Game of Gladiators Uprising

Game of Gladiators Uprising: Slot Overview

After a glance at Game of Gladiators, an online slot from Play'n GO released back in 2019, the urge to express some righteous anti-revisionist history rhetoric began to stir, but before launching into a tirade, we took a step back and launched into some Wikipedia trolling instead. And you know what? Back in the day, there were indeed both male and female gladiators doing battle on the sand for audiences' entertainment. The female version of a gladiator is called a gladiatrix, and they fought animals as well as each other, like their male counterparts. They weren't as numerous as male gladiators back then, though, nor are they as numerous in pop culture now. Perhaps Game of Gladiators Uprising will help rectify the situation.

You know, going out on a sports pitch or court to play a game can be a nerve-racking experience, so it's hard to imagine how it would feel when a portcullis cranked open then running into an amphitheatre with a group of armed adversaries. Hashtag shudder. Fortunately, doing so is no longer really an option, though one way of getting a taste, a minor one, of what it might have been like, is via games like Game of Gladiators Uprising. Okay, maybe not so much, but Play'n GO has created a pretty neat scene, being completely serious about it without a hint of humour. In the middle of an arena sits a 5x4 game grid while the gladiator Spartacus is locked up on the left, Bellica on the right, as Emperor Gaius sits up top in his special emperor box seat. A fairly unique view that tees things up for the battling, literally, between combatants to come.

A little surprising, perhaps given the life and death subject matter, but Game of Gladiators Uprising runs on a medium volatile math model (6 out of 10), with a bunch of RTP models from 84.2% to 96.2%, market-dependent. Playable on tablets, mobile, or desktop devices, it takes bets of 5 p/c to $/€100 per spin, making it suitable for almost every gambling budget. Running across the game grid is 30 fixed paylines where winning combinations of three to five of a kind can hit. For the low pays, we find angular J-A royals worth 1 to 1.4 times the bet for five-of-a-kind or 5 to 30 times the bet for five of the shackles, chisels, morning stars, or helmet premium symbols.

Game of Gladiators Uprising: Slot Features

Gladiator symbols are present on any of the reels and act as wild and scatter. There are three wild types, Spartacus, Bellica, and Emperor Gaius. All three can substitute for any pay symbol and trigger a feature. Game of Gladiators Uprising's other extra is its battle-filled round of free spins.

Gladiator's Oath

When a single type of gladiator symbol lands on the reels, a respin is triggered. Depending on the gladiator, the respin also comes with a modifier extra:

• Legion Slash – Spartacus adds 3 to 5 wilds on the reels.
• Full Strike – Bellica adds 1 or 2 full reel wilds to the reels.
• Emperor Strike – Emperor Gaius adds 2 or 3 x2 multiplier wilds to the reels.

During respins, any gladiators landing on the grid will not trigger another respin.

Champions of the Arena

Landing 2 types of gladiator symbols on the reels triggers Champions of the Arena free spins. Before the round begins, players pick which gladiator will win in the Guess the Victor section. If the pick is correct, at the end, 5x the bet is awarded as a result. Now, during this feature, free spins continue until a gladiator wins or loses the battle, with up to 100 free spins at the most. Each gladiator starts with 3 lives. Collecting 5 of the same gladiator symbols reaches a collect point on the meter above the reels, triggering a respin with the gladiator's respective modifier, plus a random multiplier of x2, x5, x10, or x50. Each triggered respin decreases their opponent's life. When a gladiator has lost 3 lives, free spins end. If the maximum number of spins is reached, the battle is considered a draw and the Guess the Victor reward is not awarded. However, if both gladiators reach the third attack point at the same time, the Guess the Victor is awarded.

Game of Gladiators Uprising: Slot Verdict

It's not too hard to see Game of Gladiators Uprising offering a decent level of entertainment for the right folk. Play'n GO hasn't just tossed a few warrior symbols on a reel matrix in the middle of an amphitheatre and called it a day, but has taken the time to work in a more cinematic battle element for free spins. This selling point for some might be anathema to others, yet it is different, and if Ancient Rome slots appeal, then Game of Gladiators Uprising's uniqueness might raise pulses amongst certain members of its target audience.

That's good because when coldly dissecting the three modifiers on their own, they aren't particularly special. Although, full reel wilds, wild multipliers and added wilds do have the ability to link up into something pretty handy at times. And they can be more potent in the bonus round, too, since multipliers of up to x50 are theoretically possible. In numerical terms, this translates to a game which can hit up to 6,000 times the stake when it's going full force. Factor in up to 100 free spins, though one wonders how often that cap will be called into use, and Game of Gladiators Uprising might well offer a significant bang for buck quotient.

All up, Game of Gladiators Uprising might not be as potentially lucrative as NetEnt's Rome The Golden Age or heroic as 300 Shields Mighty Ways (nor arguably as brutal); it may lose the fight against other well-made classically themed slots. However, bring everything together, and there's something unique about Game of Gladiators Uprising, so for those who like to combine gambling with gladiators, it's not a bad option.