Big Bass Halloween 2

Big Bass Halloween 2 Review

Are you ready for Halloween? Well, Pragmatic Play certainly is, as the leading game developer will soon present another Fishing slot - Big Bass Halloween 2. It has been exactly a year since the first "scary" sequel of the popular series was launched, and now we have another one, slightly polished and slightly upgraded, but still a bit predictable!

The Big Bass Halloween 2 slot is once again crafted with Reel Kingdom's help, a partnering studio with a significant skillset. It stands behind the whole Big Bass Bonanza series and other top Fishing games. Sadly, just like Pragmatic Play, Reel Kingdom loves to release sequels with minor up to no changes at all.

The last year's Big Bass Halloween was obviously based on the very first Big Bass Bonanza, while the new one uses slightly more complex mechanics. The Halloween theme is kept, but this time, the setting displays a poisoned water reservoir with zombified creatures, including the Fisherman. He is presented as some kind of chainsaw-wielding zombie maniac, but still acts in players' favor!

Pragmatic Play has changed the soundtrack a bit as well, making it far more hysterical and dramatic, excluding the fun element and adding dread. Nothing exceptional, really, but the high quality can't be denied! I can say the same about the animations, especially when random features activate!

Besides the yellow-brown water covering the grid, I must highlight the artwork, which is much better than the prequel. It's again nothing special, but I find the crisscrossing stitches design on the minor symbols quite creative. The blood-eyed mosquito replacing the raven is also a good hit in an industry where attention to detail is key!

Mechanics are well-known even for newbies, and they haven't changed ever since 2020 - 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines. Lines start from the leftmost column and pay to the right for 3, 4, or 5 symbols of a kind. The only exception is the zombie Fisherman's Truck, which delivers small payouts for 2 on a line.

The usual set of technical features is available once again - Autoplay, Quickspin, Turbo, Battery Saver, etc. Bonus Buy is also part of the mix, except for the markets where these features are prohibited. However, the ante bet option is missing, and that is probably the only low-level technical difference with the Big Bass Halloween.

Big Bass Halloween 2 Slot - Reels Screen

The Chainsaw Fisherman is the wild symbol, and he substitutes for all characters except scatters, but only during the bonus. Truck pays the most - 0.50x to 200x the bet, followed by Chainsaw - 3x to 100x, and Mosquito and Tackle Box - 2x to 50x. If lined up, Fish of any kind also pay instant cash - 1x to 20x the bet.

Royalties are the minor symbols in Big Bass Halloween 2 game and deliver prizes between 0.20x to 10x the stake. In fact, that is one of the biggest advantages of the series, which is often underestimated by various industry experts. The high symbol value is often the key to survival until the bonus activation!

As usual, the betting range is wide and well-divided into multiple stake levels to facility strategy experts. Players can stake from €0.10 to €250 per spin and hope for the max win of 5,000x the wager. It's much higher than last year's game (2,100x), but the win probability is much lower - 1 in 3,086,876 spins against 1 in 711,744 spins.

The Big Bass Halloween 2 RTP ranges and the expected levels of volatility are high. Ideally, you will find the most generous version and enjoy a rate of 96.71%. The alternatives are 95.67% and 94.60%, but the Hit Frequency coefficient remains the same - 13.66% (1 in 7.32 spins).

Big Bass Halloween 2 Features

Fans of the series won't find anything surprising in the Big Bass Halloween 2 bonus package. The good news is that the base game modifiers may still activate, as well as those during the Free Spins bonus. They are uncertain indeed but can turn the gameplay upside down in the blink of an eye!

Money Symbols

Despite the poisonous water, Fish scatters around and still brings juicy payouts, even juicier than before. In addition to the line wins, the Money symbols carry cash rewards which can be collected during the bonus round. The size of Fish determines its value, and it can be 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 25x, and 50x, the rarer 100x, 200x, and 500x, or the rarest 1,666x, 2,500x, and 5,000x the bet.

Free Spins Bonus

The wild Fisherman is once again a Cash Collector, but you need to trigger the bonus first. Three, four, or five scatters award 10, 15, and 20 free spins, respectively, and the bonus triggering frequency is programmed to be 1 in 113 spins. Then again, Pragmatic Play has added a couple of modifiers.

Whenever you spot 2 scatters on the grid, a Hook can pull one of the non-scatter reels to reveal another one and activate the bonus. Moreover, if both scatters in view are not on the bottom row, they may nudge one position down, while the other reels respin to eventually bring a 3rd scatter. There is no guarantee that the modifiers will be successful.

At the Free Spins start, the slots engine can randomly activate from 0 to 5 in-game modifiers. From my experience, this is not a lavish event, and I managed to activate only 1 modifier in 7 attempts! Still, these are always a plus, and here is what's in the bag:

• More Fish - an increased number of Fish symbols are on the reels
• More Fisherman - a higher chance of landing Fisherman wilds
• More Dynamites, Hooks, and Chainsaws - a much higher chance to activate one of these modifiers
• Start from Level 2 - the bonus starts from the second tier of the progressive Feature Trail.
• +2 Free Spins - 2 extra rounds are added initially, and every retrigger starts with +2 spins

Big Bass Halloween 2 Slot - Free Spins Gameplay Screen

As with all other slots from the series, wilds collect all Money values in view during the bonus. The minigame has a progressive Level Up feature one with 4 tiers displayed as Feature Trail on top of the grid. Each wild symbol is collected and here are the checkpoints:

• 4th Fisherman - +10 free spins with an x2 Money multiplier
• 8th Fisherman - +10 free spins with an x3 Money multiplier
• 12th Fisherman - +10 free spins with an x10 Money multiplier

Each batch of 10 extra free spins starts after the end of the previous one, and all Money values are multiplied by 10x after the Feature Trail is completed. Three more grid modifiers may activate randomly on every spin when the right conditions are present:

• Dynamite Feature - if Fisherman symbols are present but no Fish, randomly, some positions may transform into Money symbols to guarantee a win.
• Hook Feature - if Fish are in view but no Fisherman, a hook may randomly appear to pull one of the reels and reveal a wild symbol.
• Chainsaw Feature - a special animation may start at the end of a free spin with one or more Fisherman wilds but no Fish. The feature will change all symbols in view to something else except the wilds.

Buy Free Spins

The Bonus Buy tool, if available, provides players with a chance to activate the bonus instantly. The asking price is 100x the bet and in return, the following spin will reveal either 3, 4, or 5 scatters.

Pros And Cons Of Big Bass Halloween 2 Slot

Our Verdict

Overall, Big Bass Halloween 2 Pragmatic Play is a well-developed casino slot for everyone who has never encountered the Big Bass Bonanza series. Mechanics, features, and symbol payouts are quite identical to Big Bass Splash, but with Halloweeny vibes. The highest RTP rate is quite exciting, as well as the solid 5,000x max win.

Still, the rest is quite overused and not only in this series. Over the years, other providers have mimicked the extremely popular Fishing slots and have their own variations with pretty much identical and even superior modifiers. I genuinely think that the provider keeps the classic simplicity with a purpose.

The concept isn't new, and you can find it in the feature-free fruity slots, where only the scatters add value to the line wins. Same with the expanding wilds in the “Book of…” slot games. In any case, the free Big Bass Halloween 2 demo is at your disposal, and I promise you that it is worth the spin!