Miami Mayhem Slot (Hacksaw Gaming)

The Miami Mayhem slot has 5 reels, 4 rows and 14 fixed paylines. To form a winning combination, you need 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel, and across any of the 14 paylines. Only the highest win on each payline will be paid out.

The minimum bet is 10p a spin with the maximum at £5 a spin in the UK (or up to £2 per spin for under 25s). As with all Hacksaw Gaming slots, use the up and down arrows to change your bet accordingly. Non-UK players can opt for Autoplay (up to 1,00 auto spins) as well as Turbo and Quick Spin modes.

The Miami Mayhem RTP rate is 96.35%, which is higher than the 96% online slots average. Hacksaw Gaming has also produced 94.34% and 921.7% RTP alternative versions. Open the Paytable to see which RTP rate you’re using: this can vary from site to site.

Medium to high volatility (4/5), the hit frequency rate is 33.5% for the highest RTP setting. This means a winning combination will form every 2.98 spins on average. Finally, the Miami Mayhem slot comes with 15,000 x bet max wins. There is no max win probability information at hand.

Inspired by both Miami Vice and Grand Theft Auto it seems, the Miami Mayhem slot has a crime theme. With an 80s feel, the premise is that you join 5 of Miami’s most notorious misfits (Ghosting Gordo, Roxie Rizz, Vinny the Vice, Lola la Reina and Diego el Fuego) as they team up for a score of a lifetime.

Based on dirty money, crooked cops and rival crews, the aim of the 5 misfits is to outsmart the system and outrun the streetsin this high-voltage game. The soundtrack is very 80s which compliments the theme.

On the reels, you’ll come across low-value A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. The higher-value symbols include knuckle dusters, whiskey tumblers, oxygen tanks, Roxie Rizz and Diego el Fuego: Diego el Fuego is the best paying symbol which 10 x your total bet awarded if you land 5 across any payline.

There is a standard Wild which substitutes for all paying symbols to form winning combinations. It also pays 10 x your total bet for 5 in combination. Other special symbols include Crew, Wanted and FS Scatters: more on these below.

Miami Mayhem Mobile

Hacksaw Gaming produced all slot games using HTML5 technology. This means Miami Mayhem is available to play on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Regarding the latter, it can be played on iOS and Android smartphones, with Portrait Mode deployed to make better use of the vertical screen setup.

The Miami Mayhem slot is all about wild reels. With 5 bonus features, Crew symbols award Expanded Crew Reels that can combine with multipliers up to 100x. Wanted symbols award a Mission where you have 3 respins to land a win with the ‘Target’ symbol. This increases the Wanted Level which in turn increases the Expanded Crew Reels multiplier. There are also 3 free spins features.

Expanding Crew Reels

Look out for the Crew symbol as it will expand into a Crew Reel when part of at least 1 winning combination once expanded. Expanded Crew Reels will occupy the full reel and display 1 of the 5 crew members. On reel 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 you will see Ghosting Gordo, Roxie Rizz, Vinny the Vice, Lola la Reina, and Diego el Fuego, respectively.

Importantly, Expanded Crew reels are wild: they can act as standards wilds or reveal a multiplier ranging from 2x to 100x. If you land a winning combination with multiple Expanded Crew Reels, their multiplier values are added together.

Missions

A Mission sequence is activated when a Wanted symbol lands on the reels. Triggering the Wanted Level Bar, it also assigns a Mission Target with 3 respins.

At the beginning of each Mission sequence, 1 high-value symbol is randomly chosen to become the ‘Target’: if a win occurs with the ‘Target’ symbol, you’ll complete the Mission. This then triggers a new Mission with the Wanted Level increasing by at least 1 step, with the respins tally resetting to 3. Once the Wanted Level reaches 5, all new Missions continue until they are failed.

Now, with the Wanted Level increases, the minimum multiplier on Expanded Crew Reels increases. Below, here is what each level guarantees:

• Level 0: Expanded Crew Reels are wild
• Level 1: Minimum 2x multiplier on Expanded Crew Reels
• Level 2: Minimum 5x multiplier on Expanded Crew Reels
• Level 3: Minimum 10x multiplier on Expanded Crew Reels
• Level 4: Minimum 15x multiplier on Expanded Crew Reels
• Level 5: Minimum 25x multiplier on Expanded Crew Reels

If all 3 respins are used before the current Mission is completed, the Mission fails with the Wanted Level resetting to 0. Wins during Missions are awarded at the end of the respins.

The Hit Bonus

Landing 3 FS Scatters during a base game spin will trigger The Hit Bonus feature with 10 free spins. With a higher chance of landing Crew symbols, Wanted Levels are progressive with 1 Mission triggered from the start. Landing 2 or 3 FS Scatters will reward you with 2 or 4 extra free spins.

We Split Bonus 

When you land 4 FS Scatters during a base game spin, you’ll activate the We Split Bonus feature, with 10 free spins. There is a Mayhem Bar which has 1segment for each reel. If you land a win with an Expanded Crew Reel, the Crew Reel is collected and stored.

After the last free spin, the Mayhem Bar activates and triggers a Crew Spin: here, all stored Crew Reels are activated. The Crew Reel multiplier value depends on the active Wanted Level. 2 or 3 FS Scatters will give you 2 or 4 additional free spins.

Get Lit Bonus

Landing 5 FS Scatters during a base game spin will trigger the Get Lit Bonus feature with 10 free spins. With the same mechanics of The Hit Bonus feature, you are guaranteed at least 1 Crew symbol on each free spin. You’ll also play with the Wanted Level at 5 during the feature.

Bonus Buy

Available to non-UK players, the Miami Mayhem slot comes with several Bonus Buy options. The details are below:

Miami Mayhem Slot

Rating: 4.2/5

Miami Mayhem is a high-octane slot that focuses on wild reels with multipliers up to 100x, respins where you aim to complete Missions and free spins for up to 15,000 x bet max wins.

Chris Taylor

The Miami Mayhem slot oozes style as it combines Miami Vice with Grand Theft Auto. Focusing on wild reels, the wild reels can be just ‘wild’ or come with multipliers up to 100x.

Then you have Missions which are triggered when Wanted symbols land: with respins awarded, the aim is land winning combinations with the ‘Target’ symbol. Each Mission you complete increases the Wanted Level which guarantees a minimum Expanded Crew Reels multiplier, up to 25x (in level 5).

Then you have 3 free spins features where there is a higher chance of landing Crew symbols. In the We Split Bonus feature, you’ll get a Crew Spin at the end of the feature where all stored Crew Reels are placed back onto the reels, with multipliers. In the Get Lit Bonus feature, Crew symbols are guaranteed to land on every free spin with the Wanted Level at 5 throughout.

With 15,000 x bet max wins, Miami Mayhem demonstrates Hacksaw Gaming’s ability to recycle wild reels with multipliers. This will please fans of their slots but some may feel something different needs to come to the table.

If you like slots based on crime gangs or crews, Relax Gaming’s Dead Riders Trail is about a biker gang. With up to 46,656 ways to win, cascades, a Feature Wheel, free spins and a bonus trail, it comes with 50,000 x bet max win potential. If it’s wild reels you’re after, Nolimit City’s Brute Force Alien Onslaught is highly recommended as it comes with 80,000 x bet max wins.

Prefer staying in the USA? Land of the Free, Duck Hunters and Home of the Brave by Nolimit City would be my picks as well as Ultimate Slot of America by Hacksaw Gaming.

The Miami Mayhem slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades.

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