Big Buffalo Megaways Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Big Buffalo Megaways Review

While Skywind’s Megaways debut, Book of Gems Megaways , was a somewhat clever merger of BTG’s licensed engine with the ‘Book of’ concept, Big Buffalo Megaways is simply an upgrade of one of their most popular titles, Big Buffalo . Some minor tweaks to the math model make this a stronger overall release, although visually and featurewise the two games are hard to tell apart.

Once again, the reels are set against the majestic canyon backdrop with the iconic red mountains, and the Ante Bet option is probably a good idea to escape the base game grind as often as possible. Of course, non-UK players can escape it at any time via the Bonus Buy option, and the bonus round with combining wild multipliers is really what it's all about. The RTP of 96.5% is significantly improved since the original, and fans will probably not be disappointed.

Big Buffalo Megaways Features

The wild symbol can land on reels 2 to 6 only, and it steps in for all regular pay symbols to help you form winning combinations. You can choose to switch on the Ante Bet between any spin, and it will cost you 25% more per spin . In return, you'll double your chances of triggering the bonus round.

You trigger said Bonus Round by landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters anywhere on the same spin, and this awards 8, 15, 25 or 100 free spins , respectively. When wilds land on reels 2 to 6 during the bonus round, they manifest a random multiplier value of x2, x3 or x5.

Non-UK players can go for the Bonus Buy option (if available), but it will set you back 100x your stake. This guarantees that at least 3 scatters land on the following spin, and it's a good alternative for impatient punters and those who don't have time for a longer grinding session.

The 200 Spins Big Buffalo Megaways Experience

Nothing overly exciting happened for us in the base game, so we decided to purchase the bonus round after a while. It triggers at 0:43 into the almost 3-minute highlights video, and we landed only the minimum of 3 scatters. We won some extra spins though, and landed a “mega win” towards the end.

Review Summary

If we had to choose between the original Big Buffalo and this Megaways version, we would go with the latter for sure. However, that doesn’t mean that Big Buffalo Megaways is all that impressive. Especially disappointing is the 5,000x potential, which is just too low for this engine, and also the fact that very little has changed since the first release (although the RTP is 1% higher, while the medium volatility is supposedly less brutal).

Sure, you get a varied number of win ways up to 117,649, but most all significant wins come from the bonus round wild multipliers anyway. You get mostly dead spins or measly payouts between those top-ups, and the base game is nothing but a quicksand grind. Purchasing the bonus round 10-15 times, we got plenty of over-in-a-blink sessions with meager returns, in addition to the small profit we turned in the highlights video above.

Pros

• Ante bet doubles bonus chances
• Bonus round w / wild multipliers up to 5x
• 100x bonus buy (not for UK players)

Cons

• Max win of 5,000x is a bit low for this engine

If you enjoy Big Buffalo Megaways you should also try:

Big Buffalo - is the visually similar original game from Skywind Group, and it comes with 6 reels and 4,096 win ways. You can get up to 100 free spins for starters also in this version, and you're pretty much dependent on the wild multipliers for bigger wins also here.

Buffalo King Megaways - is Pragmatic Play's follow-up to their smash hit original, and it comes with up to 200,704 ways to win. You get cascading reels and wilds in the base game, and these become accruing multiplier wilds in the bonus round. This can lead to payouts up to 5,000x your stake.

Buffalo Rising Megaways - is a popular Blueprint title that also plays out on the North American plains.

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