Astrofruit Slot

Given the vast number of slot machines available to play today on both the casino and online circuits, it's no surprise that some themes are repeated. Fruit based machines are a staple slot design, first featured on the Bell Fruit machine in the early part of the last century. So great is the association between slot games and fruit symbols that the UK even named the localised British slot game the fruit machine. Some games however couple the fruit theme with another theme and one such machine is Astrofruit. As the name suggests the game is an outer space themed slot with fruit symbols on the reels, although you'll notice after a little playing time on the game that it has enough features to also make it stand out amongst the host of other fruit reeled games on the slot scene today.

The basic game is a five reel, twenty pay-line affair that offers players the coin multiplier prizes. Astrofruit is set up so that you can bet in increments of one to five coins on one, five, ten, fifteen or twenty pay-lines giving you a maximum bet size of a hundred coins. As the old slot jockey maxim goes, if you want to win the max you've got to bet the max; however as with all slots the percentage returns based on stake size are consistent. Like many games of this kind, you only need a combination of three symbols starting from the first reel to score a return on your stake.

In terms of the raw game mechanic, Astrofruit offers everything you'd expect from this kind of game wrapped up in a more than adequate package. The game has audio which accentuates the game without overpowering the player and the graphics are straight up, clear, nicely designed symbols, with a reel animation that has a well weighted, machine like feel to it that could almost fool you into thinking you're playing a physical game. The game has scatter symbols that take you into the Free Spin bonus game together with Wild symbols that can replace any other fruit (other than the scatters) to enhance the reel combinations wins available.

Any win in Astrofruit can be double on a "what's the next card?" style double or nothing (or quadruple or nothing) game. The developers state the game is completely fair, so this post spin gamble is a nice way for players to enhance their wins. Bet either on a red card or a black card to double your money, or bet on a suit to win four times your money. The maximum prize available in this game is a massive £250,000.

The Astrofruit Free Spin game is also very exciting with Wild heavy reels. Stop in a Wild and you'll notice a small number between one and eleven at the bottom of the symbol, and the Wild will stay in this place on the reel for a number of spins corresponding with this number. The number decreases by one every spin so you'll know exactly where you are with this superb sub-game. As with many online slot Free Spin games you can still hit the scatters, reactivating the spin game from within itself, gifting you with loads more extra spins!

One of the best features on Astrofruit is the video ticker tape at the bottom of the reels. No matter how many pay line wins you reel in on this fantastic slot game, you always seem to get a new fruit based pun on this digital display. It's great that the developers have had a sense of humour, as this little touch gives this online slot that something extra; a bit like a box of cherries where you get fifty percent extra free.

Most experienced slot players will tell you that a combination of Wild specials and Free Spins make a good online slot into a great slot game. This case is no different with Astrofruit; so novice players looking to find out what makes a slot game good, will find this a great place to start.