Wild Toro

Wild Toro: Slot Overview

Being a Matador has to be one of the most daring occupations around. Stepping in the ring with a raging black bull, let alone getting up close enough to feel the wind rush through your hair as they rush past, takes a brave soul indeed. If you've ever wanted a taste of the action without the worry of being gored by a stray horn, then ELK Studios has you covered in their slot, Wild Toro. Wild Toro captures some of the energy found in the bull ring, funnelling it through three fun bonus features, putting players on the road to wins in excess of 2,000x the bet.

You might think Wild Toro uses more than just 5 reels and 4 rows the way the grid completely takes over the screen. It is partly transparent, though, and beneath is a quant Spanish square where bullfights were known to take place as the inhabitants crowded around their hero to cheer them on. The big, bold symbols match the zest for life Spain is known for, while a sultry Iberian soundtrack provides the finishing touch on a rather festive scene.

Players may set bets from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin when playing Wild Toro or activate one of four betting strategies pre-programmed by the ELK team. Any device is suitable for hosting the game, which possesses a math model running on a medium volatile setting, producing a return to player value of 96.40%.

To win, players need to line up at least three matching symbols adjacent to each other from the first reel. There are 178 connecting win lines to land winning combinations on, lighting up successful symbols when they hit. Six symbols make up the regular paying tiles, starting with three lower value bronze, silver and gold coins worth 0.5 to 0.8 times the bet for five of a kind. Moving up, we find elaborately made fans, dagger thrusted oranges, and a rose as the three premium symbols. These ones are worth payouts of 2 to 10 times the stake for a five symbol winning combination. A couple of wilds appear on Wild Toro; one is a standard logo wild appearing anywhere on the grid to substitute all symbols except the Matador and Toro symbol. These we cover next.

Wild Toro: Slot Features

Wannabe matadors will come across three features in Wild Toro. Each one has the opportunity of overlapping the other, and are called Toro Walking Wilds, a Matador Respin Challenge, and the Toro Goes Wild Bonus.

First up is Toro, the bull symbol, which appears on the rightmost reel, triggering the Toro Walking Wild feature when it lands. Toro moves reel by reel to the left, triggering a respin for every move. The feature continues until Toro falls off the leftmost reel, then accrued wins are paid out.

If, during the Toro Walking Wild feature, a matador symbol lands (named Senor Diaz Jr), the Toro Goes Wild Bonus Game is triggered. When this happens, Toro gets mad and charges at all Matadors in sight, leaving a trail of wild symbols behind him for the next respin. When all of the Matadors on the grid have been defeated, Toro returns back to his Toro Walking Wild position to continue the feature. Only one Toro at a time can attack Matadors in this manner.

Should 3 Matador symbols hit on the middle reels on the same spin, the Matador Respin Challenge is triggered. Matador symbols turn sticky during this feature, and a respin is awarded for each Matador. Senor Diaz Jr taunts the bull during this feature, increasing the chance of Toro hitting on the last reel. New Matador symbols award another respin, and the feature ends when respins are used, or Toro appears, launching the Toro Goes Wild Bonus.

Wild Toro: Slot Verdict

Even though ELK went on to design more complex slots, offering intricate features and big winning potential, Wild Toro remains one of their most popular slots. After a playthrough, it's not difficult to see why. The team has created a warm environment to dodge bulls in, painting an attractive village scene and filling it with big personalities. The connector pays is a good one too, being not quite paylines, not quite pay all ways, but a happy middle ground that does a good job of pulling together winning combinations.

The interplaying trio of features is the star attraction of Wild Toro, however. Both leading characters are full of charisma, and ELK spent a lot of time getting them just right. For example, it took ten attempts to get Senor Diaz Jr's frightened look the way they wanted it. This attention to detail is obvious, making Wild Toro that much more enjoyable to play. It might take time for special symbols to hit to start piling up coins, plus there are no free spins, so patience is required at times to get to the good stuff.

However, features can extend each other when the right symbols land at the right time, producing fairly lengthy bonus sequences. For example, Toro Walking Wild respins can lead into the Toro Goes Wild Bonus Game, and bulls end up chasing matadors, leaving wilds all over the place. Potential isn't huge by modern standards, but healthy wins of up to 2,250x the bet are achievable when Toro and Senor Diaz Jr really start to face off against each other.

For a touch of sunny Spain that can turn up the excitement when bulls and matadors duel, Wild Toro is an enticing option. It oozes charm, is fairly easygoing despite being highly volatile, and has its moments when special symbols hit.

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If you enjoyed what the original Wild Toro had to offer, be sure to check out the sequel, Wild Toro 2 which comes with upgraded mechanics and crisp creatives. As well as the sequel, ELK has also expanded the Toro brand with Book of Toro and Toro 7s.