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If you do not know how to swim, you should not join the pirate crew. The battles are hard and you could easily walk the plank if you get defeated. Monkey Go Bananas MultiMax slot resembles the famous Pirates of the Caribbean, only this time the pirates are monkeys, not blokes.
The monkeys have suffered a shipwreck after one of their combats on the sea. Now, what remains of the ship lies on a lovely beach. It seems that the monkeys are guarding something precious within the ship, because they are not leaving the beach and are prepared to fight the monsters.
The 5 of them will battle against some of the most ferocious sea monsters that exist. None of the monkeys appear as regular symbols. They are sitting on the reel grid and adding win multipliers on their respective reels.
You will not recognise all the monsters that appear as high-paying icons. I only know a few of them, such as the crab, sea lion, and octopus. All of them have their own pirate crews. Golden bananas are the Wilds that substitute for all regular symbols.
The monkey captain is the Scatter that triggers free spins. During the feature, several bombs may appear on non-winning spins.
Monkeys Go Bananas is played on a standard 5×3 grid with 243 ways to win. The 2024 release pays left to right, beginning from the leftmost reel. Land at least 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels to win a payout.
Betting starts at $0.20. The most you can wager per single spin is $25. Monkeys Go Bananas MultiMax is a high-variance pokie machine with 94.00% RTP and 10,000x max payout.
When there is plenty of battle between pirates, you can only expect a great deal of extras in the 2024 release, eh? Trust me when I tell you that the Yggdrasil title will not disappoint you. Apart from Cascading Reels, Random Wilds, and increasing win multipliers, you will also enjoy other features.
Well, the MultiMax feature is actually a combo of Cascading Reels, Random Wilds, and win multipliers. Also, you have free spins, bombs for non-winning free spins, and the option to buy the Free Spins feature.
To explain the MultiMax feature, I need to combine cascading reels, Random Wilds, and win multipliers. When you land a winning spin, all winning symbols are removed from the grid. A Random Wild will be added to one of the vacant cells.
Each monkey has its own reel. When a Wild appears on a certain reel, the corresponding monkey adds a Wild on its reel. The multiplier starts at 1x and increases by 1x each time a new Wild appears on that reel.
If 2+ multipliers are involved in the same win, they are combined to boost the total multiplier. In the base game, multipliers are reset to 1x after a non-winning cascade.
The MultiMax feature will help you land some decent wins. That was my experience. Even though I didn’t get plenty of successive winning cascades, my biggest total multiplier was 10x and my biggest base game win was around 25x. Not a bad start, eh?
Things really get interesting once you trigger the Free Spins feature. With 3 Scatters on 3 central reels, you get 8 free spins. During the feature, the MultiMax feature is active. Also, the 2024 release pays both ways in free spins.
The best part is that the win multiplier does not reset after a non-winning cascade. On a non-winning free spin, 3 bombs can land. The bombs differ in strength. Depending on how strong they are, they destroy more symbols on the reels, giving you more new icons on vacant positions.
I triggered the feature 3-4 times and I have to say that I didn’t win much. My biggest win was 40x in total, despite the fact that the total multiplier was 15x. Mostly, this happened because all of my wins came from low-paying icons. Maybe you will have more luck than me when you test the game.
I said it before, and I’ll say it again – options that allow you to buy features are not worth the money. In Monkeys Go Bananas MultiMax, you can buy 8 free spins for 95x the bet. I tried the option and won 16,60x.
Frankly, I expected a bit more from Monkey Go Bananas MultiMax, especially in the Free Spins round. I don’t like the fact that in most cases wins are made with low-paying icons and that you can’t retrigger the feature. Also, it took me a while to trigger free spins in a traditional way.
Concerning the overall idea, I think that Yggdrasil is onto something and needs more time to realise it in a proper manner.
MultiMax has the potential to become a huge hit. However, it is important to take the correct steps on its path to success. Otherwise, it could end in a disaster.
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