Monkey Bonanza Slot Review

Monkey Bonanza RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Monkey Bonanza slot is played on 5 reels, 3 rows, and comes with 10 fixed paylines. Wins are formed by matching 3 or more symbols from left to right, beginning from reel 1. Only the highest win is paid per line.

Spin away from just 10p up to £40 per spin. Simply use the + and – buttons below the reels to adjust your total bet. Autoplay is also an option for non-UK players.

The Monkey Bonanza RTP rate is 96.06%, which is above the industry average of 96% for online slots in the UK. 29.44% is for the base game, 18.18% for the Banana Bonanza feature, 27.67% for Piggy Bank & Win and 20.77% reserved for the Free Spins feature.

Medium variance, the hit rate is set at 30.52%, which is quite generous. This means that just under a third of all spins on average will result in a winning combination.

The maximum win is 5,000 x your total bet per spin or free spin. One of the bonus features will give you the best chance of landing the top prize. The Free Spins feature is probably the best option due to the jumbo 3×3 symbols that can appear to help land bigger wins.

Theme – join the jungle animals

The theme in the Monkey Bonanza slot game is all about monkeys and other jungle wildlife. The reels are set in the rainforest with a volcano not too far away waiting to erupt. It has a very cartoon feel to it, so if you like these types of games, this will certainly appeal to you.

The audio is quite tribal as you spin away in the base game. Trigger one of the bonus features and the audio doesn’t shift too much at all but the background switches from day to night to give everything a more suspenseful feel.

On the reels, the A-J Royals make up the lower-paying symbols. These are joined by frogs, chameleons, parrots and wild purple monkeys. The purple monkey symbol is the most rewarding, paying 2, 4 or 8 x your total stake for 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

The game’s Wild is a big red W, which appears in the base game and the Banana Bonanza feature. It substitutes for all symbols except the Monkey, Coin and Collect symbols. The Wild also pays up to 8 x your total stake for 5 on a payline. Here’s a list of all the symbols you’ll come across in the game:

Symbol	Payouts/Info
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.4 or 0.5 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 0.8 or 1 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.8, 1.2 or 1.5 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 1.6 or 2 x bet
Frog	3, 4 or 5 = 1.2, 2 or 2.8 x bet
Chameleon	3, 4 or 5 = 1.4, 2.5 or 4 x bet
Parrot	3, 4 or 5 = 1.6, 3 or 6 x bet
Purple Monkey	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 4 or 8 x bet
Wild	Substitutes for all Money, Coin & Collect + pays up to 8x
Free Spins Scatter	3 in view triggers 5 free spins
Monkey	Appears only in the Banana Bonanza feature
Jumbo Monkey	Appears in base game & free spins as 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3
Coin	Appears in base game & free spins reveals a cash prize
Collect	Appears on reel 5, collecting and awarding cash prizes

Monkey Bonanza Mobile

As with all Microgaming slots, Monkey Bonanza has been produced using HTML5 technology, so it looks and plays great on all devices, including mobiles, tablets, laptops, and PCs.

The 5×3 layout is great for the smaller screen, though I always recommend playing via tablet or PC if you can, so you don’t miss any of the intricate details.

Monkey Bonanza Bonus Features

There are 5 bonus features to enjoy in the Monkey Bonanza slot game – Banana Bonanza, Piggy Bank & Win and a Free Spins feature with jumbo symbols and a Buy option for those playing outside the UK. Read on as we explain how everything works, starting with the Banana Bonanza feature.

Banana Bonanza Feature

Land the Jumbo Monkey symbol fully in view to trigger this bonus feature. You can trigger this both in the base game and the Free Spins feature.

You will start with 3 respins with special reels only showing monkey and wild symbols. If a monkey or wild symbol lands on the reels, the number of respins will reset back to 3. All wilds that land on the reels will stay until the end of the bonus round and pay up to 5x when substituting.

You will see the Banana Splat Bar during this feature, which starts with all standard paying symbols showing. Monkey symbols that land will knock out symbols on the Banana Splat Bar, beginning from the lowest symbol and working your way up to the highest.

When no respins remain, there is 1 Super Monkey Spin. This is where the reels spin with the held Wilds and any symbols remaining on the Banana Splat Bar. Wins are awarded at the end of this spin and then the bonus feature ends.

Piggy Bank & Win Feature

This bonus feature is a fun twist on your typical Coin Collect feature. Available in the base game and the Free Spins feature, any Coin symbols that land on the reels will show cash prizes. These can be collected if the Collect symbol lands on reel 5 simultaneously with any Coin symbols. It’s as simple as that.

Free Spins Feature

Land 3 Free Spins symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 in the base game of the Monkey Bonanza slot game to trigger this bonus feature. You will be awarded 5 free spins. As you can see from the screenshot above, Jumo symbols will appear on the centre 3 reels during this bonus round. They can land as 1×3, 2×3 or 3×3. They can also split into individual symbols to pay.

All symbols in the Free Spins feature can appear as Jumbo symbols except for the Collect symbol.

Non-UK players also have the chance to buy the Free Spins feature for 45 x the total bet.

Monkey Bonanza Review Summary – a fun jungle adventure and bananas aplenty

There’s enough going on in the Monkey Bonanza slot to keep you entertained for a while. But there’s nothing revolutionary here, although a couple of the bonus features have ever such slight twists on the usual mechanics. The above-average RTP is obviously a positive, and so is the hit frequency of 30.52% and the medium volatility levels.

The cartoon visuals will only appeal to certain types of players, but there are enough bonus features to ensure the game’s not too repetitive. The only downside I found when testing was that it seemed to take forever for me to trigger the Free Spins feature. The Monkey Bonanza slot is probably not going to win any awards for visuals or innovation, but it gets the thumbs up from me as a solid Microgaming release.