Pirate Kingdom Megaways

The huge trading frigate in the sight! Load the cannons, raise the flag, we are going to plunder. 

Pirate Kingdom Megaways is the first installment of Iron Dog Studio which features megaways engine. 

It features 6 reels and the number of paylines varies from 64 up to 117.649 and you will be able to play it on mobile devices, too. 

A sublimation of the common theme and a system in the expansion must give some kind of a result. The question is...

...Has the Iron Dog Studio successfully implemented this Big Time Gaming’s invention?

Stay with us and we’ll introduce you to all upsides and eventual downsides of this video slot. 

Are you ready? Set sails! 

Visuals

At dusk, somewhere in the Atlantic... 

Based on what we see, the great battle of ships has just ended. Valuable cargo is scattered all over the surface and it is up to our heroes to reap the fruits of their labor. 

Bright colors and detailed objects in the background are always welcome.

Considering the popularity of them, it is never easy to make the title that will stand out in some way.

But...

...guys from the Iron Dog’s graphic department are up to the task. 

The low-value symbols are well known royal cards (10 – A), where the most valuable are ’’K’’ and ’’A’’ which will award 20 coins each for 6 of a kind landed. 

The steering wheel, treasure chest and the crew of the ship are the mid-value symbols. 

Of course:

The image of the captain is the most lucrative symbol and it will award 500 coins for 6 of a kind. 

But wait, there’s more! 

The crossed pistols image and the ’’x2 wild’’ are the wilds, but we’ll find out more about them in the features chapter. 

The scatter is represented by an anchor symbol. 

Betting Options

In the lower-left corner of the screen you will see the betting options, represented by 2 stacks of coins. Adjust your bet in the range between 0.20 and 20 coins per strike...

...and you are ready for the spin. 

On the left of the spin button you will find autoplay options, where you can choose from 5 to 999 autospins. 

RTP is set at 96.20% which is above average in the world of modern slots.

The cherry on top is definitely the payout potential. The maximum win you can get is set on 10.000x your bet. 

Features

Wilds

As we already stated in the symbol segment, we have two types of wilds: 

∙ The regular wild which is represented by two crossed pistols and it will replace any of the regular symbols in order to form the winning combination;

∙ The multiplier wild – besides the classic role of the wild, it will award x2 bet. Keep in mind that you can land 3 of these which will award you x8 bet. 

Cascading Reels

Whenever you form a winning combination, connected symbols will be removed from the grid and the new ones will come into their places. 

And this is great because...

...you can earn some extra wins for the price of one spin. 

Free Spins

Something that we aren’t satisfied with is the way of activating this feature. You will need to land 4 consecutive cascades to trigger it. Successful cascade will award one anchor symbol in the meter on the right of the screen...

...that's right! You will need 4 of those to trigger this feature. 

On the positive side:

There is a bonus buy feature where you can buy a certain amount of free spins (6, 8 or 10) and locked reels number. 

Probably aware that they have complicated the free spin feature, Iron Dog has done something revolutionary. If you land the maximum amount of symbols (7) on one reel, it will be locked and for the rest of the feature, 7 different symbols will always stay on that reel. 

Also, the locking of the reel will award x1 bet. 

Our Take

It is absolutely clear why providers do create titles with megaways engine lately. The huge winning potential is something that has always attracted players. The Pirate Kingdom Megaways has it all. 

Besides the flaw regarding the activation of the free spin feature, we think that Iron Dog Studio made a serious step forward when it comes to more than solid production and unique moment regarding the locked reels. 

Do not forget to check out the other reviews from the Iron Dog Studio releases.