Rich Wilde and The Shield of Athena Slot Review

Released in May 2020, this game can be played at online casinos such as Guts, Royal Panda or Vera&John.

Theme and general information

The Shield of Athena is the latest Rich Wilde adventure, whom we have last seen in the Tome of Madness. This time, he is taking his daughter Cat along for the ride. We will meet her again soon in another slot.

Where Rich has been modelled after Indiana Jones, Cat was probably modelled after Lara Croft. Either way, The Shield of Athene takes us into Greek mythology. The scene is set inside a temple of Athena, where water comes pouring in from all sides. Apparently, we’re in Atlantis, which is practically irrelevant since it only provides the setting.

Athena’s Shield was quite the magical thing. The goddess loaned it to some of her favoured subjects, most notably Perseus, who used it as a mirror so as to not look at Medusa directly lest he be turned to stone. He ultimately defeated her and her image is now depicted on the Shield.

The game looks awesome. Even the low value card symbol from 10 to A look great, made from stone with colour gradients for a neat effect. The high values show a Golden Owl, the Pendant of Courage, the Helm of Athena and the Shield with Medusa’s head. All symbols are relevant to the theme and finely crafted.

Rich Wilde is the regular Wild in the game and his daughter Cat is the scatter.

You can play this game from 0.10 to 100.00 per spin.

Medusa Re-Spins

The main feature in the game is triggered by Athena’s Shield. Whenever it lands on the reels it may trigger the Medusa Re-Spin (the Gorgon rearing her vengeful head is a nice touch here). The feature is usually triggered when a win is possible, mind you.

In that case, the Shield and all winning symbols are locked in place and we get re-spins now. Those continue until no more winning symbols or further Shields are added to the reels. Also, instances of Rich and Cat are also locked on the reels and become wild.

Free Spins with more Medusa Re-Spins

We need at least three Cat Wilde scatters to trigger the free spins. That gives us 10 free spins. Four scatters give us 12 free spins and five scatters give us 15 free spins.

During the Medusa’s Gaze free spins, the Medusa Re-Spins are active on ever spin. So, we are guaranteed to get Medusa Re-Spins as long as at least one winning combination is on the reels.

Free spins can be retriggered indefinitely, giving us 10, 12 or 15 free spins for the required number of scatters each time. Don’t expect to play free spins indefinitely, however.

Verdict: A great-looking slot with solid but simple gameplay and awesome potential

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) of The Shield of Athena is 96.25%, which is good, but this slot comes with maximum Play’n GO volatility. You should therefore mind your budget when playing.

As you can see, the game is quite simple with one main feature appearing occasionally in the base game and frequently during the free spins. It keeps things lively and helps with the budget, even though it can be a little repetitive over time.

But the slot looks gorgeous and it’s nice to meet Cat Wilde for the first time. This, of course, gives Play’n GO further opportunity to cash in on the Rich Wilde franchise if you will. Fans will surely check out his daughter’s adventures as well.

Overall, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Rich Wilde and the Shield of Athena and fans of high volatility slots with a payout potential of 10,000 our stake will surely try this one as well.