Have you watched “Banzai”? It was a British comedy gambling gameshow spoofing Japanese gameshows and general television style. Each segment of the show was a silly or bizarre contest. Members of the viewing audience were encouraged to bet with each other on the outcome of each segment. Betting contests on the show included amputee soccer, egg eating, grannies playing chicken with motorized wheelchairs, blindfolded gas pumping, and the length of time it would take an object to hit the ground after being dropped from a roof.  Sounds like fun? Now you can enjoy playing a slot game based on the show! 

“Banzai” is a 5-reel, 15-line slot from OpenBet based on the popular television show under the same title. Before you start playing, you will watch a funny introduction video, during which ‘Banzai’ will be screamed in the same fashion as the show starts. The reels are full of colourful symbols such as chickens, game logos, lightnings, Japanese signs,  yin-yang symbols, Japanese men, Bonus symbols and A, K, Q and J symbols. When a winning combination is formed, a video with all your favourite characters from the show will be played, for example, with Mr Cheeky Chappie, Lady One Question, Shaking Hand Man 2 and Mr Bazai. With each spin of the reels, you will be able to hear all the crazy sound effects you know from the show.

In order to make this slot as entertaining as the original TV show, OpenBet decided to include various special features that will increase your chances of hitting a big win.

First of all the chicken is Wild and can replace any symbol apart from the Bonus symbol.

The game offers not just one but as many as four Bonus rounds, which are triggered by three or more Bonus symbols scattered anywhere on the reels. The Bonus symbols will then change into question marks and you will be asked to choose one of them to reveal which Bonus round you will play. The four Bonus rounds are based on the show and are called: Lady One Question, Animal Scientific Experiment, Celebrity Box of Death Dilemma and Mr Shake Hands Man 2. Each Bonus round offers something different, so let’s get to know more about them, shall we?

If you activate Lady One Question Bonus, you will be asked to select one question from a choice of three for Lady One Question to ask a random celebrity. Your bonus counter will be increasing for as long as the celebrity is answering the question. Remember – time is money! As soon as the celebrity walks away out of sight, the counter will stop and you will collect your winning. If the celebrity recognizes Lady One Question then they will refuse to answer the question and you will not earn any money.

In Mr Shake Hands Man 2 Bonus you will be asked to predict how long the handshake will last for. You will be allowed to choose between 1-7 seconds, 8-15 seconds, 16-23 seconds or 24+ seconds. Get it right and your total bonus amount will be doubled!

Celebrity Box of Death Dilemma Bonus features Mr Cheeky Chappie who has become a vampire and joined ranks of the living dead. When the sun rises he must make one of the five coffins his home and hide his stacks of vampire cash in the other four. You will be allowed to keep clicking through the five coffins to try to reveal all the hidden piles of bonus vampire cash. The Bonus round ends either when you discover vampire Mr Cheeky Chappie or you reveal all four cash piles without disturbing him, gaining additional final bonus winnings for “super stealth stealing”.

Finally, during Animal Scientific Experiment round you select one of the four fine racing cockroaches. You will win a prize depending on the place your cockroach finishes the race. Prizes are awarded only for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, so choose a fast cockroach!

All in all, “Banzai” is as funny and entertaining as the original show. OpenBet has once again created a slot that not only looks good, but also offers many entertaining special features that will award you with great prizes! So what are you waiting for? Give this superb slot a go and have fun!