Majestic Gold Megaways

Majestic Gold Megaways Overview

Developed by iSoftBet, Majestic Gold Megaways takes place on the great plains of Africa, with all the typical birds and beasts of this part of the world making an appearance as symbols for the game. If you are familiar with the previous game without the Megaways playing dynamic, you’ll notice that this one has a slightly better finish and has more attention paid to it in regards to the graphics and the background. As with the previous game, though, there are still many bonus features enhanced by the Megaways paying dynamic. Read the rest of this review to get a good idea of the quality of this slot.

The features for Majestic Gold Megaways start with the standard cascading wins bonus. This feature is triggered when players score a win. The winning symbols are removed from the reels and replaced by a new set when you do so. This gives players more chances of winning from the same spin. Next is the mystery symbols feature, which is randomly triggered on any spin. When it is, a random collection of mystery symbols is distributed onto the reels, which then all transform into the same symbol. In addition, there is a Max Megaways feature, a free spins feature and a Golden Lion feature, all of which will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is the African plains or, more specific, the majestic grasslands of the Serengeti. The Serengeti is the poster child for much of Africa’s natural landscapes and wildlife, and for a good reason. Located in Tanzania, The Serengeti Regional Park is approximately 30,000 km² and is a protected region of the country. It is home to a vast selection of amazing wildlife, including wildebeest, gazelles, elephants and giraffes. This slot has represented some of these iconic animals in the game, making the slot come alive with the roars and bellows of wildlife.

The background for this game is a vision of dawn breaking across the Serengeti. Thanks to the largely flat and wide landscape, sunrises in the Serengeti are very dramatic. A yellow sun breaks tentatively through morning clouds, bringing with it a new day in which the humans, animals and plants in this unique area will thrive. The image isn’t of the most amazing quality, but it has at least been composed with some thought as to how it will fit with the rest of the landscape. As recreations of the Serengeti go, this probably gets a good 7 out of 10.
The playing window is a golden framed board with an ornate pattern of diamonds.

The symbols for this game are split into low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols are the 9, 10, J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. However, the more valuable symbols are the wildebeest, rhinos, elephants, and lions. The lion is the most valuable of these symbols, worth 50x your stake for the top combination. The tree and sunset symbol is the wild icon. It can appear only on the horizontal reel above reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. The wild can replace all other regular symbols to help form more wins.

Game Play

Majestic Gold Megaways is played on a Megaways machine with up to 117,649 ways to win. Each reel will contain between 2 and 7 icons which change with every spin. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Majestic Gold Megaways is 20p to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the very range. The return to player percentage for Majestic Gold Megaways is 96.11%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 50,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is the cascading reels bonus which is triggered when players score a win. The winning symbols are removed from the reels and replaced by a new set from above when this happens. This mechanic will continue until a new set does not form a win.

The next feature included here is the mystery symbols bonus. A random number of mystery symbols may land in view on any random spin. When these land, they will all transform into the same symbol, helping to score more wins.
The Max Megways bonus is the next feature. It is also triggered at random. When triggered, the full 117,649 pay lines are made available, each reel gaining its full size.

Next is the free spins round. When four or five bonus symbols land on the reels, this bonus is activated. This will trigger 10 or 15 free spins. Once this game is triggered, players can gamble the number of spins granted to them and try to boost the starting multiplier. To gamble, you have to play a wheel of fortune game. Land on red, and you’ll lose spins. Land on the green, and you’ll gain them.

The penultimate feature is the Golden Lion bonus. This feature becomes active from within the free spins. Whenever a lion symbol falls, it is collected. Collect 20 lions, and the least valuable symbol will change to a lion symbol and award players an extra three spins.
Finally, the Majestic Bet allows players to buy their way into the free spins round.

Conclusion

Although a little choked with features, this game does offer up a lot of fun and a decent top win if you can stick it out long enough. Betting ranges should give you some longevity in spins, too. Overall, this is an upgraded version of the previous game with a Megaways mechanic. Therefore, if you liked the old version, you are sure to like this one.