Players will also have to enable up to twenty paylines by operating the +/- signs below the LINES button. Winning combinations pay only if they occur in enabled paylines. Finally players will have to choose the number of coins per line by operating the +/- signs below the COINS/LINE button. In Mayan Princess, players can wager up to 10 coins per line. Once the settings have been completed the game can be started by clicking the SPIN button.
The Mayan Princess Logo is the wild symbol. Unfortunately it does not multiply payouts but it does offer a fixed jackpot of 5000 coins when five Mayan Princess Logo symbols appear in an enabled payline. The scatter symbol is also usually important to the theme of the online slot game and nothing can be more important to the Mayan culture than the Pyramid, which was the hub of its religious activity. The scatter symbol does not offer any payouts but the symbol appearing simultaneously anywhere on reels 1 and 5 activates the free spins round. Between 10 and 20 free spins are offered at doubled payouts. The free spins round can be re-triggered. The maximum bet in Mayan Princess is 40.00, with achievable rewards as high as almost 16,510.00 in the base game and up to 33,020.00 from Free Spins.
All the animations are too numerous to describe. Some of the better ones are the Crocodile opening wide its jaws, The Corn cob shedding its seeds and the sun rising from behind the Pyramid. It is beyond doubt that Mayan Princess is one of the slicker online slots from Microgaming. But it may not become as popular as it could because of the low payouts.
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Mayan Princess software offers the best of Microsoft features that include speed control, sound options Auto Play and game statistics. The software also provides a number of conveniences like the BET MAX button and directly activating 5 or 10 auto play spins without navigating through the options menu.
The game is easy to follow and the rules and procedures are clearly explained in the Payout Table and the Rules.
The graphics are photo-realistic, the sound is authentic and the animations are numerous and interesting. Technically Mayan Princess is an excellent slot game.
The theme of the ancient Mayan Civilization is such that it will have universal appeal. It is enhanced by appropriate use of graphics and symbols on the reels. All aspects of the Mayan culture have been represented including dress, worship and food. Even the wild animals found in the environs find a place on the reels. The sound and animations make the theme come alive.
Mayan Princess has both wild and scatter symbols, which have become mandatory. But both symbols have been under utilized. The wild symbol does not act as a multiplier and the scatter symbol does not offer payouts. Though the free spins round raises the tempo experience wise, it does not go beyond the standard format. Also there is no bonus round on the second screen.
Mayan Princess allows players to adjust all three parameters coin denomination, number of lines and number of coins per line, thus giving them a great deal of flexibility. The total bet range varies from 0.01 to 40.00.
There is no progressive jackpot, which is a drawback. The highest fixed jackpot is of 5000 coins, which though acceptable in itself, does not make up for the lack of a progressive jackpot. There are no scatter payouts. In fact the 16,510.00 rewards in the base game and the 33,020.00 rewards from Free Spins are below par. This slot would not excite those looking for huge payouts.
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