Dr Wildshock Mad Loot Lab Slots
This isn't the first time I've seen an insane scientist-based slot, but Microgaming does an exceptional job at creating their game environments. This board is thematically appealing to the part of us all that thinks we're a lunatic - or secretly longs to be one, anyways. There are abnormal and memorable characters! The background of the grid is a simple stone wall, with a table cluttered with equipment. The animation and look of the overall slot is playful and absurdly cartoonish but in the best way. However, Dr. Wildestock's lab is surprisingly tidy compared to what you'd think a mad scientist's place would look like, but the chaos exists more within the actual grid.
How To Play
If you match 3, 4, or 5 symbols either horizontally or vertically, you'll trigger a win. The wins start in any position on the board, which triggers the Rolling Reels feature. Players who have experience with cascading reels will find them very familiar with how this feature operates. You can bet with a pretty broad range, starting from as low as 20 p/c to 10 pounds per spin. There are eight regular pay symbols and wild symbols. The regular symbols depict the tools a mad scientist would use - like flasks, magnets, electrical gadgets, and a ray gun, and these symbols are worth 1x your bet for a line of five. The next symbols are known as premium symbols and are the symbols like a robot, a frog head house, brains, and Dr. Wildeshock. himself. If you land five of these higher-paying symbols, you'll receive a payout worth somewhere from 2 to 15 times your stake.
Wilds
This game features two wild symbols, the first one is yellow and the second one is red, which is also an exploding wild. These wild symbols can substitute for regular symbols to complete winning combinations, however, the red wild has the more alluring feature. If a red exploding wild appears, with it comes 4 yellow wilds The wilds can land on existing wild symbols to create multiplied wilds. The awarded wilds can then land on existing exploding wild symbols and create multiplied exploding wilds.
Special Features
There are a few things to look out for while you're playing. The first is the Rolling Reel feature. During this feature, when winning combinations are scored, they're removed from the grid and new symbols replace them, ultimately creating more wins.
Free Spins
On the left side of the game panel is a smaller grid that displays anywhere from 3-8 wild symbols. This is the number of winning wilds you'll need to trigger the free spins rounds. As you may have noticed, this is a little different than the usual way free spins are triggered - through scatter symbols. Regardless, I found this feature interesting. When you collect the number of wilds displayed on the additional panel, you'll be awarded 10 free spins. You'll need to collect 5-6 more wilds to trigger another 3 free spins as well.
Buy Feature
The easiest way to get free spins is to buy them! You can purchase them directly with the Buy Feature. You'll receive the free spins for 40x your total stake.