Overview
Prepare for an epic journey with Alpha Eagle, Hacksaw Gaming's latest high-flying slot adventure. This High volatility title soars across a majestic winter landscape, featuring stunning alpine peaks, falling snow, and diverse wildlife. Set on a classic 5-reel, 4-row grid with 20 fixed paylines, Alpha Eagle blends a rugged wilderness theme with an unexpected, uplifting 80s synthwave soundtrack, creating a uniquely satisfying atmosphere. With a potential Max Win of 10,000x your bet, this game promises thrilling gameplay and a distinct visual-audio experience that truly sets it apart from traditional nature slots. It's designed for players seeking both high-stakes action and a refreshingly original vibe.
Gameplay & Features
While braving the wintery north, players can look forward to triggering features such as the Stack'N'Sync, free spins, the Eagle Link, or accessing abonus buymenu.
• Stack'N'Sync
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The Stack'N'Sync feature is triggered by landing anS'n'S symbol. The reel where the S'n'S landed iscopiedonto up to four other reels, and these reels arestacked with one sort of symbol- this can be normal pays, wilds, or FS symbols. Onerespinoccurs where the stacked reelssynchronisewith each other, all stopping at the same position. If an S'n'S symbol lands on the respin, another respin is awarded with additional reels stacked. The chosen stacked symbol, as well as the stack amount, is indicated at the top right of the reels. Each of the4 starssurrounding the stacked symbol represents a quarter of the reels. Depending on how many stars are active, it is possible for a quarter, a half, three quarters, or all of the reel to bestacked.
• Golden S'n'S Symbol
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Landing agolden S'n'S symboltriggers the Stack'N'Sync feature withall five reels stacked. Only high pays or wild symbols can be stacked by the golden Stack'N'Sync. In addition, the golden S'n'S comes with amultiplierwhich is applied to any wins from the respin. The multiplier appears in the upper left corner and can be x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20, x25, x50, or x100.
• Free Spins
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FS symbols are only available via the Stack'N'Sync feature, andat least 3of them are needed to trigger free spins. The number of free spins awarded equals the number of FS symbols in view. During free spins, there is anincreased chance of landing S'n'S and golden S'n'S symbols.
• Eagle Link
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Landing3 Eagle Claw scattersin the base game triggers the Eagle Link feature. This is played intwo parts. In the first part, thecollection phase, only Eagle symbols, Golden Eagle symbols or valueless symbols appear. Players get 3 spins, and when Eagle or Golden Eagle symbols land, they stick in place and reset the spin count. Golden Eaglesactivate theEagle Link feature. The Eagle Link connects Eagle symbols vertically or horizontally adjacent to Golden Eagle or Eagles already connected to the Eagle Link. When spins in this phase end, play moves to thepayout phase, and any unconnected symbols are removed from the grid. Now, the payout phase also starts with3 spins. During these spins, Golden Eagle symbols aresticky, and each one that lands awards+1 extra spin. Lastly, the payout phase makes use of a win multiplier equal to the number of stuck Golden Eagles.
• Buy Bonus
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The bonus buy button leads to four ways of tackling Alpha Eagle:
Bonus Featurespins(RTP 96. 27%) - doubles the cost of each spin, making the two bonus games 3 times as likely to trigger and is highly volatile. S'n'S Featurespins(RTP 96. 34%) – each spin costs 10x the bet to guarantee a Stack'N'Sync to hit and is highly volatile. Free Spins(RTP 96. 28%) – 100x the bet and is highly volatile. Eagle Link(RTP 96. 44%) – 200x the bet and is extremely volatile
Final Thoughts
When all is said and done, Alpha Eagle did end up being more alpha than beta.Buffalo Stack'n'Sync, whilst good, felt a little traditional by Hacksaw Gaming standards, whereas the combination of elements in Alpha Eagle pushed it a bit further into unconventional territory. The game has a great look, and while wilderness slots are common as pie, Hacksaw has managed to inject a measure of originality resulting in a chromed, eagle, Trans-am, retro, 80s in the mountains type thing – reinforced by the dreamy soundtrack. The contrasting audio-visuals shouldn't work this well together, but somehow, they just kinda do.
Fortunately, Alpha Eagle isn't all flash, no substance, because its features aren't half bad either. The Stack'N'Sync has potential, but it proved tough going when activated from the bonus buy menu, rarely returning a positive result. No doubt the Stack'N'Sync can create a thrill or two, though major gains from it outside free spins proved to be elusive. Not as elusive as the golden Stack'N'Sync symbol, which makes sense since hitting one of them with its up to x100 multiplier could well lead to some nail-biting action while all five synced reels do their thing. The two bonus rounds tended to be relatively fruitful as well, yet don't forget this is a Hacksaw piece, which is well equipped to slap down anyone without any qualms whatsoever.
Players who like to dip French Fries into their shakes before eating them may well appreciate the seemingly contrasting graphics and sounds that converged to create Alpha Eagle. The same goes for players who enjoyed the style of entertainment offered byBuffalo Stack'N'Sync. It's hard to say whether the Buffalo game is better than the Eagle one or vice versa, but if you're interested in working out the answer, Alpha Eagle is well worth spending the time it takes to figure it out.
