Ore Power - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Ore Power is a relatively simple game from the Asian start-up Dragoon Soft. It is fairly modest compared to many other Dragoonsoft free play slots, but it does bear comparison to slightly more complex mining-themed slots like Nolimit City’s Fire in the Hole slot. It is a little short on extras, but it does include a free spins bonus, which is always welcome.

Ore Power has a 5-reel grid with 3 columns. It has 25 pay lines. The minimum bet size is 0.25 and the maximum is 750 with the 25 lines being fixed. There are 12 symbols: Gold, Red Diamond, Blue Diamond, Green Diamond, Miner’s Helmet, Miner’s Lantern, Pickaxe, Shovel, and the four card suits of Spade, Heart, Diamond and Club. The wild is a cluster of sticks of dynamite.

Theme, graphics and soundtrack

The mining theme can be a very fruitful one. We’re in an enforced, closed setting with the potential for all kinds of discoveries and dangers. That cluster of dynamite looks quite exciting, too, but when it does blow up, it’s what you might describe as a ‘contained explosion’ - and that’s as dynamic as the effects get.

The depiction of the mine in the background is quite well done, with ramshackle structures, a mining car railway and a gleaming load of gold. Sadly, Dragoon Soft have not done very much with it.

We can’t leave this section without commenting on the soundtrack. For a company steeped in the traditions of Asian animation and design, it’s slightly bizarre to be presented with an electronic soundtrack that sounds horribly reminiscent of the incidental music to a 1970s sitcom. If you stick around to play, you’re very likely to be reaching for the mute button before this utterly inappropriate musical accompaniment drives you mad.

Ore Power RTP and variance

At the time of writing, there is no reliable source of information on the game’s RTP or its variance. The RTPs in Dragoon Soft games is usually at least average (96 per cent) or above.

How to play Ore Power

1. Click the Play button to start playing using the current total bet value. You can also use the Space Bar to start. Press the Stop button, which replaces the Play button, to stop the reels mid-spin.
2. Select the Coins symbol to select a bet level from 0.01 to 30, which will be multiplied by the 25 lines. 
3. The Auto spin function allows you to select spins from 100 to infinity. 
4. Click the main menu at the bottom left, then click the settings cog to bring up various visual and speed play settings. Here you can also set the autoplay game to stop on a win at a specified minimum level and set maximum cash increase levels and cash decrease levels.
5. The balance is displayed at the bottom left of the screen.
6. Click the lightning bolt for turbo spin.
7. Always play gambling games responsibly. If you are playing for real money, make sure you stay within the limits of what you can afford to lose. When it stops being fun, you should quit.

Bet sizes and paytable wins

The bet size ranges from 0.25 to 750. The top payout is 400x or a potential win of 300,000.

The paytable values run from 3x to 5x, and the highest payouts are as follows:

Gold

5 = 400

Red Diamond

5 = 200

Blue Diamond

5 = 200

Green Diamond

5 = 100

Helmet

5 = 100

Lantern

5 = 100

Pickaxe

5 = 80

Shovel

5 = 80

Spade

5 = 40

Heart

5 = 40

Diamond

5 = 20

Club

5 = 20
    

Ore Power bonus features

Wild

The wild substitutes for all symbols except for the free game symbol. The free game symbols appear only on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Free Game

If 3 free game symbols land on adjacent reels, free games are triggered. You will be awarded 10 free spins. During free spins, if the free game symbol appears continuously, it will expand to cover one reel. All symbols on this reel will be scaled up until the free games round ends.

Ore Power review: Our verdict

Although Ore Power looks nice, despite the punning title, it is something of a pedestrian experience. There is no bonus game and the extras amount to not much more than free spins, which is surely the minimum expected of an online slot. The payout is modest, too. It’s briefly diverting but no more than that - it doesn’t offer big wins to compensate for the lack of variety, so it turns out to be a bit of a disappointment.

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