Fruit Salad Slot Review

Fruit Salad slot game has 3 reels in 3 rows and only 3 paylines. When compared with today's slots that feature and the likes of 243 ways to win, these 3paylines Fruit Salad has to offer look a bit ridiculous. But that is how slots used to be made. This game is a classic, so you shouldn't even compare it with modern slots for obvious reasons. The quality is lacking, as is the functionality of it all.

Fruit Salad can, however, give you something modern games can't, and that is the peek in the past to when online casinos were just starting up. Lack of features makes Fruit Salad super simple. It means that you'll get the chance to just spin the reels and enjoy the game itself, without being too overwhelmed with other things happening on the screen. 

This slot is advertised as low to medium volatility game. Basically, it means that Fruit Salad will be keen to give you pretty frequent winning paylines. Of course, since there will be more wins, they are not going to be that massive. Generally, this is a good thing because most of the players like to be rewarded more often, even if the prizes are modest. On the other hand, some players enjoy the thrill of chasing that one big payout. If you are one of those people, it may be best to find some other game, since Fruit Salad slot game is not offering massive prizes.

The bet levels you can select are also in the spirit of the time when the game was made. You can choose to play 1, 2 or all 3 lines, and bet between 0.25 and 20 coins per line. It all adds up to the max bet of 60 coins per spin. The high-rollers may not be too happy with this, but it should be good enough for most of the other players.

In case you do plan to spin the reels a vast number of times, it's worth noticing that Fruit Salad has autoplay option. It's pretty basic, so you can't set it when to stop. You can just let it spin 5, 10 of an indefinite number of times. When you want to make a pause, click the autoplay button once again, and the reels will stop spinning. 

Fruit Salad slot RTP is 95.03%. This is considered as subpar when compared with most of the other slots. Everything below 96% is not great. Compare it to Mega Joker for instance by NetEnt, a slot with a similar feel to it but yet over 4% higher in RTP. Suddenly, it starts to look less attractive.

But the thing with the return to player rate is that it doesn't matter that much for casual players. In theory, a slot with higher RTP will give you more winnings. But in practice, it doesn't mean that some high RTP game will start raining money right away. This only can make a difference if you play many, many spins. So recreational players shouldn't worry too much about RTP.

As you could probably guess, Fruit Salad is not a modern-looking slot. In fact, everything about this game looks, sounds and feels old. By just glancing at it you can see how much game design has changed over the years. For example, here you'll find the paytable right on the home screen, while the reels take less than one-third of the space. This is something that you just don't see anymore, so we should all appreciate the opportunity to play this awesome retro game. As the name implies, this is one of the classic fruit-themed slots. It was and still is one of the most used slot themes. The very first slot machines had fruit signs on them, as well as the legendary BAR symbol. If you remember the times when big, clunky slots were to be found in the corner of the pubs than you can pretty much guess what playing Fruit Salad feels like. 

This slot features only 2 types of symbols. Of course its two kinds of fruit, specifically lemons and pomegranates. There are a handful of BAR symbols as well, and that's basically it. It all makes this game so straightforward that even completely new players can enjoy it. The whole game is nicely drawn and very colourful, as the fruit slots should be. The graphics are a bit pixelated, but it's all bearable even by today's standards.

Surprisingly, the audio is actually decent. You'll hear sounds that resemble the noise of a crowded casino playing in the background. It's definitely fitting for the game and will make you feel like you're in one of those famous Las Vegas casinos. There will also be a lot of bobbling slot sounds when you spin the reels or hit the winning payline, which further sets the scene. But there is one clear downside to this slot. Fruit Salad cannot be played on any mobile devices, as it's available only in Flash version. For a slot game dating back to the 1990's we wouldn't expect any different though. 

Being an old game, Fruit Salad doesn't have so many bonuses. Matter a fact, there are no other bonus features except the wild. The wild symbol in this slot is the fruit salad icon. There are no scatters or bonus rounds whatsoever. Keep in mind that at the time when Microgaming created this slot, there weren't as many options for slot bonuses as there is today. The wild substitutes for all other symbols and brings you cash prizes. The amount of cash you'll get depends on the reel where you land the wilds. So this is how it works: 

• 1500 coins for 3 wild symbols on the first reel
• 3000 coins for 3 wild symbols on the second reel
• 5000 coins for 3 wild symbols on the third reel

Beauty is often in simplicity and this vintage fruit slot is the perfect example of this. As we pointed out at the beginning of this Fruit Salad slot review, the game is no longer available to play online. Quite frankly we were sad to see it go. It may not come close to any of the HD 234 ways slots of today but there's nothing wrong with going old school sometimes either. It may not be available to play but Fruit Salad will go down in history, that we can be sure of!