The original release from Alchemy Gaming,Africa X Up, was the Microgaming partner’s best effort thus far, and we’re happy to see that they’ve attempted to outdo themselves in this Greek mythology sequel. Chronicles of Olympus X UP is not the most original name perhaps, but those familiar with the first game will probably be pleased to hear that both the features and the math model have been significantly upgraded.
You can now rack up an x50 multiplier via the X UP token collection feature, and you can even pay for a better multiplier before the bonus round starts. Wilds expand whenever they land, and these are your best bet when it comes to cracking the massive50,000xpotential. You’re still dealing with adjustable RTP ranges and high volatility however, but this is a highly enjoyable installment in what looks to become an exciting series from the budding developer.
The symbol values aren’t all that high in this game, but that’s understandable when you consider the massive multiplier that can be achieved. The5 premium symbols, Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Poseidon and Hades, pay between 2.33 and 4 x your stake for 5-oak.
Thegolden wildis the most valuable symbol, awarding 4.17x for 5 of a kind wins. However, the wild always expands to cover the full reel when it lands, and it can appear on all 5 reels. Of course, the wild also steps in for all regular pay symbols to help complete winning combinations.
Landing twoX UP scattersanywhere in view awards a token that is collected in theFree Spins Multiplier Meteryou see on the left-hand side. The meter starts at 2x, going through3x, 4x, 5x, 7x, 10x, 25x, and ending on50x at the very top. The multiplier you achieve in the base game will only become active in the bonus round.
You trigger said Bonus Round by landingthree X UP scatterson the same spin, and this awards8 free spins. Before the feature starts however, you have the option to pay for an increased multiplier. This is called theUpsizer feature, and the cost of an upgrade is calculated individually depending on what kind of multiplier you brought with you in the first place.
You’ll still collectpairs of X UP scattersduring the feature, and these not only upgrade the multiplier, but also award+2 extra free spins. You can thus increase themultiplier up to 50xduring the feature, if you haven’t already achieved that tier from before. Finally, non-UK players canpurchase the bonusround for100xthe stake, and this awards8 free spinsplus arandom starting multiplier of x1 to x50.
We enjoyed the first installment in this Alchemy Gaming series, and we certainly looked forward to testing this beefed up sequel. We’ve whipped together a brief and edited highlights video for you, as usual, and you can see how we fared by hitting the play button below.
Alchemy Gaming has done a lot of things right in this sequel, and it’s a relief that they’ve increased the potential significantly together with the multiplier range. Not that the x25 and 30,000x you get in Africa X UP was bad in any way, but doubling the multiplier without also significantly boosting the potential is a bad look. That’s not a problem however, as50,000xis more than solid enough to make this follow-up a highly attractive prospect.
We also like the Upsizer feature, allowing you to pay extra for a better starting multiplier in the bonus round. A screen full of expanded wilds award 1,013.31x, which is the most you can hope for in the base game. You need the x50 multiplier to crack the potential from a single free spin, and things can certainly get tense when you climb the multiplier ladder all the way to the top. Overall, Chronicles of Olympus X UP is a very worthy follow-up release, and it makes us wonder what’s next.
Pros
Cons
Africa X Up- is Alchemy Gaming’s original game, and it comes with a nicely done tribal theme. It’s all about collecting X UP tokens, and attempting to get to the x25 multiplier on top of the ladder before the bonus round starts. You can still climb the ladder during the feature, of course, and the max win is 30,000x your stake.
Rise Of Olympus- is a masculine reskin of Play’n Go’s popular Moon Princess, and this 5×5 grid slot comes with a cascading wins cluster pays engine. You get 3 randomly triggered features, as well as a winning symbol collect meter feature, and you can win up to 5,000x your stake in the bonus round.
Parthenon: Quest for Immortality- is a NetEnt release that revolves around the ancient Greek deities, and it plays out on a 4-5-5-5-5-4 grid with 10,000 win ways. Top row symbols removed by the cascading wins feature are replaced by wilds, and each wild increases the bonus round multiplier up to x20 at the most. This can lead to payouts up to 1,250x your stake.
