If you’ve played online slots for any length of time, then you know that themes involving ancient civilizations – in particular, Greek, Mayan and Egypt – abound. There’s just something about these that seems to draw people in by the thousands, which means that it is lucrative for game-makers such as Real Time Gaming to keep on churning these out. Shadow Gods Slots, in particular, is all about the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt. They and their many exotic emblems dot the grid in this 5 reel, 50 payline monster of a video slot. The graphics are dark and exciting, with many familiar icons that you might have seen in other RTG pokeys.
Shadow Gods Game Format
Arranged in a 5 x 3 grid format, Shadow Gods hail from the dark realm of Ishtar, Anubis, Osiris and Horus. The giant allotment of 50 pay ways means that there are plenty of different ways in which you can win; the icons are capable of delivering payouts as large as 800x in the normal scenario, which means that the payouts are not yet buttressed by bonus features. The ability to win 800 x rewards from the symbol combinations is only possible because of the betting range that covers 1 – 200 in either dollars or euros. This is quite a lot of money, and makes up for the fact that Shadow Gods Slots is not a progressive jackpot type of game. The median volatility goes hand-in-hand with a moderate variance game that has a nonetheless attractive return to player value. Basically, this means you can win a solid amount, as mentioned earlier. The scatter symbol is represented by the God Mask icon, and there's a special bonus feature known as the Coin Feature which offers free spins as well as free spins.
More on the Special Bonus Features
Since this slot is all about the gods of Ancient Egypt, you should expect them to comprise the bulk of the symbols on the reels – and they do just that. The Dog-god Anubis, for example, features on the fourth reel, and the god of the underworld (Horus) features on the second reel. In Kemetic mythology, Horus was the son that travelled down to the world of the dead to rescue his father Osiris, when the true architect of chaos was actually his mother, Ishtar. All of that, however, is neither here nor there – you can play Shadow Gods Slots for free using Flash in an approved browser (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox), or download for a chance to play the bonus features and possibly win tons of cash.
Continuing along with the top icons, the Eye of the Sun God Ra icon is what it takes to unlock the Coin Feature. A minimum of at least 6 such coins is the base number necessary; the more the better, however. A handful of res-pins manifest with the Coin Feature, as well as the stacked wild symbols; these extend your winning streak (insofar as opportunities are concerned). To really win big, you will have to hit the so-called Grand Bonus and have chosen an adequate coin denomination at the start of the game.
Even better, you can scoop up scatter wins like a kid does with candy – if you’re lucky. The Shadow Gods Slots Mask icon is another scatter, and it shows up once per reel, delivering free spins every single time. The actual number of spins you get depends on whether you land between 3 and 5 Mask symbols, and the cash prizes that are delivered ranges from 2x to 100x – with x, of course, being the amount you wagered when you chose a coin denomination at the beginning of the game. Following behind this is the Wild Reels free spin feature, which delivers a solid 6 free spins. In this bonus round, the wild icons that appear on the second and fourth reels are Sticky Wilds that remain in place for more wins.
Finally, Shadow Gods Slots plies you with the last bonus feature, which is called the Treasure Spins. The Coins Bonus makes an appearance here, and causes certain substitute icons to become Sticky; there are a total of 6 rounds to play once this happens. The Coin Feature, for reference, only makes the fifth reel Sticky when wild symbols are triggered.
Shadow Gods Scatter Icon and Game Template
The scatter icon is represented by none other than King Tut’s bust, emblazoned with gold and emerald highlights. It’s a motif of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, and a mask of impossible value. On the gameboard here, if 5 of a kind show up at once, you are rewarded with a significant 100x your wager. For four King Tut masks, you win 10x and for three mask scatters you get 2x. It’s easy to see how this symbol is capable of leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash prizes for the lucky real money player.
The other symbols are deities in the Kemetic pantheon, as well as creatures exclusive to Egypt – like the scarab beetle and the cobra. These creatures of course exist in other countries on earth, but they do not feature nearly as strongly in the myths of those cultures in the same way they do with Ancient Egypt. The theme is very animated, with the sky turning from day to night time as you play. The landscape is flush with pyramids, which are manifestations of Nimrod’s attempt to reach Heaven so as to overthrow the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You can see many of the same motifs in the architecture of the Mayans, Aztecs and Incans; and that is because those cultures are descended from the Egyptians – they crossed the seas long before the great Europeans finally made it to the Americas, and brought with them the mythologies of their forebears (the Mayans, Aztecs, etc, did).
To access the full benefit of Shadow Gods Slots, download and make a deposit to play. Otherwise, play the free Flash version in your browser to get the hang of the game first.
