Max Megaways 2

Review Max Megaways 2

When looking back at the mission of part 1 it looks like all ended well in the original 2022 pokie game as BTG decided to move ahead and add another mission. The newest journey goes to outer space as scientists and humans still seem to be fascinated by space exploration with Big Time Gaming sharing the same interest. Well if that seems to payouts that go as high as 147,620x the bet then we don’t mind making the trip. If you agree then we advise you to prepare yourself as you’ll need to face off with a bunch of villains. As always, humans explore new places to mess it up and in this pokie that means that you’ll need to bring home everything that is of value.

How to Play

Max Megaways 2 online pokie comes with an interesting 6-7 grid that uses 2 to 7 symbols per column. In addition, you will see an extra reel that is placed on the top of the columns 2-5. In every round of this game you will enjoy up to 117,659 Megaways.

• The wins of this casino game begin when you +3 icons (or 2+ when it concerns the most valuable Purple Gemstones) in consecutive reels, as seen from the leftmost column.
• Before hitting the Play button, you will need to set your bet. This works pretty much as in other casino games with stake modifiers of between $ 0.20 and $ 6 the total stakes.
• The Autoplay feature is available for those who want to sit back and relax. Recommended in this case is to set loss and single win limits.
• Make use of the Menu to access the paytable and the “i” button to show the rules of the game.

Symbol Wins

Winning symbols except scatter symbols activate a reaction that removes the symbol and replaces it with others. This happens from above which makes symbols fall down on the grid from the top side. When the total amount has been awarded and there are no more wins coming in, the reactions will come to an end. The winning combinations will need to start from the first reel and will need to contain matching symbols on 3+ adjacent reels with 2 reels being the top pay symbols. As for these symbols, you’ll come across the standard 9-A card ranks as well as some standard low values and high values that are represented by gems. Hitting 6 matching symbols in a win pays 0.25 to 0.4x the stake for the royals and 0.5 to 5x the stake for the high value symbols. The wild substitutes for all symbols except scatters and the Multiplier Wild. Here’s more about the different symbols:

Bonus Features

Max Megaways 2 comes with an impressive number of 10 bonus features. The good thing is that the 4 base game features are fully randomly awarded. The free spins and enhanced free spins can give you access to the power-ups which we’ll discuss below. Here are what the different features in Max Megaways 2 can do for you:

Reactions Feature

As with most Megaways games, the winning combination will trigger the Reactions feature which can then be triggered. The winning symbols are replaced with new symbols giving you the chance to win again and again from each spin. Also known as cascades, Reactions will go on as long as there are new winning combos.

Base Game Features

We’re a big fan of base game features which can lead to major prizes in the beginning phase of the game already. In Max Megaways 2 there are four of them waiting for you:

• Maximum Megaways: Every reel will contain 7 symbols each for 117,649 Megaways
• Multiplier Wild: A 10x Multiplier Wild is added to the Extra Reel.
• Horizontal Wild: All Extra Reel symbols are replaced by Wilds.
• Symbol to Wild: Instances of a randomly chosen symbol transform into wilds on reels 2-5.

Free Spins Features

The Free Spins feature gets triggered when 3+ Gold Scatter symbols appear on the reels. With 10 FS awarded, you will get 2 extra free spins for each scatter after the third one. Then there is also an Enhanced Free Spins feature: this one gets activated if 1 of the scatters happens to be a Diamond Megascatter. Before each feature, you will benefit from different gadgets to assist with your mission. This comes in the form of Power-Ups. You’ll get 2 in the Free Spins feature and 3 in the Enhanced version. There are different options here:

• Multiplier Boost: Win multiplier starts at 5x.
• Double Multiplier: Win multiplier gets increased by 2 after each win/Reaction.
• 2 Scatter Retrigger: 2 scatter symbols awarding free spins.
• Increased Ways: 5 or more symbols appear on each reel: this will lead to 15,625 or more Megaways.
• Symbol to Wild: Comes with Instances of revealed symbol on the reels as 2-5 are replaced by Wilds.

For the above: you will start with a 1x multiplier that increases with each Reaction. This is also called the Unlimited Win Multiplier feature. In fact, this will come with an unlimited number of extra free spins so make sure to be extra alert on this one.

Win Exchange Feature

Next, we have the Win Exchange feature. The Win Exchange Feature is integrated in many Big Time Gaming pokies so this one might be familiar to most people. Anyway, you can get into the supervillain’s lair for free spins. Landing between 25-100x the stake, you can also exchange the win for a chance of playing the FS feature.

You can also spin a wheel with green and red segments. Landing in the green segment will see you enter the Free Spins feature. If you land in the red segment, your win is lost and you go back to the base game. Winning 100x the stake or higher can be exchanged automatically for entry to the Free Spins feature.

Bonus Buy Feature

There is also a Bonus Buy feature where you can buy your way into the Free Spins features. Available in most NZ online casinos, you will activate this one by clicking on the Bonus Buy icon. This will cost you 75x the bet for 10 FS in the Free Spins feature or 200x bet for 10 FS in the Enhanced Free Spins feature.

Payout Metrics

The Max Megaways 2 RTP comes at 96.64% which is outstanding. In comparison with the industry average of 96% this is excellent, even for being a Megaways game. At the same time this pokie comes at a hit frequency rate of 36.1% which is also high in comparison with the average rames with a high variance (5 out of 5) which is something you’ll need to bear in mind, especially if you’re on a low budget. As for the game’s win potential, Max Megaways comes with top wins of 147,620x the stake. In the base game, there is a tpp payout of 10,820x the bet.

Summary

The intergalactic setting gives this part 2 casino game a very impressive background which is the way to go if you ask us if you’re making a sequel that needs to be remembered. In other aspects, the game resembles the original one which is a good thing as part one of Max Megaways was highly popular and only released about 10 months before part II. When it comes to the stats of the game we’re already happy with what we’re seeing as the RTP goes up to 96.64% whilst there are no ranging RTP’s to worry about. Being a Megaways game the win potential will go up to 147,620x your stake which is how to do it. With a bonus bet feature and 4 base game feature there is very little to wish for which is why we have given Max Megaways 2 a 9/10 score which is about the max score.