Shogun of Time Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Shogun of Time Review

Shogun of Time is a slot which blends ancient and future Japan, and it was launched by Just For The Win 17 February 2019. You get to join two time travelling heroines - one samurai and one cyberpunk - on their many adventures. In the bonus features the game expands with one extra reel, and you’ll also benefit from 243 paylines (instead of the ordinary 81). You can win up to 2717 times your stake on this medium variance game.

Shogun of Time RTP, variance & technical data

Before we take a closer look at this time traveling slot, we thought you might like to know Shogun of Time’s most relevant technical data:

• RTP: 96.02%
• Volatility/Variance: Medium
• Layout: 4x3 (5x3)
• Paylines: 81 (243)
• Bonus features: Free spins, Re-spins and Wilds
• Bets: 0.1 to 100
• Max wins (coins): 271 174

The RTP of this game is about as average as they come, and there is not much else to say about that. Medium volatility makes this a good allround game that should suit most anyone, except perhaps the most hardcore high rollers who want even higher payout potential.

Shogun of Time starts out with 4 reels and 81 paylines, but this changes quickly in both the re-spin feature and the free spins feature. The theme is a strange blend of the ancient feudal Japan and the hypermodern futuristic Tokyo. To drive home the time travelling point, one heroine of the game is an ancient Samurai, while the other is a futuristic cyberpunk.

This is a Just for the Win title, but it’s published in collaboration with Microgaming. In the bonus features a fifth reel opens up like a “time machine” in the middle, and the paylines are expanded from 81 to 243. Visually, the game looks pretty good, and the blending of ancient and futuristic works pretty well also. Not a bad title, but perhaps not the best we’ve seen from JFTW.

Shogun of Time bonus features

Any winning combination containing at least 4 winning symbols can trigger the Reel Split Re-spin feature. This will lock in the 4 winning reels, and a fifth bonus reel will appear in the middle giving you a re-spin and re-calculated win playing with 243 paylines. This can significantly increase your payout, and it’s a refreshing feature for the main game.

Shogun of Time free spins

The highlight of the game is the free spins feature, and you trigger this when you land 3 or 4 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels.

Shogun of Time jackpot (max win)

There is no progressive jackpot to be won on Shogun of Time slot, but you can still take home some decent wins here. The max win is 2717 times your stake, or 271 174 coins. This is not all that bad for medium variance slot.

Shogun of Time mobile & tablet

You can certainly play Shogun of Time on both mobile and tablet, and the game looks great on all platforms. Whenever you want to time travel with the heroines of this game, all you need to do is fire up your Android device or your iPad or iPhone.

SlotCatalog verdict

Shogun of Time is not a very complicated game, and some might even perceive the fifth bonus reel as sheer laziness from the developers side. It works okay in our opinion, but it’s not exactly inventing the wheel either.

The time travelling theme works out ok too, but they could perhaps have elaborated on it a bit more. The 2 bonus features come with expanded paylines, and with the stacked wild in the free spins feature you can win some decent payouts.

Pros

• Free spins with 5th reel, expanded paylines and stacked wilds
• Medium variance with max potential of 2717x
• Nice blend of ancient and futuristic Japan

Cons

• Not the most entertaining main game
• Can take a while to trigger bonus features

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