Congo Cash XL Slot Review

Congo Cash XL Slot Overview

Congo Cash XL is a casino slot from Wild Streak Gaming that takes you exploring deep into the jungles. Here, you will meet various animals in the Virunga Mountains, which stretches into Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Although you will see many different types of animals, like Mandrills and Leopards, the main character is the Gorilla, and most of the world's gorilla population actually live in these same mountains. But there are more than animals that live here, as there are uncountable riches to be found in the forms of gems and jewels, waiting to be discovered. The game is centered around the  Jewel Board feature that sits at the top of the screen and comes with Cash Values and extra features to partake in for a chance at landing the max win of 4,400X the bet.

Congo Cash XL is a video slot from Wild Streak Gaming with 6 reels, a 4-3-3-3-3-4 row setup, and 432 ways to win. Players can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.25 and a Max.bet of 250. The game sits at an RTP of 96.41% by default, but keep note of other versions with lower RTPs at 95.41% and 94.48%. Congo Cash XL is played with high volatility, a hit frequency of 27.17%, and a max win of 4,400X the bet.

Take on an epic expedition through the dense jungle as you collect big wins from the Jewel Board feature. The features in Congo Cash XL are Wild Symbols, Jewel Board, Collect Symbols, Free Spins, and Feature Buy. 

Congo Cash XL Slot Information

In the jungles of the Virunga Mountains, you are accompanied by a gorilla that stands next to the playing grid. To really send home the feeling of being in the jungle, the fast-paced soundtrack sounds like something you would hear in the Tarzan movies, which, funnily enough, are also set in Congo. The game can be played on most notepads, mobiles, and desktops. Wins are made by landing 3 or more of the same symbols in adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. 

The lower-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Landing a win with 6 of the same symbols pays out 1.2X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are poisonous frogs, Lemurs, Mandrills, Leopards, and Gorillas. Landing a win with 6 of the same symbols pays out 1.6X to 8X the bet. You will also find Wilds and Collector symbols on the playing grid, as well as various Jewels on the Jewel Board, but more on these in the next section. 

Congo Cash XL Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Congo Cash XL?

You can win up to 4,400X the bet. 

What features are available in the slot Congo Cash XL? 

The features are Wild Symbols, Jewel Board, Collect Symbols, Free Spins, and Feature Buy.

Wild Symbols

Wild Symbols help create winning combinations by being able to substitute for all symbols except Cash, Collect, and XL symbols. 

Jewel Board

Random Jewels appear on the top of reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. At every spin, the jewels change, with new jewels dropping from the top. The types of symbols that can land on the Jewel Board are: 

Money Value Jewels = Come with possible Cash Values that range from 4X to 200X the current bet. 

Jackpot Jewels = Come with values of one of the three Jackpots, Minor, Major, and Grand, with the possible cash values ranging from 20X, 80X, and 2,000X, respectively.

Free Spin Jewels = Can trigger the Free Spins feature with the amount of spins displayed on the jewel, ranging from 3 to 100 spins per jewel. 

You collect these Jewels by landing combinations of the Cash and Collect symbols on the normal playing grid. 

Collect Symbols

There are 3 types of special symbols that will help you collect the cash prizes and features from the Jewel Board, and these are: 

The Butterfly Symbol = Butterfly symbols can only appear on reels 1 and 6, and two of these symbols are needed to activate either the Congo Cash or the XL symbols. 

The Congo Cash Symbol = Congo Cash symbols show up on the reels underneath the Jewel Board. After being activated by 2 Butterfly symbols, they collect the Jewel at the top of the reel. 

The XL Symbol = XL symbols show up on the reels underneath the Jewel board, and after being activated by 2 Butterfly symbols a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 Jewels will be collected from the row above the symbol. 

Free Spins

You can trigger the Free Spins feature by collecting at least one Free Spins Jewel. During the feature, every spin, there is a guaranteed Wild to land on the reel where the Free Spins Jewel was collected. The amount of spins you play the bonus on depends on the number of spins collected from the Jewel Board.

Feature Buy 

You can instantly activate the Free Spins round from the base game by using the Feature Buy option. 

100X = Triggers the Free Spins feature with a random amount of initial spins.

Congo Cash XL Slot Conclusion

Congo Cash XL, at first glance, seems to be a bit of an older game as it follows a lot of styles and similarities to older Pragmatic Play games that are focused around animals, like Safari King or the Buffalo King series. But when looked at a bit closer, we can see that the game isn’t really lacking in a graphical sense, as the game is just an updated version of the original Congo Cash game, keeping the old style, with only slightly better graphics. Now, that isn’t inherently bad, as the game isn’t ugly, but it can feel as if it is in a weird spot between looking like a new game, and also looking 3 years old, and that can be an issue in a rapidly transforming environment like the casino world. 

If we move on to the gameplay, it has to be mentioned that after 3 years between the original release and this XL version, there are not a lot of changes. The biggest change is the introduction of the XL Collector symbol and the bigger Jewel Board, which makes the game inherently more volatile and can generate more and bigger payouts, which is a great addition. We could say that we wish there was more to change the game up, but for those who enjoyed the original and wanted more volatile gameplay, then here you go, this is the perfect fit for you. But on the other hand, after 3 years, there isn’t much change to an otherwise okay game, and maybe it needed that extra bump to keep players coming. All in all, we believe that if you enjoyed the original, then there is a lot more fun to find here, and for newcomers, there are still wins to be made. 

Congo Cash XL is a slot where you explore the deep jungles of Congo for jewels worth a fortune.