The Wild Class
By Play'n GO
Overview
Step back to 1983 with Play'n GO's The Wild Class, a unique slot that masterfully blends nostalgic high school vibes with a thrilling horror-comedy twist! Meet Jess, Mike, and Chris, three seemingly ordinary seniors harbouring a deep, dark secret: they shapeshift into ferocious werewolves at midnight. While inspired by 'Teen Wolf', the game unfolds not in a classroom, but at a haunted amusement park, captivating with its vibrant, vintage aesthetic. Played on a classic 5-reel, 3-row grid with 20 fixed paylines, the action is as engaging as it is spooky. Brace yourself for a highly volatile adventure, rated 8/10 by Play'n GO, offering intense gameplay with a maximum win potential of 6,666xMax Win. Whether you're a casual player or a high-roller, its charming theme and exciting mechanics promise a wild ride where big wins could be lurking in the shadows.
Gameplay & Features
As well as stacked symbols, The Wild Class comes with a win multiplier to assist in creating bigger value payouts, and Blood Moon Spins. When afull stack of the same symbolcovers the full reel it lands on, thewin multiplierincreases by 1. The current multiplier value is displayed on a full moon located at the upper right side of the screen. Any winning combinations in view are modified by the current win multiplier. The win multiplier resets between each paid spin in the base game. Appearing on all reels is thescatter symbol- 3 or more in view triggersBlood Moon Spins. No matter how many scatters trigger the feature, it always starts with7 free spins. However, thenumber of scattersdetermineshow many human symbols transform into wild werewolf symbols:
3 scatters trigger Fury, where 1 human symbol becomes a wild werewolf version. 4 scatters trigger Carnage, where 2 human symbols become wild werewolf versions. 5 scatters trigger Rampage, where all 3 human symbols become wild werewolf versions. The selection of which human transforms into a werewolf is made atrandom. Also, anywin multiplier carries overfrom thebase gameanddoes not resetbetween free spins. Should scatter symbols land during the bonus game, then+1 extra spinis awarded per scatter, up to amaximum of 30 spins
Final Thoughts
We've said it before, but it seems Play'n GO's demanding schedule forces the team to constantly be on the lookout for new ways to entertain. In this case, it's The Wild Class' theme that provides the initial spark of interest. Its features aren't particularly new, yet the stacked symbols, full reel wilds, and the game's overall look gives it a vintage slot feel. This is kind of appropriate, since The Wild Class is set back in the heady days of 1983 before irony permeated pop culture, where 'jocks' were kings of the school, and 'nerds' were there to be tormented in front of the cheerleader squad. In a satisfying turn of events, we know the 'nerds' got their own back during the tech revolution, though the jocks are still probably doing alright via pro sports and all that.
So onto The Wild Class, which is a professionally designed slot that isn't anywhere near as revolutionary, yet still has enough atmosphere and features to be entertaining. Suspend disbelief for a while, and the theme comes across in a fun, preppy, all-American high school way. This is a formula which has proved popular in loads of shows or movies, and Play'n GO has translated it to an online slot quite well too. The features are all dependable performers, where full reel wilds are capable of working hand in hand with the win multiplier to produce exciting results. More so in free spins, of course, since the multiplier isn't reset there until the bonus round ends. Get a real full moon run on, and wins of up to6,666 times the stakeare possible.
So, after day has broken, and the werewolves have transformed back into their human form, what's left is a game possessing enough elements to provide an entertaining session, with a quirky theme on top. The Wild Class is a tad forgettable and unlikely to make a big splash, but enjoyable enough at the time when you're collecting multipliers while keeping an eye out for werewolves lurking in dark corners.
