Fishin Frenzy Big Catch Megaways

Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways: Slot Overview

Ever had a dream where you're in a familiar place, and something's off, like you're sporting a different hairstyle, or your car's a different colour, but you can't figure out what it is and just go along with the ride? That's sort of how it was with Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways from software provider Blueprint Gaming. It's all very familiar, yet it took a few moments to latch on to what was different. In a nutshell, the game is a blend of Fishin' Frenzy Megaways and Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch, so if you've played these two before, it won't be difficult to visualise what's coming up.

In fact, even if you haven't played those two relatively newer versions, it probably won't take much effort to guess what Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways looks like. Down beneath the briny waves sits a blue coloured game grid, surrounded by the same columns of rock, on the same cloudless blue day as it did when the original was first released all those moons ago. It's a view that's enchanted many a player since Reel Time Gaming dropped the original, and while it might look dated now, it's as cheerful as ever.

Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways is playable on any device and takes bets from 10 p/c to $/€10 per spin. It's a medium volatile slot, which comes with a default return value of 95.0%. As the name states, the action is powered by Megaways, a mechanic Blueprint are highly experienced with as they became the first-ever provider to license the game engine back in 2018. Having said that, Blueprint has refrained from pushing BTG's engine anywhere near its full capacity. Each reel can hold 2 to 5 symbols, meaning ways to win vary on every spin from 64 up to a maximum of 15,625. There is no cascade mechanism involved either, you win, and you move on.

To score a winning way, matching symbols must land in adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost side of the panel. At the lower end of the paytable are 10-A royals, worth 2.5 to 5 times the stake for a six of a kind combo. Up next are tackle boxes, life rings, fishing rods, and pelicans. Land six symbol winning combinations of premium tiles to collect payouts of 50 to 200 times the stake. The remaining paying symbols are the special fish symbols. Any six of these are worth 10x the bet, but they can be more valuable when collected during free spins.

Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways: Slot Features

Back of the boat symbols are scatters, and landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 of them awards 10, 15, 25, or 50 free spins. In free spins, the fisherman chappie enters the action. The fisherman is wild, so he replaces any regular symbols to complete winning ways. What's important to know is that fish symbols also display cash money prizes. When fish symbols land at the same time as a fisherman, he reels in their prizes on behalf of the player. Fish symbols have values of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, or 50x the bet.

Next up is the Big Catch part of the bargain. In this game, whenever fishermen symbols hit, they are collected on the Big Catch meter. Every time 4 fishermen have been collected, the lowest value fish symbol is removed from the reels for the remainder of the bonus round. A trail of fish above the reels is supplied so players can keep track of their progress. Also, when 4 fishermen have been collected, additional free spins are awarded.

Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways: Slot Verdict

We know Fishin' Frenzy is tantamount to slot royalty, its piscine delights having entertained a ton of players since it splashed onto the scene way back when. Still, even the Mona Lisa gets hit with smack talk now and then, so let's offer up some constructive criticism. First off, despite how seamlessly the game blends Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch with Fishin' Frenzy Megaways, there is an air of desperation to it. You get the impression Blueprint has a whole department dedicated to wringing the daylights out of their blue-chip cash cow games. The result, Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways, is like some well-meaning person who has just discovered the Ice Bucket Challenge or the Harlem Shake and is frantically sending freshly filmed homemade versions to all their compadres, oblivious to the fact the fad faded away years ago.

Of course, we aren’t saying Blueprint Gaming is anywhere near as na?ve as that. They are sure to be fully aware of market trends and the ravenous hordes of players hungry for anything with the faintest whiff of fish. It's hard to have this conversation without mentioning the galvanising effect on the genre Pragmatic Play crowd-pleasers Big Bass Bonanza and Bigger Bass Bonanza have had. It seems that in an age of million-plus ways to win, 300,000x potential hits, and MacGyver level features, some players would rather turn their back on all that, pick up a virtual rod and haul in virtual cash prize fish.

In the end, if you're not big on fishing, forget it; you're better off popping down to the market to buy something ready caught and filleted. On the other hand, if the open sea is calling your name, well, fill your boots with Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch Megaways because it delivers everything the franchise is famous for with a couple of the later innovations rolled into one place.