Helios' Fury

Take the wind from the Macedonian sails and defend Rhodes on the new video slot by Relax Gaming. Helios’ Fury brandishes wilds and sailing wilds into a wild respin feature before the all-out war in a free spins round which could leave a sea of burning ships for wins of up to 50,000 times your bet.

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Slot Details

Helios’ Fury is a video slot with five reels, three rows and 99 connected ways to pay, leading to 259 ways during the free spins. Wins are awarded for matching three or more symbols from left to right on adjacent reels and rows. You can witness Helios’ Fury from 0.10 credits to 20 credits per spin and this game is highly volatile with 96.27% RTP. You can Bonus Buy your way straight into the free spins bonus for 90 times your bet.

In Greek Mythology, Helios is the Sun God and sometimes called a Titan, which are giant-like Gods that formed creation before their offspring replaced them. History tells of a giant statue called the Colossus of Rhodes, built to celebrate the defence of a year-long attack from the Macedonian Navy in 280 BC, which stood 33 metres tall on the island of Rhodes and provides the setting for Relax Gaming’s Helios’ Fury.

Graphics are given an aged feel to match and the music is mainly foreboding and builds with game events. On occasion, the bronzed Helios moves and for the bonus, night draws in and ships are ablaze. With Helios extending his arm, palm towards the invaders, he strikes the wild ships sailing across the reels with fire.

The pay symbols start at the low end with diamonds, clubs, hearts, spades and stars, which award 1x your bet for five of a kind. A shield, sword, horn and helmet come next, awarding up to 20x your bet for five of a kind. Wild symbols are ships that sail across the reels when triggered, substituting for all paying symbols and serve entry to the free spins bonus when reaching reel five in a winning combination.

Helios’ Fury Slot Features

Helios’ Fury is brilliantly themed and uses a Walking Wild Respin mechanic previously seen on slots like Marching Legions, only this time, the legions sail the opposite way from left to right, which slightly changes the perspective. Let’s see if we can sneak past Helios for a closer look at the features.

A basic spin of Helios’ Fury will see players wishing for wilds – the core mechanic for inspiring the action and bonus. Wins are awarded in Relax Gaming’s Connected Ways, which means that starting from reel one, symbols match from left to right on adjacent reels in the adjacent row or one position above or below.

When a Sailing Wild Ship Symbol lands in a winning combination, the Wild Respins mechanic triggers and, after awarding the win, the ship sails from left to right to the next reel before a respin. Following the respin, if the ship connects in another win, the process repeats until no more wild symbol wins occur or a ship reaches the fifth reel and Helios.

A ship connecting a win on the fifth reel will trigger the Fury Free Spins. The bonus begins with 6 free spins and a play area expansion of two rows, one above and one below, and a starting sailing wild symbol in the middle position of reel one. Sailing Wild Ship Symbols do not trigger respins and instead award an additional spin each time they land and when a sailing wild features in a win, all ships on the reels will sail one position to their right, towards Helios.

When a ship reaches the fifth reel, Helios will set it ablaze, award an extra spin, and lock it for the remainder of the feature. The next available position to the left of the locked ship will become a Hotspot. Wilds that sail and reach the hotspot will lock ablaze, award a spin, and make the new hotspot position to its left. The number of connected ways increases to 259 with the expansion to the 5×5 format.

Players lucky enough to be in a jurisdiction, where feature buys are still allowed, can take a shortcut and gain direct access to the main event. Clicking on the Buy Feature button will bring up a screen to display the amount it will cost, which is 90x your base bet, and instantly start the bonus feature the soon you have confirmed the purchase.

Final Verdict

Helios’ Fury is expertly themed and produced with leading graphics and sound. For the free spins, the wilds sail across and stop on the last reel, right where Helios is halting them with his hand, providing an immersive feel into the storyline of the game as he sets them ablaze.

The game is built around a Sailing Wilds mechanic – which might not be new to some – but moving from left to right is rarer and provides a very different feel to the game. During the base game, the sounds and wins of the Wild Respin are reminiscent of Marching Legions. The free spins bonus feels like a real battle when ships stack up against the fifth reel, stopped and set ablaze by Helios, and due to the triggering in two ways, extra spins come thick and fast for some explosive potential.

Helios’ Fury – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. I am playing Helios' Fury from the UK but the Bonus Buy button is not showing. What can I do?

Bonus Buy features have been restricted by the UK Gambling Commission and as such you are playing on a version where the option is disabled.

2. Will Helios' Fury be found with different RTP at different online casinos?

No, currently Relax Gaming offer their slots with single version RTP's which are usually in the 96% region or above. Helios' Fury will be designed to pay the same no matter where you play.

3. What happened to the Colossus of Rhodes?

History tells us that the Colossus of Rhodes crumbled in an earthquake in 226 BC. The remains were sold off although the statue is immortalised as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

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