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A mouthful to say this slot machine may be, but it’s worth the hassle in trying to pronounce it correctly, for this is one of the newest Asian themed slots to come from the Playtech brand.
Delicate, low impact, serene and unassuming, it leaves us asking a lot of questions as to what type of activity it will be. Will it be high energy or a slow paced form of recreation?
The brand has opted for fixed pay lines in this game, giving users less flexibility to optimize the number of opportunities made available to them. What is more, they’ve done so within the familiar layout of 5 reels, allowing you to get your bearings with ease.
As Free as a Bird
The calming sensation you get when playing Feng Kuang Ma Jiang is rather surprising; you’re aware that you’re playing a risky game, and yet you don’t feel any pressure to win back what you’ve gambled. Even though that has something to do with the betting threshold in place, it has a lot more to do with the atmosphere of the grid.
It’s like looking at a painting, even with the 3x5 matrix atop of it: there’s lots of blue and purple mountains, awash with shafts of light and littered with blossom trees. Fans of martial arts films will undoubtedly have seen a similar set up, usually in a montage of when the hero finds his inner strength and sets out to challenge the villain.
Predictable though the design may be, it’s one that we can’t help but get waylaid by, forever looking at the quality of the iconography rather than focusing on any wins coming in. It certainly makes for an interesting experience, if not the one we thought we’d find.
Coming Down the Other Side of the Mountain
It might sound silly, but Feng Kuang Ma Jiang feels like a journey, likely because of the novelty theme the gaming company has employed; when you get to the end, the jackpot in tow, it feels like you’re descending as a more experienced player. That doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be a richer one, but you’ll have learnt something on the way
This is more of a niche title than one for the masses, mainly due to the dynamics and theme of the game. It isn’t a negative, for once, for there are plenty of people out there that enjoy the wisdom and elegance of Asian themes.
