Wolf Strike Slot

The wolf is a creature many perceive to be their spirit animal, or this could just be because most people want a little more freedom in their lives. Who knows? All we know is that you can now get some wolf kicks that come with a potential wilderness of cash winnings in the brand new Wolf Strike. As one of the latest online slots using the Hold and Win feature, you’ll have access to those wild respins that give you a shot at collecting some excellent cash returns. There’s also a free spins feature that gives even more chances to gather more money. Let’s venture through the reels of Wolf Strike and see what the pack has in store for us.

Iron Dog Studios is the casino games developer that created Wolf Strike. This studio is very closely affiliated with Microgaming, which is another way of saying that it's a sub-studio in which Microgaming is releasing new online slot games with Iron Dog's help. On a side note, the North American theme is becoming more popular, with Eagle Riches and the Buffalo Blitz slots series just some of the slot machines you can play here using the same theme. So, expect to see buffalo, deer, cougar etc., flashing through the reels on a regular basis. In what is considered traditional in this day and age, Wolf Stike is a 5 reel slot, using 3 rows. The number of lines on which winning symbol combinations can form totals 20, so the mechanics aren’t anything that will make it complicated for newcomers to slots online.

If you’re a player that seeks out online casino games paying out potentially largere sums of money, Wolf Strike probably isn’t the title for you. This is because the possible maximum win is 5,100x your stake, with a maximum stake limit of 50 per spin. While no one will be complaining if they actually achieve that, there are slot machines here that are paying potentially up to 50,000x your stake. One of the better aspects of Wolf Strike is that there are medium levels of volatility and, therefore, not as unpredictable as what the majority of slots are offering. This means wins should come more quickly, although you'll need to be content with them having smaller returns.

The symbols that Iron Dog Studios opted for can be categorised into lower paying symbols, higher paying and then some that bring added value to the iGaming experience. The lower paying icons are playing cards 9, 10, J, Q, K and A, with the A being the most valuable. The higher paying symbols are all wild animals native to the North American continent and consist of a buffalo, a deer, a cougar and the wolf.

There are four extra symbols that can land, and these are the golden nugget, the strike nugget, scatter and the wild. The wild is a bit different from the others in that it doesn't trigger bonus play but rather acts as regular symbols in order to potentially create winning paylines.

The Hold and Win feature is one that Microgaming is using in most of the slot games they release, especially lately. Landing 6 golden nuggets or strike nuggets will trigger the Hold and Win game, which awards you three respins. During the respins, only golden nuggets can land on the reels, and they land with cash values attached that get collected. However, blank spaces can also land. Landing golden nuggets reset the spins to 3, while blank spaces deplete the respins.

Landing 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols on the same spin will award you with 8, 12 or 20 free spins. The free spins can be retriggered by landing three or more scatters.

Wilds can expand during regular play. You’ll notice that golden nuggets have cash values in regular play, too, and expanding wilds collect those cash values to be paid to you. Another plus is that strike nuggets can display jackpots, the values of which reflect above the reels, during the Hold and Win feature.

Did we like Wolf Strike? In all honesty, these Hold and Win bonus feature games are starting to get a little repetitive, as they all seem to be replicas of each other, just with different themes. There will be minor differences here and there, with the expanding wilds collecting cash values being what makes Wolf Strike only slightly different. You can land great prizes, but you'll need all the assistance from the two bonus features you can get.