Gonzo’s Quest Megaways (Red Tiger) review

Gonzo’s Quest Megaways: if you liked Gonzo’s Quest, please sit down for this one. It’s even better!

Gonzo’s Quest, one of Netent’s blockbusters, was released in 2011. A Spanish explorer called Gonzo tries his luck in the Perugian Andes Mountains. He finds gold in a fantastic Aztec temple.

Gonzo’s Quest Megaways comes with the same theme (duh!), Megaways game mechanics and improved, crisper graphics. The win potential has also undergone a thorough transformation: you can grab over 20,000x the bet.

How beautiful can a slot be? AMAZING!

Netent has taken over Red Tiger Gaming. Red Tiger had a Megaways license. Yeah, if Netent can’t get it, then they take the back door.

How nice is that? For us, as players, all we want is to play great slots. Piggy Riches Megaways also arose in this way. Let’s hope more will follow.

Remember when Gonzo’s Quest introduced the famous “Avalanche of Cascading mechanism”? It’s an integral part of many Megaways slots. Also here. Thank goodness!

You might even get as lucky as our lovable little gold miner.

So, what are we waiting for?

Software: Red Tiger Gaming

Paylines: Up to 117,649 Megaways

RTP and variance: 96% (unofficial), Medium to High variance

Maximum win: over 20,000 x the bet

Betting range: $€0.10 – $€4

Bonus features: Free falls (free spins), Unbreakable Wilds, Earthquake Feature

Casino Hipster verdict: Blazing hot!

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Gonzo’s Quest Megaways slot – Gameplay and Features

It’s a Megaways slot, with:

• Six reels with 2 to a maximum of 7 symbols
• At most 117,649 Megaways.
• The Avalanche (Cascading or Tumbling) mechanism that gets you a free re-spin after each winning combo.

But there’s more.

If you get a re-spin, there are multipliers involved. That multiplier increases up to x5 if you get four consecutive winning combinations.

The higher symbols are five beautiful masks. The lower-tier symbols are the (still impressive) stones.

The Unbreakable Wilds and Scatters

You can spin up to 2 wilds (a silver plate with a golden question mark). At most 1 wild appears on one of the first 3 reels and at most 1 wild somewhere on the last 3 reels.

If the wilds are part of a winning combo, they become sticky (or unbreakable).

They can also act as a scatter symbol. We will come back to that in a moment.

The Earthquake Feature

It is a powerful feature. It destroys all the lower-tier symbols (the stones) and replaces these by higher symbols (masks). It leads to better odds for more top wins.

How do you activate the free spins?

You activate the free spins by spinning scatters (golden plates) on reels 1, 2 and 3.

Two scatters, in combination with a wild, are also valid.

• Three scatters/wilds yields nine free spins.
• If you also succeed in spinning a scatter or wild on reel 4, you get 12 free spins.
• 5 on a row yields 15 free spins
• 6 on a row is good for 18 free spins!

The free spins bonus round – incremental multipliers and free spins that can be re-triggered indefinitely.

With the free spins (free falls), the gameplay is the same as the main game. But with the vital difference that the multipliers increase 3 times as much.

• Two consecutive winning combos gets you a multiplier of x6.
• Three winning combos in a row, yield a multiplier of x9.
• Four or more consecutive winning combos are good for a multiplier of x15.

The recipe speaks for itself. Spin many consecutive winning combos and afterwards spin a formidable combination (for example, 5 or 6 masks). Don’t forget that you have up to 117,649 Megaways!

Payout percentage

RTP (return to player): The payout rate is 96% (but this is not yet official).

Red Tiger Gaming produces beautiful slots, but the RTP is usually a bit low, unfortunately.

Gonzo’s Quest Megaways slot – the variance (volatility) is medium to high

According to Red Tiger Gaming, it is a medium to high variance slot.

I expect that most top prizes will be around 500x to 1,000x the bet. The absurdly massive 20,000x win is based on a simulation of 1 billion spins.

Pros and cons

Advantages:

• A Netent classic, transformed into a Megaways slot! Who doesn’t want that?
• Beautiful and adventurous theme.
• Odds for some massive wins.

Disadvantages:

• If we look at the gameplay only, this slot lacks originality. It’s the 100th Megaways slot, with limited innovative elements.
• It’s more about the theme and the animations.
• There is no Buy a Bonus Feature.

So, who’ll like the slot? And who won’t?

All Gonzo’s Quest enthusiasts will embrace this slot. And that means a lot of players!

Yeah, who doesn’t know Megaways slots today? In short, we can hardly think of any reasons why you wouldn’t want to play this superb Red Tiger slot.

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