Hot Spin Megaways Review
The Hot Spin concept has been somewhat of a success story for
iSoftBet, and the Megaways version ☀️ seems like a perfect way for the series to
culminate, and end on a high note. At least for the ☀️ time being, as we are sure iSoftBet
has more follow-ups in the works if Hot Spin Megaways is a hit. ☀️ As punters familiar
with the licenced engine can probably imagine, it’s basically the same game as the 2
originals, but ☀️ with more of everything.
The Deluxe version came with some extra
modifiers, but more importantly, a significantly higher potential than the ☀️ first game.
However, that’s peanuts compared to the 50,000x max win you get here. With even more
exciting modifiers from ☀️ the Hot Wheel, as well as cascading dynamic reels, the Megaways
version seems like a no-brainer option compared to the ☀️ predecessors.
Hot Spin Megaways
Slot - Reels Screen
Hot Spin Megaways Features
The Cascading Reels feature kicks in
whenever you land a winning ☀️ combo, and this removes all winning symbols from the grid.
You have wilds to help you in that regard, landing ☀️ on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 only, and
stepping in for all regular pay symbols. The gaps from the ☀️ removed winning symbols are
filled with new or existing symbols dropping from above, and the process repeats as
long as ☀️ you keep winning.
The Hot Spin Wheel seen on the left-hand side can trigger at
random times, and this awards 1 ☀️ of the 9 modifiers we’ll describe briefly below:
Wild -
awards 5 to 8 wilds randomly to the grid.
- awards 5 ☀️ to 8 wilds randomly to the grid.
Super Wild - awards 8 to 12 wilds randomly to the grid.
- awards ☀️ 8 to 12 wilds randomly
to the grid. In Sync - synchronizes up to 3 reels with matching symbols.
- synchronizes
☀️ up to 3 reels with matching symbols. Super In Sync - does the same with up to all 6
reels.
- ☀️ does the same with up to all 6 reels. Wild Reels - turn reels 2, 3 and 4
wild.
- turn ☀️ reels 2, 3 and 4 wild. Super Wild Reels - does the same, but the wild
reels come with multipliers ☀️ of x2, x3 or x5. Mystery Symbols - awards 6 to 10 mystery
symbols randomly placed, and these turn into ☀️ a randomly selected matching symbol.
-
does the same, but the wild reels come with multipliers of x2, x3 or x5. ☀️ Mystery
Symbols - awards 6 to 10 mystery symbols randomly placed, and these turn into a
randomly selected matching symbol. ☀️ Super Mystery Symbols - does the same, but you can
get up to 16 mystery symbols.
- does the same, but ☀️ you can get up to 16 mystery
symbols. Max Megaways - all 6 reels land with 7 rows, giving you ☀️ a 117,649 win ways
spin.
- all 6 reels land with 7 rows, giving you a 117,649 win ways spin. Bonus ☀️ Trigger
- awards the Hot Spin free spins bonus round.
The Hot Spin Bonus Round can also be
triggered when you ☀️ land 4 bonus wheel scatters anywhere in the same cascading sequence.
You get to choose between 4 free spins options ☀️ as follows:
5 free spins with a x5
starting multiplier.
with a starting multiplier. 10 free spins with a x3 starting
multiplier.
with ☀️ a starting multiplier. 15 free spins with a x1 starting
multiplier.
with a starting multiplier. Mystery option - awards 5 to ☀️ 15 free spins and
x1 to x5 starting multiplier.
The multiplier increases by +1 per cascading win, and it
applies to ☀️ the next win you get. As is usually the case in Megaways titles, the
multiplier comes with no upper limit, ☀️ and you can also win +3 and +5 extra spins by
landing 2 or 3 scatters during the same cascading ☀️ sequence.
The Free Spins feature
comes with a somewhat different Hot Spin Wheel, and it triggers at random times during
the ☀️ feature. The available bonus round modifiers apply to a single spin when triggered,
and they are as follows:
Random Wilds - ☀️ awards 5 to 12 wilds randomly placed on the
reels.
- awards 5 to 12 wilds randomly placed on the reels. ☀️ Max Megaways - awards a
spin where all 117,649 win ways active.
- awards a spin where all 117,649 win ways
☀️ active. Mystery Symbols - awards 6 to 15 mystery symbols randomly placed on the
reels.
- awards 6 to 15 mystery ☀️ symbols randomly placed on the reels. Multiplier Boost
- increases the multiplier by +3.
- increases the multiplier by +3. Symbols ☀️ Removed -
removes all low-value fruit symbols.
The 200 Spins Hot Spin Megaways Experience
The
highlights video starts out rather uneventful, with ☀️ one dead spin after another. Then
we suddenly land 4 scatters around 0:40 into the 2-minute video, and we tried ☀️ our luck
with the Mystery option. This awarded 9 free spins and a x5 starting multiplier, and
you can see ☀️ how much we got away with by hitting the play button below.
Review
Summary
In retrospect, it seems pretty inevitable that iSoftBet’s ☀️ Hot Spin series
culminated in a Megaways release. The Hot Wheel modifiers meshes perfectly with the
dynamic reels grid, as ☀️ well as the cascading wins mechanic. That being said, it would
have been fun to see the thing triggered a ☀️ bit more often. Perhaps a symbol collection
or cyclic trigger would have done it more justice, but you do get ☀️ the enhanced spin on
a semi-regular basis.
The best argument for picking this game over the originals is
undoubtedly the 50,000x ☀️ potential. That’s 10x higher than the Deluxe version (and 100x
the original), and despite the massive max win difference, the ☀️ 95.98 % RTP remains
virtually unchanged. If you enjoyed the predecessors, we see no reason why you would
not love ☀️ an installment where everything is bigger, bolder and maxed out. As for new
players, this Megaways version is really the ☀️ only one you need.
Pros 9 Hot Wheel base
game modifiers
4 bonus round options of spins/multiplier
Bonus round w/ progressive
multiplier
5 Hot ☀️ Wheel free spins modifiers
Win up to 50,000x your stake Cons Hot Wheel
triggers are not too frequent
If you enjoy Hot ☀️ Spin Megaways you should also try:
Hot
Spin - comes with 6 randomly triggered Hot Spin modifiers in the base game, ☀️ and you get
1 of these on every spin during the bonus round. The max win is only 500x your ☀️ stake in
this original version though, but it’s something to consider if you want to go to the
roots.
Hot Spin ☀️ Deluxe - is pretty similar to the original version, but it comes with
some extra modifiers on the Hot Spin ☀️ Wheel. A notable difference is the 10x multiplier
you can get, which raises the potential max win for this follow-up ☀️ title to 5,000x your
stake.
Joyful Joker Megaways - is a fruit slot inspired title from All41, and it comes
with ☀️ rolling reels and up to 117,649 win ways. Random Joker Wheel Spins award random
starting cascading win multipliers up to ☀️ 10x, and the bonus round comes with a
progressive win multiplier for payouts up to 23,000x your stake.
