When you’re a superstar international game provider like Pragmatic Play with hundreds of slots in your portfolio, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you’ll have at least one game for every genre. When it comes to the Asian anime slot niche, the developer has a series of successful releases to date under the Starlight Princess franchise that continue to rack up thousands of spins a week here on our platform. The latest addition to this popular collection of slots is titled Starlight Princess Pachi, a 3-reel game with 27 ways to win, an RTP of 96.04%, and a maximum win of 5,000x bet.
You’re probably already thinking that a slot with three reels is likely lacking a feature or two, and you’d be right to a certain extent, but Starlight Princess Pachi does have a couple of bonus rounds that might interest you. The first is the standard free spins feature, triggered when a scatter lands on each of the reels in the base game. A mini-game then commences where your spin total for the bonus is awarded, which, when it begins, has a special set of reels in play that guarantees a win every spin. If, during this round, you collect 12 scatter symbols, you’ll upgrade to the super free spins. Before these begin, another mini-game takes place where a win multiplier is awarded and applied to your three free spins, which again come with guaranteed wins.
Pragmatic Play sure knows how to create some of the most successful slot series in the history of iGaming. Will this prove to be another hugely popular release? I’ll let you decide for yourself in our Starlight Princess Pachi demo slot. It’s free to play below.
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Reels | 3 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Paylines | 27 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.10 - 250 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 5,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.04% |
| Our Rating | 5.0 |
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Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
I mentioned in the introduction that Starlight Princess Pachi was part of a series of slot games from Pragmatic, and it is the fourth title to be released in this running Asian anime saga. If you’re interested in finding out about the previous games, then fire up our Starlight Princess free play slot, the Starlight Princess 1000 demo, and, if you’re feeling festive, the Starlight Christmas slot, and then you’ll be up to date and ready to join in with the latest addition to the franchise. Before you disappear and try those games out, stick around a while longer, as we’re about to put the in-game stats and features through their paces next, starting over at the pays section.
At the top of the paytable, as the most valuable symbol in the slot, we have a Star worth 20x the bet for a three of a kind win. The Heart follows at 5x, with the Sun and Moon symbols completing the premium pays with returns of 2x and 1x, respectively, for a full line of three. Moving on to the low pays, we find five different coloured gems, with the Red Gem paying 0.8x, the Green Gem valued at 0.6x, a Blue Gem at 0.4x, and finally, the Yellow and Turquoise Gems with payouts of 0.2x and 0.1x, respectively if three match across a payline.
Players are spoilt for choice regarding stake selection on Starlight Princess Pachi, with there being over 50 bet sizes to choose from. These begin at a low-roller-friendly €0.10 a spin, whilst at the other end of the scale, max out at a huge €250 a press.
Base Game & Modifiers
Starlight Princess Pachi has a 3×3 reel formation where 27 fixed paylines are active. Payouts will be awarded if three matching symbols connect across one of the ways to win.
Scatter Respin
When a scatter symbol lands on the centre reel position, and no other scatters are in view, it locks in place, and a free respin is awarded. If a new scatter lands from the respin, that too locks in place, and another respin commences, giving you an extra chance of triggering the bonus.
Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Bonus Features
The bonus round will be triggered on Starlight Princess Pachi when a scatter symbol lands on all three reels during the base game.
Free Spins Feature
Before the bonus begins, a mini respin game will be played where the reels only contain free spin symbols with values between 1 – 13 and blank spaces. You will start with three respins, and each time a new free spin symbol lands, the respin counter will be reset to three. Once the grid is filled or you run out of respins, the total number of spins will be tallied up, and the bonus will begin.
During the free spins, a special set of reels will be in play that has long stacks of symbols on them, and each spin that is played is guaranteed to award a win. Additionally, a scatter collection meter can also be seen at the top of the reels. If you collect 12 after the bonus has ended, you will be upgraded to the super free spins feature.
Super Free Spins Feature
Before the super spins commence, you will play a mini-game where only multiplier symbols ranging from 1x to 91x in value and blank spaces will appear on the reels. You’ll begin with three respins, and each time a new multiplier hits, your spin count will reset to three. Once the grid has been filled or your respins run out, all multipliers will be tallied up, and the spins will begin.
When the bonus starts, you’ll be awarded 3 free spins where a special set of reels with long stacks of symbols are in play. Each spin of your bonus will guarantee you a win, so the higher your multiplier, the better.
Bonus Buy
Those who wish to skip the base game can use the buy feature option on Starlight Princess Pachi and enter the standard free spins bonus at the cost of 70x bet and the super free spins bonus for 300x.
Pros
- Incredibly simple slot game to play, which is suitable for both beginners and experienced players.
Cons
- A boring base game if you can't trigger the feature quickly.
- If you don't make it to the super bonus it's unlikely to pay much.
- Low max win considering the value of the multipliers that can be awarded.
Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Review Final Thoughts
I was surprised to see another title added to the Starlight franchise from Pragmatic Play and even more shocked when I loaded the game up to find a 3-reel slot staring back at me.I think I can safely say this release isn't going to appeal to everyone, but Starlight Princess Pachi is likely only targeting the Asian market, so this isn't really going to be much of an issue for Pragmatic. However, In contrast to the earlier releases in this collection that did end up appealing to the Western market, I just can't see that being the case with this version at all.
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