Atlantean Gigarise

Overview Atlantean GigaRise

Yggdrasil Gaming welcomes players to the mysterious and enchanting underwater world of Atlantis, where sunken treasure can be found on every spin. This take on Atlantis is very much the cartoon Diskeyesque version, with bright colours, animated symbols and a soundtrack that is saccharine to the ears.

The key (literally) to this slot, is the bonus trident keys which are collected if the player manages to land a trident on a fully expanded reel. This will trigger a bonus pick me round which gives you the chance of winning everything from instant cash bonuses to free spins or if you are lucky, one of the jackpot prizes.

Other features for this slot include base game triggerable free spins, as well as wilds and expandable reels. Regarding the latter, when all the reels are expanded, players are given access to 32,768 ways to win.

Theme and Symbols

The main inspiration for this slot is the fictional tale of the lost city of Atlantis which was written by Plato as an allegory for the hubris of nations. The philosophical element of the story isn’t so important to the design of this game as the modern film interpretation of the story.

What players are greeted with is some sort of ancient Greek-looking architecture submerged under the water. Beautiful alabaster columns and pediments are wrapped in seaweed and populated by underwater creatures.
The background for this slot is a view of the bottom of the sea, where the ancient civilisation has sunk. To the left and right of the reels, you can see a circular forum type building that has been coloured in purple and deep blue. Above this is the expansive ocean stretching out into the deep. Here there are more clues to the civilisation that once was with a domed building on the left-hand side with a sunken ship to the right.

The gaming board for this slot is a typical columned entrance to a temple, the negative space of which is filled with various symbols and expandable reels. Atop each of these reels are the trident keys that unlock the special pick me bonuses.

The lower value symbols on the reels are represented by A to 10 in royals. In addition to these, there are a range of ancient Greece inspired symbols. These include an amphora (the water jug), a lyre, swords, helmets and a collection of jewellery. Premium symbols if five are matched, payout at around 2x per stake. In addition to these is the wild symbol which is an icon with the word wild written across it. Finally, look out for the golden trident symbol which is the key to the expanding reels bonus.

Game Play

Atlantean Gigarise is played on a 5-reel game board with varying row and symbol formations due to the Gigarise rising reels bonus. This also impacts the number of pay lines available which range from 243 to 32,768. To create a winning combination, players need to land 3 or more matching symbols on pay lines stretching from left to right. The betting range for Atlantean Gigarise is between 20p and £40 per spin.

To change the stake levels, players can use the tool located on the bottom of the reels to the left which indicates coin value. The spin and auto spin buttons are located right in the middle of the screen at the bottom.
For the paytable and other information, players should click on the plus button to the left-hand side of the reels. The return to player percentage for Atlantean Gigarise is 96% which is average. The volatility is rated for this slot to be in the higher end of the spectrum. The maximum win that is achievable for this game without the progressive jackpot win is 4,370 x your total stake per spin. The top jackpot is valued at around £100,000.

Features

There are 4 fun features to enjoy in this game, each one is explained below.
The first feature is the Rising Reels or Gigarise feature. At the start of the game, the board is in a standard 5-reel by 3-row grid. This changes with the arrival of each golden trident symbol. When one of these symbols’ lands on a reel, an extra row is added to that reel. This increases the pay lines available too. Each reel can grow to 8 symbols tall. When the reels are fully expanded players are offered 32,768 ways to win.

The next feature is simply called the Bonus Game. This feature is triggered when you land a trident symbol on any reel that is fully expanded. There are 4 different games, each of which are represented by a different trident key. The colour of the key determines the quality of the prize that you win, these come in bronze, silver, and gold. The bonus games are explained below.

-An immediate win of one of the 5 progressive jackpot amounts.
-A cash prize between 1x and 200 x your total stake.
-Between 20 and 80 free spins.
-The Legendary Bonus. This happens when you land a bonus symbol on an expanded reel from within a free spins round.

The Free Spins feature. To activate this bonus players must land 3 or more of the shell scatter symbols on the reels simultaneously. The more scatters you land, the more free spins you are granted. These are explained below:

3 shell scatters = 20 free spins
4 shell scatters = 40 free spins
5 shell scatters = 80 free spins

The bonus spins round begins on the smallest grid layout of 5x3. As in the base game, the golden tridents expand the reels. However, when you are in the free spins round more tridents land per spin than in the base game. All other features are triggerable from this round.

Lastly, there is the Jackpot feature. Players can potentially win 1 of 5 progressive jackpots in this game. To trigger this feature, players need to land a Jackpot symbol in the Bonus Game. The various progressive jackpots are outlined below:
The Forgotten Jackpot has a seed value of £40 and an expected win of £100.
The Rare Jackpot has a seed value of £200 and an expected win of £500.
The Mythical Jackpot has a seed value of £600 and an expected win of £1,600.
The Ancient Jackpot has a seed value of £1,500 and an expected win of £4,000.
The Legendary Jackpot has a seed value of £15,000 and an expected win of £100,000.

Conclusion

Seriously life-changing amounts can be won playing this amazing Atlantic slot. The features are beautifully styled and implemented. The graphics and theme are executed perfectly. The combination of visuals, playing dynamics and lucrative potential make this a real winner of a slot created by Yggdrasil Gaming.