Power of Thor by Pragmatic Play Megaways cannot be called the most unexpected product. This time around there’s an obvious, but not uninteresting, return to the basics. The cartoonish visuals are decent, though the potential is understated.
Pragmatic’s “lures” featured an exaggeration in terms of maximum winnings, though the setting was later changed. The Megaways title coupled with the 5,000x potential is not unbelievable, as Pragmatic Madame Destiny Megaways realised. What doesn’t reach 10,000x, however, seems unbalanced in the overall disruption.
The Megaways engine plus the Tumbe Win feature turns every spin into a unique experience. Play is possible with up to 117,649 winning options. Winning symbols are removed from the reels and replaced by new ones. This is infinite as long as winning combinations come out.
There is a wild symbol that replaces the standard ones. But only the horizontal reel at the top shows it. Similarly with the Hammer symbol. He always takes up two positions on the reels, in case he appears in full size. He also converts the reels below into stacked wilds.
A minimum of four scatter symbols with “THOR” written on them is needed to activate the bonus round, which offers 10 spins for free. Up to 22 spins are possible on the bonus wheel. For more, you must land on the green segment. You can count on 9 scatters coupled with 5 symbols + 4, which is up to 30 free spins.
The bonus round now has the benefit of a progressive win multiplier, starting at 1 x. There is a +1 multiplier increase for each cascading win without resetting between spins. This is a constant increase during the running of the feature. Activating the Hammer Double Wild Reel feature will allow you to win + 4 extra spins if 3 scatters are hit.
If you get a maximum of 5000 wins, the bonus round is over. With some jurisdiction, there is an option to buy a bonus round of 100 times the bet. But such a bonus buy-in feature is not for English players. You can get 10-22 free spins, though. And more winnings are possible if the spin is less than 22.
After a number of major wins, it was decided to buy the bonus round (at 0-40) in a 6-minute video of the best moments. It was lengthy with over 2 solid wins. What exactly got away with it you can find out on replay.
Pragmatic Play’s snowy Viking Norway is visually impressive, though lacking in zest. The exception is Thor’s hammer, which makes its way across the reels (Hammer Wild feature). The final double set of wild reels hasn’t been seen before.
There’s no shame in resorting to cleansing standard procedures, but the potential is limited to 5,000 times the bet. The company has long been renowned for exaggerating maximum winnings, something Pragmatic has recently heard. Perhaps that’s a bit too much for this release, as Megaways games usually have twice the potential. That said, the win limit is achievable, and the RTP of 96.55% is also slightly above average.