Berry Burst MAX Slot by NetEnt: Review

Berry Burst MAX is a fruity and fun 5×3 reel video slot featuring Cluster Pays, Expanding Wilds with re-spins, and a top payout of 6,000x your stake. As a high volatility game, players can expect less frequent wins with sporadic moments of higher-paying wins. Such games require patience and a healthy bankroll to exploit the higher winning potential. The Return to Player (RTP) in Berry Burst MAX is rated at 96.23%. Cluster Pays is an exciting and innovative mechanic that completely eliminates paylines and “all the way”. A cluster is a group of matching symbols that are linked horizontally or vertically. Just match 5 or more symbols in a cluster anywhere on the reels, and you have a winning combination. Cluster Pays first appeared in the inspirational Hawaiian NetEnt Aloha! in 2016 and has become a popular feature among casual players and high rollers. While Berry Burst MAX does not offer free spins to players, it does include the fun and potentially useful Expanding Wild and Re-Spins feature. Coin values range from 0.01 to 2.00, while the stake level (1 to 10) is set using the stake level selector. The minimum bet (Level 1, Coin Value 0.01) is 0.10 coins, and the maximum bet (Level 10, Coin Value 2) is 200 coins, depending on the betting limits set by the casino. Your bets and winnings are always displayed in your currency just below the reels.

Symbols

Attractive free-floating game symbols look like the perfect ingredients for a refreshing fruit soda! The Raspberry, Orange, Blueberry, and Lime symbols are high-value symbols, while the rows of bubble cards are low-value symbols. 5 or more identical symbols in a cluster win, and you can get up to 15 matching symbols in one spin. A wild symbol can land on any reel on any spin and expand to turn the entire reel wild. The highest payouts for 15 symbols in a cluster win the following:

• Raspberry – 1000x bet
• Orange – 500x bet
• Blueberries – 250x bet
• Lime – 250x bet
• Heart / Spade / Diamond – 100x stake

Bonus games

The main bonuses of this slot: Berry Burst MAX offers gamblers both a fun base game and some great additional features to help with combining. Wild falls on all reels and, as always, replaces all other symbols. When it falls on the playing field, Wild always expands to the entire column. Also, you automatically get a re-spin, in which Wild remains in place. After the Wilds expand, but before the re-spin begins, all winnings are paid out. Then, after the re-spin, the new dropped Wilds also expand to the entire column, and another re-spin begins. Finally, unlike most slots with typical paylines, here, you will receive payouts for groups of the same symbols, located side by side horizontally and vertically. This will give you excellent odds of winning on every spin.

Pros/Cons

Conclusion

Berry Burst MAX offers players a gaming experience with high volatility and much higher winning potential. The combination of Cluster Pays with Expanding Wilds, and Re-Spins makes Berry Burst MAX a fun and lively game inspired by summer days and epic payouts!