Mighty Wild: Gorilla Score the Jackpot Slot Review
Gorillas are, pound for pound, six times stronger than the average human 🦍. They can bench-press approximately 1,800 kilograms and have been documented ripping entire trees out of the ground just to relocate them. My ex could barely move a couch.
So naturally, in honor of the FIFA World Cup ⚽ kicking off, VoltEnt handed one a football kit and made Mighty Wild: Gorilla Score the Jackpot slot.
The gorilla is now a baller. And he is thrilled about it 🎉.
Gameplay
Okay, so the setup here is a 4-reel, 3-row grid with an additional top row reserved exclusively for Collector symbols. That top row is gorilla-head territory only – nothing else gets in.
Below it, Cash symbols with numerical values and Jackpot symbols land on the reels alongside the occasional Elephant, which is the Cash Out symbol.
Here's the thing about this game though: there are no regular paying symbols. At all. Every spin in the base game is essentially setup work.
Cash symbols (worth 1x–10x your bet) and Jackpot symbols land and potentially stick to the reels for up to 10 spins, building up value while the Collector above them hoovers everything up on its countdown. Nothing pays out until you hit a Bonus Game or trigger the Cash Out.
The Collector symbol is the engine of the whole thing. It gets a random countdown between 1 and 10 when it lands, and on every subsequent spin it sweeps the values of any Cash and Jackpot symbols below it on the same reel.
When its countdown hits zero, it stops collecting. The Elephant Cash Out symbol can appear at any point on a non-top-row reel and, if it lands below an active Collector, pays out that Collector's accumulated value immediately – resetting it to zero in the process.
So yeah, paylines are N/A here. The max win is $250,000, built on a 2,500x max multiplier. The RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. is 96.20%, volatility is very high, and bet levels range from $0.10 to $100.
Features
FREE SPINS:
The Free Spins Bonus symbol needs to land on a reel directly below an active Collector symbol to trigger – so you need that gorilla-head Collector in the top row of the same column first. Get that, and you're into 10 Free Spins. Land the trigger again during the feature and another 10 are added.
During Free Spins, three Collector modifier symbols can randomly appear anywhere except the top row, each affecting the Collector in the same column:
- Multiplier symbol: Multiplies the total value already collected by that Collector by 2x–10x.
- Countdown Booster symbol: Adds 3 to the Collector's remaining countdown.
- Collect to Infinity symbol: Removes the countdown entirely – that Collector keeps collecting every spin until the feature ends.
When Free Spins finish, the prize is the sum of all Collector symbols' values across the grid. One more thing worth knowing: the Grand Jackpot symbol can ONLY appear during Free Spins.
If it lands below an active Collector, it immediately pays out 2,500x your bet. That's the maximum win in the game. If the total win reaches 2,500x at any point during Free Spins, the round ends and any remaining spins are forfeited.
HOLD AND WIN:
The Hold the Jackpot symbol also needs to land below an active Collector to fire. Once triggered, the grid expands to 16 reels – all 16 positions active – and 3 re-spins begin.
All game symbols except Multipliers stick where they land. Every time a new game symbol appears, re-spins reset to 3. The round ends when re-spins run out, or all 16 positions are filled.
Collector symbols carried over from the base game continue collecting on their countdown; any new Collector drawn during the bonus collects the symbols below it once only. Multiplier symbols (2x–10x) affect the Collector on the reel directly above them.
At the end, the prize is the sum of all game symbol values on the board – Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpots included. But if all 16 positions are filled? That's the Grand Jackpot: 2,500x your bet, flat, and nothing else is added to it.
Fixed Jackpot values scale with your bet:
- Mini Jackpot: 10x
- Minor Jackpot: 20x
- Major Jackpot: 50x
- Grand Jackpot: 2,500x
BUY BONUS:
Both Free Spins and the Hold and WinThis feature plays out on a new screen. Typically, you get 3 re-spins (which could be re-triggered), and the triggering symbols usually stick to the position on which they land. Your objective is to land as many symbols as possible on the grid (you could land blank tiles, too). can be purchased across five Volatility Level tiers:
- Low: Costing 50x
- Standard: Costing 100x
- High: Costing 200x
- Extreme: Costing 500x
- Double Extreme: Costing 1,000x
The Extreme and Double Extreme tiers deliver bigger wins than the lower levels – these are what VoltEnt refers to as the Volatility Levels feature. Higher tier, wilder swings.
ANTE BET:
The provider calls this “Chance Level”, and it’s available during the base game. It multiplies your bet to increase your chances of triggering both bonus games:
- x2: doubles the bet, at least 2x higher trigger chance
- x5: quintuples the bet, at least 5x higher trigger chance
- x10: ten times the bet, at least 12x higher trigger chance
Chance Level does not affect the paytable – symbol values stay the same regardless of which level you're on. One detail worth flagging: Sticky symbols are temporarily removed from the reels when you switch, and only reappear on the level they were originally obtained on.
Performance
I played this on desktop via BitStarz (obvs) and it ran without a single issue. Fast load, smooth animations, no drama.
Maximum Win
The max win is $250,000 with a 2,500x max multiplier. Bets run from $0.10 to $100.
The ceiling is the Grand Jackpot – reachable in two ways: draw the Grand Jackpot symbol below an active Collector during Free Spins, or fill all 16 positions during the Hold the Jackpot™ Bonus. Two paths, same summit.
Conclusion
The base game here is entirely a waiting game. No regular symbols, no line wins, nothing to keep the balance ticking over between triggers. Every spin either builds toward a bonus or does nothing visible. If constant feedback is your thing, this will test your patience pretty quickly.
That said, the Collector mechanic has real depth to it. A high-countdown Collector sitting above a stacking Major Jackpot symbol, with a Multiplier landing on top of it mid-Free Spins – that's how big totals actually happen here.
The Collect to Infinity symbol is the one to get excited about during Free Spins. Once a Collector's countdown is gone, everything that lands below it for the rest of the feature gets swept. That's where the numbers genuinely build.
Chance Level at x2 is a fair trade – double the bet, meaningfully better trigger odds. The x10 gives at least 12x higher odds for ten times the cost, which is the better rate on paper if the bankroll supports it.
On Buy Bonus: 50x (Low) is the accessible entry point. Double Extreme at 1,000x is a significant outlay and really only makes sense if the higher volatility payout profile is what you're specifically after.
Very high volatility, no base game pays, and a max win that requires either perfect Free Spins alignment or a completely filled 16-reel board. This is a grinder's game, full stop.
Slot Details
Game Provider: VoltEnt
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: N/A
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).
The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: Very High
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.20%
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins / Re-Spins
Max Multiplier: 2,500x
Max Win: $250,000
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