Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels

Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels: Slot Overview

Not being bank robbers, we'll have to presume that there's a compulsion, once someone's knocked over one bank, to repeat the action all over again? At least, this appears to be the thinking behind the classic Break Da Bank slot series from casino games maker Games Global (formerly known as Microgaming), which has gone through numerous iterations since it was released. These days Games Global doesn't awaken from its slumber to release a slot very often, and when it does, it's not unusual for them to revisit past glories. So it is with Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels, a reworking of the classic slot Break Da Bank Again, this time with 4 reel sets working in unison at the same time.

Released all the way back in 2008, the original Break Da Bank Again is getting on in years now and was one of those old-school slots where its gaming grid took up the bulk of the view. Strange then to see 4 grids all at once, taking up less of the screen than before. If you like richly detailed visuals in a modern slot to help set a thematic mood, then Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels might disappoint because its plain purple background and minimal (non-symbol) banking references don't conjure up much of an atmosphere. Nit-picking, of course, since Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels is part of a long, ongoing range of slots that's as much about keeping the past alive as anything else. In that regard, it's probably a success because Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels provides a steady retro-infused stream of events.

The effect of the 4Tune mechanic has had an effect on the bet levels, which vary from 36 p/c to $/€90, as each of the 5x3 grid matrices has 9 fixed paylines for landing winning combinations on. The game is medium volatile and can be found with RTP values of 95.43%, 94.03%, or the lowest is 92.05%. There aren't a lot of stand-out statistics, but what may catch your eye is a hit rate, according to the game info of 63.26%, which is extraordinary if correct. Doesn't mean players are going to clean the game out, but is worth a mention.

Winning combinations are 3 to 5 OAK in length, and there are ten regular pay symbols landing across the board. These are 10 through A card ranks as the lower value symbols and a stack of coins, a cheque, a bundle of banknotes, gold bars, and a chunky gemstone as the highs. The reward for hitting a 5 low pay symbol win is approximately 1.39x to 2.5x, or for a 5 premium symbol win, 5.56x to 41.67x the bet. Wilds are worth even more, maxing out at 208.33x the bet for a 5 wild winning line, or they can be used to substitute any pay symbol. In addition, wild wins are multiplied by x5 in the base game, increasing to x25 in free spins.

Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels: Slot Features

Aside from the extra number of game grids, there's nothing else really new to discover in Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels. Its features remain the multiplying wild bit which was already mentioned, and free spins.

Free Spins

Bank vault doors are the game's free spins scatter symbol. Landing 3, 4, or 5 of them awards 15, 20, or 25 free spins, respectively. Technically, it is possible to trigger free spins simultaneously across all four slots. During free spins, all wins are multiplied by x5, and landing a scatter symbol awards an additional free spin.

Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels: Slot Verdict

These quad reel set slots are really hit or miss. They haven't massively caught on, though studios do come back to the idea every so often to make use of what they have to offer. Their success seems to depend on how much they feel like a cheap trick used to squeeze extra mileage out of a game or whether all those extra screens have been judiciously blended with the features. For instance, take The Dog House Multihold, a game where Pragmatic Play very cleverly incorporated a cloning sticky wild feature which worked perfectly with its four sets of reels during the bonus round. Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels, by contrast, just feels like four Break Da Bank Again slots playing at the same time. And strangely, this does not necessarily translate into 4 times the fun.

One reason why is that landing at least three scatters and triggering free spins on one grid from the base game only means just one grid is active in the bonus round. Triggering free spins on more than one set of reels at the same time may not be an easy task, but it might be more fun when it does happen. The selling point here appears to be that having 4 grids translates to '4x the chance to trigger free spins and win big.' Although, the wins aren't super big. Whilst it might be possible to win up to 4,300 times the bet, the exposure limit means when players bet at the highest stake level this figure is reduced to 1,098.22x

All in all, Break Da Bank Again 4Tune Reels performed pretty much as expected, with no major 'what the' moments. If the thought of four Break Da Bank Agains functioning at the same time sounds neat, then great; otherwise, this'll probably fail to impress much.