Cash Bandits 2: Slot Review

June 22, 2020

After the success of the 2017 slot release Cash Bandits, 2019 saw Realtime Gaming (RTG) return with the sequel in Cash Bandits 2. It would seem these quirky robbers have developed quite the taste for daring bank heists, and why not with all that cash up for grabs? They had better be quick as the alarm has been tripped, and the police, with donut and coffee in hand, have dropped everything and are on the way!

Pull off the bank heist of the century in a 5×4 (reels/rows) and 1-25 variable paylines slot that boasts a minor and major progressive jackpot! Colorful, cartoon-style illustrations await with the playing area embedded between two colossal stone columns. One can only imagine all that loot inside! Complete with a chilling saxophone jazz soundtrack, alarms, and other audio effects, close your eyes, and imagine all those greenbacks!

The alarm has been tripped, and events are now in motion that cannot be stopped, grab the cash, and get out – fast!

Features and Special Symbols: Scatters, Wilds and The Vault Feature with Free Games & Multipliers

Armed with scatter-pay symbols and wilds, the action never ends when they land on the spaces. Triggering The Vault Feature is where you can do the most damage with up to 190 free games and 17x win multipliers!

The Vault Feature

The Vault Feature will require surgical precision, and you reach this room reach by landing 3+ robber scatter symbols on any space.

In this room, you’ll find five keypad combination vaults. Each vault requires a unique 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5-digit combination to open it, and there is just one keypad in front of you connected to all of them. You’ll be able to press 5, 6, or 8 numbers from the 10-digit keypad that will reveal your number of free games and multipliers if you manage to unlock a vault. The default is 5 free games and 2x multipliers if you don’t succeed.

You can collect free games and corresponding multipliers by unlocking a specific vault combination accordingly:

	1-Digit comb.	2-Digit comb.	3-Digit comb.	4-Digit comb.	5-Digit comb.
Free Games	5	10	20	50	100
Win Multiplier	1x	2x	3x	4x	5x

 

It’s possible to re-trigger 5 free games, then added to the existing feature.

Keep an Eye Out for the Following Symbols

As you would expect, a great bank robbery story is nothing without symbols to reinforce the atmosphere. It begins with the police officer who just so happens to be the highest-paying regular symbol, followed by the frightened bank teller and the facade of a bank. These 3 high-paying symbols are unique as they are the only ones that will reward a payout with as little as 2 on a payline from left to right.

Next, you have the police badge and rather recklessly, if not amusingly, a key labeled “Safe Key.” Rounding out the low-paying symbols is a wanted poster, alarm bell, a stack of cash, money bag, handcuffs, and coffee + donut. There are also some special symbols that you will most certainly want to keep an eye out for:

Robber symbol: The robber symbol is important for two reasons. First, he acts as a scatter-pays rewarding 2x, 20x or 50x total bet when appearing in any position in sets of 3, 4 or 5, respectively. Of course, 3+ will also unlock The Vault Feature.

Cash Bandits 2 logo: The special symbol is capable of substituting for any of the other symbols except for the robber scatter. It can also form its own winning payline with 2, 3, 4, or 5, rewarding you with 10, 100, 750, or 5,000 coins respectively, making it the highest paying symbol.

Cash Bandits 2: Free to Play

Released in July 2019, Cash Bandits 2 from RTG brings back the popular Vault Feature from the original, giving you the chance to collect up to 190 free games with a 17x win multiplier. Can you keep cool under pressure and crack the keypad code? Find out and try Cash Bandits 2 for free!

Summary of Slot Features in Cash Bandits 2

The Vault Feature: Enter the vault room whenever you land 3 robber scatter symbols. Input the digital combination code into the keypad to unlock one of 5 vaults containing free games and win multipliers. Collect up to 190 free games and 17x multiplier!

Wild: The wild symbol substitutes for the highest-paying and lowest-paying symbols. It can also form exclusive paylines that reward up to 5,000 coins.

Scatter Pays: Collect up to 50x total bet by landing 3 scatter symbols.

 

Cash Bandits 2: Slot Gameplay

Speed: Set the spin speed to slow, medium, or fast by clicking on the button to the bottom left.

Lines: You can vary the number of active paylines from 1 to 25.

Bet: Choose the value of your bet ranging from $0.01 to $125 by scrolling on the up or down arrows.

Autoplay: The second button from the bottom will turn the autoplay on or off.

Spin: Located on the bottom right, this button will spin the reels once.

Cash Bandits 2: Closing Thoughts

After the success of Cash Bandits in 2017, RTG decided to create a modern, digital sequel with familiar symbols and features – albeit enhanced! The developer chose to increase the payouts on the highest-paying symbols and wild while bringing back the Vault Feature bonus, which was initially limited to a maximum of 90 free games with a 12x multiplier. The only small complaint that we might have is the top scatter pays win of 50x total bet, which is lower than the 200x total bet of the original.

The slot is rather amusing, embedding police clichés into the artwork. Despite the shortage of many features, it remains a very entertaining slot partly due to the high hit rate of The Vault Feature. This means that you will probably not be waiting too long for it to trigger, which is good since it represents the best opportunity to collect higher payouts.

RTG has even included a similar progressive jackpot to the original, randomly triggered after any spin. Aside from this progressive jackpot, the maximum stated potential win per spin is 50,000x bet per payline, which certainly has our attention!

Crack the keypad code, rob the bank, but don’t get caught when you play Cash Bandits 2.