Get ready for a new game from Red Tiger—Zeus Lightning MegaWays! It is an upcoming slot game based on Greek mythology and offers high volatility, a 20,000x max win, a 6x7 layout, up to 117,649 paylines, and multiple features such as free spins, Wilds, and buys.
The Zeus Lightning MegaWays game is based on an older classic from Red Tiger called the Zeus Lightning Power Reels. The look and feel? About the same. The core mechanics and the overall gameplay are also strikingly similar to the older game. At that time, Red Tiger focused heavily on the Power Reels format.
Well, as it turns out, Red Tiger is getting back to its classic and giving it a revamp. This time, they are introducing the game with the MegaWays mechanics. This is on licence from Big Time Gaming.
The Zeus Lightning MegaWays new game is scheduled to release on October 24, 2024. We are going to take a closer look at this game and talk about its features, mechanics, and looks.
Gameplay & Features
The most exciting feature is of course the MegaWays system here. The Wild symbol (Zeus) will convert the reels, cloning symbols vertically. The more this happens, the bigger the payout. This will trigger a chain reaction. If you land 3 or 4 free spins (Scatter), you will unlock 8 to 12 free spins and up to 2 Wilds.
The rewards can keep climbing up if you get more cloned symbols. Also, as the previous winning combinations are removed and new symbols come in, you can continue to win as long as you are getting winning combinations. This is the tumbling feature.
The game also has a Buy feature.
Graphically, the game is not much different from the 2020 classic Zeus Lightning Power Reels. It features the same constellations as the main theme. In terms of the symbols, the setting, and the animations, the game is pretty standard and quite comparable to any other game based on the Ancient Greek theme.
Often, we get more reels when a game is converted into a MegaWays. In this case, the reels have been reduced from 7 to 6. As 2 to 7 symbols can land on any of the 6 reels, the game offers paylines up to 117,649. But to offset this, the game actually has a neat secret here. You see, typically on a MegaWays slot, you need to get at least 3 matching symbols to get a win. In the Zeus Lightning MegaWays game, it is just 2 symbols.
The game’s RTP is 95.75%, just a little below the industry average (pretty common for MegaWays games). The game carries a medium-high volatility and the bet range is from £0.20 to £4.
Power of Thunder God
Now that we have talked about the overarching features of the game, let us take a look at the different symbols and what they do.
First, you have the most powerful symbol—Zeus himself. It is the Wild (there are no other Wilds in this MegaWays game). It will land on the third or fourth reel and can substitute for all paying symbols. The limit is one Wild per spin in the base game. When it appears on its own, it cannot be removed even when a winning line disappears and other symbols make way for additional tumbling symbols.
Then, there are the symbols such as Greek columns, buildings, clouds, etc. The low-paying symbols (10, J, Q, K, A) offer 0.2 to 0.25x your bet. The main paying symbols are the different “heads” of statues, paying anywhere from 0.4 to 10x your bet.
Expanding Lightning is a special in-game gimmick. If the Wild appears in full view, the lightning-chain reaction is completed. This is accompanied by the animation of a lightning strike that hits all symbols of a type on the reels. Once this animation is finished, you will see all positions being covered by the clones. You can get winning paylines here even if the symbols are not next to each other.
Where to Play the Zeus Lightning MegaWays Game?
You can play the Zeus Lightning MegaWays upcoming game when it releases on October 24, 2024. Right now, you can give it a spin on Evolution as a demo. The game will soon be available on all major casino sites in the UK. So, if you want to play this game when it launches, be sure to check any casino that offers Red Tiger games. They might or might not run a promotion for the game, but we are sure that many of them will add it to the New category of their slot game catalogue.
We track all major casinos here at Gambling Zone, and will offer a more comprehensive review once the game is live and tested by players on top slot sites.
