Crabbin’ Crazy 2 Crabbin’ Bonanza!

Crabbin' Crazy 2 Crabbin' Bonanza!: Slot Overview

If catching crabs once wasn't enough, developer iSoftBet has your back with another bout of crustacean chasing in the sequel Crabbin' Crazy 2 Crabbin' Bonanza! It might not have been the biggest, most devastating slot ever released into the wild, but the original Crabbin' Crazy oozed charm, humour, and some infectious gaming moments. Might as well tell you now that Crabbin' Crazy 2 isn't a massive slot either by certain measures, yet it's just as lively as its predecessor was, if not more, and possesses a bulging net of gaming elements to haul in.

Graphically, Crabbin' Crazy 2 has moved on from the first game, where players find themselves out at sea, rather than sitting on the beach, with a fishing boat bobbing up and down on the left, while a lighthouse warns of dangerous rocks on the right. The artwork is less Saturday morning cartoon than before; now it's been shifted to something more Pixar-looking. The music makes a big contribution, too, adding a light sense of joviality. All in all, iSoftBet has provided another light-hearted zone for players to lose themselves in and engage in a bit of crabbin'.

To drop the nets or cast off, or however it is that crabs are caught, players can choose to wager 20 p/c to $/€20 per spin and decide whether or not to activate the Crabbin' License side bet. Turning it on increases the stake by 25%, thereby increasing the chance of triggering the features and getting 4 respins instead of 3 in the Crabbin' Bonanza Respins round. With the Crabbin' License switched off, the RTP comes in at 95.93%; with it on, that figure moves up to 96.01%. Brace for a medium volatile math model no matter how the game is tackled.

Crabbin' Crazy 2 is played on a 5-reel, 3-row slot machine with 20 unchangeable paylines to land winning combos on. Winning lines of three or more of a kind are possible, and if a five-of-a-kind win hits, players collect an award worth 2.5 to 5 times their bet when made up of the J-A icons, or 7.5 to 20 times their bet for the worm, fishing reel, crab pincers, or fishing boat premium tiles. There's a wild symbol, too, present on all five reels. Wilds can replace any of the previously mentioned pay symbols or create wins of their own worth up to 25 times the bet for a five wild winning line.

Crabbin' Crazy 2 Crabbin' Bonanza!: Slot Features

Catching these crabs can be quite an eventful business, made so by features such as Mystery Crates, Taxi Crabs, Pick A Bucket features, and Crabbin' Bonanza Respins. Here's how they work.

Mystery Crates

When Mystery Crate boxes are added onto the reels, they all transform into the same pay symbol type.

Taxi Crab

A Taxi Crab, literally a taxi with a crab driver, can appear on any losing spin to transform it into a big win or a bonus trigger.

Pick A Bucket

On any spin, the fisherman chap may appear to trigger this feature; 3 buckets are displayed on the screen for players to pick one of them. Picks reveal one of these:

• Mystery Crate – boxes are added to the reels, which all transform into the same pay symbol.
• Synced Reels – two or more reels sync together to land the same symbols.
• Catch of the Day – a win is made, and winning symbols are held. All other symbols respin, and if the win is improved the procedure is repeated.
• Colossal Cash – a 3x3-sized colossal symbol is added to the reels. This can be anything except Crab symbols.
• Crazy Crabbin' – The Fisherman collector lands on reel 1, and the value of any Crabs which hit are awarded. The Super Crab and the Uni Crab are not available from this feature.

Crabbin' Bonanza Respins

Landing at least 5 crab symbols triggers this feature. Once activated, 3 or 4 respins are awarded, depending on whether the Crabbin' License side bet is switched off or on. Triggering crabs are held, and landing new crabs resets the spin count back to its original value. When respins come to an end, the value of all symbols on the screen is awarded. Should a Fisherman land, he collects all crab values, making space for new symbols to land. Super Crabs double all prizes in view, including the Fisherman, then reveal a value of 10x, 25x, or 50x.

Crabbin' Crazy 2 Crabbin' Bonanza!: Slot Verdict

Who would've thought that catching crabs could be so delightfully eventful? At least, it is in the world of Crabbin' Crazy 2. If you've caught shows like Deadliest Catch, you'll know making a living catching crabs is not for the faint-hearted. Big seas, rough weather, bumpy boats, the danger of being hit by something, or getting thrown overboard make for an eventful workplace, just not one a lot of people could probably handle or would want to. If catching crabs was as jolly as it is in Crabbin' Crazy 2, maybe it would be another story.

The reason is that catching crabs, or chasing them, in Crabbin' Crazy 2 can be a right old laugh. Fairly busy, too, thanks to the stack of features iSoftBet has rammed in. Some of the features here, like the Catch of the Day, have been the focal point in other slots. In Crabbin' Crazy 2, it's just one of many available from the Pick A Bucket feature, which triggered often enough to help keep the pace up. Here the focus is arguably on Crabbin' Bonanza Respins, which aren't the most sophisticated hold 'n win round in the world, nor the most lucrative, by a long shot. But, like practically everything else, it's a bonus round that can be jolly, too, should the crabs be nipping.

One of Crabbin' Crazy 2's biggest drawbacks for big win chasers is likely to be its modest 2,000x the bet win cap. That total is higher than what's possible in the previous Crabbin' Crazy game, but not by a whole lot. This one's angling for a different sort of hold 'n win gambler than those looking to take on the biggest beasts out there. Otherwise, if nabbing the most colossal catch possible isn't a concern, Crabbin' Crazy 2's fun, playful vibe is easy to enjoy.