
Anubis Wild Megaways
The Anubis is known as the Egyptian god of mummification and, as such, he’s not the kind of customer you particularly want to cross. This being is the patron god of lost souls, and one quick glance will let you know that this creature isn’t to be messed with. This slot from Megaways intends on kicking the door to the Egyptian underworld wide open so we can all see what lays beneath. There will be no sunshine and rainbows attached to a product such as this one, and if you like to invest in a game that is going to challenge you as you’ve never been challenged before, Anubis Wild may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
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Game Details
From the dark tornado to the ominous nature of the overall theming, AW really doesn’t give you much of a chance to settle. This is going to be a high stakes experience from the moment you first click onto the slot, and as you try and take it all in, the relentless nature of the gameplay ensures that you aren’t given an opportunity to breathe – and we sort of love that.
There are six reels spread across the entire board to work your way through, and while the board is reasonably sized, it doesn’t take away from the impact of the actual design.
There’s not a chance that you’ll be short of things to accomplish in this slot, either, because you’ll find yourself with 117,649 ways to win.
RTP & Payouts
Regardless of whether or not you’re going in search of a hefty challenge when you take part in this slot, the one thing that is bound to bring you some answers before you’ve even loaded up the game is the return to player (RTP) percentage. It’s a statistic which isn’t used by everyone, but those who do take it on board tend to swear by it in just about every way imaginable.
With a final figure RTP of 95.90%, it’s safe to call Anubis Wild a ‘middle of the road’ type of slot for any high rollers out there. The volatility is set at medium to high which could lead to a few bigger wins down the line, but it’s by no means a guarantee.
The minimum and maximum totals vary depending on where you source the information from, but it does appear as if you can start off at a lowly amount of 0.10-0.20 before working your way up to 20-25 – which is a nice, steady maximum to hit.
The unfortunate inconsistency in the figures continue with the maximum potential winnings, although they are favourable either way at between 10,000x your initial stake and 12,500x.
Symbols
The soundtrack may stick to the status quo set out by the theme, but it all does start to feel a bit too clunky. There’s some clashing with the colour scheme, there’s a lot of animation going on at once, and it’s never hard to picture a scenario in which lag starts to play a real role in the user’s journey.
Still, the unpredictability of it all will keep drawing in the masses for as long as they stay interested, even if they do use the same old playing cards to kickstart the symbols from 9 all the way up to the ace.
We then move on up to the appropriately themed symbols of the scarab beetle, Cleopatra, Tutankhamun and the always mystifying Eye of Ra.
Bonus Game & Jackpot
Nobody is going to sit and tell you what bonus features to like and why you should like them, but if you find yourself playing a slot that doesn’t even try to expand beyond the base game, things could get dull pretty quickly.
When it comes to Anubis Wild we’ve got the question mark mystery symbol, the wild symbol and the scatter – with the wild being capable of replacing any and all other symbols on the board aside from the bonus and the scatter.
You can get started with the bonus features through the Cascading Reels which tend to be fairly popular in the realm of Megaways slots. If you land a winning combination then more symbols will replace the winning ones until there are no more wins to be made. With the mystery symbol, whenever it appears, all examples of it that land on the same spin transform into the exact same matching symbol – aside from the wild or bonus.
There’s also some fun to be had with the pyramid symbol, which is the bonus. If you can land three or more of these anywhere on the reels, during the same spin, you will activate the Free Spins feature. You will get 12 free spins with each extra bonus symbol giving you two more free spins, ensuring that there’s the possibility of an insane 82 free spins on the table.
Punters can try and increase their allocation of free spins through the Bonus Top Up feature if they’re feeling daring, with a bonus wheel section presenting itself. If the pointer on screen lands in the green portion then you’ll win the gamble, but if it’s red, then you lose.
No, the jackpot isn’t progressive, but we can’t have everything we want.
Mobile Compatibility
The images used aren’t exactly the sharpest and as such, you may not have the best time with this on the mobile – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t compatible. You can still give it a go and play until you secure that big time win, but in equal measure, there’s also the option of using the desktop or any other devices you may possess.
Verdict
Anubis Wild tries to shoot for the stars, but it just doesn’t really feel like a slot that entirely measures up when compared with its rivals.
The theming does strike a chord but the design needed to be a bit more polished before it went out as a released product, although if you do like high tension in your online slots, you should have a good time with this.