Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways: Slot Overview

Cornelius, the Garfield-esque character who previously headlined NetEnt’s rather underwhelming online slot Cornelius, has—somehow—scratched his way back for a follow-up. This time around, the fluffy feline comes armed with Megaways, licensed from Big Time Gaming, boosting the action in an attempt to show Cornelius has graduated from kitchen grazer to genuine milk aficionado. Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways is what it’s called, and it includes a cash symbol collection feature plus a free spins hold ‘n win-style round.

In the original game, Cornelius rarely strayed from his pampered indoor routine, munching away in the kitchen like a spoiled aristocat. With Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways, he’s expanded his territory, as the action now takes place outside in a back garden. Maybe the bigger Megaways layout simply needed more space. Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways leans more realistic than cartoony compared to the earlier title, though it’s still far from a nature film. The focus remains firmly on charming, cartoon-style antics.

Cornelius’ playground is built around 6 vertically spinning reels with a 4-position horizontal reel sitting above them. Symbol counts on the vertical reels change from spin to spin, pushing the maximum ways to win up to 30,240. While the previous Cornelius slot was a low-volatility affair, Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways turns that on its head by being highly volatile, even though the top RTP version is slightly lower at 95.88%. Betting options can be very broad too, ranging from 20 c to a ceiling of $/€100.

The Avalanche mechanic removes winning symbols from the reels, opening up gaps on the grid. Symbols then drop down to fill the spaces, with new ones entering from above. Avalanches can continue and only stop once no fresh win is created. The lower-paying symbols in Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways are the J through A card ranks, while the higher pays are yarn, a tin, a fish, and Cornelius as the top-paying symbol available. Wilds can land on all vertical reels except the leftmost reel. Wilds replace any of the regular paying symbols listed above.

Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways: Slot Features

As Cornelius prowls for milk, players should watch out for Avalanches, multipliers, a collect meter, Cash Prize collections, free spins with modifiers, and a feature buy option.

Multipliers and Collect Meter

During the base game, multipliers worth x1 to x50 can drop onto the horizontal reel. When these multipliers land, they are collected by the collect meter. The meter starts at x1 before any values are added to it.

Cash Prizes and Cash Prize Collector

Cash Prizes valued at 1 to 50 times the bet can appear on the vertical reels in both the main game and free spins. If a Cash Prize is on the grid at the same time as a Cash Prize Collector on the horizontal reel, then the Cash Prizes are added to any wins from that same round.

Free Spins

Landing 5 or more Cash Prizes in the base game awards 5 free spins. The Cash Prizes that triggered the feature, along with any Cash Prizes that land during the bonus, stay in place until the feature finishes. Free Spins includes these features:

• Prize Booster – increases all visible Cash Prizes by 1, 2, or 3 times the bet.
• More Milk – drops a Cash Prize worth 1 to 500 times the bet into an empty spot on the vertical reels.
• Extra Spin – +1 extra free spin is granted.
• Gather All – totals the Cash Prize values on the reels and places a new Cash Prize with that total into an empty position on the vertical reels.
• Gather Reel – totals the Cash Prize values on the relevant reel and places a new Cash Prize with that total into an empty position on the same vertical reel.

Feature Buy

Instead of waiting to trigger it naturally, players can access the free spins round for 50x the bet.

Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways: Slot Verdict

The first Cornelius slot we encountered didn’t exactly get the heart racing. It felt like a cat that does nothing but sleep—never on your lap—only getting up to stuff its face from the bowl or head outside to do its business. Essentially, it was a dressed-up food bowl simulator with a few mildly entertaining moments. Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways is a step up in interest, though it comes with its own set of drawbacks.

Many of those drawbacks are baked in, starting with the fact that the Megaways engine isn’t used at full capacity. That’s not automatically a problem and likely won’t be here either. Plenty of Megaways slots have opted for fewer than the typical 117,649 ways to win and still worked out fine. More likely to split opinion is Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways’ maximum win, which at 4,297x the bet won’t exactly feel like catnip for demanding, high-maintenance gamblers.

Still, Cornelius has always leaned hard into cute presentation above almost everything else. On that front, Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways can be seen as a win: it’s adorable, and it also feels like a bigger outing than the original. Even so, let’s be real. In the ruthless Megaways arena, Cornelius is that well-fed house cat lounging smugly indoors while the tough alley cats fight it out for the serious stakes. Cute? Absolutely. Unforgettable? Not really.