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Big Bass Bonanza Megaways review

Get ready to head out onto the open water and catch some fish with Big Bass Bonanza Megaways.

Fans of the Big Bass Bonanza series will feel immediately at home in this slot’s cheerful watery world. With any luck players will cast their lines and pull in some prize winning catches.

The cheerful fishing holiday vibe is perfect for players in the mood to relax.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

Among the symbols, players will find colorful fish and plenty of fishing gear including tackle boxes and fishing rods. The style of animation is decent, though the level of detail varies between symbols.

Some of the fish symbols look too adorable to catch, and players will have to imagine throwing these cute little ones back in the sea. The titular Bass is the most iconic as he jumps out of the water to bite a hook.

The backdrop shows deep blue water illuminated with the light of a sunset. The shadows of fish occasionally swim by, adding to the sense that players are right in the water.

The upbeat soundtrack has a fast pace and plenty of twangy string notes that feel just right for the seaside. The music is mingled with the cries of seagulls, adding the natural atmosphere. However, the soundtrack loop is quite short, so some players may opt to use the mute button.

Gameplay

Big Bass Bonanza Megaways uses an Any Way Wins system, awarding wins for landing symbols in adjacent reels, starting with the leftmost reel. This results in a total of 46,656 ways to win.

The reel structure uses the Megaways system, which varies the number of symbols in each as well as their size for each spin. In the case of Big Bass Bonanza Megaways, reels 1 and 6 can contain a maximum of 6 symbols. Meanwhile, the remaining reels can contain a maximum of 5 symbols.

Winning symbols will disappear after paying out, making way for new symbols to fall into their place. This feature is sometimes called a Cascade.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

Money symbols are assigned a randomly selected value for each spin and during the Free Spins feature, paying fish symbols also function as Money symbols.

If players land 3 or more Scatters, the Free Spin feature begins, with the triggering Scatters deciding the number of free spins awarded as follows:

• 3 Scatters — 10 free spins
• 4 Scatters — 15 free spins
• 5 Scatters — 20 free spins
• 6 Scatters — 25 free spins

During the Free Spins feature, the special Fisherman symbol appears, collecting the values of landed Money symbols.

Players save each Fisherman symbol that lands. Whenever at least 4 Fisherman symbols are collected, 10 additional free spins are awarded, retriggering the feature. Players are also awarded a Money symbol multiplier that increases every time the feature is retriggered.

A maximum of 3 retriggers are permitted for the Free Spins feature.

The Wild symbol appears only on reels 2-5 and substitutes for all symbols with the exclusion of the Fisherman symbol and the Scatter symbol.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player of this game is 96.7%, above our yardstick for average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.20 up to a maximum of $/£/€100 per spin.

The volatility of Big Bass Bonanza Megaways is high, which makes it an excellent match for our preferred slot machine strategies. Our slot strategies target the highest possible volatility.

Conclusion

With its robust RTP and high volatility, we recommend this fishing-themed slot.

Mathematically-minded players will especially appreciate the lofty volatility that Big Bass Bonanza Megaways offers along with the impressive RTP.

The cheerful setting and range of bonus features add further appeal to this fishy slot.