Jaguar Princess Slot Machine

Developed by High 5 Games and licensed by IGT, Jaguar Princess is a 6 reel, 50 pay line slot machine that’s available in online casinos.

Jaguars are found in Central and South America, notably the Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. And it should be little surprise that Jaguar Princess has an Amazon feel to it.

The princess has a strange power that allows her to rule over South America’s most vicious predators. This gives Jaguar Princess an interesting combination theme that makes it not like other High5 games.

Let’s continue discussing this theme along with Jaguar Princess’ music, animations, pay table, graphics, bonuses, betting options, and comparisons to similar slot machines.

The top of the screen features mossy trees and faint sunlight, while the bottom shows lush vegetation.

This background makes for a good jaguar habitat since they can hide in the vegetation when hunting. It also completes the Amazon feel that we mentioned, which is important since this is wheremany jaguars are found.

Our only complaint is that you don’t see much of the background because the reels are on a large 6 x 4 grid.

When you spin the reels, you’ll hear a generic tune that’s found in many other High 5 Games. Despite being generic, the tune actually goes along with the mysterious princess.

You’ll also hear an exotic jungle song that plays throughout free spins. This tune features an up tempo beat, animal noises, jaguar growls, and a rushing river.

Sound effects that occur during winning payouts include: spooky sounds for the princess and Jaguar Princes icons, a tribal tune for the necklaces, and jungle sounds for all three big cats.

High 5 did an excellent job of matching the music and winning payout sounds to the strange aura of the Jaguar Princess.

Every main symbol offers a unique animation when you score wins.

These animations include: the Jaguar Princess’ eyes flashing green, the bonus symbol having claws slash through it, black jaguar moving its face towards the screen, a pink sparkle going aroundthe yellow jaguar, the white jaguar’s purple eyes flashing, the golden necklace and bracelet flashing, and the ring turning bright green.

Jaguar Princess’ symbols and payouts are as follows:

• Jaguar Princess Icon Wild

  The wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols except the free games icon to form wins. The Jaguar Princess icon also pays the most, offering 500 credits for 6 symbols, 250 for 5 symbols,125 for 4 symbols, 20 for 3, and 5 for 2.

• Free Games Symbol

  Appearing only on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5, this claw ripping through the reels triggers the bonus when it appears 12 or more times. This sounds like a hard task to accomplish, but the claw oftenappears as a stacked symbol.

• Jaguar Princess

  The princess pays 100 credits for 6 symbols, 50 for 5 symbols, 20 for 4 symbols, 10 for 3, and 4 for 2.

• Spotted Jaguar, Black Jaguar, White Jaguar

  These three jaguars all pay the same, offering 60 credits for 6 symbols, 30 for 5 symbols, 15 for 4, and 8 for 3.

• Gold Necklace, Bracelet, Emerald Ring

  These two symbols pay 30 credits for 6 symbols, 20 for 5 symbols, 10 for 4, and 4 for 3.

• A

  The A offers 20 credits for 6 symbols, 12 for 5 symbols, 7 for 4, and 2 for 3.

• K, Q

  These two letters pay 20 credits for 6 symbols, 11 for 5 symbols, 6 for 4, and 1 for 3.

Jaguar Princess’ symbols look good, especially the realistic depictions of the princess and three jaguars.

We really like the detail that High 5 put into the black and spotted jaguars’ backgrounds. You can see trees and a full moon behind the black jaguar, and clouds and a setting sun behind thespotted jaguar.

It’s hard for slots makers to get the detail right in the centerpiece of a symbol, let alone do such a good job on the background.

Jaguar Princess’ most unique feature is the stacked symbols and super stacks that can appear. This isn’t totally original in slots, but it’s a defining characteristic of this game.

The only true bonus that you can look forward to is free spins, which are discussed below along with the stacked symbols.

You trigger free spins by landing at least 12 bonus symbols 3 stacked symbols on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5.

The number of free games that you get include: 12 free spins for 12 bonus symbols, 13 free spins for 13 symbols, 14 free games for 14 symbols, 15 spins for 15 symbols, and 16 spins for 16symbols.

When the bonus is triggered, you’ll see a claw slash through the screen and eyes peering out of the darkness.

Free Spins cannot be retriggered in this game, and your free games are played at the line bet and number of pay lines of the triggering spin.

Any symbol can appear stacked on the reels, which helps you form more frequent and larger payouts.

Many of these stacked symbols appear in the middle or right side of the reels, where they aren’t as helpful. But other times you’ll fill 3 to 4 reels with the same symbol and hit a big payout.

If you win by filling 3 or more reels with the same symbol, you’ll form a super stack win. When this happens, you see one large symbol and animation while your payout is added up.

You can change pay lines by the following amounts: 1, 10, 20, 30, and 50.

You can adjust your coin denomination by the following amounts: $0.02, $0.10, $0.20, $0.40, $1.00, and $2.00.

This makes the minimum bet worth $0.02 and the max wager worth $100.00.

The version of Jaguar Princess that we played has an Auto play button that’s not active. This is a shame because we’ve played other High 5 games that do offer an active Auto play feature.

You can replay your previous spin by clicking the Replay button at the bottom of the screen. This is good for times when you get a big win or bonus and want to re watch it.

The only other option that you have is the ability to turn sound on and off by clicking the speaker button next to the Replay option.

Jaguar Princess’ win frequency is average for a 50 pay line slot machine. With stacked symbols and 6 reels, we expected higher win frequency, but it didn’t feel like we won that often.

This puts you to a decision on whether you want to play all 50 pay lines because you’ll have to bet $1.00 per spin. For many players, this is a lot to lose on 5 8 consecutive spins.

One aspect that makes up for the average win frequency is how often free spins are triggered. At one point, we triggered the bonus 3 times within 20 to 25 spins.

Our bonus round wins were in the $15 to $25 range, which definitely helps when you’re risking $1 per spin.

Jaguar Princess’ rules are standard for a 5 reel slot machine, which you can see below:

• Winning combinations must be formed on adjacent reels, beginning with the leftmost reel.
• When 2 or more wins occur in the same pay line, only the highest win is paid.
• Line wins are multiplied by the amount bet per pay line.
• Scatter symbols can trigger the bonus at any position within reels 2, 3, 4, and 5.
• Malfunction voids all pays and plays.

While Jaguar Princess has a very unique theme, there are a couple of other games that deal with similar subject matter.

Amaya’s Golden Jaguar also features these jungle predators, while Microgaming’s Mayan Princess covers the Central American theme. Here’s a look at how both of these slot machines compare toJaguar Princess.

This 5 reel, 50 pay line game takes you to the shores of Central America, where you’ll see water, sand, rocks, trees, and Mayan temples in the background.

Golden Jaguar blends the Mayans’ tribal culture with the most feared predator in their region. The tribal aspect can be heard in the music and sound effects, while the jaguar growls and slashesat the screen every time it appears in a win.

Other symbols that you’ll see besides the jaguar include men and women in headdresses, Mayan pottery, a tribal mask, ancient book, and bonus symbol.

If you get 3 or more bonus symbols anywhere on the reels, you trigger 7 free spins along with a multiplier ranging from 2x to 8x.

The two big problems with this game include slow reels and mediocre graphics. This is in contrast to Jaguar Princess, which offers smooth gameplay and solid graphics.

Because of these issues, we rank Golden Jaguar on a lower rung than Jaguar Princess.

This 5 reel, 20 pay line online slot offers a colorful take on the Mayan civilization that makes it feel like a Brazilian carnival.

The man and woman symbols feature very colorful headdresses, while you’ll also see palm trees and bright landscapes in the background of some symbols.

The music adds to the tropical, Central American feel since it sounds like what a beach band would play.

If you’re looking for an entertaining slot to spend half an hour with, then Mayan Princess isn’t bad. Our only issue is that the entire game feels like a 1970s postcard from a tropical vacation.

In contrast, both Golden Jaguar and Jaguar Princess feel more true to their themes.

Jaguar Princess contains several aspects that make it an interesting game.

First off, it has 6 reels, 50 pay lines, and stacked symbols, which combine to create exciting payout possibilities on any spin.

We also like the combination theme that not only covers jaguars, but also includes a princess who rules over them.

The music, sound effects, and animations are also good, and these aspects make you feel like you’re really in a South American jungle where jaguars are lurking.

Our main issues with Jaguar Princess include that it only has one bonus feature, and the win frequency isn’t very high.

Many online slots only offer free spins as a bonus, but it’s always nice when games have at least 2 bonus rounds.

The win frequency isn’t terrible in Jaguar Princess – it’s just not as high as we expected for a 6 reel, 50 pay line slot with stacked symbols.

Nevertheless, the wins that you do get will be large, and you can look forward to plenty of free spins. Add in the interesting theme, and this game has the potential to entertain you for a coupleof hours.