Wild Fury

They say that beauty is often in the eye of the beholder – and that old adage certainly applies to Wild Fury slot by IGT, an initially simple-looking slot that requires players to delve a little deeper to uncover its hidden charms.

On the face of it, Wild Fury looks to be a pretty functional game to begin with. The game features five reels and just 10 fixed paylines, with a plain blue background and some fairly uninspiring symbols doing very little to pique player’s initial interest. That being said, a touch of class is added to proceedings by the majestic animated dragons that randomly float their way across the reels.

Regular symbols are divided into brightly coloured gemstones that loosely represent the four suits of a standard deck of playing cards, gold and blue dragons, two lucky sevens and bonus and wild symbols that we’ll look at a bit more closely later on this review. Of the standard game icons, it’s the two lucky sevens that award the top payout, with five-of-a-kind paying 100x players’ bet.

Despite its fairly innocuous appearance, it’s fair to say that Wild Fury has a loosely Far East theme, with the dragons that patrol the reels being accompanied by a stirring Asian-inspired soundtrack and a dramatic banging of ceremonial gongs whenever a wild symbol appears anywhere in the play area.

However, as we’ve stressed from the beginning, this is a game that’s about far more than aesthetics. Looking a little deeper into the mechanics, players will soon see that the game is linked to five fixed jackpots that can be won during the bonus round. Not only are players guaranteed to hit one of these amounts the moment they enter the feature, but the amounts themselves can also be levelled up by special symbols to award bigger prize amounts if they’re lucky.

Feature Symbols

In keeping with the game’s look and feel, the feature symbols that appear in Wild Fury are fairly rudimentary. That is not to say, however, that they can’t be highly rewarding if the Far East stars align perfectly for players.

The first symbol of note is the wild, which can substitute for any other regular symbol to complete winning paylines. Depicted as a flaming orb, these flexible icons appear stacked across all reels, can result in huge winning combinations and also award an improved top payout of 500x players’ bet for five in a row.

In addition to the flaming wild symbols, players will also notice that a special bonus icon sporadically appears across the middle three reels. While landing one of these on a spin will have no immediate effect, should wild symbols appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 simultaneously, players will gain access to the slot’s feature.

Bonuses and Jackpots

Now, this is where things get interesting. Initially players will be asked to spin a bonus reel to determine how many Free Spins they’ll be awarded for the feature. The background will then change to a vibrant orange as the reels start spinning, with two new symbols being added to the board to crank up the excitement.

These include a Free Spins symbol that will add +1 Free Spins to their total whenever it appears and single and double level up symbols that will instantly increase the amounts displayed on the jackpot ladder to the left of the reels. This jackpot ladder can be scaled by collecting wild symbols during the Free Spins feature, with players guaranteed to win the base amount whatever happens.

There are five progressive prize levels available, with players able to collect up to 2,000x their stake (on top of any Free Spins winnings earned) should they manage to stash 100 or more wilds during the bonus feature. While that may sound like a tall order, the good news is that wilds are far more plentiful during the Free Spins, allowing them to boost both their base winnings and their prize.

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As we’ve stressed throughout this review, sometimes you have to dig a little deeper than face value to find out what a game is really about – and Wild Fury is a slot that will certainly reward players who are prepared to get to know it a little better. True, the base game is a fairly uninspiring affair, but once you get into the bonus feature things become considerably more exciting, making the slot well worth a few minutes of players’ time. If you still need convincing, however, feel free to try it out in play money mode at PartyCasino today.