After the train wreck of Pragmatic Play’s “The Big Dawgs”. We looked forward to playing Yggdrasil’s Nice Catch 2 DoubleMax. The slot studio bolts on a ‘Win Bonus’ which expands the grid, and a gorgeous female diver.
At least, something the lads can look forward to. Yggdrasil drops a jackpot of 10,000x the stake and the RTP is 96%. What we do know is that it included a 6th reel.
Yggdrasil stifles the betting range somewhat from 10 cents to $40 per spin. The action plays out on a grid with 6 reels, 3 rows, and 729 ways to win. Also, the volatility comes in hot with a resounding 10’er.
With its eye-catching underwater theme, Yggdrasil Gaming takes you beneath the waves.
We’re usually apprehensive when a slot relies heavily on a single feature to get it going. Anyhow, be that as it may. Now, the symbols on the reels are the low-value card suits that pay up to 2x for 6x.
Land any high-value symbol such as the camera, mask, or flipper, you’ll win 2x-16x. Any fish symbol that rocks up drops a payout of 2x for 6 matching symbols.
Nice Catch 2 DoubleMax Bonus Rewards
Catching Fish
When fish symbols pitch, they stack onto the reels with values from 1x to 100x your stake. When they appear on the 5th reel, you’ll receive a payout.
DoubleMax
This is where the slot lives up to its namesake. You’ll trigger the DoubleMax Multiplier when the fish symbols appear from left to right. The DoubleMax multiplier wins can blast off into the deep blue here.
Free Spins
You’ll trigger 8, 11, 14, or 20 free spins when 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters populate the reels. For every woman diver or fisherman that pops up onto the grid, you’ll earn an extra free spin.
Furthermore, you’ll play with double the DoubleMax Multipliers above the reels. There is some good news too, you can trigger the Hold & Spin bonus during the free spins.
Free Spins Gamble
Though we’re not fans of the “Free Spins Gamble” option you can take a chance for more free spins. It awards 8 to 20 free spins and if you don’t gain any free spins, you’ll lose your current freebies.
Hold & Spin
When the female diver and the Chest symbol land, you’ll initiate the Hold & Spin bonus. The 6th reel jumps into action and it’s the only reel where the diverwoman appears.
Moreover, the bonus game awards you 3 respins. It resets when the female diver of the treasure chest appears. Interestingly, the diver doubles the multiplier, and the DoubleMax Multiplier comes into play too.
Buy Option
You have two options here. You can either fork out 500x for 20 free spins or go easy with 100x for 10 free spins.
Paytable
What We Like and Don’t Like About Nice Catch 2 DoubleMax
We dig the graphics and the animations and of course the DoubleMax feature. A concern though is that volatility rears its ugly head rather quickly. Just make a mental note of that when you play the slot for real money.
Tips & Strategy
We played the slot with 5 free spins on the house from BitStars which disappeared like chum before a shark. We had a bit of fun playing the slot with free credits for some big wins.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t play the slot with a bonus because we’re old hands at BitStarz. However, if you’re still fresh out the blocks, try the slot with their $500 bonus. They’ll also throw in a few free spins for good measure.
How to Win Money Nice Catch 2 DoubleMax
When a slot is high variance like this one, we go all out. We played it for the max bet of $40, we got our attention was those multipliers. You’ll see them just above the reels.
In the base game, we started playing with multipliers from 2x up to 32x. We used the buy option at the max stake which cost us $4,000 for 14 free spins.
We didn’t use the gamble option, and once the bonus ended, we won a hefty $7,844. So, a nice profit of $3,844, the buy option is risky, but well take it.
Spins the reels for at least 50 spins in demo mode.
Ask the casino for a small free chop to test the slot for real.
Verdict: Nice Catch 2 DoubleMax Slot
We can see that Yggdrasil took a leaf straight out of Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Christmas Bash. It’s the size of those multipliers of up to 500x in the free spins that impress us.
Thank heavens for the Buy Option, sometimes we don’t want to dilly-dally with the base game. The profit of $3,844 is nice albeit risky since the buy option can go sideways fast with volatile slots.
Don’t gamble your free spins because it’s difficult triggering as it is. The DoubleMax feature also shows its teeth in the free spins. The top cash prize of 10,000x is not bad but not near as much as Big Bass Christmas Bash’.
To sign off here, it’s an interesting, fun and challenging slot with major winning potential.
Mark Taylor, the chief author at Casino Whizz, is a dedicated gambling expert with over a decade within the casino world. His passion for poker, slots, and table games has fueled his career, where he shares invaluable insights, tips, and detailed game and casino reviews.
