Bright colours, visually appealing images and little animations, cinematic orchestral pieces to emphasize the adventurous underwater ambience and voilà.
You have a borrowed theme (without the Pixar drama and emotions), but also with a high entertainment value. The Happy Fish slot doesn’t convey a deep message like the animated movie we refer to, no.
The video game depicts an ordinary submerged day when a clownfish family of 4 has fun and misbehaves joyfully on the 6×7 aqua frame, toying on MegaLines with cards, bubbles (Wilds) and corral reefs (Scatters).
If you like how the Mega payways work (no matter MegaWays or MegaLines), you can also explore the previous Booongo titles:
- Aztec Pyramid MegaWays slot
- Buddha MegaWays slot,
using similar techniques of ejecting a random number of symbols per reel/per spin and generating combos by identical symbols on neighbouring reels. Check out our chart below and compare these 3 games.
The 4 impish and adorable fish members of the Happy Fish slot (symbols on the high-end of the paytable) are worth between 5x and 2x the total bet for 6OAK combinations, while the remaining icons (6 cards on the low-end of the paytable) bring just 1x to 0.50x the total bet for the same type of combos.
Note that there are no medium value symbols, plus the Wilds and Scatters don’t pay out, so judging by all this we can rate the Happy Fish provision board as a seriously scanty one.
The dynamically changing payways (between 64x and 117649x) are interesting as ever and combined with multiplying Wild Multipliers in the base and Bonus spins, the slot nicely makes up for the deficit values explained above.
The ultimate profit announced by the producer is 10000x the total bet, which is a great incentive for a Happy Fish session regardless of the aqua temperature.
Perhaps because the MegaWays technique is not paired with Avalanche/Cascading Reels here, the Ukraine/Taiwan-based Studio decided to rename it to MegaLines. And while some colleagues are bothered because Booongo apparently skipped paying for BTG’s trademarked engine, we are not – as this can be settled in court, so we have nothing to discuss.
However, we are upset because of 2 other issues we found problematic here (and in other Booongo’s titles as well).
- Firstly, the Studio doesn’t disclose the important technical aspects of their creations. We had to discover the elements like RTP and Volatility via side channels. Booongo should just publish the indexes openly and own the characteristics of its new brainchild. (They should make a law obliging the developers to share all attributes of their products, calling it something like “the transparent slot law”, don’t you think, dear reader?).
- Second, the fish may be happy, but we are not happy with the distractions, such as the display of the dynamic winways modifier. We think this should be hidden – it means nothing 99.99% of the time since you have no winnings at all during most of the spins. Or for example, you only have 1 small combo of 3OAK, but the indicator boldly states 756 winways, while you are paid just 1 way. So, keep it behind the scene, please. The players mainly care about the realized ways and not about the hypothetical/presumptive/ideal variant, which will not happen.
So, the Happy Fish slot comes with a narrow betting area (only up to 20 CAD), and according to our unofficial information, it exhibits High Volatility, upholding 95.61% RTP (in a long-distance).
In summary: Despite the poor paytable and the insufficient RTP, we believe that Happy Fish can yield decent wins, and we can advise all bettors, to try their luck in short or average length rounds here, as there is no need to wait for the Bonus: both – FS and base spins can deliver the max prize (the lucrative multiplying Multipliers are active all the time). The slot is proper for:
-novices (it comes with easy rules),
-experienced players (the frequent appearance of win boosters will be appreciated by the expert eye), and
-low-rollers who can utilize the small bets (from 20 or 40 cents) and still have the chance to win the top prize of 10000x the bet.
Check also some iGaming details on the MegaWays topic, and read our opinion, expressed in the reviews for:
- Divine Fortune MegaWays slot (NetEnt – 2020) or
- Shamrock Holmes MegaWays slot (Microgaming/All41 Studios – 2020)
Liking the beauty, the patience and freedom of movement of the fish? Then you should try the Happy Fish slot in DEMO mode or with real credits at one of our featured casinos.
And remember folks: When you fish for big wins, bait with strategy, not with greed.
Bonus Features of Happy Fish slot
- MegaLines – On each spin, 6 reels turn and can put together massive 117 649 (7 to the 6th power) chances to pay. Similar to a blast pitch ball machine, a Random Reel Modifier (RRM) casts a random number of icons (between 2 and 7) on each spin. This justifies the dynamic and unpredictable number of winways as opposed to the fixed paylines per spin.
- Wilds – The water bubbles are the Wild blue blobs in the game. They are truly hollow (not bearing any value on their own) and can drop on reels 2/3/4/5. Bubbles substitute all regular symbols when needed to complete or improve pay combination. Besides, during both base and Bonus rounds, there is a second type of Wilds – called Power Wilds, which signify x2 or x3x Multipliers. Although airy, these bubbles are not so light, as plural Multipliers participating in 1 winning combination will multiply each other.
- Scatters & Free Spins – The coral game logo is the Scatter in the game. It is another symbol without a prize tag on its own. Landing 3/4/5/6 Scatters during 1 spin will secure a Bonus round of respectively 8/10/12/14 FS. During the Bonus, each Wild that drops will be sticky to its specific reel and will remain there till the end of the FS. Especially the sticky Power Wilds are welcome, as they maximize the win from the Bonus.
- Bonus Buy – The impatient players can skip the main game and directly purchase the Bonus (with the cost of 100x the bet).
Settings
- Provider – Booongo
- Payment lines – 64 to 117649
- Volatility – High
- Default range of bets – 0.20 to 10 CAD
- Playing field – 6х7 (max)
- The maximum winning is – 10000x the total bet
- Bonuses – Wilds, Wild Multipliers, Scatters, Free Spins with Sticky Wilds and Multipliers, Bonus Buy
- Free Spins – Yes
- RTP – 95.61%
