Hot Shots Megaways Slot by iSoftBet 🎰 Free Demo and Review

Hot Shots Megaways Review

The Hot Shots series from iSoftBet hasn’t really been a massive success, despite the somewhat cute theme of animals playing football. The visual presentation seems a bit hasty put together in Hot Shots Megaways to be honest, and it’s close to being a reskin of iSoftBet’s highly successful Aztec Gold Megaways.

Technically, this is a superior game, however, but we liked the visuals in the original better. The 21,417x potential has been increased a bit, and you can get a better 96.48 % RTP by playing with the ante bet turned on. This also increases your Cash Respins bonus round chances, and it's reasonably priced at 25 % more per spin. Mystery symbols have been added as well, and you get 3 random modifiers in the base game.

Hot Shots Megaways Slot - Reels Screen

Hot Shots Megaways Slot Features

The premium animal symbols pay between 2 and 50 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins, and winning symbols are removed via the Cascading mechanic. New and/or existing symbols drop down to fill the gaps, and you thus get indefinite winning streaks that last until you hit a non-winning cascade. You get Wilds on reels 2 to 5, and these step in for pay symbols to help complete wins.

Mystery Symbols can appear on any reel, and they all turn into a randomly chosen matching symbol when they land. In addition, you can look forward to 3 randomly triggered modifiers in the base game. These are as follows:

• Hot Shots Cup - awards either the Cash Respin bonus round or a big win.
• Max Megaways - maxes out the grid with 7 positions per reel, which gives you 117,649 ways to win.
• Goal Scatters - can help trigger the Cash Respins or VIP Cash Respins bonus round, but it’s not guaranteed.

You need at least 5 golden ball scatters in view to trigger the Cash Respins round, or 4 if you play with the Hot Shots Cup Fever ante bet turned on. The ante bet costs 25 % more per spin, and it increases your bonus round chances. It also increases the RTP to 96.48 %. The Cash Respins is a hold and win style bonus, and the triggering scatters become sticky on an otherwise cleared grid.

You get 3 respins, and the tally resets for any new sticky scatters you land. The scatters come with cash values, and a multiplier will boost all values on the reel if you manage to fill it with scatters. The multiplier is equal to the number of positions on the reel. You can also land Mini, Major and Mega jackpot scatters, and these pay 30x, 100x and 1,000x your stake, respectively.

The Bonus Buy option is available in some jurisdictions, but not in the UK for sure. If available, you can pay 100x your stake for the regular Cash Respins round. The VIP versions will set you back 150x your stake, and it comes with a maxed out grid to fill with sticky cash scatters. The Cash Respins round triggers organically once in 298 spins on average.

The 200 Spins Hot Shots Megaways Slot Experience

You get to see a few base game wins, including a larger win right before we purchase the VIP Cash Respins round at the 1-minute mark. We got plenty of triggering scatters, and you can see for yourself how much we got away with by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

We like the visual presentation in the original Hot Shots better than what you get in this Megaways version. It’s very obvious that iSoftBet wants to cash in on the upcoming world cup fever, like so many developers do. The ante bet seems like a very good idea. It costs only 25 % more per spin, and it significantly boosts your RTP and bonus chances. Too bad the somewhat generic visuals drags down an otherwise solid effort.

The 21,417x potential has been bumped up a notch from the 19,200x you get in the original, and cascades, mystery symbols and 3 random modifiers is more than enough to keep you warm in the base game. It’s fun to see what kind of reel multipliers you can get in the Respins round, and Hot Shots Megaways is far from the worst choice if you want to be entertained between world cup matches.

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Hot Shots - is the original animal football installment from iSoftBet, and it was released just in time for the Fifa World Cup in 2018. You get to see the pitch in the background, and the game comes with plenty of modifiers and features. The 97.15 % RTP is another strong selling point, but the max win is only 1,500x your stake.

Hot Shots 2 - is iSoftBet’s follow-up release, and you get an Ultra Bet feature, as well as spreading wilds in all stages of the game. The bonus round comes with a progressive win multiplier, and the 12,150x potential has been beefed up significantly. The RTP is a more regular 96.5 % though, but this is still higher than average.

Aztec Gold Megaways - is the smash hit dynamic grid release that the game at hand is based upon. It comes with solid visuals, and cascading wins in the base game. The hold and win style Respins bonus round comes with multiplier meters, jackpots and an overall 19,200x potential.