Spear of Athena Demo (Hacksaw Gaming) Slot Demo & Review

Game Overview

Greek mythology has long been a popular choice of theme for online slot developers to base their games upon. Why? Well, that’s actually a good question, but you’d imagine the strategy games that are around, movies, TV, and the general appeal and mystery of ancient mythology have a lot to do with it. Anyway, whatever the reason, we’re here to showcase another release in the genre today with Hacksaw Gaming and their Spear of Athena slot, a 6-reel game with 19 paylines, free spins, and a maximum win of 15,000x.

Theme & Design

Okay, we’ve got the ancient Greek theme, but what about the presentation in Spear of Athena? It’s not really any great shock to learn that, as this is a Hacksaw release, the graphics and animations are of the highest quality, with Athena standing proudly to the right of the reels and her trusty owl to the left, who is a symbol of wisdom in the tales of Athena.

We’ll soon discuss the features of the game, but first it’s my time to give you some similar titles to Spear of Athena that you can try out if you’ve enjoyed what you’ve seen here today. For my suggestions I’m going to stick with the mechanics we see in the gameplay and keep you with Hacksaw too, as I send you over to our Le Bandit demo and Le Zeus demo, two titles that use the reveal/collector mechanic to great effect.

Spear of Athena Gameplay & Features

Hacksaw Gaming’s Spear of Athena is a 6-reel, 5-row online slot with 19 fixed paylines and a return to player percentage of 96.20%. The slot features a broad selection of betting options, with gamblers able to choose from a minimum of €0.10 a spin, up to a high-rolling €50 a press.

Let’s talk bonuses, features, and gameplay now, and key to the action in Spear of Athena is the respin mechanic, awarded when a winning combo is formed on the reels. This will see all symbols from the win remain on the reels and leave a mark under them, whilst other positions respin, giving you a chance to improve your current win. Additionally, it is possible for a Fortune Reveal symbol to land, which will transform all marked positions into coins, multipliers, or collectors.

Moving onto the free spins, and there are three variations that players can trigger. These are:

• Omen of War Free Spins: Triggered when 3 scatters land in view, awarding 10 free spins. During this round, all marked symbols remain active for the duration of the feature.

• Siege of Troy Free Spins: Triggered when 4 scatters land in view, awarding 12 free spins. During this version of the bonus, when a Fortune Reveal symbol hits, it is guaranteed to reveal at least one shield multiplier.

• Athena Ascends Free Spins: Triggered when 5 scatters land in view, awarding 12 free spins. In this variant, a Fortune Reveal symbol is guaranteed on every spin, and the coins will only be silver or gold.

Bonus Buy

Spear of Athena has several enhanced bet and feature buy options for players to choose from. These are:

• BonusHunt FeatureSpins: Each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger a bonus – Costs 3x the bet.
• Fortune FeatureSpins: Each spin guarantees that at least 1 fortune symbol lands – Costs 50x the bet.
• Omen of War Free Spins: Costs 100x the bet.
• Siege of Troy Free Spins: Costs 250x the bet.