Wild Gladiators (Pragmatic Play): Review

What happened in the Colosseum was truly brutal. In certain spectacles staged by the emperors, close to 10,000 animals were slaughtered in just one day. Over the centuries, it’s believed that roughly 500,000 people died in the great Roman arena. Fortunately, in this Pragmatic Play title, the only thing on the line is your gambling budget. This Roman themed slot features a special 6th reel that can multiply your wins by up to 10x. You’ll also find expanding wilds and a free spin bonus.

Built to run smoothly on most devices, this 5-reel, 25-payline slot is playable on mobile, tablet, or dekstop computer with stakes ranging from between 0.25 and 125 Eur per spin. In terms of presentation, it’s fairly straightforward and we have to admit it looks a little low-budget, though it still communicates the gladiator storyline effectively. Set inside a crowded Colosseum, the reels show A to 10 royals alongside premium icons like shields, chariots, tigers, and a woman holding a dagger. The top-paying symbol is the emperor, rewarding 16 times your stake for 5 across a payline.

Wild Gladiators (Pragmatic Play): Features

A core mechanic in Wild Gladiators is the 6th reel placed beside the main reel set. It contains multiplier values from 1x to 10x along with a Super Wild symbol. This reel spins together with the main grid and will enhance any win by the multiplier that lands, or, when the Super Wild appears, it will trigger a respin that drops 5 wilds in random positions.

Keep a close eye on the wild gladiator symbol. If it lands in the middle spot, it expands to fill the entire reel. In fact, hitting all 5 of them together with the 10x multiplier delivers the max win of 4000 times your stake.

There’s also a free spin feature, triggered by landing the Colosseum symbol on reels 1, 3 and 5 at the same time, awarding you 10 spins from start with the chance for unlimited retriggers. The bonus round plays exactly like the base game, so there aren’t any additional features to take advantage of.

Wild Gladiators (Pragmatic Play): Conclusion

Wild Gladiators is a well-made medium variance slot, offering a respectable 4000x max win potential. It may not be the most inventive theme out there, but it feels nicely balanced, and the 6th reel is an excellent touch that, paired with the expanding wilds, should keep most players engaged throughout.

The clean, basic visuals could be improved, but it’s far from a deal-breaker. Ultimately, graphics matter less than the underlying math, and on that front it seems to deliver.

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