Mega Moolah
Mega Moolah
The Basics
Released in 2006, this classic slot still has a lot to beat its chest about, namely 4, yes, count ’em, 4 progressive jackpots! Games Global’s Mega Moolah slot is famed for its enduring popularity thanks to its stupendously large progressive jackpots.
The Graphics
Games Global (formerly Microgaming) has created an upbeat game where the reels are set among the warm orange light of Africa. Baobab trees and open plains make up the background to the reels, and said reels are bursting with a menagerie of wild animals that come alive during the game play. It´s not as pretty as something like Faerie Nights, but it scrubs up pretty well for its age!
The sounds that accompany your spins are a series of electronic beeps with the odd roar when the lion, King of the jungle, lands on the reels.
Mega Moolah Slot Game Play
The game is played over 5 reels and 3 rows with 25 pay-lines.
A selection of animal cartoon close-ups are the high-value symbols, and these beasts on the reels include elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and a springbok antelope. It reminds me of NetEnt’s Serengeti Kings slot, another safari themed slot.
The King of the Jungle, the lion, is the game’s Wild. Land a mighty 5x lions on a pay-line to win 15,000 coins! The Wild also substitutes for all other icons, except the Scatter – which is a monkey sporting some rather elaborate hair beads.
And there’s more…if the Lion Wild makes up part of your winning pay-line it will double your payout in the base game or triple it in the bonus feature.
The Bonuses
The Free Spins feature is triggered by landing a 3x or more, of the monkey Scatters which gives you 15 Free Spins. As I mentioned, all wins in the bonus round are subject to a triple multiplier, and landing a further 3x of monkey icons will also re-trigger this generous feature!
The Jackpots
Above the entertaining animal troupe on the reels, you’ll see the 4 stratospheric progressive jackpots. The jackpots are unleashed at random although staking a larger wager increases the odds of you cracking the jackpots and remember, the more people who play, the bigger the ridiculously large pot grows.
If you’re lucky enough to be picked at random, you’ll have the chance to spin a jackpot wheel where all the jackpots are on offer. And depending on where the wheel stops if you are incredibly lucky you could scoop a rather nice win!
In ascending value, the jackpots are Mini, Minor, Major and Mega.
The Monkey Verdict
It is no surprise that Mega Moolah slot is such a classic game and still played after nearly 20 years. And its charms aren’t limited to the progressive jackpots either, it’s packed with colour, animations and brilliant features and it’s fun to play!