Extra Juicy Megaways Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Extra Juicy Megaways Review

Although a decent enough fruit-themed installment, there was nothing too memorable about Pragmatic Play’s original Extra Juicy. They’ve decided to keep the win-from-any-reel pay system, which we certainly don’t mind, and all symbols from winning reels are removed via the Tumble mechanic. This is a refreshing twist that only adds to the dynamic reels experience.

We’ve already summed up the base game pretty well with the above, but you can expect mostly top-up wins from the main game anyway. Anything can happen with 117,649 win ways though, but how often do you see a maxed out Megaways win. Things are enhanced via the combining multiplier scatters that accumulate per Tumble sequence in the bonus round, and this is how you’re most likely to close in on the 5,000x potential.

Extra Juicy Megaways Features

The Ante Bet feature can be switched on/off between base game spins, and you can thus pay 25 % more per spin to double your bonus round chances. Winning combos can start from any reel from left to right, and the fruity symbols pay between 0.6 and 6 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins.

The Tumble Win mechanic plays out a little differently than you might expect from this engine. Not only are the winning symbols removed from the grid, but all symbols on reels involved in a win are actually removed in one fell swoop.

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 4, 5 or 6 scatters anywhere in view, and this awards 12, 16 or 20 free spins, respectively. You also get +4 extra spins on top of the 20 per extra triggering scatter above 6. If you win 20 free spins, or less, you can gamble for more spins via the pre-bonus wheel of fortune. Losing can downgrade your number of spins all the way to zero though, so be careful.

The diamond scatters are turned into multiplier symbols during the bonus round, and they come with random multiplier values between x3 and x15. The semi-sticky multiplier diamonds stay in place until the end of a tumble sequence, and their respective values are then added together to boost the total tumble win.

At last, non-UK players, and anyone eligible, may take advantage of the Bonus Buy feature.

The 200 Spins Extra Juicy Megaways Experience

You get a minute or so of base game play, including some wins, before we purchase the bonus round at 1:11 into the 3:52-minute highlights video. The feature starts at 1:32, and we did not risk anything in the pre-feature gamble. We got the minimum of 12 free spins, and you can check it all out for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

The base game might not look all that exciting at first glance, but it comes with two tweaks that makes it stand out from most other Megaways engine releases. Being able to win from any reel gives you a sense of freedom, and it opens up the dynamic reels experience in a way we enjoyed. Combined with the fact that all symbols are removed from winning reels, you’re left with a somewhat different and refreshing take on an engine that, paradoxically, can feel somewhat stagnated from release to release.

Of course, you’ll most likely need the semi-sticky combining multiplier scatter bonus round to do any kind of significant damage, although that damage cannot exceed the somewhat moderate 5,000x win cap. It looks kind of ridiculous next to the advertised 60,000x potential of the original, but we all know Pragmatic Play has been working hard to break with their history of exaggerated potentials. Overall, this is a decent fruity Megaways installment, but we would suggest to keep 10,000x as the minimum potential when utilizing the licenced dynamic reels engine.

Pros

• Tumbles remove all symbols from winning reels
• Win from any reel pay system (left to right)
• FS w/ semi-sticky combining scatter multipliers
• 100x Bonus Buy option (not UK)
• Win up to 5,000x your stake

Cons

• Potential is lower than in most Megaways releases

If you enjoy Extra Juicy Megaways you should also try:

Extra Juicy - is Pragmatic Play’s original fruity release, and it plays out on 5x3 reels with 10 paylines.

Fruit Shop Megaways - is a steroid injected and beefed up version of NetEnt’s classic fruity original, and it comes with 6 reels and up to 117,649 win ways. Every fruit symbol win awards free spins, and you can win extra spins by landing non-fruit symbol wins as well. The max win is a decent 10,000x your stake.

Fruit Party 2 - is a volatile and fruity 7x7 cluster pays grid slot release from Pragmatic Play, and you’ll spawn progressive multiplier wilds in empty cascading positions. These can grow as high as x729 in the bonus round, and you can win up to 5,000x your stake.

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