Valletta Megaways

Megaways is an increasingly popular method of calculating pay-ways, originally developed by Big Time Gaming. Valletta, on the other hand, is the capital of perhaps the most popular iGaming destination in the world: Malta.

You would think that a game combining these both would be just for the sake of popularity, but you’d be surprised. This Blueprint Gaming slot is of pure quality, and a must try for anyone interested in slots.

Theme

This is a historically themed slot, and one of the best one we have ever seen. Valletta has seen many sieges in its lifetime, and that is what is portrayed on the reels. You have the cannons, the historical emblems, the swords and of course more recent influences in the form of traditional gaming symbols.

The music and sound effects are pompous and military-like, and rightfully so. There are plenty of animations that keep the game interesting.

Betting Options and Functions

There are up to 15 625 ways to win, though this changes from spin to spin. There is a total of six reels, and each can have between two and five symbols. The number of symbols is random for each spin.

Though the screen is full of information the interface makes everything clear. Checking the options is as easy to adjusting the bet or spinning the reels.

The stakes are not high, as you can play for as little as 0.10 coins per spin, whereas the maximum is ten coins a spin. As you can imagine, with so many ways to calculate wins (thousands being the minimum) the basic wins are quite low. The minimum win is 0.10 times your bet, whereas the maximum is 25 times the bet. Quantity triumphs quality here, and for once it doesn’t mean you are getting a bad deal.

Features

The wild shows up on all reels except the first one but offers no extra functionality. The scatter activates the bonus games. Three scatters will land you 10 extra spins, four will give twelve, five will award 15, and six scatters will result in twenty bonus games. You will also receive scatter wins.

During these bonus games, any win will grant you a Valletta Streak. All the winning symbols are held in place while the rest of the symbols are spun again, and this will continue as long as new symbols add to the existing winning combinations.

The bonus games can also be activated through the buy a feature button. This will cost you 100 times your total bet and will result in the next spin having a minimum of three scatters. Whether or not this is worth the cost is debatable.

Our Take

The theme is not likely to disappoint anyone, as it is done to as close to perfection as is possible. The megaways system might come with small base wins but that is more than compensated by the plentiful amount of paylines that are active on any given spin. Give this game a go!