Candy Stars Review
Pragmatic Play does the candy theme well, that much they have long
since proved with the smash hit 4️⃣ Sweet Bonanza, and Candy Stars is another interesting
release in the Sweets-theme genre. It may not look like it at 4️⃣ first glance though,
given the rather run-of-the-mill presentation, but this one has a trick or two up its
sleeve that 4️⃣ makes it worthwhile.
The gameplay feels like a Megaways release without the
Megaways engine, if that makes sense, as you get 4️⃣ tumble wins that pop symbols and a top
horizontal reel. All the action comes from the top reel, in the 4️⃣ form of wilds with a
multiplier that increases per tumble. It doubles in the bonus round, up to x128 at
4️⃣ best, and this is how you’re most likely to close in on the 5,000x win cap.
Candy Stars
Slot - Reels 4️⃣ Screen
Candy Stars Slot Features
The premium candy symbols pay between 2
and 7.5 x your stake for 5 of a kind 4️⃣ wins, and you also get Star Wilds that step in for
pay symbols to help complete wins. Wilds hold no 4️⃣ value of their own, but they come with
a multiplier feature we’ll cover below. Winning symbols are removed via the 4️⃣ Tumble
mechanic in all stages, and this allows for indefinite extra wins as long as you keep
winning.
Wilds appear on 4️⃣ the top horizontal reel only, and they are not removed by the
tumble win feature. The wild multiplier starts at 4️⃣ x1 in the base game, and it increases
by +1 for each tumble win. The wild multiplier can go as 4️⃣ high as x128, and they will
boost any win they are part of.
You need 3 diamond scatters on reels 1, 4️⃣ 3 and 5 to
trigger the Bonus Round, and this awards 8 free spins. You will get 1 wild on 4️⃣ the top
horizontal reel per free spin, and they come with a starting multiplier of x2.
The wild
multiplier doubles after 4️⃣ each tumble win, up to x128 at best. You win +5 extra spins
when you land 3 scatters in the 4️⃣ same tumbling sequence or on the same spin. Non-UK
players can buy the bonus round for 80x the stake (the 4️⃣ top-tier RTP is then 96.26 %).
The bonus round triggers organically 1 in 216 spins on average.
The 200 Spins Candy
4️⃣ Stars Slot Experience
You get to see some base game wins for a while, before we trigger
the bonus round at 4️⃣ 1:26 into the 3:31-minute highlights video. The feature plays out
for the remainder of the video, and you can see 4️⃣ for yourself how we fared by hitting
the play button below.
Review Summary
We don’t think too much time and effort went 4️⃣ into
this game, but Candy Stars delivers pretty entertaining gameplay nonetheless. The candy
presentation is hardly original, but the wild 4️⃣ multiplier system is not something you
see too often. Wilds are the “star of the show”, literally, and the hypnotic 4️⃣ bonus
round backdrop feels like a trippy ride through a wormhole made of the star-spangled
banner.
With 576 ways to win, 4️⃣ the wild multipliers can make a dent in all stages of the
game, and not least in the bonus round 4️⃣ where the multiplier value doubles per tumble.
This can lead to solid payouts up to 5,000x your stake, and the 4️⃣ 1 in 2,159,827 win cap
probability is pretty decent as well. Overall, Candy Stars is worthwhile because of the
features 4️⃣ more than anything, but it probably helps if you enjoy candy-infused
games.
Pros Progressive wild multipliers on top reel
FS w/ doubling 4️⃣ wild multipliers up
to x128
Win up to 5,000x (1 in 2.1m probability) Cons Beware of adjustable RTP
ranges
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with cascading wins. Bubble boosters float up to create multiplier or wild symbols, and
these abound 4️⃣ in the bonus round. The max win is a solid 10,000x your stake.
Dropz - is
a medium to high volatility 4️⃣ sweets release from ELK, and it comes with a 6x6 cascading
wins grid. Symbol pairs increase the win multiplier, and 4️⃣ you can expand the grid and
remove blockers for up to 262,144 ways to win. The multiplier keeps building in 4️⃣ the
bonus round, and you can win up to 25,000x your stake.
Sugar Rush - is another
candy-infused installment from Pragmatic 4️⃣ Play, and it comes with a 7x7 cluster pays
tumble wins grid. The removed winning symbols highlight positions that become 4️⃣ doubling
multiplier spots per new win. This never resets in the bonus round, and the max win is
5,000x your 4️⃣ stake.
