Rise of Olympus 100

Review

Rise of Olympus 100 is the highly anticipated successor to Play’n Go’s 2018 hit pokie, Rise of Olympus. The story continues where the first game left Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus who were all seeking power and more influence over the Olympus mountain and the surrounding areas. All three divine brothers are destined to rule, but the key question is who will rule them. After having defeated their own father Cronus, the skies, sea and underworld were split among the three siblings. Strong individually, imagine the power if they were to unite or, in the worst-case scenario, need to battle each other. Rise of Olympus 100 is a tale of three brothers and it’s up to you how the story ends.

Rise of Olympus 100

Play’n Go’s Moon Princess has turned out to be the gift that keeps on giving. An instant hit, the pokie has been succeeded by related games, including a Christmas version and a 100 upgrade. Now, the same is true for Rise of Olympus 100. If you’re familiar with previous instalments, you’ll quickly see that this is a new version of Rise of Olympus in the same vein as Moon Princess 100. Like Moon Princess 100, not much has changed visually between Rise of Olympus 100 and the original game. The background scenery adapts to the god and comes with a phenomenal voice over of either Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades.

How to Play

Load the game onto a computer, smartphone, or tablet at any of our recommended online casinos and you find a 5×5 grid, with everything on the screen linked to Greek mythology. Lyres, tridents, and shields also feature, with outstanding visuals and audio found and heard across the board.

• The easy to use controls known from most other Play’n Go pokies make it rather easy to select a stake. All you need to do is use the scroll bar under the reels making it possible to make a pick between $ 0.20 to $ 100 per spin.
• With all the features, it’s advised to read the paytable before you move on to real money, found under the ‘information’ tab on the controls.
• You’ll also have a clear breakdown of the different symbol values at the current bet. You can adjust your stake according to your personal preference and bankroll.
• The orange button on the panel triggers the automatic spins feature.
• The lightning bolt below activates a fast play mode which might be convenient if you want to speed up things.

Symbol Wins

As you’ll probably know by now, the Rise of Olympus 100 pokie game is all about Greek Mythology which is seen when looking at the design of the game. The reels are found above the clouds with Zeus and everything looks outstanding from a visual perspective. Poseidon will take you underwater, and Hades is there to take you to the underworld.

The audio of the game is calm and still suspenseful with the sound of a harp and a windy effect found in the background to keep you on the edge of your chair.  Moving on to the reels, the low value symbols are recognised by 4 different icons: the lightning bolt, trident, helmet, and harp. These icons are joined by the high values, the gods. All 3 gods lead to the same payout: 0.3, 1 or 10x your bet for combos of 3, 4 or 5 respectively. The game’s wild symbol is a Pegasus Gold Coin, substituting for all symbols, paying up to 50x. Below is a breakdown of the symbols and their payouts:

Bonus Features

Zeus, Poseidon and Hades have their own feature in Rise of Olympus 100. In addition, there is also a free spins feature (with 3 different versions) and then there is the Wrath of Olympus feature. Thanks to the waterfall mechanism, symbols that are part of a winning combination are removed from the playing field and new symbols drop down to create combinations. This continues until no new winning combinations can be made.

When a winning combination in Rise of Olympus 100 consists of 3 symbols, something special happens. In this event, a wild is added to the grid to fill up the middle empty position. Wilds that end up on the playing field as a result are not removed from the playing field, not even if they are part of a winning combination. Wilds can only be removed from the grid if you have removed all other symbols from the playing field. The remaining wilds are then also removed, leaving an empty playing field. In this case you will also receive an additional reward worth 50x your stake. After this, a new spin begins.

It is also important to know that this is a win multiplier that can be activated during every spin. This happens as soon as the first winning combination is made. Each winning combo increases the win multiplier by +1 (starting from x1). This multiplier is applied to all winning combos during the active spin. When the spin ends, the win multiplier resets back to x1.

All Three Have Their Own Feature

Zeus, Poseidon and Hades each have their own features. During a non-winning spin, 1 of the following 3 features can be activated. Here is what they do:

• Zeus: removes all units of 2 symbol types from the playing field.
• Poseidon: adds 1 or 2 wilds to the playing field.
• Hades: converts symbols to another type of symbol.
• Wrath of Olympus: it may take a while before this feature gets triggered, but when it does you better prepare yourself for some action. Next to the grid you will see a collection meter and every time you spin 3, 4 or 5 god symbols on the grid, the collection meter is filled with 1, 2 or 3 segments. If you eventually manage to fill the collection meter you will receive a spin in which the Zeus, Poseidon and Hades features are active. If you manage to clear the entire playing field during this spin, the free spins feature of Rise of Olympus 100 will be activated.

Rise of Olympus 100 Free Spins

The free spins feature of Rise of Olympus 100 comes with 3 different versions which you might recognise from the original Rise of Olympus game. The 3 different versions are dedicated to the 3 different gods and you can choose which free spins feature to play.

• Zeus: 8 free spins. You get 2 extra free spins if you manage to refill the collection meter.
• Poseidon: 5 free spins. You get 3 extra free spins if you manage to refill the collection meter.
• Hades: 4 free spins. You get 4 extra free spins if you manage to refill the collection meter.

The higher the number of free spins, the lower the prizes are in general as the risk is lower. The same applies to the opposite scenario: the lower the number of free spins you choose, the higher the prizes can be. So it’s up to you to make a well balanced decision. On the whole, the 3 free spins rounds of Rise of Olympus 100 do not differ. It is important to know that the win multiplier during the free spins feature is not reset between spins. The developers of Play’n Go have capped the multiplier to a max value of 100x.

Payout Metrics

The  RTP of Rise of Olympus 100 is set at 96.2%, which is just above the average for an online pokie and quite typical for a lot of Play’n Go pokies. This casino game is delivered to the casinos with a standard 96.5% RTP, but since Play’n Go also allows for different settings, always make sure to see what RTP version you are playing. Other RTP’s are significantly lower and stand at 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20%, and 84.20%. In terms of variance, it’s somewhere in the high range, so don’t expect any major wins. The maximum win is 15.000x your bet, which is very generous and better than a lot of other online pokies available in New Zealand. Your best chance of landing the top prize comes in the Free Spins feature which can give you up to 100 free spins as well as multipliers of 100x.

Summary

We found it a great move for Play’n Go to make a masculine version of Moon Princess, and the popular software studio has definitely managed to reach a broader audience this way. Rise of Olympus 100 is a powerful revamped version of the original release, just like Moon Princess 100 is a pumped up version of the original. Out of the two, we prefer Rise of Olympus 100 over the original which isn’t always obvious for newer games. It comes with much more solid win potential of 15.000x, but the downside is the RTP that is a bit smaller with base values of 96.2% instead of 96.5%. There is lots of action in all phases of the game, and the cascading sequences can go on for a while with some help from the gods. Our guess? If you enjoyed the original game as well, then you will love this boosted 100 version.