Starburst

Starburst is quite literally the holy grail of online slots developed by Netent, a software provider that is widely regarded as a pioneer of the online gambling industry. As this is Netent’s most popular and successful slot, you can be sure that it is going to be a good one, and in this review we will be proving this fact.

Starburst takes on the outer space theme, and the team at Netent has gone above and beyond to make this experience as subversive as possible. Keeping in mind that Starburst was initially released in 2012 it still holds its own, and possibly exceeds, the quality of slots released today. The soundtrack is well put together and makes the overall experience feel out of this world!

Starburst presents players with an RTP of 96.09% which is pretty much an industry standard at this point. As is the case with many Netent slots Starburst features a 5 reel, 3 row set up with 10 fixed paylines. Players set their bets from between 10 cents up to a maximum of 100 euros per spin and form winning combinations by landing 3 or more matching symbols on the reels. Where volatility is concerned our research has found this slot to be low to medium variance with its max win per spin set at 500x your bet. 

Winning combinations are made by landing three or more matching symbols on the reels. The symbols used to form these winning combinations are made up of 12 regular paying symbols including 5 gems, 7 spheres and a Bar sphere symbol. Of these the highest paying is the Bar sphere which will award you 25x your stake for landing 5 of a kind. 

The bonus symbol is the Starburst wild symbol, which only appears on reels 2,3 and 4. The wild symbol serves a substitute function and will improve your winning potential by transforming into any symbol on the reel. For example, should you land three 7 sphere symbols and a wild, your combination payout will reflect as if you landed four 7 Sphere symbols.

Today's slots are loaded with so many bonus features that it is actually difficult to keep track of what is going on. Netent has chosen the simpler route and players will only find 1 bonus feature here. 

The bonus feature is the Starburst Wilds feature and involves expanding wilds that fill up the entire reel. This is triggered when the Starburst wild symbol lands on reel 2,3 and 4. The result is that the wild symbol will expand to create a wild reel, which locks in place as a re-spin is awarded. Should you land another wild it will expand and re-spin again until such a time as no wild land. Creating three wild reels at once is, of course, the best case scenario, and is your best hope at achieving the maximum payout possible.

Starburst is one of those simple slots that are REALLY well put together. The Netent team, as experienced as they are, know exactly what players want. A high quality experience that captures the essence of what made land based slots so popular. The only downside is the lack of a free spin feature and its low variance which may not suit some. Despite this, the positives most certainly outweigh the negatives and we can clearly see why this is one of the most popular online slots ever produced.