Wild Pride transports online slot players to the African savannah to join a family of apex predators on the hunt. Booming Games was inspired both in their choice of theme and in its execution – no other design team has the vision to base a game on a mating pair of lions, and Booming Games brings the idea to fruition with aplomb.
Theme
Sunset over the Serengeti is the setting for the reels, with the plains kissed by red and the silhouettes of antelope in the distance. The lion and lioness symbols dominate gameplay – when they appear adjacent to one-another, a special bonus is triggered. A symbol bearing the game’s title acts a wild (and offers a payout of 5,000 times the size of the per-line bet when appearing five times on a single payline), while a grazing water buffalo acts as scatter. Other gaming symbols include zebra, antelope, and the playing card values ace through jack. The percussion-heavy soundtrack, rich with animal and human moans, does its best to bring about a rather stereotypical African-ness, as though a whole continent had only one musical signature.
Betting Options and Functions
The over-simplicity of the game’s sound design is shared by its betting structure. Ten fixed paylines provide the structural foundation; bets can be set from 0.01–20.00 per payline for a very broad overall betting range of 0.10–200.00 times the betting currency. There is a quickspin option available for those who prefer a faster game tempo, and auto spin, which can be set to as many as 100 turns of the reels. Icons at the top of the game screen launch the pay table, sound options, and game rules in detail. The theoretical return-to-player ratio is a slightly-above-average 95.8%.
Features
The appearance of three or more scatter symbols triggers the free spins feature. Ten plays are awarded, in addition to the prize for the base play win itself, which can be as much as 2,000 times the per-line bet for five-of-a-kind. Once free spins begin, all wins are doubled. Furthermore, scatter symbols remain on the reels during this feature – if three or more appear, ten additional free spins will be awarded, extending the bonus round.
There is also one heart-warming, pro-lion-family feature to be found. As previously mentioned, when the lion and lioness gaming symbols appear adjacent to one-another, a Majestic Win bonus is awarded, usually 50 times the per-line bet.
Our Take
With its beautiful design and original theme, everyone from wildlife lovers to big game hunters is likely to flock to Wild Pride. Be warned, though: this low-variance slot will show players plenty of wins, but most of them are likely to be small… often smaller than the size of the bet itself. With that caveat in mind, however, this is one of Booming Games’ most thought-provoking and enjoyable slots yet. It will hopefully be a long time before this title goes extinct.
Video Slot game data and features
- 5Reels
- 10Pay lines
- $50,000.00Max cash jackpot
- 95.08Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- YesMultiplier
- $0.1 - $100Betting Range
- 0.01 - 10.0Coin bet range
- 1Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 5000Max coins jackpot
- 10Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- NoBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Animals Game theme
- Medium Volatility
