Welcome to a game of gladiators galore, where the going could get tough, but ultimately there will be one winner. And that winner is you! Five different bonus features exist to give you plenty of winning potential, while free spins are also there to help you take down the competitors and claim a fortune of your own. Play’n Go have a brand new game going out to slots enthusiasts, and we’re here to tell you if the blade has any proverbial thrust.
We’ve seen a few gladiator themed titles in our time so we’re not blown away by the originality of what’s on offer, but Play’n Go, the iGaming studio behind this game to make you glory bound, has really outdone itself in the graphics department. Some of the gladiator characters are very lifelike, with graphics matching those of certain console games. As is to be expected the scene all takes place in a gladiatorial arena where you’ll be battling it out for your share of the coin allocation. This game has been well optimised for mobile devices, as when tested there was very little lag which has often been an issue with regards to playing on mobile or tablet.
The regular features are all quite respectable, if not a little standard in today’s online slots climate. There’s a RTP percentage of 96.42% to help keep your losses to a minimum, however this is a high variance game, meaning that wins don’t come too often but when they do they’re usually pretty big. The maximum payout that you’ll be able to squeeze out of Game of Gladiators online slot is 5000x your bet, and if one takes into account that the most you can bet is £100 then that places the jackpot at a possible £500,000.00. If playing £100 per spin is a little steep then players can start wagering at £0.20 per spin and work their way up.
The gladiator theme is one that opens up great opportunities for creative symbols. Play’n Go have provided a selection of gladiators to serve as the higher paying icons, all looking grisly and wearing traditional gladiator battle helmets. The studio has also chucked in the customary lower paying symbols that come in the form of playing card royal symbols J, Q, K and A. They obviously aren’t the most exciting symbols but they help players determine the value of the higher paying symbols effectively.
Game of Gladiators is a game rich in bonus functionality and therefore comes with bonus symbols. The first is a wild symbol that is a tiger and will substitute all symbols except the scatter. The scatter is an aggressive looking gladiator and can help you into an interactive free spins feature.
This free spins feature is a little more interactive than what you’ll be used to. Yes, you will be given a certain amount of free spins, but the game makes the feature way more entertaining. Just land scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5, after which you’ll be taken to a screen to choose between 2 gladiators. This gladiator will act as the scatter for the duration of the free spins, and during the spins all high value matching symbols are collected and added to the Battle Metre above the reels. The more of these grouped symbols collected means a bigger Battle Prize when the spins end. You’ll also see your chosen scatter attack other gladiator symbols during the spins providing multipliers for your wins. It’s all quite an extravaganza.
There are also 5 random features that you can see storm onto the reels at any given moment. There’s the Fame feature which pays you out based on the Battle Prize already accumulated, the Spear attack that sees wilds added to the reels, the Sword Attack which sees the first reel duplicated a certain number of times to create winning lines, the Net Attack which sees matching gladiators held on the reels for a respin and the Enraged feature where 2 reels will receive stacked wilds.
This is one really interactive game! There is so much going on and really will serve as a breath of fresh air for players who have been spinning online slots for a long time. You get all the regular features that you’ve always loved but in a much more entertaining way. There is also a potential jackpot of £500,000.00, which is a massive amount, and should you land it you’ll be touring the Colosseum on your tour around the world with your winnings.