Nuwaby Habanero Systems B.V.

It’s time to go back, all the way back. To the time when the Earth was still ravaged by chaos and powerful beings roamed the lands.

Once again into the ancient past of Chinese myths, one of the most enduring themes in fiction, movies and also in slot games.

This offering by Habanero recreates one of the foundational myths of Chinese culture by bringing to life the ancient goddess Nuwa.

Theme

As the story goes, there was a time when the lands of China were disunited and mired by misfortune and death.

The Heavenly Pillar was shattered and the sky did not cover the entire Earth. In this chaotic landscape, people had to endure everlasting floods and scorching fires that could never be put out.

Sensing the suffering the goddess Nuwa used her powers…

…to smelt seven magical stones representing the five elements in classic Chinese mythology.

Wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

These stones with which the goddess rebuilt the world serve as the low paying symbols in the game.

The high paying symbols whose appearance is always welcome are enchanted flowers such as the lotus.

Of course, the central place is for the goddess herself who appears as a wild symbol.

But there’s an interesting twist:

If she’s a part of any winning combination, the regular size symbol expands to cover the reels and reveals Nuwa’s entire form of a beautiful lady with the lower half of a snake.

A lot of effort has clearly gone into the graphical part of this game as all the symbols are animated and constantly in motion while the background features trees swaying in the wind.

Betting Options and Functions

This mythological adaptation is a five-by-three game with twenty-eight fixed paylines. The game is played with 28 coins, one for each line.

With ten bet levels and the possibility to adjust the coin size from 0.01 to 5, the range of possible stakes is high…

…anywhere from 0.28 to a breathtaking 1400!

It’s a high roller’s dream which also includes autoplay and quick spin options.

Special Features

Rounding off all the things on offer in this game are two kinds of extra games.

The first is activated when three scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels and is a free spin feature.

BUT:

Low paying symbols which appear in winning combinations are collected. Once all five have appeared in this way, the second extra game launches.

The bonus feature adds a further five free spins and the wild symbol will now appear twice on every spin.

Furthermore, all prizes will be doubled!

Our Take

Habanero clearly loves ancient history as they keep returning to it, like with one of their other games Roman Empire.
And why wouldn’t they? It’s clearly working out for them, as this game is a blast to play. Great graphic presentation and cool special features go a very long way toward making this an offering.