Starburst XXXtreme Slot Machine – Free Play & Review

While we’re getting an update for the wildly popular Starburst slot machine, it’s not going to be anything that you can see in the design. Mostly, it’s the same look, using stars and planets in the background, and a mix of gemstones and classics on the reels. The design is modern, but not unique or very interesting to look at. In this case, it just seems to be the kind of game that everyone can play, since it’s not catering to anyone in particular.

The symbols provide us with a mix of symbols, ranging from the five gems with different cuts and colors, to the icons with Lucky 7s and Bar logos. There is the Starburst wild symbol as well.

Developer

The creator of Starburst XXXtreme is the same developer that gave us the original, NetEnt. A top 3 developer of online slot machines, with hundreds of excellent releases so far, the company is moving in the high volatility niche more and more. While most of their older games are low volatility, recent releases have a larger share of slots with big rewards.

How To Play It

Starburst XXXtreme will require a bet of at least $0.10 per spin, and may go as high as $50.

You get 5 reels with 9 active lines in exchange, that will form combinations left to right. In the previous game, they paid both ways, so that’s one area where the developer sacrificed some of the player’s chances, in order to be able to give the jackpot a boost.

Special Features

The Starburst Wild is still the star of this game, only it’s been turned into something a lot more exciting, thanks to big multipliers that can apply to wins. You either get these during regular spins, or you pay for them, with spin prices at 10x and 95x the regular stake, if you want 1 or 2 guaranteed wilds, respectively.

Acting as a substitute, the Starburst icon is going to expand when it lands, on reels 2-4. The expansion allows for a re-spin to trigger, and a chance to get more wilds (and more re-spins). Up to 3 re-spins can be obtained in this mode, as you fill the middle reels with wilds.

The part that brings the XXXtreme bit to the title, is the multiplier that the wilds will now apply. There are 8 potential values for the multipliers, going from 2x to 150x. As you can have up to 3 wilds at the same time, combined multipliers of up to 450x are possible.

These wilds may also land randomly, through a feature that adds up to 3 wild reels to the game area.

Maximum Payouts

Starburst was already a slot machine with a large following, especially because it’s pushed by a lot of casinos. This XXXtreme version is designed for experienced players, which can now get wins of up to 200,000x the stake. That’s about the best top jackpot I’ve ever seen in a slot machine, if we’re talking about games with fixed returns, not progressive jackpots.

In terms of volatility, it will be as extreme as expected, but the RTP looks good, being at 96.26% (going up to 96.45% if you pay for spins with guaranteed wilds).

Summary

Starburst XXXtreme adds the kind of very high volatility that you’d want from a game with this title, and it doesn’t disappoint when it delivers its jackpots either. 200,000x the stake is the target here, and those that believe strongly in their luck, have their chance to test it out.