Max Megaways slot runs on the Light & Wonder software platform and it features 6 reels and up to 117649 pay lines. Okay, for this one, Light & Wonder had to team up with our favourite Big Time Gaming to create a secret agent Max Megaways that is going to introduce you to a glamorous life spiced up with a bit of danger. Go undercover in this James Bond-inspired game here for fun, or at any Light & Wonder or Big Time Casino for real.
How to Play Max Megaways Slot?
Set your bets and head looking for the secret volcano lair hidden on a secluded island.
- Stake arrows will help regulate your bets
- Autoplay will open a panel where you can choose the number of automated spins and loss limit.
- Spin will set the reels in motion once you’ve settled on your bet.
- Ticket button is your pass into the bonus feature for a certain buy amount.
Slot Features
Wild symbol can substitute for all the symbols in the game except for the Scatter and the Wild Bomb symbols. The way that wins are formed is through reactions where the win symbols get removed from the grid to make room for new symbols to drop from above.
Base Game Bonuses
The game is equipped with a couple of bonus rounds that can occur during the base game with the help of a Wild Modifier and those include Maximum Megaways, Vertical Wild, Horizontal Wild and the Wild Bomb.
With Maximum Megaways the spin will get played at the max number of pay lines with 7 symbols per reel. Vertical Wild will take all symbols from one reel and get them replaced by Wilds whereas the Horizontal Wild will take all symbols in the Extra Reel and replace them with Wilds. Wild Bomb will get added to the Extra Reel and after any win, all symbols, except the Scatters or the Wild Bombs will get replaced by new symbols.
Free Spins
There are 2 Scatters the Gold Scatter and the Diamond Megascatter, and getting 3 or more Scatters in any position will award 10 spins plus 2 additional spins for each Scatter beyond the third triggering symbol. If one of the triggering Scatters is the Megascatter you will get the Enhanced Free Spins will get awarded. Megascatter, however, can occur only on reel 6.
Before the feature starts you will have to click to reveal modifiers for the spins. You will get 2 picks with regular Free Spins and 3 with the Enhanced Free Spins. The bonus modifiers include Double Multipliers that will increase by +2 after each reaction, Duplicate Wilds that will turn a regular symbol below the Wild into the Wild, 2 Scatter Retrigger will award extra spins, Increased Ways will increase the number of symbols on each main reel, and No Lower Symbols that will remove all the low-value symbols.
In addition, Free Spins will come with a win multiplier that starts at x1 and increase by 1 with each reaction. Also, the Scatters can appear only on the Extra Top Reel in the feature.
Win Exchange
You have 2 options in this feature. If you win x100 the stake or more during the base game, you will get a chance to exchange an amount equal to x100 the bet for 10 Free Spins. If you are winning between x25 and x100 the bet you can gamble the amount for a chance to win 10 spins on a segmented red-green wheel of fortune.
Summary
Max Megaways is a truly thrilling adventure in the real sense of a secret mission and agents, and it packs a lot of different features and modifiers. Of course, as with any other secret mission, this one too comes with a certain level of risks, however, the benefits well surpass that, as this potent release comes with high volatility and max exposure of x139200 the bet.
Max Megaways is a 6 reel slot with up to 117649 ways to win from Big Time Gaming game provider. I explored this game just about 2 months ago in one of my sessions. I am a fan of Big Time gaming slots and of course they're most known for their megaways slots and the trademark megaways mechanic. And I've had some really great wins on their other megaways slots, so once I saw this game, I knew I had to give it a try.
Max Megaways is a classic looking slot with the megaways mechanic. The game design is inspired by the secret agent theme and I have to admit, the design is really beautiful. The top paying symbols in this game are different gems while the low paying symbols are letters and numbers. And one thing I really like about this game is that it's not your average megaways slot with just a free spins bonus round, but it also offers different base game features. in the base game, whenever you get a winning combination, the winning symbols cascade and new ones land in their place. And you can randomly trigger one of the wild features- a wild that covers the entire reel, wilds that cover the top reel, a wild bomb that removes other symbols except scatters and of course - max megaways feature. I've had a few wins above 50x from base game due to these features and I think it's really refreshing to have a megaways slot that has base game features.
Then of course there's also a bonus round. The bonus round can be bought or triggered naturally with 3 or more bonus scatters. There's also an enhanced feature- you can purchase it or land it with a Mega scatter. I've had a few regular features from the base game trigger, but I've bought the enhanced feature a few times as well. The feature itself is 10 free spins and then you need to pick extra features blindly. If you had a regular bonus round, you can pick two extra features randomly, while the enhanced feature gives you 3 picks. The picks are double multipliers, 2 scatter retriggers, increased megaways, duplicating wilds and no lower symbols. In all honesty, the enhanced feature can be a hit or a miss. I've had the enhanced feature multiple times where it gives the 2 scatter retrigger as one of the picks, and maybe twice I've managed to actually retrigger the spins with this feature. I much rather prefer duplicating wilds and double multipliers.
In the free spins you get to play the spins same as base game but with the activated picks you have. My favorites are double multipliers, where after every winning, the multiplier doubles. Also I really like the duplicating wilds, which turn symbols on the same row into wilds. Those features combined can easily give big wins. I've had a few wins above 400x from the enhanced feature and I definitely find it very exciting. But it really is all about picks- I've had some bad ones where I get duplicating wilds, 2 scatter retriggers and no low paying symbols- on those occasions I've seen 0 wilds in a winning combination and no scatters in sight. Therefore, the regular bonus round where you get 2 picks can easily be rewarding, if you've made the right picks and there are winning combinations.
Overall I really like this game. I like that you can buy the regular bonus and enhanced one and the prices are reasonable. I also like the different base game features that can not only keep a steady balance but also give big base game wins. And the features in free spins are really exciting as well. I think it has the potential to become my favorite megaways game, especially from Big Time Gaming.