Sugar Parade is a cavalcade of colour as far as design goes - set against a pale blue, Candyland backdrop, the reels include lower value playing card values and a selection box full of humanised sweeties. It’s bright and bold without being overpowering and works well enough. There are 2 main features on offer in Sugar Parade.
Queen’s Royal Bonus feature - this pick me round is triggered by landing 3 or more of the Bonus symbol on a single payline. You’ll then be taken to a new screen and presented with a selection of sweeties floating in the air under balloons. Each 1 of them reveals a cash award. The number of picks you receive depends on how many Bonus symbols you landed on the triggering spin.
Free Spins feature - land 3, 4 or 5 of the free spins scatter anywhere on the reels on the same spin and you’ll trigger the second feature round and with it, 10 free spins. These take place on a new set of night time-themed reels. All payouts during the feature are trebled. You can re-trigger more free spins, as well as the Queen’s Royal Bonus feature from within the free spins.
Sugar Parade is a tasty little slot game - the design is certainly high on saccharine but stays just the right side of overdosing. The features aren’t bad either. Expect to land both of them at fairly regular intervals as the variance here is in the low to medium range.
Slot games with the sweetie theme sometimes become overloaded with schmaltz. Sugar Parade manages to avoid that sticky trap. The cutesy theme won’t be to everyone’s taste but if you do have a sweet tooth and fancy tucking into a game with nice design and a pair of decent features, then Sugar Parade should fill that gap well enough. I prefer a bit more substance though and Microgaming offers you some superb games such as Jurassic World and Thunderstruck II.