Big Five Slot Review

Big Five Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Big Five slot uses a classic 5 reel, 3 row, 25 payline machine. Create a winning combination by landing 3 or more matching symbols or wilds from left to right on a payline, starting from the leftmost reel.

The paytable shows prizes in cash rather than coins and changes as you alter your stake. It’s all very easy to follow. You can start this slot safari at stake levels between 25p and £50 per spin. Just click on the Total Bet tab below the reels to adjust your stake.

When you fire up Big Five, there’s a Reality Check Interval if playing in the UK. You need to select to play up to 120 minutes. Next to the spin button is the Autoplay. You can play up to 100 autospins and set loss limits and a single win limit.

The Big Five RTP is 95% which is average for when compared to progressive jackpot slots. 2% of each spin contributes to the jackpot prize pool. The volatility here is also on the low side. On a scale of 1 to 5, I’d put the Big Five volatility at 2. It’s certainly not as fiery as some other slots in the Novomatic catalogue. The max win is 300 x your total stake per spin but you can win more from the jackpots.

Theme – head to the African Savannah

With an African safari theme, the cartoon-style design in the Big Five slot is nicely done. There’s a bouncy, African-style backing track playing while you spin. This is mashed up with classic fruit machine sound effects which can be a little jarring.

You’ll have the option to play with just the soundtrack, just the effects, both or neither. It’s not the most high definition slot you’ll play but the bright, colourful imagery and rhythmical score do the job well enough.

With the rich grasslands of the African savannah and a flowing waterfall in the background, the reels are made up of A to 10 royals and 5 higher paying animal symbols. In order of value are the leopard and buffalo, rhino and elephant. The lion is the most valuable, awarding 0.8, 2 or 12 x your total stake if you land 3, 4 or 5 on a payline. The tribal mask is the wild. This can land on all 5 reels and substitutes for everything apart from the scatters.

Big Five is available to play on smartphone, tablet and desktop. The colourful design stands out nicely, even if you’re playing on the smaller screen. The straightforward gameplay is also well suited to handheld play. The Big Five mobile slot works well.

Bonus Features in Big Five

Free spins and streak respins are the highlights of this virtual trip to the grasslands of Africa. You could also bag a jackpot prize if you manage to fill all 15 positions on the reels with the same matching animal symbol.

Free Games feature

The map of Africa is the game’s scatter symbol. This can appear as single, double or fully stacked on the middle 3 reels. Landing 4 or more scatters on the same spin triggers the Free Games feature. You can be awarded with up to 20 free spins:

• 4 scatters = 10 free spins
• 5 scatters = 12 free spins
• 6 scatters = 14 free spins
• 7 scatters = 16 free spins
• 8 scatters = 18 free spins
• 9 scatters = 20 free spins

You can also retrigger the feature, by landing 4 or more scatters, to give you up to 40 free spins in total.

Reel Respin feature

The Reel Respin feature triggers during the free spins round if you manage to land a full stack of 1 of the 5 animal symbols on reel 1. The triggering stack, plus any other examples of that symbol or wilds elsewhere on the reels, are then locked. A respin then follows.

If a new matching symbol or wilds lands, it too is locked and another respin is awarded. The respins keep on coming until there’s one where no new matching symbols land or you manage to fill the whole of the grid. A final payout calculation is then made with all the matching symbols and wilds in place.

Jackpots feature

Big Five offers a shot at landing 1 of 5 jackpot prizes via the Jackpots feature. These are triggered if you manage to fill all 15 positions on the reels with the same matching animal symbol. Here’s what you will win:

There are also the contributions to factor in too. Check out the precise value of the jackpots in the meters to the left of the reels.

Big Five Review Summary – classic features for a popular theme

There’s nothing massively complicated or particularly original on offer in the Big Five slot. The safari is a classic theme and comes with some equally classic bonus features. Free spins and streak respins are a very solid combination. The jackpot prizes add an extra layer too.

If you compare to the Mega Moolah jackpot slot, it is on par visually but offers much smaller jackpots. Mega Moolah is responsible for the biggest ever online jackpot and has produced countless millionaires since it was released. If you enjoy the wild theme, Buffalo Blitz by Playtech is worth exploring.