Are you ready to get your hands on some epic winnings and start flexing some financial muscle? WMS is back with another instalment in their gladiator themed series – Spartacus: Super Colossal Reels, and this time they’re bringing something very unique with a fascinating reel setup. That’s not all, because there’s also a selection of fantastic bonus features, among them so many wilds and multipliers that it’s hard to know where the limits end. Has WMS got something that stands with the best games out there? Let’s take a closer look.
This marks the 4th title in WMS’ online slots series coming after Spartacus Megaways, Spartacus: Legendary Warrior and Spartacus: Gladiator of Rome. All were quite accomplished games, but with this one, they’ve gone and introduced something unique. There are two sets of reels! The one on the left is made up of 5 reels and 25 paylines, while the one on the right consists of 5 reels and 75 paylines, making 100 paylines in total. While very unique and eye-capturing, this does have the potential to confuse players. Spartacus: Super Colossal Reels is aptly named due to the high number of reels, but the theme is just the same as what you’ll have experienced in the previous online slot machines. Spartacus has a fellow female gladiator, and together they’ll fight for your wins.
Coming to the wagering features in Spartacus: Super Colossal Reels, things look a little more conventional. There’s a very player-friendly wagering window with the minimum bet being 20p and the highest wagering amount being £25. This makes a significant change from the vast maximum bets we’ve seen lately in excess of £100. Obviously, there will statistically be a higher chance of winning with two reel sets, so expect high volatility. Even though there are two reel sets, the winning chances are similar to a slot with one reel set.
There’s a lot of symbols that can fall on either reel set, and you’ll be surprised to see that many of them are unique icons. There are seven wild symbols in total, which is way higher than usual. There are the Spartacus and Super Spartacus wilds, as well as a 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, and 25x wilds. All will act as any regular icons in order to make up a winning line, while the multiplier wilds will multiply the win by their respective numbers. There’s also a Colosseum icon, and this is a bonus symbol that we’ll explain shortly.
The regular symbols are lower and medium value icons. The lower paying ones are playing card royals J, Q, K and A. The medium paying icons are a chariot, a sword/shield, a gladiator, a lion, the female warrior and finally Spartacus.
There’s a free spins feature in Spartacus: Super Colossal Reels, and they can be triggered using either reel set. The number of spins you’ll receive, as well as the multipliers available during the feature, are as follows:
During the free spins, you’ll unlock two extra wilds in the 50x and 100x wilds. You can retrigger the feature a total of 10 times so that things could get exciting.
There’s plenty more in Spartacus: Super Colossal Reels. During the free spins and base game, mega wilds can fall to cover large positions. Look out for Wild Transfers! If any Spartacus or Super Spartacus wilds fill a reel on the left reel set, a replica will appear on the colossal reels to the right.
As you play, you’ll notice various extras that WMS has added. Some of this feels a little too much like an attempt to reinvent the wheel, making for overall confusion. However, whether you know what’s going on or not, there are wins dropping all over the place, while the number of wilds and multipliers means wins are sure to happen, and with potentially huge returns. So why not jump in the arena with Spartacus for a practice round before dropping your visor for a reel money thrills.