Play’n GO have announced that they will be releasing their brand new slot Wild North on the 27th of August 2015.
That, ladies and gents, is 3 days after NetEnt’s Dazzle Me, and 1 days before Yggdrasil bring out Viking Go Wild.
We’ve got ourselves a slot fight!
Two months in a row Play’n GO have managed to get the crown of best mobile game of the month, can they keep their winning streak?
We got the inside gossip on how this mobile and tablet slot will stand up against the rest.
What is the Wild North slot about?
Clearly the folks at Play’n GO are starting to long for their Swedish winters, as it’s not even September and we get a video slot perfect for colder, darker, nights.
Or you’d think so, anyway, as the theme is… Canada? We think?
Anywhere you get lynx, bears, wolves, snow, and the glistening northern lights dancing in the sky.
We’re not naturalists, but we think Canada’s got it covered.
A style you might find oddly familiar
Those of us who have been playing slot machines a while might find the theme of oddly familiar.
Who hasn’t sat at a casino floor and played on IGT’s Wolf Run, or the icy Siberian Storm, and dreamt of big wins chasing dangerous animals in savage lands.
Don’t get us wrong, we are not talking in terms of game play here.
We are talking about the style.
This feels like a video slot you might find at a real brick and mortar casino.
Is that a… bad thing? Good thing?
It’s an interesting thing.
There’s those of you who love the traditional big hitter slots of the likes of Williams Interactive and IGT. You play online because it’s easier than going to a real casino.
You want big, huge, colossal wins, and play for the anticipation of that moment when you’ll go home and retire.
And then those of you who are all about the dazzling online casino world.
You guys want fireworks and features and entertainment! Big wins, yeah, sure, but amaze me first damn it! Who has time for anticipation, when there is winning to be had?
The Wild North slot seems to be trying to straddle both worlds.
Whether it succeeds will depend on which world, and mood, you currently reside in.
So what’s up with it? Am I meant to be excited or not?
The last two mobile slot games from Play’n GO will probably go down as two of the best of the year.
We can’t promise (there’s still NetEnt’s Gun’s n Roses and IGT’s Family Guy coming up), but so far the Play’n GO game developers have been rocking 2015.
So yes. We think a certain level of excitement is warranted.
To give you a brief snapchat of what to expect:
- 4×5 reels with 40 paylines
- Wild and scatter symbols
- Min/Max Bet: 0.20 / 100
- 3 scatters trigger the bonus wheel
- Get up to 7 different bonus features
- 6 different types of free spins and wild features
- 1 click me bonus that triggers instant cash and/or free spins.
- About mid variance / volatility
- Return to player rate: 96,55%
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How many bonus features was that?
Yeap, seven.
You trigger a bonus wheel when you get 3 scatters or more.
Then you’ll win one of seven possible bonus features.
Not all will be great, not all will give you big wins, but if it hits frequently enough, you might not care.
Yes we have the whole list, but if we gave away everything now, what would we have to write about in the slot review?
Come on… we promise we won’t tell anyone…
Ok fine. A couple of little teasers.
First, you’ve got the “wolf pack free spins”. Here you’ll get a 2×2 colossal wold symbol that will be wild on screen and sticky for the duration of the bonus.
You start with one free spin, but if another wolf shows up, that one turns wild, stays sticky and you get another re-spin… and another re-spin if you get another wild…
Each time showering you with wins with all the wilds on screen.
Then you have “savage bear”. This time you really only get one free spin, but the bear will claw at your screen and give you anything from a 5x up to a beautiful 30x multiplier on a win.
It’s random of course.
Enjoy hundreds of slots and the Wild North with a double your money bonus.
That doesn’t sound like a lot of free spins
Ever heard of the phrase, it’s the quality that counts, not the quantity?
Like we said, you get the small amount of free spins bonuses but with big features and wilds, like you do with IGT and WMS.
But you’ll also get the ‘dazzle me’ quality from getting the bonus features often, with beautiful graphics, to please those of us who love lots of action.
How often they come will be the difference between making this a 3 star or 5 star slot.
You keep mentioning two awesome Play’n GO slots?
You’ve noticed hey?
So the Wild North slot game won’t be out till the 27th of August 2015.
But if you must twist our arms and get is to recommend you some Play’n GO slot machines to play before then, then of course we are happy to oblige.
Our current favourites are two with their ‘win spin’ feature; the gorgeous and dramatic Royal Masquerade, and the surprisingly simple but energetic Spin Party slot.
That said, if payday still feels far away, and you don’t want to play on risky games, then we’d recommend the fantastical Tower Quest.
And you can enjoy them all with an extra £€$300 in bonus over 4 deposits at Guts casino (not to mention 100 free spins with absolutely no wagering).
