Medusa Megaways Slot Demo | RTP 97.63%

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Provider	NextGen Gaming
Reels	6
Rows	7
Paylines	117,649
Bonus Rounds	1
Bet Range	0.25 - 25
Volatility	High
RTP	97.63%
Our Rating	8.5

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Game Overview

We’re taking you on a journey into greek mythology with the mysterious Medusa Megaways Slot from developer NextGen Gaming. Spin with up to 117,649 paylines courtesy of the Megaways engine, and hit the top prize to win a maximum of 50,000x bet.

In-game bonuses are plentiful with cascading reels, full reel wilds, and the Medusa Gaze feature. Trigger the free spins and not only will you get to play with an unlimited win multiplier, but if you’re not happy with the initial outcome of the bonus, you can choose to play it again.

Enter the ancient ruins with us as we guide you through this mystical labyrinth in our full review. If however you’re feeling brave enough to enter alone, then go straight to the free play demo of Medusa Megaways Slot that’s part of our article. You’ll be able to access this on your desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Medusa Megaways Theme Stakes, Paylines & Symbols

In greek mythology Medusa was one of 3 gorgons who actually started out life as a beautiful looking mortal. It was only after incurring the wrath of Athena that she was turned into the hideous looking creature that we know of today, who had live snakes in place of her once beautiful hair. NextGen Gaming have produced a number of slots featuring this ancient character, and in Medusa Megaways slot game we are once more transported back in time to an undisclosed location featuring greek ruins, where an eerie soundtrack accompanies the gameplay.

Taking a look at the paytable in more detail we find the royal symbols 10, J, Q, K, and Ace making up the lower pays. Higher value symbols are the winged sandals, ring, amulet, warriors and pegasus, with a 6 of a kind win paying 0.8x, 1.2x 1.5x, 6x, and 30x respectively. Medusa herself acts as the wild symbol and will substitute for all other in-game symbols except the scatter.

If you have enjoyed playing the demo slot of Medusa Megaways and wanted to try out some real money play on the game, then you get straight into the action for just €0.25 a spin, with the maximum stake reaching €25. Players will also be extremely happy to learn that this game offers one of the highest paying return to player percentages within the Megaways series, coming in with an RTP of 97.63%.

Base Game & Modifiers

Players will encounter a reel format of 6×7 on Medusa Megaways online slot, with an upper escalating reel also in action. Thanks to BTG’s Megaways mechanic upon which the game operates, up to 117,649 paylines can be in play on any spin of the reels. More exciting features await brave adventurers on this video slot, so it’s time to take a look at what these are.

Cascading Reels

In NextGen’s first Megaways outing they have decided to use the popular cascading reels feature, which players will have seen in countless other Megaways tittles over the years. For every winning combination that is achieved on the reels, those symbols that make up the win will be removed and replaced with new ones. This gives you the opportunity to string together several wins, and in the case of there being a lot of Megaways in play, this can potentially lead to some decent base game wins.

Medusa’s Gaze Feature

The Medusa’s Gaze feature may be triggered when one or more wild symbol appears on the upper reel. If this feature does trigger then Medusa will come down and cover the entire reel that she is above. After Medusa has covered the reel she will then return to the upper section, as she leaves, a random amount of wilds will be left on the reel. So ideally you would want the reel she covers to have as many positions on it available as possible. It should be noted that all symbols can be changed to a wild, expect for the scatter symbol. The Medusa Gaze feature may also be triggered during the free spins bonus round.

Medusa Megaways Slot Free Spins Feature

To trigger the free spins feature on Medusa Megaways you will need to land a minimum of 3 of the Medusa scatter symbols anywhere in view. If you do land 3, then you will be awarded with 10 free games and a starting win multiplier of x2, with each additional scatter symbol you trigger the bonus with adding a further 5 spins to the starting total.

Once your feature has begun, then your aim is to hit as many winning combinations as possible. This is because each time that you achieve a winning cascade, your multiplier value will increase by x1. Players should note that there are no limits as to what value the multiplier can reach.

Additional free spins can be awarded via the re-trigger. With this being achieved by once again landing 3 or more of the scatter symbols anywhere in view

Snake Strike Feature

During the free spins feature, you will notice that at the side of the win multiplier and at the side of the free spin counter are two snakes. Either one of these snakes will trigger if a soldier symbol scrolls in on the upper reel. If the soldier is attacked by the left snake then it will transform into a wild symbol, and if it is attacked by the right snake then it will transform into a scatter symbol.

Temptation Feature

The temptation feature is something that we haven’t seen on any other Megaways slot before, with this new addition to Medusa Megaways giving players the chance to forfeit their winning amount from the free spins, and play the feature again. This can only be done once per feature, so if you risk the lot and it then pays a much lower amount, then that will be the end of the bonus.

Bonus Buy Feature

NextGen Gaming have also decided to add a bonus buy to Medusa Megaways. So if you would like to get straight into the free spins feature then it will cost you 100x your stake. It should be noted that the feature buy will only appear to players from regions where this particular in game feature has not been restricted due to legislation.

Medusa Megaways Slot Review Final Thoughts

With this being their first Megaways slot, NextGen Gaming have stuck to a favourite and popular theme of theirs with the classic Medusa Slot. The Megaways mechanic seems to fit the slot well in general, and with their own personal touches added, NextGen have made a solid addition to both their own portfolio, and the ever growing catalogue of Megaways games.

I particularly liked the fact that they have added something completely new with the temptation feature, as this at least gives you another chance at glory if you’re unfortunate and hit a low paying bonus round. Of course this also carries a risk and it could pay you to not be too greedy, just in case you end up with one of the really low paying bonuses like I’ve had on several occasions.

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Article by Nigel Hall

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