Zeus vs Hades — Gods of War is a video slot game by Pragmatic Play with a large 5×5 grid and stunning visuals and animations that aim to take you to Olympus, where ancient gods reside.
The game boasts expanding wilds with multipliers as high as 100x, a free spin bonus round, and even two game modes that change the slot’s volatility.
Theme and Graphics
As the name indicates, Zeus vs Hades — Gods of War is an Ancient Greece-themed game that focuses on the famous gods of Olympus. In this case, the focus is explicitly on Zeus and Hades and their ancient and eternal brotherly feud.
The whole game is painted in this duality: the graphics and symbols change based on the brother you favour. If you choose Olympus, you favour Zeus, with the background and symbols taking you to Mount Olympus. On the other hand, if you choose Hades, everything becomes bright red, painted in fire, and you enter the realm of the Underworld.
The animations are excellent, making the winning symbols come to life no matter the size of your win. The same is true for the free spins round, where the visuals and animations change based on the god you favour.
Even the music and sound effects tend to change depending on which mode you choose, while the underlying music, playing while the game is idle, stays the same. No matter where you are, the music is enchanting, fitting well into the overall theme and making the experience complete.
Gameplay Mechanics
Zeus vs Hades — Gods of War is played on a squarish grid with five reels and five rows, while the winning combinations are based on 15 fixed paylines.
You can adjust your total bet and stake as little as 0.10 or as much as 100 per spin, which is typical of most Pragmatic Play slots.
The game’s volatility is high but can also be very high, depending on which mode you’re playing. You can always choose one or the other through the buttons on the left of the grid or at the very start of the game. In Olympus mode, the volatility is high, while in Hades mode, it rises to very high.
No matter the mode, the wins are rare, but more so in the Hades mode. However, this also means that wins are typically big. You only need to be prepared for long, dry spells in between.
The RTP falls right within the industry average — 96.05% or 96.07%. The former is in Olympus game mode, and the latter is in Hades mode. The RTP also changes slightly when you buy free spins. The highest RTP is 96.14% when you buy regular free spins in Hades mode.
Despite the slot having high or very high volatility, there’s still a limit to how much you can win. It’s 15,000x your stake for both the base game and free spin round. Thankfully, this is still a lot, especially on higher bet values.
Features and Bonuses
Zeus vs Hades — Gods of War has a clearly marked wild symbol that substitutes for all other symbols except the scatter and pays when you connect three, four, or five.
There’s also an expanding wild symbol with a multiplier of 2x to 100x. It can appear anywhere on the reels in both the base game and the free spins bonus round. This wild covers the entire reel and multiplies all wins as long as it’s part of that winning combination.
The game’s free spin mode offers ten spins, activated by three scatters that appear only on reels 1, 3, and 5. The interesting part is that the round is easier to trigger in Olympus mode, but the average wins are lower, while the Hades mode offers the exact opposite — it’s rarer, but the wins are better.
The mini-game works like the base game, but whenever you land an expanding wild, it stays in place together with its multiplier value.
Interestingly, there’s also a Feature Buy option for both modes. You can buy one of two options, with the more expensive one guaranteeing an expanding wild.
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