Reel King Megaways

While the Reel King Megaways is based on a classic slot game, Inspired Gaming does a very good job delivering an amount of freshness and modern solutions to this release.

If the name of this game seems to be familiar, it is because the regular Reel King made by Austrian company Novomatic was a classic online slot release. It was first modernized by Red Tiger Gaming who took upon itself the task of creating Reel King Mega, and now it is Inspired Gaming’s turn to keep the title relevant and up-to-date.

Theme

From a visual standpoint, Reel King Megaways continues the thematic approach of previous releases. Little cheerful king with a typical late-medieval crown on his head spins on the reels as a symbol that brings extra spins and other bonuses.

A lovely blue fleur-de-lis tapestry in the back turns red when the bonus game kicks in and the overall design is crisp and very colorful, retaining the same visual aesthetic of the first release, just modernized. This visual continuation applies even to the same font of letters and numbers, with just some minor adjustments to make them look more contemporary.

Thankfully, they didn’t follow suit when it comes to the music, or rather an almost complete lack of it in the original title, and the spinning of the reels is accompanied by appropriately uplifting melodies.

Betting Options and Functions

Bets vary from 20p/c to $20 per spin and maximum win consists of 12,500x stake per extra spin.

The return-to-player is on a proper level of 96.23%, neither high or low. The slot itself has a medium rather than high volatility, though it depends on how you decide to play. If you want to take some bigger risks, you are welcome to do so.

Incorporating changeable reels of a megaways system, there is a range from 324 to a head-spinning 117,649 ways to win!

Features

The slot consists of 6 rows with 2 to 7 symbols landing on each and all of them. Three or more same symbols from left to right result in a win. Wild symbols land in the upper four positions above the main reels.

Next to the wilds, there are some rather unique features, firstly a Cascading Reels feature. It comes into play once a winning combination hits. Triggering symbols are then removed and replaced by new ones, cascading in such way until a new winner combo appears, meaning that it has a potential for a big number of wins in succession.

The next feature, called the Reel King, is activated by Lit Reels. Lit Reels light up 0 to 6 reels yellow. Depending on how many reels are affected by the Lit Reels feature, the result comes in three forms.

Reel King delivers 8 to 12 free spins + 1 to 2 Reel Kings. Super King gets you 8 to 20 free spins + 2 to 3 Reel Kings and Mega King brings 8 to 25 free spins + 3 to 6 Reel Kings.

To return to Lit Reels themselves, depending on the color of the seven symbols held by a cheerful monarch, ranging from mixed, blue, yellow to red, 1x, 2x, 5x, or 10x adds to the players' win.

Being the ultimate symbol for triggering exciting features and bonuses Lit Reels will also trigger the Free Spins Trail, which will launch you into the Free Spins feature if you advance far enough.

Our Take

All in all, Inspired Gaming managed to retain the sense of familiarity of this classic slot title, whilst bringing a new, dynamic and very exciting gameplay.

The number of potential wins is truly enormous and the number of unique features that can multiply your win will constantly keep you on your toes, ready for anything to happen. To put it shortly, we recommend trying out this title.