Wolf Hunters Slots
Get ready to join the two hunting slayers in their fight against the werewolf in the latest creation from Yggdrasil Gaming. Fill their rage meter and zero out the health meter of the werewolf to trigger three different types of collectible free spins for wins of up to 2,500x your stake. Hunter respins with sticky wilds will add to your potential to score mega wins.
The Werewolf-Hunting Reels
Wolf Hunters is probably one of the most authentic-looking slots I have seen to date, perfectly conveying the storyline of a werewolf terrorizing a medieval town after night has fallen. Misty fog is spreading through the streets, adding to the creepy factor – the perfect hour for the ferocious werewolf to go on his preying tours. It’s time for the town folks to call the two wolf hunters into action. They stand on each side of the game window with their own rage meter, which will trigger the hunter free spins once it is filled up.
An extremely suspenseful soundtrack is finely tuned to the action on the reels. Cries of the werewolf and the hunters add a dramatic effect when they engage on the reels. The animations are proof of the high creativity level at Yggdrasil. Particularly, the sequences during which the hunters engage with the werewolf are just stunning.
The four low-paying symbols can appear stacked from one to three symbols high. In ascending order of value, these are blue diamonds, green clubs, purple spades, and red hearts. The three symbols on the medium-value level are stacked up to maximum two symbols high only, and consist of silver stakes to kill the werewolf, monster traps, and a green poison bottle. The red-eyed werewolf is the top-paying symbol, turning into a sticky wild for a respin when the hunters successfully slay the beast. The standard wilds appear as intricate golden tiles with the word “Wild” across them. The bonus symbols come in the form of the male hunter – appearing on reel one only – and the female huntress, who appears on reel five.
The Beastly Stats and Numbers
Wolf Hunters is a video slot with five reels, three rows and 20 fixed paylines. Features include wild substitutions, standard and werewolf wild respins with locked wilds, and three types of collectible free spins with power upgrades for bigger wins.
The RTP of this medium-to-high-variance game is set at 96.30%. Lining up five pay symbols in a row will be rewarded with wins ranging from 2.5 to 25 times your stake. The wild symbol awards the same win as the top-paying werewolf symbol. A full screen of wild symbols is the highest possible win in a single spin, paying out 500x the initial bet. To hit the slot’s maximum win of 2,500x the bet, players need to complete a continuous respin sequence with multiple respins until the entire screen is filled with wild symbols.
Bet sizes range from a very low-roller-friendly 0.10 coins for 20 paylines to a maximum 100 coins. Auto play allows players to set up from ten to an infinite amount of consecutive spins, with a range of options as to when the run should be stopped. In addition to being mobile-optimized, the slot is available on desktop and tablet across any OS platform, courtesy of the HTML5 format.
The Health and Rage Meters
The game has three meters: one hunter rage meter on each side and one wolf health meter on top of the game window. The hunter meters are randomly set at 70 and 30 out of 100 when the game is loaded for the first time. The wolf meter is set at 600. Any progress will be separately stored for every casino account.
To trigger the hunter free spins, either of the hunter meters needs to be filled up to 100. The meters increase by one point for every successful wolf slaying, while at the same time the wolf meter is reduced by one point. The slayer free spins are awarded when the wolf meter reaches zero.
The Werewolf Fight and Respin
The fearless hunters face the creature whenever it lands on the reels in the base game and free spins. One of the two hunters will be randomly chosen to fight the werewolf. Every successful slaying will increase the hunter’s rage meter by 1, at the same time reducing the wolf health meter by 1. Additionally, the slain wolf symbols turn into sticky wilds and one single respin is awarded for more win potential. If the hunter is unsuccessful, then the werewolf will act as a regular high-value pay symbol.
The Sticky Wild Respin
A standard wild landing on any reel in the base game and free spins will turn into a sticky wild after any potential wins are paid. A respin is awarded and any further wilds landing on the respin will grant an additional respin. The sequence continues until no further wilds hit the reels on a respin, or when the entire game window is filled with wild symbols. Wins are evaluated and paid after every respin.
The Collectible Free Spins
Wolf Hunters has no fewer than three types of free spins: standard free spins, the hunter free spins and the slayer free spins. Each comes with a distinct reel modifier and power upgrades. In all types of free spins, the chance to win a wolf fight is substantially increased.
The standard free spins are triggered by hitting a hunter bonus symbol on reel one and a huntress bonus symbol on reel five in one spin. The game awards 10 free spins with power upgrades for each hunter. Collecting three hunter or huntress bonus symbols in the respective power meter will award two extra free spins, and all wilds from successfully slaying the wolf will turn into expanding wilds. It will expand to the left by one position when the hunter slays the wolf, and it will move one position up and down when the huntress gets a hit on the beast. The bonus symbols are removed from the reels once the hunter in question has been upgraded. The feature ends when no free spins are left.
The hunter free spins are awarded when either one of the rage meters on each side of the game window hits 100 points. During the 10 free spins, the enraged hunter is upgraded for the duration of the bonus round. The feature is played with the average bet used throughout the points collection. The enraged hunter meter is reset after the free spins.
The slayer free spins are triggered when the wolf health meter on top of the game window is reduced from 600 to zero. Every time the werewolf is losing a fight, his health meter is reduced by 1. The game will award 10 slayer free spins. During the feature, all werewolf symbols turn wild and expand to cover the entire reel. The feature is played with the average bet used throughout the points reduction. No wolf fights will happen, nor are rage points collected, during the feature. The counter is reset to 600 after the end of the round.
Other Werewolf-Slaying Reels
There is a large choice of themed slots for fans of slayers and werewolves. Some exciting games are Werewolf Wild from Aristocrat and the highly volatile Night of the Werewolf slot from Merkur Gaming.
Our Slaying Verdict
Wolf Hunters is a visual feast for the eyes when it comes to slot design, stunning animations and themed graphics. The creative team at Yggdrasil has produced a highly entertaining game with a flurry of features and big win potential. Ready to join the hunters on their slaying tour? Then get your vampire kit on and jump into the action.
