By Colin Rodgers
The Kraken is like if Squidward finally snapped and went full-on roid rage. It’s out there, wrecking ships and pulling sailors to their doom just because someone dared to cruise through its neighborhood. You can picture it, right? The Kraken, with Squidward’s permanent scowl, grumbling about how “nobody respects my personal space” while tossing a pirate ship around
like it’s a beach ball. Honestly, maybe it just needs a job at the Krusty Krab. Or maybe, I’m just letting my 90s childhood get to me again with random cartoon references.
The first Release the Kraken slot was released in 2020 followed by a sequel to the slot in 2022. Now, the franchise gets the Megaways treatment with Fugaso releasing the Release the Kraken Megaways slot.
The Kraken appears!
In the base game of this six-reel slot, which offers up to 117,649 ways to win, the Kraken wild symbol moves across the reels. When three or more wilds appear, a respin is triggered, and the wilds shift to random positions on the grid. Additional wilds activate more respins, which continue until no further respins are available.
Mystery symbols may also appear in the base game, turning into random paying symbols. On any non-winning spin, symbols can randomly change to guarantee a win of at least 10x the bet.
Landing 3-6 golden Kraken scatters activates the bonus game. The number of scatters determines how many chests the player can open before the feature starts. Each chest contains a modifier that enhances the bonus game, such as extra free spins, additional roaming wilds, a win multiplier, or a guaranteed minimum number of ways to win.
During free spins, any wild that lands remains sticky throughout the round, moving to a new position on each spin. If multiple wilds land in the same position, a multiplier is added to the total win multiplier for the round. A scatter symbol landing on the sixth reel awards an extra chest and free spin.
Is the Release the Kraken Megaways slot worth a trip on stormy seas?
The Release the Kraken Megaways slot allows bets ranging from $0.20 to $34, with a maximum win potential of $340,000. The game offers a multiplier of up to 10,000x the bet and has very high volatility, making it suitable for players seeking high-risk, high-reward gameplay—perfect for those who like to live dangerously, or at least pretend to while spinning reels from the safety of their couch! The slot offers an RTP rate of 96.4%.
Megaways updates to older slot games are usually quite basic, often with minimal graphic improvements. However, the Release the Kraken Megaways slot is a significant upgrade from the first and second games in the franchise, offering some impressive new visuals. While the bonus features haven’t changed much, aside from the addition of the Megaways mechanic, the gameplay remains solid. I would rate the Release the Kraken Megaways slot a nine out of ten.
If you’re looking for a few other interesting Fugaso slots to try out, I recommend Book Of Tattoo II and Egypt Links: Running Wins.
