Candy Stars Review
Pragmatic Play does the candy theme well, that much they have long
since proved with the smash hit 9️⃣ Sweet Bonanza, and Candy Stars is another interesting
release in the Sweets-theme genre. It may not look like it at 9️⃣ first glance though,
given the rather run-of-the-mill presentation, but this one has a trick or two up its
sleeve that 9️⃣ makes it worthwhile.
The gameplay feels like a Megaways release without the
Megaways engine, if that makes sense, as you get 9️⃣ tumble wins that pop symbols and a top
horizontal reel. All the action comes from the top reel, in the 9️⃣ form of wilds with a
multiplier that increases per tumble. It doubles in the bonus round, up to x128 at
9️⃣ best, and this is how you’re most likely to close in on the 5,000x win cap.
Candy Stars
Slot - Reels 9️⃣ Screen
Candy Stars Slot Features
The premium candy symbols pay between 2
and 7.5 x your stake for 5 of a kind 9️⃣ wins, and you also get Star Wilds that step in for
pay symbols to help complete wins. Wilds hold no 9️⃣ value of their own, but they come with
a multiplier feature we’ll cover below. Winning symbols are removed via the 9️⃣ Tumble
mechanic in all stages, and this allows for indefinite extra wins as long as you keep
winning.
Wilds appear on 9️⃣ the top horizontal reel only, and they are not removed by the
tumble win feature. The wild multiplier starts at 9️⃣ x1 in the base game, and it increases
by +1 for each tumble win. The wild multiplier can go as 9️⃣ high as x128, and they will
boost any win they are part of.
You need 3 diamond scatters on reels 1, 9️⃣ 3 and 5 to
trigger the Bonus Round, and this awards 8 free spins. You will get 1 wild on 9️⃣ the top
horizontal reel per free spin, and they come with a starting multiplier of x2.
The wild
multiplier doubles after 9️⃣ each tumble win, up to x128 at best. You win +5 extra spins
when you land 3 scatters in the 9️⃣ same tumbling sequence or on the same spin. Non-UK
players can buy the bonus round for 80x the stake (the 9️⃣ top-tier RTP is then 96.26 %).
The bonus round triggers organically 1 in 216 spins on average.
The 200 Spins Candy
9️⃣ Stars Slot Experience
You get to see some base game wins for a while, before we trigger
the bonus round at 9️⃣ 1:26 into the 3:31-minute highlights video. The feature plays out
for the remainder of the video, and you can see 9️⃣ for yourself how we fared by hitting
the play button below.
Review Summary
We don’t think too much time and effort went 9️⃣ into
this game, but Candy Stars delivers pretty entertaining gameplay nonetheless. The candy
presentation is hardly original, but the wild 9️⃣ multiplier system is not something you
see too often. Wilds are the “star of the show”, literally, and the hypnotic 9️⃣ bonus
round backdrop feels like a trippy ride through a wormhole made of the star-spangled
banner.
With 576 ways to win, 9️⃣ the wild multipliers can make a dent in all stages of the
game, and not least in the bonus round 9️⃣ where the multiplier value doubles per tumble.
This can lead to solid payouts up to 5,000x your stake, and the 9️⃣ 1 in 2,159,827 win cap
probability is pretty decent as well. Overall, Candy Stars is worthwhile because of the
features 9️⃣ more than anything, but it probably helps if you enjoy candy-infused
games.
Pros Progressive wild multipliers on top reel
FS w/ doubling 9️⃣ wild multipliers up
to x128
Win up to 5,000x (1 in 2.1m probability) Cons Beware of adjustable RTP
ranges
If you appreciate 9️⃣ Candy Stars Slot you should also try:
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with cascading wins. Bubble boosters float up to create multiplier or wild symbols, and
these abound 9️⃣ in the bonus round. The max win is a solid 10,000x your stake.
Dropz - is
a medium to high volatility 9️⃣ sweets release from ELK, and it comes with a 6x6 cascading
wins grid. Symbol pairs increase the win multiplier, and 9️⃣ you can expand the grid and
remove blockers for up to 262,144 ways to win. The multiplier keeps building in 9️⃣ the
bonus round, and you can win up to 25,000x your stake.
Sugar Rush - is another
candy-infused installment from Pragmatic 9️⃣ Play, and it comes with a 7x7 cluster pays
tumble wins grid. The removed winning symbols highlight positions that become 9️⃣ doubling
multiplier spots per new win. This never resets in the bonus round, and the max win is
5,000x your 9️⃣ stake.
