Gallo Gold Bruno’s Megaways

Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways: Slot Overview

Ever yanked on one-arm bandits in a barn with a bunch of clucky anthropomorphic chickens before? If not, here's a chance to give that sort of thing a crack in Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways, an online slot from Games Global partner Neon Valley Studios. Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways is an interesting one as it shares just about everything but the theme with Wolf Blaze Megaways, another Megaways debut slot from Fortune Factory Studios. This means Rolling Reels, a Jackpot Pick Game, free spins with a progressive multiplier, as well as mostly the same stats and potential.

The main difference between the two games is the outer casing. For Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways, play takes place inside a shed that's been converted into some sort of barnyard casino. Slot machines line the background behind the game grid, while Brun, along with a barrel of coins and four jackpot values are situated to the left. The makers have done a good job of injecting the slot with a bubbly spirit, giving Bruno and his chicken entourage an upbeat manner, which spills over into the rest of the game, providing a measure of verve.

Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways is a highly volatile slot, played on a game grid with 6 main reels which spin vertically, and a 4-symbol reel on the top middle which spins horizontally. Megaways means different numbers of symbols are possible on each spin, creating a variety of winning wins, topping out at 117,649. Be aware the game is available in four RTP settings, where the maximum return value is 95.98%, though it can be found as low as 86.73%, depending on the market. On all models, bets can be set from 10 p/c to $/€20 per game round, and any device may be used.

Hitting at least three matching symbols on three reels starting from the leftmost side results in a payout. On the top RTP model, this occurs at a frequency of 33.10% and triggers the Rolling Reels mechanic, which removes every symbol in a winning combination and replaces them with a symbol drop. The most valuable ways wins are six symbols in length and pay 0.8x to 1.8x the bet when made up of the low pay 9-A card tiles, rising to 2x to 50x the bet for the three premium hen characters and Bruno, who is the most valuable of the lot. As an exception, Bruno will pay for two of a kind. Helping complete winning ways is the wild symbol, as it can substitute for anything except the scatter. As an aside, wilds only ever appear on the top horizontal reel.

Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways: Slot Features

Wild symbols are also linked to the Jackpot Pick Game. Whenever a wild symbol hits, it is collected in the barrel next to Bruno. When wilds are collected like this, there is a chance the Jackpot Pick Game is triggered – the more wilds that land, the better the chance of doing so.

Jackpot Pick Game

When triggered, the Jackpot Pick Game displays 12 face-down cards for players to pick one at a time. Picked cards turn over to reveal a character associated with one of the four jackpots. When 3 matching characters are revealed, the applicable jackpot is awarded. These jackpots are the Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega worth 15x, 50x, 100x, and 5,000x the bet, respectively.

Free Spins

That leaves free spins; 12 are awarded when G, O, L, D is spelt out with four scatter symbols. If more than 4 scatter symbols land, each extra scatter awards an additional +5 free spins. During this bonus round, a win multiplier starting at x1 is added into the mix. Following each roll of the Rolling Reels feature, the win multiplier increases by +1 without limit. During the round, scatters appear on the top reel. Landing 3 scatters there awards +5 extra free spins, while a 4 scatter hit awards +10 more free spins.

Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways: Slot Verdict

Literally, the day before reviewing Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways, we'd reviewed Wolf Blaze Megaways from fellow designers Fortune Factory Studios, and a strong sense of déjà vu ensued. Despite one game focusing on wolves, and the other on poultry, both have extremely strong ties to each other, packing largely the same features, gameplay, and stats. The two slots must have been built from the same foundations or in some sort of cooperative effort, begging the question, which came first, the chicken or the egg, or in this scenario, the chicken or the wolf?

That's a question we are unlikely to uncover the answer to, and kind of a moot point anyway. The more interesting question is whether this setup will become the Megaways starter pack for first-time users of the mechanic within the Games Global family of slots designers. If we're putting a positive spin on things, that wouldn't be so terrible. Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways, like Wolf Blaza Megaways, are decent enough games, with reliable features and big potential of 18,163.9x the bet. The biggest downer is the lack of technical creativity. For original gameplay, you better look elsewhere. On the other hand, if dependable features and numbers are the main requirements in a Megaways slot, then the formula used in Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways is a pretty sturdy one. So much so that it's hard to pick too many holes in.

At the end of the day, Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways was an amusing chicken-led production with a spunky attitude. The game has an upbeat personality, it's bright, cheerful, and animals acting like people often goes down well. So as long as cutting-edge, never seen before gaming is a requirement, Gallo Gold Bruno's Megaways has the ability to rustle up a bit of Megaways-driven fun.