About Zeus
Looking at Zeus from an artistic perspective, it’s possibly not quite up there with some of the amazingly well-crafted IGT and Playtech games. However, it does have its own charm with some wonderful Greek symbols on the reels, including the magic horse Pegasus. The reels are fixed in a golden scene that could well be the top of Mount Olympus, setting the scene perfectly for a bit of immersive game-play. The wild is by far the best crafted symbol on the reels, coming to life with a lightning bolt animation when you hit it in any winning combination.
Sound-wise, Zeus uses the standard WMS audio palette in the base game. This is a little disappointing until you get into the bonus round, where the whole production opens up with some big fanfares and bespoke music befitting this epic slot machine. This is accompanied by the the ascending win noises and the Jackpot Party big win sound effects that come together with the coin and diamond spray animations. However, the real power of Zeus is in the bonus game.
Bonus Features
At first the Zeus bonus seems to be like many free spin slot machines. You’ve got to hit three or more scatters in the base game to take you into this bonus round. The standard spin count is ten, but if you can hit more scatters then you can win up to a hundred spins, which you get to take on a special second set of reels. Here the wilds have been expanded into stacked wilds that appear all over the grid, helping you hit the big combinations right across the reels and turning a good machine into a real payout frenzy. Couple all this action with the fact that if you hit in three or more scatters again then you’ll re-trigger the bonus, adding the same number of spins to your total as you have remaining.
All WMS slot machines give you access to a special double or nothing game. You can set up the parameters under which you get offered this gamble in the slot machine’s setting page, other than this there are no restrictions on when you can play it. You’ll recognise this as the ubiquitous card flip guessing game that’s been featured on so many video poker and slot machine titles. Guess the colour of the next card off the pack to double your money, or if you’re feeling really lucky, then you can try to guess the suit to quadruple your cash.
Finally, Zeus gives you a chance of winning one of the five ever growing progressive prizes that feature at Jackpot Party. What do you have to do to get your hands on these tasty rewards? Nothing more than play any of their games for real money – then whilst you’re spinning the reels of Zeus or any other of your favourite games at this quality online casino, you’ll stand a chance of being randomly awarded one of these cool jackpots.
