Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Review

Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Overview

Sakura Fortune 2 brings the warrior princess back to a Japanese garden filled with cherry blossoms, temple roofs and soft lantern light. The whole thing is wrapped in that Hanami feel, and the gentle soundtrack had me zoning out in the best way. The story hook about Sakura chasing a powerful sword fits the mood nicely, and the sequel does not tear anything apart, it just feels like a more mature take on the original idea.

Under the hood Sakura Fortune 2 runs on 5 reels with a 3-4-4-4-3 setup, giving 576 ways to win instead of the old 40 fixed lines. Stakes start at 0.20 and go up to 100 per spin, and the default RTP sits at 96.03 percent, though operators can use lower settings. The volatility has been pushed up, so the game now plays far spikier, with long quiet stretches between the sharper hits.

Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Information

Wins in Sakura Fortune 2 land when three or more matching symbols appear on adjacent reels from the left. The lower paying set is made up of round Asian coins in green, bronze, silver and gold; five of a kind pays between 0.45 and 0.8 times the stake. The higher paying symbols are a Koi statue, a Jizo statue, then the character symbols Yoshida, Tomoe and Sensei, which top out at around 6 times the bet for five.

Sakura herself is the wild symbol, drawn as a four high stacked wild that can appear on reels two, three and four. She substitutes for all regular pay symbols and becomes the main engine of the game. When a Sakura Wild lands partially in view there is a chance it nudges to cover the whole reel, and once it fills all four spots it can trigger a respin while staying locked for that spin.

The scatter is the sword symbol marked as a bonus, which shows up on the three middle reels in the base game to start things off. The overall presentation focuses on the cherry trees swaying around a shrine and stone steps, and I liked how the reduced grid lets the background art breathe compared to the original. Animations are smooth rather than flashy, and the whole screen still feels calm even though the maths is anything but gentle.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x6
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.8
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.6
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.35
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	Scatter
	Wild

Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Features

The Sakura Wilds are central to base game play in Sakura Fortune 2. When one or more land on reels two to four, there is a chance each one will nudge until it fills its reel. Every full reel Sakura Wild gives one respin, and all triggering wilds stay locked while the other reels spin. Hitting two wild reels together can top up the balance nicely, but you are really hoping to chain several respins in a row.

Sword scatters on the three middle reels trigger the Fortune Free Spins sequence. First, reels one and five respin with only swords in view, letting you upgrade the bonus to four or five scatters. Three swords award 9 free spins, four give 10 with one locked expanded Sakura Wild, and five give 11 with two locked wild reels. In the feature every Sakura Wild always nudges to full height, becomes sticky, adds one extra free spin, and if all three middle reels are locked you get a x3 win multiplier. In some regions you can buy 3, 4 or 5 swords for 55x, 70x or 320x stake with RTP values of 96.24, 96.44 and 96.72 percent, though this option is not offered to UK players.

Impressive Winning Potential in Sakura Fortune 2

Quickspin have taken the max win from roughly 1000 times the bet in the first game up to around 19664 times the stake in Sakura Fortune 2, with some sources quoting about 19664.8x and others going a bit higher. The jump from 40 paylines to 576 win ways makes a big difference when the sticky wild reels line up with the x3 multiplier in free spins. With the high volatility and variable RTP profiles, this slot is clearly tuned for players who chase big single hits rather than steady grinding sessions.

The 200 Spins Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Experience

Across a couple of hundred spins my base game in Sakura Fortune 2 felt very similar to what the other reviewers have reported. Small line wins and the occasional single Sakura Wild respin kept me going, and the best moment before the bonus came from a double Sakura Wild setup that nudged both reels and threw in a tidy win. Most of the time those respins work more like balance top ups than true game changers.

The free spins can be brutal. I had several rounds starting from three swords where nothing much happened, and even when I began with two locked Sakuras it was rare to land the third. Just like the long form tests suggest, without three locked wild reels I found it hard to push past the 200x or 300x area. With all three in place you can feel how the slot might climb towards its advertised max, yet even then it still looks like serious outlier territory.

Sakura Fortune 2 Slot Verdict

For me Sakura Fortune 2 is a smart sequel rather than a total rebuild. Quickspin have polished the visuals, dialled up the volatility and opened the grid to show off the zen garden, while keeping the core Sakura Wild respins and sticky wild free spins that made the original so popular. The shift to 576 ways, extra starting spins and the potential for two pre locked wild reels change the feel a lot, though casual players may find the swings harsh. As a seasoned slot player I am happy to ride those swings here, because when the swords line up and Sakura fills the middle of the screen, the game still delivers that lovely rush under the cherry blossoms.

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