Unfortunately we didn't get to review this new slot game before the Chinese New Year, but it's still a great game and here it is, better late than never! Happy Golden Ox of Happiness, despite the silly and long name, is a beautifully designed video slot machine with the whole Chinese New Year theme to follow 2009s year of the Ox.

This game has an incredible 50 pay lines over 5 reels and it also features a progressive jackpot which is triggered only with 5 golden ox symbols. Just as aptly are the payout tables where all the payouts are based on the number 8, lucky for Chinese people of course.

Hit the Golden Ox on reels 1 and 5 and you could win up to 8 re-spins. Here the 2 reels 1 and 5 are held and the other middle 3 reels are re-spun. Each re-spin adds one to the multiplier, so re-spin 4 will be 4x the win; re-spin 2 will be 2x the win.

The other feature is the free spins, triggered with 3 Ox Chinese Characters on the reels. 8 free games are awarded where all the prizes are tripled. The RE-SPIN feature can be re-triggered in the free games rounds with even more benefits. The games multiplier starts at 3x for the first re-spin and 4x for the second re-spins and so on.

This is a fun and feature laden game which will keep going for a long time. Well done to RTG who have come up with something that can compete with the best progressives at online casinos.