Introduction to Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match
Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match is a casino slot from Blueprint Gaming combining two distant things as fishing and football. Blueprint Gaming has released many games in this series since the first game, Fishin’ Frenzy, in 2017. It’s considered one of the classic games, while some of the sequels haven’t brought anything new to the table. This time, the company brings the fisherman and the cash-value fish back, but places the reels in front of a football stadium. Let’s see what we think of this latest innovation.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match is a video slot from Blueprint Gaming with 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines. The Min.bet starts at 0.1, and the Max.bet is capped at 100. The game’s default RTP is 95% but you can also find versions of 93% and 92%. The volatility is mid-high, and the max win is capped at 2,500x the bet.
Reel Kingdom has taken its Big Bass brand to a bunch of different places, like the boxing ring in Big Bass Boxing Round. It seems like Blueprint Gaming wants to squeeze as much as possible out of Fishin’ Frenzy with this game, positioned in a football stadium. However, the foreground is covered with underwater plants, while we are looking through the water at the football pitch in the background. On top of the reels is a net with footballs. To make a win, you need to land at least 3 matching symbols in one of the 10 paylines going left to right, starting on the first reel to the left. You can play Fishin’ Frenzy The Big Match on many types of devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Fishin’ Frenzy The Big Match are 10, J, Q, K, and A. They pay between 5x and 10x the bet for wins of 5 symbols. The higher-paying symbols consist of fish, lure boxes, life buoys, fishing rods, and pelicans. They pay between 20x and 200x the bet for a 5-of-a-kind win. The fish symbols also carry cash values that can be collected by the Wild Symbol in the Free spins. The Wild Symbol is a fisherman that can appear on any reel in the Free Spins and Power Play. He substitutes all mentioned symbols in making winning combinations in paylines, but not the Bonus Symbol.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match?
You can win up to 2,500x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match?
The features are Wild Fisherman Symbol, Fishin’ Frenzy, Free Games, and Power Play.
Wild Fisherman Symbol
The Fisherman symbol is only active during Free Games and Power Play. It can appear anywhere on the reels and can substitute for other symbols to help create wins on paylines. It doesn’t substitute the Bonus Symbol.
Fishin’ Frenzy
Any fish symbol that lands on the reels during the main game or Power Play adds a football to the net above the reels. On any spin, the net can randomly trigger and give you a chance to pick a fish, which activates one of several modifiers. These include the Free Games, a Collect feature that gathers all fish symbols in view, a Cash Streak that applies a spinning streak to the fish symbols before collecting them, Extra Fish that adds more fish symbols and guarantees a fish reel win, and Fisherman Add during Power Play, which adds at least one Fisherman symbol and may also add extra fish symbols.
Free Games
Free Games are triggered when 3 or more bonus scatter symbols land on the same spin. You will get 10, 15, or 20 spins for landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatters. The price tags on the fish symbols become active during this feature. Every time a Fisherman appears, he will collect the cash values of all fish symbols.
Collecting 4 Fisherman symbols activates The Big Match, which upgrades the lowest-paying fish symbol to the next higher value and awards five extra spins. Fish symbols can be upgraded up to three times, and once the top level is reached, no further upgrades or extra spins are given.
A Can of Worms symbol also becomes active during the Free Games. If it lands together with a Fisherman symbol and any fish, it gathers all fish symbols in view before being collected by the Fisherman. Any worms in view can also form part of a winning combination with fish symbols.
Power Play
You can choose to activate the Power Play mode for 5x the standard bet. It will change the grid to only display blanks, fish, Fisherman, and bonus symbols.
Final Thoughts on Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match
After spending some quality time with Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match, it’s hard not to feel a sense of déjà vu. The mix of fishing and football sounds odd enough on paper, but in practice, it mostly feels like the familiar Fishin’ Frenzy formula wearing a new team jersey. The fisherman is still there, the fish still have the same price tags, and the features behave exactly as you’d expect if you’ve played this series before. The football stadium background looks nice enough, but it doesn’t really change how the game feels once the reels start spinning.
Fishin’ Frenzy The Big Match is more or less the same game as Fishin' Frenzy The Big Catch 2, just dressed up with footballs, nets, and a stadium crowd that never really gets loud. For a new release, we could definitely hope for more creativity, more risk, and maybe a few genuinely new ideas instead of another reskin. The game developer has stated a max win of 50,000x the bet in several prequels, and we have been sceptical about whether it’s actually possible to reach such a sum. In this game, the max win is stated at 2,500x the bet, which is also a disappointment for a game with mid-high volatility.
We have to say, though, that the gameplay is straightforward and easy to follow, which is good for casual players. The features can deliver some decent moments, yet they rarely feel exciting or fresh. Everything works fine at the end of the day, but it just doesn’t spark much enthusiasm.
Fishin' Frenzy The Big Match from Blueprint Gaming feels like a comfortable but slightly tired sequel that doesn’t score many goals.
