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Cheetah Wild Slot Review

Theme and Storyline

Swap the city lights for the African savannah in the safari-themed slot Cheetah Wild.

Majestic animals, including gazelles and rhinos, roam the endless grassland among the iconic Acacia and Baobab trees.

This Pragmatic Play title evokes memories of other popular safari-themed games, such as Savannah Riches, and should keep players engaged.

Graphics, Sounds, and Animations

Cheetah Wild rumbles on with a distinctive tribal-style track.

The crushing electronic beat, complete with background animal effects, pulls players straight into the action.

Pragmatic Play has provided striking artwork to depict the safari theme. A 3D-style prowling cheetah sits on top of the wooden playing grid, pacing back and forth.

Meanwhile, the backdrop is provided by swaying trees sitting on top of yellow grass with a spear stuck in the ground.

Overall, the impressive animations and audio effects add gravitas to this game.

Gameplay

Cheetah Wild is played on a 5x4 grid, and powered by a Multiway mechanic, providing 1,024 different winways.

Wins are generated by landing at least 3 matching symbols across connecting paylines from left to right.

The rhinos and elephants are among the premium symbols, offering returns of 2.5x to 4x your total bet for making a 5-of-a-kind combination.

Wilds, Bonuses, and Free Spins

The Wild symbol in Cheetah Wild is represented by a wooden panel with the green word WILD written on it. It can help form winning combos by substituting for all other symbols, except for Scatter, Collect, and Level Up. It can also appear with a random multiplier of 2x or 3x.

Money symbols can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. They can carry a random value from a predetermined order ranging between 0.20x and 100x the total bet. Collect symbols, meanwhile, can accumulate all money values, and any multiplier will be applied to the collected amounts.

The Free Spins feature is triggered when players land a minimum of 3 Scatters. Hitting 3, 4, or 5 Scatters can award 8, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. The bonus game comes with a progressive level feature, which can be increased by landing Level Up symbols. Players start at level 1, and the levels are as follows:

• Level 2 – This is reached by landing 4 Level Up symbols, where all Elephant symbols are transformed into Money symbols on the screen.
• Level 3 – After landing 3 more Level Up symbols, all Rhino paying symbols transform into Money symbols.
• Level 4 – Once another 6 are collected, the round grows to level 4, and all Zebra paying symbols transform into Money symbols on the screen.
• Level 5 – When 2 more are collected, all Gazelle paying symbols turn into Money symbols. After reaching this point, no more Level Up symbols are collected.

This game carries a maximum win cap of 5,000x your bet.

Bet Sizes, RTP, and Variance

Cheetah Wild throws up an above-average Return to Player (RTP) rate of 96.50%. Higher RTP games are deemed more attractive, as players may expect a greater theoretical return on bets placed in the long term.

The betting range for this game is expansive, running from $/£/€0.20 to $/£/€600 per spin.

However, this slot possesses a low volatility rating. This falls short of our desired slot machine strategies, in which highly volatile games are preferred. Players, however, will have to bide their time to secure bigger payouts.

Conclusion

Despite the familiarity of the safari theme, Cheetah Wild is a welcome addition to Pragmatic Play's extensive catalog of games.

The Level Up Free Spins add some depth to this title, and an above-average RTP figure is warmly appreciated.

That said, the low-volatility rating is a major drawback for us, so we might push players towards other games instead.