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Golden Catch Megaways Slot Review 2022

The creator of the Megaways Mechanic is back once more to showcase their infamous feature in their newest slot, Golden Catch Megaways.

Big Time Gaming may be the creators, but the Megaways mechanic has spread far and wide, and some have spawned creations even more formidable than those within the Big Time Gaming catalogue.

At this point, it would be quicker to list providers that haven’t dipped their toe in the Megaways pool than to list those that have.

The success enjoyed by Megaways is certainly well-earned, but is there still room for innovation in one of the most widely adopted slot mechanics? Big Time Gaming certainly thinks so, but to witness their brilliance once more we’ll need to take to the water for a spot of fishing.

Granted, this aspect of Golden Catch Megaways isn’t exactly innovative. Many before BTG have cast their line out into the world of fishing slots, and some have even combined the ever-popular fishing theme with the Megaways mechanic. There’s always more than meets the eye with Big Time Gaming though, so we’d be fools to write it off as just another generic fishing slot.

Without further ado, let’s cast our line and reel in the big one!

Golden Catch Megaways Slot – The Base Game and Features

Golden Catch Megaways is playable from £/€0.20 – £/€20 per spin, and the highest paying symbols are the Purple, Red, Blue and Green fishing tackles. Low paying symbols are Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10 & 9, and there’s also a Wild symbol which substitutes for all symbols except for the Scatter Symbol.

All of this is very much in line with how Big Time Gaming has handled betting options and symbol structures in the past, but how exactly does Golden Catch Megaways work?

Golden Catch Megaways is a 6 reel slot with up to 117,649 Ways to win. Forming a win requires at least 2 of the highest paying symbol, or 3 of any other symbol, to connect from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the left-most reel.

Winning symbols disappear, which causes symbols to cascade to fill the empty spaces, before bringing in new symbols from above for more potential winning combinations

This particular Megaways title doesn’t have the top tracker seen in other similar games, but Big Time Gaming’s inclusion of the exciting Boat feature won’t make you miss it too much.

Golden Catch Megaways Boats

On each spin or after each win, there’s a chance that a boat may appear above reels 2-5. After a win, any Boat above reel 2 is removed, and any other Boat moves one reel to the left.

When winning symbols are removed, then one or more Fish Bonus prize is shown. Fish Bonus Prizes are awarded for each Boat, regardless of the Boat position above the reels.

In the Base Game, you’ll see a bunch of x1 boats, but if you’re lucky you’ll see a Golden Boat, which multiplies Bonus Prizes by x10.

This Golden Catch Megaways Boat feature seems like a relatively simple feature in hindsight, but it can be extremely effective.

Through testing the game ourselves there were a lot of exciting moments where winning combinations revealed a lot of fish prizes, and the action can just keep on going considering the very nature of Megaways and its ability to deliver multiple wins.

Golden Catch Megaways Free Spins

The Free Spins in Golden Catch Megaways is triggered when 3 or more Scatters land anywhere in view. 10 Free Spins are awarded for landing 3 scatters, and 2 extra spins are awarded for every scatter after the third.

Fishing Boats in Free Spins have an unlimited Boat Multiplier, which exponentially increases the potential of Golden Catch Megaways. The Boat Multiplier increments by +1 with every new boat that appears, which is why re-triggers could be the difference between greatness or not.

3 or more Scatters in Free spins award 4 additional Free Spins, and 2 for each Scatter beyond the third.

The potential of Golden Catch Megaways is huge. You’ll be wanting of a fair few boats to get that multiplier high, and then when winning combinations release Fish Prizes you’ll be laughing.

It still impresses us how much of a simple yet brilliant concept Golden Catch Megaways is.

Golden Catch Megaways Bonus Buy

Big Time Gaming has decided to include a Bonus Buy option to Golden Catch Megaways, but obviously, it’s not available to UK players.

You can buy a bonus in Golden Catch Megaways for 100x your bet.

The RTP in the bonus buy is the same as the main game at 96.53%

Golden Catch Megaways Win Exchange

The Win Exchange Feature gives players some flexibility on what to do with big wins…collect, or gamble.

Whenever you win 100x your stake or more then you can sacrifice 100x of it to essentially buy the bonus, but whenever you win between 25x and 100x your stake you can gable your entire win for the chance to be awarded 10 Free Spins.

This is a wheel game whereby landing in the green awards you Free Spins, and landing in the red loses you your win.

Golden Catch Megaways Slot – Our Verdict

At first glance, Golden Catch Megaways might just seem like a Megaways slot with yet another emphasis on the popular fishing mechanic. If you’re a player who judges a slot quickly on its appearance alone, then you may well disregard Golden Catch Megaways, but you’d be doing yourself a disservice if you did.

Big Time Gaming are titans in the iGaming industry for a very good reason, and Golden Catch Megaways is evidence that their brilliance is as alive as it was when they first blessed the world with the first Megaways slot, Dragon Born Megaways.

Golden Catch Megaways has many moments of anticipation in the Base Game alone, but unparalleled excitement ensues in Free Spins when the Unlimited Multiplier kicks in in Free Spins. We were quite frankly baffled with how well this feature performs.

The maximum potential of Golden Catch Megaways is 31,430x, which is a formidable figure even for a Megaways Slot.

All in all, Golden Catch Megaways is a simple slot when you think about it. Big Time Gaming has pieced together elements that have been with us since the very beginning and some new ones in a meticulous fashion for an altogether great slot.