Shining King Megaways

Get to spin traditional fruit machine symbols on royal reels on the slot from iSoftBet. Shining King Megaways is combining the charm of the good old one-armed bandit era with a modern game engine that is best known for its dynamic reels, cascading symbols and reactive wins mechanics. Wild substitutions, mystery symbols, a bonus buy button and a free spins round with unlimited multipliers and retriggers can lead to wins of up to 37,500 times your bet.

Slot Details

Shining King Megaways is a cascading video slot with six reels, up to seven rows and 324 to 117,649 ways to win. Spinning the royal reels starts at 0.20 credits and peaks at 20 credits per spin. The game has medium to high variance with an RTP of 96.11%. Using the Crown Bet option to buy a feature will increase the RTP value to a respectable 96.86%.

Thanks to the Megaways game engine, the number of ways is randomly determined for every spin sequence by selecting between two and seven pay symbols for reels 1 & 6 as well as two to six pay symbols for reels 2 to 5. Additionally, the game has an extra horizontal reel at the top of the game window with four positions, extending from reel two to five, where more symbols appear on every spin.

Wins are paid for two to six matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the left only. The symbols from a winning combination will explode to make room for new ones to drop into the empty spaces, starting a chain reaction that can lead to multiple winners in the same spin. This continues as long as a new winning combination occurs after a reaction.

Don’t expect any big fireworks with regards to graphics and visuals, after all, Shining King Megaways is basically a fruit machine slot. What you get though looks classy and of high-quality. Red drapes in the background will change their colours to blue in the free spins round while reels are populated by fruits, stars and bells among others. A pacey Charleston track gives it a jazzy note and is mixed with the distinct pings of the early electromechanical slot machine, completing a nostalgic gaming experience.

The paytable is filled with traditional fruit machine symbols, starting at the low end with cherries, lemons, oranges, plums, grapes and melons. Pays for a single six of a kind range from 1x to 1.75x your stake. They are complemented with bells, stars, dollar signs and red 7s as premium symbols. Hit six across the reels to win 2x to 50x your bet. A red icon marked with the word itself is the wild symbol, appearing in the horizontal reel at the top only and substituting for all regular pay symbols. A shiny royal crown is as the scatter while a framed red icon with a question mark acts the mystery symbol.

Shining King Megaways Slot Features

iSoftBet has delivered some truly astounding games with the immensely popular engine from Big Time Gaming including Aztec Gold Megaways and Morgana Megaways but has at the same time resorted to cloning their originals by simply slapping a new set of graphics onto the UI. Upon loading Shining King Megaways Slot connoisseurs will instantly see the obvious similarities to Majestic Megaways. Well, here’s the breakdown as to what you can expect on this creation.

Mystery symbols can appear on all reels on any spin in the base game and free spins. They will reveal one common symbol once the reels have stopped and the dust has settled, including the top paying symbol. However, they cannot contain wild or scatter symbols.

Having four crown scatters in view at the end of a spin sequence will trigger 12 Free Spins, which can be indefinitely retriggered. Any further scatter appearing on the same spin will award +5 free spins to the tally, up to a maximum of 27 free spins. During the feature, scatters appear in the top reel only with three granting an extra +5 while four will get you +10 free spins, no limits.

The key to retrieving royal treasures is the unlimited progressive win multiplier in the free spins. It starts at x1 and will increase by x1 after every winning reaction, again, no limits. We have seen multipliers exceeding x30, transforming even smaller hits into big amounts. No doubt, the best moment to score those monster wins on this slot.

Lastly, the feature buy option is making a return in jurisdictions where it is not restricted. Called Crown Bet, it will allow you to buy a Free Spins feature for a one-time amount of 75x your base bet. The following spin will reveal a minimum of four scatters which will get you 12 free spins. The round is played in the same fashion as the standard bonus feature.

Final Verdict

There is nothing inherently wrong with having multiple alternatives to a great slot, especially when they have the signature features of Megaways game such as mystery symbols and unlimited multipliers included. It essentially gives players more options in their sessions. Still, we always expect something new or surprising on a fresh release, and that is missing on Shining King Megaways. However, overall, it delivers solid Megaways gameplay with ample win potential.

Last Update: 24th October 2020

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