Arcade Fruit Machine

Copyright : Zeppelin Games | Reviewed by : Ritchardo

Take to the arcades with a fistful of change and try to make your fortune. Have you got what it takes to make a profit or will you blow it all and not even have enough to have a go on that new fangled Thunder Blade arcade machine in the corner? (what! Do you know how hard it is to try and come up with a plot for a fruit machine!)

Graphics

Well drawn reels and plenty of flashing lights that help to portray a realistic arcade fruit machine. The graphics are good for what is a limited scope. The skull pictures could do with some work though

Sound

The sound effects used in the game are very good with plenty of fruit machine style beeps and clicks that work extremely well. What more do you want?!

Gameplay

For me, this is where the whole enterprise falls down. Arcade Fruit Machine is in my opinion the best fruit machine game on the CPC (with the possible exception of Amsofts for nostalgia reasons!) but this doesnt make it a good game in its own right. Unless you are a veteran of using the real thing, chances are the game will be completely alien to you. I found myself confused and disgruntled from the word go. Add to that the fact I have never understood the point in playing a simulation of what is merely a method of gambling that requires far more luck than skill. I also found that I went long periods of time without winning anything at all! Although this may be realistic, it doesn`t automatically translate as good gameplay!

Fruit Machine games are by their very nature something you either love or loathe if you like them then be sure to download this as its a fine example of the genre, if like me, you cant stand them then it`s best to steer clear.