Anime Mecha Megaways draws inspiration from the popular Japanese anime genre featuring giant robots, known as mecha. The slot's visual design embraces the vibrant and dynamic aesthetic typical of anime, with a futuristic cityscape serving as the backdrop. The reels are populated with various uniquely designed mecha robots, each with distinct color schemes and appearances, serving as the main symbols.
Core Game Mechanics
Anime Mecha Megaways employs the Megaways system, offering up to 117,649 ways to win. The game features 6 reels, with reels 1 and 6 capable of displaying up to 7 symbols, while reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 can show up to 6 symbols plus an additional symbol on the top row. This top row spins independently from right to left, adding an extra layer of excitement to each spin.
The slot utilizes a cascading reels mechanism, referred to as the Tumble Feature. After each spin, winning combinations are paid out, and the contributing symbols disappear. Remaining symbols then fall to the bottom of the screen, with new symbols filling the empty positions from above. This process continues until no new winning combinations are formed.
The game features a wide betting range, with a minimum bet of $0.20 and a maximum of $100.00, catering to various player preferences and bankrolls.
Bonus Features
- Wild Symbol: The Wild symbol can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, substituting for all symbols except the Scatter and Lightning Bolt symbols.
- Lightning Bolt Feature: This feature is triggered when the Lightning Bolt symbol appears on the top horizontal reel. When activated, all instances of one randomly chosen paying symbol on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5 are replaced with Wild symbols. If a tumble causes the Lightning Bolt symbol to change position on the top row, the feature activates again with a new random symbol.
- Free Spins:
- Triggered by landing 4 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels.
- The number of free spins awarded increases with more Scatters:
- 4 Scatters: 10 free spins
- 5 Scatters: 14 free spins
- 6 Scatters: 18 free spins
- 7 Scatters: 22 free spins
- 8 Scatters: 26 free spins
- 9 or more Scatters: 30 free spins
- Gamble Feature: Before the free spins round begins, players can gamble their free spins for a chance to win more. The gamble feature presents a wheel that can increase the number of free spins by 4 if successful, or lose all free spins if unsuccessful. The probability of winning increases with each successful gamble, ranging from 63.10% for 10-14 free spins up to 78.92% for 26-30 free spins.
- Win Multiplier: The free spins round starts with a 1x win multiplier. Each tumble during the feature increases the multiplier by 1x, which applies to all wins for that tumble.
- Retrigger: Landing 3 Scatter symbols during the free spins awards an additional 4 free spins.
- Special Reels: The free spins feature uses special reels, potentially with enhanced symbol distributions.
- Buy Feature: Players can instantly trigger the Free Spins round by paying 150x their current total bet. When using this option, the triggering spin can randomly land 4, 5, 6, or 7 Scatters.
The slot boasts a high volatility rating, indicating less frequent but potentially larger payouts, and a theoretical RTP of 96.09% (96.08% when using the Buy Feature).