Wild Cherry - Review, Free Spins & Bonuses

Wild Cherry is a five-reel fruit slot from Pariplay’s in-house studio. It came out in spring 2018. Some game databases list it under the Wizard Games label, which Pariplay used for its own titles. The Wild Cherry slot game takes the look of an old fruit machine and adds the bonus features of a modern video slot.

Its main appeal is variety. Pariplay put five different bonus features into the game, all named after fruit. There is a prize wheel, a lemon squeezer, an exploding watermelon, a free spins round and expanding cherry wilds. This means the base game is busier than in most fruit slots.

The theme is fruit, with a bright, cartoon style. Cherries, oranges, lemons, watermelons, grapes, kiwis and bananas share the reels with card-rank symbols. Each bonus feature is built around one fruit, so you can tell which feature is running just by looking at the screen.

The game uses HTML5 and works in desktop and mobile browsers. At launch, Pariplay said it was available in 14 languages and had a built-in reality check reminder to help players keep track of their session time.

Wild Cherry has 5 reels and 4 rows, with 40 fixed paylines. To win, you need three, four or five matching symbols on a payline, starting from the leftmost reel. During free spins, game databases say the game switches to a 243-ways pay system. Check the in-game help screen to see how this works in the version your casino offers.

• Low-paying symbols: card ranks.
• High-paying symbols: fruits such as banana, kiwi and grapes.
• Wild: the cherry, which can expand.
• Special symbols: a free spins symbol, the orange bonus symbol, the watermelon and the lemon.

We could not confirm exact payouts for each symbol from an official source, so we have not included a paytable. Open the paytable in the game to see the current values at your stake.

Pariplay advertised five bonus features. Here is what each one does, based on the game’s documentation and independent game databases:

• Wild Cherry wilds: the cherry stands in for all paying symbols and can expand. Larger cherry wilds are reported to add a win multiplier of up to 3x.
• Grapes Galore free spins: land three or more free spins symbols anywhere on the reels in one spin to start free spins.
• Orange of Fortune: the orange bonus symbol gives you one spin of a prize wheel. The wheel can award up to 20 free spins, a cash prize of up to 200x your total bet, or a 10x multiplier with another spin of the wheel.
• Watermelon Crush: if a full 3x2 watermelon lands on the bottom row in the base game, it bursts. Four slices fly to different positions on the reels and award cash prizes.
• Make a Lemonade: a juice squeezer moves up and down beside the reels. If a lemon lands on the same row as the squeezer, it gets squeezed and pays 1x, 2x or 3x your total bet.

There is no bonus buy option in any of the sources we checked. All features are triggered during normal play. For a general explanation of how wilds, scatters and multipliers work, see our slot features guide.

Sources give different RTP figures. Pariplay’s launch announcement stated a 96% return to player. Independent game databases list 95.65%. Casinos can run different RTP versions, so check the game’s info screen at your casino for the figure that applies to you.

Review databases rate Wild Cherry as medium volatility, but we have not seen a volatility rating from Pariplay itself. With this many small features, you can expect fairly regular small wins rather than long dry spells followed by large hits. Remember that RTP is a long-term average and does not predict what will happen in a single session.

We could not find a published maximum win. The largest single prize we could confirm is 200x your total bet from the Orange of Fortune wheel.

1. Set your stake. The bet range is 0.40 to 20 per spin. All 40 lines are always active, so you only choose your total bet.
2. Check the paytable. It shows symbol values at your chosen stake and explains how each bonus is triggered.
3. Spin. Line wins pay from left to right. The lemon squeezer, watermelon and cherry wilds can all activate during base-game spins.
4. Bonus rounds. Three or more free spins symbols start Grapes Galore. The orange symbol starts the Orange of Fortune wheel.
5. Keep track. Use the reality check reminders and set a time limit before you start.

If you are new to slots, our beginner’s guide to online slots covers the basics.

No strategy changes the outcome of a spin. Each result is random, and the house edge stays the same whatever you do. What you can control is your budget and how long your money lasts.

• Set your session budget before you play. At the minimum bet of 0.40, 100 spins costs 40.
• A medium-volatility game still has losing runs, so keep your stake small compared with your total budget.
• If you use a free spins bonus on this game, read the wagering terms and check whether Wild Cherry counts in full towards them.
• Stop when your budget runs out, and never chase losses. Gambling is entertainment, not a way to make money. 18+ only.

If you like the fruit theme but want a different style, these games from our slot reviews are worth a look:

• 40 Super Hot: a classic EGT fruit slot with 40 lines and no frills.
• Burning Hot 5 Lines: a simple fruit slot with only five lines.
• Shining Crown: a fruit and crown slot with scatter wins.
• 40 Lucky King: another 40-line game built around traditional symbols.

Wild Cherry gives a familiar fruit theme more to do than most games of its kind. With five separate bonuses, including a prize wheel that can pay up to 200x your bet, the base game rarely feels empty. The 0.40 to 20 bet range suits small and medium budgets.

There are some downsides. The game dates from 2018, the RTP depends on which source you check, and no maximum win has been published. If you want a lively, medium-paced fruit slot, Wild Cherry is a good choice. If you want very large win potential or a bonus buy, look elsewhere. You can compare other studios on our game providers page.