Big Game Hunter Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

You may have played Platipus' Legend of Atlantis slot, or other games by the same developer with excellent graphics and gameplay, but Big Game Hunter is in a world of its own. It’s not just a 5-reel slot with 25 paylines, it’s an ongoing narrative with which you get to interact, complete with several bonus rounds and mini-games.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

This might be set in wildest Africa, surrounded by lions and antelope, but it’s not be the best slot for the animal-lovers among you. This is a hunting slot, inspired by the long tradition of Europeans taking their guns to Africa to take these magnificent creatures as trophies.

It's also, in many ways, a graphic novel. When you first load the game you’ll be taken through an artistically rendered series of paintings showing antelope, hunter and inevitable doom. Once the reels appear, you have the optioning of opening the story of John Hunter and his quest, with more comic pages being unlocked every time you bet.

As for the game itself, there’s an atmospheric orange sky behind the trees and grasses. A lion’s mane billows in the wind and as John Hunter makes audible comments, while on the reels themselves even the card symbols come in animal print. There’s even adventurous music.

Big Game Hunter RTP and Variance

We definitely feel the need to remind you that RTP is a theoretical average based on extended play, not a guarantee of short-term returns. That’s because the 97.25% RTP of Big Game Hunter is well, well over what’s normal for a modern slot. It is exciting, but don’t get carried away. As for variance, there doesn’t seem to be any official information about that, so you’ll just have to give the free demo a try.

How to Play Big Game Hunter

Load up your rifle, here we go:

1. Some of these controls will be familiar if you’ve ever played a Platipus slot before. Under the reels and towards the left you’ll find a row of buttons including settings, full screen, help and volume.
2. Full screen and volume are both pretty simple. You switch them on or switch them off.
3. If you want more control over the sound, including separating music from sound effects and dialogue, as well as sliding volume adjustors, go to settings. From here you can also go to the game rules.
4. Game rules explains most features, and includes a paytable showing every symbol with its bet per line multiplier. If you want a paytable showing symbol values based on your current bet, you need to go to the previously mentioned help page, behind the question mark, which also shows features and lines.
5. Above this collection of buttons you’ll find your current bet, displayed between the plus and minus symbols you can use to adjust it to your preferred level. 
6. Towards the centre of the screen is where you’ll find displays for your current balance and bet per line, which you can use to guide your budget. Remember to set loss and single win limits where you’ll be happy to walk away. Regular timeouts are also good for keeping your game under control.
7. The spin button is the biggest button of all. When you click it, the reels will tumble once. When you hold it down, a little window will appear offering you between 5 and 100 automatic spins, though obviously this means less control.

Please play Big Game Hunter responsibly by setting yourself an affordable and sensible budget for each play session.

Bet & Win Sizes

Bet per line ranges from one to 100, which means a total bet of between 25 and 2500. Not bad at all.

You can view the value of matching 3, 4 or 5 symbols at your current bet in the paytable, but you can also calculate it by looking at the bet per line multipliers assigned to each symbol:

J - x2, x5, x10

Q - x5, x10, x20

K - x5, x15, x25

A - x15, x20, x40

Antelope - x15, x35, x50

Rhino - x20, x75, x150

Panther - x100, x200, x300

Big Game Hunter Bonus Features

Expanding Wild

This appears every time the wild lands, stretching out to fill an entire reel and increase your chances of completing a line.

Free Spins

Big Game Hunter is a free spins slot, with the feature triggered by three or more snake symbols:

Three Snakes - 10 free spins.
Four Snakes - 15 free spins.
Five Snakes - 20 free spins.

River Crossing Bonus

This is triggered by finding at least 3 crocodile symbols. You need to cross the river by choosing one of two available boulders, but choose the wrong one and you could end up falling in the water. The round ends when either you sink or you end up on the other side, where you can collect your reward. Your bonus grows every time you steady yourself.

Don’t Startle the Herd Bonus

This time you need to find 3 or more Lion symbols. Choose an antelope to hunt. If you catch it, you win a prize, but it may run away.

Big Game Hunter Review

The graphics in this slot are breathtaking and it has a sense of storytelling that few slots can match. Then there’s the fact you have not 1, not 2, but 3 bonus rounds, as well as Expanding Wilds. If you can stomach the idea of being a big game hunter, it’s an incredible game, but others will feel uncomfortable with the premise.

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