The famous conquistador is back, and it seems that he is very near the discovery of the mystical city of El Dorado. Gonzo’s Gold is the latest NetEnt video slot featuring the Spaniard, offering cluster pays and free spins with expanding symbols. Playable from $0.10 per spin, the 2021 release is visually impressive, housing a fitting soundtrack. You will roam the halls of an ancient Aztec temple, looking for winning clusters and Scatters that trigger freebies. Expanding symbols will cover entire reels and entire rows, allowing you to win up to 6,500x bet. Gonzo’s Gold is a medium volatility slot that comes with an RTP of 96.11%.
The reels are placed in the tombs of an ancient Aztec temple. The slot comes with 5 reels, 5 rows, offering cluster pays. This means that players win payouts by landing matching symbols in clusters, connected either horizontally or vertically. When it comes to high-paying symbols, they pay even for three of a kind. Four of a kind is the minimum for low-value ones. The betting range is pretty wide, which will satisfy both the penny punters and high rollers. Bet as low as $0.10 and as high as $100 per spin.
The NetEnt title boasts exceptional graphics and a fitting soundtrack. The Temple is used as a Scatter that triggers the Free Spins feature. It is also the Wild that substitutes for all regular icons. Gonzo is, of course, the top-paying regular symbol. Yellow, Green, and Blue Masks represent other high-value symbols. As for playing cards, they are used as low-paying icons.
To trigger the Free Spins feature, you will need to land at least 3 Temple Scatters on the reels. It doesn’t matter how many Scatters you land, the number of freebies is fixed at 10. More Scatters will secure you bigger bonus wins. For example, 5 Scatters get you 10 freebies and a 200x bet bonus win.
Before the feature starts, you get to pick for yourselves which of the regular symbols will be the Special Expanding Symbol during free spins. Once the freebies begin, if you land two or more Special Expanding Symbols next to each other, they will expand and cover the entire reel. Once the clusters expand, players will receive an additional cluster win that came from the clusters of expanding symbols. It is possible to retrigger the feature. Three or more Scatters on the reels will get you 10 extra freebies. There are no limits when it comes to how many times you can retrigger the feature.
In our humble opinion, Gonzo’s Gold is as good as its famous predecessor. Even though NetEnt tried to make a change in their newest Gonzo video slot, we are not sure they have been successful. Maybe it’s just us, but we feel that something is missing in the 2021 release. Perhaps it is the Cascading Reels feature, or the increasing win multiplier. We simply feel that there is not enough action here. We are not sure that Gonzo fans will enjoy these changes but they should certainly test the game themselves before making the final decision.
