War of Gods Online Slot

Gods are more popular in slots than in real life, where atheism runs rampant! They’re very rarely gods with much of a current following though – we think that might prove just a little controversial –and that is the case here too.

This War of Gods slot game from Red Tiger is another Ancient Civilisations game, with a nice Manichean dichotomy at its heart – Zeus for the forces of life and light, versus Hades representing the forces of darkness and death.

Red Tiger are now one of the most visible of all slots companies. That’s in very large part due to their takeover by NetEnt, the slot giant to end all slot giants, who were themselves then taken over by Evolution Gaming, the live casino company to end all live casino companies. Red Tiger’s games became massively more visible and they are now hugely popular across almost all genres. You can see why: the companies games always look and sound amazing, have great branding, decent maths, often very big prizes and usually relatively simple gameplay.

They now have 196 slots on the UK market, including Reel King Mega, Gonzos’ Quest Megaways, Devil’s Number, Dragon’s Luck Deluxe, and Mystery Reels. They are the fourth rated slots provider in the UK market.

Ancient Civilisations and Greek mythology really are proven winners with slots players. (We wish we knew why!) This game is already doing well after a release in January 2021, and with its epic soundtrack and dramatic visuals, there’s no reason to think it won’t continue to do so. While the maths in this game are OK, it does have a couple of issues in the shape of a relatively low top prize and RTP ranges, which we’ll discuss in our conclusion.

For now, let’s go and watch gods do battle with each other. Lots of fun.

How to Play War of Gods Slot

Red Tiger games we usually find very simple to get around. This example is no exception.

The spin control sits at the right of the screen. To the left are a single button to set your stake and an autoplay mode – that will soon disappear because of UK Gambling Commission reforms.

Other controls are to be found in the game frame, including a menu toggle to open up the pay table.

• Wins are paid along 45 pay lines.
• The symbols are clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades, paying out from 18 to 108 coins.
• Then there are four high paying symbols: the scroll pays out up to 120 coins. The drinking horn pays out up to 180 coins. The shield and spear pays out up to 240 coins and the Greek warrior’s helmet pays out up to 300 coins.
• The god symbols are on another level again.
• Hades pays out 90, 180, 360, 720, and 1,500 coins. Bronze Zeus pays out up to 360. Pink Zeus pay out up to 420. Green Zeus pays out up to 480 coins. Gold Zeus pays out up to 600 coins.

The warring Gods symbols have another set of values again. Bronze pays out up to 1,800 coins. Pink pays out up to 2,100 coins. Green pays out up to 2,400 coins. Gold pays out up to 3,000 coins.

War of Gods Slot Bonus Feature

There are quite a few bonus features in this game.

• The wrath of Zeus feature is triggered when two Zeus symbols land on the reels. During the feature, only high-value symbols land on the reels. There may be as many as three symbol upgrades during the feature to deliver even higher wins.
• Hades Hellfire is triggered when you see two Hades symbols. Only high paying Hades symbols land on the reels, with an expansion extra that can grow symbols up to a size of 7 by 6.
• The Warring Gods feature happens when Zeus and Hades both land and only high paying warring gods features land on the reels. Both the upgrades and the symbol expansion features apply in this feature.

War of Gods Slot - The Verdict

War of Gods is a good quality game in almost every way. It opens with dramatic visuals and big sound that gives way to a tasteful and enjoyable soundtrack when the actual game is in play.

The gaming area is beautifully designed with moving elements but is also simple enough to operate quickly and smoothly and without repeated visual tics that become boring over time.

• The visual style of the game is carried through all areas of the aesthetic.
• The symbols are well-chosen and show a bit of thought.
• They are also beautifully designed and really stand out in a crowded genre area.
• The gameplay is simple to understand and the game is very easy to play with intuitive controls.
• It’s a lovely game to play.

The downsides start when you look at the maths. OK, this is a high volatility game. That’s fair enough, but for a high volatility game to have a top prize of just 2,518-times stake is unusual, to say the least. The betting range is also surprisingly small for a high volatility game, with a top stake of just 20 coins. Maybe that’s good news if you’re trying to play safely.

And the game lacks a free spins round. There are lots of features, but they all play out in one phase of the game. A couple of times with Red Tiger games we’ve found the instructions to be brief to the point of making some things hard to understand.

RTP ranges. Ah yes. This new innovation is proving popular with slots companies, but we think that’s very bad news for slots players, and that’s who we are here to serve. While these ranges are advertised as being a way to respond to market conditions – presumably offering better terms when a game has fewer players – we do not like them and are yet to be convinced that they don’t simply offer a way of offering players less good value.

Take our criticisms on board, but also consider giving this game a spin if only to look at the lovely graphics.