Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Review

Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Overview

Starlight Princess Pachi is a casino slot from Pragmatic Play that makes quite a 180-turn from what we’d expect to see in a new Starlight release. 

So, what is Pachi, even? Well, after using our Google skills, we’ve found out that “Pachi Pachi” is an onomatopoeic expression that represents the sound of clapping or applause. How that is relevant to this game is unclear, but perhaps there’s a meaning of the word that we could simply not figure out. However, some sites mentioned that the word Pachi is associated with pinball machines, and considering this is a mini-game of sorts, there could be something there. With mini-game, we really mean mini as in small, toned down. A 3x3 grid and simplified mechanics are on the table. Let’s dig in!

Starlight Princess Pachi is a video slot from Pragmatic Play with a setup of 3 reels, 3 rows, and 27 payways. Players can choose between a Min.bet of 0.20 and a Max.bet of 250. The game has a default RTP of 96.04%, but there are versions with a lower number than that, so be on the lookout. It has a hit frequency of 19.26% and a free spins hit frequency of 1 in 119.2, implying that, on average, a winning combination will be made on just under every 5th spin, and the bonus will hit once in 119.2 spins. Lastly, Starlight Princess Pachi is played at high volatility and can net you a max win of 5000x the bet, which occurs, on average, 1 in 870625 spins. 

Don’t worry about getting confused by overwhelming mechanics; this is a simple one. The features of Starlight Princess Pachi are Scatter Respin Feature, Free Spins, Super Free Spins, and Feature Buy. 

Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Information

Starlight Princess has, of course, always been inspired by Japanese culture, but it feels like this new release is even more so. Although the visuals remain similar, we believe it’s the music that gives us that vibe since it now feels more like what you’d hear in an Anime or other Japanese film. 

Starlight Princess Pachi can be played on all common mobile devices and desktops. A winning combination is created by landing 3 or more matching symbols on consecutive reels.

The lower-paying symbols consist of gems colored turquoise, yellow, blue, green, and red. A winning combination of 3 with one of these pays 0.10x-0.8x the bet. The higher-paying symbols include moon, sun, heart, and star. Three-of-a-kind with these pays 1x-20x the bet. Scatter symbols can also land and help you trigger the Free Spins feature.

Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Starlight Princess Pachi?

You can win up to 5000x the bet.

What features are available in the slot Starlight Princess Pachi?

The features of Starlight Princess Pachi are Scatter Respin Feature, Free Spins, Super Free Spins, and Feature Buy.

Scatter Respin Feature

Whenever a Scatter symbol lands in the center position of the grid, the reels that have Scatters on them stay in place, and the other reels respin. If one more Scatter lands, it respins again until you get a spin without landing a Scatter or until you have all 3 Scatter symbols, at which point the Free Spins feature is triggered. 

Free Spins

The Free Spins feature is triggered by landing 3 Scatter symbols. Before the round starts, you get to play a Respin Mini Game, in which you can only land Free Spins symbols and blanks. Whenever a Free Spins symbol with a random amount of spins between 1 and 13 lands, it stays on the screen until the end. You have 3 re-spins, which reset to 3 each time you land a new Free Spins symbol. When you fill the screen or get 3 dead spins, the values are added together and that will be your amount of Free Spins.

During Free Spins, the reels have long stacks of symbols, and all Free Spins are guaranteed to have winning combinations.

Super Free Spins

If 12 Scatter symbols are collected during the Free Spins feature, you are awarded the Super Free Spins feature. A Super Mini Game is played, in which you can only land Multiplier symbols and blanks. Whenever a Multiplier symbol with a random multiplier between 1x and 100x lands, it stays on the screen until the end. You have 3 re-spins, which reset to 3 each time you land a new Multiplier symbol. When you fill the screen or get 3 dead spins, the values are added together and that will be your multiplier. 

You will then begin the bonus, in which you only have 3 Free Spins. Once again, winning combinations are guaranteed on each spin, but this time the wins are multiplied by your multiplier value.

Feature Buy

If you want to jump straight into action, the following Feature Buys are up for grabs:

70x = Triggers the regular Free Spins feature.

300x = Triggers the Super Free Spins feature.

Starlight Princess Pachi Slot Conclusion

Sometimes, less is said to be more, and we often speak about the importance of easy-to-understand slot games and how games like Sugar Rush and Big Bass are immensely popular despite being rather straightforward. Sadly, this time, less is less. The original Starlight Princess was and is so prominent because of its potency. The random 500x multipliers that can hit the grid on any spin and turn a bad bonus into a max win, and the everlasting tumbles that give you a huge cash pot to multiply. In this new version, we don’t really get any of that. We just get a toned-down version that doesn’t feel like it belongs in this saga at all.

Now, don’t get us wrong. There’s plenty of potential in Starlight Princess Pachi. The blue star symbol pays plenty, and if you pair that up with a 100x multiplier in the Super Free Spins, the max win of 5000x is certainly within reach. But, like in any slot, the most important factor is not that you can win, because you can be lucky in any slot game, but how you get there. It’s about the possibility of surprising you and having mechanics that will keep you on your toes, as you know that any spin could be the one. In this game, the only way to win anything solid outside of the Super Free Spins is to get a full screen of the best symbol, which would net you a win of 540x the bet. That’d be a great hit, but when a full screen of the best symbol is required, you’ll quickly feel rather hopeless. Perhaps, we’re being too harsh and are judging this game with the blockbuster title attached to it, but there’s no way around that.

With all that said, the Super Free Spins feature is quite intense if you get a good multiplier value before it starts.

Starlight Princess Pachi from Pragmatic Play is a toned-down version of its predecessor that fails to bring too much excitement to the table.