Sword of the Samurai

General

Sword of the Samurai is a five-reel, twenty-five pay-line game with the general NuWorks progressive prize pots, as well as a top prize of 2000 coins. It is based on the timeless Samurai theme – offers one coin per line bet, with a coin range starting at $0.01 and going up to $1, and a maximum bet of $25. We think this is a little steep for a game with only a 2000 coin top prize, but much like the Samurai, this video slot has a few tricks up its sleeve. The betting range makes it a very nice game for people with all kinds of pockets.

Theme and Symbols

The Sword of the Samurai is a well-loved theme which has been made into movies and video games, and is a popular genre with lovers of martial arts. Translated now by NuWorks into an online video slot, this software developer actually manages to pull it off quite believably. The graphic rendering is fundamentally quite nice and features all things Japanese. Find bonsai, Mt. Fuji, Geishas, Japanese symbols, and card indices painted in a Japanese style. There are both wild and scatter symbols, but no multiplier.

Allow your senses to reel as this ancient Japanese martial art comes to life in this slot, and look out for the Samurai with the sword, he is your wild symbol. He also animates when creating a winning combination by changeover. He can substitute for any other symbols excepting the scatter.

Prizes and Bonus Games

Although the base game prize in this game is no big deal in our opinion, this is only our opinion, so, see what you think for yourself. The maximum jackpot win is $2,000, but there is also the NuWorks general networked progressive prizes – the Major, the minor, and the mini. These PJP’s may be triggered at any time, and with any sized wager. The only condition is that all twenty-five pay-lines must be played. Sadly, there is also no bonus game.

At this juncture it almost seems that we have run out of good things to say about this online video slot, but it’s not all bad news. The game offers five, ten or twenty five auto spins in “autoplay” and the Geisha can win you 1000 coins. When three or more Samurais with swords drop onto the reels – this triggers a free spin game. When and award of eight free spins is triggered each time, this award also means tripled wins.