Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways: Slot Overview

Alright players, climb aboard for a spin through London in Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways, an online slot created by software provider Pragmatic Play. This isn’t your everyday commuter bus, either. Here, the whole point is cruising around town in search of celebrity sightings or the places they’re linked to. Yes, that kind of tour exists in some places, and London has had versions of it too. Rather than chasing famous faces in the street, it’s more about pointing out spots like where Barack Obama ate fish and chips or where the Beatles once lived together. You won’t actually be bumping into celebs in Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways—pretty much none at all—but you do get tumbles, respins, free spins, and bonus buys, which is something.

Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways rolls onto the screen like you’ve arrived just in time, showing a bus parked at a stop on a bright, sunny day. The London Eye is spinning away at a suspiciously rapid pace in one corner, with Big Ben standing tall in the other. Honestly, you wouldn’t want to be on that wheel at that speed. Much safer to hop on what looks like a classic Routemaster, with the game’s 6-reel matrix plastered along its side. The passengers look like an odd bunch too, hinting that this could turn into quite the celebrity-spotting trip.

When it comes to buying your ticket—aka choosing your stake—you can play from 20 p/c to $/€100 per paid spin, and there’s no Ante Bet option available. That said, you can purchase the Respins feature for 20x the bet or buy free spins for 100x the bet. The default RTP sits at 96.05% for feature buys, or 96.01% when playing with standard single spins, though it’s worth keeping an eye out for lower RTP setups.

Press spin and each reel can show anywhere from 2 to 7 symbols, which means the number of ways to win changes every round, reaching up to maxing out at 117,649. The Tumble feature clears winning symbols from the reels, leaving gaps that are then filled as new symbols drop in from above. This keeps repeating until no fresh win is formed. Symbol-wise, there are ten standard pay icons, ranging from 10 to A card ranks through to five character symbols: a backpacker, a business type, an older lady knitting, what appears to be the tour guide, and a dog. Why not, indeed. Landing a 6-of-a-kind winning way pays 0.8x to 1.75x the bet for the low pays, or 2x to 25x the bet for 6 premiums. One final symbol to mention here is the wild, which appears on all reels except the leftmost and substitutes for all pay symbols.

Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways: Slot Features

The “celebs” in Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways might really be the features—though maybe that’s stretching the theme a touch. Either way, the main extras on the route are a Respin feature and free spins.

Respin Feature

If exactly 3 scatter symbols land during the base game, you receive 5 respins. While respins are active, the triggering scatter symbols are locked in place on their reels. Wins pay as usual, and if the Respins feature ends with 4, 5, or 6 scatters showing, free spins are awarded.

Free Spins

The free spins round starts with an x1 win multiplier that applies to every win. After a tumble, the win multiplier increases in value by +1. It remains persistent until the feature finishes, meaning it doesn’t reset between free spins, and it has a ceiling value of x50. Landing 3 or more scatter symbols awards an additional 5 free spins. Also worth noting: scatters aren’t removed by tumbles, and when you buy free spins, 4, 5, or 5 scatters will land to trigger the feature.

Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways: Slot Verdict

Picture being famous, just walking along minding your own business, when a busload of people pulls up and everyone starts pointing, staring, and snapping photos. What if it’s a bad hair day, or you’re desperate for the loo, and suddenly 50 strangers are crowding in asking for an autograph? Maybe there’s something to be said for being an everyday Joe or Jane. And yet plenty of people still chase fame. Actor Matthew Perry once said, ‘I think you actually have to have all of your dreams come true to realize they are the wrong dreams.’ Though, to be fair, he also described having a difficult time in his autobiography.

Still, players are unlikely to have as hard a time while rolling along with Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways—assuming responsible play—since it delivers a bright, upbeat ride through London. Even so, it gave off a bit of a clone-like vibe, as if it was based on another slot, though the original didn’t immediately come to mind. Maybe all the celebrity chatter distracted us into thinking about what could be, rather than what is. Or something like that. Feature-wise, Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways doesn’t bring much you haven’t already seen in plenty of other Megaways titles. The standout is the Respins feature, which is fine—solid enough, but not exactly a jaw-dropper. Of course, if those respins end up unlocking free spins, most players won’t be unhappy with that.

Even with the free spins win multiplier capped at x50, Wild Celebrity Bus Megaways can still deliver a top prize of 10,000x the bet. That’s a strong target in a slot that feels like it may have been built with British players in mind, even with the bonus buys, but it’s still an easy one to enjoy for anyone chasing a bit of star-studded fun.