Winter Berries 2

Yggdrasil is soon launching their sequel to the Winter Berries franchise with updated graphics and a beautiful soundtrack. Winter Berries 2 houses delicious fruit-themed symbols and a gorgeous background with a wintery nature aesthetic. The main mechanics of the game are the reel multipliers which can branch off to an extra reel. Since it is wintery time, some symbols can even freeze and become sticky on the board for some more payout chances.

Winter Berries 2 features an average and stable RTP of 96%. However, what is not stable is the volatility factor which is cranked up to high in this game. The game has a high betting ceiling which we will discuss later along with bonus mechanics. For now, let us jump into the basics of this Winter Berries 2 slot review.

The gameplay of Winter Berries 2 is a standard Yggdrasil gameplay loop with 20 paylines and 8 regular symbols. Players will need to arrange at least 3 identical symbols in one of the active paylines. The winning combinations must be left to right and they are combined if multiple paylines score.

The standard game has 5 reels with 3 rows active. However, players can turn on the Golden Bet feature if they want the 6^th reel active as well. Either way, the goal remains the same. When it comes to regular symbols, this game has an advantage for the player where there are 8 symbols rather than the usual 10 or 12. This increases the chances for a win as there is not huge traffic of different symbols.

Speaking of regular symbols the lower-winning ones appear as card symbols while the higher-winning ones look like fruit.

The player has a few options when it comes to placing bets. First off, the standard wagering range is anywhere from $0.1 to $100. This bet qualifies you for the potential 10000x maximum payout. We must say that this is a pretty high ceiling for placing bets and quite a grand payout.

Further, the player can also activate the Buy Bonus or Golden Bet. The Golden Bet is interesting in that it unlocks the 6^th reel for play. Furthermore, it also increases the chances for free spin symbols to land. If you do not want to wait you can also use the buy option to purchase free spins. The prices are 1.5x the bet for Golden Spin and anywhere from 200x to 600x for the free spins Buy option depending on which kind of bonuses you want.

All of this is wrapped up in a high volatility payout experience with an average RTP value of 96%.

The bonus mechanics in Yggdrasil’s Winter Berries 2 slot are quite exciting and fun to play around with. Mainly, these mechanics are focused on the reel multipliers which can increase. But there are a few other features to boost player winnings. Sadly, wilds are not present in the game. With that being said, let us cover the other mechanics.

• Freezing Respins – Hit any winning combination to start Respins. Winning symbols will become sticky and landing more winning symbols will freeze them. Respins will continue as long as new winning symbols land.
• Multipliers – Fill consecutive reels from left to right with frozen symbols to apply their multipliers to your wins.
• Free Spins – Landing 3 to 6 scatter symbols in the base game will trigger 10 to 20 free spins. All multipliers are double in Free Spins. Land a special scatter symbol to increase all multipliers by up to +15. Scatters also award +1 free spin.

The standard spin of Winter Berries 2 is not like in other games. The innovative mechanics make each winning combination into a freezing respins experience. This is what makes this Yggdrasil release so fun to play. And the free spins mode simply doubles down on these bonus mechanics for an incredible payout experience.