Cleopatra Megaways

IGT PlayDigital, formerly known as iSoftBet, has prepared for us another retelling of the legend of Cleopatra with their Cleopatra Megaways slot. The story of this famous, or for some infamous, ruler is exquisitely channeled through the studio’s graphic and sound design. This is a Megaways-style slot so there are 117649 winning ways across 6 reels and varying numbers of rows.

Furthermore, the game is filled with extra features like cascading wins, reel multipliers, wild multipliers, extra wilds, etc. Everything is tied together with the Cleopatra Modifiers which can trigger randomly and award various bonuses. Players can win up to 10000x their bet with 96.00% RTP and high volatility. There are even cash prize symbols and an exciting Hold and Win-style feature. Let us analyze each aspect of the game in our Cleopatra Megaways slot review.

The Cleopatra Megaways slot plays similarly to any other Megaways game on the current market. It has the IGT PlayDigital twist with extra mechanics but more on that later. For now, the base game revolves around the 6 reels and 117649 winning ways. To score a win, you only need to arrange at least 3 identical symbols on consecutive reels starting from the leftmost one.

Once you trigger a win, a cascade activates and removes all the winning symbols after their payout. Then, new symbols drop down to take their place and potentially trigger additional wins per single spin. This continues until no more wins are possible.

There are 10 regular paying symbols available. The 6 low-winning symbols look like A, K, Q, J, 10 and a 9. Furthermore, the 4 high-win symbols appear as various Egyptian trinkets. There are also wilds that appear in the base game and substitute for regular symbols.

The basic gameplay loop always starts with placing a bet. In the Cleopatra Megaways slot you can wager up to €20 as is the norm for IGT PlayDigital slots. The maximum win is 10000x the bet with high volatility and an average 96.00% RTP score.

Players can unfortunately expect lower-than-usual regular symbol payouts. The biggest combination is for 6 in a winning way and low-wins will grant you up to 1.5x the bet. High-win symbols will get you up to 12.50x the bet in the same circumstance. While these are lower values on average, the various multipliers of the game along with cascading wins have the potential to compensate.

As of now, there is no betting option for purchasing the Hold & Win mode or free spins.

There are various extra features in the Cleopatra Megaways slot which focus on multipliers, Cleopatra Modifiers and mystery symbols. The game also has a Hold and Win mode with cash prizes and upgrade symbols. Let us analyze them all:

• Wilds – Besides their usual ability, wilds that are part of wins will double any winning way. They appear on reels 2-5.
• Wild Add – Cleopatra adds 2-5 wilds to the reels on any random spin.
• Mystery Symbols – Cleopatra adds a random amount of mystery symbols that reveal the same symbol on any random spin.
• Max Megaways – On any random spin, Cleopatra spins and lands reels with the maximum number of ways.
• Bonus Add – Cleopatra adds a random amount of bonus symbols to the reels on any random spin.
• Hold & Win – Landing 5 of more bonus scatter symbols triggers this special game mode. The player is awarded 3 respins to attempt to land as many bonus symbols as they can. Each one has a bet multiplier cash prize on it. Fill a reel to activate a cash multiplier for that entire reel. Landing any symbol resets the respins to 3 and once you run out of respins the game ends and you get a combined payout of all prize symbols.
• Reel Boosters – There are various reel boosters that can land like the red one which multipliers the current values on adjacent reels by x2. The green one collects all values in view while the blue one awards extra spins. Finally, the purple one increases the size of the reel it lands on. Note that once the reel booster symbols activate their ability they turn into regular cash prizes.

As you can see, both the base game and the Hold & Win mode are explosive with features. From wild multipliers to random spin features and the bonus, Cleopatra Megaways is quite features-galore.