Legend of Heroes Megaways: Slot Overview

Some argue that superheroes really took hold in the public imagination in the 1930s-1940s, during the so-called Golden Age of Comic Books. Superman arrived in 1938, helping spark the long-running DC vs Marvel rivalry that’s still going strong today. Of course, heroes as a concept go back much further—arguably to the earliest days of humanity, when people first tried to organise themselves (even if it was just grunts and gestures) to bring down a mammoth. Jump forward a fair bit from there and you land in Legend of Heroes Megaways, an online slot from Pragmatic Play that comes loaded with tumbles, Big Wilds, and free spins, plus an optional extra gamble step.

Keeping the superhero comparison going for a moment: just as DC and Marvel have both been accused of borrowing from one another, Legend of Heroes Megaways is, in a sense, borrowing from itself. Under the glossy hero-themed surface, much of the core design is lifted from an earlier Pragmatic Play title, Power of Thor Megaways. The reskin is done convincingly, though. Legend of Heroes Megaways is drenched in original, in-house heroes set in a curious, gear-filled world where they’re… presumably being heroic, though the game doesn’t really spell out what’s happening. Are they allies, rivals, villains, heroes? It’s not exactly clear. Still, whatever the story is, it’s presented with the typically slick, eye-friendly Pragmatic Play finish.

On the numbers side, very little is different. Legend of Heroes Megaways comes in multiple RTP configurations, topping out at 96.55%, and it runs on a highly volatile model. Stakes go from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin, and it’s playable across devices, although this release appears to skip a bonus buy feature. Gameplay takes place on 6 reels with a 4 symbol horizontal tracking reel above them, delivering up to 117,649 ways to win.

To score a win, spins must land at least two of the highest-paying symbol or three of the other standard symbols, starting from the first reel and continuing across adjacent reels. The low-value set is made up of 9 through Ace, while four hero characters serve as the premium pays. A six-symbol win pays 0.6-1.5x the bet for card ranks or 2-20x the bet for premium symbols. Finally, there are two wild symbols; one is the standard wild. It can land only on the top reel or be added to the main reels via a feature, and it substitutes for any regular paying symbol.

Legend of Heroes Megaways: Slot Features

Batman’s utility belt may be legendary for its endless supply of gadgets, but Legend of Heroes Megaways keeps things more streamlined. That said, what’s included works well: tumbles, big wilds, and free spins that can be boosted via an optional gamble phase.

Tumbles

Tumbles run in both the base game and the bonus. Whenever winning ways land, the winning symbols are removed, and new symbols fall in from above to fill the gaps. If this drop creates another win, the tumble sequence continues.

Big Wilds

The big wild shows up only on the top reel and takes up two positions. When it lands as a 2-position-wide symbol, every symbol below it on the reels is transformed into wilds. If a tumble shifts the big wild into a new position, the symbols beneath it are again turned wild. These wild conversions won’t happen if the big wild is only partly visible or if it doesn’t move after a tumble.

Free Spins

Scatter symbols can land on any reel, and hitting 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 awards 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, or 30 free spins, respectively. Before the round starts, if players have won 10-18 free spins, they may gamble on a wheel for a chance to increase the total. The gamble uses a segmented wheel, and each successful attempt adds +4 spins up to a maximum of 22. A failed gamble wipes out the free spins entirely.

During free spins, the key upgrade is the addition of a progressive multiplier. It begins at x1 and rises by +1 following a tumble. On top of that, landing 3 scatters while in the bonus awards +4 free spins.

Legend of Heroes Megaways: Slot Verdict

A drawback of using non-branded heroes (or characters not rooted in well-known myths and legends) is that they can feel a bit like interchangeable placeholders. Legend of Heroes Megaways shows a touch of that, filling the reels with unfamiliar faces that are hard to connect with. The fact that Legend of Heroes Megaways is essentially a clone (without the bonus buy) adds to that “generic” vibe. Even so, it does a decent job of rising above it thanks to strong production quality and dependable gameplay. Pragmatic Play is very good at giving its releases a premium shine, and it has applied that same polish to Legend of Heroes Megaways. The end product is a visually appealing slot that may be copy-and-paste at heart, but it’s still a well-presented one.

That might sound shallow, but the presentation does make it easier to overlook the clone factor and focus on the fun. As with its template, Power of Thor Megaways, the feature set isn’t exactly revolutionary, yet it’s reliable and capable of delivering some lively moments. In short, the aim is to drop full stacks of wilds via the big wild mechanic—ideally during free spins, with a helpful multiplier running. You may need some patience to get there, though, as free spins triggers in Power of Thor Megaways were reported at 1 in 510, so it’s probably best not to expect them too quickly. The potential is also on the modest side for a Megaways title, since Pragmatic Play kept the same 5,000x the bet maximum win used in the earlier game.

Power of Thor Megaways is a solid indicator of how much you’re likely to enjoy Legend of Heroes Megaways. If the Thor version irritated you, this one probably will too; if it really hit the spot, you can chase that same experience again—just with a roster of original heroes. The mechanics are sound and the features hold up; it’s simply a shame Pragmatic Play didn’t loosen the win cap to give the clone sequel a bit more punch.