Raging Rhino MightyWays

Raging Rhino MightyWays: Slot Overview

In the slot world, being a rhino must be tough. They always seem to be rampaging, rumbling, or blitzing about the place. In Light & Wonder's slot Raging Rhino MightyWays, it's no different. The star of this show is miffed about something and appears set to unleash its considerable bulk and big pointy horn at someone or something. It's not the first time either, as the poor animal's been rampaging for years in various forms - both on and offline, from the iconic Raging Rhino to others like the Megaways version, a Rampaging version, and now MightyWays. It's quite a long time to dwell in a bad mood, has the rhino got much gas left in the tank?

Visually, the Rhino series of games have more commonalities than differences, and Raging Rhino MightyWays refuses to rock the boat. Again, players are whisked away to an African grassland to try their luck while avoiding getting pummelled by some dissatisfied rhinoceros. Seriously, this rhino does not seem to want visitors loitering around on his patch. As to the patch, there's golden grass, golden sunshine, hills and a lone tree. Similar elements go into making a bunch of African-themed slots, but Raging Rhino MightyWays is pleasing to the eye for the most part, though there is a dated look about the game as well. Most probably, fans will be well chuffed Light & Wonder have decided not to drastically rejig the artwork.

Something else not overly rejigged, at first sight, is the turquoise colour game grid. In Raging Rhino MightyWays, it consists of 6 reels which initially hold 4 symbols each, thereby providing 4,096 ways to win. This can grow, however, more on how shortly. Players should be aware that the game has more than one RTP setting, with the highest being 95.93%, though volatility is medium/high in all settings. Stakes can be set from 20 p/c to $/€20 per spin, and any device is suitable for use.

To win, matching symbols can land in any row as long as they hit on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost side. In the base game, this occurs at a rate of 1 in 4, theoretically speaking. The symbols are classic-looking 9-A card royals as the low pays, then honey badgers, crocodiles, cheetahs, gorillas, and rhinos as the high pay symbols. Hitting a six-of-a-kind win pays 0.5 to 0.9x the bet for the card tiles or 1.5 to 10x the bet for the premiums. Finally, for now, we have the sunset wild symbols present on reels 2 to 5. Wilds substitute for all pay symbols and come with multipliers during free spins.

Raging Rhino MightyWays: Slot Features

The first feature to go over is the MightyWays mechanic. When winning ways occur, they are removed from the board and symbols cascade down from above to fill the gaps. On each unique symbol cascade, the reel is increased by +1 position in height. Reels can grow to a maximum of 8 symbols high, and if all 6 reels reach this height, 262,144 ways to win are in play.

Expanding Reels

In addition, the Expanding Reels feature can trigger randomly to increase each reel by +2 symbols on any spin, increasing the number of ways to win.

Extra Rhino

When this feature fires, additional rhinos can be added to two or more reels during a spin.

Free Spins

Hitting 3, 4, 5, or 6 bonus symbols in the base game awards 8, 15, 20, or 50 free spins, respectively. During free spins, when wilds are used in a winning way, they apply an x2 or x3 multiplier to the win. When multiple wilds are part of a win, multipliers are applied to the winning value in succession. Expanding Reels and Extra Rhinos may activate during free spins, and landing 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 bonus symbols triggers an extra 5, 8, 15, 20, or 50 free spins.

Super Free Spins

Raging Rhino MightyWays also has a Super Bonus Symbol. If 1 or 2 Super Bonus Symbols are part of the triggering 3, 4, 5, or 6 bonus symbols, then 8, 15, 20, or 50 Super Free Spins are awarded. The rules are the same with one addition. What's different between Super and regular free spins is that for each triggering Super Bonus symbol (max 2), a Guaranteed Wild is added to the reels for the duration of the round. If a Guaranteed Wild is not part of a win, it moves to a new position. If it is used in a win, it reappears at the beginning of the next spin.

Buy Pass

For players who are able to access feature buys, Raging Rhino MightyWays has a Buy Pass feature. It has two options – free spins with one Guaranteed Wild for 35x the bet or free spins with 2 Guaranteed Wilds for 120x the bet. The max RTP when buying free spins is 96%.

Raging Rhino MightyWays: Slot Verdict

Light & Wonder's (formally SG Digital's) rhino successfully rages on in another African nature-themed slot. Yet, it doesn't do a whole lot which others preceding it didn't do. Raging Rhino Rampage, for instance, delivered Expanding Reels, an extra rhinos element, and free spins with multiplying wilds. As mentioned, the graphics are comparable to those that came before as well, so there is a feeling the rhino character prefers small incremental changes rather than dramatic paradigm shifts. The series has thrived since the original was released many moons ago, so there's clearly something here tickling the fancy of fans. Perhaps the continuity is some sort of reliable pillar fans can cleave to in a world which occasionally feels like it's undergoing change every five minutes.

With the stunning scenery and wildly diverse animal species, the African outdoors has the ability to evoke a timeless feel. However, what's new in Raging Rhino MightyWays is the addition of MightyWays, possessing the ability to significantly grow reels and ways. It's the sort of mechanic which gels well with wild multipliers, or better yet, Guaranteed Wilds as in Super Free Spins. This combination of extras has had a positive effect on Raging Rhino MightyWays' winning potential, too, where with 12,000x the bet, it's theoretically the highest-paying slot of the series so far.

Even if the top prize was a buck and nothing new had been added, there is a suspicion hardcore Raging Rhino fans would be stampeding to give Raging Rhino MightyWays a crack anyway. Fortunately, Light & Wonder have put more thought into the game than that and has come up with not exactly a revolutionary Raging Rhino sequel but a slot with enough plus points to give enthusiasts something to smile about.