Fat Panda Free Play in Demo Mode by Pragmatic Play

Fat Panda review

Theme and Storyline

Fat Panda is themed around Chinese cultural imagery, with an emphasis on an iconic panda.

Players will wander through a peaceful countryside scene, meeting a friendly panda along the way. With a little help from this cheerful friend, players might find a treasure or two.

Players who are looking for a cheerful atmosphere will especially enjoy Fat Panda.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

Fat Panda’s soundtrack has a whimsical tone with an energetic beat. The percussion element may become a little repetitive for some players, but the mute button is handy in these cases. Meanwhile, ambient bird calls add realism to the natural setting.

On the reels, players will find colorful letters animated with a calligraphy aesthetic. Red lanterns, hand fans, and bags of golden coins also make an appearance.

The cutest symbol is the titular panda who proudly wears a red robe and golden headpiece. When he is part of a win, the panda’s paws are filled with gold and he gleefully clutches his treasure.

Behind the reels, an idyllic landscape can be seen with green bamboo on one side, and an ornately decorated palace on the other. In the foreground, an array of flowers gently sway in the breeze.

During the Free Spins feature, reels are placed within the palace, the sky darkens, and the lanterns begin to glow. This creates additional excitement effectively.

Together, the animation and soundtrack combine to create a cheerful Eastern fantasy.

Gameplay

Fat Panda is a five-reel, three-row slot, with 20 win lines. However, there is an additional horizontal reel above the regular reels where special modifiers can appear.

The maximum win for Fat Panda is 20,000x of the player’s total bet.

If players wish, they can buy directly into the standard Free Spins feature for 70x their total bet, or they can pay 300x their total bet to trigger the Super Free Spins feature. During the Super Free Spins feature, 5 Wilds will remain on the reels for the duration of the feature.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol substitutes for all regular symbols.

Fat Panda features special modifiers that can appear on the horizontal reel above the regular reels. These modifiers include:

• Add Wild: prompts a Wild symbol to appear on the reel below its position.
• Expand Wild: triggers any Wild symbols below its position to expand.
• Add Wild Multiplier: contributes a randomly chosen multiplier between 2x and 10x to any Wilds in the reel below its position.
• Add Multiplier to All Wilds: adds a multiplier between 2x and 10x to all available Wild symbols.

The Free Spins feature is triggered when players land at least 3 Scatter symbols. The number of Free Spins awarded depends on the number of triggering Scatters:

• 3 Scatters = 10 free spins
• 4 Scatters = 12 free spins
• 5 Scatters = 15 free spins

The special horizontal reel above the regular reels is also active during the Free Spins feature.

The +Spin symbol can appear during the Free Spins feature to award 2-10 additional free spins.

Special reels are used during the Free Spins feature.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player of Fat Panda is 96.07%, close to our yardstick for average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.20 up to a maximum of $/£/€100.00 per spin.

With high volatility, Fat Panda is a good match for our preferred slot machine strategies. Our slot strategies target the highest possible volatility.

Conclusion

We recommend this average RTP, high volatility Panda-themed slot.

With a lighthearted atmosphere, and creative bonus features, Fat Panda is immediately appealing.

The reasonable RTP and high volatility also make this slot a good find for mathematically-inclined players.