Extra Chilli Megaways review
Theme and Storyline
Extra Chilli Megaways is a fun new slot from BTG, using the ambience of a 🏵 South American market for its setting and the spicy hot chillies that grow in the New World for its iconic 🏵 symbols.
The bustle and colours of the marketplace make for a lively setting that is realised through excellent sound and visual 🏵 design.
Graphics, Sounds and Animations
The sound, in particular, should be singled out for praise. The subtle soundscape created by the murmur 🏵 of voices blend seamlessly with the more prosaic reel and win sound effects. The overall effect is an excellent, immersive 🏵 experience.
This is assisted by the slick animation of stylised symbols that help make Extra Chilli Megaways a delight to play 🏵 and enjoy.
Win in the base game
Gameplay
The base game for Extra Chilli Megaways is played on six reels with an any 🏵 way wins system. In this system, wins are given for symbols anywhere on each reel so long as they are 🏵 consecutive and start from the leftmost reel.
The number of symbols on each reel is randomised (between two and six symbols). 🏵 There is also an Extra Reel that adds symbols to the bottom of reels two to five. As a result, 🏵 the number of win ways can vary from 324 to 117,649.
When a winning combination is hit this triggers a Reaction. 🏵 A reaction is where the winning symbols are removed from the reels and new symbols fall down from above (or 🏵 from the right on the Extra Reel).
Gameplay video
Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins
The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except the 🏵 Scatter symbol and the Feature Drop symbol.
The Scatter symbol serves to trigger the bonus feature. Three Scatters gets you eight 🏵 free spins and every additional Scatter nets your four more free spins on top of that.
When the Free Spins are 🏵 triggered the player is offered the chance to either play their free spins immediately or to gamble. With this Gamble 🏵 Feature you can win up to twenty-four free spins, however, you can lose all your free spins if you lose.
Free 🏵 spins gamble wheel in the Extra Chilli Megaways slot
During the free spins, a multiplier is added to each win as 🏵 you win it. After each win the multiplier increases by one. You can also win additional free spins if three 🏵 or more Scatters fall in the Extra Row. Four more spins for three and eight spins for four.
If you just 🏵 can’t wait for the Scatter to land you can use the Feature Drop to buy your way into the feature. 🏵 Feature Drop symbols can land on the reels during regular play and will reduce the price for buying into the 🏵 Free Spin feature by the number on the symbol. When the price reaches zero the free spins are triggered automatically.
Bet 🏵 Sizes, RTP and Variance
The return to player of this game is 96.82%, this is a good bit above the yardstick 🏵 we use of 96%.
Paytable for top paying symbols in the Extra Chilli Megaways slot machine
The range of bets on the 🏵 site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin ofR$/£/€0.20 up to a maximum ofR$/£/€20.00 per spin. This is 🏵 a rather low range for anyone who likes playing for the really big bucks but should take care of the 🏵 most common bet ranges.
The volatility of this game is medium, which makes it a little too low to match very 🏵 well with our slot strategies.
Paytable for low paying symbols
Conclusion
Extra Chilli Megaways is delightful slot with some fun gameplay quirks and 🏵 a well realised setting and atmosphere.
The only downside from our point of view is the medium volatility. However, for players 🏵 who are less concerned about maximising volatility this could be a great slot for you.
