Big Time Gaming certainly has a knack for blowing things out of proportions, and the Aussie developer is seemingly always looking to make things bolder and bigger. It might not look like it at first glance, but this is most certainly the case with Wild Flower also. Spinning off former volatile hits like Lil’ Devil, Danger! High Voltage and The Final Countdown, BTG once again puts the pedal to the metal with the British post-punk, gothic rock band, The Cult, onboard.
The unexpected chaotic soundtrack might hit you like a ton of bricks when you first fire this thing up though, as it cuts through the tranquil full moon winter forest like a chainsaw on crack. The same can be said about the volatility, which is as brutal as the never-ending ‘frost curse’ that apparently has fallen upon the land of the aurora sky. On the flipside, insane single spinpayouts up to 114,000xare possible, and the thought of that should warm many a high-risk thrillseeker up to this release.
You have a frozenIce Wild, as well as the Wild Flower wild, and both land stacked on reels 2 to 5 only. The Ice Wild steps in for all regular pay symbols, while theFlower Wildalso comes with an8x multiplier. If you land more than 1 Flower Wild in the same winning combo, the involved multipliers will multiply with each other for larger payouts.
When you land at least 3 of the regularyellow moon scatter, you get to choose between2 bonus round options:
TheMost Beautiful Thingbonus round awards7 free spinsto start with, and aroyal symbol will be chosen up front to serve as a sticky wild. Whenever you land the chosen symbol on reels 2 to 5, it turns into aflower sticky wildthat remains in place for the duration of the feature. Fill a reel with 4 wilds, and you are granted 3 extra free spins up to 12 at the most.
TheMy Heart Beats Fasterbonus round gives you12 free spinsfor starters, and a stacked ladder multiplier wild symbol can appear on reels 2 to 5. It steps in for all regular pay symbols, and it also awards arandom multiplier of 10x, 20x, 40x or 80x. You get 8, 12, 16 or 20 extra spins when you land 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters on a free spin, respectively.
In addition to the regular yellow moon scatter, you can also land ared moon Megascatteron reel 6 only. If this Megascatter is part of the triggering scatters, you get to choose from the enhanced Mega Version of the2 bonus rounds:
In theThe Most Beautiful Thing Mega Version, sticky wilds are upgraded with a +1 multiplier whenever a new sticky wild lands on top of an existing sticky wild. You can getup to 12x multiplying multiplier sticky wildsthis way, which means that eye-popping 12x12x12x12 boosts are possible (that would be20,736xcombined).
TheHeart Beats Faster Mega Versioncomes with the possibility of upgrading the stacked ladder multiplier wild. This is done every time the wild ladder is part of a winning combo, and it comes with 12 multipliers (4 per set). The highest level offers arandom multiplier of 500x, 600x, 700x or 800x, and whatever tier you achieve becomes sticky until upgraded.
Despite being only 4 and half minutes long, we managed to squeeze in both of the regular bonus rounds in our highlights video this time. We didn’t trigger the hard-to-get Mega versions, but you can see the regular Heart Beats Faster bonus round at 1:08 into the video. The Most Beautiful Thing round starts at 3:08 into the video.
Wild Flower refreshingly rolles 3 former hits into one gloriously volatile experience. This game is a shining example of how seemingly incongruent elements can be thrown together, and merge into a whole that works. The intense rock soundtrack delivered by The Cult takes the edge of an otherwise typical “idyllic” winter vibe, and the somewhat dated appearance makes the insane114,000xsingle spin potential even more of pleasant, yet shocking, surprise.
Keep in mind that the volatility can be soul-crushing though, and it can take ages to finally trigger the Mega bonus round. Still, a base game single spin potential of 46,100x certainly helps, and fans of Danger! High Voltage, The Final Countdown and Lil’ Devil have a lot to look forward to in this explosive follow-up. As long as you are capable of releases such as this, it’s far from necessary to reinvent the reel every time.
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Lil’ Devil- also comes with a soundtrack from The Cult, and multiplier wilds can combine up to 144x. You have 2 bonus rounds to look forward to, with sticky wilds and multipliers, and you collect hearts to trigger an enhanced version for payouts up to 50,000x your stake.
The Final Countdown- is based around the mega hit by the Swedish rock band Europe. The reel clone feature can provide multiplier boosts up to 256x, and you can choose between 2 unique bonus rounds for payouts up to 36,000x your stake.
Danger! High Voltage- is based on the more obscure hit song by Electric Six, and you can look forward to fire wilds and wild electric reels with 6x multipliers. Again, you get to choose from 2 bonus rounds, either with a high voltage multiplier up to 66x, or gates of hell spins with sticky wilds. The max win is 15,746x your stake.
