Untamed Wolf Pack Pokie Machine
North American wildlife for some reason seems to be a very popular theme for online pokies to follow and Untamed Wolf Pack sees wolves and deer running across 5 reels surrounded by mountains, forests and snow.
It’s very atmospheric and sure to immediately attract players looking for yet another game that covers the topic, but this one features some nice bonuses which could leave them howling in delight, with wild wins, 2 free spins games and the opportunity to gamble a win several times over.
It’s just part of the Untamed range from the Microgaming developer that’s themed around a variety of critters, with Crowned Eagle, Giant Panda and Bengal Tiger all featuring similar attention to detail in their designs and almost identical gameplay.
Running with the Pack
Unlike most pokies where players bet on fixed paylines, this features a 243 Ways to Win layout which simply means that anytime matching symbols land on 3 or more adjacent reels running from the left side, players win something, although it also means that they can’t place tiny bets just to see how it works.
The minimum stake, with a single coin is 0.30 and this can be adjusted up to a maximum of 45.00 per spin. To see what returns they can get for their wagers, players should take a look at the paytable which lists each symbol and how many coins will be paid out when 3, 4 or 5 of them land across the reels.
Small wins come from the 10, J, Q, K and A symbols, while higher value prizes come from landing the very realistic images of a mountainous landscape, the deer, some cute wolf cubs and the wolf itself.
Untamed Wolf Pack
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Wolf Packed with Features
Microgaming are known for producing pokies that have several bonuses and this one is no exception, with a Collect A Wild feature playing out in the base game. The Wolf Pack logo is the wild symbol and as well as paying out when it makes up a line, it will also substitute for others to help complete combinations.
Wilds are collected in little black boxes below each reel whenever they appear and once all 4 boxes below a reel are filled, 4 free spins will play out during which the reel that triggered them will be fully wild. If this reel is towards the left side, players stand the chance of getting some decent wins out of this, although the further to the right it is, the less chance there is of it completing a line.
Still, free spins are free spins, so who’s to argue with that?
There are more free spins triggered by the wolf eye scatter symbol which only needs to land in any 3 or more positions to trigger 10 spins. During these, a special Wild Stack feature is in effect, with additional wilds added to the reels on each spin, so by the end of the round there will be loads of them, hopefully leading to win after win.
The Lucky Nudge feature can move extra scatter symbols from just above or below the reels into view, making it easier to start the bonus game and like many pokies, the scatter will also pay out multiples of the total bet before the bonuses begin.
Anyone who likes to see smaller wins turned into bigger ones could enter the optional Gamble round, where moving a needle around a dial gives them the option to take a low risk gamble for a smaller payoff, or a high risk one for a bigger potential reward. Successful gambles can be repeated until a limit is reached, although getting it wrong at any stage loses the triggering bet and any wins so far accumulated in the round.
The Verdict
Untamed Wolf Pack is a beautifully presented game that comes with its own set of high quality bonus features. By having 2 different free spins rounds, 1 of which is pretty much guaranteed to be triggered if played for long enough, this game has some great rewards in store.
Some people like to see the playing card symbols making up the lower value wins while others get tired of seeing he same old icons, but it seems a shame that Microgaming didn’t make an effort to design them to fit in with the theme, especially when the rest of the game is so well made.