Provider: Blueprint

Sound rising

Straight away you’ll be met with a catchy folk tune that probably won’t be to everyone’s liking, but it’s easy to mute if you prefer. It’s accompanied by some sound effects that you’ll hear when spinning the reels too – it’s the sort of slot that feels more like a fully-fledged game, complete with immersive music throughout.

The play board has a gold rim, and sits on some semi-arid land where it looks like no human ventures. The background of the game shows a sunset, but the background of the play board itself displays a bright blue sky – perhaps the sun’s rising alongside the buffalo? The animal symbols are all quite realistically drawn too, and it feels like you really could meet them while on this adventure.

Megaways to win

Up to 117,649 ways to win – it depends on how many symbols appear on each reel, however. This Blueprint slot has 6 reels but there’s no fixed number of symbols on the play board during each spin; it can change every time. Once you’ve matched symbols from left to right across the board, they’ll disappear and the cascading symbols feature kicks in. Here, symbols are waiting at the top of the play board ready to tumble down, and they can give you more chances to win without spending a penny more!

There are quite a few symbols up for grabs here, from the usual numbers and letters to various wild creatures. The lower-value symbols don’t pay out much, but with the cascading symbols feature, you could rack up a few wins on the same spin. In contrast, the animals are much more valuable – in particular, the Buffalo symbol will make you a ‘reel’ fortune!

Buffalo bonus

If you want to get your fill of bonuses, there are three different symbols to remember. The Wild symbol acts as a typical Wild, substituting every symbol apart from the Scatter symbol, but there’s a Mystery symbol too. The Mystery symbol will keep you guessing, as it can turn into any symbol apart from – you guessed it – the Scatter symbol! Could it turn into the valuable Buffalo symbol? You’ll have to play to find out…

As for the Scatter symbol itself, it’ll get you some Free Spins if you’re lucky. Find 4 Scatter symbols on the play board at once and you’ll be awarded them. Any additional Scatter symbols? You’ll get even more Free Spins! There’s also an unlimited win multiplier on Free Spins, which increases after every reaction. You’ve got four different choices of Free Spins to choose from, all with differing levels of volatility, so choose wisely – go for either 5, 10 or 15 Free Spins with multipliers beginning at x1, x5 and x10 respectively, or take a risk with the mystery choice, as it could give you 15 Free Spins with the x10 multiplier!

Conclusion

With a respectable RTP of 96.50% and the ability to personalise the volatility of the bonus round, Buffalo Rising Megaways is a good slot for new players who might feel like a bit of a challenge. It’s got some great graphics and plenty of features to keep you occupied, but if you’re a purist who prefers a more classic, stripped-back slot, you may decide to look elsewhere. If not, it’s a good slot to give a go.

Provider

UK-based Blueprint Gaming were taken over by Germany’s Gauselmann Group in 2008, and have released over 81 slots in the 12 years since. They’ve focused particularly on Megaways slots in recent times, with Buffalo Rising Megaways being one of a number to launch. Other Megaways slots provided by Blueprint include Eye of Horus Megaways, sister slot to Eye of Horus, and Wolf Legend Megaways.