Starburst Slot Review
Starburst is one of NetEnt’s most famous and popular slots. This 5-reel, three row video slot has a plenty of features to excite the most discerning player. These include a total of 10 pay lines, a two ways win and an expanding Wild. Two ways win means that unlike most slots that only pay out from left to right, Starburst pays out from both left to right and right to left. This immediately improves your chances of winning. In addition, the expanding wild fills the entire reel, forming even more winning combinations.
The slot bursts with colour, adding some fun visuals to your gaming experience. Its many cool and rewarding features make it a game for everyone, which is probably why it still so popular eight years after its release.
Gameplay
As the name indicates, Starburst is a colourful space-themed slot. The reels house shiny precious gems as symbols, including rubies, sapphires and more. The game’s betting range accommodates most players with a minimum bet of $0.10 up to a maximum of $100. It doesn’t matter if you choose to keep bets low, only play only for entertainment or take risks in the hopes of winning big, this is the slot for you.
The 10 fixed pay lines can be played at different coin values and bet levels. Maintaining a certain level of balance could also pay off in the end. Try to keep your bets low enough so they don’t leave a hole in your pocket, but high enough to win decent prizes. The bigger your bet, the bigger the prizes.
As with most slots, winning isn’t rocket science. A winning symbol combination should consist of a minimum of three similar jewels on adjacent reels. To make winning even easier, the slot pays out from both left to right. Each and every win is followed by amazing light effects.
Additional Features
Starburst does not have many special symbols like scatters or multipliers. However, the game has two unique features worth mentioning. They are the Win Both Ways Feature and the Expanding Wild Feature. As the name suggests, the Win Both Ways Feature means that the slot pays out for winning combinations consisting of three or more symbols from both left to right, and right to left. Players thus have even higher chances of hitting a winning symbol combination.
The Starburst Wild symbols only appear on the middle reels (2, 3 and 4). One or more wilds appearing anywhere on these three reels will activate the Starburst Expanding Wild Feature. This means that the wild expands to cover the entire reel, staying in place while the rest of the reels keep spinning. If during that spin a new wild appears then that wild will also expand to cover the entire reel.
The expanded wilds mean that more winning combinations are possible. If the wild comes up three times in a row for the chance to land even more re-spins. The reels will keep re-spinning until no new wilds appear on the reels. These two unusual features make Starburst one of the most popular slots among online slot players.
While the reels in most slots just keep spinning with no interference, players can choose to stop the reels any time by clicking on the Spin button while the reels are in motion. This gives players some type of control. Like most modern slots, Starburst also features autospin. While autospin is fixed at 50, players do have the option of stopping it at any time and spinning manually.
Game Design
Starburst is one of the most colourful online slots you can find. Its design is simple but impressive. Keeping with the theme, the reels are set against a starry night sky. The reels, covered in bright glistening jewels, take over the top half of your screen. A bigger than average spin button sits in the middle of the bottom half of the screen. Other than that, there is nothing crowding the screen. If you click the plus on the bottom side of the spin button you will get the option of setting autoplay (50 spins) on the left and turbo on the right.
The symbols are mostly bright coloured jewels, but it also has a bar symbol as well as a 7 symbol. Every win is accompanied by a star studded explosion of colours and what looks like shooting stars. This is exactly what one would expect from a slot called Starburst.
To take a look at the paytable players need to open the menu on the top right hand corner of their screen. Here they will also be able to set the betting configuration and set autospin criteria in more detail. In this menu you will be able to choose any amount of autospins from 0 to 1000. You also have the option of stopping autoplay if you lose a specified amount of cash, win a specified amount of cash, or if a single win exceeds a certain amount of cash. Players can customize these values to suit their budget. The game also makes provision for left hand mode.
Summary
Starburst sure does live up to its name. It is everything one would expect from a slot named Starburst. Not only do its symbols keep to the star theme, but also the astronomical wins it offers. It’s simple yet colourful design will keep you entertained and coming back for more. Add in the special features and you will never have a dull moment. It truly is a slot you can play every day without getting bored.
