Olympus Zeus Megaways

Olympus Zeus Megaways: Slot Overview

According to the Ancient Greeks, Mount Olympus was the home of the twelve Olympians, including its king, the mighty thunder god Zeus. Zeus' power was legendary, and he has survived in popular thought down to this very day, where he has popped up in numerous locations, including online slots. Today he stars in iSoftBet's Olympus Zeus Megaways, which marries its Classical subject matter with classic slot features such as Cascading Wins, Max Megaways, wild conversions, and free spins with an increasing win multiplier, all topped off by a mighty win cap.

In Olympus Zeus Megaways, Zeus hovers imposingly to the side of the game grid, lightning bolt in hand, ready to hurl at any moment. Fortunately, when he does so in the game, it always leads to a positive outcome, as we'll see. For the rest of the view, iSoftBet has turned up its Ancient Greek set design-making capabilities to create an attractive ancient world full of ivy-laden columns, misty mountains, and romantic skies. Olympus Zeus Megaways felt more grandly presented than iSoftBet's previous Ancient Greek Megaways game Neptune's Fortune Megaways did, making it easy for Classicists to get on board.

If it all looks good, keen players can get set up by choosing a bet of 20 p/c to $/€20 per spin on any device they prefer. Be prepared to take on a slot with a highly volatile math model, with a return to player value of 96% when playing normally or a figure of 96.53% when buying the Zeus Bonus. The active gaming utilises a classic Megaways setup consisting of 6 reels plus a 4 symbol horizontally spinning bonus reel, producing up to 117,649 ways to win. The number may vary from spin to spin as different numbers of symbols may land on the main reels.

Olympus Zeus Megaways rains down a win when identical symbols land from the first reel onwards over adjacent reels. Each symbol in a winning combo is removed and replaced by symbols cascading down from above. Winning symbols on the top reels are replaced by those moving in from the right. Ways are fixed during a cascade sequence which comes to an end when no new win is created. Lining up a win across all six reels pays an award of 0.8 to 1.75 times the stake when made up of 9-A symbols, or 2 to 50 times the bet for the lyre, lion, Pegasus, or Zeus high pay symbols. Helping out are the wilds which replace all symbols except the Zeus scatter. If wilds make a combination of their own, they possess the same value as the highest pay symbol.

Olympus Zeus Megaways: Slot Features

It would be hard to classify Olympus Zeus Megaways as a ragingly original slot from a gameplay perspective. Instead, it is filled with slot stalwarts such as Max Megaways, wild conversions, and free spins with a rising multiplier.

Max Megaways

On any spin, there is a chance the Max Megaways modifier can be activated. When it does, the game grid will be forced to land enough symbols to create 117,649 ways to win.

Zeus Wilds Modifier

Also, randomly on any spin, Zeus may fire thunderbolts to change random symbols (not scatters) into wilds. This only happens on the initial spin before any cascades and guarantees a win.

Zeus Free Spins

Getting 4, 5, or 5 Zeus scatters on the board awards players with 12, 17, or 22 free spins, respectively. When in play, free spins use a win multiplier starting at x1. Following a cascading win, the multiplier is increased by +1 and does not reset between free spins. It is possible for Zeus scatter to land during the feature to retrigger the feature - when 3 or 4 of them do, they award +5 or +10 free spins, respectively. Like the base game, Zeus Wild Modifiers can trigger on any free spin.

The final point is that if the bonus buy feature is an option where you live, players may fork out 75x their bet to buy at least 12 Zeus Free Spins.

Olympus Zeus Megaways: Slot Verdict

Part of Zeus' legend is his immense creative ability, said to have fathered (amongst others) Apollo, Helen of Troy, Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Perseus, and Heracles. The slot Olympus Zeus Megaways, by comparison, isn't quite as creative since iSoftBet has stuck to using mainly a bunch of regular online slot features to create a fully functioning, if not massively inventive Ancient Greek slot. It's full of iSoftBet favs like the Max Megaways modifier, cascades, and the free spins/win multiplier combo. This set-up definitely has the ability to pull together and thunder off big results; no argument there, and players are on firm ground as to what to expect mechanically.

Certainly, it would be hard to question their effectiveness. One reason for this is that Olympus Zeus Megaways comes with a win cap of a million coins. And since each spin costs 20 coins, that equates to an imposing 50,000x the bet, which is a lot higher than they usually are from this studio. Maybe the team wanted to honour the ruler of the Olympian gods with sizable winning potential. If so, they succeeded, and along with the celestial imagery, the big win cap is one of Olympus Zeus Megaways most eye-catching elements. On a positive note, even arguably lesser details, like Zeus wild modifier, work well because when Zeus does sling wilds onto the game board, they are guaranteed to trigger a win and get the cascade feature rolling.

Weigh it all up, and you've got a game that feels as solid as it looks, is theoretically capable of performing lofty deeds, and boasts an impressive win cap. It won't rock many worlds in terms of innovation, but for a handsomely presented Ancient Greek slot with reliable mechanics, it's one to consider.