Starburst XXXtreme Slot Review & Free Play

Starburst XXXtreme: Find Colorful Wild Stars For Respins and 150x Multipliers

NetEnt takes the familiar Starburst formula and cranks up the volatility in Starburst XXXtreme, keeping the iconic gems and expanding wilds while adding multipliers as high as 150x. With Random Wilds, respins, and XXXtreme Spins also joining the mix, there are plenty of ways to shake up the classic formula. But did all that extra firepower actually make a difference during my session?

The 5x3 grid has 9 paylines, with symbol pays ranging from 0.50x to 50x your bet. The low number of paylines meant plenty of winning combinations simply didn't count, resulting in a lot of dead spins for me. It usually took 3 to 6 spins to land returns of around 0.50x to 1.50x my bet, while only a handful of wins reached 7.50x, mostly thanks to the 7s.

The expanding wilds are still the main attraction, landing on reels 2, 3, or 4 and expanding across the entire reel to trigger respins. The wild stays locked in place while the respin plays out. Each wild comes with a multiplier ranging from 2x to 150x, with multiple multipliers added together and applied to wins. These were easily the highlight of my session, with respins usually returning between 30x and 35x my bet.

Random Wilds can also appear after a regular spin or respin, adding 1 to 3 extra Starburst Wilds across the middle three reels. This gave me a few extra opportunities to form winning combinations and trigger more respins, but they didn't help me push beyond the 7.50x returns I was already seeing from the regular game.

The XXXtreme Spins options take things even further, guaranteeing either 1 or 2 Starburst Wilds on every spin. The first costs 10x the base bet, while the second jumps all the way to 95x. I mostly stuck with the regular betting mode, as the cost of these options felt difficult to justify during my session.

Starburst XXXtreme certainly has more bite than the original, but the high volatility and 9 paylines made the base game feel noticeably slower. The respins were easily the highlight for me but the Random Wilds didn't do enough to improve my other returns. There are some bigger wins hiding here, but I wouldn't count on the base game to keep my bankroll.