Classic Mode

Classic Mode is one of the three main modes in Fruit Ninja. In Classic Mode, the player must slice any Fruit that appears on the screen, while avoiding the Red Bombs. In this mode, the player has three lives. Dragon Fruit and Pomegranates appear here, but Bonus Bananas do not.

Mechanics
The game begins with the player having three lives, indicated by X marks on the top right corner of the screen. The player will lose a life for each dropped fruit. If all lives are lost or a bomb was hit, the game ends. The player will be safe if Bomb Deflect was triggered. An extra life is granted, indicated by a removed X mark, whenever a multiple of 100 points (including 100 points itself) is reached.

As the game progresses, fruit and bombs are sent out and dropped at an increasing rate, making the game more difficult. On average, one bomb will spawn after six fruit is sliced.

Trivia
Classic Mode was the only mode playable in older versions of Fruit Ninja Free. Zen Mode, along with Arcade Mode became available in version 1.8.8.