Cerberus Gold

Cerberus Gold: Slot Overview

Play your share of online slots, and after a while, you become rather well acquainted with mythology and various world beliefs throughout time. In this instance, we're going to be gaming alongside one of the scariest doggies in history, the multi-headed canine Cerberus. Known as the 'hound of Hades', Cerberus guarded the gates to the Underworld, where he was tasked with stopping the dead from leaving. As well as sporting multiple heads, he was said to have snakes coming from his body and a serpent's tail. Cerberus featured in the last of Hercules' 12 labours, and he also plays a central role in Pear Fiction Studios' online slot Cerberus Gold.

You can see him right there, above the gaming grid, where each one of his heads is linked to 1 of 3 LockNWin bonus rounds. The Underworld is the game's setting, and despite dealing in souls, beasts, skeletons and whatnot, Cerberus Gold has been designed in Pear Fiction Studio's trademark neon style. It seems no matter the subject matter, nothing is off limits when it comes to splashing around bright dabs of colour. This approach really picked up around the time of Granny vs Zombies, and Pear Fiction Studios has embraced the style ever since.

The team also likes jackpot features, and 5 prize values are displayed next to Cerberus Gold's active play area. The gaming grid utilises 5 reels and 3 rows, but split symbols can increase the height of each reel up to 6 positions high. This means the number of ways to win varies from 243 up to 7,776. The math model volatility is labelled as high, and of the three RTP versions available, 96.02% is the default figure. Players are able to mix and match the three bonus rounds from the buy feature, while the bet range is 20 c to $/€50 per spin.

Ten through ace are the low pays used in Cerberus Gold, while 5 characters are the 5 high pay symbols. Hitting 5 matching card ranks gets you 0.6 to 1 times your stake, rising to 2x to 5x when landing 5 matching premiums. Wilds help complete winning ways by substituting for all symbols except Fireballs, Collect, and Split symbols.

Cerberus Gold: Slot Features

A game with a triple-headed dog gets a triple hit of bonus rounds known as the Multiply, Jackpot, and Supreme LockNWin rounds. They can all be triggered or bought on their own or in combinations.

Special Symbols

Some of Cerberus Gold's special symbols are the Fireball, Collect, Orb Multiplier and Split, which function like this:

• Fireball – these symbols have any value between 0.1x to 100x the bet.
• Collect – collects Fireballs for an instant win. This symbol lands on the rightmost reel.
• Orb Multiplier – souls increase the multiplier up to x10. Land a Collect symbol to apply the multiplier to Fireball values. Once the multiplier has been applied, it resets to x1.
• Split – these symbols land on the special row above the main reels, which spins horizontally. Split symbols add up to 3 rows to the reel they land on and are carried over to the LockNWin features.

LockNWin

• LockNWin - Hitting Orange, Yellow, or Pink Cerberus Coins can trigger a respective LockNWin feature. When triggered, 3 respins are awarded. All symbols are removed except Fireballs, which lock on the reels when they land. When a Fireball, Jackpot Coin, or Multiplier symbol lands, the respin count resets to 3. The round ends when the respin count ends, or the reels are full.
• Multiply LockNWin - This can be triggered by collecting an Orange Coin. This feature starts with the multiplier set to x2. When a Multiplier symbol lands, the value it displays (x2 to x100) is added to the multiplier. When a Fireball lands, it gets multiplied by the current multiplier.
• Jackpot LockNWin - This feature can be triggered by collecting a Yellow Coin. When all spaces of a Jackpot are complete, the corresponding Jackpot is awarded. The jackpots are the 10x Micro, 20x Mini, 100x Minor, 500x Major, and 5,000x Mega. Jackpots are not multiplied by the multiplier, and they are not collected by Yellow or Purple Fireball symbols.
• Supreme LockNWin - The Supreme LockNWin can be triggered by collecting a Pink Coin. During it, the Yellow Fireball collects all Red Fireballs. Purple Fireballs collect all Red and Yellow Fireballs.

Buy Feature

The buy feature allows players to buy individual bonus rounds or combinations of them ranging from 30.10 times the bet to 71.70x for the most expensive option.

Cerberus Gold: Slot Verdict

While reviewing Cerberus Gold, it felt like Pear Fiction Studios has really found its groove, settling on a look the team likes and features they're comfortable using. It is a distinct look, too, oftentimes accompanied by a humorous angle like in the Granny game or the Blazing Piranhas one. Rib ticklers are largely absent in Cerberus Gold, being a more seriously-minded mythology-styled event, though some of the characters provide an off-beat note. However, if the looks are quite unique, the features are less so since the focus on hold 'n win style of play with jackpots attached is such a popular one amongst the Games Global group of studios.

A lot of players must be calling out for more of them, though, because they just keep coming, and the features in Cerberus Gold should have an appeal for fans of the format. Linking three bonus rounds to the 3 heads of the mythological canine is a clever stunt, as is being able to experience each bonus on their own or in tandem with each other. The feature buys in Cerberus Gold are relatively low cost in this day and age, so there are plenty of opportunities for combining (or not) the ones you like best. Presumably, the Jackpot LockNWin will be a favourite add-on since the Mega Jackpot equates to Cerberus Gold's 5,000x the bet max win, but with up to 7,776 ways to win on a fully split gaming board, individual landed Fireball values of up to x100, and multipliers, there is scope to win in other ways, as well.

Slots from the GG stable don't often rise above mid/upper mid status to be crazily impactful releases, but Cerberus Gold's trio of features and array of betting options combine to give it a certain level of playability that players who go in for Games Global general manner of gambling should find enjoyable.