The Wish Master Megaways

The Wish Master Megaways Slot Review

Everyone’s favourite NetEnt djinn is back for another round with The Wish Master Megaways. The original slot was highly successful back in 2014, but NetEnt has given the ageing game a much-needed lick of paint to make it relevant once again.

The visuals remain the same and they look fantastic, almost ten years later. The provider has decided to stick to the original set of features, although it has added dynamic reels and an avalanche feature into the mix.

But is this a Megaways treatment done right? Or is it just a lazy attempt at reviving a dated classic? Read through my review below to find out.

⚡ RTP	96.07%
🎲 Volatility	High
💰 Paylines	Up to 117,649
🔼 Maximum Bet	4
🔻 Minimum Bet	0.10
⭐ Bonus Features	Wild symbols, scatter symbols, reel modifiers, win multipliers, random wilds, extra wilds, wild reels

The Wish Master Megaways Slot Game Free Demo

Fans of the original game may be tempted to jump straight into the game, but I’d suggest trying out the free demo first. The Wish Master Megaways has gone through quite a few changes, and you’ll be better off experiencing these modifications in a free, safe space, before hitting the reels with real wagers.

You can get a better idea of how often scatter symbols land, as well as the way the avalanche system affects your reel modifiers.

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Despite a relatively small number of mechanics and features, I was quite engaged throughout my playthrough of The Wish Master Megaways. The high volatility made scatter symbols quite rare, so I only hit around three different symbols in more than 300 spins. But the wait is relieved by the addition of the Avalanche mechanic, which adds respins whenever you hit a winning combination. I managed to quite a few consecutive respins, which boosted my wins and gave me something else to look forward to – beyond waiting for the scatter symbols to finally hit.

The Wish Master Megaways turned out to be quick-paced, which made waiting for reel modifiers to hit all the more bearable. But, make no mistake, this is a game which requires time and patience. So, pick a comfortable bet level, hit the autoplay button and wait for the magic to happen.

The Wish Master Megaways Slot Bonus Features

Although NetEnt has reworked lots of The Wish Master elements, it still sticks to a minimal set of features for this Megaways re-release. You don’t get any stereotypical bonus features like free spins and hold and win. Instead, all of the bonus action depends on the game’s reel modifiers, which are triggered by the scatter symbol.

Beyond that, NetEnt has added an Avalanche system, which adds a bit more excitement to what would otherwise be a pretty dull base game.

Avalanche Feature

As with most Megaways titles, winning symbols are cleared from the reels, making way for more spins to fall through during a respin. The Wish Master Megaways calls it the avalanche feature and it increases your odds of landing even bigger wins on a single round.

Apart from giving me more to look forward to while I searched for the scatter symbol to drop, the avalanche feature was brilliant when combined with the reel modifiers themselves. It gave me more value for every modified spin and increased my chances of landing more scatter symbols and combining multiplier reel modifiers.

Wilds

Wild symbols are heavily involved in The Wish Master Megaways’ reel modifiers. But the symbol doesn’t show up in the base game at all. Instead, you’ll need to trigger one of the randomly selected reel modifiers that make use of wild symbols. Whenever they do turn up on your reels, wild symbols step in for any missing symbols that could form part of a winning combination.

They’re incredibly helpful and pushed my winnings, helping me make bigger and better combinations and triggering even more avalanches in the process.

Scatter symbol

We’re used to having to land a minimum of three scatter symbols to get to our bonus features, but The Wish Master Megaways only asks for one. It comes in the form of a lamp scroll, which automatically triggers one of five reel modifiers whenever it hits the reels.

Landing another scatter symbol while a Wish Master modifier is already in play, will add another Wish Master modifier and reset the feature’s spin count back to five. But more on that below.

Wish Master Features

The lamp scroll scatter symbol randomly activates one of five Wish Master features. These reel modifiers enhance your spins, adding even better ways to land huge wins. You get five rounds with a reel modifier, which can be reset if you land another scatter symbol.

• Extra Wild – Particular symbols which are shown in the inventory are transformed into wilds.
• Wild Reel – The entire reel that the scatter symbol lands on turns wild.
• Multiplier – All wins have a 2x or 3x multiplier applied to them. You can have both multipliers applied to multiple wins at the same time, which combines them into a 6x multiplier.
• Random Wild – Between two to five wild symbols appear on the reels on every spin.

You can have up to three active reel modifiers running at the same time. If you land another scatter symbol while three reel modifiers are already in play, then the first modifier is retriggered.

RTP & Volatility of The Wish Master Megaways Slot

Volatility is clocked at an extremely high level. The result is a set of infrequent wins and bonus triggers, so you’ll need to be as patient as can be until bonus features trigger or big wins drop.

This is quite normal for a Megaways game like this, and you could potentially land wins of up to 27,018x your stake. RTP sits at 96.07%, which is also typical for this kind of game and helps even out the math model.

Ultimately, The Wish Master Megaways has plenty of win potential, but you’ll need to stick around long enough to see it.

The Wish Master Megaways Slot on Mobile

Your nefarious djinn will follow you around wherever you go, thanks to The Wish Master Megaways’ fantastic mobile performance. The slot works well on smaller screens, with the interface adapting itself intuitively to fit in better in narrower aspect ratios. You get all of the same features and win potential that you have in the desktop version, so the experience remains consistent across all devices.

Conclusion

NetEnt has done a fantastic job of updating The Wish Master Megaways, with an overhaul that brings it up to speed with contemporary slot releases. I love the fact the original game’s essence has been kept intact and the gameplay still largely revolves around the Wish Master features. But the game is improved tenfold with the inclusion of Megaways, and both the dynamic reels and avalanche feature add so much more value to it.

While I think this is one of the best Megaways releases I’ve played this year, part of me still wishes that some additional features would have been added. Nothing too crazy, but a couple of base game mechanics or an additional bonus feature would have pushed this to the next level.