In terms of appearance, this game is filled with vibrant colours and has a gameplay grid that is not much larger than the grid for Hurricane Links on the left. As a result, our attention is evenly divided between the two. Upon first glance, I was equally intrigued by both the Hurricane Links and the jackpot values at the top of the grid.
This design effectively captures our attention and divides it among all the important elements. The background is filled with cheerful sounds, and fluffy white clouds float across the screen, adding a lighthearted and captivating touch. The pay table for Candy Links Bonanza features 10 symbols that are brightly coloured: blue, dark green, pink, light green, turquoise, orange, light purple, red, dark purple, and yellow. These symbols are arranged in ascending order. Although some colours may be easily mistaken for one another, the shapes of the symbols, such as hearts, stars, and hexagons, help to differentiate them.
When you get 5 of a kind, the symbols payout between 0.4 and 5 times the bet. In addition to the regular symbols, there is a wild symbol with pink stripes that can substitute for all symbols except coins. There is also a scatter symbol, which is represented by a chocolate candy bomb covered in smaller versions of our pay symbols. When symbols land on the reels, they are moved to the corresponding spot on the Hurricane Links Collection grid. Coins can land anywhere except the middle spot on the grid, where there is a colourful wheel. If coins land on top of existing ones, their values are combined.
If you manage to fill any of the 12 lines horizontally, vertically, or diagonally with coins on the Hurricane Links Collection, you win the value of the coins on that line, and the grid resets. The spots you still need to fill in order to win will be highlighted in yellow on both the Hurricane Links Collection and the main game grid. Getting 2 scatters during the base game triggers the Respin feature. During this feature, all symbols stay in place except for the middle spot, which respins in the hope of landing the third scatter symbol.