Lord of the Ocean Slot Review

Being a slot from way back in 2008 means Lord of the Ocean is not exactly a looker, but it’s not without its charms either. After all there’s something bright and honest about older slots, which were primarily designed to attract the attention on the floors of busy land-based casinos. This explains why Greentube went for a colour palette that consists primarily of strikingly deep blues, bringing the oceanic theme to the forefront before pairing it with the Greek myths. 

The titular Lord of the Ocean is the god of the seas, Poseidon, who takes the role of this slot’s highest paying symbol. Following him are a mermaid, a treasure chest, and a statue resting in the bottom of the ocean. On the low-paying side you’ll find the familiar A, K, Q, J, and 10 card royals. The final symbol on the 5 reels is the mysterious emblem, which is the combination wild-scatter. As such it can substitute for all paying symbols and, if you land 3 or more, reward you with a round of free spins. 

Let’s take a look at how much each of the paying symbols is worth: 

• Poseidon: 5 - 500x / 4 - 100x / 3 - 10x / 2 - 1x
• Mermaid: 5 - 200x / 4 - 40x / 3 - 4x / 2 - 0.5x
• Treasure chest, statue: 5 - 75x / 4 - 10x / 3 - 3x / 2 - 0.5x
• A, K: 5 - 15x / 4 - 4x / 3 - 0.5x
• Q, J, 10: 5 - 10x / 4 - 2.5x / 3 - 0.5x
• Scatter: 5 - 200x / 4 - 20x / 3 - 2x

Lord of the Ocean has one bonus feature, the free spins round. This is similar to that found in other Book of-style slots, since it includes an expanding symbol. Let’s check what it involves: 

Free Spins

Landing at least 3 scatters anywhere on the reels awards you with 10 free spins. These start with the random selection of a paying symbol. This is the expanding symbol, which will fill the entire reel whenever you land enough to form a winning combination - even when landed on non-adjacent reels. However the scatter cannot substitute for the expanding symbol. The free spins can be retriggered if you land 3 or more scatters anywhere on the reels. 

Playing Lord of the Ocean was a throwback to the early days of the video slot, where these games were getting more sophisticated compared to the mechanical fruit machines yet were still very easy to pick up and start playing. After all, Lord of the Ocean simply features 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines, and a free spins feature triggered by a combination wild-scatter symbol. There’s good reason why the “Book of” format remains so popular, after all! This won’t leave you dazzled if you’re used to the complexity (and massive wins!) of modern games, but if you’re up for a perfectly nostalgic good time then Lord of the Ocean makes for a great choice of slot. 

Rating: 7.5