Shanghai Respin

This game comes with medium to high volatility and plenty of features to bank on. Unfortunately, like most Asian-themed slot, the core of the theme seems to be Chinese characters. I would have expected a bit more of a slot that refers to a particular place. Though, if you can forgive that there’s nothing that would stop you enjoying the spins and respins in this well-done quality slot. ReelNRG is upping their game with this release.

Theme

It’s not the whole city of Shanghai that looms in the background, but at least a bit of it is visible beyond the reels. The music comes on every time you spin the reels, and it is surprisingly well done. In fact, it is a shame the music always cuts off as the reels stop, as it could have well kept on playing forever. The name of the game is also the main bonus feature in the game, and these two at least tie together perfectly. While the theme doesn’t fully explore the city of Shanghai everything included is at least done to a high standard.

Betting Options and Functions

There are thirty paylines and you get to choose how many are in use, though the order they are activated is always ascending. Betting is done with the coin value selector, which runs from 0.01 to 5 coins per line. As volatility is somewhere between medium and high it’s suggested to put some money on the lines.

The nine to ace playing cards are themed so well it takes a bit of time to even notice it's the usual ranks on the screen. True to their tradition they offer the smallest wins, with three to five symbol combinations netting the player between 2 and 15 times the bet. The high-value symbols, on the other hand, give out 6 to 125 times the line bet. These are by no means massive wins, so it’s quite clear that bonus features are needed.

Features

Shanghai Respin is the feature you will witness most of the time, and it does come around quite often. When the coin symbol lands it will immediately move to cover the whole reel, and then triggers a respin. As the symbol is also a wild this means that you are up for more winning combinations than normal. It is also entirely possible for further coin wilds to land, keeping the respins on for quite some time.

If you manage to land three money tree scatters you get to the main bonus game. Five ships are sent racing and the player needs to pick them one by one to reveal cash prizes, with of course a chance of ending the feature. With luck, you can go through five levels of ship races and make a massive fortune.

Three Shanghai Beauty scatter symbols will trigger ten free spins. These spins come with sticky wilds that stick to their position for as long as the free spins keep going. If you’re lucky with wilds you get the big pot!

Our Take

The basic game payouts are smallish, but they start making sense as soon as you see the Shanghai coins land. It’s not unusual to seem several reels expand into wilds and form up wins on most of the paylines. The game comes with excellent features, graphics, and music that stand above everything else. Try it, for sure you will like this slot!