Pride of Persia : Empire Treasures

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

Travel back to the Middle Ages with Pride of Persia : Empire Treasures, a 2021 slot release from Playtech. Features include free spins, a pick me bonus round, wilds and 4 progressive jackpots.

Slot details

The game takes place inside a castle overlooking the city with a beautiful Persian skyline in the distance. The classical soundtrack provides plenty of atmosphere as you spin the reels.Played across 5 reels with 100 paylines, Pride of Persia : Empire Treasures is a medium variance slot with a slightly below average RTP of 95.99%? It’s available to play on desktop and mobile devices with bets ranging from 20p up to £500 a spin.Symbols relate to the theme and include 4 low value card suits with various icons, the winged priest is the most lucrative paying 6x for 5 on a payline.The wild substitutes all symbols except the winged beast scatter and the lion bonus symbol.

Gameplay

The Pick me bonus round triggers after landing at least 2 bonus symbols on the 2^nd, 3^rd or 4th reels. You are then transported to another screen filled with gold coins, you pick coins to reveal a cash value or a multiplier, the feature ends after you reveal a collect coin.Beware of landing the lion symbol as it removes one of the collect symbols which in turn lowers the chance of collecting any winnings.Landing 3 scatter symbols on the 1^st, 3^rd and 5th reels triggers the bonus round and awards you 20 free spins. Any wild symbols landing become sticky wilds.The 4 progressive jackpots trigger randomly, you choose from 20 gold shields each of which reveals a jackpot. Find 4 matching jackpots to win the corresponding jackpot.  The Grand Jackpot which seeds at £100,000.

Verdict

Overall, Pride of Persia: Empire Treasures is a superb slot with excellent visuals and gameplay. The slight drawback is the top prize of 600x the bet on any spin, but players will be aiming to win one of the 4 jackpots which will appeal to many.

Matthew Kennedy

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