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Ox Bonanza Review

The Chinese New Year falls on February 12th 2021, and many developers are aiming to capitalize on this event. Realtime Gaming (RTG) is certainly one of them, but Ox Bonanza hardly lives up to the festive spirit. Pretty much anything else becomes exciting in comparison to what this game offers, so it might be a good palate cleanser to neutralize yourself and start all over in the new year.

The theme is a very dull asian cliché, and RTG’s dated visual style is on full display as usual. The Year of the Ox is looking to be even more eventful than the rather insane Year of the Rat, but we would hardly see this game as a harbinger of good fortune. The 2,000x potential is about as boring as the gameplay, and the whole thing is just a generic mediocrity screaming to be put out of its misery.

Ox Bonanza Slot Reel Screen

Ox Bonanza Slot Features

The Ox symbol is the wild in this game, and it can only appear on the first reel. The wild steps in for all regular pay symbols, and any wild win is boosted by a 2x multiplier. The reel 1 wild also has the ability to morph high-value premium symbols into wilds on the other reels.

This can happen in the base game, as well as in the bonus round. You will get 10, 20 or 100 free spins when you land 3, 4 or 5 game logo scatters anywhere on the same spin. Landing 4 or 5 scatters also gives you an initial scatter win of 10x or 200x your stake, respectively. The bonus round plays out like the base game, and you can retrigger the feature the same way it was triggered in the first place.

There are 2 progressive jackpots up for grabs in Ox Bonanza, and they can both be landed at random times during gameplay. You can even win both jackpots combined, and 1.5 % of the RTP goes to feed these local progressive jackpots.

The 200 Spins Ox Bonanza Slot Experience

After some smaller base game wins, and a few instances of the wild morphing feature, we trigger the bonus round at 1:27 into the 2-minute highlights video you can check out below. There is not all that much to see this time, as literally nothing happened in the bonus round except for a few measly wins that felt more like an insult than anything else.

Review Summary

RTG is a veteran in the industry, and their games come with a dated appearance that you either like or dislike. Ox Bonanza is an addition to Realtime Gaming’s already substantial asian slot catalog, and nothing has been done to modernize the visual presentation. The base game is all about transforming premium symbols into wilds, to hopefully land a decent payout while you wait for the bonus round, or jackpots, to trigger.

The bonus round is about as uneventful as the base game, and our total winnings from 10 free spins was less than 3x our stake. We felt like going to bed and start the day all over again after testing this snoozefest of a game, and the 2,000x potential will impress nobody in this day and age. The volatility is high, and playing Ox Bonanza feels like throwing money out the window while watching paint dry.

If you appreciate Ox Bonanza Slot you should also try:

Golden Horns - is a highly potent asian-themed title from Betsoft, and it plays out on 3 reels with only 1 payline. The Ox wild multiplier can go as high as 88x, and landing 3 wilds guarantees you a win between 576x and 25,344x your stake.

Dragon's Luck - is a Red Tiger creation that plays out on 5 reels with 10 win-both-ways paylines. The dragon fire can turn random symbols into matching symbols, and you can also land 3x3 Mega coins for guaranteed wins. The 1,380x potential is decent for a low variance title.

Eternal Lady - is a Playtech asian-themed slot created by Rarestone, and it plays out on 5 reels with 50 win ways. The Fire Blaze Hold & Respins feature comes with a 2,000x jackpot. You can also trigger a bonus round with up to 180 extra wilds in this game.