Mighty Masks Slot Review 2024
Hacksaw Gaming is pairing us up with the King of the Serengeti and his crazy court in their latest release, Mighty Masks!
It’s easy for a provider to stay within their comfort zone when toying around with themes and mechanics, but Hacksaw Gaming always goes that extra mile to bring something new and exciting to the table.
Mighty Masks is a 5-reel slot with 20 fixed pay lines. Get ready to witness the NudgeReels mechanic in all its glory as it nudges you towards Multipliers of up to x50 on the Multiplier Wheel.
Join us as we take in the sun and explore what Mighty Masks has to offer!
Mighty Masks Base Game and Features
Mighty Masks is a 5-reel slot with 20 fixed pay lines. Winning combinations are formed when 3 or more of the same symbols land from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The minimum bet available here is £.€0.10 per spin and the maximum bet available is £.€100 per spin, with plenty of other betting options in between the two. This game has a theoretical RTP of 96.30% and a max win cap of 10,000x.
In terms of symbols, the highest-paying regular symbol here is the Lion, followed by the Crocodile, Monkey, Rhino, and Bird. Low-paying symbols are standard Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten. Wilds and Nudge Wilds substitute for all High and Low-paying symbols in the paytable.
Revealing Mighty Mystery Masks
During both the base game and Free Spins round, special Mighty Mask symbols can land randomly across the reels.
These symbols, when in view, will reveal either a High or Low-paying symbol or Wild. Multiple Mighty Mask symbols in one spin will always reveal the same symbol.
If Mighty Mask symbols appear on 3 reels or more, they will reveal the same symbol and spread downwards to the bottom of their respective reels.
Nudge Wilds & NudgeReels
Also in play during both the base game and Free Spins round is the Nudge Wild symbol. When a Nudge Wild symbol lands in view, it will trigger the NudgeReels feature, nudging the Multiplier Wheel up to 50x your bet.
If a Nudge Wild symbol lands at the same time as at least 1 winning combination across the reels, it will activate the Multiplier Wheel that sits next to the reel set.
The Multiplier Wheel will spin to a Multiplier value between 2x and 100x, which is then applied to your total win for that particular spin. The Nudge Wild can also display a nudge value between 1 and 50, in which case the Multiplier Wheel will nudge the number of times shown on the Nudge Wild, adding the Multiplier values it nudges to onto the total Multiplier above the Wheel.
Mighty Masks: Serengeti Sunset Free Spins
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatters across the reels during the base game triggers the Serengeti Sunset Free Spins round, awarding 10, 12, and 14 Free Spins respectively.
During Free Spins, the Mighty Mask and Nudge Wild symbols appear more often than in the base game. Landing 2 or 3 Scatters during this time will award an additional +2 and +4 Free Spins respectively.
Mighty Masks Bonus Buy
Those outside the UK will benefit from a Bonus Buy option. Hacksaw Gaming has granted players access to 3 Bonus Buy options, as follows.
- Bonushunt FeatureSpins – Each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger Serengeti Sunset Free Spins for a total cost of 3x your current bet.
- Masked FeatureSpins – Each spin guarantees that at least 3 Mystery Mask symbols land for a total cost of 40x your current bet.
- Serengeti Sunset – Triggers the Free Spins round for a total cost of 120x your current bet.
Mighty Masks: Our Verdict
Mighty Masks is yet another great attempt from Hacksaw Gaming to bestow their creative prowess upon an audience that craves something well-built, entertaining and capable.
It doesn’t feel truly Hacksaw when it comes to visuals with a Serengeti look that feels better housed in another studios portfolio, but perhaps we’re just used to Hacksaw’s darker demeanour. While uncharacteristic of their usual style, it does look great, and it even evoked some fond childhood memories with a mask that looks like something from Crash Bandicoot.
When it comes to gameplay, Hacksaw has once again utilised their expertise in multipliers, and in a refreshingly different way at that. There’s also a nudge element, which to us feels like a staple mechanic that players love above most other features.
Statistically, Mighty Masks is as capable as most of their other games at 10,000x as a maximum win.
Overall. Mighty Masks looks humble at first, but it’s amazingly capable and as fun as you’d expect a Hacksaw slot to be.