Alchemy Gaming has a thing for merging reels into jackpot prize wheels, and we’ve seen this feature in several previous releases. It plays a central part in 25000 Talons also, but this game comes with plenty of other features as well. The North American animal theme is decently done, without being spectacular, and you get a refreshing view of the snow-capped Rockies in the background.
The Fire Spin feature gets the tension up on a regular basis in the base game, awarding possible full screen premium symbol wins. You can even land Bonus Wheel Jackpots up to25,000x your stakefrom this feature, and the free spins round comes with nothing but Fire Spins where the pre-chosen Fire Symbol can be upgraded via Level Up symbols. There’s a lot to sink your claws into this time from Alchemy, and we’ll cover the details below.
The 4 premium animal symbols pay between 2.5 and 25 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins, and theWild symbolpays 50x your stake for the same. The Wild also substitutes for all other symbols to help complete wins, and all the premium symbols, as well as the top-tier wild symbol, are on display in chronological order on the left-hand side Fire Trail.
When theFire Spin featuretriggers, which happens at random times in the base game, one of the symbols on the Fire Trail is chosen randomly. The chosen symbol becomes stacked on reels 1 and 2, while reels 3, 4 and 5 merge so only 3×3 giant symbols can appear. Only premium symbols can land as 3×3 symbols, including the wild.
In addition to premiums and wilds, you can also land a giant 3×3 Wheel Symbol during the Fire Spin feature only, and this triggers theWheel Bonus Game.This awards 1 spin on the giant Bonus Wheel, and you’re then guaranteed to win 1of the 4 following jackpots:
The Free Spins bonus round triggers when you land3+ golden eagle emblem scattersanywhere in view, andyou get to choose between 3 options. How many scatters you trigger the feature with determines the number of free spins within each option, and it works as follows:
Each free spin plays out like the base game Fire Spin feature, with the stacked fire trail animal symbol sticky on the 2 first reels. Only 3×3 giant symbols land on the 3 remaining reels, and you now geta talon Level Up 3×3 symbolin addition to premium symbols and wilds.
The talon Level Up Symbol needs to land fully in view to be activated, and this awards+4 extra free spins. This also upgrades the stacked Fire Trail symbol on reels 1-2 to the next tier, all the way up to the wild symbol, at best. If the wild becomes sticky and stacked on reels 1 and 2, you only get extra spins from the Level Up symbol from that point forward.
We grinded along in the base game for a good while, with smaller wins here and there, before we finally triggered the bonus round at 2:22 into the 6-minute highlights video. We got lucky and landed a Level Up symbol on the very first spin, and you can see for yourself how far up the Fire Trail we went by hitting the play button below.
The North American animal theme is a tad bland perhaps, but it’s always refreshing with slots that are set in the great outdoors. Alchemy Gaming has played around with similar concepts before, not least in 10000 Wishes, but 25000 Talons takes it up several notches. The Fire Spin feature can land you decent regular payouts up to 500x your stake, and the feature gives you a thrilling and regularly occurring break from what’s otherwise a somewhat tedious grind.
The Jackpot Wheel feature is somewhat of a heart-stopper when it lands, but don’t expect anything above the 2 smaller jackpots most of the time. The25,000x Mega Jackpotis a massive upgrade from 10000 Wishes though, and the Fire Spin Free Spins round adds a whole new dimension to the game. Climbing that Fire Trail can be quite a thrill-ride, and sticky stacked wilds on reels 1 and 2 guarantees nothing but wins from that point forward.
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10000 Wishes- is a somewhat similar release from Alchemy Gaming, and it comes with 5×3 reels and 10 betlines. The Power Spins feature comes with a 3×3 giga symbol when the 3 middle reels merge, and if you land the jackpot wheel prizes up to 10,000x your stake can be landed.
Chronicles of Olympus X UP- is Alchemy Gaming’s most successful release so far, and it’s all about collecting X UP tokens to build multipliers up to x50. The multiplier kicks in when the bonus round triggers, and combined with expanding wilds you can win up to 50,000x your stake.
Bison Battle- is a North American animal slot with a Native American vibe from Push Gaming, and walking bison prize symbols may clash with multiplier symbols for prizes up to 25,000x in the base game. In addition, you get sticky wild multiplier upgrades, as well as a streak respins bonus round, and the overall max win is a solid 50,000x your stake.
