A partnership between Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom saw the release of Big Bass Bonanza towards the end of 2020 and it instantly became a huge hit. Although not as loaded with features like many other slots in the same genre, Pragmatic Play felt it warranted a sequel with Bigger Bass Bonanza.
About Bigger Bass Bonanza
The original slot inspired by a bunch of anglers took place underwater played on 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines. Bigger Bass Bonanza comes with a similar angling theme but now with 5 reels, 4 rows, and 12 active paylines. The graphics look more beefed up than the original with an 80’s vibe and neon buildings with palm trees swaying in the background.RTP remains the same at 96.71%, but Bigger Bass Bonanza is much more volatile, placing it extremely high. Bets have also changed they range from 12p up to £240 per spin.Low values are represented by card suits while high values are a fishing rod, a fly, a tackle box, and a boat.
Gameplay
The gameplay is the same in both the original slot and the new updated Bigger Bass Bonanza with the exception of another row and much more lucrative paying symbols. Scatters can now appear across all reels and 5 awards 20 free spins.Along with wild symbols, money symbols are present on the reels, and these hold a random monetary value.When a wild and a money symbol land together on a spin, the angler collects all the values looking after the prizes for the player.In addition to a fish scatter worth 4,000x the total bet the wilds landing on the reels are collected in a meter above the reels. After a fourth wild is collected 10 free spins and a 2x multiplier are awarded. Another retrigger awards a 3x multiplier and a third retrigger awards a 10x multiplier. For instance, if a 2x multiplier is in play, the values of the money symbols collected by the angler are doubled. This feature can only be retriggered up to three times.
Verdict
Bigger Bass Bonanza is definitely bigger in terms of the rows and, paylines and payouts. The features are the same as the original that made the game popular so why change it. The fact that the monetary value has changed along with all of the above will certainly make a difference to the payouts.
