Eye of the Panda Slot Review

Eye of the Panda Slot Review

Eye of the Panda is a 5x5 video slot with 27 fixed paylines, Super Cascades and a headliner mechanic built around Wild Panda Multipliers. Stakes run from £0.10 up to £100 per spin, so it covers both testing sessions and proper high-roller punts. The default RTP sits at 96.26%, though lower presets exist, and the volatility is around medium to mid-high. On paper, the game can reach 10,000x your bet, which is classic Hacksaw territory.

Theme-wise, the slot throws you into a grimy backstreet food joint, watched over by a burly, bad-tempered panda leaning against the wall and chewing on fast food. The backdrop mixes dull greys with sharp neon accents, while the reels are packed with junk food and card symbols. The Asian-flavoured electronic soundtrack fits the pace, moving from chilled background noise to proper adrenaline as cascades and multipliers line up.

From a maths perspective, Eye of the Panda feels active thanks to a solid hit frequency of 33.87%, especially when the Super Cascades get going. The medium volatility profile means you see regular small and mid-sized wins, with the real spikes arriving when several Wild Panda Multipliers stack together. It is not the most brutal game in the catalogue, yet it can still bite hard when the right combinations land.

Eye of the Panda Base Game & Features

The core setup in Eye of the Panda is straightforward. You have 5 reels, 5 rows and 27 paylines that pay from left to right, starting on the first reel. A win of three or more matching symbols on a line triggers a Super Cascade, which removes not just the winning icons but all copies of those symbols on the grid. New symbols then fall into place, giving more chances on the same paid spin.

Wild Panda Multipliers are the base game star. Panda symbols act as wilds and can land with multipliers of x2, x3, x4, x5 or x10 attached. They stick around between cascades until they help complete a win. When more than one Panda joins the same line, their values multiply each other before hitting the payout. Watching two or three Pandas collide on a decent food combo is where the game suddenly comes alive.

Symbols And Paytable in Eye of the Panda

The paytable in Eye of the Panda uses a dynamic layout that shows payouts scaled to your current stake. Low-paying symbols are the neon 10, J, Q, K and A royals, paying between 0.10x and 1x your bet for five of a kind. High-paying icons are ice cream and shakes at 0.5x to 5x, doughnuts and fries at 1x to 7.5x, and the burger topping the list with 2x to 10x for a full line. The Panda Wild substitutes all pays and gives 10x your bet for five on a line.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Multiplier
	5	x10
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2
	5	x7.5
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x7.5
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	Scatter

Eye of the Panda Free Spins

The Never Say No to Panda Free Spins round triggers when three FS Scatter symbols land in the base game, awarding 10 spins. Here, any Wild Panda that drops in and does not form part of a win is saved in one of five Panda Collector spaces beside the reels. Once all five spaces are filled, extra non-winning Pandas are ignored, so you are always working with a clear, visible bank of stored multipliers.

When you finally land a win during this bonus, the stored Wild Pandas leap from the Collector onto random positions within the winning combinations. Only as many Pandas as can fit into existing winning spots will jump in, and each applies its multiplier to the win it joins. Because they are wilds, they can also create new wins when they land, which can then trigger fresh Super Cascades and extra payout chains.

The real sweat comes on the final free spin. Any saved Wild Pandas that have not yet joined a win will jump onto random losing positions on that last spin. If those placements create new winning lines, every involved Panda multiplier fires. I have had rounds where the feature looked dead until that last spin, then suddenly turned into a surprisingly strong payout thanks to a clump of stored Pandas dropping in together.

Bonus Buy Feature

BONUSHUNT FEATURESPINS Each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger a bonus game.
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	96.34%
Volatility:	High
PANDA-LICIOUS FEATURESPINS Each spin guarantees that at least 5 Panda symbols land
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	96.28%
Volatility:	High
NEVER SAY NO TO PANDA 10 free spins with the Panda Collector feature that saves and distributes Wild Panda Multipliers.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.27%
Volatility:	High
JUMPING PANDAS 10 free spins with sticky, jumping, Wild Panda Multipliers.
Feature Cost:	x200 Bet
RTP:	96.33%
Volatility:	Extra

Jumping Panda Feature in Eye of the Panda

Landing four FS Scatters in the base game activates the Jumping Panda feature with 10 free spins. This mode mirrors the base game flow with Super Cascades, but the first five Wild Panda Multipliers that land become sticky for the rest of the round. These sticky Pandas hop to new random positions on every free spin and each cascade, picking up a fresh multiplier value each time. When they fall into the right cluster, the screen can light up very fast.

Eye of the Panda Featurespins & Bonus Buy

Eye of the Panda comes with a full Feature Buy menu for those who prefer to skip the grind. Bonushunt Featurespins cost 3x your bet and make each spin five times more likely to trigger a bonus, running at 96.34% RTP. Panda-licious Featurespins cost 50x and guarantee at least five Wild Pandas on every spin, with 96.28% RTP. Buying straight into Never Say No to Panda costs 100x at 96.27% RTP, while Jumping Panda is priced at 200x with 96.33% RTP.

All buys are rated high or very high volatility, and from my perspective they play exactly like that. Bonushunt is good for sessions where you want more feature frequency without insane cost, while the direct Jumping Panda buy feels like a proper punt at the top end of the 10,000x potential. I usually check which RTP version the casino runs first, then decide whether the premium for the top feature makes sense for my balance.

Eye of the Panda – Our Honest Verdict

After a fair number of sessions on Eye of the Panda, I rate it as a stylish, well-produced slot with mechanics that sit somewhere between familiar and fresh. Super Cascades and multiplying wilds are not new ideas on their own, yet the way the Panda Collector and Jumping sticky multipliers are handled keeps the gameplay engaging. The main caveat is the RTP range, so I always hunt down the 96.26% version where possible.

What really sells the game for me is the tension around Wild Panda Multipliers. In the base game you are constantly eyeing up any Panda that drops, hoping another one lines up on the same win, while the free spins modes add that extra layer of stored or roaming multipliers. The 10,000x cap will be a rare sight, but the slot feels capable of throwing out chunky wins. For a medium volatility Hacksaw release, this one keeps me coming back.

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