Happy Panda
- Game provider
- NetEnt
- Name
- Happy Panda
- Feature Buy
- No
- Released
- 2020
- Game type
- Video Slots
- Mobile version
- Yes
- Grid slot
- No
- Wilds
- Yes
- Reels
- 5
- Sticky wilds
- No
- Rows
- 3
- Scatters
- Yes
- Paylines
- 20
- Free spins
- Yes
- Payout/RTP
- 96,64
- Bonus game
- Yes
- Volatility
- Medium
- Progressive jackpot
- Yes
- Min. bet
- 0,20
- Random Feature
- No
- Max. bet
- 100,00
- Autoplay
- Yes
- Maximum win
- 1600
- Last update
- March 16, 2020
Review
Meet the Happy Panda on the slot from NetEnt for an auspicious reel adventure that could see you winning the progressive jackpot. The giant bamboo eater will greet you on a 5×3 reel set with wild substitutions, wild respins, double wild respins and a free spins round that can lead to wins of up to 1,600 times your bet. Not to forget, there are two fixed and one localized progressive jackpot up for grabs with the latter often going into low 6-figure sums.
Slot Details
Happy Panda is a progressive video slot with five reels, three rows and 20 fixed pay lines. Wins are awarded for three to five matching symbols on a line from left to right only. You can play with the friendly panda on mobile or desktop from 0.20 to 100 credits per spin. The RTP of this medium variance game is set at 96.64% which includes 4.04% for the progressive jackpot. The extensive Autoplay function lets you select 10 to 500 consecutive spins with a range of options when the run should stop.
Enter a serene nature scene with a sprawling waterfall coming down a rock formation and ending in a stream with crystal clear water. Lush greenery and giant bamboo sticks grow on either side of the steam while the semi-translucent game window is dominated by fish and birds. The panda is playing the main role as the wild symbol and will expand to full height if he lands in one of the features. An Asian-inspired soundtrack completes the slot design.
There are eight regular symbols on the slot, starting with the card royals J to A at the low end, awarding 2x to 3.5x your bet for a single five of a kind. They are followed at the high level by koi fish, geese, ducks and bundles of bamboo. Hit five on a line to win 35x to 80x your bet. The Happy Panda is the wild symbol, appearing on all reels and substituting for all other symbols except scatters and bonus symbols. A bamboo framed icon marked with ‘Free Spins’ is the scatter while a going with a panda’s paw is the bonus symbol on this slot.
Happy Panda Slot Features
Happy Panda is benefiting from the same math model and features as its Western siblings. The most common is the Wild Respin feature which is triggered when one or more wild symbols land on a spin. The reels respin after any potential win is paid and the wild is moving by one position towards the bottom row on every respin until it disappears. Any further wild will extend the respins which will end when no more wild symbols are in view.
But that’s not all as the feature can get even better when a wild lands behind an existing wild. The Double Wilds feature will be triggered, where the wild expands to cover the entire reel. This reactivates the Wild Respins with the wild reel moving down by one row on every respin until it disappears from the screen.
Hitting three, four or five scatters anywhere on the reels in one spin will trigger 5, 8 or 12 Free Spins respectively, which cannot be retriggered. Any wilds landing during the feature will activate instantly the Double Wilds feature where it expands and activates the Wild Respins with the same mechanic as in the base game.
Last but not least, the highlight on the Happy Panda slot where players can win one of the two fixed jackpots – Minor and Major – or the progressive Mega jackpot. The bonus game is triggered by collecting minimum three bonus symbols in a spin or during a respin feature. The reels are cleared of the standard pay symbols and the collected bonus symbols are randomly placed on the screen. Three spins are rewarded to hit more bonus symbols with each instance resetting the amount to three spins. Each bonus symbol will reveal a coin win from 10 to 200 times your stake.
Completing one row will award the Mini jackpot at 20x your total stake while two rows will win the Major jackpot at 100x your bet. Finally, filling all three rows with bonus symbols will trigger the progressive Mega jackpot. All coin wins from the bonus game will go on top of any jackpot win.
Final Verdict
Both, Divine Fortune and Mercy of the Gods have become immensely popular slots from NetEnt that attract large numbers of jackpot chasers. It is then no surprise that they will reskin these games in their effort to release Asian-focused games. Happy Panda comes with the same features, RTP and jackpots like its siblings and will surely find its fans among the Asian slot players.