Push Gaming Revives Classic in Wild Swarm 2

In this post, let’s revert our attention to some good old classic slots, like Wild Swarm from Push Gaming. It’s one of the studio’s very first games and it’s about to get a hotly-anticipated sequel on the 29^th of February. They say creating sequels to hit games is one of those more difficult tasks, but they love a challenge. Having tried the new Wild Swarm 2, we think this game can become a favourite not only amongst the fans but anyone who values a good quality slot. More on the game stats as well as new and revamped old features in the overview below.

Sequel Strategy: Keeping What Works, Enhancing What Delights

While developing this sequel, Push Gaming has maintained its approach, keeping all the strong and much-loved mechanics while enhancing the overall gameplay experience. For context, the 2018-released Wild Swarm is treasured for its simple but ingenious gameplay that consists of occasional instant prize rewards and sticky wild symbols that come alive during one of the free spins bonuses. And as many slot enthusiasts may agree, when executed right, whenever there are sticky wild symbols in a slot, it promises to be a lot of fun.

Wild Swarm 2 Features

The studio has tweaked the paytable to meet modern demands, including a significantly higher maximum win that’s been increased to 10,000x bet. Nevertheless, the centrepiece features haven’t changed much, with the high-paying chaser and stacked symbols, pick-and-win chest feature and progressive Swarm feature still at the core.

Wild Swarm 2 bonuses at a glance:

• Collectable Bees – Collect Worker Bees to fill the Hive meter. When it reaches level 5, any bee symbol may trigger an explosion, initiating the Swarm Mode. New to the sequel is the Queen Bee, which will increase the Hive meter 5x as much as the Worker Bee symbol.
• Swarm Mode – Triggered by Hive explosion, it will begin a sequence of 10 free spins with Reel Multipliers above all reels, plus a guaranteed stack of Sticky Wild symbols on random positions.
• Free Spins – Triggered by 3 or more Hive symbols or a corresponding chest prize in the base game Chest feature. Awards free spins with x2 and x4 Reel Multipliers above reels 2 and 4, respectively. Sticky Wilds can appear during freebies on all 5 reels.
• Chest Feature – Land a Chest symbol in the base game or any of the free spins bonuses to trigger a pick-and-win game. Chest prizes range from bet multipliers to free spins bonuses and instant Swarm Mode activation! If triggered during the bonus, the multipliers can reach as high as 1,000x!
• Bonus Buy – 7, 8 and 10 Free Spins are available for purchase at 74x, 139x and 332x bet, respectively. There’s also a fourth option that costs 125x, which triggers one of those mentioned above in a lucky draw.

Wild Swarm Slots Comparison

Let’s take a look at the stats of the two games in the series:

Wild Swarm stats

• Paylines: 20
• Min bet: 0.20
• Max win: 3,100x
• RTP: Up to 97.03%
• Volatility: Medium-high.

Wild Swarm 2 stats

• Paylines: 20
• Min bet: 0.10
• Max win: 10,000x
• RTP: Up to 96.67%
• Volatility: High.

Final Thoughts

The hardest challenge, they claim, was to overcome the quality of the original, and they feel they’ve done it. There's a lot more we can say about this game but in summary, we cannot agree more. In fact, we believe it has the potential to become another sensational series much like Jammin’ Jars and we would recommend you give it a shot at one of the Push Gaming casinos when it comes out later this month.

To wrap it up, here’s a word from Ihor Lozynskyi, Senior Game Producer at Push Gaming: "Wild Swarm 2 brings a familiar vibe but amps up the excitement. With a more engaging and modern approach to the build-up, it takes the Bonus game and Swarm Mode to new levels of excitement by introducing Multipliers and guaranteed Sticky Wilds. We are so proud of this game, for us it definitely lives up to Wild Swarm’s legacy!”