Sweet Treats 2

Players on the lookout for the best video slots won’t want to miss out on Sweet Treats 2, the cascading candy slot from Nucleus Gaming.

This sweet game comes boxed with casino bonus features galore: Free Spins, Chocolate Bombs, Special Symbols, and a Gamble Feature are just the beginning.

Theme

Nucleus Gaming takes players on a journey that rivals Charlie’s unforgettable voyage to the Chocolate Factory. Thanks to its cascade win structure, there’s never a dull moment in this rollicking slot.

By cascading reels, we mean that all symbols involved in winning combination will detonate, with new symbols falling into their place. This means that all wins have a free built-in re-spin.

A veritable candyland stands behind the enormous seven-by-six reel setup. There are candy clouds, sugary scuptures, and even a milky volcano erupting in the background. To the right of the reels, a tank fills up with pink liquid as players accumulate Level-Up Symbols, eventually unlocking higher levels of play, where Special Symbols are added to help players along.

Gaming symbols include seven candies in various shapes and colors. On higher levels, Special Symbols appear on the reels, each one a sugary confection that detonates other symbols in a special way, delivering payouts to players in the process.

A multicolored gobstopper acts as wild, substituting for all other symbols but scatter to help form winning combinations. They appear on the middle reels only.

This title’s most gaming important symbols, however…

… are red Free Spin symbols. These provide the gateway to Free Spins, where the game’s jackpot of 769,500 credits can be won.

They also pay a handsome 4000 coins for five-of-a-kind!

Betting Options and Functions

Rather than via traditional paylines, wins are triggered whenever four or more contiguous symbols are “clustered” together. This approach is spread across 50 bet-lines.

Coin value can be set from 0.02–1.00, with bet level variable from 50–250. This yields an overall per-spin betting range of 1.00– 200.00 times the betting currency.

Autoplay is available for up to 1,000 spins, though players should exercise caution, as there are no win/loss limits available. Turbo speed is also available for those who prefer a faster game tempo.

Player options, payline information, game rules, and more are available via an expanding menu at the lower left corner of the game screen. Information regarding the theoretical return to player ratio is not available, which can be a red flag for experienced players.

Features

• There are progressive levels to this title – players can win instant payouts and unlock Special Candy symbols by leveling up.
• Each Level-Up Symbol moves the Level Up Trail forward.
• It takes four Level-Up symbols to advance from the first level to the second.
• It takes two additional symbols for every additional level (six symbols to advance to the third level, eight symbols to advance to the fourth level, etc).
• Every 4 levels up to level 29, a new Special Candy symbol will be added to the reels.
• These symbols destroy other gaming symbols in a variety of ways, triggering payouts and opening the way for additional cascade wins.

• A cluster of four or more Free Spin symbols awards Free Spins.
• A minimum of five free spins will be awarded, with an additional two free spins for every additional Free Spin symbol beyond the fourth (5 symbols = 7 freebies, 6 symbols = 9 freebies, etc).

• Five or more winning clusters trigger the Chocolate Bomb Feature.
• After all other wins have been displayed, the Bomb is placed onto the reels.
• It then explodes, destroying some gaming symbols, awarding a cash prize, and causing an additional cascade of gaming symbols.
• A cluster of five or more Wild symbols creates a sticky super-wild that is left-behind when the winning cluster explodes.

• After every standard win, players have the option of engaging the Double Up Feature.
• Players try to predict the which side of the flipped coin will appear.
• Players may choose to wager or half of their win total.
• A correct guess doubles the win size and allows players to continue the feature for another round at double the previous stakes; an incorrect guess drops the win total down to zero.
• This feature is not available for wins involving bonus features.

Our Take

Nucleus Gaming has done tremendous work here, and the result is delectable. Enjoy!