Rise of Athena Slot

Rise of Athena was released in November 2020 by award-winning slot providers Play’n Go. As you might be able to guess from the title, Rise of Athena is based around the world of ancient Greece, and Athena is one of the most famous Greek deities. Athena was the God of war. She was Zeus’s favourite daughter who had no mother and instead was born from Zeus’s head, fully-grown and clothed in armour.

This game is played across a 5×3 set of reels with ten pay lines. Bets start from just £0.10 per spin and reach a maximum of £100 for any high rollers looking to risk more for greater returns. It’s packed full of action, and you can expect to find wild symbols, free spins, multipliers, sticky wilds, and a maximum jackpot of 5000x your bet which would mean a maximum payout of £500,000 if you’re betting the maximum.

Graphics and Theme

The graphics take you to a heavenly setting high up in the clouds. The home screen features Athena herself standing on a podium in the middle of a palace fit for the gods. She’s surrounded by tall white golden pillars with golden decorations. It’s exactly what you imagine Ancient Greece to have looked like if you’ve ever seen the ancient ruins. This home screen becomes the backdrop to the reels as they appear from the left of your screen as you hit ‘play now’. The reels themselves are encased in a golden border with a translucent background that keeps Athena visible for the entire game.  The game logo sits proudly on top of the reels.

The soundtrack is authentically ancient and features the sounds from the time of Ancient Greece such as the Kithara (a plucked string instrument), the Lyre (another string instrument) and the Aulos (a double-reed instrument) along with various percussion instruments. When you hit spin, you’ll hear the reels flicker quietly, and various noises explode from your speakers as you land special symbols. There is also a satisfying win noise when you land a winning combination.