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| Provider | Yggdrasil Gaming |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Paylines | 243 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.20 - 20 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 10,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.00% |
| Our Rating | 7.6 |
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Game Overview
Whatever the reason for the fishing slot craze may be, one thing is for sure – every developer wants their share of the pie! Today it’s the turn of industry stalwarts Yggdrasil with a new online slot titled ‘Nice Catch DoubleMax’, but right away, this game gives off a very different vibe to the endless streams of Fishin’ Frenzy and Big Bass Bonanza machines. This is a 243-way game with a 96% RTP, whilst the maximum jackpot is a rather tasty 10,000x the total bet. I bet you could buy a whole bunch of fresh fish with that!
So, what’s next? Well, what fishing-based slot would be complete without the opportunity to reel yourself in a prize-winning carp? Apparently, we’re not hot enough for the task ourselves, so keep an eye out for our friend, the star fisherman, who regularly shows up on reel five to assist you in this endeavour! Even the best fisherman needs a day off now and again, though, and when this occurs, you can still come out on top by landing fish symbols on reels one through four – the more fish, the bigger the multiplier, up to a maximum of 256x! The main bonus round is a free spins-based affair, and Yggdrasil has also been kind enough to include both bonus bet and bonus buy options for your enjoyment as well.
I’d grown a little tired of fishing-themed slots before Christmas, but developers seem to have recognised that they were getting a little bit silly with the endless clones they were producing – seriously! Just check out our free demo slot of Nice Catch DoubleMax, available to play below.
Nice Catch Doublemax Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
We’re definitely going to need to do a roundup of fishing-themed slots at some point, I think, as the category has now swelled to such an enormous size that it could make Martin Pelanek’s prized 232-pound Thai Carp blush. Still, as long as we keep getting more slots with amusing names, such as The Rodfather Megaways rather than Super Bigger Bass Bonanza Turbo Champion Edition, I’m not going to complain! That being said, Nice Catch doesn’t really look like anything special in the presentation stakes – come on Yggdrasil, we know you can produce better graphics, animations, and sound than this!
The developer has done their best to make the paytable as bewildering as possible, too; we’ve got a swordfish that pays 1x the total bet for a full payway of five of a kind at the top of the list, followed by what looks like an ancient, and broken, mobile phone with a return of 8x for all five symbols. The next symbol looks like a drink of some kind. But is that a starfish stuck to the side of it? I did say it was all a little odd, didn’t I! The poisonous soft drink will bag you 4x for a complete pay way, whilst a single shoe gets you 2x, and an anchor returns 1x for all five of those. I’m sure there’s some logic here somewhere; just don’t ask me where? The four low pays include hearts and spades at 0.6x each, and finally, diamonds and clubs at 0.5x for a five-of-a-kind combination. Nothing too exciting then, but don’t forget that you can boost all of these prizes by up to 256x if you can catch a bunch of fish symbols as well!
Betting options range from €0.20 to €20.00, with nine other permitted wagers available between those two extremes. This is not the most extensive list of bets you will come across, but there should still be ample choice for those wanting to play for real money.
Base Game & Modifiers
Nice Catch plays out in a typical 243-way fashion – there are five reels of three rows each, and you’ll need three identical adjacent symbols starting from the leftmost reel to award a win. Alternatively, any combination of a fisherman on reel five, along with one or more fish on the remaining reels, will award a prize as well.
Fisherman
The fisherman can only be found on reel 5. If he lands in view, he will collect the value of all fish symbols currently visible on the screen.
Doublemax
This feature is triggered when fish prizes are won from left to right, unlocking the DoubleMax multiplier. The multiplier applies to all wins resulting from the current game round. The available multipliers are: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 256x.
Nice Catch Doublemax Slot Bonus Features
Hitting three or more bonus scatter symbols will trigger the free spin bonus round. A minimum three-scatter trigger awards eight free spins, whilst four or five scatters award 11 or 14 free spins, respectively.
Free Spins
The free spins feature plays out identically to the base game, except that Doublemax multipliers do not reset between free spin rounds. Reaching the higher multipliers is relatively easy here, especially on a four or five scatter trigger. Now all you have to do is hit a huge prize whilst you are there!
Note that hitting a fisherman symbol whilst the feature is active will add one additional free spin to your remaining total regardless of whether any fish symbols are visible at the same time.
Bonus Buy
There are two options on the bonus buy menu of Nice Catch:
- 100x Stake: Three – Five Scatter Trigger (Randomly awards 8 to 14 spins)
- 500x Stake: Five Scatter Trigger (Guaranteed the maximum of 14 spins)
Nice Catch Doublemax Slot Review Final Thoughts
Sure, it’s just another fishing slot, and the cash collect feature is, of course, ripped straight from Big Bass Bonanza, but Yggdrasil has added enough other new bits and pieces here to make Nice Catch Doublemax a solid slot in its own right.
- Game Types:
- Fishing Slots
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