Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win Slot by Playson 🎰 Free Demo and Review

Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win Review

Playson are one of those studios that have really found themselves in the Hold and Win niche, and we’re now getting to review yet another Hold and Win slot from them. It’s called Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win, it takes place on a classic playing field with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines, and it has some nice tricks up its sleeves as well!

The theme of Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win is rather classic, as you’ll get to enjoy the usual American wilderness for what feels like the millionth time already, but we nevertheless do have to give the game’s designers credit for coming up with some tremendous visuals. The graphics might not be original or creative in any particular regard, but they sure look really good!

Let’s now say a few words about the mathematical model of Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win. Its volatility is high, and its hit frequency clocks in at 27.16%. The game’s overall max win is then huge at 10,468x your bet, and you can enjoy the action for many different stakes between £0.20 and £100 per spin. Unfortunately, the theoretical RTP of Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win is on the lower side of the spectrum, as it’s just 95.44%. That’s not awful, but it’s a fair bit below average.

Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win Slot – Reels Screen

Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win Slot Features

The dynamic paytable of Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win offers a set of 8 pay symbols, which are divided evenly into 4 low-paying symbols and 4 high-paying symbols. For the low-paying symbols, there are card ranks from Jacks to Aces, which all pay 2.5x your stake for a five-of-a-kind combination. Then, there are animal symbols, with bears topping the paytable and paying out 12.50x your bet for a full combo.

In terms of special symbols, there are Buffalo Wilds, Free Spins symbols, Bonus symbols, and Power symbols. Buffalo Wilds are the most straightforward of them all, and it’s worth noting that they also come with their own payout values that match the values of the aforementioned bear symbols. Meanwhile, all the other specials interact with the slot’s gameplay features in one way or another.

Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win Slot – Free Spins Feature

Kicking off the gameplay, we have the Free Spins feature, which you can trigger by landing 3 Free Spins symbols in one go. You’ll then get 8 free spins, and the kicker here is that each Buffalo Wild increases the total win multiplier of the given spin. While partially visible Buffalo Wilds increase the win multiplier by +1x, fully visible Buffalo Wilds increase it by +2x!

Landing a combination of 6 or more Bonus symbols and/or Power symbols then triggers the titular Hold and Win feature, which follows the usual formula with a tally of 3 respins that gets reset whenever you land a new special symbol.

Crucially, there are also new Mystery symbols that can transform into random specials, and you can collect Power symbols to win 6 different fixed jackpots. While you’ll get just 5x your bet for a single Power symbol, you can get wins worth 1,000x and 5,000x your bet for sets of 5 and 6 Power symbols, respectively.

And, if you manage to fill the entire playing field with special symbols during the Hold and Win feature, you’ll get your total win doubled!

Finally, it’s also worth noting that any Bonus symbol that lands during the base game or during free spins can – at random - add enough extra specials to the reels to trigger the Hold and Win feature.

Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win Slot – Hold and Win Feature

Review Summary

Alright, so what do we think about Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win? Well, it’s a neat Hold and Win release that’s a nice addition to the Playson Hold and Win catalog, but it doesn’t really bring anything new to the table, and it’s likely to please only fans of the Hold and Win niche.