The Fruit Megaways

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

The Fruit Megaways is a new release from developer Playson which utilises the Megaways mechanic on licence from Big Time Gaming. This highly volatile slot comes with a top prize of 50,000x the bet.

About The Fruit Megaways

This fruity slot is played across 6 reels with up to 117,649 winning ways and is optimised for play across all devices. Bets range from 20p up to £100 per spin and it has an RTP of 95.85%.Inspired by the classic style slot with the addition of the megaways game engine, the simplistic design sees the gold framed reels sat on a blue background.The brightly coloured symbols include low value cherries, oranges, lemons and plums. The mid values are grapes and watermelons, and the high values are the single bar and bells, payouts range between 1.25x-7.5x the bet for 6.

Gameplay

The red 7 is the wild and awards x50 the bet for 6, it also substitutes all regular symbols to help form winning combinations.There is only one feature in The Fruit Megaways and that is the free spins. Landing 4, 5 or 6 gold star scatters on the same spin awards 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The win multiplier increases by +1 on each free spin up to a maximum of x200. The feature can be retriggered by landing another 3 or more scatters for up to 20 more free spins.Instant access to the bonus round can be purchased for x75 the bet, but this is not available in some jurisdictions.

Verdict

The Fruit Megaways may only have one feature, but it can land decent wins if you are lucky. I feel the slot has much more potential if only Playson had added more features, it feels unfinished. The only bonus is the potential top prize of x50,000 of your bet but is this achievable?

Matthew Kennedy

Co-founder & Technical Director at Play Cash Games

Matthew Kennedy co-founded Take Marketing Limited in 2008 alongside Becky Mosley and has worked in the UK online gambling industry ever since. He runs the technical side of the operation, building and maintaining the platforms that power Play Cash Games and the wider Take Marketing portfolio.

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