Athena Ascending Slot Review
Athena Ascending is a new video slot from Play ‘n Go that was released on December 1, 2022. The setting of the game is ancient Greece, and the player has the opportunity to interact with the powerful goddess Athena, daughter of Zeus. It was believed that Athena was the goddess of warfare, military strategy and now she becomes your beautiful gambling companion. You may get a glimpse of a great white castle in the backdrop of the reels, and some trees create a nice contrast with their lush green color. You can find out if it is worth your time and money to play this wonderful new slot by reading our review of it.
Athena Ascending by Play'n Go Video Review
Athena Ascending General Characteristics
- 20 paylines
- 5 reels and 3 rows
- High volatility
- RTP: 96.2%, 94.2%, 91.2%, 87.2%, 84.2%
- Bet amount 0.05 EUR - 100 EUR
- Maximum win multiplier - x10,000
- Maximum win value 1,000,00 EUR
- 10 main symbols
- Additional symbols: Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol
Athena Ascending Bonus Features
Wild
This symbol may appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 only, and when it does, it always comes with a random multiplier of either 1x, 2x, 3x, or 4x. These multipliers can stack up and can add up to a maximum value of 64x.
Free Spins
When you collect 3 or more Scatter Symbols, you trigger this feature. If you are successful in triggering this feature, you will receive 5 Free Spins with sticky wilds. Wilds may appear with arbitrary multipliers, and the value of each wild will rise by one for every subsequent spin that is played. When they reach a value of 4x, they will be removed from the reels. If you run out of free spins during the bonus game, you will continue to collect respins until all wild symbols have been removed from the reels and it is also worth mentioning that when during this moment you land more wilds, they will become sticky and the respins will continue until they disappear, meaning that the respins can be theoretically infinite. However, you will not be able to retrigger the bonus game since it is impossible to hit a scatter symbol during the bonus game.
Our Experience Playing Athena Ascending
When we began the game, we were greeted with a reelset that was quite simple, and music that had a majestic tone to it. There are many different slot machines with an Ancient Greek theme now available, and standing out from the competition is not a simple feat. We were curious to find out whether or not the game's simplicity was its primary selling factor since we thought that would be the case. We had a favorable initial impression of the game due to its straightforward appearance and wonderful soundtrack, but the most important thing for gamblers to learn about a slot machine is how it operates in terms of the rewards it offers. For the purpose of putting this to the test, we deposited the customary amount of 200 Euros, set the stake to 1 Euro, and played it for around 300 rounds. During the first hundred spins, the only somewhat decent payout was only 9.20 Euros, and the rest of them were mostly around 0.5-1x the bet. Since we did not trigger the bonus round, and did not get any sizable wins during the main game, we lost close to 50 Euros. This was still under our control since we were aware that this was a slot machine with a high degree of volatility, and we had faith that we would be able to turn things around in the subsequent spins. During the next one hundred spins we managed to trigger the Free Spins and thanks to the Multiplier Respin feature we got a decent payout of 47.80 Euros. After 200 spins, we were still about 40 Euros in the negative despite the fact that we had a decent bonus round and a lot of rewards that were close to 10 times the amount of the stake. It appeared as though Athena was pleased with us and began to be more generous during the final one hundred spins of the game. She awarded us with a couple of great wins during the main game that totaled to approximately 50 Euros, and she awarded us with one amazing Free Spins bonus round that paid us 84.20 Euros. Overall, we came out around 20 Euros worse off, but the money was not entirely wasted since we did enjoy ourselves despite our losses.
Athena Ascending Verdict
This slot has all the chances to take a respectable place in the pantheon of Ancient Greek themed slots thanks to its relative simplicity and decent potential for payouts. When we talk about how crucial it is to know when to quit playing highly volatile slot games like this one, we will never get tired of saying it. This slot game is one of such games. It is possible for you to earn respectable money in a reasonably short amount of time, but it is also possible for you to lose all of your money. Be cautious! Good luck and have fun!
