Athena Ascending Slot Review
The Greek goddess Athena was a protectress and a goddess of war. She was also known for her practical reasoning – so not at all like my last girlfriend, whose violent mood swings and emotional decision-making saw a spectacular rise in bunny mortality.
Yeah, she-who-shall-remain-nameless was renowned for going off the deep end, social media stalking, and was so riddled with insecurities she made Swiss cheese look solid.
But enough about me and my failed love life. Before us is Athena Ascending slot so let’s get to grips with this Grecian-themed offering from Play'n Go.
Gameplay
Play’n GO has gone all pastel-type colors and prominent symbols with this game, which makes it a joy to behold. And even more so on a mobile phone – it’s clean, impactful, and legible.
The controls in the mobile view have also been well-positioned and designed to be unobtrusive yet functional (on the laptop version, they’re also very well-integrated and functional). You can play in either portrait or landscape mode, as both work a treat.
What I did notice though, is that the Turbo setting didn’t seem to make much of a difference to the speed of the spins. Oh, well.
Moving on to the stats, we find 20 paylines, an RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. of 96.20%, a high volatility rate, and a max win that tips the scales at €250,000. Now that’s some proper ka-ching!
You’ll need to play with fiat currency or Bitcoin, as the rest are verboten.
The high-paying symbols you’ll see on the grid are Athena, Pegasus, a Spartan helmet, I’m gonna call it an urn with smoke coming out of it, and a scroll.
The Wild (it looks like a coin with a golden “W” in the middle) replaces all other symbols except the Scatter. Each Wild comes with a multiplier (up to 4x) and you can combine Wilds to score a max of 64x.
Features
FREE SPINS:
You’ll need the owl Scatter to trigger this feature – specifically, 3 Scatters will get you 5 Free Spins. There are also multipliers attached to the Scatters: 3 Scatters get you 1x, 4 get you 20x, and 5 Scatters will award 500x your bet.
Wilds will be sticky during Free Spins (in other words, they’ll stay put where they land) until they reach a 4x multiplier. How it works is that Wild multipliers get their values increased by +1 with each subsequent spin and when they reach 4x, they fall off the grid.
If Wilds are on the grid when your 5 spins are up, you’ll be granted a re-spin. So, in other words, the action really ends when there are no more landed Wilds.
Performance
I'd have been shocked if a game this simple threw up errors or started glitching, especially considering it comes from the Play’n GO stable. But of course, it didn’t. Athena Ascending slot played perfectly across all my devices during testing.
Maximum Win
Recently, I’ve been reviewing a couple of high-volatility games that “only” offer around €100k as their top prize. Athena Ascending slot bumps this up to €250,000 which is spectacular.
The game also has a nice mix between the 10,000x multiplier and the betting range of €0.05 to €25, which isn’t too hectic a burden on the pockets if you’re chasing that quarter of a mil.
Conclusion
The USP (unique selling point) of Athena Ascending slot is the sticky Wild multipliers. It’s a nice feature but in the absence of anything else, I guess it had better be.
This is a simple game that’s a good choice for on-the-go play. But beyond that, it’s neither super innovative nor wildly entertaining. What it is, though, is a solid offering with some robust stats. If you’re into uncomplicated games, then this could be one for you.
Slot Details
Software: Play'n Go
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 20
Reels: 5
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.20%
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Win: €250,000
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