Zeus Pokie
The Greek Gods seem as popular as ever, and while few, if any, people still worship them, there’s plenty of online casino players who flock to the many pokies themed around these legendary characters. Zeus by WMS Gaming is a typical example of a game filled with images from ancient Greece, such as vases, musical instruments, warships and winded horses, all appearing over 5 reels and across 30 paylines.
Zeus was the father of the Gods and it’s only appropriate that he gets to star in his own game, granting the wishes of players by awarding the highest payouts in the normal run of play, although wild substitutions and up to 100 free spins should be some big incentives for players to give these classic reels a spin.
The Temple of Zeus, which according to legend sat on top of Mount Olympus, now sits on top of the reels, shining light across the whole game. A simple set of control buttons is paced at the bottom of the screen, where players set their bet levels from a low limit of 0.01 to a high limit of 150.00 per spin, so there’s an option to just test things out with a tiny wager on a line or two. This means that players will tend to be waiting a long time for a win though, so the other option is to try free Zeus video pokie games which are available at many casinos.
Playing Zeus
The pay table details the relative values of each symbol, along with how to trigger the bonus features. A standard win comes from landing 3 or more of the same symbol type across adjacent reels on an active line running from the left side, and the lowest value payouts come from the laurel wreath stopping in the right places.
Next up in value, we have a silver coin, then a gold coin, vase, and harp, while higher-value wins are created by the helmet, ship and Pegasus, the horse. Zeus naturally, takes up his rightful position as the highest-paying symbol, and to help players land him in a winning combination, he will be stacked on any reel he lands on, while only 2 examples of this symbol will be needed to get a prize paid out.
A review of the pay table reveals a couple of bonus symbols, with the temple being a wild and Zeus holding a bolt of lightning being a feature trigger. Like many WMS Pokies, the paytable isn’t very forthcoming about what bonus features are available, which seems a bit odd, as many people are drawn to games that have the most extras, and the ones here are fairly good so it would make sense if they promoted them a bit more. So here’s an outline of what to expect, filling in the details that WMS should perhaps have done themselves.
Zeus
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Bonus Features
When the temple symbol lands in the right spots, it can substitute for all except the feature to help complete winning lines. Players who have a gap in the row of symbols, but the wild filling the gap will still get paid out, and it can also stretch winning lines across additional reels, which leads to bigger rewards.
The bolt of lightning will trigger the main feature of the Zeus video pokie when landing in any 3, 4 or 5 positions at once, without any need to be across an active payline. If 3 of these scatter symbols turn up, players are awarded with 10 free spins, while 4 of them will launch 25 extra games, and if punters are blessed by the Gods with 5 scatter symbols at once, an amazing 100 free games will begin.
To help get more frequent wins during the bonus games, the wild symbol will be stacked, so it become easier for it to complete lines, and should any 3 or more scatters land in a free spin, the whole round gets retriggered, although the new games won’t start until any still left in the original round have been played out.
The Verdict
This isn’t one of the newest pokies in the WMS Gaming range, as it’s been available at land-based casinos for some time, where the combination of a popular theme, fairly simple gameplay and potentially rewarding bonus rounds have ensured that it’s a big success.
Clearly, it is going to repeat that success at online casinos, and as it’s also mobile-optimised, the reach of this game is extended even further.