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Midnight Bandits review

Theme and Storyline

Midnight Bandits by Betsoft Gaming is set in a world of cartoon raccoons with a crime caper in the works. These little trash pandas are going maximum effort in their attempts to find the perfect snack in the deepest trash can, restaurant skip, or garbage dump.

Three cute little raccoons appear on the reels: a tough bruiser, a nerd holding a book of "Trash Science", and a raccoon cub with a pet rat in a box.

These little scoundrels inhabit a dank, wet alleyway in a city where their prize is the trash and yours is the treasure.

Graphics, Sounds, and Animations

The graphics are detailed and evocative. The three raccoon characters have a ton of personality, and little animations in the background give the scene a feeling of activity.

On the reels, a nice set of simple win and spin animations make the gameplay feel energetic and bring the characters and symbols to life for a moment.

The slot's soundtrack has the feel of a comedy steal sequence in a farce with plinky strings playing over a background minor key.

Overall, the visuals and sound design do a good job of bringing you into the world of the little rascals.

Gameplay

Midnight Bandits has fun and varied gameplay driven by a base game full of interesting features and a set of three Bonus games.

The base game is played on five reels, each of which shows three symbols (this grid expands for one of the Bonus games up to a 10x6 grid).

The base game also has a set of randomly triggered features, such as Multiplier Wilds, Mystery symbols, and a feature where 3-12 symbols are transformed into Wilds.

The maximum win for this slot is 10,000x the player's total bet.

Wilds, Bonuses, and Free Spins

Wild symbols substitute for all other symbols except for the Bonus symbol.

The Bonus symbol works a little differently in Midnight Bandits, where there are several functions.

In the base game, Bonus symbols can land on any reel. If there are fewer than six, then they are collected into the Loot Bin. There is then a chance to trigger one of three events. If it is triggered with five or fewer Bonus symbols on the reels, then the Bonus symbols are added to random spots on the reels until the Hold & Win Bonus is triggered.

If the Bonus is already triggered, the Loot Bin increases the value of the Bonus symbols on the reel. Alternatively, the random number generator might just trigger the Pick Bonus.

If there are more than six Bonus symbols on the reel at the end of a Spin, the Hold & Win feature triggers.

During the Hold & Spin bonus, the reels contain only Bonus symbols and blanks. The player receives three spins. The spin counter resets to three after each spin that a new Bonus symbol lands on. It counts down if the player only gets blanks on their spin.

The more symbols the player lands, the more sections of the reels they unlock. It grows from a 5x3 reel to a 10x3 reel, eventually to a 10x6 reel.

Each Red Bonus symbol is worth a different amount ranging from 1x the player's bet up to 10x the player's bet. The other color Bonus symbols each earn the player the corresponding fixed Jackpot from 15x the player's bet to 10,000x the player's bet.

When the player's spins counter hits zero (or the reels are 100 percent full), then the Bonus ends and the player receives the value of the Bonus symbols on the unlocked portions of the reels.

There is also a Pick Bonus in which the player picks fast food containers to open. Each container contains a randomized Jackpot name. When the player hits three of the same names, they win that Jackpot. This serves as a shorter bonus that occurs occasionally to vary the pace of play.

Bet Sizes, RTP, and Variance

The Return to Player of Midnight Bandits is a very average 96.04%. Our yardstick for average is 96%. So, this slot is almost bang in the middle of that range.

The volatility of this slot is high, which makes it a decent pick for our preferred slot strategies (especially since the RTP isn't low).

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.25 up to a maximum of $/£/€35 per spin. A decent range that should allow most players to afford to play.

Conclusion

We can happily recommend this slot. It has a fun art-style, cute characters, and a lively world that draws you in.

Then, once you're in, the decent RTP and high volatility give you a reason to hang around.

Just make sure the raccoons don't make off with your heart as well as your trash!