Fruit Fest is a fun and bubbly game that gives the classic slot machine formula quite the colourful overhaul. Even though the game comes with an array of familiar fruit symbols, it’s very different to the other real money slots you’ve clapped eyes on in the past.
The game features four reels and 10 paylines, which tells you that this game is trying to deliver something big through a mightily small package. Backed by a fairly novel approach, with Fruit Fest Novomatic is trying to reinvent classic slots play, but does this game really hit the mark? Read on to discover just how fresh Fruit Fest actually is!
If you’re looking for a game that offers a unique twist on the classic retro style of slot game, then you’ll want to try Fruit Fest. The game comes with not three reels, not five reels, but four reels, all of which are packed full to the brim with fruit.
The slot features 10 fixed paylines as well, six of which cover all four reels, and four that cover only three reels. The ninth payline begins at the top of the second reel, reaching down diagonally to the third reel position on the fourth reel, to give you an example. This feature means there’s some extra excitement with each spin because there’s no telling where your next winning combination will show up. What’s immediately going to grab players is the fact that this game isn’t to be judged on its design, as it is the distinctly unique reel setup that steals all the plaudits.
If you want to take a close look at the paylines yourself, all you have to do is open up the paytable through the button on the menu and click “More Info”. The paytable menu also shows you the different symbols in the game and how much they payout. One convenient feature of the paytable is that it automatically adjusts itself to your bet. The smallest total bet a player can make is 0.40, while the maximum bet is a simply jaw-dropping 10,000 coins. Needless to say, this is a game for the high rollers, as the big bets are out to play here.
If you spin the reels with the total max bet of 10,000 coins, then you’ve got a chance to walk away with the grand jackpot of Fruit Fest, which stands at an incredible 5,000,000 credits. This is the reward for lining up four of the blue stars on an active payline. Prize wise, Novomatic have really raised the roof with Fruit Fest, as this game puts life-changing sums of cash up for grabs.
While Fruit Fest lacks wild and scatter symbols, it does come with a Fruit Party icon. This icon opens up wave after wave of free spins. Given that they aren’t scatter symbols, one must line up three on a line for 10 free spins, or four on a line for 30 free spins.
The free spins in Fruit Fest are as different as the main game itself. This is thanks to the special feature that could give you some pretty payouts. Basically, when winning combinations show up on a free spin, the symbols disappear to be replaced by new symbols. It’s basically a free spin within a free spin, giving you another chance to secure some juicy, prize-winning fruits.
Fruit Fest also offers the chance to double your prize, as the gamble feature makes a welcome appearance here. All you need to do is guess the correct colour of the card to emerge from the deck. Get it right and your prize is doubled, but get it wrong and you’ll lose everything, so the risk is certainly yours to take.