Fruit Cocktail 2: a second round at Igrosoft's fruit bar

Back for a refill

When a slot does as well as Fruit Cocktail did in gaming halls, a follow-up is almost inevitable. Igrosoft's Fruit Cocktail 2 keeps the grinning strawberries, the cherries and the cocktail glass, and gives them a cleaner, more polished finish. The five-reel, three-row grid and the adjustable lines stay where players expect them.

If you never played the first game, nothing here needs explaining: line wins from left to right, fruit for the frequent small payouts and the cocktail as the symbol worth chasing.

What carries over

The spirit of the bonus is the same: a change of scene away from the main reels, short and driven by chance, which breaks up a long base game. The card gamble is still offered after wins, with the familiar choice of one card out of four against the dealer's card.

Rather than trusting anyone's description of the differences, the sensible thing is to see them for yourself, and that's what a free demo is for.

A side-by-side test

Open Fruit Cocktail 2 here and the original Fruit Cocktail in another tab. Use identical settings, all lines at the equivalent of £0.45, and play 100 spins on each. Write down three things: how many spins end with any win, how often the bonus arrives and what it pays on average. Players often find they prefer one rhythm over the other, even though the two games look so alike.

Practical points

The Fruit Cocktail 2 demo gives you 1,000 virtual credits with no sign-up and runs on phones and tablets as well as desktop. The credits have no cash value, so use them to experiment, including with the gamble, which is best understood by seeing how quickly a doubled win can vanish. When you'd rather play for real money, the game is offered at the casinos below.