Mega Joker Pokies
The Mega Joker video pokie is a deceptively simple-looking game that has two sets of reels for the maximum winning potential, while it also comes with a progressive jackpot that can be won in any spin. It comes from the Net Ent range and has the reliability, fair returns and bonus features that this Swedish online casino games developer is so well known for, but rather than being one of their multi-round 5-reel games, this is a classic 3-reeler where all the action plays out on a virtual fruit machine.
To add to the realism, it’s set against a casino backdrop and there’ s the usual sound effects that accompany this type of game, with bells and the sounds of spinning reels to go with the flashing lights that make this one of the more interesting games to look at.
Getting these fruit-symbol filled reels spinning can be done for as little as 1.00, with the high limit being just 10.00. This is about the standard for fruit machine style pokies, although gamblers who like to try things out first will find free Mega Joker video pokies to practice on.
Mega Joker
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Playing Mega Joker
Details of the potential wins are shown to either side of the reels, and players should note that at the maximum bet, they get improved payouts from some of the same symbol combinations.
Play starts off on the lower of the reel sets, where full lines of 3 matching symbols will be needed across any of the 5 paylines activated to get a win paid out. The more staked on the game, the more lines are active, so there’s correspondingly more chance to get a winline across it. Three of these lines run horizontally through the 3 rows of symbols and the others are diagonal lines from top to bottom across the game. Traditional symbols include the cherries and lemons, each of which returns wins of 10 coins and going up in value, there’s watermelons, bells and a treasure chest which is worth 200 coins when it fills a line.
The top prizes on these lower reels are paid when the Joker appears as this happy chappie will award up to 400 coins when he’s in the right places, but the real feature of the base game is the fact that any winnings are transferred to the SuperMeter set of reels above them. Once there, players can either spin new symbols for higher payouts or simply collect the win and remain on the lower reels, or they can also choose to play the SuperMeter games any number of times until either their credit runs out or they decide to collect their prizes so far.
SuperMeter Games
Although the cherry symbols are still on these reels, they will now pay out enhanced prizes of 100 coins, while new symbols include oranges, grapes, and green 7’s which are valued at 800x. These values are increased at the maximum bet while it’s also possible to get a win from vertical lines of the Joker, as well as when he fills all positions on the SuperMeter reels.
Progressive Jackpot
Between the control buttons below the main part of the game, players will see a green LED readout that shows them the current value of the Mega Joker video pokie progressive jackpot prize, which steadily rises as a small percentage of all wagers made on the game, across all online casinos where it’s featured, is put aside.
There’s no special requirement or bonus games to get through before winning this jackpot, as it’s awarded completely randomly after any spin, although players at higher stakes will have an increased chance of it being paid out to them, which is worth bearing in mind for anyone who wants to activate just a payline or two.
The Verdict
The flashing lights and casino noises shouldn’t distract too much from this reliable pokie that’s going to attract players who like traditional style games. By using fruit symbols, bells and 7’s to fill the reels, Net Ent have targeted a certain type of person and those gamblers who prefer the more modern 5-reel games won’t find much about the Mega Joker video pokie that’s going to change their minds.
However, those who like the design and layout are going to be playing on a fairly advanced machine, as the Supermeter reel set gives them the option to play for higher rewards or collect their winnings at any time.
Of course, many people will be at this game to try and win a progressive jackpot, but even without scooping this rare prize, there’s plenty going on to entertain punters.