Wild West Rush Slots
The cartoon adventures of cowboys and Indians are played out across the reels of Wild West Rush, a fun video slot from online casino games developer Rabcat. It comes complete with toy bows and arrows, hobby-horses, a gun that fires corks and our main characters sitting together on a rocking horse, so clearly this is a game that’s taking a light -hearted approach to the Wild West theme.
Rarely does an online casino slot have such fun images on the reels, but this is a game where you could find yourself laughing out loud at some of the animations, and as it’s mobile-optimised, perhaps having a sneaky few spins on your phone in the middle of a meeting should be avoided.
You could also be celebrating some great wins, and bonus features such as wandering wild symbols, 20 free spins at a time and a gamble round that involves dead horses! But it’s all done with a comic style and humour of course.
Off to the Wild West
Western themed online casino slots are nothing new, but this game is very different from most. Free Wild West Rush video slots are provided for those gamblers who like to test things out first, or you could dive right in and wager anything from a low limit of 0.25 to a maximum bet of 25.00 per spin. It’s a 5-reel, 25-payline game and as usual with most slot machines, in normal play you will need to land matching symbols across a line, in an unbroken sequence from the left side for a win.
Those symbols are on reels that are set against a backdrop of an Indian village and pine trees, which is relatively simple and adds to the atmosphere without being too distracting. High-card symbols are designed to look as if they are cut from leather, or hide, and will return the smaller prizes, starting with 3x, 8x, or 25x the line bet when the number 10 appears on 3, 4, or 5 reels, and rising through the J, Q and K, until we get to the A symbol that’s worth 7x, 25x, or 125x.
An Indian doll pays up to 200x the line bet when it runs across all 5 reels, while the maximum return for the hobby horse is 250x. The cork gun pays between 15x and 750x, with the top awards coming from the Cowboy and Indian mug, which pays out between 20x and 1000x, depending on how much of a payline it fills. There’s 2 special wild symbols that are both worth the same amount, while also being able to substitute for others if they can then complete winning lines.
Born Under a Wandering (Wild) Star
The Cowboy, on his black horse, and the Indian, riding a white steed, are both wild symbols, but they also both trigger some special free spins when either appears on the reels. If a wild symbol turns up, it becomes a unique Wandering Wild, moving from the reel it’s landed on, one space to the left in each free spin. If the wild was on the far-right reel, you would be granted 5 free games as it moved across, but if it’s on reel 1 on the left side, just a single bonus spin plays out.
If any more wilds appear before the original has galloped off to the left side, the bonus games continue until there are no more wilds in view. It’s all accompanied by some fun animations of the horse and rider, turning this into a visual, as well as financial, treat.
Gamble Game
We usually think that gamble features, where you can double a win in a 50/50 game of chance, are best avoided, but in this case, everyone should try it at least once, even if it’s just risking a small prize.
The feature plays out on a second screen, where the black and white horses are standing to either side of a piece of leather that shows how much can be won in the gamble. You simply click a horse and if it stays alive, the win is doubled, but if it drops dead, you have made a wrong choice and the initial prize is lost.
As usual with these features, successful players can keep doubling a prize over and over, until the high limit is reached, but any wrong pick loses all gamble gains so far in the round.
Progressive Jackpot
Above the reels, eagle-eyed spinners will have noticed a steadily rising progressive jackpot value. This is shared across the Rabcat range and is simply won any time 3 or more ‘€’ symbols stop in view on the reels. It’s a nice, simple way to claim what can often be a huge payout.
The Verdict on Wild West Rush
You don’t have to be a fan of the Wild West slots theme to enjoy this game, as it’s got a fantastic design, only made better by the Wandering Wilds and free spins feature that seems to get triggered quite frequently.
A hilarious gamble game, with outstanding comedy graphics, and the chance, however remote, to claim a progressive jackpot at any time, should all ensure that the Wild West Rush video slot is a big hit for online casinos that feature games and software by Rabcat.
