Sweet PowerNudge™

Sweet PowerNudge™ Slot Review

Sweet PowerNudge is a new video slot from Pragmatic Play that was released on December 15, 2022. The design of the game is based on a candy theme, and in the game, we find ourselves flying through the sky amid clouds made of sweets. You can see this wonderful paradise in the backdrop of the reels, and the reels themselves have the potential to land candy-shaped symbols that are rendered in an attractive combination of bright colors. The music that is played is very sweet sounding too. After reading our evaluation and obtaining all of the important details, you will be able to make an educated conclusion regarding whether or not it is beneficial to put your time and money into playing this slot machine.

Sweet PowerNudge by Pragmatic Play Video Review

Sweet PowerNudge General Characteristics

• Cluster Pays
• 6 reels and 5 rows 
• Volatility: High
• RTP: 96.08%, 95.01%, 94.07%
• Hit Frequency: 22.43%
• Free Spins Frequency: 0.26%
• Bet amount: 0.2 EUR - 100 EUR (0,25 EUR – 125 EUR with ante bet)
• Maximum Win Multiplier:  x5,000
• Maximum Win Value:  500,000 EUR (Win over 1000x bet hit frequency: 1 in 159646. Max win hit frequency: 1 in 7,002,650)
• 8 main symbols
• Additional symbols: Scatter Symbol

Sweet PowerNudge Bonus Features

PowerNudge Feature

The win is paid out whenever a combination that results in a win occurs, and the reels that included at least one winning symbol immediately move down one position to show another symbol from the top. The game then pays out again for any more winning combinations that occur on the screen. Only when there are no more winning combinations remaining on the screen will the nudging feature come to an end. 

Multiplier Reel

An additional reel, which simply displays multiplier values, is located next to the regular reels in the game. Possible values are x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 or x10. The multiplier reel does not function in the game's main mode, but it is possible for it to be activated at random spins. It will spin and nudge along with the other reels for that particular spin as well as any nudges that arise from that spin. Following each spin, the multiplier value that was currently located in its middle place will be added to a total multiplier that will be applied to the win resulting from the most recent spin and nudge. After the spin and any nudges that may have occurred as a consequence of the spin, the multiplier will be reset to x1 and the multiplier reel will be deactivated.

Free Spins Feature

The Scatter symbols may be collected in the main game on each spin and the nudges that occur from those spins. To activate the Free Spins round, you must first complete a nudge sequence that yields 4 or more Scatter symbols. During the spin of the main game that resulted in the activation of the feature, if more than 4 Scatters were gathered, those Scatters will carry over into the Free Spins, where they will continue to be collected and contribute to the possibility of more feature activations. The round will begin with 7 free spins.  During the round, players will get an extra 3 free spins if they gather 4 Scatters. The multiplier reel will remain active for the whole of the free spins bonus round. 

Ante Bet

The player will have the opportunity to make a choice about the bet multiplier. The manner in which the game is played varies according on the wager that is chosen. When you decide to pay 1.25x, your chances of winning the respin round are enhanced as a result of this. There are now a greater number of Scatter symbols appearing on the reels.

Buy Bonus Feature

You trigger the Free Spins bonus round straight from the main game by paying 100 times your bet.

Our Experience Playing Sweet PowerNudge

When we started playing the game, we were greeted with a reelset with different candies on it and your typical royal symbol, and music that was sounding too happy to our taste, so we decided to turn it off. This game reminded of another classic from Pragmatic Play, Sweet Bonanza, but the only similarity in them was that they use candies as their themes. This slot seemed a little bit more complicated. After our first interaction with the slot machine, we were determined to find out how it performed in terms of its potential payouts. This was because the majority of gamblers aim for a high potential reward while playing a decent video slot machine, and we wanted to decide whether this slot was one of them. In order for us to achieve this objective, we turned to our tried-and-true technique, which consisted of placing a deposit of 200 euros, reducing the stake to 1 euro, and playing the game for somewhere in the area of 300 rounds. Not long after we started our first 100 spins, we scored a generous payout of around 85 times our bet thanks to the PowerNudge and Multiplier Reel features. Also, during the first 100 spins we triggered the Free Spins, but the payout was not that big, only around 35 times our bet. After our first attempt, we came out with almost 50 Euros in profit which was not a bad start at all. The next one hundred spins did not bring us any bonus rounds, but the PowerNudge and Multiplier Reel features came in clutch and awarded us a generous payout of 50 times our bet. That one decent payout plus a number of smaller wins here and there allowed us to still be in profit. During the final 100 spins we did not get any significant wins during the main game, but we triggered the Free Spins once again, and this time it paid us 110 time our bet which was very generous. Overall, after 300 spins, we won 75 Euros and were quite satisfied with how thing turned out for us.

Sweet PowerNudge™ Verdict

It seems like nothing can dethrone Sweet Bonanza from its position, but maybe we found a decent competitor to it in the form of Sweet PowerNudge. Both slots use similar themes, but they use different payout mechanisms and this slot comes with a couple of innovations in the form of PowerNudge and Multiplier Reel features that proved to be very profitable in our experience. Even though we had a profitable session while testing it, we would encourage you to be very cautious and know when to quit playing since this slot comes with a high degree of volatility that can either make you some money or ruin your bankroll rather quickly. When everything is said and done, we would definitely recommend you playing this game at least once, you might like it. Good luck and have fun!