Extra Juicy (Pragmatic Play): Review

Although the tomato is arguably the most popular fruit on the planet, it hardly ever shows up in video slots. Sure, tomatoes aren’t exactly “exotic,” but there’s a sensible reason some fruits became slot staples while others didn’t. In the early days of the last century, machines paid out in fruit-flavoured chewing gum, and the reel symbols were simply pictures of those flavours. That convention stuck and carried over through generations of slot machines, which is why cherries and watermelons still dominate fruit-themed slots today.

If you’re expecting to be rewarded with bubble gum in this Pragmatic Play video slot, you’ll be let down. If, instead, you’re chasing huge payouts, this is a simple-looking but aggressive game that can produce wins comparable to progressive jackpot slots. So don’t be fooled by the basic presentation. It hits hard, with extreme volatility and the potential to take home up to 3 million Euros.

With stakes ranging from 0.10 and 50€ per spin on a 5-reels setup with 10-paylines, Extra Juicy keeps things as no-nonsense as possible, both in design and in play. The reels sit on a bright background with animated, sunlit lens flare, and the clean white reel set is filled with 7 classic fruit-slot icons. From lowest to highest value you’ll find cherries, lemons, oranges, plums, blueberries, watermelons and bells, with bells paying the most—100 times your stake for 5 across a full payline.

There are no features at all in the base game, and the paylines work a little differently than usual. Wins don’t have to begin on the far-left reel; combinations may start on the second or third reel too, as long as 3 matching symbols connect.

Extra Juicy (Pragmatic Play): Features

The free spins bonus is clearly the main attraction in Extra Juicy and the feature everything revolves around. It includes a progressive multiplier concept reminiscent of another Pragmatic slot, Da Vinci’s Treasure, but pushed even further here. To activate it, you need to land the diamond scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5 at the same time, awarding 12 free spins to begin.

Above the reels, a line of numbers shows the progressive multiplier, which increases by 1 with every spin. By spin 12, any wins are multiplied by 12. Things can ramp up even more, though. If you retrigger the bonus, you gain another 12 free spins, extending the multiplier up to 24x. Remarkably, this can happen 4 times, so you could end up playing 60 spins with a 60x multiplier on the final spin—putting the 60,000 times your stake jackpot within reach.

Extra Juicy (Pragmatic Play): Conclusion

In gambling, “less is more” often holds true, and it applies here as well. What you get is a wildly swingy slot that can drain your bankroll quickly or, just as easily, deliver something life-changing. Pragmatic bonuses can be tough to trigger, so expect plenty of cold stretches. And even when you do hit a bonus, a strong payout isn’t guaranteed. Still, for players who want the rush of massive jackpot upside and are willing to accept the risk, Extra Juicy captures the essence of gambling.

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You can also find a Megaways edition worth checking out. Called Extra Juicy Megaways, it launched in 2022 and provides a much more dynamic ride thanks to its game engine.