Zeus D’Mighty Slot
Most people think of Zeus as a powerful Greek god who struck down his enemies with bolts of lightning, but in GamingSofts’ Zeus D’Mighty video slot he’s a cartoon character who doesn’t look at all menacing, especially when the smiling flying horse Pegasus joins him on the reels. Greek mythology has always been a popular topic for online casino games developers, and this 5-reel, 50-payline slot machine is a fun take on the subject.
Zeus bestows good fortune on players when he triggers free reel re-spins, while a special wild symbol is able to replace others if it helps to complete winning lines, and a bolt of lightning zaps punters into a free spins bonus game. In common with most other slots in the GamingSoft online casino games range, there’s a 4-level progressive jackpot feature that guarantees a win at the end, ensuring that players of this Greek-themed game ‘urn’ some extra cash.
Classical Grecian columns sit on either side of the reels, making up a simple but effective backdrop, and while the soundtrack doesn’t have much of a Greek feel, it’s a nice mix of tumbling reel effects, bells and bongs.
Playing Zeus D’Mighty
Cartoon style control buttons are used to decide the serious business of how much to stake per spin and whether to use the fast modes or autoplay options. The low limit needed is 0.50, although anyone who likes to try a game out beforehand can practice on the free Zeus D’Mighty video slots that GamingSoft have provided.
A review of the paytable reveals that all the symbols are directly connected to the theme, and that in the traditional manner, players will need to land 3 or more matching symbols across a payline, in an unbroken sequence from left to right. Small wins come from the laurel crown, silver coin and scroll, each of which pays out 5x, 25x, or 100x the line bet when stopping on 3, 4, or 5 reels.
The column, urn, lyre and shield are each valued at 10x, 40x, or 150x for the same combinations, while a soldiers’ helmet, a Greek warship and the happy flying horse will each return wins equal in value to 15x, 50x, or 150x the line stake when landing across a payline.
Wild Winnings and Bonus Spins from the Gods
Zeus heads the paytable and will only need to be on reels 1 and 2 to be worth a prize of 2x the line stake, while 3, 4, or 5 of this cheerful-looking character will pay out 20x, 50x, or 150x respectively. But that’s not all he’s good for, as anytime he fills the left side reel he stays in place while the other reels spin twice for free.
Any wilds, or further Zeus symbols that appear in a reels re-spin feature, will stay locked in place, making it easier to claim a high-value win in this quick bonus round.
The temple, in a traditional Greek style, is the wild symbol, and while it doesn’t appear on the left side reel, and isn’t worth anything on its own, the wild will be able to act as other symbols, helping to fill in any gaps in a continuous run to complete winning combinations.
A Bolt of Free Spins
The bolt of lightning held up by Zeus, is a scatter symbol that triggers 10 free spins whenever it lands in any 3 or more places at once. It doesn’t need to be across a payline, and while this is another symbol that’s not worth anything on its own, 10 bonus games should be more than enough for players to claim a few wins.
Further spins can be won if this symbol lands in 3 places during a free game, and once the current bonus round has finished, another 10 spins will play out.
Progressive Jackpot Feature
A treasure chest landing on reels 1, 3 and 5 at once, will trigger the progressive jackpot feature of the Zeus D’Mighty video slot. Once the round begins, players will win either the Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand jackpots displayed above the reels, but in common with other slots in the range, only those who at the maximum stakes get 100% of any prize and this goes down to just 10% at low limit bets.
It’s not so bad however, as even 10% of these jackpots can be a decent award, and it’s a guaranteed prize at the end.
Is This D’Mightiest of Slots?
We quite like cartoon style slot machines which have a sense of fun, and when it’s combined with such a popular ancient Greek topic, it’s sure to be a winner. The Zeus D’Mighty video slot may have a strange name, but it looks good and comes with some quality bonus features. The reel re-spins, with held symbols can be triggered quite often and although getting a prize from the 2 extra games isn’t certain, when they come, they can be high-paying ones.
Free spins are always a welcome feature, especially when they can be retriggered, leaving the fact that this slot isn’t mobile-optimised as perhaps the main downside, but anyone who doesn’t mind that, should certainly enjoy the game.
