Wild West Gold slot review (Pragmatic Play)

Wild West Gold is an incredible cool Pragmatic Play slot that will give competitor Netent a severe headache

It could very well be that Netent’s CEO, Therese Hillman, yelled: “För i helvete!?” (WTF!?).

Wild West Gold resembles the Netent hit slot, Dead or Alive 2, in theme, appearance and gameplay. That Wild West Gold is the spitting image would be an exaggeration, but it is safe to say this slot is heavily inspired by Dead or Alive 2.

It also becomes clear you can win a lot of money, the game pace is pleasantly high, and the theme is well-executed.

Wild West Gold gameplay and features

Wild West Gold is a 5 x 4 video slot with 40 fixed paylines.

Wagering is done between 20 cents and $€ 100 per spin.

The variance is very high but not as high as “that other slot.” You can bank a maximum of 10,000 x the total bet, which at the maximum stake amounts to a cool $€ 1 MILLION.

Wild West Gold’s payout rate is 96.51%, which is an excellent theoretical Return To Player.

Symbols and payouts

Wilds appear only on reels 2, 3 and 4 and replace all other symbols except the scatters.

Besides, wilds get a mystery multiplier of x2, x3 or x5.

There is a male and female peacekeeper, and there are outlaws. These are the premium symbols. Each 5-of-a-kind of these symbols are worth between 5 x and 20 x the total bet.

The holster and the bags of gold are the medium value symbols. They pay between 2.5 x and 3.75 x the total bet for a five the same on one of the 40 paylines.

Lastly, the card symbols (10, J, Q, K and A) payout with five identical ones, between 1 x and 1.5 x the bet.

Buy a bonus option

It is possible to access the bonus round at some online casinos directly by using the Buy a Bonus option.

This option will cost you 100 x the total wager. That’s hefty, but then again, this is a high variance video slot with possible (mega) super big wins.

Free spins bonus

By spinning three scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5, you activate the free spins bonus.

You enter the bonus round with 8 free spins.

It is possible to get more free spins by spinning scattered sheriff stars:

• 2 stars: +4 free spins
• 3 stars: +8 free spins
• 4 stars: +12 free spins
• 5 stars: +20 free spins

But there’s more, much more.

Every wild symbol that drops on the middle reels becomes a sticky wild for the rest of the free spins bonus round. Again, each wild gets a mystery multiplier of x5 max.

The big challenge is to collect enough wilds, so you always have three wilds on one or more paylines.  Then, with every free spins bonus round, you have one (or more) 4-of-a-kind (s) guaranteed, with multipliers between x 8 and a maximum of x 125.

Then it’s just a matter of sitting back and letting the video slot run its course.

Meanwhile, your balance increases spin by spin, and you will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Is lady luck not smiling at you, and do you win less than 10 x the total bet? Then Wild West Gold will top up this amount as a consolation prize.

Our verdict on Wild West Gold?

The Wild West Gold video slot is well equipped by Pragmatic Play and has everything it takes to become a huge blockbuster.

Did Pragmatic Play create the perfect Dead or Alive 2-killer? Time will tell, what we know, this new slot release will be chipping steadily away on Netent’s Dead or Alive 2’s success.

It looks superb, can pay out massive amounts of money and the Buy a Bonus feature is also always popular, especially with slots players who don’t mind taking a little more risk.

4 out of 5 stars

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