Congo Cash XL

Congo Cash XL: Slot Overview

Hold on to your bananas, players; Pragmatic Play's partner, Wild Streak Gaming, has returned to nature to make the gorilla in the wild follow up Congo Cash XL. Actually, that first sentence isn't totally accurate. Gorillas apparently don't really eat bananas, but they do eat the pith and leaves of the banana plant. Isn't that odd? Surely, the bananas would be the tastiest part of the plant? Access is also said to be an issue. Anyway, gorillas, as well as humans, have their tastes, and for gamblers with an appetite for retro-designed slots, Congo Cash XL could be one to have a little look at.

However, maybe don't peer too hard; if richly rendered, gorgeously up-to-date, eye-catching artwork is a must. As alluded to, Congo Cash XL might be considered okay looking if you like retro-designed slots with a possible touch of the physical machine to them. It hints at days gone by, possessing graphics that, let's be polite, aren't especially wo. Congo Cash XL somehow, arguably, manages to look about as old as the original while using familiar components such as the gorilla character on the left side of the screen, a Jewel Board, and the non-flush 4-3-3-3-3-4, 6-reel gaming grid.

Congo Cash XL has a bigger gaming space and a greater number of ways to win. Now, there are no less than 1,296 ways, and all wins begin from the leftmost side of the grid. Volatility has been flicked up to a high setting, while the RTP is 96.41% when betting 25 c to $/250 per spin, or 96.51% when buying free spins.

Congo Cash XL brings back the original's pay symbols, too. These are 10 to A royals, frogs, lemurs, mandrills, leopards, and gorillas as the lows and highs. Winning combinations of 6 identical royal symbols pays 1.2 times the bet, or 1.6 to 8 times the bet is awarded when 6 matching animal symbols make a win. The wild substitutes for all regular paying symbols, helping connect wins, and it lands on all reels except the leftmost reel.

Congo Cash XL: Slot Features

Mostly, the same gameplay returns for Congo Cash XL, with features such as the Jewel Board rewards, free spins, and a bonus buy.

Jewel Board

Random jewels appear on top of reels 2 to 5. On each spin, the jewels change, and new jewels drop in from the top. Jewels posses the following awards:

• Money values of 4x to 200x the bet.
• Fixed jackpots of 20x for the Minor, 80x for the Major, and 2,000x for the Grand.
• 8 to 100 free spins. They also award 2x the bet when collected.

When 2 Butterfly symbols land on the leftmost and rightmost reels (the only reels they are present on) and at least 1 Congo Cash symbol lands on reels 2-5, the value on the jewels on top of the reels with Congo Cash symbols are awarded. When 2 Butterfly symbols land on the leftmost and rightmost reels and at least 1 Congo Cash XL symbol lands on reels 2-5, 1 to 5 values are randomly awarded from the row of jewels on top of the reels with the XL symbol.

Free Spins

Free spins are triggered by collecting at least 1 free games jewel. During the feature, at least 1 wild is guaranteed to land on the reel where the free spins jewel was collected. Players start the round with the number of free spins collected from all jewels. The Jewel Board is active during free spins.

Buy Free Spins

The free spins round may be bought for 100 times the bet, and a random number of free spins are awarded when doing so.

Congo Cash XL: Slot Verdict

The first question which came to mind when giving Congo Cash XL a lookover was whether it had earned the XL part of its moniker. The answer was, yeah, nah, kinda? It is, without doubt, a size or two up from the original slot, but that's not really saying much since Congo Cash was something of a minnow when it appeared. With a max win of 2,200x (compared to Congo Cash XL's 4,400x) and particular appearance, it was unlikely to appeal to every gambler. It's fairly safe to say that if Congo Cash was to your taste, then Congo Cash XL probably will be as well. And vice versa, since Congo Cash XL returns the dated design and the focus on local jackpots which featured in the last game.

As such, Congo Cash XL does look old school, and not in a hip Brick Snake 2000, Hellcatraz-type way. Just, well, anachronistically dated, as if it escaped the mid-2010s, maybe earlier, aboard a time machine to assault players of the future's eyes. Some may like Congo Cash XL's backwards-looking focus, which is cool. Hopefully, they can enjoy what Wild Streak Gaming has produced. There is a certain amount of enjoyment to be had, hitting a Butterfly on the leftmost reel, Congo Cash symbols in the middle and then, oh yeah, another Butterfly on the rightmost reel. A certain amount. Then you remember what year this is, and 'Gah, why?' is the next response.

And so, a retro frame of mind might be best to cultivate if choosing to take Congo Cash XL on. Participants may well be sorely disappointed otherwise. In fact, Congo Cash XL is probably best to avoid if you're into more up-to-date contemporary gaming, or, one to go for if a pretend trip to the past sounds swell.