Updated
Lisa Michaels
Live in the lap of luxury and intrigue in Playtech’s Big Shots. This game’s visual style will remind you of the Grand Theft Auto video game series, with memorable cartoon characters and a gritty, glamorous style. Oversized 4x4 stacked characters trigger a lucrative bonus feature with a winning potential worth over $4 million up for grabs with every spin.
Playtech keeps things simple for the control layout in this game. The spin, Autoplay, and bet buttons are arranged below the reels. The button marked with an “I” takes you to the paytable and menu.
The paytable looks like a character select screen from a video game. The lower-value symbols are card suits. Clubs pay 20x your stake for six on a payline, spades and diamonds pay 40x, and hearts pay 60x. The higher-value symbols are the game’s characters. The hacker girl and bald guy with sunglasses pay 100x your stake for six on a payline, the bearded man and elegant blonde pay 150x, and the man in the tux pays 200x.
The wild stands for all other symbols except the scatter and pays 250x your bet for six on a payline.
Big Shots utilizes a 4,096 ways-to-win system, meaning that winning combinations are formed by landing three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels from left to right, regardless of their exact position.
This title only has one main bonus feature, which is the free spins round.
When all five character symbols land on the same spin, the game will reward you with five free spins.
During free spins, all the low-value symbols are removed from the game, so only high-value symbols will land for bigger wins.
The maximum win potential in Big Shots is 10,000x your stake, achievable through the combination of giant symbols and free spins.
Big Shots offers an RTP of 96.10%, which is around the industry standard. The game comes with high volatility, meaning that while wins may not be frequent, they have the potential to be substantial when they occur.
Big Shots boasts a vibrant and colourful video game-style theme, with dazzling visuals and a funky soundtrack that transport you to a world of wealth and danger.
Titles with a single bonus feature can be deceptively simple, so it is best to gain some experience with the game before playing with real money. Free demos are available for just this reason, and you can play as much as you like with free virtual credits to get your head around the game before taking any risks.
Online slots that show a sense of style are great to look at and even better to play when they offer exciting bonus features and big payouts.
Hotline 2 lets you ride shotgun with a couple of snazzy '80s detectives and take down the bad guys with the Hotline feature. Meet a spy who is always dressed to kill in Agent Jane Blonde Max Volume, and claim prizes worth up to 10,000x your bet per spin. Feel the Art Deco vibes in Seven 7s and watch extra reels appear as you land wins.
Big Shots is a great-looking game, but I was left wanting a bit more. This title has an interesting visual style that promises a lot of excitement. The thrills only come from the free spins round, where the missing low-paying symbols give your winning potential a big boost. If you want the big prize of over $4 million, you must be lucky enough to fill all the reels with wild symbols, a difficult but not impossible achievement if you don’t mind the lack of bonus features.
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
