Hot Shots Megaways Slot Review

Hot Shots Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Hot Shots Megaways slot is played on 6 reels, 3-7 rows and uses the Megaways mechanic where you can enjoy up to 117,649 ways to win. Wins are awarded by landing adjacent symbols from left to right, beginning from reel 1.

You can spin away from 20p up to £20 per bet. It might not cater to all bankrolls as some prefer high stakes, but the range here is still very wide and reasonable. Hit the coin below the spin button to the right of the reels to adjust your stake. Autospins are also possible in most territories apart from the UK.

The Hot Shots Megaways RTP is 95.98%, which isn’t bad for a Megaways slot but slightly under the 96% average for an online slot. This can shoot up to 96.48% if you’re able to make use of the ‘Buy Bonus’ feature.

It’s also important to note here that volatility is in the high range, so big wins will not land too often. but with a hit frequency of a healthy 31.53%, just under a 3rd of all spins on average will result in a winner.

The maximum win is 21,417 x your stake. The Cash Respins feature is arguably your best chance of landing the top prize with its Mini, Major, and Mega Scatters included. The Max Megaways feature can reward you with it randomly too.

Theme – football themed with not much football

The theme in the Hot Shots Megaways slot is all about football. However, there isn’t really that much football going on if you dismiss the 2 rotating footballs in the background.

I like the visuals here, it’s very nicely done and not over the top. Do I like the audio? I do, to begin with, but it’s very repetitive, so you’d be forgiven for reaching for the mute button after a short while. It does improve and speed up once the Cash Respins feature lands, and the audio almost sounds like when you get an invincible box in Sonic 1 on the Megadrive if you remember that. Classic.

The usual A-9 Royals make up the lower-paying symbols here. They’re joined by higher-paying animals in the form of cheetahs, chickens, dogs and deer. The deer symbol is the most lucrative, paying 0.5, 2.5, 7.5, 20 or 50 x for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 in combination.

The game’s Wild is a football, which substitutes for all except the Gold Ball Scatter. Mystery symbols can also appear on the reels and transform into any symbol apart from a Wild or a Scatter

Symbol	Payouts/Info
9	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x stake
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.25, 0.4 or 0.75 x stake
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.25, 0.5 or 0.9 x stake
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.25, 0.6 or 1 x stake
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.8 or 1.5 x stake
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.4, 0.8 or 1.75 x stake
Cheetah	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2 x stake
Chicken	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2.5 x stake
Dog	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 1.5, 4 or 10 x stake
Deer	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 2.5, 7.5, 20 or 50 x stake
Wild	Substitutes for all except Gold Ball Scatter
Mystery	Transform into any symbol except Wild or Scatter
Gold Ball Scatter	5+ triggers Cash Respins

Hot Shots Megaways Mobile

Produced using HTML5 technology, you can enjoy Hot Shots Megaways on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Megaways slots are better suited to larger screens due to all the moving parts but it is more than fine to play on smartphones too as long as your screen isn’t tiny.

Hot Shots Megaways Bonus Features

There are 7 bonus features in the Hot Shots Megaways slot game, with 2 of those not available in the UK as they’re ‘buy bonus’ features. A lot of these can trigger randomly, but 5+ Gold Ball Scatters will trigger arguably the most exciting of the bunch; the Cash Respins feature.

If you’ve played Aztec Gold Megaways or Aztec Gold: Extra Gold Megaways before, these features will look very familiar. Let’s run you through how the features work so that you can understand the slot fully.

Hot Shots Cup feature

On any spin, the Hot Shots Cup can appear randomly. This will do 1 of 2 things – award you with Cash Respins or give you a Big Win outcome.

Max Megaways feature

This bonus feature can be triggered on any spin at random. A unique background animation will appear with the ‘Max Megaways’ title on display. This will cause the reels to land the maximum amount of Megaways possible (117,649), thus potentially leading to bigger wins.

Goal Scatters feature

Much like the Max Megaways feature, this one is triggered randomly on any base game spin, and it will show the modifier title and display a unique animation. This feature will also give you a better chance of triggering the Cash Respins feature, although this is not guaranteed.

When you see the popup ’10 Goal Scatters’ or ’20 Goal Scatters’ added, it will increase your chance of triggering VIP Cash Respins, which activates a bigger 7×6 grid with maximum Scatter positions available.

Cash Respins feature

Land 5 or more Gold Ball Scatters in the Hot Shots Megaways slot to trigger the Cash Respins feature. You will start with 3 respins and if a Scatter lands in view like in the screenshot above, the respins reset to 3.

Keep an eye out for the Mini, Major, and Mega Scatters. If any of these land, you will win the corresponding value displayed above the reels.

If you’re outside the UK, you have the chance to buy the Cash Respins or VIP Cash Respins feature for 100x or 150x respectively. The latter will activate the 7×6 grid with maximum scatter positions available.

Hot Shots Megaways Review Summary – A nicely improved follow-up slot

If you wanted an improvement on Hot Shots 2, you’ve got it. The visuals are very similar and the soundtrack is arguably better here but, with a Megaways title, you have got a lot more ways to win. And the difference in the RTP rate is only 0.2%, which is nothing really. There are more bonus features in this one too, and they’re completely different this time around.

It might not scream football initially, and it’s probably focused on the animals more than anything, but it’s a fun slot to play regardless. The gameplay matches the Aztec games mentioned above where the inspiration for this is taken from, but nothing really jumps out for me to say ‘OK, this is a great slot’.

Hot Shot Megaways will certainly appeal to many players, especially with the max win potential of 21,417 x your stake,  but why not give our free demo a try first? It’s a great way to test out a slot and its features before deciding whether to use your own funds.