Gods vs Gigablox

Gods vs Gigablox: Slot Overview

To a civilization like the Ancient Greeks, gods fighting each other was part of their beliefs or mythology. There's even a word for the 10 years of battles that took place between the Titans and the Olympians – Titanomachy. That word conjured up images of titanic struggles between vast beings hurling mountains or lightning bolts at each other while the cosmos shook. This is the sort of thing developer Hot Rise Games attempts to tap into with its online slot Gods vs Gigablox, a follow-up to an earlier VS slot titled Monsters vs Gigablox.

Monsters vs Gigablox had its pros and cons, and one of its strong points was its striking visuals. Gods vs Gigablox follows suit by being just as eye-catching, if not more so. The colours are vibrant, the graphics are crisp, and there is an exciting sense of the immense characters involved. Hot Rise Games has gone from strength to strength in the eye candy department, and their individual style suits the deity theme like a charm. Gods vs Gigablox is armed with equally appropriate sounds, so the high audio-visual quality does a good job of hooking and holding interest.

Gigablox, created by partner studio Yggdrasil Gaming, stars on a game grid laid out in a 6x6 formation, crossed by 50 ways to win. Gods vs Gigablox comes in a quartet of RTP settings, with 96% being the highest, while 86% is the lowest, market dependent. At all settings, players get a highly volatile math model, while hit frequency varies from 29.1% to 32.5%. Bets can be set as low as 50 p/c per spin or as high as $/€20.

On each spin, reels can randomly merge to form Gigablox, which are symbols in sizes of 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 or screen-filling 6x6. When these larger symbols land, they break down into regular 1x1 blocks for win evaluations. In the base game, any symbol can land as a Gigablox, whereas in free spins and the VERSUS feature, only picture symbols are used. Picture symbols are six higher paying deity tiles, while the low pays are J-A card royals. Wilds appear as golden crowns and may be used to substitute all symbols except the scatter.

Gods vs Gigablox: Slot Features

When it comes to gameplay, Gods vs Gigablox takes much of what came before it in Monsters vs Gigablox, such as free spins with wild Chosen Symbols and adds some bits like the VERSUS feature.

Free Spins

Landing at least 5 scatter symbols awards 8 free spins. The high-paying picture symbol that is most in view when free spins are triggered becomes wild during free spins. If two picture symbols are equally in number when free spins are triggered, the highest value one is chosen. If no picture symbols are on the reels when free spins are awarded, Thor becomes wild. Free spins can be retriggered with the same chosen wild if at least 5 scatters symbols hit, and Gigablox symbols only land as picture symbols during the round.

VERSUS Feature

Landing the six V, E, R, S, U, S letters triggers the VERSUS feature. Here, 6 free spins are awarded. Then, a Champion and Challenger are randomly chosen from the high-pay picture symbols. Each time a Champion or Challenger symbol lands, it is collected on its respective meter to the side of the reels. Collected symbols can lead to extra free spins, symbol multipliers, wild symbols, wild multipliers, and cash payouts. Free spins cannot be triggered during the feature, nor do VERSUS symbols appear.

Lastly, if it is possible, players may buy the VERSUS Feature for a cost of 100x the total bet.

Gods vs Gigablox: Slot Verdict

Like the slot which preceded it, Gods vs Gigablox is a game that grabs attention through its bold, bright visuals and huge characters. It's debatable as to which slot is the most eye-catching. Since gods and mythological characters are fairly common in slots, Gods vs Gigablox might not have quite the same level of desirability Monsters vs Gigablox had. It's not every day you see Kong and Kaiju-like monsters going toe to toe in an online slot, after all. Characters like Thor and Anubis are more regularly seen on the reels, though there are some less familiar faces here as well to discover.

Gaming-wise, Gods vs Gigablox is essentially everything Monsters vs Gigablox was plus more. Free spins do their thing with chosen wild symbols, and the VERSUS feature is an interesting example of Hot Rise Gaming's technical creativity. It's also quite neat the way Champions and Challengers actually hit each from opposite sides of the reels during the feature, like a deity version of Tekken. Something which let Monsters vs Gigablox down was that despite the size of the beasts in the game and the level of carnage alluded to; the game was pretty weak when it came to potential wins. Gods vs Gigablox rectifies that situation by pairing its larger-than-life characters with a solid max win figure or 10,225x the bet, which feels better suited to the theme and gameplay.

And so, players who liked what they saw in the previous VS game should be pretty tickled by what's on offer in Gods vs Gigablox as well. More so if the relatively modest potential in the last slot was an issue. Monsters are pretty big, and gods are huge, so it makes us wonder what Hot Rise Games could possibly do with the next VS slot.