Wild Orient Slot Review

Wild Orient is themed around the deep dark jungles, of Asia. All of the iconic animals are included in the slot. There are more tigers on this set of reels than there are on Earth. It has a very green and natural vibe about it. And the mysterious oriental music is well suited to deep in the jungle.

Developer

Wild Orient is developed by Microgaming. They have been loving the Asian themed slots recently. It is massive market, so it makes sense that developers all try their hand at an oriental slot. Microgaming is one of the oldest online slot developers, and still a leader in the industry. Their claim to fame is releasing the first online casino, in 1994.

They have developed over 800 games since, and they continue to innovate, as the industry changes. Their games are best known for exceptional gameplay, because they do the basics right. Microgaming games have good jackpots, RTPs, and frequent wins above wager.

Design

Wild Orient is set deep in a jungle. A perception due, mostly to the luscious bamboo forests in the background image. The five reel interface is bordered by a bamboo square, continuing the theme and the reels are a light brown nature colour, which also seems to belong. The high value symbols are all Jungle animals, tiger, panda, elephant, and a bird thing.

The low value symbols are generic slot numbers and letters. It is a well-designed slot, it is all neat and tidy. There are animations, which bring the animal to life, instead of drawing an ugly payline across the reels.

The panel is black, which works well for the theme. It is under the reels and neatly houses all of the games controls. At the bottom of each reel there is a Reel Respin Button, this will be covered further in the special features section.

How to play

Wild Orient has 243 paylines, which is not a random number but the perfect amount of paylines required to make an awe-inspiring slot. With this many combinations of wins, the needed symbol can land anywhere in the adjacent reel and be counted towards a win. It really takes the guesswork out of what is and is not a win.

The player wins by lining up matching symbols across the reels. The reels are spun with the spin button, and will land in a random configuration. A bet is placed that the spin will have a winning payline in it. Either it does or it does not. If there is a win, then it is paid at the value of bet, which won it. This is all generic gameplay, which a player will have no trouble wrapping their head around.

Special features

The most noteworthy feature in this game is the Reel Respin feature. Microgaming has released a few games with this functionality, and there is good reason that they have had success with it. The player can press a button and respin a reel anytime they want. It gives them another chance at landing the big win, adding a fifth symbol to a four in a row.

With this many paylines there is a strong chance that respinning a reel, will land the needed symbol, because it can land anywhere on the reel. There is a variable cost associated with doing so, and it is calculated with the likelihood and magnitude of all possible wins, that could arise, if the player was to spin.

There is also a free spins game, trigger with the Elephant Scatter Symbol. If the player land three or more of them on the reels, they will be given 15 free spins. There is a 3x multiplier in the free spins and they a paid at the value of the bet which unlocked them.

Maximum Payout

In the base game the player can win a maximum of 160x stake, or 8000 coins. It is a midrange jackpot but still a sizable figure. In the free spins game there is a potential 480x stake, factoring in the multiplier.

Summary

Wild Orient is a great game. Microgaming’s has brought out two other games, with identical gameplay to this one, Bikini Party and Dragon Dance. If the player liked those titles, then they will like this. The Reel Respin is a great feature, and this game has a very lucrative free spins mode. There is also exceptional gameplay, and decent winning potential.