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Shining Princess: Rapid Link Slot Review

Marketing people are always rabbiting on about ROI; that’s Return on Investment for those of us who are acronym averse. đŸ’°đŸ’¶đŸ’”

I swear, those people are the type who go to a breakfast buffet and shove rolls and butter and whatever they can get their hands on in their handbags because they paid for it, dammit. And I’m speaking from experience; I know a gal who does exactly that. đŸžđŸ„–đŸ„Ș

But that’s probably why I’m poor and she’s wealthier than Midas. So I’m going to think more about the bottom line – which is why I’m not so enamored with Shining Princess: Rapid Link slot from Netgame. Read on to see why. 😹

Gameplay

I’m definitely stepping out of my comfort zone with this game – pink castles in the sky and anime blondes with twirling umbrellas just aren’t my style. But here we are so I will try to make the most of it.

Shining Princess: Rapid Link slot has a massive 5x4-reel grid with 40 paylines and the game looks great on a phone. If you have it in landscape mode, it’ll look the same as it does on a desktop device.

Rotate the phone to portrait mode and you’ll see that the background becomes less busy and all that pink works well with the blue of the reels. So I grudgingly have to admit that Shining Princess: Rapid Link slot is a winner in terms of mobile play.

But that’s not where the good news ends; there’s also the 96.48% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. and the fact that the game accepts any currency. But then there’s this: the highest multiplier you can reach is 920x and the most money you can win is just €55,200 – and the volatility rate is medium, not low.

There are 3 notable symbols to look out for: the Free Spins Scatter; the Rapid Link Cash Sphere; and the Wild.

Let’s chat about the latter, as the other two will appear in the Features section below. Wilds replace all symbols except for the two special ones I just mentioned. You’ll see Wilds on reels 2 to 5.

Features

FREE SPINS:

You’ll need 3 Scatters to trigger this round. The fun starts with 12 spins, which can be re-triggered by landing a further 3 Scatters.

RAPID LINK BONUS ROUND:

Hit 4 or more Rapid Link Cash Spheres and you’ll be whisked away to this round. The triggering Spheres will stick to the reels and 3 spins will be awarded.

Only Spheres will land on the reels during this round and each new one will reset the spin counter back to 3.

  • When 8 Spheres land, you’ll unlock the 5th row on the reels
  • When 12 Spheres land, you’ll unlock the 6th row on the reels
  • When 16 Spheres land, you’ll unlock the 7th row on the reels
  • When 20 Spheres land, you’ll unlock the 8th row on the reels
You’ll also see Cash Spheres with Jackpot names written on em and when these land, they’ll award their respective values:
  • Mini = 10x your bet
  • Minor = 50x your bet
  • Major = 250x your bet
The fun ends when you run out of spins or if you fill all of the positions; in which case you’ll have won the Grand Jackpot worth 1,000x your total bet.

RE-SPIN FEATURE:

Four Fu Dog symbols on the first reel activate the Re-spin feature. The triggering Fu Dogs and any Wilds that landed in that time will be sticky for the 2 spins that you get.

Performance

Shining Princess: Rapid Link slot worked a treat during my time testing the game. It didn’t seem to matter which device I was using, or which browser; the slot did its thing with no glitching or buffering.

Maximum Win

The €55,200 top prize ain’t the greatest, considering we have a medium volatility rate here. Nor is the 920x multiplier or that you’d have to splurge €60 a spin for a chance at that moolah.

But that’s how it is, and you can always bet from as little as €0.20 if sixty bucks is too steep.

Conclusion

OK, so we’ve established that this isn’t a game for the high roller but who would it appeal to? Newbies should find it palatable – if you can look past all the pink – coz it’s not particularly complex. And it’ll introduce you to the Rapid Link Bonus feature.

But don’t for a minute think that you’ll easily trigger that feature just because the volatility rate is medium; it doesn’t work like that. You’ll still spend a lot of time, and money, trying to initiate the Bonus round so be prepared to dig in.

Mobile players should also find this game to their liking, so there are potential audiences that Shining Princess: Rapid Link slot can entice.

The truth is that you’ll spend a lot of time in the base game with little going on, and knowing that the largest multiplier is only 920x means that this game doesn’t work for me. But maybe it ticks your boxes.

Slot Details

Software: Netgame
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 40
Reels: 5
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.48%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins / Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 920x
Max Win: €55,200

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