Mega Burning Wins: 27 ways slot review

By Playson

Mega Burning Wins: 27 ways Basic info

Game provider Playson

Release Date 4/2019

RTP 96.84%

Game Technology HTML5

Popularity Low

Min bet $0.10

Max bet $100

Max Win bet x 258

Gamble Feature Bonus game or special game, Bonus symbols, Scatter symbols, Wilds, RTP

Layout 3x3

Devices Support all devices

Configurable Winlines No

Volatility Medium

Progressive Jackpot No

Mega Burning Wins: 27 Ways brings the classic fruit machine experience to the modern age with updated graphics, some extra features and a whopping 27 ways to win!

Where a lot of video slots might try to reach for the stars somewhat, adding beautiful backgrounds, booming soundtracks or tons of special features, Mega Burning Wins has none of that. Instead, the 3-reel, 3-row playing field and 27 ways to win slot borrows heavily from the classic fruit slot model!

Created by Playson and released in 2019, Mega Burning Wins: 27 Ways is a fruit machine that’s been updated to the modern age. The symbols are huge and beautiful but also based on familiar fruits. The reel itself plays like a dream with modern additions like Autoplay and Quickspin. Everything else stays very close to the classic game experience.

The soundtrack hardly deserves a mention. There is no music at all during the base game except when hitting a winning payline. Even then it is only a short jingle which gets a little more extravagant when getting a bigger win.

Symbols

The symbols in Mega Burning Wins: 27 Ways are simple but modern, with the different fruits drawn to look as realistic as possible. The other symbols are similarly colourful and based on the very popular symbols of old slots.

From highest to lowest they are:

  • Wild: The Wild substitutes for all other symbols in the game, including the Scatter Symbol. Max. 30x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Mega (Scatter): 3 Symbols trigger the Bonus Wheel feature.
  • Red 777: Max. 30x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Yellow 777: Max. 30x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Bells: Max. 10x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Bars: Max. 10x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Watermelon: Max. 4x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Grapes: Max. 4x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Oranges: Max. 2x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Plums: Max. 2x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.
  • Cherries: Max. 2x your bet with three-of-a-kind on a winning payline.

The game has a Medium Volatility which stayed close to my experience. The fact it uses 27 ways to win means that anytime the same symbols are on consecutive reels from left to right it will count as a win. The fact Wilds also count as Scatters means that the Bonus Wheel feature triggered relatively often as well.

Features

With a slot that stays as close to the original concept as this one does, you can’t expect too many features. Still, Mega Burning Wins: 27 Ways does spice up the game a little bit:

  • Wilds: Wild sometimes show up on the reels, substituting all other symbols in the game. This includes the Scatter Symbol, meaning just 1 Scatter and 2 Wilds can trigger the Bonus Wheel feature. 3 Wilds also have a win value.
  • Bonus Wheel: When there are 3 Scatters on screen at the same time the Bonus Wheel triggers. This spins a wheel that has varying amounts of coins on them from 20x to 100x your bet.

I found these features to be interesting enough to make the game stay close to its source but changing it up just enough to keep it appealing. There are plenty of other fruit machines like this, and the addition of a Bonus Wheel helps differentiate it a tiny bit.

Obviously this slot is meant for players who aren’t really looking for different, but I’m sure that most players will appreciate the Bonus Wheel as it grants an immediate and quite substantial coin win when it hits. I found myself playing the game mostly to get to the Bonus Wheel as the base gameplay didn’t appeal to me as much.

Conclusion

Mega Burning Wins: 27 Ways is the type of slot that classic players will love. It offers the same basic experience that we’ve come to expect from fruit machines but with enough variation to keep it somewhat interesting. Some old elements of classic slots I don’t like have been removed, such as the single payline and the occurrence of reels not lining up to the payline.

I usually get bored quite quickly when playing these type of slot machines which is why I won’t say I loved it. Nonetheless, I could tell it easily delivered on what it set out to deliver, giving players an exciting but relaxing game experience without having to learn an entire library of features.

If you’re a fan of Mega Burning Wins: 27 Ways I would also recommend Burning Wins which is in many ways the predecessor of this slot. It has even fewer features but keeps the playability high.

Finally, I should mention that the game lets you pick a bet between $0.10 and $100 per spin. A maximum win of 258x your bet seems laughably low but I found that the regular Bonus Wheel would keep things interesting enough.

Leticia Miranda

Leticia Miranda

Slot Games Analyst

Leticia Miranda is a former gambling reporter who knows everything about slot games and is happy to share her knowledge. She has covered a broad swath of topics and trends on gambling and is always full of new ideas and energy. Leticia also has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and is passionate about writing.