Gladiator Pokies At Australian Online Casinos

Added: October 6, 2016

Microgaming and Playtech are the leading software providers to Australian online casinos. Both offer a video pokie titled Gladiator based on the courageous men fighting against all odds in the arenas of ancient Rome. The one from Microgaming is much older and you can tell that from the technical simplicity.

The Microgaming video pokie has 50 paylines, which was a great thing when the game was released. The sound effects take you to the arena and the symbols depict the marital might and luxurious life of that bygone era. They include the gladiator and his maiden, along with banquet, horses, sword, helmet, wine and fountain. The symbols are well designed but in flat 2D representations. The gladiator and maiden pay independently but also in mixed combinations. The gold coin is the wild symbol. The golden eagle is the scatter symbol and awards payouts multiplied by the total bet. Three or more golden eagle symbols anywhere on these reels trigger a guaranteed 100 free spins. This again is something not found in the usual pokie machine even now. The Microgaming Gladiator online pokie is available only on the download software platform, which is one reason why it is not that popular today. You will find it at online casinos like Casino Mate and Royal Vegas.

The Playtech video pokie is based on the award winning movie of the same name. You can play it at Australian online casinos like Omni Casino and Mansion Casino. Characters from the movie appear as symbols in their true likenesses and include Emperor Commodus, Proximo and Lucilla. The win animations play short clips of the popular scenes from the movie. The Coliseum symbol activates one of the bonus features. You first play a game on the second screen in which you have to select stones from different rows. The first row reveals the number of free spins up to 24, the second row reveals the multiplier up to 3x and the third row reveals the extra scatter symbol. If the Commodus symbol appears on reel 3 during the free spins you will be awarded three additional free spins. The helmet symbol triggers the Gladiator bonus round. A number of helmets are displayed on the second screen and you select nine from them. Each helmet reveals a gold, silver or bronze prize. Each prize awards a different bonus. All the bonuses are totalled and credited to your account. The Playtech gamble feature is also included in the Gladiator online pokie.