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Lisa Michaels
Basketball Star on Fire is a sports-themed slot from Pulse8 Studios and Microgaming. It’s a pared-down revamp of the original Basketball Star from 2015.
Basketball Star on Fire has high volatility, an above-average RTP, and payouts of up to 2,500x your stake. You can trigger a Free Spins round and a HyperHold feature, which gives you a chance to win five jackpots — including the Grand jackpot worth 1,000x your bet!
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Basketball Star on Fire is played on five reels with three rows and 25 fixed paylines. It runs on smartphones, tablets, and computers. Here’s how to start playing:
Basketball Star on Fire’s controls are all at the bottom of the screen, with the Spin button in the center. Hit that to play the game.
If you want to change your bet between spins, just use the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons. The Autoplay button lets you set up automated spins instead of playing manually. You’ll also find buttons to open the paytable, adjust the sound, and activate fast mode below the reels.
Basketball Star on Fire has 13 symbols in total, all inspired by the sport. There are nine regular symbols: a Wild, a Collect symbol, and a Scatter.
The low-paying symbols are the whistle, playbook, and water bottles: land 5 to win 0.2x your bet. The sneakers and gold medal pay a little more at 0.32x your bet for 5.
There are four symbols showing basketballers in action. They pay 0.8x your stake for 5. If you land 5 Basketball Star on Fire logo symbols, you’ll win 10x your stake.
Basketball Star on Fire pays out for three to five matching symbols on any payline. Wilds can stand in for regular symbols if you don’t have enough identical ones to build a winning combo.
I’ll explain the two bonus features below.
The game logo symbol is Wild, so it can substitute for other symbols to award wins.
When you land six or more coin symbols across the reels, they turn sticky and award three respins. The rest of the positions on the grid become empty, and any new coins that hit turn sticky, too.
All coins carry a cash or jackpot value. There are five jackpots up for grabs:
The fifth jackpot is only awarded if you fill the whole grid with coins. All coin values payout once the feature ends.
Land 3, 4, or 5 Scatters to win 10, 15, or 25 free spins, respectively. For the entire Free Spins round, the fifth reel is filled with stacked Wild coins. This can help you win prizes and boost your chances of triggering the HyperHold feature.
And if you get 3 or 4 Scatters during a free spin, you’ll win 10 or 15 more free spins, respectively.
You could win as much as 2,500x your stake in Basketball Star on Fire.
Basketball Star on Fire’s RTP is just over the average at 96.12%, and it’s highly volatile. That means it’s less likely to pay out as often as slots with lower volatility, but prizes could be higher overall.
I have a bit of a soft spot for basketball, so I appreciated the attention to detail in the game. The background shows a basketball court with plenty of spectators watching and spotlights beaming down on the action. The symbols are generally colourful and easy on the eye, and the electronic music has a fun feel.
Hit the court and try Basketball Star on Fire for yourself with our free demo!
Basketball Star on Fire is just one of many sports-themed slots ready for you to play. Let’s compare it to three others.
Scudamore’s Super Stakes is a horse racing-themed slot with a top prize of 5,000x your bet and multiple bonuses (including Bet Slip, which lets you wager on how many times a symbol will appear).
The simply named Football is a cartoony take on the sport with a simple design. Win up to 45 free spins with all wins tripled!
And Bicicleta is another football slot. The top prize available is 1,900x your bet, and you can trigger a Free Spins round with sticky Wilds.
Basketball Star on Fire is a decent revamp of the original, with a few changes. The rolling reels are gone, but the HyperHold feature is a nice addition that can lead to jackpot wins. The Free Spins feature is solid, too, and can be retriggered. Unfortunately, the symbol values are very small and the max win of 2,500x your stake is on the low side for a slot with high volatility.
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
