Monkey Bonanza is a jungle-themed slot game developed by Northern Lights Gaming. The game features a 5×3 grid set against a vibrant rainforest backdrop, with cartoon-style graphics that bring the jungle to life. The reels are populated with various jungle creatures, including frogs, chameleons, parrots, and monkeys, as well as standard playing card symbols.
Symbols and Payouts: The highest-paying regular symbol is the purple monkey, which awards 2x, 4x, or 8x the stake for three, four, or five in a combination respectively. Other high-value symbols include the parrot, chameleon, and frog. Lower-value symbols are represented by playing card suits.
Wild Symbol: The Wild symbol is represented by a large red “W”. It substitutes for all symbols except the Monkey, Coin, and Collect scatter symbols.
Bonus Features:
- Banana Bonanza Feature: This feature is triggered when the Jumbo Monkey symbol fully covers the three middle reels. Players receive three respins, with the count resetting to three each time a monkey or wild symbol lands. Wilds that land during this feature remain sticky until the end of the round and can pay up to 5x when substituting. The Banana Splat Bar appears during this feature, displaying all winning symbols. Monkey symbols eliminate symbols from the Banana Splat Bar, starting with the lowest value. When respins are exhausted, a Super Monkey Spin occurs with the held Wilds and remaining Banana Splat Bar symbols.
- Piggy Bank & Win Feature: This is a coin collect feature where coin symbols on the reels display cash prizes. These prizes can be collected if a coin symbol lands on reel 5 simultaneously with any other coin symbols.
- Free Spins Bonus: Triggered by landing three Free Spins symbols on reels 1, 3, and 5. Players receive five free spins, and the jumbo monkey appears on the center three reels. All symbols except the Collect symbol can appear in Jumbo size during the Free Spins round.
- Jumbo Symbols: Jumbo Monkey symbols can appear on the three middle reels in sizes of 1×3, 2×3, or 3×3, potentially covering the entire area. These can trigger the Banana Bonanza feature when fully in view.
The game offers a wide betting range from 0.10 to 40.00 per spin, catering to various player preferences. The maximum win potential is 5,000x the stake, which can be achieved through any of the bonus features, with the Free Spins bonus potentially offering the best winning opportunities.
For players in eligible jurisdictions (excluding the UK), a Bonus Buy feature is available, allowing immediate access to the Free Spins bonus round for 45x the stake.