Bushi Sushi Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Bushi Sushi Review

Independent Microgaming partner, Gold Coin Studios, has dished up their first asian themed slot with Bushi Sushi, and it humoristically features a sushi slicing samurai that’s made up of sushi himself. You will see him in action when wilds expand, and he has a couple of Bushido buddies that appear if you manage to merge 3 wilds on the middle reels.

Simplicity might be a strength in some games, but a budding indie studio like Gold Coin might wanna consider releasing something more memorable soon. Perhaps they are simply fulfilling orders from big papa Microgaming, as they seem very relaxed about creating under-the-radar titles so far. Perhaps this one will make a dent in the asian market, but here in the west it’s a dime a dozen.

Bushi Sushi Slot Reels Screen

Bushi Sushi slot Features

The sushi samurai wild will expand to cover the full reel whenever he lands, but wilds can only appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 (i.e. the 3 middle reels). If more than 1 wild land adjacent to each other, they will merge to form a larger wild image. This is just a visual effect however, and it doesn’t really affect the gameplay.

Wilds step in for all pay symbols as usual, but in this game wilds can also step in for the Yin/Yang bonus symbol.

The bonus symbol is not a scatter symbol however, as you will need to land 3, 4 or 5 on consecutive reels, starting from either reel 1 or reel 5.

This gives you a smaller payout of 10x at the most, and you trigger the bonus round with 10, 15 or 20 free spins, respectively. You can look forward to more frequent expanding wilds during free spins than in the base game, and you can retrigger the feature to get up to 40 spins in total.

The 200 Spins Bushi Sushi slot Experience

After a while of base game grinding, an expanding wild on reel 2 rewarded our patience with a solid 100x payout. The bonus round is triggered right after that, at 1:30 into the 3-minute highlights video you can check out below. A sole wild appeared quite often, but combined wilds were harder to land. You can see how we fared by clicking the play button.

Review Summary

Gold Coin Studios keep producing rather simple games for Microgaming, and they don’t seem too keen on proving themselves in ways that might put them on the map.

The sushi samurai concept is fun enough, but it’s still a bit too “asian” to have a shot at mainstream appeal in the west. Not that it would win over all that many westerners anyway, as this is really a run-of-the-mill effort.

You get expanding wilds on the 3 middle reels, and these become more abundant in the bonus round. The highest possible payout per spin is 800x your stake, due to the win-both-ways engine. The bonus round win cap has not been disclosed, but low to medium volatility should tell you what to expect. This is basically a shelf-filler that might have some appeal in the asian market.

Pros

• Expanding wilds on 3 middle reels
• Bonus round w/ more frequent wilds
• Win up to 800x your stake per spin

Cons

• Nothing new to see here

If you enjoy Bushi Sushi slot you should also try:

Ninja Fruits - the game at hand reminded us of this hidden gem. It’s a Play’n Go release from 2013, but the ‘Book of’ mechanic bonus round and fruit slicing action makes this surprisingly fun even today. Don’t miss the ninja star target practice game either, and you can win up to 5,000x your stake.

Kitchen Drama Sushi Mania - is a somewhat forgotten title from NoLimit City, and it’s far from the headliner beasts they churn out these days. Sushi lovers might appreciate it though, and you will benefit from cloning wilds and a bonus round with extra wilds.

So Much Sushi - is a 2014 Microgaming release, and it comes with semi-realistic visuals for the most authentic sushi slot experience.

The bonus round offers a choice between 8 and 16 free spins, depending on which symbol dish you want served. Less spins means higher risk/reward, and pretty tasty payouts are up for grabs here.

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