Shogun Skylord Demo
Shogun Skylord Slot Review
The sky’s the limit in Just Slots’ newest instalment, Shogun Skylord – a thrilling adventure where fortune and honour collide. Set within a floating village above the clouds, a fearless group of Samurai Birds must rise to defend their home.
Spin the reels and engage in strength and power, where warriors take flight and wield legendary weapons to secure their sacred land. Every spin returns generous rewards, hidden treasures, and impressive wins.
The Oriental/Asian theme has become a trusted and much-loved choice for software developers over the years, appearing in games like Sword of Shoguns and Toro Shogun before this. Where this illustrious theme will lead us is unknown at this time, but we’re excited to find out.
Just Slots is a fairly new software developer in the fast-growing iGaming industry, with a high understanding of what makes an outstanding slot. Within their limited portfolio are Unholy Mystery, Dynamo’s Show, and Cyber Egypt, to name a few, with new releases like this one popping up every so often.
With a stable RTP of 96.34% and a high (4/5) volatility rating, will you have the courage to claim the 10,000x max win potential? Let’s take to the sky and find out!
Base Game & Features
Shogun Skylord is a highly (4/5) volatile 5-reel, 6-row Video Slot with 40 fixed pay lines. Winning combinations occur when 3-5 identical symbols land on reels 1-5, starting from the leftmost reel.
This game has 12 high and low-paying symbols, including Wilds, which offer a fixed payout between 0.1x and 7.5x your bet, where applicable. Paytable symbols fall to Bird characters, followed by 3 weapons, and 4 feathers.
Wild symbols appear on all reels, substituting for all paytable symbols except Scatters, and are responsible for the Expanding Wild Feature (more on this below).
Expanding Wild Feature
During gameplay, Wild symbols can expand to fill the entire reel they appear on, awarding a random Multiplier between x2 and x100. If 1 or more Expanding Wilds are part of the same win, their Multiplier values will combine and apply to the total win amount.
Hotspin & Bonus Buy
Players outside the UK jurisdiction can access up to 2 Bonus Buy options:
- Random Scatters: Trigger the Free Spins mode with 3-5 Scatters for 100x your bet
- 5 Scatters: Guarantees entry into Free Spins with 5 triggering Scatters for 400x your bet
Each bonus buy option includes a fixed RTP module of 96.34% and 96.45%, respectively.
Shogun Skylord has a guaranteed max win cap of 10,000x your bet. If a game round exceeds this figure, the current mode will end, and the player returns to the base game with 10,000x their bet.
Alternatively, UK players and other regions can participate in the Hotspin Feature for an additional 400% their current bet. Once active, more Scatter symbols are added to the reels for a higher chance of triggering Free Spins.
Shogun Skylord Free Spins
The Free Spins mode is activated by landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatters in the base game, awarding the following Free Spins & Enhancements:
- 3 Scatters: Awards 10 Free Spins
- 4 Scatters: Awards 10 Free Spins and an active Multiplier of x3 on all reels
- 5 Scatters: Awards 10 Free Spins and a random Multiplier of +x3 on each reel
In this round, the Multiplier of all expanding wild symbols are collected above the reels, increasing each time an Expanding Wild appears. Lastly, hitting 3, 4, or 5 Scatters awards an additional +3, +5, and +10 Free Spins, respectively.
Our Honest Verdict
New software developers appear on our radar quite often, but few become ‘ones to look out for’; however, we think this budding provider, Just Slots, are. The name may be new to us, but the team behind it offer years of industry experience, and are here to hit the ground running.
The first thing that stood out to us was the visuals, which are crisp and sharp, almost like they’re Ultra, Ultra HD or something. We believe these impressive visuals will aid in winning over players, ticking a box that few providers fufil in their releases.
Turning our attention to gameplay, Shogun Skylord has simple yet effective elements, without the need for complex features or mechanics. The simplicity of gameplay is a great addition to this release, which anyone can appreciate.
Furthermore, the Expanding Wild feature is enhanced in the Free Spins mode, but in a rather meaningul way. The desirable 10,000x max win potential is more achievable through this function due to the nature of the Multiplier values.
All in all, we feel Shogun Skylord is a prime example of a well-constructed slot for a newbie software developer – its simple yet effective, and has interesting capabilities.
*The images found in this slot review are currently from Demo Play. On average, our reviews are written prior to the initial release date and before real play is available.
