Fruit Fiesta

Something players really like seeing in general are titles that put a unique spin on some kind of theme that's been used before. That's what you'll find with the Mexican fruit theme of the Fruit Fiesta slot, available at Wazdan casinos. Everything about this game combines a few different concepts in a way that we can't remember having seen them put together before. On top of that, the gameplay doesn't use the typical approach of just having some generic features. Instead, they skipped all of that and went straight to the regular pay table to give players a tremendous amount of value and chances for major wins.

Format and Layout

The most standard format in the video slots world is used in this game: five reels, three rows and 20 paylines. That's completely fin here, however, because you're going to be too busy watching the hilarious fruit on the reels moving around and dancing than caring about exactly how many paylines there are. Coin values range from $0.01 to $1 apiece, and you can bet from one to 20 coins on each line. The minimum amount you can bet is $0.20 per turn, and the maximum is $400. Keep in mind that some online casinos may drop down the max bet available to something a bit smaller (usually in the range of $100) as a part of a site-wide policy, but that will only affect a tiny percentage of players.

Pay Schedule Breakdown

One of the first things that you need to know about this game before you jump into it is that it's the opposite of a lot of the feature-driven titles that you'll see in the genre. Instead of giving a moderate amount of value from the regular pay table and a lot of value from the features, which is the typical model, this game removes the features from the equation. All of the value of this slot comes from the actual pay table with no bonus features whatsoever. That is not a style of gameplay that will appeal to everyone, but it's something to keep in mind before you start playing so that you don't have the wrong expectations.

Wild Pepper Symbol

The wild symbol in this game is the red chili pepper wearing a sombrero. Funny enough, he's also a vegetable instead of a fruit, which we guess contributes to his wild persona. If you line up 15 of him on the reels in total, then you get a big 200,000x grand jackpot prize. However, just five of a kind on a payline is worth 20,000x, which is a pretty strong payout in and of itself. You can also pick up 4,000x for four of a kind and 400x for three of a kind of this symbol. It substitutes for everything but the scatter symbol.

Scattered Sheriff's Badge

The sheriff's badge is scattered in this game, and it gives some pretty strong payouts. The largest individual win in the game is available for five of this badge, no matter where they land and if it's on a payline or not. This is worth 50,000x. Wins of 4,000x and 1,000x are available for four of a kind or three of a kind as well. These wins are worth quite a bit because of how they aren't constrained to particular lines.

Other Payouts and Funny Symbols

The rest of the symbols in this game have a lot of flavor to them in terms of dancing, their costumes and just overall being hilarious. The lucky red seven gets 5,000x for five, and five of the banana or lime will get you 2,500x. Wins at the 1,200x level can be had for five of the lemon, orange or pear as well. As you can tell, the pay table is a bit top-heavy, though you do have an option to adjust the overall volatility from low, standard or high levels. A lower volatility means a higher hit-rate but smaller average wins, and the higher volatility is the opposite.

In Summary

For the most part, what you see is what you get with the Fruit Fiesta slot by Wazdan. There are no surprises here and nothing that's going to jump out and make you rethink your experience. It's all about shooting for some big prizes, and there's nothing there to really distract you from that purpose aside from the strong presentation that the game gives you with 3D graphics and a cast of hilarious characters. Generally speaking, we think this is the most unique "fruit machine" style video slot out there that we have seen.