Hyper Strike Cash Megaways

Hyper Strike Cash Megaways Review

Gameburger will forever be associated with their unlikely mega success release, 9 Masks Of Fire, despite the fact that the Irish Luck copycat, 9 Pots of Gold, has managed to dethrone the original game. They have plenty of copycat releases under their belt by now, as do many other developers, and Hyper Strike Cash Megaways is the dynamic reels version of such an effort. Not too much has changed from the original Hyper Strike, except for the bigger and bolder format that also comes with a Rolling Reels mechanic.

You can still land Epic Strike instant scatter prizes up to 2,000x your stake in all stages of the game, and the bonus round multiplier applies to regular wins only. This is a tad disappointing to be honest, but at least you get a progressive win multiplier in the feature instead of a fixed multiplier of x2 or x3. The overall 5,000x potential is low for a Megaways release, and we can’t help but feel that Gameburger has missed an opportunity to do something extraordinary with this installment.

Hyper Strike Cash Megaways Slot - Reels Screen

Hyper Strike Cash Megaways Slot Features

You can turn on the Win Booster ante bet feature between any base game spin, and this will cost you 2x your regular stake per spin. The benefit is extra free spins scatters, as well as extra Epic Strike scatters. You are also guaranteed at least 4 positions per reel with the Win Booster turned on. This means that you get at least 4,096 Megaways per spin.

The premium symbols pay between 0.8 and 2.5 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins, and all winning symbols are removed via the Rolling Reels mechanic. New and/or existing symbols will replace the removed symbols, and this process repeats for as long as you keep winning. You can also land a Wild symbol on all reels except reel 1, and wilds step in for pay symbols to help complete and/or improve wins.

The Epic Strike feature triggers when you land 3 to 9 Epic Strike scatters anywhere in view, and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 Epic Strike symbols award 1x, 5x, 15x, 40x, 100x, 500x, or 2,000x your stake, respectively.

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 4 scatters that spell out C, A, S, H, and this gives you 10 free spins. You get +5 additional free spins per additional triggering scatter, and the bonus round comes with a progressive win multiplier that starts at x1. The win multiplier increases by +1 per rolling reels win, and it will boost regular wins (but not Epic Strike wins). You win +4 extra free spins per 4 retrigger scatter symbols you collect.

The Bonus Buy Menu is available in some jurisdictions, but not in the UK for sure. You get 6 options from this menu, if eligible, and you can pay 50x, 70x, or 85x your stake for 10, 15, or 20 free spins with the Win Booster turned off, respectively. Alternatively, you can pay 100x, 140x, or 170x your stake for 10, 15, or 20 free spins with the Win Booster turned on, respectively.

The 200 Spins Hyper Strike Cash Megaways Slot Experience

You get to see a few base game wins, before we purchase 20 free spins at 0:30 into the 4:14-minute highlights video. We also managed to collect enough scatter to win +4 extra spins towards the end, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

Gameburger has, of course, seen great success with several of their scatter jackpot releases, and not least the instant classic; 9 Masks of Fire. The 2 previous Hyper Strike installments are basically copycat releases, and the Megaways version offers nothing to revolutionize the concept either. You get a bigger and bolder format via the dynamic grid, and the Win Booster will dial up the Megaways experience a few notches among other things. It seems like a good idea to squeeze the most out of this game, at least if you can afford it.

Getting extra scatters and Epic Strike symbols is helpful after all, as you will get the bonus round more frequently. In addition, the extra Epic Strike scatters will help you land potentially larger Epic Strike prizes, but we are pretty disappointed by the fact that the top-tier Epic Strike prize is only 2,000x your stake also in this Megaways installment. The overall 5,000x potential is hardly impressive either, and Gameburger should’ve taken this opportunity to go large. Instead, the Games Global partner has wasted the BTG license on a whimper, and it’s hard to understand why.