Bounty 98 Hot 1 Slot Review

Bounty 98 Hot 1 Slot Overview

Bounty 98 Hot 1 is a new casino slot from Hot Rise Games and Relax Gaming set in the Wild West with dangerous gunslingers making a mess. This 5x3-grid can expand into more rows on reels 2, 3, and 4 when the gunslingers shoot their way through, collecting the bonus symbol depicted by a revolver cylinder. Collecting 4 bonus symbols will open the free spins where the player is granted 10 spins with the last Hot 1 spin giving extra chances of big wins. The name of the game also tells an amazing thing: it has an RTP of over 98%! Let’s uncock the gun and come with us on this adventure.

Bounty 98 Hot 1 is a video slot from Hot Rise Games with 5 reels and 3 rows that can expand up to 5 rows on reels 2, 3, and 4. The ways to win are 243-1125, and the betting range goes from the Min.bet of 0.30 to the Max.bet of 60. The game has a very high RTP of 98.02%, which increases to 98.10% for buying the free spins feature in the bonus buy. Players can expect a medium volatile game with a max win of 3728X the bet.

You will find some helping tools to survive in this dangerous world. The game’s features are Wild Symbol, Bonus Symbol, Bonus Collections, Gunslinger Bonus, Free Spins, and the Hot 1.

Bounty 98 Hot 1 Slot Information

This is a modern slot taking us back to the days of American expansion in mainland North America, starting with European colonial settlements in the early 1600s, popularly referred to as the Wild West or American frontier. The wooden-framed grid is hanging in two ropes showing the symbols clearly. The background looks like an old landscape painting with a locomotive blowing black smoke and mountains. The game’s logo is positioned to the upper right, and the big orange play button is to the right. The game starts with 5 reels and 3 rows, with the chance to unlock more positions. Above and under reels 2, 3, and 4 are doors with prison cell bars. These doors can be opened with the help of the revolver cylinder bonus symbol, expanding reels 2, 3, and 4 with up to 5 rows. The music also breathes the Wild West, reminding of the movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, or pretty much any other Western movie with Clint Eastwood. To make wins in this cowboy country, you’ll need to land at least 3 of the same symbols on adjacent lines, starting with the first reel to the left. The ways to win start at 243 and increase all the way to 1125 when extra positions are being added. You can play this game on desktops, notepads, and mobile phones.

The lower-paying symbols in this rough landscape are J, Q, K, and A. They all pay 1X the bet for landing five. The medium-paying symbols are fox, buffalo, horse, and eagle. These animals produce between 1.66X and 3.33X the bet for landing 5. The best paying symbols are two long-haired gunslingers wearing hats. The first gunslinger pays 10X the bet for landing 5, and the other one pays 25X the bet for the same combination. The wild symbol is a green-eyed cowgirl with a blade of grass in her mouth. She substitutes for all symbols except the bonus symbol, depicted by a revolver cylinder.  

Bounty 98 Hot 1 Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Bounty 98 Hot 1?

You can win up to 3728X the bet.

What features are available in the slot Bounty 98 Hot 1?

The features are Wild Symbol, Bonus Symbol, Bonus Collections, Gunslinger Bonus, Free Spins, and the Hot 1.

Wild Symbol

Look out for this female gunslinger; she can help you in many ways. The wild symbol substitutes all symbols except the bonus symbol. She can land anywhere on reels 2, 3, and 4.

Bonus Symbol

A fully loaded revolver cylinder containing 6 bullets is the bonus symbol. It can appear in green, blue, red, and purple, depending on how many you have already landed. They can appear anywhere on reels 2, 3, and 4 and are used in the Bonus Collection feature. The bonus symbol is also helpful in the free spins where it is used as a wild symbol multiplying all wins it’s part of by 2.

Bonus Collection

Collecting bonus symbols opens more positions on the reels. It is also the only way to enter the free spins. Up to 4 bonus symbols can land on each of the middle reels (2, 3, and 4). This happens every time a new symbol ends up on the same reel.

1st symbol = The 4th symbol position is opened at the bottom of the reel.

2nd symbol = The 5th symbol position is opened at the top of the reel.

3rd symbol = A 2X multiplier is added at the top and bottom position of the reel.

4th symbol = The free spins are triggered.

The number of bonus symbols it takes to activate the free spins depends on what reels they land on. The free spins are activated if the first 4 bonus symbols land on the same reel, but you might need up to 10 symbols to activate the feature if they land on the different reels.

Gunslinger Bonus

You will be awarded a prize of 5X the bet for the first bonus symbol you land. The Gunslinger Bonus comes every time you land the first bonus symbol when the reels have been reset after the free spins.

Free Spins

You will get 10 free spins by collecting 4 bonus symbols on the same reel. You notice when you have accomplished collecting them and the wild cowgirl appears holding a smoking gun. All improvements you managed to do in the main game are still active, and the reel, or reels, that triggered the free spins get an additional 2X bonus wild. You cannot collect the bonus symbols in the free spins; they are instead transformed into wilds, multiplying any win they’re part of by 2. The free spins cannot be retriggered, and the grid goes back to the original 5X3 setup when the free spins session is over.

Hot 1

Things get really hot and heavy for the final free spin – the Hot 1. For this spin, the feature randomly chooses one of the middle reels and upgrades it to 5 rows containing a 2X multiplier at the top and the bottom, if it doesn’t already have it. On top of that is a wild symbol added to the top and bottom of the chosen reel, along the 2X multiplier.

Bonus Buy

If you can’t wait to experience the free spins and the final Hot 1 spin, you just have to open your wallet. For 50X the bet, you’ll be given a spin that triggers a collection of bonus symbols and opens the free spins for you. If you collect any bonus symbols before the bonus buy, they’ll be stored, and given back to you after the free spins’ session is over.

Bounty 98 Hot 1 Slot Conclusion

It’s worth mentioning once again, the Bounty 98 Hot 1 has an amazing RTP of 98.02%. If you use the Bonus Buy to trigger the free spins, you actually higher the RTP even more to 98.10%. This puts the game a couple of percentage points higher than most other video slots out there. You may think that such a great RTP would be the only necessary selling point for Hot Rise Games and that the developer didn’t have to put any energy into creating a nice playing experience. That is not the case, though. Bounty 98 Hot 1 is a great game in many ways. It doesn’t contain any groundbreaking graphics, but it looks good and is easy to follow. The symbols go well with the theme, so do the music and the features.

The collecting of bonus symbols is an excellent way to build up the anticipation for the free games. It is also a nice touch that you can activate it quite quickly by landing four bonus symbols on one reel, but then you won’t have as much assistance as if you collected more bonus symbols on several reels. The finishing Hot 1 spin is also great, almost assuring us that there will be a pretty nice final win in the free spins. Since it’s a game with medium volatility, you shouldn’t have to worry about free spins barely paying anything.

The medium volatility is just right for someone who wants the possibility of reasonably big wins without risking losing the money super-fast. There won’t be any ridiculous wins making you financially independent, though, with the max win at 3728X the bet. The expanding reels also help create more wins, going from 243 ways to win when the game starts up to 1125 ways to win after opening more positions.

Bounty 98 Hot 1 is an exciting medium volatile game in the Wild West where we get to shoot wildly to the excellent RTP of 98.02%.