Katana

Katana is an attractive video slot released in 2012 by Novomatic, one of those with an undamaged charisma that lasts for years. With numerous slots being published almost every day, it’s good to know that is possible to have a deep-rooted product in this industry. The slot is named by one of the most elegant swords ever made – a traditional Japanese single-edged blade, used mostly by samurai. The visual identity of the slot is the praise to the spirit of samurai – serious and modest. Thus, rather than blood or 3D razors popping out of the screen, you will see well-drawn Japanese-inspired icons fitting perfectly on the wooden background. The only flaw derives from the arcade game ‘Shogun’, the forefather of this slot, so the sound is horrible – an ancient digital audio. Luckily, you can turn it off for good and enjoy the image.

The 5 reel game is played at maximum of 20 paylines. By clicking on +/- you can select the number of paylines, as well as the bet pre line in range of 0.02 to 5.00. After you get familiar with the game rules by clicking on Paytable button you can start the game. The Autoplay option is available and it spins the reels until you stop it. At least 3 matching symbols on an active payline is awarded, but you will need 4 or 5 to recover your wallet a little bit.

The game is highly volatile, giving you a cardiac arrhythmia, whether you’re in a series of wins or loses. If you play on all 20 paylines, which we recommend, the minimum bet is 0.40, so you can use all paylines for a small compensation. All paylines are from leftmost to right, except scatters which pay on any position. Scatter wins are added to line wins. Scatters can award you 10 Free Games and Shogun Bonus.

There is no weak spot when it comes to graphics. Outside of the reels, on either side stands a beautiful depiction of a battle in a sunset. The rest of the slot is visually coherent, including magnificent gloomy symbols representing warriors and famous Kyoto temples. The grim Shogun is the most lucrative, awarding up to 1,000x your bet per line, while a doll-like Girl multiplies the bet per line up to 800 times.

You will see two beautiful icons with glimpses of warriors and two with Japanese temples. The standard high card symbols are rearranged to look like Japanese letters.

If you are not satisfied with your win you can try to gamble with it. After every win, click on Gamble and try to guess the color of the playing cards. If lucky, you will double your win, or lose it if not

Free Games Feature is triggered if three or more Scatters appear on the screen. You are awarded 10 free games during which Shogun expands over all positions and substitutes for all other symbols except Scatter. Feature can be re-triggered.