Spartan Fire Slot Review
4.0 /5 
– Spartan Fire by Lightning Box Games (released in July 2020) is a beautifully designed video slot set in ancient Greece that is packed with special features.
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The game has outstanding music and sound effects, which combine to create an epic atmosphere, and it features three different wild symbols, a scatter, a free spins bonus round and random wilds. This is a high volatility slot game with a 95.85% RTP and good payouts during both the bonus feature and base play.
This is the sort of high volatility slot game that will likely have more appeal for experienced slot players than novices or casual players. It has some innovative gameplay aspects that help to keep the engagement levels high and represents all that is good about Lightning Box Games’ production values.
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How to Play
Spartan Fire is a 5 reel, 4 row video slot where all 40 paylines are automatically in play on every spin. Coins range in size from £0.01 to £1, so there is a minimum bet size of £0.40 and a £40 maximum wager. Wins pay left to right, except for scatter wins which pay anywhere on the reels, and are multiples of the line bet (scatter wins are multiplied by the total bet).
- Mask Wild, Woman Wild and Man Wild symbols substitute for all other symbols except the Bonus scatter symbol
- Hitting 5x Wild symbols = 5,000 x line bet (up to £5,000)
- Bonus shield symbol is the scatter
- Hitting 5x scatter symbols = 100x total bet (up to £4,000)
- Hitting 3x, 4x or 5x scatter symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the Spartan Fire Bonus
- Hitting 5x Woman symbols = 1,000x line bet (up to £1,000)
- Hitting 5x Man symbols = 1,000x line bet (up to £1,000)
- Hitting 5x Chariot symbols = 400x line bet (up to £400)
- Hitting 5x Galley symbols = 400x line bet (up to £400)
Jackpot
The biggest jackpot win on Spartan Fire is 5,685 x total bet (up to £227,400 when betting the max) during the free spins bonus round with the 30x multiplier in play. During base play, the maximum win is 5,000 x line bet (up to £5,000 when betting the maximum coin size).
Spartan Fire is a high volatility slot game with a 95.85% RTP.
Special features
Spartan Fire Bonus
Hitting 3x, 4x or 5x scatter symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the Spartan Fire Bonus. Six free spins are automatically awarded, although up to 3 additional spins can be added on the Shield Picking screen.
When the bonus round is activated, you are taken to a new screen featuring 10 shields which conceal a range of symbols that will trigger the features that come into play during the bonus: WI, LD, +1 Free Game, +2 Free Games, 2x, 3x, 5x and Crossed Swords. You select shields one at a time, continuing to pick until you have revealed two crossed sword symbols which is when the picking process ends and the free spins begin.
Revealing both the WI and LD symbols means that during the bonus, the Mask Wild, Woman Wild and Man Wild symbols are in play and substitute for all other symbols except the Bonus scatter symbol. If only one or neither of WI or LD are revealed, only the Mask Wild symbol will substitute for other symbols (except the Bonus scatter symbol).
Any Multiplier that is revealed multiplies all wins during the Spartan Fire Bonus, up to a maximum of 30x. One of two additional free spins can also be awarded by revealing the +1 Free Game or +2 Free Games symbols.
An additional free spins bonus round can also be triggered when playing the bonus feature.
Spartan Spin
The Spartan Spin feature can be randomly activated both during base play and during the Spartan Fire free spins bonus round.
When activated, any Woman and Man symbols on the reels will become wild retrospectively for 1 spin.
Graphics and Sounds
The look, feel and atmosphere of Spartan Fire is hugely successful and ensures that it ranks amongst the best slots in the Lightning Box Games catalogue. Using the ever-popular ancient Greece theme, the reels are set in a palace flanked by Spartan statues, while the free spins are played on a separate screen with the reels set on a blood-red battlefield, surrounded by smoke and flames.
However, it is the music and sound effects that are the best design features of Spartan Fire. With soaring male and female choral voices punctuated by flashing steel, an epic soundscape is created (although the generic music on winning spins is a little bit of a let down), especially during the free spins bonus when an electric, ominous atmosphere is created.
Conclusion
Lightning Box Games undoubtedly has something of a house style in its slot design, and this is typified by the high-quality visuals and soundtrack on display in Spartan Fire. The game looks good and sounds great, and players who want their slots to create a total world will love this game.
In terms of the gameplay, this is also a typical Lightning Box Games slot. For instance, it is relatively uncommon to see a click and pick feature in more recently released slot games, but this sums up their philosophy, which is to include a combination of tried and tested gameplay features along with innovative new ones in all of its slots.
Overall, this is a game that we have enjoyed playing ever since its release in 2020, and we are sure most players will also find something to enjoy here. You can check out Spartan Fire for yourself at our recommended UK online casinos.
Author
Mark Angus is a professional writer and editor currently based in Adelaide and London. Mark writes on a variety of sports betting and gaming topics, most notably football and cricket (he has been a season ticket holder at Fulham for far too many years), as well as horse racing, in particular jumps racing. In addition, Mark produces website content, blogs and articles for a variety of publications, organisations and businesses, and has extensive experience in writing for all forms of online, print and broadcast media.
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