Fruit Case Slot

Graphics

Fruit Case has a cartoon look and feel to it. Imagine if Angry Birds was more angry fruit and you get the gist. It’s not just a case of colourful fruit, the type we see time and time again on retro-inspired slots like NetEnt’s own Fruit Spin, albeit that slot sees the fruit in question zhuzhed to the max. No siree.

This time, the fruits all come with eyes, mouths and a range of colourful expressions. The Pear, Orange, Lemon and Strawberry are the high paying symbols, while the royal card symbols appear inside jam jars. That’s a nice twist on the typical card depictions and it fits right in with the slot’s theme. With a grey-blue background, the bright symbols certainly stand out but when we get a winning combination, that’s when the colour explosions happen.

The paylines take over the screen, not only highlighting our wins but also looking like an out-of-control London Underground map that leaves splattered fruit in its wake.

Gameplay

If you’re going to enhance a slot it will need more than just a lick of paint. Well, NetEnt obliges by throwing the whole tin of paint to make Fruit Case a truly memorable slot. The graphics have been updated yet retain their original cheekiness, so NetEnt hasn’t emulated its Berry Burst slot by bringing souped up visuals to Fruit Case.

But the fact the Swedish studio hasn’t gone gung-ho in ringing the changes is a good thing. Plus, Fruit Case benefits from NetEnt’s Avalanche feature which means when we get a winning combination, the symbols disappear. The gaps are then filled in with new symbols that fall in from above. Just like Tetris, this can create new combinations, so we can keep on winning just from one spin! The Wild symbol is shown as a x2 Wild and substitutes other symbols to create wins.

But with each use of the Avalanche feature, this increases. So when we trigger the second Avalanche, the Wild becomes a x4 Wild, going up to x6 and then x8 for each subsequent Avalanche fall. This is depicted at the top of the screen so we can see how many wins are coming out way. Even better, the Free Fall feature is triggered when three Free Fall (say that fast) symbols appear anywhere on the reels.

We get ten free spins and if we get more Free Fall symbols, we can get another lot of ten Free Spins. With the Avalanche Feature in place and hefty multipliers weighing in, we can potentially win 2,400 times our stake on every single spin. Now that’s an upgrade worth talking about!

Verdict

Fruit Case is a yummy update to a classic NetEnt slot. The graphics are crisper. The gameplay is smoother. And the advanced features are extra juicy!

Fans of cartoon characters, fruit-based slots and NetEnt aficionados may have just found their next favourite slot. It’s lip smacking stuff.