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SLOTS SHOWCASE 2019
HABANER O
HOT HOT FRUIT
Habanero’s new slot aims to transform the gambling
experience with innovative audio-visual content and
engaging mechanics
In brief, how would you describe
Hot Hot Fruit to our readers?
Hot Hot Fruit is a five-reel, three-row,
fixed 15-line slot. It’s a slot that plays
at a blinding pace where any fruit or
wild can turn into a double symbol and
pay as two physical symbols. During
free games any symbol that appears
in a winning combination is locked for
the remaining free games. It’s fast, fun
and furious!
How does the gameplay work,
and which unique features and
mechanics set Hot Hot Fruit apart
from other slot titles in the market?
Hot Hot Fruit is a combination of
some of Habanero’s most popular
features. All symbols can double up
except for the ‘7’ symbols, which can
triple up. The game features no scatter
symbols; instead six free games are
triggered if three wild symbols appear
left to right or right to left (doubled or
single), and 12 games are triggered
if three wild symbols appear left
to right and right to left.
During free games any
symbol that appears in a
winning combination
sticks to the reels
for the remaining
free games.
Across which markets and platforms
is the slot available?
Hot Hot Fruit will go live with our
operator partners in January and
will be available on all devices thanks
to our use of HTML5 and all the
latest technology. The game uses a
common loader on all platforms with
shared components for quicker load
times. The slot is available in multi-
currency options, all supported with
no additional fees. Besides English,
Hot Hot Fruit comes in 20 other
languages, including 12 European and
eight Asian dialects. With the eyes of the
betting and gaming world on London
in February, it couldn’t be a more
appropriate month to launch.
What are the main challenges in slot
development and delivery today?
The big challenge remains adding
as much audio-visual content to
games as possible while ensuring the
game is relatively small and fast to
download. In addition to making games
that entertain with visuals and sounds,
players want engaging mathematics and
mechanics that feel less like gambling
and more like gaming. Habanero has
released several titles in the last 18
months, Rolling Roger, Presto and Jump!,
that balance this perfectly.
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