Introduction
This newly released video slot by Play ‘n Go, Athena Ascending is a tribute to the Greek Goddess of wisdom. It’s a highly volatile mythology game that plays out on 5 reels and 20 paylines. It’s a follow-up to their previous game Rise of Athena and bets range from 0.05 to 100.00 per spin and it offers players a chance to take home a 10000x max stake win. The features in this slot with an RTP of 96.20% revolve around wild multipliers, sticky wilds and re-spins and it’s playable across all devices.
Athena Ascending Bonus Features
During gameplay, wilds can appear on reels 2,3 or 4 and they come with a win multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x or 4x and these multipliers get applied to all wins. Should more than one wild be part of a winning combination the multipliers get multiplied together up to a max of 64x.
The Owl is the games scatter and when you land 3, 4 or 5 owls you receive 5 free spins plus payouts of 1x, 20x or 500x your stake respectively. During the free spins round, the wild symbols become sticky and remain in position until the multiplier reaches 4x. When the free spins end and there are any sticky wilds in view re-spins get awarded until there are no more wilds left on the grid.
Verdict
Graphically Athena Ascending is average however the soundtrack of the slot certainly adds to creating the correct ambience. This version comes with higher volatility than its predecessor and it has a decent win potential of 10000x and wild multipliers that increase in value between spins. An added feature is the re-spins, this has certainly bolstered the game by bolting it to the end and allowing players to push out a few extra wins.