Medusa’s Golden Gaze

Overview of Medusa's Golden Gaze

Travel back in time to the days of ancient Greece, when the world was full of mighty warriors and fearsome monsters for them to fight.  Enjoy the thrill from the comfort of your own computer, tablet or mobile phone. Honestly, you don’t really get to see much in the background of Medusa’s Golden Gaze. That said, what you do see is pretty impressive. It genuinely does look like a classical Greek building soaking up the haze of a gloriously sunny day. Medusa herself is on the left of the gameboard. Forget anything you’ve seen in films. In Medusa’s Golden Gaze, she’s a real beauty. She’s also a lady who likes to shimmy and as she does, you get to see the sunlight glinting on both her snake scales and her jewellery. It’s very impressive. The gameboard itself is plain black. That’s presumably to make sure that all the symbols can be clearly seen against it. The symbols are a mixture of regular letters given a Greek-style makeover and iconic Greek symbols. Gameplay is simple to grasp. The RTP is 96.02% so Medusa’s Golden Gaze does have fairly high volatility. On the plus side, the maximum win rate is 625x.

Theme & Design

Slot games based on classical Greek mythology have been popular for a while now. There are quite a few of them around so it takes something extra-special to make a slot game stand out. Fortunately, Medusa’s Golden Gaze delivers. By keeping the background fairly hazy, 2 By 2 Gaming makes sure that players keep their attention firmly on the foreground. That’s where the action is. Appropriately enough the gameboard is the classic three rows and five reels (with 25 fixed pay-lines). There are 13 symbols in total. Of these 11 are playing symbols, one is wild and one is a bonus. One really nice touch is that the premium symbols are individually animated. Even the lower-paying symbols shimmer when you hit a win line. Last but definitely not least, the soundtrack is also a win. It’s just dramatic enough to be immersive without being overpowering.  If it isn’t to your taste, however, you can disable it (and the other sound effects).  Just press the blue speaker button on the bottom-left of the screen. If you change your mind, press it again to enable the sound.

Game Play

All the game parameters are laid out in a bar at the bottom of the screen. Essentially, you just have to decide how much you want to bet and whether or not you want to use autoplay. When you’re ready, hit the large and clear play button towards the bottom right of the screen.

Symbols

The symbols used in Medusa’s Golden Gaze are:

• 5 low-paying symbols - T, J, Q, K and A
• 6 premium symbols - Amulet, Helmet, Shield, Mermaid, Warrier, Medusa
• 1 wild - Medusa logo
• 1 bonus

The bonus symbols can trigger between 5 and 200 free spins. If you get a minimum of 10 free spins you can choose different ways to play them.

Features

Aside from the graphics, the standout feature of Medusa’s Golden Gaze is its amazing bonus feature. Not only can you win a high number of free spins, but you can also choose to modify how you play them. If you get 10 or more free spins, your options are “50 Lines Free Spins” and “Easy Feature Free Spins". With the first, the number of pay-lines will be doubled.  With the second, you get extra help from the reel-copy feature. The reel-copy feature does exactly what it says. If you get a full row of stacked symbols, it will be copied across into one or more of the remaining reels. If you get 30 or more free spins, then you also get the options of “Super Free Spins” and “Mega Free Spins”. With the first, one-third of your free spins can be played with a 3x multiplier. With the second, one-fifth of your free spins can be played with a 5x multiplier. There’s also a mystery feature. This means that the board is populated with mystery symbols which are revealed at the end of the spin.

Conclusion

In terms of the look, feel and gameplay, Medusa’s Golden Gaze has a lot to offer. The level of volatility does, however, mean that you need to stake carefully. Overall, it’s a respectable 7/10.