Rise of Olympus 100: Slot Overview

Play'n GO's online slot Moon Princess really has been the gift that keeps on giving. A hit in its own right, the game has morphed into numerous forms, including a Christmas version, a 100 makeover, a Greek God clone titled Sisters of the Sun, and now after a twisty turny path, we arrive at Rise of Olympus 100. If you're familiar with the earlier games, it won't take long to clock that this is a remake of Rise of Olympus in the same vein as Moon Princess 100. Therefore, players who pined for a juiced-up version of Rise of Olympus or are simply looking for a playable Ancient Greek slot with catchy gameplay, why not join us as we take a look at Rise of Olympus 100?

Like Moon Princess 100, not much has changed graphically between Rise of Olympus 100 and the older original version. The background scenery changes depending on which god is active (along with the iconic voice overs) – this can be Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades, in their respective domains. This is not just for show. The active god has a certain bearing on which features play out. More on this below.

Not all of the numerical details were available at the time of writing, but since Rise of Olympus was a straight clone of Moon Princess, it's fairly safe to say the 100 version is the same or very close to the Moon Princess 100 one, too. If so, that translates to a highly volatile game possessing a maximum return value of 96.2%. As before, any device is suitable for use, and bets of 20 p/c to $/€100 are possible. It plays out on a 5x5 game grid with the goal of hitting three-of-a-kinds or more, up, down, left or right, starting from any position.

Seven in-theme icons are used as the pay symbols. Four are low-paying bolts, tridents, helms, and lyres, while the three high pays are the deities Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Values-wise, a five-of-a-kind low-pay win brings in 2-3 times the stake, while all gods pay 10 times the stake for a five-symbol win. As well, combinations made up of any three gods is worth 5x the bet.

Rise of Olympus 100: Slot Features

Rise of Olympus 100 weaves a complex web of features that builds off and triggers each other. It starts when a winning line hits. What happens next is the winning symbols are removed, and the remaining symbols on the grid drop into the gaps. In addition, when three-of-a-kind wins are removed, a wild symbol is placed in the empty middle position. Wilds substitute for any pay symbol and are worth 50x the bet for five-of-a-kind. If wilds are the only symbols left in view, they are removed from the board. There's more. Following cascades, the win multiplier increases by +1, with a ceiling value of x100. In the base game, the multiplier resets between spins. Clearing the grid (not during the Wrath of Olympus) awards 50x the bet, which is affected by the current win multiplier.

Hand of God

On non-winning spins, the current god on screen may trigger their respective modifier. These are:

• Hades – converts one set of symbol type.
• Poseidon – adds 1 or 2 wilds to the screen.
• Zeus – removes two sets of symbols from the grid.

Wrath of Olympus

The meter returns, sitting next to the grid with three sections. When winning combinations of 3, 4, or 5 god symbols hit, 1, 2, or 3 sections of the meter are filled. When all three sections are filled, the Wrath of Olympus feature is activated. Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus perform their modifier in one game round. If the grid is cleared during this round, free spins are awarded.

Free Spins

Before beginning, players pick one of the three free spins options. Hades, Poseidon, or Zeus award 4, 5, or 8 free spins. During free spins, the win multiplier does not reset until the feature ends; again, it is capped at x100. In this phase of play, filling the meter awards additional free spins – up to 100 at the most. Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus retriggers award 4, 3, or 2 free spins, respectively.

Rise of Olympus 100: Slot Verdict

From anime to Greek Mythology, players now have even more ways of getting the Moon Princess experience than ever before. Actually, that should be the Moon Princess 100 experience because the difference between the two versions is vast when sifting through the details. Gruntier math model, altered features, and hugely expanded winning potential. The outside might be essentially the same, but a whole lot else has been heavily tinkered with.

One thing that has remained the same is the crazy chain reactions possible when matching symbol wins pile one on top of the other. It's like those gadgets in movies, like the gate-opening device on The Goonies, where amongst other things, a balloon pops, a chicken lays an egg, and a football is 'kicked' before rope pulls the gate open. Couldn't Chunk have just reached his hand over and opened the latch? How does the gate get shut? Who has to run around setting everything back up? Surely that would take a heck of a lot longer than just walking down to the gate and opening it.

But hey, where would be the fun in that, right? And so it is in Rise of Olympus 100 when wins manage to start raining down. Getting oh so close to clearing the grid happens quite tantalisingly often, so maybe be prepared for possible tease-and-deny moments when taking on Rise of Olympus 100. Some say nothing good comes easy, though, and managing to barge into free spins is no easy feat; but potentially rewarding if you do. For the '100' remakes, Play'n GO has inflated winning possibilities to 15,000x the bet, far surpassing the original's 2,500x.

To sum up, if you liked the gameplay of Moon Princess 100 but the anime/manga style was a showstopper, this buffed-up bro version could be just the antidote. It certainly delivers the same level of compelling action.