Wild Wild West Slot – Free Demo
Provider:
NetEnt
Ninety-three of my 310 spins paid something, well above the 22% hit frequency NetEnt states, yet the single spin that mattered was 284x on spin 193. The Wild Selector Wheel handed my two bonus rounds Expanding and then Spreading Wilds, and together they covered only 15% of what came back.
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Four outlaws on a ten-line train job
Wild Wild West is a Video Slot with 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 fixed bet lines, and any combination of 3 or more symbols on a bet line awards a win. The Wild substitutes for every symbol except the Scatter and Bonus symbols, and a substitution pays the highest possible winning combination on the bet line. It is available from 0.10 to 100 credits. For this review I played 310 spins at 1.00 a spin, taking a 1,000.00 balance to 1,190.80, a session return of 161.5%.
Around 4 outlaws revolves Wild Wild West: The Great Train Heist. Dead or Alive 2 and Sticky Bandits are other outlaw-themed slots.
The Female Bandit ties with the Wild at 50x
The slot contains standard symbols, 1 wild symbol, 1 Scatter symbol and 1 Bonus symbol. The low value symbols are depicted by card suits, and the top-tier symbols by assorted outlaws such as - the Female Bandit, the Black Hat Bandit, the Knife Bandit and the Scarred Bandit. Five of a kind pays 30x the stake for the Black Hat Bandit and 20x for both the Knife Bandit and the Scarred Bandit, while the card suits pay 10x to 8x. The Female Bandit is the most rewarding one, returning 50x for 5 across a complete payline. Five Wilds on a line pay 50x the stake as well, and a line with three Wilds can pay 11 times the stake.
Two wheel spins: Expanding, then Spreading
Wild Wild West offers a classic free spins round. My session triggered it twice, on spin 65 and on spin 116, 51 spins apart. The game's signature mechanic is the Free Spins, activated as soon as 3, 4 or 5 Scatters land anywhere on the reels, which awards 10, 20 or 30 Free Spins. Both of my triggers came from 4 Scatters for 20 Free Spins, and neither round retriggered.
The Wild Selector Wheel chooses one Wild mechanic for the round during the Free Spins. My first round got Expanding Wild and paid 54.00, or 54x the stake, while the second got Spreading Wild and paid 22.00. An Overlay Wild with that mechanic drops on reels 1–3 on every Free Spin. Together the two rounds paid 76.00, which was 15% of everything the session won.
Free Spins
- To unlock the Free Spins, hit 3, 4 or 5 Scatters in the base game
- 1 Overlay Wild drops on reels 1–3 each spin during the Free Spins
- The Wild Selector Wheel selects 1 of 4 options. These are Regular Wild, Expanding Wild (fills its reel if that forms a win), X2 Multiplier Wild (doubles wins it finishes) or Spreading Wild (turns 1 neighbouring or diagonal symbol Wild)
- During the Free Spins, 3 or more Scatters award 10 additional, up to 60 in total
Pick and Click Bonus
- In the base game, the Pick and Click Bonus appears
- It is activated by 3 Bonus symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5, which are gold vaults
- To win x5 to x50 the bet, the player chooses one vault
Spin 193 and the 500x lid
This is a medium volatility slot with a 96.74% RTP and a max win of 500 times the stake. That is rather modest. My best spin was spin 193, which paid 284.00, or 284x the stake, and lifted the balance to its 1,242.60 peak. It is an enjoyable slot nonetheless and a touch intriguing despite its medium volatility, and I must admit it might even be one of the more amusing low ceiling slots I've tried in a while.
Minty’s Expert Conclusion: Of my 310 spins, 93 paid (30%) against a stated hit frequency of 22%, and 47 of those paying spins returned less than the stake.