Advantages
- Great max prospect
- Captivating features in the base game
- Wheel with Jackpots in the base game
- Level up element in the FS
- Respectable default RTP
Disadvantages
- Low max stake
- Small single spin max outlook apart from the Jackpots
- Lengthy waiting for the Bonus
The name of the slot is a combination of the maximum potential nested here (25000x the total bet) and the second part comes from the razor-sharp claws (talons) of the iconic avian North American symbol – the opportunistically adaptable predator Bald Eagle.
After the hit names: Wheel of Wishes slot (2020), and 10000 Wishes slot (2021), the Durban, South Africa – based Studio decided to take some of the elements of these popular 10-payliners and dramatize them further with even more elaborate features (such as the 3 types of Free Spins) and improved prospect (via the 4 luring in-game Jackpots), but maintaining High Volatility tension and a very respectable figure for the default return index (96.38% RTP).
Known from some of Alchemy’s previous releases Mega Symbols of 3×3 size (here in combination with a Block 2×3 Symbol within the Fire Spins) are competing with the Symbol upgrade feature to steal the show of this wild animal story (By the way the exact same upgrade feature this producer had used already in its 2020 Goldaur Guardians slot).
The betting zone starting at just 10 cents, is an attractive attribute for a large gambling crowd, and the design, while not grandiose, is still decent – contributing to the overall allure of the slot with quality visual and audio presentation – enough to make you opt for an edgy talon session here.
In a nutshell, while the premium symbols often drop stacked (when the Fire Spins kick on in the base game), that is just drop in the ocean, and cannot preserve the balance in a long session due to the unsatisfactory (for a 10-liner) paytable. In most sessions, the 25000 Talons slot unfolds its volatile nature by tending to gulp the capital regardless of the active features throughout the game.
Overall underperformance resulting from the low provision values – leading to poor Bonuses, and only the Mini Jackpot, should be expected here as the most frequent scenario. Moreover, the cycle is super stretched (waiting for the FS can be long and difficult), so we can only leave neutral recommendations for playing with real credits.
Practice taming these wild animals in the DEMO mode (here on our page), and if the 25 000 talons don’t hurt or scratch you, it means you are ready to sign up with one of our recommended operators.
Bonus Features of 25000 Talons slot
- Wilds – The gold ‘W’ in a purple frame is the Wild factor in the game. In the base game can fall single or like Mega Symbol (3×3), while in the Bonus FS can appear only like a Mega variant. It replaces all regular symbols and along with the Scatter is the top valued icon on the paytable – delivering 50x the bet for 5OAK.
- Fire Spins – base game – At random during the base spins the front 2 reels become darker (like the rest of the grid) and the premium symbols on the Fire Trail (left of the field) start rolling until 1 is chosen to occupy reels 1 and 2 in the current spin – 2×3 Block Symbol.
Automatically reels 3/4/5 merge, and also start spinning with 3×3 Mega Symbols. Consider yourself lucky if you get matching Block and Mega Symbols or Block and Wilds, because the game is capable to grant here juicy base wins up to 500x the bet.
In addition, during the Fire Spins in the base game, on reels 3/4/5 Mega Bonus Wheel Symbol (3×3) can be rolling. If you manage to land such a full-size symbol, the Wheel Bonus is triggered, and you will be given the chance to spin for 1 of the 4 in-game Jackpots:
- Mini – worth 20x the bet
- Minor – worth 75x the bet
- Major – worth 1000x the bet
- Mega – worth 25000x the bet.
- Scatters & Free Spins – The Golden Eagle token is the Scatter. Landing 3/4/5 of them scattered anywhere on the grid will not only pay 2x/10x/50x the bet but will also lead to the FS selection page. 3 options are immediately (from the 1st trigger) available:
- Cougar FS – 8/10/12 rounds with Cougar Block in reels 1 and 2;
- Bison FS – 6/8/10 rounds with Bison Block in reels 1 and 2;
- Bear FS – 4/6/8 rounds with Bear Block in reels 1 and 2.
- Fire Spins in the Bonus round – Each FS mode starts with a different premium Block Symbol. While premium and Wild Symbols remain as Mega Symbols options, the Mega Wheel is taken away but a new symbol is introduced – the Talon. It is a non-value symbol, which by landing in full size will trigger Level Up applicable for the Block Symbol on the Fire Trail. Besides the Talon grants additional FS.
Settings
- Provider – Alchemy Gaming (Microgaming)
- Payment lines – 10 (fixed)
- Volatility – High
- Default range of bets – 0.10 to 20 CAD
- Playing field – 5х3
- The maximum winning is – 25000x the total bet
- Bonuses – Wilds, Scatters, Block Symbol, Mega Symbol, Bonus Wheel with 4 in-game Jackpots, Free Spins with Level Up feature
- Free Spins – Yes
- RTP – (variable) 96.38% – by default
