Fruit Zen

It feels like Betsoft is always the underdog, trailing along the big names in the industry, even if they end up releasing a superior product. This is how we feel about Fruit Zen – after playing it and Starburst, the slot it was cloned from, we can very clearly say we enjoyed Betsoft’s release more. It is a 5 reel game with 10 flexible paylines, allowing players to turn them on or off, disabling Scatters and free spins to instead focus on Wilds and re-spins. This means that players will spend most of their time spinning reels with just a single feature, and even that one can be a bit boring, which is bound to throw off some potential players.

We can really get into the whole zen vibe with this slot’s presentation. A calm, purple sea, with waves shuffling about with a few rocks sticking out from the water, while you stare off into the endless distance where the sky bleeds into the sea. It looks gorgeous and gives a very relaxing vibe, it doesn’t feel like it is trying to jump out and wave its arms about to catch your attention like so many games seem to be doing nowadays.

On the gameplay front, Fruit Zen can be boring, if not frustrating at times, so the calming scenery balances out. The one feature it does have appears often enough which makes it good for playing with, but it can get stale even with it, as there are no bonuses to break up the monotony of just spinning over and over, so it can get boring really fast. The paylines are decent, but nothing amazing, and it is helped that you can win both left to right and right to left, which can make chaining wins easier.

The slot also doesn’t have any progressive jackpots to offer to players, making it a rather sparse engagement. The largest single win you can score is 25x your bet, which honestly isn’t that great as a single, fixed jackpot. You will see a lot of wins over time, however, and we always ended up in a plus while playing Fruit Zen, so we’re willing to forgive the low jackpot.

On top of this, the betting range is rather flexible, thanks to the fact you can change the amount of active paylines on top of changing your wager – playable for $0.02 up to $50 per spin, it gives both high rollers and casual players a chance at spinning this Starburst clone, though we would personally recommend keeping all ten paylines active. You never know when a delicious score might be waiting.

The name might have betrayed it, but this game is all about fruits! Shocking, we know. You will find a large array of delicious treats waiting for you – cherries, raspberries, plums, watermelons, grapes, lemons and oranges, all looking shiny and delicious that we wish we could reach out into the screen and take a bite out of them.

The only special feature this Betsoft release offers is the Wild re-spin. Wilds use the Fruit Zen logo to represent themselves, and can appear on the second, third and fourth reel. Once it does, it expands to take over the entire reel, increasing your odds of getting a win, while at the same time activating a free re-spin. You can chain up to three re-spins if you are lucky by scoring Wilds in the right spots.