Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels Slot Review

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In a typical slot game, a win is usually counted if you land a winning combination that starts on the first reel. However, the Power Reels game engine used in this iteration of Gems Gone Wild will pay out a winning combination along any section of the paylines in the game.

What this means is that, if you land a winning combination of three matching icons on reels 4, 5, and 6, Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels will still count this as a win, unlike other games that need you to land the three icons on reels 1, 2, and 3. This massively increases your hit rate compared to other slot games of this caliber despite its computed RTP of ‘only’ 95.68 percent.

Similar to other titles from Red Tiger Gaming, Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels has an autoplay feature that lets the game spin for you, within a few limits. You can set the bet amount per spin, the number of spins the autoplay will run for (up to 100), and also set a “loss limit” that automatically stops the autoplay when the limit is reached.

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What features does Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels have?

As the title suggests, Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels shares features with Red Tiger’s other slot games that run on the Power Reels engine. The most noticeable of these is the massive 8x6 play area. Besides that, though, this game does have two unique mechanics, which we explain below.

Locked Wilds

In this game, you can land wild symbols anywhere on the play area. If they do land, they will lock themselves in place for your next spin. However, if you manage to land another wild symbol while there is a locked wild in play, all of those wild symbols lock in again for the next spin. This gives you the chance to start a chain of wilds that could even fill up the entire play area—that is, if you have the luck to land it.

Super Wilds

Super Wilds aren’t anything particularly special—simply put, they are large wild symbols that take up either 2x2 or 3x3 spaces on the grid when they land. And if you do land them on your grid, they act like single Locked Wilds as well.

Theme, Design, and Audio

Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels is set against the backdrop of deep space, with a grid of gems floating front and center for you to interact with. We'll admit that the animations aren't particularly fancy, but the art and music are still executed quite well, making for a pretty enjoyable gaming experience either way.

Our Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels Review Summary

Although the original Gems Gone Wild never became as popular as we believe it should have been, Red Tiger Gaming has gone ahead and made an enhanced sequel anyway—which we greatly appreciate. Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels does all of the right things as a sequel, adding useful features without taking away from the original charm of the game.

Pros

• Power Reels engine boasts high hit rates
• Massive 8x6 play area
• Locked and Super Wilds start massive combos

Cons

• Relatively low RTP
• Animations could be more flashy

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Dale Shelabarger

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Dale is an author for InsideCasino and an expert in the iGaming sector, with his specialist areas in online casinos, iGaming and slot games. Dale has written hundreds of casino reviews and expert iGaming articles over the last 15 years.

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