Mighty Wild: Panther Slot by Wazdan 🎰 Free Demo and Review

Mighty Wild: Panther Review

The Hold the Jackpot™ series from Wazdan has been going strong for a while already, and the main attraction gets company in Mighty Wild™: Panther. The theme is a bit unusual for this developer as well, but it’s safe to say that Wazdan has nailed the jungle animal trope in what amounts to a highly refreshing game. You cannot win anything in the base game, which is something you might be used to if you follow this developer, but there are 2 bonus games to trigger in this release.

The Chance Level ante bet feature can help you out in that regard, and it comes with 3 levels that can increase your chances by up to 6 times. You can choose your preferred volatility level and spin pace from 3 levels as well, and Cash Infinity™ symbols can help trigger the Hold the Jackpot bonus. It comes with collector, mystery, and mystery jackpot symbols, while the Wild Rampage bonus comes with mystery and jackpot symbols. The max win is 750x your stake either way, and non-UK players can purchase either of the features with 5 levels of volatility.

Mighty Wild™: Panther Slot - Reels Screen

Mighty Wild™: Panther Slot Features

In addition to being able to choose your spin pace and volatility from 3 different settings, you can also choose between 3 Chance Levels. These are ante bets of 2x, 4x, or 6x your stake, and your Hold the Jackpot and Wild Rampage bonus chances are increased by the same amount. You cannot win anything in the base game, so there are no symbol values or paytable in this game.

You need at least 6 Hold the Jackpot bonus symbols in view to trigger the Hold the Jackpot bonus game, and Cash Infinity symbols can help you out in that regard. They become sticky until the end of the next Hold the Jackpot bonus you trigger, and they come with cash prize values between 5 and 10 x your stake.

The Hold the Jackpot bonus game plays out on 15 reels, and the triggering symbols are sticky. Only blanks or new bonus symbols can appear, and you start with 3 respins. The tally resets for each new sticky bonus symbol you land, and regular cash symbols pay between 1 and 5 x your stake. The Mini, Minor, and Major bonus symbols pay 10x, 20x, 50x your stake, respectively, and Collector symbols accumulate all prizes in view and apply a multiplier of x1 to x10 to the total value.

You can also land Mystery Symbols and Jackpot Mystery symbols, and these are revealed when the feature ends. The mystery symbols will reveal any bonus symbol bar the Cash Infinity symbol, while the mystery jackpot symbols will reveal 1 of the 3 jackpots we’ve already mentioned above. The sum total of your winnings is paid when you run out of respins. If you manage to fill the grid with symbols, however, you win the 750x Grand Jackpot instead.

The Wild Rampage Bonus Game triggers when you land at least 6 Wild Rampage Bonus Symbols in view, and you start with 3 respins here as well. The triggering symbols are sticky, and only new sticky wild rampage symbols or blanks will land during the feature. Each new wild rampage symbol that appears resets the respins tally to 3 again.

You can land Panther Jackpot symbols that pay 10x, 20x, and 50x your stake, respectively, and Panther Mystery symbols will reveal a random Wild Rampage bonus symbol at the end of the feature. If you manage to fill all 15 positions with a wild rampage bonus symbol of any kind, you win the Grand Jackpot worth 750x your stake. The regular panther symbols pay between 2 and 40 x your stake for 2 to 5 on either of the 10 paylines.

The Bonus Buy menu is available in some jurisdictions, but not in the UK for sure. You can choose between the Hold the Jackpot feature and the Wild Rampage feature, and both come with 5 levels of volatility. The price ranges between 50 and 300 x your stake for both features, and the Double Extreme versions come with 3 mystery symbols including 1 jackpot mystery symbol for the Hold the Jackpot feature.

The 200 Spins Mighty Wild™: Panther Slot Experience

You get a brief taste of the base game, before we purchase the Double Extreme version of the Hold the Jackpot feature at 0:20 into the 2:18-minute highlights video. We came close to filling the whole grid with bonus symbols, and you can see it all for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

We haven’t really seen too many jungle animal slots from Wazdan before, so the audiovisuals of this game were definitely refreshing. The Chance Level ante bet system is a relatively new innovation, and it’s great to have 3 different options to increase your bonus game chances. Of course, you get 3 options also when it comes to spin pace and volatility, as usual, and the Hold the Jackpot feature comes with the usual selection of bonus symbols.

The base game is all about triggering either of the bonus games, as you cannot win anything outside of the features. What’s brand new about this game is the inclusion of a second bonus round, and the Wild Rampage feature is somewhat similar to the Hold the Jackpot bonus. It comes with jackpot and mystery symbols, but no collector or jackpot mystery symbols like you can get in the Hold the Jackpot feature. Either way, the max win is 750x your stake, and it’s won by filling the grid with symbols in either of the bonus games.