Medusa review
Overview
Medusa is a character from the ancient Greek mythology whose hair is made of snakes. According to myths, if any person dare looks into her eyes, he/she would turn into stone. Depicting this story line, Medusa, is a 25 line 5 reel video slot game that features free spins, scatter spins and wild substitute symbols. It has several Greek mythological symbols such as Greek soldiers, Cerberus, swords, Pegasus and a vase. The other symbols include the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10 and 9. The game has a very peculiar Greek-styled font and displays a golden background.
Before You Proceed
Medusa slot game consists of $0.01, $0.02, $0.05, $0.10, $0.20 and $0.25 coin values. Players can bet minimum of $0.01 to maximum of $125. The game can be played by both, casual players as well as high rollers. It provides an option to view the bets in credits rather than in coins by the press the key F9, along with an option to turn on the Quick Spin setting. This game can be also played in the Expert mode which allows the players to use the auto-play mode.
Game Basics
In order to start playing the Medusa video slot game, the players are required to select one of the coin values from, of $0.01, $0.02, $0.05, $0.10, $0.20 and $0.25, along with number of active pay-lines which can be up to 25, and the number of coins to bet per line, that is, up to 20 while 10 is the default. Once the desired bet has been set the player needs to hit the “Spin” button in order to try the luck at Medusa. If the player wishes to play for all 25 lines at 20 coins per line, the “Bet Max” button can be hit by the player. If five Medusa symbol appear on an active pay-line, the player is entitled to a jackpot that is 10,000x the bet per line. The Medusa symbol also acts as the wild symbol and substitutes for all the other symbols except the scatter symbol. In case a Medusa symbol completes the winning combination, the symbol is transformed into an animated one with Medusa’s green eyes glowing and her snake hair moving around making the “hissing” sound. The scatter symbol, Pegasus (a horse with wings), will pay despite its position on the reels unlike other symbols that pay left to right. For a pay-out the two of the Pegasus symbols are required minus the necessity of being on the active pay-lines. The pay-line wins on the other hand are multiplied by the total coins wagered per pay-line, scatter wins are multiplied by the total coins wagered. Scatter wins will be the added to pay-line wins. In case 3, 4 or 5 Pegasus symbols happen to appear on a spin, the player will end up winning 15, 20 or 25 free spins with a 3x multiplier respectively. Medusa provides an option of re-triggering the free spins feature. These free spins can be played at the pay-lines and will be eventually added to pay-line and scatter wins. Players can play Medusa in auto-play by setting the number of spins to 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 or 500. Also, in addition to these features, there are 5x and 10x multiplier buttons for quick access. Players are allowed to cancel the auto-play at any given time, but if a player triggers the free spins feature, the auto-play mode will automatically come to a halt.
The Verdict
Although pretty much old, Medusa video slot game has excelled at its presentation with respect to the look, graphics, sound effects and music. Players can play this game and win jackpot award up to 10,000 times the bet. It is an extremely entertaining and addictive slot game for those who like to win big.
