Theme and Graphics
Forget peaceful lakes, sunny days, and colorful fish: Nolimit City really raises the bar by imagining an acid-green colored lake with a rickety boat full of beer cans floating on it, and a fisherman who's fallen under the influence of alcohol, of whom only the boots are visible. Below the waterline, desolation reigns, as nothing can grow in such polluted water.
Only occasionally can you glimpse the shadows of monstrous fish, and from time to time a beer can falls from above, lost forever in the murky waters. A net surrounds the game grid, and on it are the main symbols depicting disgusting fish, burst worm cans, hooked frogs... a grotesque landscape to say the least, very true to the dark aesthetic for which Nolimit City is famous. Needless to say, everything is rendered with exceptional mastery and attention to detail.
The paying symbols are:
- Red fish pays up to 5x;
- Green fish pays up to 3x;
- Piranha pays up to 2.4x;
- Blue fish pays up to 1.80x;
- Boots pay up to 0.70x;
- Severed foot pays up to 0.65x;
- Frog pays up to 0.60x;
- Worms pay up to 0.55x;
- Hook pays up to 0.50x.
Bonus Features
Enhanced Cells: these cells are found at the top and bottom of each reel and are initially covered by nets. They remain locked until a scatter symbol appears. Once opened, they can reveal various features such as Fisherman Wilds, Big Bertas, xWays, or standard paying symbols.
Fish Trophy & Big Berta: these symbols, depicting a golden trophy and the fisherman's boat with a question mark, show random multipliers when they land on the reels. The Fish Trophy can display values like 2x, 5x, up to 5,000x. Big Berta, on the other hand, has multipliers from 100x up to 5,000x.
Wild Kill N' Grill Fishing: this is a collection feature that activates when a golden Fisherman Wild lands in an open enhanced cell in the base game. During this mode, the multiplier values of Fish Trophy symbols are collected to benefit the player.
Lunker, Hawg, Honey Hole Spins: these represent free spin modes activated by different numbers of scatters. Each offers a certain number of enhanced cells and potential extra spins if an additional scatter lands.
- 3 scatters activate 8 Lunker spins with 6 enhanced cells
- 4 scatters activate 9 Hawg spins with 8 enhanced cells
- 5 scatters activate 10 Money Hole spins with 10 enhanced cells
Additionally, landing a new scatter in the first two modes awards 2 extra enhanced cells and 1 extra free spin.
Fisherman Wild Collection: during free spins, Fisherman Wilds that land are collected. Reaching certain thresholds (i.e., collecting 4, 8, or 12) activates special multipliers that increase player winnings.
Buy Bonus: this section allows players to purchase direct access to free spins modes by paying an additional cost on the starting bet.
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Pros and Cons of Ugliest Catch Slot
Without beating around the bush, Ugliest Catch has unmistakable originality. Nolimit City's grotesque vision of the fishing theme offers a distinct gaming experience that boldly contrasts with traditional representations. Although the payout of some symbols may seem modest, this doesn't change the game's innovative essence and still makes it fun and worthy of attention. The dark plot, combined with a series of unique bonus features, makes this slot an compelling proposition for players looking for something different from the usual.