MegaJackpots Cleopatra Slot Review

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MegaJackpots Cleopatra Slot Features

The Cleopatra slot machine is famous worldwide, and it’s been given a complete makeover with a brand new jackpot added to its five reels.

Now be careful here. When we talk about this MegaJackpots Cleopatra slot, we mean just that – the game with the jackpot. You will also be able to find the Cleopatra slot game without it, so be sure to choose the right Egyptian slot.

Not that there is a wrong choice here. This Queen may be as ancient as the Egyptians, but she wears her age well. You wouldn’t know from looking at her that it’s one of the first IGT video slots that came out in Vegas casino floors.

Seductive and well balanced

As soon as you open the Cleopatra online slot, you’ll hear the lady’s seductive voice wishing you good fortune. Beautiful, and looking like she could have been created yesterday. It doesn’t feel dated.

To be fair, one of the reasons she remains timeless is because this is a timeless theme.

The scarab beetles, ancient hieroglyphics and torn papyrus are meant to look old. And with few animations, there’s little to distract you from 5 reels and 20 paylines of Egyptian gold and mysteries.

This is nice, as this slot machine will keep your casino balance reasonably steady as you aim to hit one of the many ways to win big.

You have to love simplicity

Let’s not forget that the original Cleopatra slot was already old. Adding a Mega jackpot prize doesn’t change the fact that 99% of the time, you will have to enjoy this game’s simplicity.

You have a wild symbol, which, when it comes in pairs on the screen it, doubles your win and gives you 15 free spins with a 3x multiplier.

And that’s it. No fancy animation jumping out at you, no click-me bonus, no big singing and dancing number. These are old-fashioned reels.

On the bright side, there’s a reason why this jackpot slot online was popular before that added the multi-million top prize. You can win a massive 12,480 times your line bet during free spins.

Why Play on the MegaJackpots Cleopatra?

You shouldn’t.

Or at least, you should wait until this game hits about 750,000 to 1 million in the top jackpot prize.

Not because the game in itself isn’t good enough, but because your odds on the MegaJackpots Cleopatra version are worse than in the original Cleopatra slot (sans jackpot).

Generally, the original Cleopatra return to player rate is 95.02%. The Cleopatra MegaJackpots, on the other hand, without the jackpot, stands at an incredibly low 88.98%.

What that means for you

It means that if this is your game, play the original until the jackpot is good enough.

Once the jackpot gets to about 750,000, the return to player rate increases dramatically to 92.02% because that’s when the MegaJackpot prize is thinking about paying out.

When it gets to one million, the returns get even higher, up to 93.03% RTP. Though getting five wilds on that centre line to trigger the jackpot is anything but guaranteed.

The games are essentially the same, and the RTP is only changing because the MegaJackpot is so big it can’t give you five wilds in a row as regularly as with the original.

Still, if you’re after the big wins in the base game alone and not interested in slot machine jackpot hunting, then stick with the original, which generally pays out more often – just not half as much.

The mobile and tablet version

Coming out on the 26th of February 2015, we can already tell you that the MegaJackpots Cleopatra Android and iOS slot will work beautifully.

Why? Because the original does as well.

Taking up the whole screen regardless of size, the impact is no less when playing on the go.

We’d say the ol’ gal holds up even better when played as a mobile phone slot. The reason being, you expect your mobile casino games to be a little simpler in look and feel to spin better when you’re out and about.

And due to her simplicity, IGT didn’t have to do anything to change her play when transferring to the smaller screen.

Meaning you get your favourite game on your tablet as you would see her at your local casino floor or online casinos.

Just as this passionate ruler captivated Rome’s great generals, she’s certain to keep you spellbound.