Shields of the Wild unveiled by NextGen Gaming this week

Players are being invited to join Sir Virilis Manblade this week, as NextGen Gaming prepares to battle it out with other warfare and fantasy-themed slots with their newest release. Making its way to casinos offering their software this week is the Shields of the Wild slot.

About the slot

The new slot centres its theme on a battle with Sir Virilis Manblade (as mentioned) and King Trenin De Saxe. Shields of the Wild is a rather petite slot when one considers what’s available via the wagering structure. There are just 10 lines spread over the slot’s 5 reels, with players able to stake anything from 0.10 per spin upwards.

Slot features

A Shield Wild bonus can see symbols upgraded to more profitable icons as you spin, but the icing on the cake in this new game is the free spin feature. It is known as the Marching Stacks Bonus and is triggered when stacked icons appear on the fifth reel. This is an unusual way to trigger a bonus which can best be described as bizarre. The overly complex feature sees stacked icons work their way across the reels, and symbols can be updated just as before.

The lion shield is always the best-paying symbol in the game. Landing those icons on the reels results in more than tasty wins being paid out to players. The Marching Stacks Bonus can also be randomly triggered too.

Although the features of this game are a bit all over the place, each one of them can deliver substantial wins in a game which costs a pittance to play. Bearing that in mind, there isn’t too much for players to gripe about. The slot is available to play for free though, and we’d recommend doing that to learn how to play this new NextGen Gaming release as it debuts this week.