3 Gladiators vs Caesar Slot Review

29/10/2024 | Categories: Yggdrasil Slots | Published by: Joe | Last updated: 21/11/2024

We have not seen loads of news concerning Yggdrasil this year, aside from the scandal of this provider getting hit with a €26,218 fine by the Swedish Gambling Authority for supplying its gaming software to operators that do not have an SGA license to provide interactive gaming services to Swedish online gamblers. Given that the worldwide distribution of the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s Ancient Rome masterpiece – Gladiator is coming up in mid-November, we expect to see many Rome-centric slots hit the Internet in the final quarter of 2024. Thus, it was no surprise that Yggdrasil would come up with such a title.

3 Gladiators vs Caesar is an action-packed spinner that looks to employ the appeal of the coliseum and its rich history of hosting combatants who tested their fighting skills in this arena for glory or survival. Yggdrasil released this game on October 22nd, 2024, and in all honesty, it did not make a major impact in many top markets in the first week following its launch. We did not see it break the top one hundred rankings in any notable region aside from Ukraine. Per Tomasz Kowalik, Yggdrasil’s head of game production, this slot aims to bring the majesty of Rome’s gladiator history onto digital reels with action-based gameplay that includes two furious free spins experiences. Let us now explain this Yggdrasil creation to see if this is the case and why this product failed to capture gamblers’ imaginations worldwide.

Theme & Design

We assume that pretty much everyone reading this knows what gladiators are. But for those that do not, we shall give a brief lesson on this topic. These were combatants in Ancient Rome who fought in small to massive arenas as a form of public entertainment. These contents would often end in death, and some of these fighters were slaves, while others were criminals, war prisoners, and a few were even free men who looked to gain wealth, social status, or fame by entering these competitions. It gets guessed that gladiator games started somewhere around the 3rd century BCE. The earliest evidence points to 264 BCE. By the 4th century CE, their popularity dramatically declined, primarily due to the rise of Christianity, which condemned their bloodshed and cruelty.

We could find over a hundred online slots boasting this theme, and the most-played of these is probably Champions of Ome by Yggdrasil, with Gladiator Legends from Hacksaw Gaming also having a decent fan base. Intrengsly enough, titles with this motif, do not seem to capture game-of-chance lovers’ imagination as much as we predicted, because going by the stats, they are not nearly as played as we would have guessed.

Visually, we expected this game to look cool, and it did. It has a look and feel similar to some of Yggdrasil’s Nordic games, and it features a fairly dramatic soundtrack. The reels here spin inside a gateway-like structure, with two warrior statues on each end and the Roman eagle at the top. The gateway seems to be an entrance to a packed coliseum. You get some nice character and grid animations here, but we would have liked to see a little more of a dynamic presentation in 3 Gladiator vs Ceaser. It is too grid layout-oriented, and things get repetitive fast. That especially holds for the sound effects. If you select the challenge option for the free spin bonus, you get moved to a lesser fighting arena.

The sound effects in this spinner are also nothing to brag about, and you will find all the gameplay info and options at the bottom of your screen, where a plus icon opens the info, settings, and mute choices. You can automate an infinite number of spins in this game, and you have a max bet button here.

Specs & Gameplay

The variance level in 3 Gladiators vs Ceaser is medium; the number of reels is five in this game, and the number of rows is three. There are twenty paylines, and this title comes in two RTP versions, a 94% and an 90.5% one. Both are disappointing, but the betting range of $0.10 to $100 is fairly standard. It is okay for a medium-variance slot that can yield prizes up to x2,930. Still, these specifications are doubtful to leave anyone impressed and few satisfied.

Four different-colored coins are the low-pay symbols of 3 Gladiator vs Caeser, and they pay out x1.5 for five-of-a-kind-combos. Naturally, you attain rewards in this gaming product by lining up three to five matching tokens on one of the twenty defined paylines. The medium-pay symbols are three banners, yielding wins from x5, x5.5, and x6 for five identical banners hitting on a spin, and the premiums are the three gladiators who supply wins up to x60 when five matching ones land.

A mask is the scatter of this game, and a Roman eagle is the wild.

Bonus Features

Wilds play a sizeable role in this game. The Gladiator feature gets triggered by two scatters, which bring unique wilds into play. Swords add 2×1 and 1×2 substitution symbols. A mace brings a 2×2 one, and Trident places four random wilds. The free spins phase activates via three or more scatters hit on the same spin, supplying eight Challenge Mode free spins, or choose a Deathmatch mode, where you can get five to seven spins with a multiplier of x2, x3, or x4. However, in this round, you must reach the milestone of x22.5 to keep your winnings. You will receive a consolation prize or additional Challenge Mode spins if you do not do this.

During the free spin round, a chosen Gladiator hurls their weapon at the reels on each spin, awarding wilds, and Caesar adds additional spins when he hits. A buy feature is available in allowed markets for x50 for super eager gamblers, who can get entry to either Challenge or Deathmatch spins.

GOSU Verdict

We found 3 Gladiators vs Caesar boring. It lacked flair, failed to engage us, and we grew tired of it fairly quickly. The specs provided are also unimpressive, and while the presentation is Okay, it is not exactly memorable or novel in any sense. On those grounds, 3 Gladiators vs Ceaser is a definite pass for us.