Zeus Goes Wild Slot Review

Do you know which word I hate the most? Potential. 🤬 It means someone has decided to have an expectation of you that you somehow need to fulfil.

Luckily, I’m useless, so people don’t have many expectations for me – well, I mean positive ones. Negative expectations they have by the dozen: Most Likely to Be Arrested 🚔, Most Likely to Have a Third Nipple, Most Likely to Die in a Brothel … you get the picture.

Zeus Goes Wild slot from BGAMING has a ton of potential, and I don’t mean that sarcastically. You could walk away $400,000 richer 🤯, but that doesn’t mean it’s gonna be easy. In fact, quite the opposite.

Gameplay

OK, so we’re not on Mount Olympus or in some heavenly city, as is usually the case with Ancient Greek-themed games. This time, the 3x3 grid is ensconced in a building in front of some hills.

Oh, and there’s a golden goat that’ll come walking across the screen at some point – a nod to Golden Goat Gaming, who gets mentioned in the credits roll when the game loads initially.

There are 5 paylines, the volatility rate is low, and so the max multiplier is 800x. However – and this is going to blow your mind – the max win is capped at $400,000! Say whaaaat?! As for the 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., that’s 95.50%.

The Wild is Zeus and he replaces all non-Scatter symbols. Landing 3 Wilds pays 80x.

The game translates well to small screens, thanks to the simplicity of the design. The symbols are large – relative to the rest of the things – so it’s easy to see what’s going on, and the controls are easy to use.

Features

LIGHTNING RE-SPINS:

This feature happens when two reels display matching symbols but no payline has been triggered. You’ll then see the other reel spin once and that could lead to an extra chance at winning.

MULTIPLIERS:

Fill all of the reels with the same symbol and you’ll see 5 buildings atop 5 hills – all with random multipliers. Lightning will strike them randomly until one remains – that multiplier (up to 10x) will now be applied to your current win.

FREE SPINS:

It takes 3 Scatters to enter this round. There’s nothing special about the feature – all you get are spins. Lightning Re-spins and Multipliers can happen during Free Spins.

Performance

Loading time was sweet, there were no glitches, and the game played nicely across my devices and browsers.

Maximum Win

The betting range is insane: it starts at $0.10 and is capped at $500! Combine the latter with the 800x max multiplier for a max win of $400,000.

Conclusion

The missing bits of info we need to make a full assessment are as follows: the hit frequency is 1 in 8.6 (11.63% or 7 wins per 60 spins), and the Free Spins hit frequency is 1 in 114 (0.88%). The latter is more in line with a medium volatility game, btw.

The base game hit frequency is more generous than many competitor slots in the low volatility category, and that means we can play longer and preserve our bankroll better.

But that’s not all; the Lightning Re-spins feature effectively increases our hit frequency but at no extra cost. Woo hoo!

High-rollers are gonna love the betting spread in this game, as it gives them access to a (potential) $400k.

So that’s the good stuff, but now we come to the less-than-stellar. The Free Spins hit frequency means you’ll nail a Free Spin round once every 114 spins. That’s gonna cost you some dough.

For example, betting at the lowest $0.10 for 114 spins costs $11.40 and, let’s add in say $0.51 in expected losses, which brings us to almost $12 on average. At max bet, you’re looking at an outlay of $57,000 plus an estimated $2,565 in extra losses. Goddamn!

Unlike scoring 3 Wilds simultaneously, Lightning Re-spins can happen often enough – it seems to be around 25% to 35% of these end up in wins. That can help supplement our income.

Our Multiplier feature is on the opposite end of the spectrum, with an expected hit rate of 1 in 25,000 spins.

I think it’s clear from the above that anyone who doesn’t have oodles of money and tons of patience should avoid this game. And with no Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. or Buy Bonus to improve our mathematical edge, it means there’s no strategic advantage we can leverage.

Slot Details

Game Provider: BGAMING
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.: 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.: 95.50%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).

The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: Low
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 800x
Max Win: $400,000
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