When players launch the relatively new Atlantis Crush slot released on July 25, 2024, they find themselves on an exotic island beautified with rocky boulders and palm trees. Considering the slot’s title, we can only assume that this is what the now ‘extinct’ Atlantis City looked like. Some totem symbols populate the reels, giving the game a classic ancient civilization theme.

Just by looking at the slot as soon as it loads, it shows that Relax Gaming, in designing the game, was preoccupied with two main things. First, it’s the immersion element that is brilliantly brought out by using high-resolution graphics. Second, it’s the lucrativeness of the math model as demonstrated by the two reel grids, one coming in a standard 5×3 grid and the other in a 5×2 grid.

The latter only accommodates special symbols, including multipliers, and plays the leading role in enhancing the chances of winning big. Players can win a high of 10,000x the bet payouts on any spin.

Before players start spinning the reels of the Atlantis Crush slot, they must gain total control of the action by adjusting the settings to their preference. The settings to modify include:

• Bet Option: Pick your preferred wager from an extensive range, starting from a minimum of 0.10 coins to a maximum of 100.00 coins. Make sure the wager picked aligns with your bankroll management plan. 
• Spin Option: Spin the reels manually or automatically depending on your preferences. 
• Turbo Option: Set the speed at which you want the reels to spin by turning the turbo mode on/off. 

Atlantis Crush slot is unique in that it comes with two distinct reel grids. The standard playing grid sits at the bottom and comes in a 5×3 grid. It is on this grid that standard paytable symbols land on. The upper grid comes in a 5×2 grid. It only accommodates special symbols.

The slot uses the scatter pays mechanic. For win lines to emerge, players need to land at least four identical symbols anywhere on the grid. The higher the number of symbols appearing at any time on the reels, the bigger the payout awarded.

The incorporated reel symbols arranged in descending order from the highest paying to the lowest are as follows:

• Totem in a red portrait
• Totem in a green portrait 
• Totem in a blue portrait 
• Fire symbol 
• Earth symbol 
• Water symbol.

• Wild: The colourful portrait with a ‘W’ inscription acts as the wild icon. It substitutes for all standard reel symbols.

• Block Symbols: The top 5×2 grid above the standard 5×3 playing grid accommodates different block symbols. Each block is activated by having a winning paying symbol appear beneath it or by the effect of another activated block symbol. The block symbols are as follows:
  • Empty Block: Has no special effect. 
  • Horizontal Destroyer: Activates and destroys all symbols in its row. 
  • Vertical Destroyer: Activates and destroys all symbols in its column. 
  • Diagonal Destroyer: Activates and destroys its corner symbols. 
  • Bonus Block: The free spin counter increases by the number displayed on the block. 
  • Multiplier Block: Increases win multiplier. 
  • Fire Gem Block: All fire class symbols (red) on the reels are destroyed and only the same kind of symbols drop in the following cascade. 
  • Water Gem Block: All water class symbols (blue) on the reels are destroyed and only the same kind of symbols drop in the following cascade. 
  • Plant Gem Block: All plant class symbols (green) on the reels are destroyed and only the same kind of symbols drop in the following cascade.

• Destroy All Paying Symbols Feature: If all paying symbols are destroyed in the same cascade, then all the paying symbols in the following cascade will be the same.

• Destroy All Blocks Feature: If all block symbols are destroyed in the same cascade, then the multiplier, bonus, and gem blocks will appear for the rest of the game round only.

• Free Spins Feature: Activating three or more bonus blocks enable players to trigger the free spins feature. The number of triggered free spins is a sum of all numbers on the activated bonus blocks in that game round.

• Super Free Spins: When the standard free spins feature activates, there is a chance that it may be upgraded to the super free spins feature. In the super free spins round, only the multiplier, bonus, and gem blocks land on the blocks area.  

Clicking the ‘BUY’ button enables players to purchase either the standard free spins or the super free spins bonus round. The former costs 70x the reference bet size, and starts a round with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 free spins. The latter costs 250x the reference bet size and starts a round with five free spins.   

I found The Atlantis Crush slot an exciting game that comes with high-resolution graphics that immerse one deeply into the gaming action. What I also loved about the game was the presence of a special blocks grid, which enhanced the lucrativeness of the payouts awarded.