Crazy Jelly

For all the wealth of candy-themed games out there, not enough attention has been paid to the softer, gummier sweets beloved by so many. Platipus Gaming corrects this oversight in Crazy Jelly, its five reel slot with a gummy candy theme. Expanding wilds that carry automatic respins help this slot stand out from the pack, although a lack of free spins and slightly below-average RTP hold back this game’s sweet potential.

Theme

A dark pink, candified vision of the cosmos provides the background for this slot: if the soundtrack were better, players might think they had stumbled into a sub-world of Prince’s Purple Rain. Gaming symbols include three adorable animal-shaped symbols in green, pink, and purple, and four other types of candy, each deliciously-rendered in bright tones. A massive, multicolored lollipop acts as expanding wild, appearing on the middle reels and triggering automatic respins whenever it appears.

Betting Options and Functions

Crazy Jelly invokes the soft candies so popular among children, but the attention paid to this game’s finer points is anything but childlike. There are 10 paylines, each paying both ways. Bet per line can be set from 0.01–1.00, which, combined with the ten paylines, yields a total per-spin bet adjustable from 0.10–10.00 times the betting currency. Autoplay is available for up to 1000 spins at a time, though players should exercise caution before choosing this option, as there are no optional loss limits available. A menu offers players sound options, paytable information, detailed game info, and hand history. As is the case in other Platipus slots, the overall theoretical return to player ratio is slightly below the industry average at 95.00%.

Features

When it comes to bonus features, this slot disappoints. There are no free spins, no bonus games, or any other features to break up the game tempo. What is included, however, is still lots of fun: every time the wild symbol is involved a winning combination, it expands to fill its entire reel. With the wild reel in place, the other reels automatically spin again – if another wild symbol appears and expands, there will be another automatic respin. It’s during this feature that players are likely to see their biggest wins develop.

Our Take

Crazy Jelly has both sweet and sour elements. On the one hand, the fun theme, expanding wilds, automatic respins, and well-built fundamentals recommend this game highly; on the other, with all the slots available today, few players are likely to spend much time with a game without free spins that offers below-average odds. As is seemingly always the case with Platipus Gaming’s titles, this game has some merits, but is unlikely to endure