Moon Princess 100

Moon Princess 100: Slot Overview

Moon Princess, one of Play'n GO's iconic slots has received a going over in a remake titled Moon Princess 100. The classic game is clearly just as irresistible to its maker as the players who continue to return for its anime-styled action. This time, the studio hasn't slapped on a different theme or even anything especially new in regards to general gameplay. Instead, two of the game's key elements have received a hefty cranking up, and you guessed it, they both relate to the number 100.

If you're familiar with Moon Princess' workings, we won't take it personally if you skip this part and head straight to the new bits covered in the features section. Otherwise, newbies to the world of Moon Princess should know that the game is a slot based representation of the popular anime genre of entertainment. In here, you'll find a trio of ladies as symbols on a 5x5 game grid as well as floating precariously on the side of the screen. This is kind of important because when certain features trigger, players are awarded whichever princess' power is currently displayed in view.

The game has aged quite well, possessing almost the same level of pastel-coloured, heroine powered charm it had when it was first released. Scratch that; more power now thanks to the two feature enhancements. Neither has made much impact on the maths, where volatility remains high, and RTP is down slightly to 96.2%. Being a cluster pays slot, players need to land three or more matching adjacent symbols horizontally or vertically.

Playable from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin, it's time to princess it up on the paytable where three characters called Love, Star, and Storm appear on the premium symbols to trigger payouts of 10x the bet for five of a kind, or 5x the bet for mixed princess combinations. Up next are four princess related icons that pay 2-3x the bet for a five symbol line. Before getting to the reveal, one more symbol is the moon wild, substituting for any other symbol and paying 50x your bet for five of a kind.

Moon Princess 100: Slot Features

Like the original and its offshoots, Moon Princess 100 has a set process for unlocking its finer moments. It starts with regular symbol wins, which are achieved when three matching symbols land in a horizontal or vertical line, starting in any position. Winning symbols are removed from the grid when they hit, allowing the remaining symbols to drop down into the gaps. A wild symbol is then created in the middle of a destroyed winning combination. After each cascade, the win multiplier increases by +1, now being able to reach x100 compared to the x20 of the original.

Girl Power

On any non-winning spin, a Girl Power feature may randomly trigger. Depending on which princess is displayed next to the grid, it will be:

• Love – changes one set of symbols in view into another symbol type.
• Star – 1 or 2 additional wilds are added to the grid.
• Storm – two sets of symbols are removed from the board.

Princess Trinity

Next to the grid, you'll also find a power meter. Landing winning combinations made up of 3, 4, or 5 princess symbols fills in 1, 2, or 3 sections of the meter. When 3 sections are filled, players win 1 free spin known as the Princess Trinity. For this spin, the win multiplier is reset, and each princess uses their modifier on non-winning spins until all three have been spent. If the grid is cleared during this feature, free spins are awarded.

Free Spins

When activated, players are able to choose 3 free spins options – Love, Star, or Storm, which comes with 4, 5, or 8 free spins, respectively. On every non-winning spin, the chosen princess performs her feature ability. Also, in the bonus game, whenever the Power Meter is filled, it awards 4, 3, or 2 extra spins when playing the Love, Star, or Storm feature. This time players are able to win up to 100 free spins instead of the usual 20.

Moon Princess 100: Slot Verdict

Play'n GO has built a stout reputation for creating grid slot style games, and Moon Princess was instrumental in their domination of this category. It's a mix of cartoon anime, strong female leads, and crazy snowball gameplay that turned out to be just what a whole lot of players had been looking for. It was a success when it was released, and like a lot of things that hit critical mass, it inspired several successors. So far, we've had a Christmas edition, an Egyptian one, and now the '100' version. This isn't accounting for any influence Moon Princess may have had on other studios over the years, as well.

If you've played the original game, you'll notice not much differs between that one and Moon Princess 100. The same level of mayhem ensues when long reactions of winners hit, ultimately leading to Princess Trinity, and if you're lucky enough to clear the board, then it's free spins choice time. The pathway is a lot more structured than just landing three scatters, but it's a challenge many players have been happy to take up and draw entertainment from. The difference now is Moon Princess 100 has extra pliability than its predecessor, so even more can be drawn from it. The dynamics are unaffected, but having a greater win multiplier and extra free spins has increased Moon Princess 100's winning capabilities from the 5,000x of before to the current value of 15,000x the bet.

If Moon Princess 100 is an option, then it makes sense to pick this one over the first. Most of the time, you probably won't be able to tell the two apart, except now, the 100 has greater room to manoeuvre, meaning players have the chance to push it harder than before.