Alive! Megaways Slot Review

Alive! Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Alive! Megaways slot is played on a 6 reel machine where the number of ways to win can get as high as 200,704. The number of Megaways varies on each spin and depends on how many symbols are on each reel. The more symbols, the better. To create a winning combination, land 3, 4, 5 or 6 matching symbols from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel.

Bet levels here range from between 20p and £200 per spin. There’s a Turbo Mode where you can click on the timer icon for faster spin speeds. There’s an Autoplay function where autospins begin immediately. This options are not available in the UK (from October 2021).

The Alive! Megaways RTP is 96.5% which is higher than most online slot games but pretty average for a Megaways title. High variance, it’s been classed by developer Skywind as 5/5. The maximum win is 10,000 x your total stake per spin.

Theme – Audio & Design Features –  enter Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory

With a horror theme, the Alive! Megaways slot is based on Dr. Victor Frankenstein who is more often referred to as Frankenstein. The design is terrific. The setting is Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory.

Complementing the rather jaunty soundtrack are crackles of electricity and screams of ‘He’s alive!’. The rather vintage look to the imagery here could come straight of a 1950s B Movie. It all comes together very well.

The reels are made up of playing card suits, bolts, bottles of potion, a creature, the mad scientist’s assistant and Dr. Frankenstein. The famous green-headed monster with the bolt in his neck is the most lucrative symbol. Land 6 of these in combination for an award equal to 10 x your total stake.

The brain in a bottle is the wild. This can appear on the horizontally spinning top reel only and substitute for everything apart from the scatter. That scatter is the crackling electrical meter.

Alive! Megaways has been fully optimised for play on all devices including mobiles, tablets and desktop and laptop computers. The high definition graphics and animations work well on all devices but a laptop or desktop computer is recommended for the full visual experience naturally.

Alive! Megaways Bonus Features

There’s a decent selection of classic Megaways features on offer in this cartoon horror. With 6 bonus features, look out for mystery transforming symbols and free spins with an increasing multiplier. You can also gamble and try and land extra free spins if you’re feeling lucky.

Double Chance feature

You’ll have the option to activate Double Chance feature. This increases your stake by 5 coins on each spin. For example, a minimum 20p bet rises to 25p and a £1 wager increases to £1.25 per spin. In return, your chances of triggering the free spins are more than doubled.

Extra Chance feature

When a winning combination is created, the Extra Chance Feature is triggered. This is another name for a symbol cascade or tumble. The successful symbols are removed from the grid and new ones drop in and replace them and a new payout consideration is made. These Extras Chances keep on coming as long as a new winner is formed.

Dynamic Action feature

The Dynamic Action feature is another name for mystery transforming symbols. All example of the special symbol that land on the same spin all morph into the same matching standard symbol. A new payout consideration then follows with the newly transformed symbols in position.

Unlimited Multiplier Free Games feature

The crackling electrical meter is the game’s scatter symbol. Land 3 or more scatters anywhere on the reels on the same spin to activate the game’s Unlimited Multiplier Free Games feature. Your reward is 8 free spins with a starting multiplier of 1x.

Each time symbols are removed via the Extra Chance (the tumbles), the multiplier rises by 1. Multipliers don’t reset during this round either, they increase until you run out of free spins. Look out for special energy bolts symbols which can land on the middle reels. Land 2, 3 or 4 of these and another 2, 4 or 8 free spins are added to your total.

In some territories, players will have the opportunity to use the Bonus Buy feature for a free of 100 x your total stake. This will get you into the Unlimited Multiplier Free Games feature with 10 free spins.

Play It Your Way feature

When you have used up your free spins, you’ll be offered the chance to use the Play It Your Way feature. First use in El Paso Gold, you’ll then have 3 potential choices:

• 1^st Option: bank your winnings from the free spins and return to the base game.
• 2^nd Option: gamble your free spins winnings to try and win up to 10 free spins.
• 3^rd Option: gamble part of your winnings for up to 10 extra free spins.

Go for a gamble and you’ll spin a Win Meter that’s made up of green and red segments. If the pointer lands in the green segment, you’ll win the gamble. Land in the red though and you’ll lose and return to the base game. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a consolation prize to sweeten the pill.

Any multipliers that were active during the original free spins are carried over to the extra free spins if you are successful with the Win Meter.

Alive! Megaways Review Summary – this classic horror story is entertaining

The story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster has been retold countless times on page, stage and screen. The Alive! Megaways slot is impressively put together, combining retro visuals that are packed full of flair with some classic Megaways features.

The Extra Chance (tumbles) and mystery symbols combine nicely and the free spins is decent courtesy of the expanding multipliers. The Play It Your Option feature adds an extra layer to the gameplay.

However, it doesn’t offer anything you haven’t seen in other Megaways slots. It’s the 3^rd Megaways title from Skywind and it’s surely the best visually. If you like your cartoon horror, Alive! Megaways is well worth firing up.

Saying that, if you’re looking for innovation or uniqueness, there are other titles using this mechanic I would rather play. King of Cats Megaways by Big Time Gaming is essentially 2 games in 1 with top wins of 56,620 x stake.

The other I suggest is Rock the Reels Megaways from Iron Dog Studio where animal symbols deliver various features for wins up to 50,000 x stake.