Candy Island Princess

Overview Candy Island Princess

The premise for Candy Island Princess (developed by Play ‘n GO) is that there is a modelling contest happening on the beach on a tropical island that everyone is very excited about. The winner of the contest will be awarded a commercial modelling contract to represent the ‘Candy Coasting Company’. The style of this slot is inspired by the Japanese comic book style called Manga. Manga are graphic novels whose artistic history can be traced back to the 19th century. However, the modern version is much more colourful and softly detailed than the black and white grainy images of the 1800s’. Like any slot though, this game is about matching symbols and triggering features.

Candy Island Princess has a total of 5 bonus features that you can indulge in. These include the Candy Splash feature that sees contestant wins multiplied by 5x. Also in the line-up is the Behind-the-Scenes feature. This bonus awards players a random prize that can be as high as 2,000x your take. There is also a free spins round which has plenty of modifiers available on it, as well as a Lucky Re-Spin feature.

Theme and Symbols

This game has all the glitz and glamour of the exciting beach modelling show that it is based around but also all the traits of the genre of comic book that it has been built to mirror too. By this, we mean that everything is over the top and garishly coloured. For example, the free spins round is called the ‘Super Mega Fantastic Freespins’. This is typical of the Manga/Anime art style which pushes everything to a point of saturation to deliver an almost overstimulating experience. However, if you enjoy this aesthetic and know your Manga from your Anime, this will be a slot that will appeal to you.

The background for this game is the stage on which the various contestants are competing to win the lauded modelling contract. The stage is flooded with powerful lights and flanked by enormous stereo speakers which no doubt the announcements are read over. Beyond the dazzling lights of the stage is the beach which you can just see to the extremities of the board to the right and left. Here players can see palm trees, the smallest spit of sand and a deep blue ocean. However, as mentioned, the main visual impact comes from the brightly coloured and sparkling stage.

The board for this game is the backing screen to the stage which is a huge array of LEDs split into 3 separate reels. Having a stage as the central part of the design for this slot, makes designing the board simple, as creators already have a structure that they can arrange the symbols around.

The symbols for this slot are split into low-value, high-value, and special categories. The low-value symbols for Candy Island Princess are the hard-boiled sweets in green, purple and red. Up from these are the 3 beautiful modelling contestants. Out of these ladies, the brunette is the most valuable, paying out at 6x your total stake for 3 on a pay line. Landing one of each contestant on a pay line will payout at 1x your total stake. Joining the sweets and the contestants are the tickets and the camera scatters, both of which have their role to play when it comes to this game’s bonus features.

Game Play

Candy Island Princess is played on a 3-reel, 3-row playing board with 5 fixed pay lines. To create winners in this game players must match 3 symbols in combination from left to right on the reels. To change your betting level per spin, use the bet adjuster tool located at the bottom of the playing window. The betting range for Candy island Princess is 5p to as much as £100 per spin.
Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located underneath the centre of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game’s menu.

The volatility for Candy Island Princess is rated in the middle of the range. The return to player percentage for Candy Island Princess is 96.2% which is just above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 2,200 x your total stake.

Features

The first feature that players should be made aware of is the Candy Splash feature. To trigger this feature you must land 3-of kind of contestant symbols on the reels. These contestant symbols will then expand to cover all positions and payout on all 5 pay lines.

The different contestants have differing payouts which are explained below:
Blonde Haired Contestant: 10 x stake
Purple Haired Contestant: 20 x stake
Brunette Haired Contestant: 30 x stake
The next feature is the Behind-the-Scenes feature. To activate this feature, players have to land 3 of the camera scatter symbols anywhere on the reels at the same time. Doing so will award you with 1 of 6 random cash prizes. These range from 5x to 2,00x your stake.

Next on the feature list is the Lucky Re-spin feature. To trigger this feature players must land 2 of the ticket scatter symbols simultaneously. The reel that does not have a ticket on it then re-spins to give you a chance at landing a 3rd one which will then trigger the free spins round.

The free spins feature can be triggered by landing 3 ticket symbols anywhere on the reels at the same time. You are then given 10 free spins to play. A key difference between the base game and the free spins round is that matching and mixed contestant combinations will now both activate the Candy Splash feature.

In addition, on your last free spin, tickets scatters are randomly distributed onto the reels. This gives you the chance of up to 5 re-trigger possibilities- which could create 50 free spins for you to play.

Once the free spins have completed, the Jelly Jiggle Delight feature comes into play. Here you are given 3 options to choose from, with a chance at winning a 2x multiplier to help double your overall score. If you don’t pick it, the multiplier only applies to the score that you accrued from within the free spins round.

Conclusion

Colourful, exciting, and glamourous, Candy Island Princess is certainly an engaging game. The style might not suit all tastes, but the features and great top prize certainly will. Plus, straightforward gaming dynamics make this a game that anyone can have a few spins on and enjoy. This is a good overall product from the Play ‘n GO studio.