Hot Spin Megaways

iSoftBet has taken classic online slot gaming and spiced it up with the addition of several hard-hitting and rewarding features. In many ways, Hot Spin Megaways is the natural answer to the question: What will digital platforms add to classic slot games? This game exhibits not only the ever-popular Megaways playing dynamic but a clean and exciting presentation of symbols and a bonus wheel that injects yet more playing joy into this already jam-packed game. Who knew this is where those classic one-armed bandits at the casino would finally lead?

Overview Hot Spin Megaways

The features for this slot are both numerous and high in quality. First of all, this game naturally has a cascading reels feature, being a Megaways slot. Next is the Hot Spin wheel feature which is activated at random and delivers 1 of 10 modifiers to the gameplay. In addition, there is the Hot Spin free spins bonus which gives you several free spins and an attached multiplier. The combination that you are granted is dependent on the number of scatters that you land to trigger the feature. And finally, we have the Free Spins Hot Spins feature, which is like the Hot Spin wheel but specific to the free spins round. Here the modifiers are slightly different.

Hot Spin Megaways Theme and Symbols

Regarding the theme, it is about as classic as online slot games get and a setup which takes the standard presentation and symbols of the old fruity and updates them for modern gaming. Unlike the machines of old, this game presents them in high definition and with a sheen that can only really be mastered on a computer. In many ways though, this slot sparks a feeling of nostalgia, especially living in the pandemic world that we do, for the physical machines that populate real brick and mortar casinos.

The background for Hot Spin Megaways is a simple purple graphic with very little to say about it. Its static dark background compliments the wild and bright symbols that appear on the reels and the colourful bonus wheel. The board is a classic gold-fringed slot reel window with white and coloured backgrounds for the variety of symbols.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols comprise cherries, lemons, plums, melons, bells, stars and lucky 7s. However, the top paying symbol in this game is the diamond symbol, this symbol pays a decent 50x your total stake for the top combination of 6 on a pay line. In terms of specials, there is the large W, that constitutes the wild symbol and the bonus scatter that activated the free spins feature.

Game Play

Hot Spin Megaways is a 6 reel, Megaways slot game. The Megaways aspect means that the number of symbols that appear in each row per spin changes. The more symbols that are on the reels at once the more pay line there are available to play. The maximum number of Megaways that you can play on is 117,649. To achieve wins in this slot, players must match 3 of a kind on a pay line or use the special symbols to make combinations. Each combination made must start on reel 1. The betting range for Hot Spin Megaways is £0.20 to £20 per spin.

To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the bet adjuster located to the right of the reels. Information about the slot, including the paytable and the auto spins options, can be found via the information button at the bottom left-hand side of the playing board. The volatility rating for Hot Spin Megaways is very high. The return to player percentage for Hot Spin Megaways is 95.98%. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 50,000 x your stake.

Features

There are quite a few features for this game so why don’t we just dive in. The first feature for this game is the cascading reels feature. This feature is activated when players score a winning combination. The winning symbols are removed from the board and immediately replaced by a new set from above to try and find another win from the same spin. This feature continues until the new set does not trigger a win.

Next on the features list is the Hot Spin Wheel Modifier feature. You’ll notice that to the left of the main reels is a spinning fortune wheel split into 10 sections. Each section of this wheel contains a modifier. This wheel can be activated completely at random on any spin. When it is activated, you’ll get one spin with the chance to land and apply one of the modifiers. The modifiers on offer are explained below:

• The Wild feature modifier: This modifier deposits between 5-8 wilds onto the reels.
• The Super Wild feature: This modifier deposits between 8-12 wilds onto the reels.
• In-Sync feature: Up to 3 reels will spin in sync and display the same combination of symbols.
• Super In-Sync feature: Up to 6 reels will spin in sync.
• Wild Reels feature: 2, 3 or 4 reels will turn wild.
• Super Wild Reels feature: 2, 3 or 4 reels will turn wild, complete with a multiplier of 2x, 3x or 5x attached.
• Mystery Symbols feature: Between 6-10 symbols will all transform into the same matching symbol.
• Super Mystery Symbols feature: Between 6-16 symbols will all transform into the same matching symbol.
• Max Megaways feature: You will get a spin on a machine that contains a maximum of 117,649 Megaways.
• Bonus Trigger feature: You will land 4 scatter symbols and trigger the free spins.

Next is the Hot Spin Free Spins feature. To activate this feature, you must land 4 or more of the bonus symbols on the reels at the same time. Then depending on the number of scatters you landed to trigger the feature, you’ll be given one of the following combinations:

• 5 free spins with a 1x starting multiplier.
• 10 free spins with a 3x starting multiplier.
• 5 free spins with a 5x starting multiplier.
• Mystery Pick: this awards a random combination of free spins and starting multiplier.

The multiplier in play at the start grows by 1x for each successful cascade that you manage to trigger. What’s more, the multiplier does not reset if you trigger a spin that doesn’t win. Landing additional bonus symbols can also retrigger the feature.

Lastly, there is the Free Spins Hot Spins Wheel feature, which is the specific bonus reel that appears in the free spins round. It operates in the same way as the base game wheel, but the modifiers offered are different. They are as follows:

• Random Wilds: Between 5 and 12 wilds are added to random positions on the grid.
• Max Megaways: You will get a spin on the 117,649 ways to win machine.
• Mystery Symbols: Between 6 and 15 mystery transforming symbols are added.
• Multiplier Boost: The current multiplier increases by 3x. For example, a 5x multiplier would become 8x.
• Symbols Removed: All the lower value symbols are removed from play for 1 spin.

Conclusion

As promised, this is classic slot gaming taken to the extreme, with an unbelievable number of modifiers and features, it is almost difficult to keep up with the pace of the game. If you like frenetic, feature-heavy games with high volatility and a great top payout, this a game designed perfectly for you.