Medusa is one of the most fascinating characters from Greek Mythology. Anyone who looked at her would be turned into stone. Perseus, the Greek hero, beheaded Medusa by looking at her reflection in a shield given by Athena. The amazing thing about Medusa is that artists have conceived her as being either immensely sensual or frighteningly ugly. Online casino software developers have taken advantage of this fascination for Medusa and have created some games around her.

The software provider Microgaming released the video slot Mark of Medusa in January 2008. In this game Medusa is portrayed in her sexy avatar, except that she has snakes for hair. In the win combination animations the snakes sway wildly. Medusa is the wild symbol and also offers payouts when any number appear aligned from left to right on an active payline. The other symbols from Greek mythology in the Mark of Medusa slot game are the winged horse Pegasus, the multi headed hound Cerberus, Greek warrior, swords and urn. The Pegasus symbol can award up to 25 free spins with tripled payouts.

Mount Olympus: The Revenge of Medusa was released by Microgaming in February 2012. It is a visually more appealing slot game. The reels are set in the haunt of Medusa with rain and thunder in the background. A fearsome Medusa offers the highest fixed jackpot of 1,000 coins. In keeping with the legend, the high value card symbols get turned into stone during win combination animations. The Mount Olympus logo triggers the Revenge of Medusa free spins feature. Five free spins are awarded. Before every free spin Medusa displays five snakes. The player has to choose one to learn how many reels Medusa will freeze and turn into wilds. Any number of reels from the 2nd to the 5th can be frozen. The free spin is then played out with the frozen reels being held fixed. Both these Medusa slot games can be played in Microgaming online casinos like All Slots, Roxy Palace and Crazy Vegas. However, Mount Olympus: The Revenge of Medusa is available only on the instant play platform.

The software provider Playtech launched an arcade game titled Medusa’s Gaze in January 2012. Medusa is presented in the centre of the circle. Four circular sections revolve independently around her. Added to these are eight radial sections, totally forming 12 paylines. Each cell contains a tile of a particular color. The stake can be set from 0.20 to 500 credits. Players must get from three to eight tiles of the same color on a payline in order to receive a payout. After every payout Medusa’s gaze turns the winning tiles to stone and they disappear. The remaining tiles move towards the centre to fill the empty spaces and payouts are made again if winning combinations are formed. After every cascade, the multiplier increases by 1. This process repeats till there are no winning combinations left. The tiles of different colors have different values. The red tiles have the lowest values with payouts ranging from 0.1 to 150 credits. The orange tiles have the highest values with payouts ranging from 4 to 10,000 credits. The white tile is the wild. Medusa’s Gaze is live at all Playtech online casinos like Bet365 and Paddy Power.