Fruit Shop Frenzy Overview
Back in 2011 NetEnt released a game called Fruit Shop. Which somehow turned into a classic and popular title for this provider. In 2021 this game got a Megaways version with Fruit Shop Megaways. And now there is a third installment of this slot, Fruit Shop Frenzy.
Not much has changed from the original title. It uses all the same symbols and the game looks almost identical. But they have added some extras during free spins, hence the name frenzy.
The game uses 5 reels that are each 3 symbols high and comes with 15 paylines.
Besides standard card symbols you will also find all sorts of fruits like cherries, lemons and more. The Fruit Shop logo counts as a wild symbol and can appear on all reels. There are no bonus or scatter symbols, free spins are triggered by getting winning combinations, just like the other titles.
Fruit Shop Frenzy comes with a big maximum payout of 10.868 times bet and is a high volatile game.
Fruit Shop Frenzy Features
Free Spins Feature
When you get a winning combination with fruit symbols, you will trigger the free spins feature.
You are awarded 2 free spins. And on top of the reels you will find a multiplier meter, starting at x1 and increasing to x2, x3, x4 and x5.
Each winning combination during free spins will add 1 more free spin and move the multiplier meter up 1 step.
The multiplier is applied at the end of all free spins. So your total winnings are multiplied.
Helper Symbol
During free spins a special Helper Symbol can appear on reel 5.
This symbol will award one of the following bonuses:
- All multipliers will be increased by x1
- You will move one step further on the multiplier meter
- Frenzy Mode is triggered
Frenzy Mode
When you trigger Frenzy Mode you will receive 3 extra free spins. And now you will have a double multiplier meter that comes with x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x9 and x10.
You will enter Frenzy Mode on the multiplier that you where when you triggered it.
Each winning combination during Frenzy Mode will award 1 more free spin and move the multiplier meter up 1 step.
When the Helper Symbol appears during Frenzy Mode, it will now award the following:
- All multipliers will be increased by x1
- You will move one step further on the multiplier meter
- Between 1 and 6 random wild symbols are added on reels 2, 3 and/or 4
- All multipliers on the meter will be doubles
Bonus Buy
For 20 times your bet you are able to buy Frenzy Mode. You will enter free spins mode and will receive a Frenzy Mode Helper Symbol on the first spin.
Verdict
To be honest, for me it was always a mystery why the original Fruit Shop was a popular game. I know that you trigger free spins a lot on that game, just like on this Frenzy version. But because 9 out of 10 times you will receive very small rewards, it got annoying. Buy I guess players love a lot of frequent bonuses, even if they pay small amounts.
With the Megaways version the maximum payout was huge, 20.000 times bet. And this Frenzy version only goes over 10.000 times bet, which is a great improvement and makes the game more interesting, for me.
What also makes the Frenzy version a lot more fun are those Helper Symbols. It makes free spins more interesting and will also give bigger awards more regular.
Overall this is a much better version than the original. So I’m sure a lot more players will enjoy this title, maybe even more than the original.
You’ll find Fruit Shop Frenzy at all trusted NetEnt casinos.