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| Provider | Play'n Go |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Paylines | 20 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.05 - 100 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 10,000x |
| Bonus Buy | No |
| RTP | 96.20% |
| Our Rating | 6.0 |
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Game Overview
This machine has a very similar name to another recent slot I reviewed named Athens Megaways, and the games are also stylistically very similar. I’m sure that this isn’t merely a coincidence – the Greek capital city Athens was named after Athena, after all. We’ll talk more about who Athena was in the theme & symbols paragraph below, but in the meantime, let’s stick to the essentials of this new game. Athena Ascending from provider Play’n Go is a 20-pa line game with a top win of 10,000x your bet ( and a casino-selectable RTP with a default setting of 96.20%). It might be worth checking that your favourite casino is running the game at the full RTP before you begin to play for real money.
This is a relatively simple online slot, but it includes a few interesting features worth discussing. There are scatter symbols which pay up to 500x your bet for all five – almost a feature by itself these days – whilst the wild symbol is also special in that it boasts a multiplier of up to 4x that can combine with other wild symbols to multiply your winnings by up to 64x. These special wilds become sticky during the free spin bonus round, and whilst it only awards five free spins, you get up to four re-spins for every wild symbol that lands on the reels.
Whenever Play’N’Go releases a new game, you can be sure we are right on it here at Demoslot – we love this developers output and absolutely recommend that you try our free demo slot of Athena Ascending, available to play below:
Athena Ascending Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
In Greek religion/mythology, Athena was the city protectress. In keeping with other Greek gods or heroes, this was not her only role – she was also known as the goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason. The Encyclopaedia Brittanica article on Athena notes that she was “essentially urban and civilised, in many respects the antithesis of Artemis – the goddess of the outdoors”, which is an interesting addition to the story. Surely all of the gods were civilised, right? I guess you really do learn something new every day. If you enjoy this theme, it may be worth checking out the other game I mentioned earlier, Athens Megaways, which is another great, fun game with plenty of big wins available.
I already mentioned the headline win for the scatter symbols, but I feel as if it’s worthy of another! Three scatters will award you just 1x your bet – nothing exciting there – whilst four will pay you 20x, and all five are worth a sweet 500x your entire stake. Of course, you’ll also receive the free spins too, so you could easily win far more than this! With so many games not paying anything for their scatters nowadays, I’m happy to see that Play’N’Go is sticking to the classic way of doing things. As for the regular symbols, Athena tops the list, with a return of 50x the bet for a full payline of five-of-a-kind. The stacked configuration of all symbols also means that you can potentially hit several full paylines of even this top paying symbol simultaneously. However, there’s a big drop after this, with second-placed Pegasus only being worth 5x your bet for all five of her symbols. The soldier’s mask will pay you 4x for a full payline, whilst the pot is worth 3x and the scroll just 2x – and these are the “high-paying” symbols! Needless to say, there’s not much worth shouting about with the payouts for the royals.
The betting range is a little quirky in that you can spin for as little as €0.05 per round if you wish – not something you see every day. Like most other Play’N’Go slots, the top bet is set at €100.00 – more than enough for anyone, I’d say.
Base Game & Modifiers
Most Play’n Go releases tend to stick to the standard formula for online slots; they occasionally use larger reel sets, but generally speaking, this is a developer who prefers to innovate with their bonus rounds and modifiers rather than playing around with the size of the grid. Athena Ascending follows this blueprint with a standard 5×3 layout and 20 fixed paylines with which to score your treasure!
Multiplier Wilds
The wild symbols do not feature a cash value in Athena Ascending, but they do have a multiplier attached to them which is arguably even more valuable. Each wild can be worth anywhere from 2x to 4x whenever it forms part of a winning payline, and if more than one of these symbols appears, then their values will be multiplied together.
If a 4x wild was to appear on all five reels at once, then I calculate a maximum multiplier value of 1,024x; however, the paytable makes it clear that the actual maximum multiplier achievable is only 64x. That’s a bit disappointing, but who will complain about having their winnings multiplied by even 64x the regular value?
Athena Ascending Slot Bonus Features
You’ll need to hit at least three scatter symbols to win yourself a set of free spins in Athena Ascending. The game always awards five spins, regardless of how many scatters are included in the triggering combination. However, this isn’t a problem, as the game also awards a cash payout of 500x your bet for a five-scatter trigger. Nice!
Free Spins
Five free spins don’t sound like a lot, but there is more to this bonus round than meets the eye. Any wild symbols which appear during this mode will become sticky, and their multiplier value will increase by 1x before each following spin.
Furthermore, the game also awards a free re-spin whenever a wild is present on the reels and forms part of a winning combination. This often means that the free spins will seem to go on for much longer than expected – perhaps up to 20 technical spins.
Athena Ascending Slot Review Final Thoughts
The beauty of Athena Ascending is that it is really straightforward and yet super fun and addicting at the same time. There are only a handful of features, but what there is gives the game plenty of appeal, and I never found myself feeling bored or that the game was dull or monotonous. Well worth a try, so go check it out.
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