Mercy of the Gods Slot Game Review
Mercy of the Gods slots is a 5 reel, 20 payline slot brought to you by celebrated developers NetEnt. It is an Egyptian themed slot and its display features many visual references to this theme. This is most notable in the high-value symbols, which are represented by a treasure hunter, Tutankhamen, scarab beetles and the sign of Horus. The low-value symbols are shown as Egyptian styled playing cards. There is a wild, shown as a tomb, which can extend to cover a row and triggers two of the bonus features. There is also a scatter, displayed as an Eye of Horus, which is used to trigger the free spins round.
There are plenty of classically themed slots out there and we’re not talking about retro titles based on fruit machines. No, the kind we’re referencing go way further back than that, to a time when god kings ruled and great monoliths were built. Ancient Greece and Rome are popular destinations for titles in this genre, but this one sees us visit the pyramids of Egypt. It has to be said, NetEnt has done a great job with Mercy of the Gods, crafting a responsive and visually appealing user interface, as well as a few bonuses that can give your payout a nice boost.
Visuals and Paytable
While Mercy of the Gods is a classic slot, there is nothing dated about the display. It’s not just a polished aesthetic either, it’s thematically bang on, with imagery and animations clearly inspired by Egypt’s culture. To start, the background of the base game seems to be the entrance of a pyramid, with two huge pillars either side and statues of the god Anubis. This scene is fully rendered with 3D graphics which is impressive, to say the least, and indicative of NetEnt’s commitment to making Mercy of the Gods look as good as possible. The reels themselves are great too, with the jackpot totals labelled at the tops and suitably stylised symbols. There is never an issue with the animations or reel effects and the bonus reel set maintains the same quality.
Bonus Features
Gift of Life Re-spins and Gift of Double Wilds
If you land the wild at least once on the reels, you will trigger this bonus. In this mode, on each re-spin every wild you managed to land will move down one and this will repeat until there are no more wilds left. Landing another wild during this mode will initiate the Gift of Double Wilds bonus, which will see the wild expand to cover the entire reel as well as re-triggering the previous bonus.
Free Spins
The Free Spins round in Mercy of the Gods will trigger when you have landed the Eye of Horus scatter symbol at least three times on the reels. For this, you will receive 5, 8 or 12 free spins respectively. Wilds landed in this round will then expand and the re-spin feature will trigger, which gives an even better chance of landing those wins.
Gift of Wealth Jackpot
This will activate once you have landed 3 or more of the game’s scatter symbols. A new reel set will be introduced, and symbols involved in the triggering combination will then be added back into play in random positions. Three spins will then be awarded, with any further scatter symbols you land resetting the spins back to three. When you land the scatters, they will stick in place until the end of the bonus, with the goal being to fill as many rows of the new reel set as possible. On their own, the scatter symbols will award a coin prize of anything between 10x to 200x your current stake. However, filling the rows will bestow jackpot total on top of the prizes, and the values are:
- Minor Jackpot- Fill one row for a 20x your stake payout
- Major jackpot- Fill two rows to win 100x your stake
- Mega jackpot- Fill three rows to win a progressive jackpot
Play it at Kerching
If you feel like taking a trip to the pyramids, then stick with Kerching! Don’t worry if the historical theme is putting you off though, we’ve got more than a few more options to try. Trade sand and gods for cool cats in Kitty Glitter a try? Or go back to a different time in Da Vinci’s Diamonds. If you’re a newbie, make sure to check out our latest welcome offer, which includes spins on great games like Cleopatra and Wishwood.
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