The Money Men Megaways

Review The Money Men Megaways

Pragmatic Play’s designers are all about launching as many games as possible which is a strategy that we’re getting a bit tired of as the quality of their games have gone downwards in recent years. They’re all very reasonable, hitting the 6/10 to 7/10 score, but they just don’t make any extraordinary games anymore. For The Money Men Megaways, Pragmatic Play found its inspiration in Nolimit City that released some urban themed pokies such as East Coast vs. West Coast. Giving players from New Zealand and other countries the opportunity to enjoy a Megaways game, this release pays out to players in heaps of different ways. In our full review we’ll explain more about the features and how to play this brand new pokie.

How to Play

The Money Men Megaways is a 6-reel online pokie game that offers up to 117,649 ways to win. Winning combinations are formed when 3+ of the same symbols (or 2 or more of the high value symbols) land from left to right, as seen from the leftmost reel. Once you’re used to the somewhat different grid layout, this game isn’t very difficult to learn. Here is how to play The Money Men Megaways pokie in New Zealand:

• Be sure to look out for the RTP rate as this is a game that comes with ranging RTP. Limit yourself to online casinos that provide the best possible percentage.
• Go for an online casino bonus and get the most out of every spin and session.
• Try out the demo version first and get familiar with the rules of the game.
• Use the “+” and the “-” symbols to raise or lower your stake.
• Press the spin button to turn the reels.
• Get the most out of the Ante Bet, but do this moderately.
• The Buy Feature is also available in New Zealand, but use it moderately.
• Always plan for fun.
• Stick to recommended online casinos in New Zealand and play responsibly. The time-out and self-exclusion options are available so make sure to set these if necessary.

Symbol Wins

The quotes from the gangsters above the reels as winners land in the FS feature is sweet as and we’re sure that Kiwis will like this as well. This adds to the whole vibe of the game with the grid perfectly fitting the theme. On the reels of this pokie game, the A-J Royals make up the low value symbols. Then we have the poker chips, baseball caps, cars, boomboxes and gold chains which are the most lucrative symbols. The gold chain is the most valuable symbol, paying 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.5 or 5x the bet for combos of 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. This is also the only symbol that pays out combos for 2 with the others needing 3+ matching symbols. The game’s wild symbol substitutes for all symbols and lands on the reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. Here’s an overview of the symbols you’ll come across in the game and the payouts for each of them:

Bonus Features

There are only three bonus features available in The Money Men Megaways pokie. This is fairly low, but Kiwis who are familiar with the games of Pragmatic Play won’t be surprised with this number as this provider tries to keep things as simple as possible so that they can move on to the next release. This means that players are limited to Random Wild Modifiers, a Free Spins feature, and an Ante Bet Feature. The upside about the free spins feature is that there is no cap on the amount of free spins that one can earn. We’ll first dive into the modifiers before we move on to the other features, let’s go:

Random Wild Modifiers

Wild symbols landing on the reels can randomly activate a modifier. There are a few different modifiers that can be triggered, before the Tumbles feature gets activated:

• Wilds landing on reel 2 can add other Wilds. This happens randomly and in random positions on the reels 2, 3, 4 and 5.
• A Wild landing on reel 5 can randomly add Mystery symbols in random positions on the reels. All Mystery symbols then transform into the same paying symbol.
• If the Wild lands on reel 3 or 4, it can randomly trigger the Free Spins feature.

Free Spins Feature

The free spins bonus feature gets activated randomly with a wild landing on the reel 3 or 4. The feature starts with 10 free spins. In the bonus round, whenever a wild lands on the grid, it will activate the modifiers listed above, except the reels 3 and 4. In this case, 2 extra free spins are added to the total whilst the general win multiplier is increased by 1x, 2x or 3x. The FS feature will land, on average, once every 406 spins.

Bonus Buy Feature

The Money Men Megaways bonus buy feature is available and New Zealand and allows Kiwis to buy direct access to the free spins. This is done for a cost of 100x the bet. The RTP will slightly drop from 96.03% to 96.01% if you make use of this feature.

Ante Bet Feature

New Zealanders also have the option to select a bet multiplier which can be found to the left of the reels. Opting for this bonus feature will increase the stake size by 50% and double your chances of activating the Free Spins feature. The RTP goes up slightly, to 96.03%.

Payout Metrics

The pokie has a high volatility level, rated 5 out of 5 by Pragmatic Play. This means that recreational players will need to be more careful when placing their bets as. The base RTP of The Money Men Megaway pokie is set at 96.02% which is about right as it is just above the 96% range. Do note that three other The Money Men Megaways RTP options are available as well, so you might come across RTP’s of 94.99% and 93.92%. If you make use of the Ante Bet or the FS Feature, the RTP changes to respectively 96.03% or 96.01%. Be aware that the bonus bet feature also means that the top win is capped at 6,667x instead of 10,000x the stake. Finally, the free spins feature lands once every 406 spins.

Summary

Yes, this game does remind a bit of Nolimit City’s remarkable East Coast vs West Coast pokie game, and players familiar with that game will definitely see how this title by Pragmatic Play lacks originality but can turn out to be quite successful after all. Like with all productions by Pragmatic Play, Money Men Megaways pokie lacks true effort which is why it is not half as good as Nolimit City’s launch. With NLC raising the bar of the industry to the absolute extreme, The Money Men Megaways is still a very good game if you compare it to other online pokies in the industry.

What we enjoyed a lot are the graphics and the audio, this is the case for both the base game as well as the bonus feature. Pragmatic Play always tries to match the audio to the game theme. Overall, if you’re a fan of the American hip hop scene and especially how the beat dropped in the ‘90’s, you will like this title as well. Then again, we would have enjoyed some extra bonus features. This is also true because it’s not that easy to trigger the bonus feature and whilst testing the game it took us quite a while to launch the FS feature. There is a bonus buy feature and an ante bet feature that both may come in handy for players wanting to buy direct access to the bonus games. We would therefore recommend all players to try out the game themselves by making use of the demo feature which is fully free and doesn’t require any real money spins.