Sweet Shop Collect Slots
Sweet Shop Collect is positively adorable. It features bright, girlish and cartoon looking pieces of candy staked on a shelf. The background is simple, I mean the game takes place in a sweet shop. There are subtle details that make this slot a bit more glamorous though, like the sparkly curtain just as an example. The music in the background gives the game a child-like wonder. The music consists of gentle and haunting bells, and it reminds me of a bit of the Tim Burton version of Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. This game is played on five reels and three rows, and has a couple of special features. There's the Candy Collect feature, and the Free Games with Extra Candies feature, along with the Random Multiplier feature. This game is played on twenty-five total pay lines, and these pay lines are fixed and cannot be changed. To land wins, you need to trigger identical matching symbols from the leftmost side of the game grid to the right side, and only the highest win on an active pay line will be paid.
Basics
The gameplay and general mechanics are flawless. At the bottom of the game grid there is a control panel, and within the control panel, you can adjust your bet, set up auto spin and adjust how fast or slow the reels spin. The minimum bet per spin is $0.25 per spin, and the maximum bet per spin is $25.00 per spin. I thought this was a fair range that should satisfy most players, however if you're a super high roller you might find that a little disappointing and want to pick a game that allows you to bet more per spin. There are two special symbols in this game. The first special symbol is the wild symbol, which is depicted using a candy coated W. You can win 2000 coins if you land five of these symbols on one spin. The wild symbol can substitute for any other symbol except for the scatter to complete winning combinations. The other special symbol is the scatter symbol, which is the Sweet Shop Collect logo. The highest paying premium symbol is the moon shaped candy, which pays out 250 coins for a batch of five. The second highest paying symbol is the yellow star symbol, which pays out 150 coins.
Special Features
The Candy Collect Feature can be triggered after any random spin. This game will collect all minor symbols that are not part of the spins winning combinations, and the collector will continue to fill with symbols every time this feature is activated. On any random spin, a full Candy Collector might randomly burst and award a bonus prize. The Bonus Prize multiplier is applied to the total bet, and after the Bonus Prize is awarded the Candy Collector will empty and reset at the start of the next spin!
During the base game, if three scatter symbols appear on the game board you'll be awarded ten free games. If four scatter symbols land you'll receive fifteen free games, and if five scatter symbols land you'll be awarded twenty free games. During the free games rounds, a random multiplier ranging from 2x to 5x your bet will be contributed to the round. The award multiplier only applies to the free game winnings though, and does not apply to the Candy Collector Bonus Prize. While the Free Games are active, only minor symbols appear on the reel because the Candy Collect Feature occurs more often.