Found deep within a realm of myth and legend shines a kingdom like no other – Asgard. Perched high atop a towering mounting, as a beacon of power and wisdom, its golden halls glimmer. This place is, of course, the legendary home of the Norse gods. It sounds like a sensational setting for a slot game, and PG Soft clearly agrees as they’ve created Asgardian Rising, a high volatility, six-reel video slot featuring a maximum win of 25,000x and an RTP of 96.76%.
Asgardian Rising is laid out in Megaways style format, with up to five symbols able to appear on each of the six reels during any single spin. This, combined with the additional line of sliding rows above reels two to five, creates a minimum of 2,025, up to a maximum of 32,400 pay ways. In the common cascading reels fashion, any symbols involved in a winning combination are eliminated from the screen, producing further space for subsequent symbols to drop into. Beneath the grid, you will see four multiplier values, which are increased by achieving wins on the reels above them. There is also PG Softs Wilds-On-The-Way feature to look out for, which framed symbols transformed into mystery symbols, followed by wilds. Landing a minimum of four scatter symbols will trigger the free spins feature, beginning with a minimum of 12 free spins.
Do you think you’re worthy of entering the land of the gods? There's only one way to find out, go and check out the Asgardian Rising slot demo, which is available to play for free below!
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A quick look through any casino site will demonstrate that seeking divine inspiration from mythical gods is a common trend amongst slot designers, with some of the most popular games in the industry featuring characters modelled upon Norse, Greek or Viking legend. PG Soft is no exception to this, with its catalogue bursting full of titles fitting within this theme. One of the best examples is the Legend of Perseus, based on the story of the son of Zeus, who went on to defeat the evil Medusa. This six-reel, medium volatility slot features big symbols, win multipliers, a free spins bonus, an RTP of 96.77%, and a monstrous maximum win of 50,000x. Or, talking of the snake-haired temptress herself, how about Medusa II? If you dare to stare her in the eyes, you’ll find a visually impressive video slot featuring transforming symbols, a bonus round, a potential maximum win of 2,000x, and an RTP of 94.96%. Up next, we’ll take a deeper dive into the features of Asgardian Rising, starting with the pays section.
Surprisingly, when inspecting the paytable, the gods themselves are not featured as symbols. Instead, at the top of the mountain, we have the Golden Chest, which will return 2.5x your total stake for a line of six symbols. Next, it’s the Axe & Shield at 2x, the Helmet at 1.5x, and the Horn paying 1x. The final two premium symbols are the Bronze Coins and the Tankard, both returning 0.75x your bet. The non-premium symbols are the often-utilised A, K, Q, J, and 10, with the former two worth 0.5x and the latter three returning 0.2x your full stake amount for each line of six. All of these values can potentially be increased via the multiplier element of the game, which we’ll expand upon soon.
Looking into the stake options on Asgardian Rising, it’s clear that there are many on offer, with a massive 33 different options available, to be precise. These start from as low as €0.60, rising to as high as €180.00. With so many to pick from, there’s sure to be a perfect entry point for almost all players.
Analysing the game mechanics, we have a six-reel grid with room for between 2-5 rows on each reel. There is also an additional line of rows, formed by one added symbol above reels 2, 3, 4, and 5, into which symbols slide into. This creates a possible minimum of 2,025, up to a maximum of 32,400 pay ways. In the common cascading reel style, any symbols involved in a winning combination are eliminated from the screen, producing further space for subsequent symbols to drop into. Wins are achieved by matching a minimum of three corresponding symbols from left to right, commencing from the leftmost reel.
During any spin, you’ll notice that some random symbols landing on reels two to five have a silver frame around them. If any of these framed symbols are involved in a win, the grid position they were situated within will transform into a mystery symbol before the next cascade. Once that next drop-down has occurred, all mystery symbols on the reels will be surrounded by a golden frame and turn into different randomly selected symbols. If these golden-bordered symbols are involved in a win, the grid positions they were situated within will transform into a wild symbol on the next cascade.
At the start of any base game spin, four multiplier values situated below reels 2-5 will be set as inactive at a value of x1. Any wins that occur involving a symbol above each reel will firstly turn the respective reel multiplier to active and subsequently increase its multiplier in increments of x1 for any further wins that involve symbols on that reel. At the end of each winning cascade, the total win accumulated is multiplied by the sum of these multipliers. For example, 2+2+2=6. These values are then reset back to x1 before the next spin.
Four scatter symbols appearing anywhere on the screen during any game round will trigger the bonus, awarding 12 free spins. Any additional scatter symbols above this will award a further two free starting spins each.
The enhancing feature of this bonus compared to the base game is that all four multipliers will now begin at x2, and they will grow in increments of x2, as opposed to x1. The total multiplier value accumulated will reset after each completed spin. The free spins can be fully re-triggered by landing at least four more scatter symbols in a single spin during the bonus round.
PG Soft have made lots of games that operate similarly to Asgardian Rising, so by now, I’m quite familiar with them, and this felt like more of the same but in a different skin. That being said, it is a nice skin with attractive graphics and animation, and the base game is engaging as you look to build those multiplier values and convert the silver and gold frames.
I found it quite frustrating that the mystery symbols in this version of the wilds-on-the-way feature did not automatically convert to matching symbols, as this made them a lot less effective in helping you match wins. The potential in this game lies within the free spins bonus, where the enhancement x2 increments can really get that multiplier value on the march. It would be even better if the total multiplier was held between spins, but I guess we can't have it all.
Article by Patrick Owen
Patrick has over eight years of experience playing and reviewing slots and casino games. He is an avid land-based and online casino fan with a hunger to learn more about slot games and the developers that create them.