Samurai were the brave warriors from the medieval Orient. There have been several blockbuster movies featuring samurai and video slots at online casinos as well. This article picks the three best samurai themed slot games.

Samurai let their swords do the talking, so Silent Samurai an appropriate title. The video slot is from the Playtech portfolio and is live at online casinos like Omni Casino. The golden dragon is the wild symbol and it also awards the largest line payout of 5,000 coins. The variance is bound to be on the higher side. The geisha is the scatter symbol and awards payouts multiplied by the total bet. When the samurai bonus symbol appears on reels 1 and 5 it awards a payout of 5 times the total bet and triggers the bonus round. You keep hitting ninjas on the screen till one explodes. Each ninja will award a number of free spins or a multiplier. The other symbols include disc weapon, coin and playing card icons.

Huangdi – The Yellow Emperor was not a samurai as such but a Chinese ruler that achieved divine status during his lifetime. However, the artwork and symbols are very similar to samurai themed slots so this Microgaming title has been included in the selection. It can be played at online casinos like Royal Vegas. Huangdi is the main symbol that can appear stacked on all reels. Other thematic symbols like sword, instrument and chest appear stacked only on reel 1. The game logo is the wild symbol and it also awards the top line payouts. The dragon awards scatter payouts. This video slot gets high variance from the Expanding Symbols feature. When any full symbol stack appears on reel 1, all matching symbols will expand on the other reels. The dragon symbols trigger 15 free spins.

Samurai Ken from Leander Games can be played at online casinos like InterCasino. The anime artwork adds to the Japanese theme. The samurai in full armour and the dragon appear in stacks. The other symbols taken from the samurai theme include gold, dragon eye, sword, dragon claw, helmet and seal. The Wild logo is the wild symbol. When two or more wild symbols appear on the reels you will be awarded respins till no new wilds occur. The banner is the scatter symbol that triggers the free spins feature. The free spins continue till either the samurai or the dragon wins the ongoing battle. In the Sticky Win feature all symbols in a winning combination are locked and you get respins till no new wins are formed.