Running Sushi Demo

Running Sushi Slot Review

It is common knowledge that Sushi is one of the most enjoyed and cultural foods. Therefore, Pragmatic Play has taken their love for Japanese cuisine and decided to use it in their latest release, Running Sushi!

There is a lot to dissect and enjoy, so we hope you have got your chopsticks ready…you’re going to need them. Running Sushi is a tranquil slot that offers exciting features such as free spins and staggering valued multipliers.

As soon as the game loads, you get the idea. Set in what looks like a traditional Japanese-style home, Running Sushi is not like your ordinary Asian-themed slot that has fire-breathing dragons. 

Pragmatic Play rarely releases a poor-quality slot, so let’s see if their impressive run continues with their latest release.

Running Sushi - Base Game

Running Sushi – Base Game

Base Game & Features

Pragmatic Play’s most recent release is a 5-reel, 4-row slot with 1,024 pay lines per spin. Running Sushi is playable with a minimum bet of £/€0.20 and a maximum of £/€240 per spin. There are many betting opportunities, so do not worry if you usually play with something between the two.

To receive wins, you must land a winning combination of 5 or more matching symbols. The game’s low-paying symbols come as card suits (diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades). They are responsible for wins worth between 0.75 and 1.5 times your bet.

The avocado, meat, rice, and sauce symbols act as high-paying symbols. They pay up to 5 times the bet for a winning combination of 5 or more. Running Sushi has a maximum of 3,000x the bet.

The game has an RTP of 96% and a medium volatility rating. Therefore, players can expect a return on their bets, with the chance of landing the odd significant scale win.

Game Provider Pragmatic Play
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Minimum Bet 0.20
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Maximum Bet 240
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Maximum Win 3,000x
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Paylines 1,024
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Release Date 08/08/2024
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RTP 96%, 95%, 94%
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Mechanics Video Slot
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Volatility High
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Reels 5
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Sushi Feature

Between 1 and 10 Money symbols move across the screen during every spin. Every symbol that passes has a value of between 1x and 1,000x the bet. However, during the free spins round, a symbol can have a value of 2,500x the bet. 

The Take Sushi symbols land on the left, right, and middle reels. Hitting 3 sushi symbols in the same spin will combine the values of all symbols below the grid to make a more significant value.

Ante Bet

Before or after a game round, you can activate the Ante Bet feature for an additional 25% of your current bet. With this function active, your chances of triggering Free Spins are doubled.

Bonus Buy

For 85x the bet, you can buy your way into the Free Spins round. UK participants are devoid of such options, however, the Free Spins round can be triggered naturally in the base game.

Free Spins

Landing 3 Scatter symbols will gain you 10 Free Spins. The values of the money symbols that land during the free spins round get collected and stored in a meter.

Landing 3 Take-All symbols empties the meter, and you will receive the contents inside. When emptied, the meter returns to 0.

Running Sushi - Free Spins

Running Sushi – Free Spins

Pros and Cons of Running Sushi

Pros:

  • Multipliers can reach impressive values
  • Entertaining Free Spins round
  • Bonus Buy and Ante Bet options
  • Money symbols make gameplay interesting

Cons:

  • Max win cap of 3,000x your bet
  • Lower RTP modules available

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Conclusion

Sushi is often a go-to food when you are unsure what to eat, but we don’t think that sushi-themed slots will be the same when looking for fun. Pragmatic Play’s visuals and ideas behind the bonus features are great, but gaining anything from the bonus features is a task.

The take-all symbol is a unique idea that we would fully support if it ended in you winning, but that does not seem to be the case. We struggled to see many, if at all, take-all symbols land during the free spins round, never mind three of them simultaneously. However, if you enjoy a challenge and believe you could be the one to empty the jackpot, Running Sushi could be the perfect game.

When playing Running Sushi, you feel like you are in a vicious cycle – you easily trigger the free spins round, then build up a significant prize pool for it to get snatched away from you without it even being close to getting shifted. 

Overall, Running Sushi is the very definition of craving a meal that disappoints when you finally have it.