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Slot Review: Sumo

Pretty much everyone knows what a sumo wrestler is, even if they have never seen a real one! The image of the fat guys in diapers beating one another up has become a humorous symbol of Japanese culture, yet very little is actually known about these athletes in the Western world. They probably won’t learn much from Sumo, a solidly middle-of-the-road online slot offering from software provider Vegas Technology. Sporting uninspiring graphics, a weak jackpot, and unexceptional extras, it’s unlikely that Sumo will knock you over with delight.

Sumo is a five-reel, twenty-five payline online slot game. Coin values range from one cent to five dollars. Max coins is set at twenty-five. The top bet of one hundred twenty-five dollars a spin will undoubtedly appeal to high rollers. The title packs a non-progressive jackpot of just twenty-five thousand dollars (assuming a five coin bet), or fifty thousand dollars after bonuses.

This online slot title is filled with images of sumo wrestlers, geisha, trophies, and other vaguely Asian symbols. These all look a bit amateur, like the game designers simply did not care about the looks of the game. A percussion-based tune accompanies the gameplay. The sumo wrestler himself is the wild symbol. It can complete any winning combination in the place of another image. The trophy is the scatter symbol. Collect at least three of these to activate the Bonus Round. You will be presented with nine trophies and given the chance to knock some over. A bonus amount will be underneath. These amounts are added up at the end for the full amount of your bonus game prize.

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