Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways Slot Review 2023

Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways is a slot from Playson that takes players on an African safari. This is not an unusual setting for slots these days, so we were interested to see if Playson had done anything original with the subject matter.

You can read this Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways slot review to discover whether this developer has succeeded in setting slots fans on a safari adventure, or has just let left them with the equivalent of being sat at home watching David Attenborough.

The Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways slot is played on a grid of 5 reels and 3 rows. The game’s title tells you exactly how many paylines there are in the base game. This figure expands to a massive 31,104 ways to win in the free spins bonus feature, though, which is something we’ll look at in more detail later on in this review. The usual minimum bet for UK players is 20p and the maximum is £75, though you should check with your operator as this might vary.

The game is a fairly recent addition to the Playson range of slots, having been released in January 2019. It deploys HTML5 technology, so playing it on your phone or tablet is not an issue. The quality is the same on mobile devices as it is on your desktop.

What is the Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways Slot RTP?

The Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways slot game’s RTP is 95.10%. Although that might seem a little on the low side for a slot of this type, it’s not untypical for one of Playson’s slots. Playson games have a wide range of RTP rates, going from around the 95% mark right up to the 97% level. Examples include Book of Gold: Double Chance, which has an RTP of 95.04%, and Viking Gods: Thor & Loki, which has an RTP of 96.88%.

If you want to take a more passive approach to playing the game, there is an autospin button. The game has medium to high volatility, so you can expect some thrills and spills along the way as you wait for the feature to kick in and deliver those larger wins to you.

The Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways slot looks very recognisable as a Playson slot. If you are a seasoned slots fan, you can probably spot their signature style of graphics. The reels have a wooden frame that is in a loosely African style, and they sit in front of a savannah scene. Yellowed grass waves in the African heat, while Baobab trees stand under a vast azure sky. The graphics are not especially detailed but they serve to set the scene for the game.

The sound effects and music in the game are typical of a Playson slot. A dramatic, but quite chilled, theme tune plays that has some ‘African’ safari elements to it. It sounds a little bit like something you might hear in an 80s movie set in Africa. It’s not bad, but it doesn’t do much to hold our attention either. When the reels spin there is the usual clicking noise that you hear in most Playson slots. It is irritating, and if the music is unlikely to have you pressing the mute button, this sound effect probably will.

Hunt the Animals for Bigger Wins

The design of the symbols on the reels is another feature that defines this slot as a typical Playson game. The symbols are competently rendered and fairly well detailed, but do not linger in the memory for long. The lower value symbols are the usual range of letters and numbers associated with playing card values, and they are presented in big, bold colours. The higher value symbols are African animals – you’ll see a crocodile, a rhino, a water buffalo, a cheetah and a mighty African elephant.

The game’s scatter symbol is the word ‘scatter’ displayed in front of an African sunset, so it is easy to spot. This can substitute for all other symbols apart from the wild. The wild is the word ‘wild’. Despite its somewhat plain design, however, it has one or two nifty little features to it that can help you pick up some larger wins. We’ll have a look at what the scatter and the wild do next.

As with most Playson slots, the Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways game offers free spins, as well as an interesting little extra feature that involves the wild symbol. Both can offer you some decent chances to win.

Free Spins

The free spins feature is the game’s main bonus feature, and it is triggered when 3 or more scatter symbols appear on the reels. The number of free spins you receive depends on the number of scatters that show up on the reels. If you get 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters, you will receive 8, 15, 25 or 50 free spins. So this can be a generous feature if you enjoy a bit of luck.

It is also worth noting that you can retrigger the feature during the free spins with just 2 scatters on the reels. While you can’t receive an unlimited amount of free spins, you can get up to 100, so this feature can be really lucrative once it decides to go on a bit of a run.

Splitting Wilds

This was one aspect of the Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways slot machine that we really enjoyed. During the free spins, the wild symbol really comes into its own. During the free spins round, whenever a wild symbol appears it divides itself up into 2 or 3 symbols while staying in the same space on the reels. This boosts the amount of paylines on offer. The number of paylines can be increased to as many as 31,104, so the split wilds can bring some rich rewards.

It is probably worth noting that we found the feature quite tricky to trigger when we played the game, however. When we did trigger it, it proved to be very generous indeed, but you may well need a touch of patience, along with some careful bankroll management, if you want to really benefit from it.

We found little that really made this game stand out from the other safari-themed slots on offer, although we enjoyed the split wild feature. This Mighty Africa: 4096 Ways slot review will, therefore, end on a bit of a mixed note. While we enjoyed the features, they were tough to trigger when we tried the game, it tested out patience a little. The graphics and sound are nothing special either, but if you like wildlife slots it’s probably worth giving this game a go.

Alternatively, you might want to try Raging Rhino Megaways by WMS Gaming.

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