Strolling Staxx: Cubic Fruits

Now they have done it again, they are launching a brand new video slot with an updated classic theme based on Fruits that have always been classic symbols in various slot machines. The latest fruit slot from Netent has been named Strolling Staxx: Cubic Fruits and has a lot of news that is not visible in older slots such as Fruit Spider or the Fruit Shop.

About The Slot Machine

Strolling Staxx is quite different from most slots previously seen launched from Netent. Here it is the mega symbols that are in focus as the game's biggest character traits.

Any symbols can land on the reels as an enlarged symbol or be stacked and take up space across multiple positions. Strolling Staxx also has a feature called Bonus Bet that gives the player the opportunity to get more mega symbols on the reels that can lead to Re-spins.

The atmosphere is light and cheerful with colorful fruits spinning on a green and neighboring background. The same can be said regarding the volatility of the game and how often you get to see bonus features being activated and winnings dimming down. Compared to many games from the same provider, Strolling Staxx makes up for otherwise missing features such as free spins by offering other features and increased chances of winning instead. Here you get to see both wins and extra features quite often!

Bets & Winnings

Before you start playing, you have the choice to set your bet and coin value. As in many other Netent slots, there are 1 – 10 different bet levels to choose from. If you want to play with the lowest possible coin value, you set it to 0.10 and you then play with 1.50$ per spin. The maximum coin value that can be played with is 20 and you then play with$ 3,000 as a bet per spin.

In Strolling Staxx there is no possibility to stop the wheels in the middle of a spin when you feel like it. It is a feature that is otherwise included in several of NetEnt's game titles, but Strolling Staxx can therefore be a slot machine you choose to autoplay instead. In this case, click on ”autoplay” at the bottom of the playing field and select the number of spins to spin automatically. Here you have the choice between 10 – 1,000 autospins.

Functions

There is a lot that feels new and modern with Strolling Staxx, everything except the spinning reels and the features with paylines and rows are really quite new. However, there are some features beyond the game's structure and design that are clearly worth highlighting.

Strolling Staxx Re-Spins

In Strolling Staxx there are no regular free spins that are activated with the help of a Scatter symbol. However, you can play a spin in the slot machine by triggering one of the game's bonus features. The feature is activated when one or more reels are covered by the same symbol, forming a stack of the symbol. During these spins, all stacked symbols and associated symbols are moved one step to the west of the playing field. This happens for each spin until all stacked symbols have disappeared from the leftmost reel.

An Associated symbol is one that consists of the same symbol as the stacked one, and that has landed right next to the stacked symbols. And should several stacked symbols land on the reels while Strolling Staxx re-Spins are activated, you trigger the bonus feature again and the fun continues!

Bonus Bet & Extra Chances

Another special bonus feature included in Strolling Staxx: Cubic Fruits is the Bonus bet with Extra chance. If you activate this function, the next game round starts with 15 coins per bet level. This happens regardless of whether you would have played with a lower bet level before, so that the chances of winning increase here there is no doubt about it. The Extra chance is something that can be activated inside the Bonus bet round when the Strolling Staxx re-Spin is activated, however not with a symbol on 3×3 positions.

Even when this bonus feature is up and running, mega symbols can land on the reels, either fully or partially visible.

Symbols

Symbols of different strengths can be found in almost all online slot machines, even when it comes to truly unique slot games that work quite differently, for example Max Quest: Wrath of Ra . And here you get to see graphic examples of how Netent takes an old theme and gives it new life.

In a rather classic way, and not all unexpectedly, the stronger symbols in Strolling Staxx have taken the form of different fruits. However, the shape is Square on all symbols, something that makes you recognize Strolling Staxx immediately at first glance. At most, the game's strongest symbols can generate coin wins of 500 coins if you combine 5, but there are more than one strong symbol. The joker, or Wild, is symbolized by a W in gold and is just as strong as the watermelon. The Strawberry has the second highest value and can give a coin win of 150 coins in comparison. Closely followed by the lemon, cherry and plum.

The weaker symbols in Strolling Staxx consist of equally classic letters. Here A and K are equally strong with a maximum win of 50 coins according to the paytable. The weakest in the game are the letters Q and J.

Mega Symbols

At any time during the game, any of the symbols can land on the reels as an extra large symbol. This then takes place over 2×3 or 3×3 positions on the reels. This undoubtedly means greater chances of winning combination because the same symbol takes place on more positions than usual.

Summary

Strolling Staxx is undoubtedly worth spending time on if you like video slots with a little lower volatility and which therefore give away winnings a little more often. The same applies to the bonus features such as Re-spins that can be activated quite often. From a graphic perspective, it is a very happy one and the sounds are perfectly matched without monotonous music that tires you out. Instead, birds chirp and a sweeping sound are heard as the wheels are set in motion. As in the style of most new slots from Netent, you can play Strolling Staxx: Cubic Fruits just as well on mobile and tablet as on a regular computer or laptop.