Extreme Megaways

Extreme Megaways Overview

Stakelogic has taken inspiration from one of their earliest releases and one of the original series of games that initially drew people to their products. We are talking here about the Extreme Series, which started as early as 2016. This slot, in many ways, is just the latest in a collection of slots from the provider in this series. From an aesthetic perspective, it is all about space with 80s' retro graphics, fonts, and titles. If you were feeling complimentary, you might say the look is nostalgic, yet there is no getting away from the fact Extreme Megaways looks pretty tacky from certain angles.

What this slot does have in spades, however, is bonus features. From cascades (an almost mandatory feature with Megaways slots) to a gamble feature, and a bonus reel, the gameplay is full of exciting twists and turns. The bonus wheel is especially useful as it distributes various symbols onto the reels to help score bigger wins. These include random wilds, multiplier wilds, destroyers, mystery symbols and dropping wilds. Finally, this game also comes with a free spins round that has a progressive multiplier modifier active. All features will be explained in more detail later on in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for Extreme Megaways is a classic space theme which, let's just say, isn't the most elaborate we have ever seen. You basically have a set of Megaways reels sitting on top of a static outer space background. The only other visual clues to the space theme are the Tron-like font that the title's name is in and the wild symbol - a multicoloured star icon. If Staeklogic had put a bit more thought into things, we might have some more energetic animations or even a character or two to liven things up. However, if simple themes are your speed, then this might be perfect for you.

As we have covered already, the background is a static picture of outer space with variable size stars poking out of a black abyss. Again, a few planets, a spaceship or a cheeky alien here and there would just add a few more dimensions to the visual spectacle here.

The board consists of three-reel sets. The first one and the largest is the lowest one composed of 6 reels, holding anywhere in the range of 2 to7 icons in each, as it is a Megaways reel. Above this reel is a horizontally spinning reel containing four symbols. When combined, they produce a maximum of 117,649 ways to win. The final reel is the top reel, in which bonus features land.

The symbols for Extreme Megaways comprise a set of low-value icons, a set of high-value icons and special icons. The low-value symbols are the six gems, each of which pays slightly differently according to its colour. The more valuable set is the classic slot machine symbols of the cherries, bars, bells and the lucky 7s. The 7s are the most valuable and are also the only symbol that payout for just two symbols on a pay line. The specials comprise the wild icon, which as mentioned in the multicoloured star symbol. This symbol replaces all other symbols barring the free spins scatter, which is the other special symbol, to score more wins.

Game Play

Extreme Megaways is played on a 6-reel, Megaways playing board. This means that the number of symbols that falls into each reel varies with every spin. There are up to 117,649 ways to win in this game. Players must match three symbols in combinations running along pay lines from left to right to create winners in this game, barring the lucky 7, which only needs two symbols.

The betting range for Extreme Megaways is 20p to as much as £40 per spin. To change your betting level per spin, use the bet adjuster tool located at the bottom of the playing window.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located to the bottom right of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game's menu.
The volatility for Extreme Megaways is rated in the highly volatile range. The return to player percentage for Extreme Megaways is 95.6%, which is under average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin has not been disclosed by the provider.

Features

The first feature in this game that players should be aware of is the cascading reels feature. This feature is triggered after any win, removing the winning symbols and replacing them with new ones. This process takes place to give players extra chances of winning from the same spin. The Cascades continue until no new winners are found.

After every winning sequence, players are also given the option of gambling their spin's winnings using the gamble feature. After opting to gamble, players need to correctly guess the colour of the suit of a face-down card; succeeding will double the size of your bet. However, losing means the winnings for your whole spin are lost. You can turn this feature off using the options at the side.
The bonus reel is where a lot of the action for this slot resides. This is the reel that sits at the top of the playing board. Mostly it will display blank spaces, but occasionally a bonus will appear and be bestowed upon you. There are five modifiers that the bonus reel can help you with. These are as follows:
• Random wilds – a random number of wild symbols are added on reels 2-6.
• Multiplier wilds – 2 multiplier wilds are added to reels 2-5.
• Destroyer – all symbols on the reels are removed following the cascade sequence.
• Mystery – mystery symbols are added to reels 1-6, converting to the same pay symbol type.

Dropping wilds – one reel between 2-5 is filled with dropping wilds. If there is no wind, the wilds go one position down, and a re-spin is awarded. If a win occurs, the wild reel goes down one position.

Finally, we have the free spins game. To trigger this feature, players must land four or more scatters on the reels at once. The more scatters landed to activate the bonus, the greater the number of spins awarded. Before the feature begins, you are given another gamble option. This time it is to gamble for more spins. This could end up in you landing 14 free spins or losing the bonus altogether. A win multiplier modifier is activated during the free spins game, starting on x2 and increasing by one after every win. During this round, the bonus reel always displays a bonus.

Additional sets of scatters of 4 or more landed simultaneously adds another five spins to your total. Each extra scatter beyond four in view awards +5 more spins.

Conclusion

Although this game might let players down in the theme and aesthetics departments, the features and gameplay more than makeup for it. The issue here is that the RTP is so low that you don't often get wins, and features are reticent to trigger even with these features available. The high volatility and undisclosed top payout are also worrying. You can play Extreme Megaways and all the other free casino slot games for fun, without registration or deposit.