Gems Gone Wild: Power Reels Slot Review

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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