Thunder vs Underworld Slot Review

The Thunder vs Underworld Slot Game

According to Greek mythology, Zeus and Hades weren’t enemies. Instead, they were brothers separated by their realms after defeating the Titans and drawing lots. Regardless, Pragmatic Play paints the two deities as warring. But I understand it’s for entertainment, like in the 1997 Disney film Hercules.

After loading Thunder vs Underworld, you are prompted to pick either of the realms before entering the main user interface. Depending on the profile picked, you’ll find yourself on the floors of Olympus or in the fiery pits of hell.  

Although the visuals are appealing, they aren’t unique, considering Greek mythology is quite popular in the iGaming scene. However, the sound effects, animations, and melody make it quite intriguing.

Symbols and Payouts

It’s worth noting the slot’s 5 by 5 playing field before heading to the paytable, which has 10 regular symbols. Also, all the symbols, except the regular wild, change their appearance to match the respective profile.

The payout rules are the same regardless of the profile selected. So, you must aim for identical symbols to match along the 15 predefined paylines from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel.

Every symbol payout indicated in the paytable changes according to the selected stake!

Like the original slot, the Thunder vs Underworld uses glossy 10s, Js, Qs, Ks, and As royal signs for its low-win category. They pay 0.1x, 0.5x, and 1x the stake when you hit 3+ of the same! Then, it has the following symbols for its high-valued tier:

• Chalices and Helmets - 0.5x, 2.5x, and 5x the bet.
• Phoenix and Lernaean Hydra/Nemean Lion - 1x, 5x, and 10x the stake.
• Hades and Zeus - 2x, 10x, and 20x the bet.

The regular and special wild pay the same as the most valuable deities and substitutes for non-special symbols. Further, this slot also has a scatter for the free spins trigger.

Thunder vs Underworld Slot Bonus Features

Expect the expanding wilds with multipliers, free spins, and two bonus buy options to grace your gambling experience. You can win up to 15,000 times the bet with them!

Expanding Wilds with Multiplier

The Olympus and Hades Badges are the expanding wilds and appear on all reels. Whenever they hit in the Thunder vs Underworld base game or free spins, they expand if there may be any win afterwards.

The expanded wild fills the entire column and gets a random multiplier between 2x and 100x. The multiplier applies to all the winning combos it’s part of. Also, multiplier multipliers are added if more than one wild is part of the same paying sequence.

Free Spins

The scatters only land on the odd-numbered reels in the base game. If you luckily strike 3 scatters, they’ll trigger 10 free spins. During the round, any expanding wild that hits will extend, adopt a random multiplier as in the base game, and remain sticky for the rest of the free spins. However, it’s impossible to retrigger the free spins.

Bonus Buy

Thunder vs Underworld allows players to instantly trigger the free spins in four ways. In Thunder mode, spend 75x or 300x the bet for the standard or special free spins, respectively. Meanwhile, in the Underworld mode, spend 150x or 300x the stake for the regular or special free spins, respectively.

For the record, the special bonus round guarantees an expanding wild with a random multiplier and a random position on the initial free spin.

How to Win at Thunder vs Underworld Slot

As a clone, this video slot should be effortless for anyone who played its original version. But you shouldn’t be worried even if you’re a first-timer, as it’s straightforward.

Its 5x5 interface with 15 paylines is a familiar online slot configuration. What it takes to win is a combination of 3+ identical symbols aligned along the predefined win lines and on adjacent reels from the outermost left to the right.

A sin doesn’t guarantee a win. However, if you’re standing on luck’s side, you could secure up to 15,000 times your stake!

Fortunately, the Thunder vs Underworld has ideal bets for everyone, from €0.10 to €100 per game round. Pressing the Spin button plays a single spin of the selected stake, while the Autoplay initiates several spins automatically.

You can increase the reel spin speed using the Quickspin/Turbo options. Lastly, use the “i” button to open the game rules and paytable.

Thunder vs Underworld Slot RTP & Volatility

The expected RTPs for the Thunder or Underworld modes are 98.04% and 98%, respectively, and they remain the same when using the buy options. Further, the aforementioned modes' volatility shifts between high and very high.      

The Final Thoughts

To be honest, I wasn’t sure about my feelings for this game after trying its free demo a couple of times. Simply put, I could only think about Zeus vs. Hades: Gods of War when playing it. I acknowledge that Pragmatic Play may have intended to recreate the previous experience. But I don’t know if it will please anyone who played the original game, especially when everything is the same except for the stats.

It raises a big question: Has this renowned developer hit a snarl-up of slot releases to the extent of depleting creativity? In my opinion, Thunder vs Underworld could have done more than just return the special wilds with multipliers and free spins. Or was it so hard to come up with an advanced feature selection?

I fancied the option to change profiles. That way, you can spend in the realm/skin of your choice. Also, despite the repeated features, they offered a solid experience, especially the expanding wild multipliers. Their persistence during the free spins awarded even greater winning opportunities of up to 15,000 times the bet!

So, while it may struggle to capture the hearts of returning players, it certainly won’t struggle to influence the first-timers!