Astro Newts Megaways Slot Review

Astro Newts Megaways Slot RTP Details & Wager Limits

The Astro Newts Megaways slots uses the Megaways game engine from Big Time Gaming. This means that the number of symbols that appear on each reel changes with each spin. The more symbols on display per reel, the more potential ways you’ll have to create a winner.

In the base game and all the free spins rounds pre-Uranus, the maximum number of win ways is 117,649. Reach Uranus and they can get as high as 235,298. Winning combinations are formed by landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 matching symbols or wilds on adjoining reels, starting from reel 1 (or reel 6 if you make it all the way to Uranus).

Stakes range from 10p to £50 per spin. Click on the Coins icon to adjust your stake accordingly. You can view your balance in cash and coins. There’s a Fast Play mode as well as an Autoplay function which may or may not be available in your country.

The Astro Newts Megaways RTP is 95.9% which is pretty standard for an online slot release. The volatility is in the medium to high range with the bigger wins coming in the free spins. The maximum win is 20,000 x your total stake per spin. .

Theme – Audio & Design Features – blast off into space with a cartoon crew

There’s a cartoonish quality to the design in the Astro Newts Megaways slot. With an outer space theme, this trip through the universe takes you to a flight deck of a rather retro spacecraft. It feels like the set of The Jetsons TV series.

The soundtrack takes inspiration from 1950s alien invasion movies and complement the retro visuals nicely. It all works rather well. If the soundtrack is a little intrusive, go to the settings section to mute.

On the plain black reels, you’ll find A to 10 royals that look like they’re made from alien gunk. Joining them are space rock, a laser gun, a jet pack and a pair of newt astronauts (or should that be astronewts?). The purple astro newt is the highest paying symbol and gives you 5, 10, 20, 30 or 50 x your total stake for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 on adjoining reels.

The space rocket is the wild symbol and appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. It substitutes for all symbols. There are also expanding wilds and a fuel tank symbol that can trigger the main feature when you fill the meter (more on this below).

The colourful, old school imagery in Astro Newts Megaways is lovely and sharp, even if you’re playing on a smartphone. That’s important given the Megaways mechanic being used here. The design is more than up to the job though and that’s the case whether you’re using a desktop, tablet or mobile device.

Astro Newts Megaways Bonus Features

There’s plenty going on this anarchic trip into the outer reaches of the galaxy. With Astro Newts Megaways offering 5 bonus features, there are tumbling reels, expanding wilds, free spins and a variety of modifiers which become active as you reach new planets.

Tumbling Reels feature

Astro Newts Megaways uses a Tumbling Reels feature. After a winner is created, the successful symbols are blasted off the reels and new symbols replace them. A new payout consideration follows. These tumbles keep on coming as long as a new winner hits.

Mega Fission feature

There is also a Mega Fission feature. When a reel with a maximum height of 3 appears, symbols will split in half on a winning combination to double the number of symbols on that reel.

With successive wins, symbols can keep splitting. For example, a reel with symbols can display 4 and a reel with 3 symbols can display 6 symbols. This allows for a significant number of extra Megaways.

Expanding Wilds feature

Like the standard wilds, expanding wilds symbols can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only. When these green W symbols land, the Expanding Wilds feature comes into play. The green W symbol expands to turn the whole of that reel wild. This can lead to 5 wild reels per spin.

Pig on the Moon feature

The pig wearing an astronaut’s helmet can appear on any spin and trigger the Pig on the Moon feature. Appearing in the base game and free spins, it can give you 1 of 2 rewards:

• Up to 2 additional expanding wild symbols can land
• Up to 4 extra standard wild symbols can land

Free Spins feature

Keep a special eye out for the fuel tank symbol which appears on spins and tumbles. Each fuel tank adds 1 to the fuel tank meter. Collect 6 fuel tank symbols in the meter and you’ll activate the Free Spins feature.

You’ll then blast off to the Moon with 8 free spins. Each time you collect 4 more fuel tanks, you’ll reach a new planet. Every planet you reach gives you up to 4 additional free spins. This means 24 free spins in total. Each new planet brings with it a new modifier:

• Moon: each winning tumble increases a multiplier by 1x
• Mars: look out here for Alien Super Fuel Symbols. Each one of these adds 2 fuel tokens to the meter.
• Jupiter: if a reel contains the maximum 7 symbols, it locks in place and will display 7 symbols for any free spins you have left. This means 117,649 Megaways.
• Saturn: each winning tumble here increases the win multiplier by 2x.
• Uranus: win both ways payouts are active so you can land winning combinations that start from reels 1 and 6. This also effectively doubles the potential ways to win up to 235,298.

Buy feature

There is an option to buy your way into the Free Spins feature for a cost of 86 x stake. This will give you 8 free spins. In some countries, you won’t have this option. In the UK for example, it isn’t available.

Astro Newts Megaways Review Summary – a silly but enjoyable Megaways title

You won’t find many games that have a more ridiculous theme than the Astro Newts Megaways slot. Silly it might be but this is actually a very playable game. The retro design is very easy on the senses and the Megaways mechanic, tumbling reels and free spins feature in many other titles.

However, the various planets you can reach in the free spins makes Astro Newts Megaways stand out. With lots of modifiers to keep things fresh, I like the Jupiter planet where you could play all remaining free spins with 117,649 ways to win.

The key to big wins is to increase the multiplier in the free spins which in Saturn increases by 2 for each tumble. It will take approximately 281 spins to trigger the free spins so patience and luck will be needed.

You also have win both ways payouts in Uranus which gives you up to 235,298 Megaways uniquely. Overall, Astro Newts Megaways is a fun and silly take on the space theme which is different to other Megaways slots out there.

If you enjoy wacky themes, iSoftBet’s Royale with Cheese Megaways is recommended. Another option is Iron Dog Studio’s very own 1 Million Megaways BC is a superb game in it’s own right.