Overview
Get ready for a fiery fiesta with Chilli Picante Megaways, Blueprint Gaming's vibrant slot experience! Transporting players to a sun-baked Mexican desert filled with cacti, this game serves up a captivating visual feast complemented by an energetic Mariachi soundtrack and a spirited voiceover, ensuring an immersive atmosphere. This isn't just a culinary celebration; it's a brilliant fusion inspired by popular mechanics, offering a Medium volatility adventure with a stunning Max Win of €/$250,000. Built on a dynamic Megaways engine, the action unfolds across 6 reels, each capable of holding between 2 and 7 symbols, delivering an astounding Up to 117,649 ways to win. Chilli Picante Megaways ingeniously blends instant cash prizes with an engaging free spins round featuring money symbols and progressive upgrades, promising thrilling gameplay for every type of slot enthusiast seeking big wins and spicy fun.
Gameplay & Features
The first thing to know is that there arethree types of chilli symbols. One is red, the other is blue, and the third is golden. When at least3 blue chilli symbolsland in view, playerscollect a prizefrom theChilli Hot Cashpot feature. The more chillies you can see, the higher the prize will be, so 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 blue chilli symbols award a payout of 1x, 5x, 10x, 40x, 100x, 250x, or 1,000x the bet, respectively.
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Landing 3, 4, 5, or 6golden chilli bonus symbolsawards 10, 15, 20, or 25free spins. Now thewild señorcomes into play. When thewild lands at the same time as red or blue chilli symbols, hecollects their valueson behalf of the player. Each money symbol can be worth anywhere from2 to 50 times the stake. If more than one wild lands, then each wild señor takes turns collecting the chilli prizes. Also, whenever the wild symbol hits, it literally breaks wind before being collected. Every4 wildscollectedupgrades the bonus round. To be more precise, collecting 4, 8, or 12 wilds awards +10 extra free spins each time and injects an x2, x3, then x5multiplier, respectively
Final Thoughts
Players partial to a bit of9 Masks of FireandBig Bass Bonanzawill be over the moon with Chilli Picante since Blueprint has kindly brought them both together into one convenient place. It is sort of strange how red hot Blueprint Gaming's slot imitation press has been running recently. There wasViking Fallwith itsELKGold Series connotations, thenGold Strike Bonanzapicking up whereBig Bass Bonanzaleft off, and now Chilli Picante Megaways. It's almost as if without some sort of branding to sink their teeth into, the team is running out of ideas. Okay, highly unlikely, but maybe someone should get these guys a movie deal to break out of the imitation rut they've found themselves in. You get the impression that the thought process behind Chilli Picante Megaways went something along the lines of, well, 9 Masks was hot,Big Bass Bonanzawas hot; let's combine the two and have a real carnival.
One of the interesting things about Chilli Picante is how far back into the corner Megaways gets shoved. It can be easy to forget you're even playing a Megaways slot after a while. Part of this is because there's no cascade feature, partly it's because the focus is on trying to land chilli symbols to collect Chilli Hot Cashpot prizes or scoop money symbols during free spins. If you're looking for jackpot glory on its own, the Chilli Hot Cashpot probably isn't the best option. For instance, the top prize in the base game is half of what's on offer in9 Masks of Fire. Things do heat up in free spins, of course, provided you can fart your way along the upgrade trail and pick up a multiplier. Not only does this improve Cashpot values, but chilli money symbols get more exciting, too.
In the end, thanks to playful visuals and vibrant tunes, Chilli Picante Megaways was an enjoyable game to play. Don't get us wrong, it's a total rip off of previous slots, yet that doesn't stop it being a spirited festival of over-the-top Mexican chestnuts.