Slot Wars: RIP City VS Wild Wild Bananas

A new year is upon us and providers already have some amazing releases on display. Pragmatic Play has already launched few hit titles with Wild Wild Bananas standing out, while the Hacksaw Gaming also has a great ace in its sleeve by the name RIP City. 

Let's see which one will be victorious in this episode of slot wars. 

Start the battle!

Cat Ro$$ and a mouse Maxx are the main protagonists of the RIP City slot, each taking the place on opposite sides of the 5x5 grid with 19 paylines. Like any cartoon cats and mouses, two rivals are fighting through the gameplay, while the winning potential rises up to an incredible 12,500x the bet!

At first look, it might seem like the rival jungle-themed slot can’t match such massive potential. However, this is one of those cases when looks can be deceiving as Wild Wild Banans comes with a huge max win of 12,000x the stake. 

While this isn’t enough to be victorious in this round, it still suggests this will be an interesting slot war. Regarding RTP, it is almost the same percentage.

The RTP in the first release is 96.22%, which is significantly higher compared to the 96.10% in other games. When it comes to volatility, the Pragmatic slot comes with extremely high volatility, while Hacksaw kept the volatility of the gameplay at a medium level.

RIP City has numerous features, starting with the Wild Cat symbol that lands as a 1x1 tile and expands to the bottom of its reel if there is a chance for it to be a part of a winning combo. Each reel can have one Wild Cat symbol at a time and if its expansion goes through a regular Wild. it gets a random multiplier of up to 200x the stake. 

To activate Ro$$ Bonus with 10 free spins, you need 3 FS Scatters in a view. In this round, the chances of hitting a Wild Cat symbol in higher. 

However, if 4 Scatters land, they trigger a Maxx Bonus that also comes with 10 free spins. When a Wild Cat lands in this round, it activates its reel, guaranteeing a Wild Cat symbol to land on that reel until the feature ends.

In addition, there is a Buy Bonus option. The provider has up its game by adding five variants for players to purchase - Ro$$ Bonus, Maxx Bonus, Bonushunt FeatureSpins where each spin is five times more likely to activate a bonus game, option where each spin guarantees at least 2 Wild Cat symbols or a variant where each spin guarantees at least 3 Wild Cat symbols. 

As the main attraction, Wild Wild Bananas comes with Money Collect Feature available in the base game and in free spins, as well as Money symbols, appearing on reels 3, 4, and 5 with values ranging from 1x to 25x the bet. Alternatively, Money symbols can also land with Mini, Major, or Mega jackpots worth 50x, 100x, or 500x the bet, respectively.

The bonus round with 10 free spins is awarded when a Wild land on the first two reels and a bonus symbol hits on the third reel. More Wilds and Bananas are appearing on reels compared to the base game, while the new Golden Money symbol also can land during this feature. 

When a Golden Money symbol drops, the number of positions on its reel is increased by plus 1 for the rest of the feature, but reels can reach 8 positions high maximum. Golden Money symbol landing on a reel that is already 8 cells high, awards a random number of free spins, from 5 to 10. 

Although these are some strong special features, RIP City is a winner of this round as well. With expanding Wilds, two different free spins rounds and 5 buy bonus variants it is a stronger contender in this section. 

Hacksaw Gaming’s slot mixes an old-school animated style with up-to-date gaming, transferring the rivalry of cartoon cats and mice on reels. While it isn’t very colorful, the sporadic splashes of neon make it vibrant and interesting. 

Although completely in a cartoonish style, RIP City is looking slick, retro and charming. Something that can’t be quite said for Wild Wild Bananas uses the same style, but looks more plain and simple. 

That said, both slots are completely in the style of their providers, making them instantly recognizable. While some might prefer the jungle-themes release more than the cat-and-mouse game, RIp City leaves the feel of a more serious game. 

With winning potential and RTP so close, this looked like a tight battle. Still, due to more numerous features, RIP City is the winner of this episode of slot wars. However, don’t miss out to try the Wild Wild Bananas as well since it is a great game.