Wild West Gold slot review (Pragmatic Play)

Wild West Gold is an incredibly 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.

Saying 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

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 has three theoretical Return to Player settings: 96.51%, 95.56%, and 94.53%.

So if you want to play Wild West Gold on a 96,51% rtp rating, you would need to play this slot in a casino that offers it at the highest payout rate setting.

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 is worth the total bet between 5 x and 20 x.

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 of 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 this is a high variance video slot with possible (mega) super big wins.

Free spins bonus

The free spins bonus is activated by spinning three scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5.

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.

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 laugh all the way to the bank.

Is lady luck not smiling at you, and do you win less than 10 x the total bet?

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!

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

4 out of 5 stars.