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Slots inspired by the Wild Wild West have always been popular, and The Wild 3 slot from NextGen isn’t an exception. This time, however, the cowboys and robbers aren’t humans – they’re actually animals. Not that it makes the slot any less enticing. Raccoons, coyotes, and wild bulls fill the reels to form winning combinations and give you the payout of your dreams.
The Wild 3’s RTP is 96.787%, which is a bit higher than the industry average. It’s a high variance slot which means you shouldn’t expect small wins often, but you have the chance to strike it big. The slot has 5 reels and 3 rows with 10 betways and coin sizes that range from €0.01 to a whopping €100 per spin. Max out your bet, and you’ll get a chance to possibly earn the maximum amount of 250,000 coins.
Indian players will love the design of the slot and the fact that it offers a prize worth up to 25,000 your stake. We must say that it looks quite impressive in visual terms. With the symbols featuring animals instead of humans, it also keeps the tone of the slot lighter than the often-harsh nature of the Wild Wild West.
The Wild 3 is the first NextGen slot with collectible in-game achievements. There are wild reel modifiers in the SuperBet levels (more on them later) as well as a free spins bonus round. On the reels, you’ll find the Wild 3 – El Loco, Five Star, and T-Bone. As you can easily guess, they act as the game’s wilds, substituting every symbol except the scatter and themselves. The great news is that the 3 wilds grant you 3 special wild features that can form great winning combinations.
The base game plays as you’d expect it. Apart from the “usual culprits” on the reels (card symbols), there are colorful cacti, money bags, dynamite sticks, vultures, and gold bullions – you know, all the imagery that fits the Wild Wild West theme. The vultures are the high paying symbol here – land 5 on a payline for a reward worth 25 times your stake. Landing 2 scatters plus a wild will trigger free games, but the real star of The Wild 3 slot is the so-called SuperBet feature.
The SuperBets in this superb slot are additional wagers that you can place to boost your winnings. In short, this feature which can be found in other NextGen slots as well determines what wild features you get in the base game.
There are 3 superbet levels – level 1 is playable up to £100 per spin and gives you the Wild Raccoon on reel 3. Level 1 is playable up to £150 per spin and gives you the Wild Raccoon and Coyote on reel 3. In level 0, you can bet up to £200 per spin and land all 3 wilds on reel 3. Each of the Wild 3 characters gives you a special wild feature. If the Wild Raccoon (El Loco) appears on the central reel it will turn random normal symbols to wild raccoons. If it turns 2 bonus symbols on the reels to the same wilds, you get a scatter win.
The Wild Coyote (Five Star) symbol appears on reel 3 only and turns only cacti symbols to wilds. The third and final Wild feature, the Wild Bull (T-Bone) feature, is activated when this wild appears on the middle reel. During this feature, all wins that involve a wild will be multiplied by 2, 3, 5 or 10 times.
The free games bonus round is triggered by 2 scatters plus a wild. During it, the game will hold on to a wild that lands on reel 3 and award you a free spin. Each additional wild on reel 3 will give you another free spin with all 3 wild special features coming into play. This means that a 10x wild multiplier is applied during the bonus round, possibly leading to enchanting wins.
Although there’s a lot going on when it comes to The Wild 3’s bonus features and the three wild features as well, casino players from India won’t find the slot that hard to play. The game is available on mobile platforms so you can play it on the go. In terms of graphics and gameplay, The Wild 3 slot looks perfect, and the SuperBet feature greatly enriches the whole experience. If you ask us, NextGen has struck gold once again with this slot.