Wild Wild Bananas Slot Review
Wild Wild Bananas is a video slot from Pragmatic Play that was released on January 9, 2023. The setting of this game is a hot jungle in the tropics. We have found ourselves at a stunning location that is situated on a beach and is surrounded by water that is completely transparent. The gaming adventure expands on a similar notion that we were a part of inside the slot game Wild Wild Riches, and we are given a warm welcome by a boy who is evocative of Tarzan and his monkey buddy. You should read our review before deciding whether or not it is a game that is worth your time and money to play.
Wild Wild Bananas by Pragmatic Play Video Review
Wild Wild Bananas General Characteristics
- 576 Paylines
- 3-3-4-4-4 (Non-Standard Layout)
- Volatility: Medium-High
- RTP: 96.1%, 95.1%, 94.1%
- Hit Frequency: 23.26% (1 in 4.30)
- Bonus / Freespins Frequency: 0.52% (1 in 193)
- Bet amount: 0.25 EUR - 120 EUR
- Maximum Win Multiplier: x12,000
- Maximum Win Value: 1,440,000 EUR (Win over 1000x bet hit frequency: 1 in 6,849,315, Max win hit frequency: 1 in 56,818,182)
- 10 main symbols
- Additional symbols: Bonus Symbol, Wild Symbol, Money Symbol
Wild Wild Bananas Bonus Features
Wild Symbol
Acts as your regular wild symbol, but appear on reels 1 and 2 only.
Money Collect Feature
In order to trigger this feature, you need to collect the Money Symbols that appear on reels 3, 4, 5 with adjacent Wild symbols on reels 1 and 2, and as a result it will grant a monetary reward. The possible direct money awards are from 1 to 25 times your bet. Besides that you can land 3 distinct Jackpot prizes:
- Mini Jackpot - 50 times your bet.
- Major Jackpot - 100 times your bet.
- Mega Jackpot - 500 times your.
Jackpot symbols appear only on reel 5.
Free Spins
In order to trigger the Free Spins, you need to collect Wild symbols on reels 1 and 2 and the Bonus symbol on reel 3. When the bonus round is triggered, you are awarded 10 Free Spins. The Money Collect Feature is active during Free Spins, and the chances of having Wild and Money symbols are increased. During this feature there is a special Golden Money Symbol. It appears on reels 3, 4, and 5 only. Whenever you collect the Golden Money Symbol, the number of possible symbols on that reel increases by 1 for the whole duration of the feature, up to a maximum of 8 symbols per reel. Whenever you land a Golden Money symbol on a reel that already has 8 symbols on it, a random number of Free Spins from 5 to 10 is awarded. Retrigger can happen only once per reel and after the first retrigger on a reel, Golden Money Symbols cannot appear there anymore.
Ante Bet
The player has the option to increase their chances of collecting Wild Symbols on reels 1 and 2 by paying extra 20% of your bet. This can greatly improve your odds of the Collect and Free Spins feature being awarded.
Our Experience Playing Wild Wild Bananas
When we started playing this game, we were greeted by a reelset that was painted in bright colors with various tropical creatures on it and your typical royal symbols. The music that was playing in the background had a cheery tone to it and immediately put smiles on our faces. Because the majority of us gamblers play these types of slot machines in the hopes of winning a significant amount of money, we came to the conclusion that it was quite important to evaluate how effectively the machine functioned in terms of the rewards it delivered. In order to do this, we resorted to our tried-and-true strategy, which included placing a deposit of 200 Euros, lowering the stake to 1 Euro, and continuing to play the game for somewhere in the vicinity of 300 spins. During the first 100 spins we encountered an unusual for a medium-high volatility slot number of dead spins, and one somewhat decent payout of around 14 times our bet thanks to the Money Collect Feature. As a result of that our bankroll dropped to 117 Euros. When it came to the payout during our next 100 spins, they appeared a little better because we hit 3 decent wins of around 10 to 15 times the bet thanks to Money Collect Feature Again. However, we were losing, and losing badly. Since the payouts that were worth mentioning came from the bonus feature, we decided to go all and engage the Ante Bet Feature. At first it seemed to work, it paid us around 35 our bet, but then it helped to deplete the remainder of our bankroll really fast. We lost 200 Euros in a matter of 15 minutes or so, which is very strange for a slot with this kind of volatility.
Wild Wild Bananas Slot Verdict
This slot is cute and all, but do not it fool you. The amount of dead spins that this slot shows is unheard of. Over the course of around 250 spins not a single Free Spins round was triggered which is not a good sign at all. The characters that you can see and music that you can hear are nice, but is it worth your money? We do not think so. If I were you, I would try something else.
