Jungle Warrior Slots
WMS are hardly strangers to Jungle themed titles, Amazon Queen is one of their most played slots and the 2011 Jungle Wild game was such a hit that it spawned a sequel recently. It may seem strange then with the quest to be at the forefront of new game development that we see them produce yet another new casino slot with a common slot theme.
The simple truth is that game features, graphics and cabinets advance at a fast pace currently, so WMS can re-use a theme here and still provide a unique new gaming experience. If you fancy yourself as the lone explorer of an Amazon rainforest, adventuring onwards with the Tiger riding Jungle warriors of the reels, then this games immersive video and audio experience will help you do so like never before.
Are there ancient riches to be found in the wild Jungle, or is it simply a pretty place to visit? WMS have included their popular wager saver and bonus guarantees, Wild Reels and two progressive jackpots so there could be hidden treasures under the jungle canopy, read on to find out more!
Theme
Jungle warriors huge LCD screen is a perfect pristinely image of a rainforest seen from above, backed by snow-capped peaks and a clear blue sky. It is a shame in some ways that a transparent reel structure hasn’t been used to show off the backdrop more as the reel set is quite large and obstructs most of it during play. The audio is a gentle almost Caribbean theme, though the sound effects seem pure fruit machine and could do with a little work. The exception is any win with a Tiger wild where the big cat will roar from the screen and animate.
Strangely there are only 4 high pay symbols available on the game, a scantily clad female warrior, a temple, rare hunting bird and of course a cheeky jungle monkey. Whilst these can offer x15 to x150 your line bet when you land the max of 5, it feels a little surreal that this graphically intensive slot game only includes such a limited array of themed characters.
The low pay symbols are the traditional A-9 playing cards and there is both a Tiger wild and a scatter symbol, the scatter symbol offers no pays on its own but is the key to advancing into the games free spins bonus round. This, in combination with wild stacks, is where the game does actually get wild in terms of action rather than simply style.
Gameplay & Features
This new title uses the WMS 6x4 reel setup, like other games in the series such as Snow Leopard and Ruby star this isn’t a ways win game but you can select from several different numerical line values, the top is 100 active pay-lines and increasing bets further will add you a multiplier to any wins.
Base game play is pretty straight forward, the only noteworthy feature is the stacked wild reel which randomly shifts position for each spin, this is really the only way to combine big wins in the stock game but beware it does appear to drop rarely and it occurring on more than one reel at any time seems to be akin to the odds of finding the lost Jungle city of Eldorado.
The scatters on this game are the key to unlocking big rewards, 3x will grant you just 8 spins, but 4 or 5 will grant you 30 or 100 respectively, as these latter two spin sets also feature a 10x win multiplier, it is clear we have a higher variance game with massive potential wins focused in the bonus game rounds. Stacked wild reels appear more frequently in the spins round, I’m pretty such you can imagine sitting at the cabinet with 100 spins, a 10x line multiplier and stacked Tiger wild reels roaring into play!
Summary
More often we seem to see manufacturers taking a specific targeted approach with their games, regardless of theme Jungle Warrior is clearly aimed at players who enjoy a free spins bonus structure and large combination wins rather than regular small wins in a base game round. If you are looking for entertainment you may be better off with their Caddyshack title, but for a potential huge pay-out, this game may take some beating.
