Jungle Spirit Megaways Slot Review

Jungle Spirit Megaways - Slot Overview

Jungle Spirit Megaways slot is NetEnt’s Megaways take on its 2017 Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild. You spin 6 reels with 2 to 7 symbols per reel, giving up to 117,649 ways to win when the grid opens fully. Every win triggers the avalanche mechanic, so winning symbols vanish and new ones tumble in. As someone who likes high-action games, I find the base game already has decent hit potential.

The look and feel stick very close to the original, with dense foliage, stone carvings, and those familiar big cats and elephants. Animations and animal roars sell the jungle atmosphere well enough, especially when several wins chain together. Stakes start at 0.20 and go up to 100 per spin, which suits both cautious play and more aggressive sessions. I have played it on desktop and mobile, and performance has been smooth.

Symbols and Paytable in Jungle Spirit Megaways

In Jungle Spirit Megaways you get nine regular symbols, split into low and high pays. J, Q, K and A are the card-style symbols, paying 0.15x for three of a kind up to 0.6x the bet for six. The premium set is the wildlife: cobra, crocodile, bear, elephant and tiger. Six of a kind premiums pay between 0.8x and 2x, with the tiger sitting at the top of the paytable.

There are no wild symbols in this slot, which feels odd at first, but the game compensates through avalanches and expanding animals marked by butterflies. The pink lotus acts as the scatter and does not pay directly; it feeds a collection meter that leads into free spins. Overall, the paytable looks modest on paper, yet in practice the combination of multiway hits and symbol expansion can stack up very nicely.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Special
	6	x2
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	6	x1.6
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	6	x1.2
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	6	x1
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15

Bonus Features in Jungle Spirit Megaways

I see Jungle Spirit Megaways as all about the butterfly mechanic. When a high-paying animal forms part of a win, it can appear with a butterfly overlay and then expand to cover its reel from top to bottom. On some spins a random butterfly feature can kick in instead, dropping two or three butterflies on matching high symbols, again stretching them into full stacks and forcing at least one winning combo.

Free spins come from collecting three lotus scatters on reels one, three and five during a single chain of avalanches. Once triggered, you choose one of five animal totems. Cobra gives 20 spins, crocodile 16, bear 12, elephant 8, and tiger only 4, but with higher volatility. Your chosen animal is the only high symbol on the reels, replacing the others, which concentrates the bigger hits nicely.

After picking the totem, you may face a wheel that gambles your free spins. A successful spin doubles the number of spins; a loss wipes them out, which can feel brutal when you have gone for a risky option. If you dislike waiting for scatters, there is also a feature buy that costs 50x the stake and takes you straight into the pick screen with the same gamble choice.

How To Win on Jungle Spirit Megaways

My own approach with Jungle Spirit Megaways centres on managing variance around those free spins. The base game can throw out nice chains thanks to avalanches and expanded animals, so I keep bets moderate until I build a feel for how often scatters are landing. When free spins trigger, I usually start with bear or elephant, as they strike a balance between hit rate, spin count and potential.

Jungle Spirit Megaways RTP, Volatility and Max Win

Stat wise, Jungle Spirit Megaways is a high volatility slot, so dry spells are very much part of the ride. The maximum win sits at 6,547x your bet, which is oddly lower than the original game but still decent for a standard feature set. The top potential clearly leans towards the tiger option in the bonus, especially when several expanded tigers line up across all six reels with avalanches continuing.

The default RTP is 96.20%, but operators can also run 94.17% or even 88.12% versions. I always check the game info panel before committing a balance, as the difference in long-term return is significant. With such a volatile maths model, I treat this slot as a high-risk, high-reward pick rather than a grinder. Short sessions can swing hard either way, particularly if you start paying for bonus entries.

Final Verdict on Jungle Spirit Megaways

For me, Jungle Spirit Megaways feels more like a Megaways remaster than a fresh sequel, but I still enjoy spinning it. The jungle art, animal sounds and butterfly expansions keep the base game engaging, while the five-style free spins selection adds that familiar tension over which path to take. If you are comfortable with high variance and like avalanche slots, this is a jungle worth revisiting.

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