Super Lion Megaways: Slot Overview
If anyone gets a little thrill out of experiencing déjà vu, then they might want to pursue a career in reviewing slots. How many times do you load a slot and think, 'By Jove, I've seen something like this before'? So it was when putting Super Lion Megaways from developer Skywind Group through its paces. At first, what seemed like an unusual lion in space game quickly started ringing bells in remembrance of NetEnt's slot par excellence Starburst, what with the expanding wild respins, pay both ways dynamic, and etheric celestial theme.
The resemblance will be quicker to spot, too, if you've crossed paths with the former non-Megaways version of Super Lion, released a few years back. The two games have an unusual crystal lion in space thing going on that is probably better to go along with than try to figure out if it has any deeper meaning than trying to be a Starburst wannabe. There's not a whole lot else to say about the visuals or sounds. It's all a bit peculiar cosmic cubism.
One of Super Lion Megaways' interesting quirks is that it pays both ways, so it hits left-to-right wins from the leftmost reel and right-to-left wins from the rightmost reel. Just like Starburst, again, except this time, instead of 10 paylines, Super Lion Megaways has up to 117,649 ways to win. The number of win ways depends on the number of symbols landing on the reels – between 2 and 7 symbols may randomly appear on each of the 6 reels. Bets of 20 c to $/€160 may be placed in what is a medium volatile slot (rated 3 out of 5) with a default RTP value of 96.5%.
Low pay symbols in Super Lion Megaways are red, yellow, blue, pink, and green gems, paying 0.6-0.75 times the bet for a 6 symbol winning way. Next are sevens, the Greek letters omega, phi, and psi, and then a bell. Hitting a winning combination of 6 premium symbols pays 1 to 3 times the bet, keeping in mind that 6 OAK wins only pay one way. Wild lions appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, substituting for all symbols except the scatter, triggering one of the features, as well.
Super Lion Megaways: Slot Features
What Super Lion Megaways has got on the features front is a jackpot, wild respins, free spins, a buy-in feature, and a guaranteed wild respins ante bet function.
Jackpot
Landing any 6 jackpot royals on the screen in the base game wins the jackpot. However, there was no indication in the demo or in the game information as to what the value of the jackpot might be.
Wild Respin
Landing a wild symbol on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5 triggers a wild respin. The wild expands to cover the entire reel. Any wins from the original spin are awarded first, followed by a free respin with the wild reel locked. Any new wild landing on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5 during the respin triggers another respin with all wild reels from previous respins locked. This feature is available in the base game and free spins.
Free Games Feature
Hitting 4, 5, or 6 scatter symbols in the base game awards 12, 16, or 20 free spins, respectively. According to the game rules, or lack of them, nothing occurs in free spins, which does not occur in the base game. The round can be extended by landing 3 or more scatters to win +5 additional free spins.
Buy in Feature
Though nothing is added to free spins that aren't in the base game, players may still buy a free spins trigger for 60x the bet. When bought, 4, 5, or 6 scatters are awarded.
Guaranteed Respin
Activating the Guaranteed Respin betting feature increases the stake by 10x. This guarantees at least 1 wild symbol lands on each spin, triggering a wild respin.
Super Lion Megaways: Slot Verdict
Sometimes slots come along that are so peculiar it's hard to know what to make of them. One was Super Lion Megaways, an odd crystals meets lions meets the cosmos mash-up. It might not make a whole lot of sense. But maybe confusion was the point, in an attempt to direct attention away from the way much of the gameplay was used in NetEnt's iconic slot Starburst. Naturally, the non-Megaways Super Lion version is an even closer likeness, but look beyond the Megaways makeover, and the bones of Starburst are clearly there to see.
Perhaps a dash of extra subterfuge would have helped in Super Lion Megaways' case since it is a rather straightforward, uncomplicated game. One where free spins trigger yet bring nothing special with them. Perhaps more wilds land there, perhaps not. Let's not speculate since nothing is noted in the paytable. Buying free spins does seem like a pointless exercise, especially since, in free spins, you lose the chance to win the jackpot, which is only available in the base game. Whether in the base game or bonus round, another main objective is to hit wilds and their accompanying respins to link as many pay both direction win ways as possible. Blast Super Lion Megaways out of the orbit, and it hits as high as 10,000x the bet, which is more than 10 times what the original Super Lion can crank out.
So, as mentioned, Super Lion Megaways is a bit of an odd one, not terrible odd exactly, but odd. Along with games like Starz Megaways, it might be one of the closest things we've got to a Starburst Megaways slot for now, so that might be an appeal of sorts for some gamblers. Outside this niche, there isn't much about Super Lion Megaways to roar too loudly about.
Outside this niche, there isn't much about Super Lion Megaways to roar too loudly about.
