Immortal Dao - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Immortal Dao is an online slot developed by Arcadem slots. Legend has it that the Immortal Dao is a goal for all righteous cultivators to achieve. This game follows the white-robed Xiao Chen - who has achieved this goal - as he takes his first steps on the path of the Azure Dragon.

Immortal Dao is a five-reel, three-row online slot with 10 always-on paylines. Watch out for the expanding wilds, which can help you to achieve a payout of up to 500x your stake. Symbols include our hero Xiao Chen, the beautiful Liu Ruyue, and a dangerous-looking sabre. These symbols are the highest-paying, with a range of coins making up the standard symbols. The yellow coin pays the most, followed by the purple, blue and red coins.

Keep your eyes peeled for the expanding wild dragon, which triggers a free spin with the wild frozen in place.

Take your own tentative steps on the path of the Azure Dragon by playing for free in demo mode here at Slots Temple. By playing Immortal Dao using free play, you can get an idea of how the features and gameplay work before deciding whether to play for real money at an online casino.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

The graphics and implementation of Immortal Dao look an awful lot like the Final Fantasy series of games, with delicately drawn figures and objects appearing as symbols against a lovely backdrop.

The reels spin in a smooth manner, coming to rest with a satisfying 'clunk'. The winning symbols are highlighted with a bright outline; however, there are no animations on any symbols except the expanding wild.

The soundtrack is satisfying enough background music. It is neither particularly diverting nor immersive - it is just there. The sound effects mesh particularly well with the background music, which helps them to suit the gameplay in a manner that is often absent in other titles.

Whilst our initial impression of the visuals was quite pleasing, the lack of additional animations or other features leaves it somewhat lacking.

Immortal Dao RTP and variance

Immortal Dao has a long-term average RTP of 95.95 per cent, which is slightly below the average for games of this type. There is no volatility data available for this title at the time of writing.

How to play Immortal Dao

1.It is always a good idea to take a look at the paytable before playing a new game for the first time. The paytable details how much is paid out when winning combinations of symbols appear on a payline and is found by clicking the paytable button to the bottom-right of the screen.

2. The full game rules are available by clicking the menu button to the top-right of the screen, then clicking the rules tab in the pop-up menu.

3. Your line bet can be set by clicking the 'total bet' section of the screen. This brings up a selection of line bets from which to choose. Pay close attention to the section at the bottom of this menu, as it tells you how much each spin will cost.

4. It is possible to spin the reels automatically by clicking the autoplay button to the bottom-left of the screen. When autoplay is running, it is possible for up to 250 spins to be run consecutively. Autoplay can be stopped at any time by clicking the autoplay button again.

5. If you are happy with the game settings, you can spin the reels manually by clicking the round button under the reels.

6. It is important to play Immortal Dao responsibly by ensuring you set your budget for each session of play and stick to it. When the fun stops, make sure you stop playing.

Bet sizes & paytable wins

Bets range from 0.01 to 10.00 per payline in Immortal Dao, which equates to between 0.10 and 100.00 per spin. This will suit players with a range of budgets and helps to keep the gameplay interesting.

Matching three or more of each symbol provides a payout:

- The most valuable symbol on the board is the white-robed Xiao Chen, who returns a payout of 250x the line bet.

- Matching five Liu Ruyue symbols returns a payout of 120x the line bet.

- Matching five of the remaining symbols returns between 60x and 25x the line bet.

All wins achieved on different paylines on a single spin are added together to increase your winnings.

Immortal Dao bonus features

- Expanding wilds

There is a free respin every time the expanding wild appears on the reels. The expanding wild remains in place and all other reels spin.

This process is repeated if another expanding wild appears on the reels, triggering an additional free respin.

Immortal Dao review: our verdict

At first glance, this looks a very pretty game. The visuals will appeal to those who are fans of the Final Fantasy series and other eastern set media; however, the graphics are somewhat disappointing, with no real animations of symbols and everything having a fairly flat appearance.

The gameplay is fine, but the absence of a free spins bonus - or indeed any other real bonus feature apart from the expanding wild free spin - will potentially put people off.

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