With thousands of slot machines available online, it should come as no surprise that there have been several slots released based on the Wild West. The chances are most of you will have watched a Western movie with actors like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood starring in classics such as The Searcher and A Fistful of Dollars, and while the movies may be outdated – slot manufacturers are bringing the genre back to our screens in the form of exciting slot machines!
The Wild West offers software developers a wide variety of options when creating their online slots thanks to the vast items that can be related to the theme. While playing the Western themed slots listed below you will encounter symbols of Cowboys (both good and bad), Sheriff’s, Indians, Saloons, Women, Horses and Horseshoes, Guns and Bullets, Wanted Posters, Lasso’s, Alcohol, Hats, Boots, Bandanas, Cactus Trees and Playing Cards. Of course, these are just some of the symbols you will be presented with and that’s what makes the Wild West such a great theme for an online slot – the options are endless!
Most Popular Western Themed Slots
– John Wayne
The True Sheriff (Betsoft Gaming)
The True Sheriff became Betsoft Gaming’s first widescreen HD 3D slot machine when it was released in 2013, and it is by far the best Western themed slot machine currently available – featuring a maximum win of 750,000 coins. As is common with 3D slots by Betsoft, The True Sheriff contains a total of 5 reels and 30 paylines. Coin denominations range from 0.02 to 0.50 and between 1 and 5 coins can be bet per line, meaning you can play for a maximum of $75 per spin. Symbols used include four characters (Sheriff, a Villain, Saloon Girl, and Gambler) as well as a gun, Sheriff’s badge, Wild, and the 10 to Ace playing card symbols. It also contains several bonus games which are the Wild Guns feature (Sheriff shoots five symbols on the reels which turn into Wilds for one respin), free spins mode (get 10, 12 or 15 free spins along with 30, 300 or 3,000 coins respectively), a double up feature (double standard game wins by choosing if the next card will be red or black), and the Showdown Bonus feature (the Sheriff is having a shootout with the Villain and there are six levels of predicting the outcome of a coin toss and you have two lives, guess correctly to defeat the Villain and win big!).
John Wayne (Playtech)
John Wayne is one of the greatest American actors of all time, starring in well over 150 Western movies including titles such as The Searchers and Rio Bravo. The star passed away back in 1979 but his movies remain so popular to this day that Playtech have immortalized him in an online slot. It contains 5 reels and 25 paylines, and between $0.01 and $50 can be bet each line, meaning you can bet up to $1,250 per spin. As you would expect from a slot based on John Wayne, he features as symbols on the reels with three photographs of him used, plus an image of him is on the games Wild, joining the Ranch bonus symbol, cowboy hat, Duke badge, bandana, cowboy boots, plus the Ace to ten playing card symbols are used. There are various exciting bonus games available including the Duke’s Badge feature (land three or more badge symbols anywhere on the reels and select one of them, with a reward of up to 120x your initial bet available). The most rewarding game is the Ranch Bonus feature which sees you shoot cans which contain different prizes (multipliers, more free games, 3 more bullets etc) and these are then added onto your free spins which usually bring some very large wins!
We will have reviews of more Western themed slot machines very soon!
