Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 Review

The original Candyways Bonanza Megaways by StakeLogic partner, Hurricane Games, stuck out because of the minimalist setup with 3 reels and 512 maxed out win ways. StakeLogic themselves have beefed things up in all departments in this follow-up effort, simply called Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2. Visually, the two installments are otherwise quite similar, with a Sweet Bonanza inspired candyland backdrop.

Cascading Wins was missing in the original, but the common mechanic makes a comeback here. In addition, you get a mystery symbol feature that transforms a random symbol type into wilds, and the bonus round gives you 3 options of multiplier symbol values and free spins this time. Go for the least volatile option if you want to secure a top-up win, while the most volatile option can lead to payouts up to 30,000x. Customizable RTP ranges have been introduced though, and the top-tier 95.80 % RTP is tad below par.

Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 Slot - Reels Screen

Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 Features

The 3 top-tier candy symbols (they all look pretty similar) pay between 1.5 and 10 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins, and you also have a wild symbol that steps in for all regular pay symbols to help complete winning combinations. All winning symbols are removed via the Cascading mechanic, allowing new and/or existing symbols to drop down to fill the gaps.

This process repeats as long as you keep winning.

The wild symbol only comes into play via the mystery symbol feature. The Mystery Symbols can appear in all stages of the game, but only in the top horizontal sliding reel. The mystery symbol will then turn into a random pay symbol, turning itself and all instances on the reel directly below into wild symbols.

If you manage to rack up at least 4 chocolate covered scatters in the same cascading sequence, the Bonus Round is triggered. You get 3 free spin options in this follow-up release, and they are as follows:

• Super Free Spins – award 15 spins with multiplier symbols between x2 and x30.
• Mega Free Spins – award 10 spins with multiplier symbols between x2 and x50.
• Insane Free Spins – award 8 spins with multiplier symbols between x2 and x100.

Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 Slot - Reels Screen

Whenever you land Multiplier Symbols, their respective values are added together as the cascading sequence comes to an end. The summed up multiplier is then applied to the total win for that round.

You retrigger the feature with the same amount of spins you choose initially when 4+ scatters land during a free spin cascading sequence.

Non-UK players, and anyone eligible, can purchase the bonus round for 100x the total stake, and this awards 4+ scatters on the spin that follows. You can also turn on the Super Stake ante bet feature if you wish, and this doubles the price per spin as your bonus round chances are also doubled.

Finally, all wins can be gambled in a double or nothing fashion, but this is an option you can turn off if it bothers you. Pick the correct card color to x2 your initial win, while picking the correct suit quadruples it.

The 200 Spins Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 Experience

You get to see a few Mystery Symbol wild transformation wins in the base game, before we purchase the bonus round close to the 1-minute mark. The feature plays out for the remainder of the 2:14-minute highlights video, and we went with the Insane Free Spins option. See for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

Visually, Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 looks like a more plain and simple version of Sweet Bonanza Megaways, and featurewise the inspiration clearly shines through as well. That being said, StakeLogic has made a bigger and bolder version of the original release, so this sequel is clearly the best option between the two. Not only has the grid been expanded, but now you’ll also benefit from cascading wins and 3 options in the bonus round.

In addition, the Mystery feature helps you out with wild transformations on a regular basis. In theory, you can get several full wild reels this way, but usually you get a couple of wilds here and there.

The multiplier symbols can combine into solid boosters in the bonus round, and the potential has been increased to a very decent 30,000x your stake. You will be dealing with customizable RTP ranges though, and a lowered 95.80 % top-tier RTP.

Pros

• Mystery wild transformation feature
• 3 FS options w/ up to x100 multiplier symbols
• Win up to 30,000x your stake

Cons

• RTP of 95.80 % is a tad below average
• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges

If you enjoy Candyways Bonanza Megaways 2 you should also try:

Candyways Bonanza Megaways - is the original Hurricane Games (StakeLogic) release, and it comes with an unusual 3 reels and up to 8 rows grid. You get no cascading wins here though, and the game revolves around the multiplier symbol bonus round for payouts up to 20,000x your stake. The RTP is a more decent 96.01 %, and the volatility is a tad more forgiving.

Sweet Bonanza - is the highly successful and legendary sweet-tooth inducing release from Pragmatic Play, and you win by landing 8+ matching symbols anywhere at the same time. The main attraction is the bonus round that comes with candy bomb multiplier symbols up to x100. The volatility is high, and you can win up to 21,175x your stake.

Psycho Candies - is one to try if you like candy with a bit of personality, and this Gluck Games release plays out on a 6x6 cluster pays grid with cascading wins.

You can look forward to candy bomb symbol removals, a pick me bonus game, as well as boss fights that can trigger the jackpot wheel. The 97.5 % RTP is very solid, and you can win up to 5,000x in the unlimited progressive multiplier bonus round.

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