Barrel Bonanza (Backseat Gaming) Slot Demo & Review

Whether Donkey Kong was the inspiration behind Barrel Bonanza, I guess only Backseat Gaming will know, but it did get me thinking about other slots officially or unofficially themed on popular video games, and there were a couple of them that sprang to mind. Space Invaders, an iconic video game that goes further back than even Donkey Kong, has been covered by Inspired Gaming across several titles, with Space Invaders Win and Spin worth a look when you get the chance. Alternatively, there’s also the excellent Street Fighter 2 slot from NetEnt if you want to relive your SNES and amusement arcade days playing through the levels with the characters. Don’t disappear just yet, though, as I’ve still got more to tell you about Barrel Bonanza, starting with what you can expect from the pays section.

Having managed to avoid a barrage of barrels, I’ve navigated my way over to the paytable, where the Wild Symbol and the Bunch of Bananas share the top spot in terms of rewards, paying 10x the stake for a five-symbol combo. The Pineapple comes next with a return of 8x for its best payout, while the Watermelon and Cherries can pay up to 6x and 4x, respectively. The Ace, King, and Queen share a 2x return for a winning combo of five, whilst the Jack and Ten offer equal payouts of 1x bet for a full line of five.

Finalising this section of the review, we finish with the bet selection available on Barrel Bonanza, where impressively, there are over 25 options for real money players to choose from. These start from a minimum of €0.10 a spin, reaching up to a maximum of €100 a press.

The Barrel Bonanza slot utilises a five-reel and four-row reel setup that delivers 14-fixed paylines per spin. Wins are awarded if three or more matching symbols line up across an active payline starting from the leftmost reel first.

Going Bananas Wild Multiplier

Kong stands beside the reels, and on random spins, he will throw between one and five Wild Barrels onto the playfield that can hold multipliers of between 1x and 100x, with any wins created by the wilds having the multiplier applied to their payouts.

Three tiers of barrels can land: low tier with values of 1x -10x, medium tier, offering between 5x and 50x, and high tiers worth 30x to 100x. If a Wild Barrel lands on the same position as another, they bounce off each other and duplicate so that another two positions now have a multiplier wild.

The main bonus round on Barrel Bonanza is triggered when 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols land in view, awarding 10, 12, or 14 free spins, respectively.

Free Spins Feature

During this feature, there’s the potential for even more value from the Barrel Wild symbols as they will lock in place until the end of the feature and randomly change their multiplier values on each free spin. Furthermore, the Going Bananas feature triggers more frequently whilst the bonus game is active.

Bonus Buy

If active in your region, Barrel Bonanza has a bonus buy feature offering the following options:

• BonusHunt FeatureSpins: For 3x your spin bet, you can spin with five times more chances to trigger the Go Bananas feature or the Free Spins bonus game.

• Kong FeatureSpins: Alternatively, you can guarantee the Go Bananas feature on every spin for 25x your current bet.

• Bonus Game: If you’re feeling lucky, you can purchase the free spins bonus outright for 100x your stake. You’ll receive at least three bonus scatter symbols on the next spin.