Howdy, partner. Saddle your horse and strap on your pistol holster because we’re riding deep into bandit country for this review. This title sees PG Soft make a move into the world of Wild West themed slot action, and initial impressions would suggest that they’ve hit the target here. Let’s enter through the local saloons' swinging doors and take a closer inspection. Wild Bounty Showdown is a high volatility, six-reel video slot featuring a maximum win of 5,000x and an RTP of 96.75%.
As a provider that usually focuses on the Asian market, it’s no surprise that PG Soft has not previously utilised the North American Western theme to the same extent that many others have. But they’ve clearly been inspired by the success of this genre across the industry and decided to take a piece of the pie for themselves. Wild Bounty Showdown is set on a six-reel grid within a 3-4-5-5-4-3 formation, offering up to 3,600 ways. The wild symbol plays an important role, with any gold-framed symbols involved in a win transforming into wilds prior to the next cascade. There’s also an action-packed multiplier aspect to the game, with a multiplier value starting at x1 in the base game that doubles upon every win, potentially reaching as high as x1,024! Finally, landing three scatter symbols will activate the free spins bonus, awarding you a minimum of 10 starting spins.
So, what are you waiting for, cowboy? Slap on your Stetson and step into this duel. The Wild Bounty Showdown slot demo is available and free to play below!
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Now, as I’ve already alluded to, there aren’t many Wild West themed slots within the PG Soft catalogue, so when considering recommendations for similar games, we’re going to need to consider the game mechanics instead. If you’ve enjoyed the multiplier and wild aspects of Wild Bounty Showdown, you’re in luck, as there are many comparable titles in this developer's locker. How about Safari Wilds? A medium volatility, six-reel video slot with an RTP of 96.75% and a maximum win of 5,000x. This beast has transforming wilds, an increasing multiplier, and a free spins round, which offers the opportunity to grow that multiplier value even higher. Once you’ve finished your adventure out on the African plains, perhaps you’ll fancy a bite to eat. Then check out Bakery Bonanza! This is a high volatility, six-reel game with up to 32,400 ways, boasting an RTP of 96.72% and a very tasty maximum win of 35,000x. Next up today, though, we’re set to look further into Wild Bounty Showdown's features, starting over at the pays section.
Inspecting the paytable, we can see that the Red-Masked Bandit is the most feared shooter in town, and matching six of him will award a payout of 2.5x your total stake. Next, we have the Pistol symbol at 1.5x, followed by the final premium symbols, the Hat and the Whisky, which will both return 1x your bet. The non-premium symbols on offer are the classic royals, with the Ace and King awarding 0.5x for a completed line of six, whilst the Queen and Jack both return 0.25x the bet for a full winning line. These may seem low initially, but considering there is potentially a 1,024x multiplier to be applied to these numbers, along with up to 3,600 ways, it’s easy to understand why they can’t be much higher than they are.
Time to analyse the stake options on Wild Bounty Showdown, and we can see that there are a lot to choose from, as often seen on a PG Soft title. With over 30 options available, ranging from as low as €0.20 to as high as €180.00, there’s sure to be a suitable stake selection for all budding gunslingers.
Game mechanics wise, Wild Bounty Showdown uses a six-reel grid across a row formation of 3-4-5-5-4-3, creating a possible 3,600 ways. Winning combinations are formed by matching a minimum of three corresponding symbols from left to right, commencing on the leftmost reel. Any symbols involved in a win are then removed from the reels or turned into wild symbols prior to the next cascade, where additional symbols drop down from the top to offer the opportunity for further wins to take place.
At random, on any spin, some symbols that land on reels three and four may have a golden frame surrounding them. Any of these symbols that are involved in a winning combination will transform into wilds prior to the next cascade.
At the start of every base game spin, the multiplier value displayed above the game reels is set to x1. If there is a winning sequence, this value will double before the next cascade. This can continue until the multiplier value eventually reaches its highest point of x1,024. The win amount from each cascade is multiplied by the relevant multiplier value at the end of each sequence.
Three scatter symbols landing on the grid during any one spin will trigger the free spins feature, awarding 10 free spins. Any additional scatter symbols above the required three will award two extra starting spins each.
During this bonus, the multiplier value will begin at an increased value of x8 at the start of each spin and operate in the same fashion as seen in the main game, doubling with winning cascades. The free spins feature can be fully re-triggered by landing at least three scatter symbols during the bonus.
Of all the PG Soft titles I’ve played recently, Wild Bounty Showdown has to be up there as one of my favourites. There’s nothing groundbreaking here, it’s a simple enough slot, but what it does, it does brilliantly. The provider has delivered an unfamiliar theme to them very well, and the graphics and presentation are particularly impressive.
The gold-framed symbols bring wild action and are quite easy to activate, which ensures there are plenty around to help you hit wins, and the base game plays very well, a symptom of its high RTP. But the outstanding feature here is the doubling multiplier. It really makes this slot exciting, and it’s amazing how fast its value can shoot up, especially in the bonus round, with it being given a head start at the beginning at x8. My only complaint here is that the maximum win could have been so much higher, especially considering the impact that the top x1,024 multiplier can have when applied to win values.
Article by Patrick Owen
Patrick has over eight years of experience playing and reviewing slots and casino games. He is an avid land-based and online casino fan with a hunger to learn more about slot games and the developers that create them.