Slot reviews
[Quick take] Starburst™ — NetEnt
A classic sitting near the bottom of NetEnt's volatility index. Set beside its own sequels, the index and the win cap move together.
Core rules
Starburst is a 5-reel, 3-row, 10-line slot NetEnt released on 2012-01-23. Published RTP is 96.08%, the max win is 800x and bets run 0.1 to 100. NetEnt publishes volatility as an index rather than a grade; this title reads Index 3.1.
What stands out
The sequels give the index a reference point. Starburst XXXtreme reads Index 9.9 with a 16,800x cap, Starburst Galaxy Index 8.4 with 17,288x. Both sequels sit well above the original on index and cap. The original also carries a published 23% hit frequency.
In one line
A reference point for what the low end of NetEnt's index scale looks like. No demo is offered, so the published figures are all there is to read.
Strengths
- RTP, index, hit frequency and cap are all published
- Sequels sit on the same scale for comparison
Weak points
- No demo to check it first-hand
- The index cannot be compared with other studios' grades
Verdict
Index 3.1 and 800x — read it as the starting point of NetEnt's scale.