Sparks – NetEnt Slot Review
Sparks is a calm, cheerful slot from NetEnt. Like other NetEnt video slots, it runs smoothly and is well designed.
You can try the game at casinos using casino bonus free spins or no-deposit free spins, if those spins aren’t tied to another game.
Overview
Sparks has 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines. The theme is colourful, bright and peaceful, with electronically glowing symbols in different colours – red star, orange butterfly, green trident, purple shell and blue circle. You’ll also see the usual card symbols A, K, Q, J and 10. There are two wilds: a standard wild that can appear on any reel and substitute for any symbol except the clone wild, and a clone wild that expands and clones neighbouring symbols to help form wins. The clone wild appears on reels 2 and 4 and can substitute for any symbol.
You can choose to play with wins counted in one direction only or both. Use the blue or pink arrows at the bottom to switch; the reels and background colour change with your choice.
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Bonuses and free spins
Sparks has no bonus rounds or free spins – it’s a simple, clean game. The only bonus feature is the clone wild on reels 2 and 4. The clone wild is a flaming W, while the normal wild is a neon W. When the clone wild lands, it can stay as is, expand up, expand down, or both. It clones the symbol from the reel on its right to match the one on its left. If both clone wilds land on the same spin and on the same row, the cloned symbols are cloned again.
How to play
Playing Sparks is straightforward. Set your stake using the Coin Value and Level controls, then hit the blue spin button in the centre. There are 10 bet levels. Min stake (both ways) is 0.20 and max is 400 per spin; one-way min is 0.10 and max 200.
RTP and mobile
Sparks can be played on mobile via NetEnt Touch, so you can play from anywhere. RTP is 96.5% on both desktop and mobile.
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Summary
Sparks is a simple but attractive slot with a pleasant feel. The expanding clone wild adds variety and can lead to bigger wins. The game suits all types of players, and the option to count wins both ways allows for higher stakes if you want.