Sumo Sumo
By ELK Studios
Overview
Prepare for a truly unique combat experience with ELK Studios' Sumo Sumo, a slot that dramatically re-imagines the ancient Japanese sport. Far from the traditional dohyo, players are plunged into a gritty, urban backstreet environment that vividly recalls classic fighting games like Street Fighter 2, before transitioning to thrilling waterside scenes during the Speedboat Bonus. This visually striking 5-reel, 5-row game offers an impressive 259 ways to win, creating a dynamic canvas for powerful symbol interactions that defy expectations. Sumo Sumo isn't just about striking visuals; it's engineered for electrifying, high-stakes gameplay. Boasting High volatility and an immense 25,000x Max Win potential, this title is a heavyweight contender for players who crave intense action and monumental payouts. Its unconventional theme, combined with a suite of innovative features, ensures an engaging and unpredictable session, appealing to both seasoned slot enthusiasts and those seeking a fresh, high-octane adventure with huge winning opportunities.
Gameplay & Features
There's almost enough going on here to fill a hungry sumo wrestler as Sumo Sumo has a rather busy menu of features, including Wild Sumo Stacks, Brawls, a Speedboat Bonus, free spins, and the X-iter menu.
• Wild Sumo Stacks
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Adjacent sumo symbolsmay jump on top of each other to create what is called a Wild Sumo Stack. This occurs when awin hitsand the same sumo symbol types jump onto one position tocreate a stackor when sumo symbols jump onto analready made stackof thesame type. These stacks take up a single position, are wild, and have amultiplierequal to the number of sumo symbols they contain. Multipliers apply to any win that passes through them and are applied multiplicatively if more than one Wild Sumo Stack is used. Moreover, when a stack is created, arespinis awarded, and the stackmoves one step to the right. If they make it to therightmost reel, they thenstart moving to the left. A no-win result with no Wild Sumo Stack addition ends the respins. Also, stacks spin-off from the first reel in the base game.
• Brawls
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During a respin, whenoppositeWild Sumo Stack types are present on thesame row, the one on the right runs at the one on the left tobrawl. The largest stack wins the brawl, thereby having itsmultiplier multiplied by the value of the losing stack. If stacks are equal, a winner ispicked at random. Losing stacks are removed from the reels. Brawls can change the direction of the stack.
• Speedboat Bonus
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Landing3 Speedboat Bonus symbolsactivates the Speedboat Bonus. This one grants3 spinson a 5x5 grid with acollection feature. ASpeedboat symbolappears on the board with an x-bet value, and other positions are spun. The Speedboat can 'see' in a horizontal and vertical line from its position. If a new symbollands in its line of sight, spins are reset, and the boatzooms to collect it. If at the new collection position, the Speedboat can then see symbols from there, horizontally or vertically, it willcollect them as well, stopping when it no longer has any symbol in its line of vision. Symbols it can collect include:
Swimmer Sumo– the Speedboat collects the value. Wakeboarder Sumo– adds its value to the Speedboat, then is attached to the Speedboat. Each new position it moves increases its x-bet value. New collected Wakeboards are not attached to the Speedboat when one has already been attached, but the step value of the connected Wakeboarder counter increases. Ramp– multiplies the Speedboat x-bet value and Wakeboarder counter by its value. Harpoonist/ Turbo Harpoonist– adds its value to the Speedboat and increases the value of uncollected Swimmers or Wakeboarders on landing and for subsequent spins when symbols are uncollected. The Turbo Harpoonist increases the values of other Swimmers or Wakeboarders each time the Speedboat collects a symbol. When spins end, the value of the Speedboat's total collection is awarded, plus any value collected by a Wakeboard if one was attached.
• Free Spins
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Landing2 scatter symbolsawards players with6 free spins. During this bonus round, Wild Sumo Stacksstay in placebetween free spins and do not spin-off on a loss or when reaching the first reel. Retriggering the bonus round awards an extra +6 free spins.
• X-iter
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If there, opening up the X-iter activates Bonus Mode with these selectable options:
Bonus Hunt– 5x the bet for a game round with an increased chance of getting the Speedboat Bonus or free spins. Brawl Mode– 10x the bet for a game round with a guaranteed Brawl. Speedboat Bonus– 50x the bet for a game round that triggers this feature. Super Speedboat Bonus- 100x the bet for a game round that triggers this feature where all Harpoonists are of the Turbo variety. Free Spins– 500x for a game round that triggers free spins
Final Thoughts
In a world where more people are, according to organisations like the World Health Organization, bigger than they were in the past, it's interesting that a sport like sumo hasn't really taken off globally. Will this attitude possibly change after the release of Sumo Sumo, a slot which attempts to break down the sumo stereotype by showing these big guys not just pushing each other around but getting out on the water for a bit of jetting around? Maybe not, but it makes for interesting online slot subject matter.
Like a sumo wrestler's diet, there is a lot in Sumo Sumo to digest and apologies if the features section was a little long-winded. The game comes with quite a lot of rules and technicalities but is a lot more straightforward when viewed in action on the reels. Perhaps this mirrors the sport of Sumo itself? Essentially, what you want is for as many Wild Sumo Stacks to form and start wandering around the grid, brawling each other, and stacking as high as they can go. This proved to be quite entertaining, though more so in free spins since Wild Sumo Stacks do not spin-off in the bonus round, which led to some decent results. The Speedboat Bonus was quite unique in an intriguing way, too. The way the Speedboat only collects symbols it 'sees' adds a new dimension and can lead to some checkers-like action when it collects one symbol, then sees a new one from its new position, so it collects that and so on. Worth a look if you're in the mood for something you don't really see in a slot much or at all.
The Speedboat Bonus might have a quirkier quality, yet it was free spins that delivered better results; at least it did for us during testing. Free spins are where sizable stacks could form, tottering around the grid, occasionally knocking out wins with their wild multiplicative abilities. The sport of sumo, where big men push each other about while wearing rather revealing outfits, is not to all tastes, and neither is Sumo Sumo likely to be. It's worth checking out, though, to experience one or two novelties which push online gaming to places it hasn't really been before.
