Big Bass Xmas Xtreme Slot Review

The Big Bass Xmas Xtreme Slot Game

It’s not the first time Reel Kingdom and Pragmatic Play have tuned the Big Bass experience into Christmas mode. Previously, the duo created the Christmas Big Bass Bonanza and Big Bass Christmas Bash.

Now, you can make merry with friends and family again through this Big Bass Xmas Xtreme creation. If you’re heavy on practising a game before spending your dough, consider using this slot’s free demo, available on this page!

This game’s design is typical of other games within this series: a transparent 5x3 playing field delineated by bubbles and flora and fauna thriving in the background. However, unlike the usual sunny background, this adventure happens in an icy cold lake, with the fisherman sitting on the top left.

However, this slot doesn’t have a Christmas-y ambience except for the mixture of blue and red colours. Even the soundtrack doesn’t include a carol, except during the bonus round.

Symbols and Payouts

Now, let’s go over to the paytable, where, once again, the symbols are the typical playing cards and fishing-related items. Again, there is nothing Christmas-y about them.

They include nine regular symbols that pay from left to right on adjacent reels, beginning from the leftmost side and along valid paylines. Further, every symbol combination alongside its reward is available in the paytable.

So, check out the prize table to keep up with your payouts based on the current total bet!

As usual, the low-paying symbols in Big Bass Xmas Xtreme are the 10, J, Q, K, and A royals. As listed, the first three pay 0.2x, 1x, and 5x the bet, while the other two are worth 0.2x, 2.5x, and 10x the bet for 3+ OAK.

Then, the high-priced symbols include the Backpack and Rod worth 2x, 10x, and 50x bet, Puffin valued at 3x, 15x, and 100x stake, and Floater worth 0.5x, 5x, 20x, and 200x stake. The rest of the premiums pay for 3+, while the Floater pays for 2+ OAK.

Although the Fisherman Wild substitutes for all the non-special symbols, it only appears during the free spins. The slot also has a scatter and money symbols.

Big Bass Xmas Xtreme Slot Bonus Features

This slot has several features and modifiers packed into its free spins. You should use them to boost your chances of winning up to 10,000 times the stake!

Money Symbol

At every Big Bass Xmas Xtreme spin, the Money symbols have random values between 0.2x and 1000x the total bet. But you can only win them during the bonus game.

Randomly, after a base game win, the money values on the screen can be collected and awarded. If it so happens, a random multiplier between 1x and 50x will be applied to the total Money collection.

Free Spins

Strike 3+ scatters to trigger this feature with 10 free spins. However, hitting 4 to 5 scatters starts the subsequent pick bonus with one or two boot items, respectively, already revealed.

In the base game, whenever two scatters appear without the third, a random feature may bring one more onto the screen:

• Randomly, a respin will start, with the reels with scatters moving a position down, while the reels without scatters respin.
• A Narwhal can appear and change a symbol on the screen into a scatter.

Before this Big Bass Xmas Xtreme round starts, pick different boxes to reveal active modifiers throughout the free spins. Picking a boot ends the Pick & Click bonus and starts the free spins with any of the revealed modifiers:

• +1, +2, or +3 additional free spins for the start of the round.
• Up to three +1 fish items for 1, 2, or 3 guaranteed Money symbols hitting at every free spin.
• Up to three already collected Fishermen Wilds contributing to the progression towards retrigger in the subsequent round.
• Reveal remove lowest fish items up to 2 times.

During the free spins, all the Fishermen Wilds also collect all the Money values on the screen. Further, the Fishermen Wilds accumulate until the round ends. Every 4th Fisherman collected awards +10 free spins and increases the multiplier for the Money symbol collection to 2x, 3x, 10x, 20x, 30x, 40x, and 50x for the 2nd to 8th levels, respectively.

However, the feature cannot retrigger after the 8th level. If neither Money symbols nor the Fishermen Wilds are on the reels, they can randomly appear at the end of a Big Bass Xmax Xtreme free spin. Further, a Waterfall Animation can change all the symbols on the screen except the Fisherman into something else.

Ante Bet & Bonus Buy

Choosing the 15x bet multiplier initiates the ante bet, which naturally boosts the chances of triggering the free spins. But it deactivates the free spins. On the other hand, you can pay 100x the current stake to enter the free spins immediately from the base game.      

How to Win at Big Bass Xmas Xtreme Slot

Among the things that add to this video slot’s appeal is its simplicity. It embraces 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines, making it a familiar setup for most iGamers.  

Winning at it entails spinning the reels first. So, pick an ideal bet from the €0.10 and €375 levels, and then hit the Spin button (engraved with a crowned monkey) to gamble a single round.

You win in Big Bass Xmas Xtreme when a specific number of identical symbols align adjacently on predefined lines from the outermost left side to the right.

Also, you have an autoplay function that allows you to gamble several rounds automatically. Then, the Turbo and Quickspin action buttons speed up the reels. Finally, you can access the game rules and paytable through the “i” button.

Big Bass Xmas Xtreme Slot RTP & Volatility

This slot’s theoretical RTP is 96.07%, while its volatility is high. Regardless, its broad betting range allows all budgets to enjoy and potentially win up to 10,000 times the bet!

The Final Thoughts

I won’t tire of ranting and demanding better gaming experiences, as I’m also an ardent slot fan. While I love some Reel Kingdom and Pragmatic Play productions, the duo need to shape up their Big Bass series or ship out. It’s as if they’re laughing at players' faces by giving them the same old experiences with nothing new to show.

It begs the question of whether we really need Big Bass Xmas Xtreme, especially when it lacks uniqueness. After all, don’t we already have the Big Bass Christmas Bash and Christmas Big Bass Bonanza, which are perfect for the festive holidays? My two cents: The developers could have invested in another original video slot instead.    

On the plus side, even though not enough to set the game apart, you get wide betting options, a 10,000x bet, and a packed free spins round. So, in summary, I don’t think I’d vouch for this game as a solid Xmas treat.