Jade Shuriken

This online slot game is centered around a ninja that can only be seen during a special fight, or in this case, a bonus round. For the duration of the base game, a relaxed Asian setting can be seen in the background of the slot itself. While the feel of Jade Shuriken may seem fairly laid back, the gameplay is anything but.

Jade Shuriken is loaded with features, including a handful of different bonus modes and options to improve your experience. When spinning, punters can experience a nice change in tempo between spins. When a bonus or mini-game is triggered, things can get chaotic and fast. 

Jade Shuriken was released by Microgaming, who are relatively well known in the realm of online slots. In the past, they have released other popular games such as Lucky Leprechaun Clusters and Deadmau5. Like with most of their other games, you can play Jade Shuriken with anywhere from 0.20 to 80.00 per spin, with a maximum possible win of 2500x your stake.

While this game is focused on ninjas, the symbols have been inspired by Asia. First up, we have a teapot, Chinese Lantern, fan, and bell, which can pay up to 1.5x your stake if five are matched. 

Moving onto the premium symbols within Jade Shuriken, there are different variations of lucky 7 symbols, with different numbers and colours. Each colour links to a different ninja, with the green master paying out the most. If you manage to match 5 green sevens, you will receive 18.75x your bet size. 

Jade Shuriken also features three different types of special symbols, which is more than many other slots. A shuriken that can either be gold or green is included within the game. The other two symbols are wilds and scatters, which are displayed as the game logo and a gong, respectively.

Here's where things really start to get interesting with Jade Shuriken. There are three different bonuses to hunt for within this slot, the first of which is called 'Epic Strike Respins'. To activate the respins featured, you need to land three or more golden shuriken icons in reels 2, 3, and 4. 

Respins within this game are based on a popular mechanic, where you keep spinning until you miss a hit. The payout for this feature will be either 1x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 30x, 100x, 250x, 1,000x, or 2,500x your stake size, depending on whether you land 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 golden shuriken symbols.

The second bonus is essentially an instant win, which is triggered when three or more green shuriken icons appear across the middle 3 reels. If you take a look to the left of the slot itself, you can see the pay table for this bonus, with the rewards being the same as the previous bonus.

Finally, we have free spins, which is the bonus sought after by most punters. To activate this bonus, simply hit 3 gong symbols on reels 2, 3, or 4. You will have the option to pick which bonus you want. The different options are 15 spins with a 2x multiplier, 10 free spins with a 3x multiplier, or 6 free spins with a 5x multiplier. 

In addition to the multiplier, you will also receive either a minimum of 1 golden shuriken, a minimum of 4 golden shuriken icons, or exactly 1 golden shuriken. The aforementioned multipliers will apply to all winnings, except for instant win prizes.

For anyone that likes to hunt for a bonus, or likes to unlock different mini-games within a slot, Jade Shuriken has a lot to offer. With free spins and instant wins available to unlock at any moment, this somewhat chaotic slot can provide plenty of fun!