Fruit Frenzy

Fruit Frenzy is a colorful and energetic fruit-themed slot game developed by Real Time Gaming (RTG). The game features vibrant cartoon fruit characters in a circus/carnival setting. The main characters are anthropomorphic fruits like a Banana Ringmaster, Pear Escape Artist, Orange Clown, and Daredevil Strawberry. The slot has a lighthearted, fun atmosphere with circus imagery like popcorn, balloons, and clown cars incorporated into the symbols.

Core Game Mechanics

Fruit Frenzy is a 5-reel, 25-payline video slot. Players can adjust their bet by selecting the number of active paylines (1-25) and the coin size per line ($0.01-$0.25). This allows for a minimum bet of $0.01 per spin up to a maximum of $6.25 per spin.

The base game features standard slot gameplay – players spin the reels and aim to match symbols along active paylines from left to right. Lower-value symbols include circus items like tickets, balloons, cannons and clown cars. Higher-value symbols are the various fruit characters.

The Pineapple acts as the Wild symbol, substituting for all symbols except scatters to help form winning combinations. There are two scatter symbols – the Fruit logo and the Frenzy logo – which pay out multipliers on the total bet when 2 or more land anywhere on the reels.

Bonus Features

1. Wild Pineapples The Pineapple Wild symbol can substitute for any symbol except scatters. Landing 5 Wilds on a payline awards the top base game jackpot of 10,000x the line bet.
2. Scatter Payouts

• Fruit Logo Scatter: 2/3/4/5 symbols pay 2x/4x/20x/200x total bet
• Frenzy Logo Scatter: 2/3/4/5 symbols pay 1x/2x/10x/100x total bet

3. Daredevil Bonus Game Triggered by landing any 5-of-a-kind winning combination. Players are taken to a new screen where they shoot a “Daredevil Strawberry” at a rock melon target. They get 3 attempts, earning 1 point for each successful hit. Free spins are then awarded based on total points scored:

• 1 point: 5 free spins
• 2 points: 10 free spins
• 3 points: 15 free spins

4. Free Spins Feature During free spins, all payline wins are doubled. Scatter wins are tripled. The free spins can be re-triggered by landing more 5-of-a-kind wins during the bonus.
5. Progressive Jackpot A random progressive jackpot can be won at the conclusion of any paid spin, regardless of bet size. The current jackpot value is displayed above the reels and increases with each bet placed on the game across all RTG casinos.

An interesting aspect of Fruit Frenzy is how it combines the Daredevil Bonus game with the Free Spins feature. By making the transition to free spins dependent on player performance in the shooting mini-game, it adds an element of skill and engagement not typically found in standard free spin bonuses. This creates anticipation each time a 5-of-a-kind win occurs, as players know they'll have a chance to maximize their free spins through the bonus game.