Fruit Storm

Fruit Storm Overview

A heavy weather system is building on the horizon in this new weather-obsessed slot from Stakelogic. That’s right, this game’s exciting playing dynamics rely on the appearance of a tornado of fruit descending upon the board, delivering all sorts of beneficial extras. Indeed, this game combines the gentle pastoral world of farming in middle America with extreme weather and crazy playing features to create something fun and original not seen before by this provider. As with all of Stakelogic’s slots, Fruit Storm is available across mobile, tablet and desktop platforms.

There are plenty of features in this game. They start with the Tornado bonus symbols, which perform the role of scatter symbols. One of three bonuses will be triggered depending on how many of these land at once. The most valuable of these bonuses deposits between three and eight wilds on the board and rewards players with ten free spins. This game also has multiplier symbols, a straightforward free spin round, and the cloud feature. Finally, Fruit Storm also has a gamble option and bonus buy option.

Theme and Symbols

As far as the theme goes for this game, we all know and recognise the standard farmyard theme with a little red barn and sweet animals playing on the farm grounds, yet this slot adds something different. This is the introduction of huge tempestuous winds that combine to form a magical tornado. This tornado or twister is the real aesthetic draw in this game and where the game gets the majority of its originality and excitement. It’s a relatively simple idea and not one that is out of the normal bounds of reality, but it sure does inject some energy and interest into what is essentially just a farm-themed game.

The background for this game is the farm on which these interesting animals live and the location for one of the most powerful and bizarre weather events you have ever seen. The scene centres on a picturesque red barn typical of the American-style small holding you often see in Hollywood movies. Quality-wise, this background is excellent, and it is worth mentioning that even without the diverting tornado, this game would have a pleasant and engaging backdrop.
The playing board is a huge rectangle with a purple background and golden edges.
The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the lemon, orange, plum and grapes. The grapes are the most valuable of these, paying out at 40x the stake for the top combination. The more valuable symbols are the apple, the watermelon and the strawberry. The strawberry is the most valuable symbol in the game, paying out at 75x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game are the multiplier jam jar, the tornado scatter, and the golden W wild.

Game Play

Fruit Storm is played on an 8-reel, 8-row cluster pays machine, meaning that to win combinations, players need to land five or more matching symbols together in a cluster that aligns either vertically or horizontally.
The betting range for Fruit Storm is 20p to £20 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage for Fruit Storm is 95.85%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 25,000x your stake.

Features

The first set of features all come courtesy of tornado scatter symbols. Depending on how many you land on a spin will determine which bonus will be triggered. These are explained below:
Land 1 tornado symbol, and the game will distribute 1-4 wild symbols in random positions and leaves the wild in its own position.
Land 2 tornadoes in view, and 2-6 wild symbols are added in random positions while leaving wilds in their original positions.
Finally, land 3 tornadoes in view and the game will award you with 3-8 wild symbols plus wilds in the original positions. In addition, you will also win 10 free spins after the original evaluation has terminated.
Next on the features list is the multiplier symbol bonus. You’ll notice that purple jars fall onto the reels throughout the game. These are multiplier icons. These help boost the size of your wins. However, these icons will only land if you have the super stake option turned on.
Next is the free spins game, triggered by landing three scatters on the board. These spins are accompanied by wilds that move to a new position if they are used in a winning combination.
This game also has something called the cloud feature. It can be triggered at any time on a losing spin. When it is, all symbols on the board shuffle to new positions to create wins.
Finally, this game also has a gamble feature that allows the player to risk their winnings from any spin to try and grow them. Choose to gamble, and the game will make you play a guessing mini-game with cards face down. Win this game, and you’ll double your winnings. However, if you lose, all your winnings are lost from that spin.
There is a bonus buy option too. However, players in the UK are not able to access it.

Conclusion

Wild and windy with a chance of big wins, this game makes you want to hold on for the big one. This is especially true as the top win is so tempting. The RTP and volatility, though, aren’t as promising as you’d expect. Because of this, the winning potential drops a little. Overall, this is a visually spectacular game with a nice top win, but the trudging through dud spins could put some people off.