One of the iGaming industry’s OG’s is back with another slot release, and when that happens, you have to sit up and take notice. NetEnt produces far fewer slots than back in the old days, but more often than not, they’re top titles featuring incredible graphics and animations, engaging bonus features, and entertaining gameplay. Of course, I’m hoping for more of the same today as I’m reviewing Jelly Belly Megaways, a highly volatile jelly-filled world-themed slot offering up to 117,649 ways to win, a generous max win of 20,000x the bet, and a 96.08% return to player.
The base game leaves a little to be desired as aside from wild symbols, which can also appear via a randomly triggered feature, and the obvious cascade wins, it is a tad dull. However, it doesn’t matter that much as the free spins bonus is easier than most to trigger, while it also costs just 20x the stake to purchase it via the bonus buy. Once triggered, either way, you’ll get a free spins bonus with a multiplier that increases the more cascade wins that are created on a spin.
You’ll see how easy it is to activate that bonus via our handily-placed Jelly Belly Megaways slot demo below. It will also enable you to check out the graphics and all other features of this latest slot from NetEnt.
| Provider | Netent |
| Reels | 6 |
| Rows | 7 |
| Paylines | 117,649 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.10 - 10 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 20,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.08% |
| Our Rating | 7.2 |
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Jelly Belly Megaways Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
Once upon a time, NetEnt were very much their own brand, but in more recent years, iGaming juggernaut Evolution has purchased several of the big slot studios, which includes Netent, Red Tiger, Nolimit City and Big Time Gaming. This has allowed these studios to mix, with one such benefit being the implementation of BTG’s now legendary Megaways mechanic into the games, likely without paying the licensing fee to use it, as the developers now fall under the same umbrella. If you need a little refresher on what the reel modifying mechanic is all about, check out our Bonanza Megaways free play slot, one of the first games ever to use the Megaways engine.
Back to today’s review now, specifically its paytable, where you’ll come across many characters and symbols made of a jelly-like substance. I have to point out that it’s unclear whether this is the edible type of jelly, such as the stuff found in Jelly Babies, but anyway, I digress. The Pink Bearded Jelly draws the top payout on this slot, as it rewards 20x the stake for a six-symbol combo, and that is followed by the buxom Purple Jelly Lady that pays 6x, with the Blue, Green, and Turquoise Characters next paying 3x, 2x, and 1.5x for lines of six. Finally, we have the Star paying 0.8x for a full line of six, the Spade Jelly at 0.7x, with the Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs sharing equal returns of 0.6x if six match across a payline.
Completing this section, we finish with the possible betting options found on Jelly Belly Megaways. As with most NetEnt slots, you’ll find a comprehensive selection available to choose from, with the minimum and maximum bets on this particular title being €0.10 and €10, respectively.
Jelly Belly Megaways Slot Base Game
Each of the reels on Jelly Belly Megaways will spin in with a random number of symbols between two and seven, and the more positions, the more ways to win you’ll have up to a maximum of 117,649. Wins pay left to right from the leftmost side of the grid, and a cascading reels mechanic removes winning symbols, which creates the space for new symbols and potentially more wins to drop onto the reels.
Random Wilds
At random and on any spin, A Dragon – made of jelly, of course, will fly across the screen and drop at least two wild symbols in random positions on the reels.
Jelly Belly Megaways Slot Bonus Features
NetEnt has used an interesting method to trigger the free spins bonus on Jelly Belly Megaways, and it is linked to the number of consecutive cascades on a spin. You’ll trigger 3 free spins whenever 3 cascades occur on the same spin, while you’ll get 5, 8, 10, or 15 spins for 4, 5, 6, or 7 or more, respectively.
Free Spins Feature
The cascades also play a big part during the free spins bonus game, as three or more cascades increase a win multiplier – 3 cascades increase the multiplier to 2x and 4, 5, 6, or 7 will lead to 3x, 5x, 15x, and 50x. Once a free spin has finished, the multiplier is reset.
Bonus Buy
The bonus buy feature on Jelly Belly Megaways is arguably one of the cheapest around, and for 20x the stake, the next spin guarantees a minimum of three scatter symbols.
Pros
- Get used to the free spins bonus, as it will trigger more often than you’re used to.
- Are high-quality graphics even seen as a pro for NetEnt these days? They rarely disappoint.
Cons
- Many of the features often pay a low amount.
Jelly Belly Megaways Slot Review Final Thoughts
Aside from the fantastic presentation that’s a trademark of NetEnt titles, Jelly Belly Megaways is a slot I think will appeal to casual and serious slot players in equal measure. My reasoning behind that theory is the bonus feature. Not only is it easy to trigger (just 3 cascades), but if you were to browse through our free slots bonus buy page, you'd learn Jelly Belly Megaways offers one of the cheapest options around when it comes to instant access to a bonus feature.
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