7X7 Zeus Slot Review
Zeus commands the heavens with an imposing presence in 4ThePlayer’s latest offering to us mortals, 7X7 Zeus. Zeus’ sheer power and authority send shivers down the spines of both mortals and gods with 4ThePlayer’s Thunder reels, and his divinity is evident in Free Spins with thunderous multipliers.
4ThePlayer are capable purveyors of slots with trusty fan favourite themes, and they’re no strangers to mythology with titles like 21 Thor Lightning Ways, which showed off the formidable powers of what could be considered Zeus’ Norse counterpart.
The heavens are thundering and the sky is ablaze in 7×7 Zeus, but will it leave a lasting impression when it hits online casinos when it releases?
Base Game and Features
7X7 Zeus is played on what initially begins as a 5×5 reel set. With a Pay Anywhere mechanic, you need at least 7 symbols to create a win. All wins disappear from the reels, leaving room for new symbols to replace them. New symbols may create another win, and this will continue until no winning combinations are possible. The total value of the win so far is displayed above the drop history pannel, and any new wins are added to the drop history panel before new symbol drops occur.
Multiply Wins
Multipliers may land in view on any spin. Multiplier symbols can land with the following starting value: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 50x, 100x, 250x. If a winning combination occurs, all multiplier symbols will double in value.
Multiplier symbols are also doubled if one or more Thunder Scatter lands to expand the reel area.
The maximum value of any single Multiplier symbol is capped at 250x.
Thunder Scatters
Landing a Thunder Scatter will increase the size of the reels. Each new bet starts with a standard reel set of 5×5, with a new row or column (or 1 of each) added for each Thunder Scatter. Multiplier Thunder Scatters may land on any drop.
The reels can grow to hold a maximum of 49 symbols.
7X7 Zeus Free Spins
Landing 3 or more Bonus Scatters will award Free Spins. The number of Free Spins awarded is always the same regardless of how many land, but cash prizes are awarded for landing 3 or more bonus scatters.
- 3 Scatters – 2.5x
- 4 Scatters – 5x
- 5+ Scatters – 150x
Free Spins begins with the reels at 5×5. If the reel size is increased during any Free Spin, its size persists until the end of the feature. Free Spins can be triggered be landing 3 or more Bonus Scatters. This awards 6 Extra Free Spins.
7X7 Zeus Bonus Buy
7×7 Zeus comes with 2 available features
- Free Spins – 85x the bet
- Play a Multiplier Spin with a Guaranteed Multiplier Win – 125x the bet.
Pros and Cons to 7X7 Zeus
Pros
- Appealing Mythology Theme
- Excellent Potential
- Doubling Multipliers amps up the action quickly
Cons
- No Super Bonus Round
- Multiplier Spin can only be bought
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Conclusion
We’re sure games like this existed before it, but it sure feels like Gates of Olympus popularised this type of gameplay. 4ThePlayer’s offering is an attractive prospect, and though it does share some common themes and an actual theme with the aforementioned game, it does set itself apart with multipliers that double after cascades.
This is a very significant difference, and it makes 7X7 Zeus a slot that can ramp up quicker than we initially expected. Low-value multipliers can soon become 250x-ers with a dash of luck and Zeus’ divine touch, and when it does the 10,149x max win doesn’t feel unrealistic at all.
Pragmatic Play’s Gates of Olympus came at a time when 5000 was Pragmatic’s favourite number. 5,000x was fairly standard, and nowadays it feels a little low. Their ‘1000’ follow-up upped it to 15,000x, and 7X7 Zeus sits right in the middle.
With a bonus frequency of 1 in 281 spins and 4ThePlayer’s excellent build quality, it’s hard to not argue a case for 7×7 Zeus over both of them if a happy medium appeals more to you than underwhelming or too volatile.
