Introduction to Twilight Princess
Apologies, Twihards, but Twilight Princess by developer Pragmatic Play isn’t a playful nod to Bella Swan. Instead, it’s more closely related to Starlight Princess, sharing some traits while also introducing its own unique features. Starlight Princess itself draws inspiration from Play’n GO’s popular title, Moon Princess. Interestingly, there’s a sort of rivalry between these games, with both releasing different versions in varying sizes, ranging from 100 to 1000.
A Unique Take on Familiar Gameplay
What distinguishes Twilight Princess is its departure from being just another Gates of Olympus clone. It offers fresher gameplay compared to Starlight Princess. However, visually, it caters to fans of manga and anime, providing another opportunity to immerse themselves in a 90jili whimsical world led by a charismatic female character.
Visuals and Atmosphere
The backdrop of Twilight Princess isn’t particularly remarkable. The cartoonish protagonist hovers beside the gaming grid set in a cloudy, ethereal location high above the ground. While fans of games like Starlight Princess or Moon Princess might find Twilight Princess appealing, its visual presentation is somewhat plain. During free spins, the lighting dims to evoke twilight, with a golden sun touching the background clouds. It’s visually decent but lacks a standout factor. Moreover, during the demo, the game’s Western-inspired soundtrack felt oddly out of place.
Symbols and Paytable
On the lower end of the paytable, you’ll find various shapes like circles, triangles, diamonds, hexagons, and hearts, while the higher-paying symbols include a shield, a flower, a bell, a crown, and a princess. Winning combinations of five matching symbols pay between 0.25 to 2.5 times the bet, with larger blocks of 20 or more symbols offering payouts ranging from 7.5 to 50 times the bet.
Wilds With Multipliers
The wild symbol takes the form of a detailed pink orb embellished with a ‘W’ imprint. Its primary function is to replace any symbol except the scatter. Upon landing, wilds carry a multiplier of x2, x3, x5, or x10, which is applied to any winning combination they contribute to. If multiple wilds contribute to the same win, their multiplier values are combined. Additionally, a single wild can participate in multiple winning blocks 90jili simultaneously, and a complete screen filled with wilds rewards 50 times the initial bet.
Free Spins Feature
The scatter symbol in Twilight Princess takes the form of a golden orb and can land on all reels. Achieving 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols triggers payouts of 2x, 15x, or 100x the initial bet, respectively, along with granting 10 free spins. Throughout the free spins feature, any wild symbol that appears remains locked on the reels until the end of the round. Moreover, scatters have the potential to appear during free spins, superimposed over any other symbol. Attaining 2, 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols during free spins rewards an additional 5, 10, 20, or 30 free spins, respectively.
Buy Free Spins Option
Free spins can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying them for 100 times the bet. When buying free spins, 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols are guaranteed to land on the triggering spin. This feature offers a quick route to the more lucrative free 90jili spins round, which many players might find appealing.
Gameplay and Mechanics
Even though it might be argued Twilight Princess has more originality going on, mechanically speaking, than Starlight Princess, it doesn’t feel like this is a game that had a whole lot of love lavished on it. The background is pretty plain, bordering on dull, and apart from the floating princess and some of the symbols, Twilight Princess didn’t feel like a game which took the manga, anime concept and really went to town with it. Maybe if/when Pragmatic Play drops in a more appropriate soundtrack, this might help beef up the experience.
Features and Excitement
As mentioned, there is a princess and an assortment of related symbols, but the theme use felt a little half-hearted when compared to some of the other slots in this category. The same might be said about Twilight Princess’ features, which revolve around a wild multiplier that becomes sticky in free spins. Pretty basic, a little unimaginative, but darn it, the features have the technical capability to thrill. In the base game, wild multipliers land from time to time to get the pulse racing a bit harder, yet the base game didn’t hold a candle to free spins where wilds are sticky when they appear on the reels, blasted by the Twilight Princess’ magic staff. It didn’t prove to be too difficult to get a number of sticky wilds on the board either, potentially 90jili leading to decent results.
Potential for Big Wins
A tumble feature might have pushed things even further, but even without one, Twilight Princess can produce wins up to a cap of 7,500x the bet. Fans of sticky multiplier wild features will likely find a level of satisfaction from Twilight Princess, as will fans of anime/manga, even though it’s not a game which really squeezes as much juice from the subject matter as possible. It’s also not a game that really has its foot on the innovation gas. However, Twilight Princess does enough to scrape by, dressing up a satisfying set of features in a Sailor 90jili Moon-type outer coating.
