Sakura Fortune 2 Review
Hanami translates to “flower viewing”, with reference to the
world-famous Japanese cherry blossom season (which is called ⚽️ “Sakura” in Japanese).
You’ll do plenty of that in Sakura Fortune 2, as the 3-4-4-4-3 grid is set in a
⚽️ beautifully animated zen garden/temple. The pace of the game is as smooth as the
idyllic soundtrack, and we caught ourselves ⚽️ getting so absorbed in the tranquil
atmosphere that we lost track of time for a good while.
Quickspin has not exactly ⚽️ taken
a sledgehammer to the original, but instead gently pruned it like the bonsai
masterpiece it is. The Sakura Wild ⚽️ Respins will most of the time top you up during base
game play, but larger payouts are possible due to ⚽️ the 576 win ways. You also get more
free spins than you may be used to, as well as up ⚽️ to 2 sticky Sakura Wilds up front.
The volatility has been dialled up a notch, but the 22,482x potential is ⚽️ in a totally
different league than the original Sakura Fortune.
Sakura Fortune 2 Slot - Reels
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Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Features
The ⚽️ premiums pay between 0.8 to 6 x your stake
for 5 of a kind wins, and Yoshida, Tomoe and Sensei ⚽️ are the 3 top-tier pay symbols. The
Sakura Wild can land on reels 2, 3 and 4 (i.e. the 3 ⚽️ middle reels) only, and the wild
steps in for all regular pay symbols to help complete winning combinations. The Sakura
⚽️ Wild (or wilds) may sometimes nudge to fill the whole reel, and this awards 1 respin
per nudged wild.
The Fortune ⚽️ Free Spins feature triggers when you land 3 sword scatters
on the middle reels, and you’ll then see reel 1 ⚽️ and 5 respin. This gives you a chance
to upgrade the bonus round with 1 or 2 more scatters, and ⚽️ here’s what you can get:
3
triggering scatters awards 9 free spins .
awards . 4 triggering scatters awards 10 free
spins ⚽️ with 1 sticky Sakura Wild .
with . 5 triggering scatters awards 11 free spins
with 2 sticky Sakura Wilds.
The sticky ⚽️ Sakura Wild fills the entire reel it’s assigned
to, and all new Sakura Wilds that land will also nudge fully ⚽️ in place and become sticky
for the duration of the feature. If all 3 middle reels are filled with sticky ⚽️ Sakura
Wilds, all wins are boosted by an x3 multiplier.
In some jurisdictions the Bonus Buy
feature may be available, but ⚽️ it’s not for UK players for sure. If available, you can
pay 55, 70 or 320 x your stake for ⚽️ a guaranteed 3, 4 or 5 scatters to land,
respectively. The RTP value for each choice is 96.24 %, 96.44 ⚽️ % or 96.72 %,
respectively.
The 200 Spins Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Experience
We landed a few smaller
base game wins, before ⚽️ a larger payout came from a double Sakura Wild respin trigger.
We skip to the bonus round trigger right after ⚽️ that, and it starts at 2:35 into the
4:26-minute highlights video. We got no extra scatters from the pre-feature respin, ⚽️ and
you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.
Review
Summary
The original Sakura Fortune is ⚽️ a favorite game for many players, and Quickspin
has wisely decided to thread somewhat lightly when it comes to tweaking ⚽️ or upgrading
the features. The visual presentation was far from being bad in the original, but the
idyllic zen atmosphere ⚽️ comes even more to its right now that the reel set doesn’t block
the Japanese cherry blossom temple. The harmonic ⚽️ effect this game has on your mind is
such that you hardly care about all the dead spins that land ⚽️ between Sakura Wild
respins, which is a feat in and of itself.
The number of win ways has increased from 40
⚽️ to 576 in this follow-up, and this can really make a dent combined with the x3
multiplier you now get ⚽️ from 3 locked Sakura Wilds. One Sakura Wild is enough to trigger
the respins feature, and getting up to 11 ⚽️ free spins makes a huge difference compared
to the 5 you get in the first game. Starting with 2 locked ⚽️ Sakura Wilds can really do
damage on its own, not to speak of what 3 locked wilds can do. Overall, ⚽️ this is an
excellent follow-up to the cult classic original, and the 22,482x potential is also a
perfect upgrade that ⚽️ makes this far more attractive to both new and old players.
Pros
Sakura Wild Respins feature
FS w/ up to 2 pre-locked ⚽️ Sakura Wilds
Respin bonus round
upgrade chance
Win up to 22,482x your stake Cons Too volatile for casual gamers
If you
love Sakura ⚽️ Fortune 2 Slot you should also try:
Sakura Fortune - has been going strong
ever since its 2024 release, and the ⚽️ harmonious visual style and zen vibe is present
also in this original release. You need 2 nudged in place Sakura ⚽️ Wilds to get a respin
though, and you can win up to only 1,023x your stake in the sticky wild ⚽️ bonus
round.
Star Gods - is a somewhat similarly asian-themed release from Golden Rock
Studios, and it’s racked up somewhat of ⚽️ an unexpected cult following as well. You get
sticky full-reel-wild respins that spin until you win, and the bonus round ⚽️ also comes
with sticky wild reels for payouts up to 600x your stake.
Butterfly Staxx 2 - is one to
try ⚽️ if you enjoy an idyllic atmosphere combined with sticky symbol respins. This NetEnt
follow-up release is all about the stacked ⚽️ symbol respins feature, and the 2 unique
bonus rounds. This is a low risk/reward release, and you can thus win ⚽️ up to only 240x
your stake.
