Thunderhawk

Thunderhawk Review

The Native American theme is popular in online slots, but Thunderhawk stands out positively. The visual style is somewhat toned down compared to many previous releases, but it still shines through. The 5x3 grid is placed in the middle of an Indian camp, with a totem on the left and what looks like a massive peace pipe running below the reels.

You can win instant scatter jackpots up to 10,000x your stake, and the prizes are stacked up on the left-hand side. You can win these prizes also in the bonus round, which comes with 1 of 3 modifiers per free spin. The modifiers can boost wins, as well as provide extra spins or extra instant scatter prize symbols. The super bonus round is all about climbing the scatter prize ladder, and it comes with a few possible extras as well.

Thunderhawk Slot Features

The Golden Bet feature can be turned on between base game spins, and it will cost you 50 % more per spin to keep it on. The benefit is a higher likelihood of triggering the bonus round. The Native American character premium symbols pay between 7.5 and 25 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins, and you can land Skull Wilds anywhere to help complete and/or improve line wins. Wilds are also the highest paying symbol in the game, awarding 50x your stake for 5 of a kind.

The Thunder Hawk Prize Meter is active in all stages of the game, and it’s basically an instant scatter prize feature. Landing 3 to 12 Thunderhawk symbols anywhere in view awards the corresponding prize seen on the left, and the prizes range from 1x to 10,000x your stake.

The Bonus Round triggers from 3 scatters anywhere in view on the same spin, and this gives you 10 free spins and 1 of 3 random features per free spin. These are as follows:

• Multiplier - boosts your wins by a multiplier of x2 to x4.
• Extra Free Spins - awards 1 to 3 extra spins.
• Additional Thunderhawks - awards 1 to 3 Thunderhawk symbols.

The Super Free Spins feature triggers when the meter below the grid has been filled. This happens every 7 times you trigger the regular bonus round, and you get 5 super free spins when this feature gets unlocked.

Only blanks and Thunderhawk symbols appear, and the Thunderhawk symbols become sticky. This is how you climb the prize meter, and you win the corresponding prize as the feature ends. You can win 1 to 3 extra spins, as well as extra Thunderhawk symbols, during this super bonus round.

The Bonus Buy feature is available in some jurisdictions, but not in the UK for sure. If eligible, you can purchase the regular Bonus Round for 50x the stake, while the Super Bonus Round will set you back 150x your stake.

The 200 Spins Thunderhawk Slot Experience

You get a brief and uneventful taste of the base game, before we purchase the regular bonus round at 0:39 into the 3:10-minute highlights video. We then buy the Super Bonus Round at 2:18 into the video, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

While many studios are content with churning out a half-baked copycats, Thunderhawk's developers show once again that they are willing to go that extra mile to make their games stick out. The audiovisual experience is superb, and unlike anything else out there. It’s not as distinct as some of their previous games, perhaps, but still a highly satisfying feast for both eyes and ears. There is more to this game than just the audiovisual experience, however, and fans of the instant scatter jackpot genre should pay attention.

The Thunderhawk instant prizes can go as high as 10,000x, which is pretty solid in this genre, but the real innovation reveals itself in the bonus round. You get 1 of 3 different modifiers on every spin, and the Super Bonus Round system helps boost morale as your loyalty is rewarded on a regular basis. Similar features have been seen before in the scatter jackpot genre, but it’s still exciting to climb the prize ladder hopefully to the top. We hope Thunderhawk gets the attention it deserves.