Medusa Hot 1 Slot Machine

Medusa Hot 1 is a slot machine based on ancient Greek mythology: the protagonist is the beautiful and terrible gorgon Medusa, enemy of the hero Perseus and capable of turning people to stone with her gaze. Besides her, the slot features other mythical characters like the terrible Minotaur, the Cyclops, a beautiful Nereid and a warrior who is presumably Perseus. The game screen features a 5x3 vertical reel layout, 15 paylines, 96.21% RTP and medium volatility.

Medusa Hot 1 slot machine: features

The graphics of Medusa Hot 1 are polished and captivating. The reel screen is set inside a Greek temple and the background shows its interior: in ruins and dimly lit by torches. It could be an underground or sunken temple, given the presence of the Nereid character. The symbols on the reels are all Greek mythology themed: the Minotaur, Cyclops, Siren, Harpy and Succubus appear as brilliant colored and animated bas-reliefs, ready to explode into shards when achieving the perfect combination. Epic and driving music provides the backdrop to the player's feats, and special sounds (shrieks, lashes, hisses) accompany and characterize each symbol: classical antiquity enthusiasts will surely be pleasantly engaged by such detailed atmosphere.

The gameplay dynamics unfold across 15 paylines and winning combinations are activated with at least 3 matching symbols aligned from left. The letters A,K,Q,J have the lowest value (up to 100x if 5 appear); the luckiest symbol is certainly the Minotaur: when 5 appear you get a 1500x multiplier. The Cyclops pays up to 500x, Perseus up to 250x, the Siren up to 200x, the harpy and succubus up to 150x. The Wild and Scatter symbols don't offer payouts on their own.

In this game you can bet from €0.20 up to €20, therefore it's a slot suitable even for players who don't like risking too much.

Wild and Scatter

The game's Wild function takes the form of Medusa herself: when the gorgon's image participates in a winning combination, seductive and dangerous, it multiplies all wins by 2. It also has a special joker function in Free Spin games: allowing wins to be multiplied (x2 in regular spins, x5 in bonus spins).

The Scatter is the Bonus Snake, capable of unlocking the respin feature when it appears at least 2 times in any position on the reels. The respin happens randomly in 3 possible ways. Once wins are paid, the reels containing the Snake symbol remain fixed while others rotate making one last spin (the "Hot 1" in the game's name), allowing the player to win additional chances to activate special features.

The Snake also activates the Free Spin feature when at least 3 are collected anywhere on the reels. This feature consists of seven additional free spins, where Scatter symbols that activated the feature transform into the lowest value symbols that appeared on the reels and remain locked in position; new Bonus symbols that appear behave the same way. And if no more Scatters appear? Then the others already on screen transform into the highest value symbols compared to the previous ones.

While the game's operation may seem complex in words, from the first play the mechanism will become perfectly clear and the gaming experience will be among the most exciting.

Pros and cons of the Medusa Hot 1 slot

Medusa Hot 1, produced by Reel Play in summer 2021, is a decidedly original slot, perfect for all players who like Greek myths and archaic, slightly unsettling settings. There are several winning aspects to this slot: first of all it has intriguing gameplay and offers the possibility of getting good wins with higher value symbols, but also the complex dynamics of special features is able to capture the player.

To cite a flaw, the special symbols unfortunately don't allow wins when taken individually. For them to make the player's fortune they must therefore be collected in good numbers and manage to activate the special features.

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