God of Fire

God of Fire: Slot Overview

Back in olden times, like way back, fire was so fascinating to our forebears that you can find dozens of fire-based gods and goddesses right across the globe. One of the most famous, from a European point of view, is the Greek God Hephaestus and his Roman counterpart Vulcan. This son of Zeus made all manner of weapons for the Olympian gods, and his spirit lives on in God of Fire, a slot boasting big numbers from developer Northernlights Gaming.

Powered by Microgaming, deep in the deity's forge, we find ourselves alongside a 5-reel, 3-row game grid. There's quite an energetic vibe to God of Fire, provided by things like neatly animated winning symbols, cut-scene animations, and a bunch of flickering flames. Hephaestus nods away on the left side of the grid, next to rivulets of molten rock and metal. Right away, it's got more of a pull than most in Northernlights previous catalogue of releases, and that's before we've even dived into its best features.

One of God of Fire's draws is the use of Ultraways, which appeared in an earlier game called Golden Stallion, providing a shed load of ways to win. Technically, in God of Fire, it means there can be as many as 60 million ways to win. Like Megaways, gameplay is dynamic and the number of symbols appearing on each reel changes from spin to spin. Instead of altering symbol sizes the way Megaways does, each position on a reel can hold 1-4 symbols. In some ways, this is closer to Megaclusters, except all symbols in the same position will be the same type.

Playable from 10 p/c to $/€50 per spin, the game comes in three RTP forms, the highest value being 96.02%, then dropping to 94.07% or less depending on the market. Volatility is rated high, and God of Fire offers significant winning potential to go with all of those Ultraways as you will see.

To score a win, you need to land at least three matching symbols of any size adjacent from the leftmost reel. All have a Greek touch to them, including J-A card symbols, as well as jugs, columns, helmets, and Hephaestus as the highest value tile. Due to the way symbols land in different sizes in each position, it is possible to land combinations of up to 10 in length. Keep in mind the number of potential ways when browsing the paytable because values are low, from 0.9 to 1.1 times the stake for a line of 10 high-value symbols. Wilds are worth the same as the top premium and substitute for all other pays

God of Fire: Slot Features

God of Fire also comes with a Blue Wild symbol. When these hit, they activate the Exploding Wild bonus. Each Blue Wild explodes to reveal either single, double, or quad wilds, or more Blue Wilds. Blue Wilds continue to explode until there are no more left on the reels. Regular wilds do not explode.

The wreath wrapped coin box bonus symbol is the scatter, appearing on any reel in the base game only. Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters awards free spins with 3, 4, or 5 lives, respectively. During free spins, heart symbols may land on the last reel to add a life, or skulls hit to remove one. When lives run out, the feature ends, and it cannot be retriggered. Special bonuses may also be randomly awarded on each spin. These are Exploding Wilds, where Blue Wilds replace a symbol, Ultraways Upgrade, which upgrades a random symbol, or a multiplier of x2, x3, x5, or x10 applied to all wins on the current spin.

Last up is the super free spins feature, triggered when 60 near misses have been collected (these are collected in a meter when 2 scatters land). At the start of super free spins, 3, 4, or 5 lives are randomly awarded using the same heart and skull system mentioned above. This time a bonus is guaranteed on every spin, which could be Exploding Wilds, Ultraways Upgrade, or a multiplier of x4, x6, x10, or x20 applied to any wins on the current spin.

God of Fire: Slot Verdict

Northernlights has pulled it together for God of Fire to create a solid slot. The studio lays the foundation by crafting a nice, dense atmosphere, all heaving deities and crackling fire - arguably a much better match for the Ultraways system than the horse-themed slot. God of Fire's hard-man theme feels well up to the task of handling the big numbers the game spews forth. Northernlights tested the waters in Golden Stallion with around 200,000 ways which is a lot in its own right, but nothing compared to the 60 million touted in God of Fire.

The supersized number of ways is a double-edged sword at times. It means that values are low unless multiple symbols hit across a load of win ways – which is quite a sight when it happens. The positive news is Northernlights has given God of Fire respectable potential to match the number of Ultraways, where wins of over 18,000x the bet are advertised. Another nice addition is the inclusion of super free spins, triggerable from the near-miss collection. It's a nice touch when games make use of two scatters landing by including them in a long term feature to play for. Studios like Peter & Sons and Relax Gaming have put this idea to good use, as does God of Fire, giving players an extra incentive to grind on.

Overall, God of Fire supplied a good amount of satisfying entertainment during testing. The theme choice might not be the most original, but Northernlights have presented it well while pairing it with clever features and a set of impressive numbers.