Starburst

Review Starburst

How to Play

Starburst is played on 10 paylines and comes with a standard RTP of 96.1% although ranging RTP’s have been available since April 2020. The game’s win both ways feature means that you have double chances of winning, making it more like a 20 payline pokie.

• When Starburst has loaded, you can find the rules and the paytable by clicking the Info button that is found on the bottom left corner. Additional settings are available in the menu button to the left of the info button, which is where you can toggle options such as Quick Spin and audio settings. You can also change your stake here.
• Adjust your bet to your bankroll or personal preferences by clicking the plus or minus buttons which are found on either side of the spin button. Here you can also choose your coin value between 0.01 and 0.50, and the number of coins to bet per payline, giving you a total of 40 bet options between 0.25 and 125.
• Click the spin button or autoplay option just below it to start your spins. Autospins are available in New Zealand and can be set to stop anywhere between 10 and 1000 spins. Please note that there are no other limit presets available, so you will need to set your own in any case. Predefine your budget and the time limit for your playing session, and always make sure you stick to those limits.

If you’re not familiar with this game yet, we also recommend you to first play the free demo. This will give you some extra options to prepare yourself for your real money sessions.

Symbol Wins

In Starburst, you’re about to immerse yourself in a cartoonish yet dynamic world which is boosted thanks to the amazing graphics. Launched in 2013, the graphics and animations are still high definition and look as good as some of the newer released pokies. NetEnt has also made sure to revamp the game a few times since its initial release which has turned out to be a successful approach. When you create a winning combination, you’ll encounter arcade light effects with electrifying audio and flashing text standing out on the darker background and creating a cool effect. The audio is electric but at the same time calming and relaxing enough to keep on playing. The fast paced symbols include 5 differently coloured gems as well as the lucky number 7 and the BAR. Here’s what each symbol in the game does:

Bonus Features

Starburst does not have a free spins feature, but it does come with two fast paced features in the base game. These are the Expanding Wilds and the re-spins which we’ll briefly touch upon below.

Starburst Wilds

Everything in Starburst basically revolves around the Starburst Wilds. These are recognised by the colourful stars you can find on the reels. As a wild symbol, they replace all other symbols in Starburst, but don’t carry any value themselves. Wilds land on the second, third and fourth reel and have a multifunctional character as they can also expand over the entire reel they appear on. This happens by default regardless of which row a wild lands on.

Re-spins

The moment one or more wilds appear on the reels, you will get a free re-spin. These re-spins make the game quite exciting as the wilds remain sticky during those spins ensuring that you can claim a nice prize without too much effort.

If you happen to spin an extra wild during the re-spin, it will also expand and cause yet another re-spin making it possible to earn up to three extra re-spins this way. If you managed to get to the third round of the respins, this automatically means that the three middle reels are filled with wilds. You then only need three BAR symbols (the highest paying type) on both the first and last reels to cash out the top prize of Starburst.

Payout Metrics

With 10 fixed paylines in play, you can spin away from $ 0,10 to $ 100 per spin. When it comes to the game’s volatility, Starburst is somewhere in the low to medium variance spectrum, but is widely known as a low volatility pokie. This means you should get frequent wins, but they tend to be of the smaller kind. All in all, based on the game’s long term statistics, 22.65% of spins will result in a winning combination, known as the Hit Frequency. The max win per spin or re-spin is 500x stake. This low variance wonder has a standard high RTP of 96.09% and 10 bothway paylines. As it’s one of the easiest online pokies to play, perfectly blending old-school gameplay with modern features, expect a game that gives you a lot more chances of winning than your average pokie. The expanding Starburst wilds are key to major wins as they can easily help you score wins of hundreds of times your bet.

Summary

Starburst is one of the game’s out there that can actually count on a fan base around the world. Starburst fans especially love this game because there is always a lot of action going on making it highly entertaining. Both the Starburst wilds and the respins get triggered quite often and we are not exaggerating when we say that you might just get a wild on your screen about every 10 spins. The respins with expanded wilds can also yield very reasonable prizes. The other good thing about this game is that you can win expanded wilds in the base game which takes away the assumption that a max potential win of 600x isn’t a lot. Of course you have to be lucky to win a big prize, but they’re definitely available in this low volatility pokie. If you also enjoy simplicity, then this game is perfect for you. We suggest you find out why this is the world’s most popular pokie.