Pearl Beauty Hold and Win -

Introduction

Enter the exotic far east with Pearl Beauty Hold and Win, a new online slot from Playson. It is a five-reel, three-row online slot with a massive 243 always-on paylines.

The symbols include a koi carp, a lotus flowers, a duck and two Asian ladies, who represent the best-paying symbols on the board. Keep your eyes peeled for the yin yang symbols, which are the wilds, substituting for everything apart from bonus pearls. Match six or more bonus pearls to enter the bonus game, where there is a chance to win the jackpot of 1,000x your stake.

Players can take a look at the way Pearl Beauty works before deciding whether to play at an online casino with the Playson demo slots version here at Slots Temple. When playing in demo mode, only fun currency is played with and for. This gives players the opportunity to experience the gameplay and features before they play for real.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

The graphics in Pearl Beauty are nothing to write home about, with the symbols appearing as fairly basic but nice and colourful 2D images. The winning symbols are illuminated with a golden sparkly border, which shows how much graphical processing power was at the hands of the developers. This makes the rest of the graphics a bit of a shame.

The reels spin smoothly and all symbols are easy enough to pick out as the reels spin.

The music is a fairly standard Asian composition featuring flutes, strings and the odd bit of percussion. It is a decent-quality composition that helps to set a calming and almost mediative mood; however, this is unfortunately ruined by the fairly obtrusive sound effects as the reels spin and the winning symbols are revealed. The sound effects when six bonus pearls are near are loud and help to build excitement but do not really fit with the rest of the game.

Pearl Beauty Hold and Win RTP and variance

Pearly Beauty has a long-term average RTP of 96.05 per cent, which is slightly above the average for games of this type. The medium-high volatility provides balanced gameplay with a chance of big wins; however, players must note that these will need to be waited for patiently.

How to play Pearl Beauty Hold and Win

1. It is always good to start a game new to you by taking a look at the paytable. The paytable details how much is paid out if winning combinations of symbols appear on the reels, along with a range of information about the game such as the paylines and how to access the bonus feature. In Pearl Beauty, the paytable is accessed by clicking the menu button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen and then the 'i' icon that appears in the centre of the bottom of the screen.

2. Your bet can be set by clicking the three stacked coins at the bottom of the screen. This bet menu shows the range of available bets.

3. Pearl Beauty has an autoplay feature, which is accessed by clicking the circled 'A' to the centre-right at the bottom of the screen. Autoplay will spin the reels continually until up to 999 spins have been exhausted. You can also set autoplay to end if a pre-set amount is won or lost.

4. It is possible to speed up the spinning of the reels by clicking the turbo button, which is the lightning bolt in the bottom right-hand corner.

5. If you are happy with all the game options, you can spin the reels manually by clicking the button in the centre of the bottom row. This button becomes a fast forward button when the reels are spinning, making the animation stop immediately.

6. It is vital that you play Pearl Beauty responsibly by setting a budget for each session of play and making sure you stick to it. Stop playing when the game is no longer fun.

Bet sizes & paytable wins

The minimum bet for a spin in Pearl Beauty is 0.40. The maximum bet is 100.00, making Pearl Beauty a game that suits players with all kinds of budgets.

- Matching five lady with a tiara symbols returns 2.5x the initial stake.
- Matching five lady with a bird in her hair symbols returns 4.5x the initial stake.
- Matching five of the remaining symbols will return between 1x and 0.15x the initial stake.

As there are 243 different paylines in operation, there are lots of ways to win on each spin. Matching multiple different winning combinations on a spin can happen on a regular basis.

Max-win 1,192x

Volatility High

RTP 95.05%

Pearl Beauty Hold and Win bonus features

- Bonus game

The bonus game is entered if you reveal six or more bonus symbols on the reels in any location. During the bonus game, all bonus symbols stick in place and only bonus symbols will land on the reels.

To begin with, three free spins are awarded. These are reset to three if more bonus symbols are uncovered. The bonus game finishes once all the spins have been used or the reels are filled with bonus symbols.

During the bonus game, look out for golden pearls. A golden pearl will gather up all visible bonus values and add their values to its own value.

Pearl Beauty Hold and Win review: our verdict

This online slot has a great bonus feature and 243 always-on paylines. The graphics are not the best, but the gameplay is engaging enough to keep players coming back for more.

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