Dazzle Me

The Wombat says: Hark, is that the sound of a NetEnt jackpot jingling we can hear? Yes! Why, it’s the Dazzle Me slot, the games maker’s famous gem-themed game. And just like most of NetEnt’s offerings it comes with some exciting and unique features.

Asymmetric reels and Linked Reels are just two of the surprises in store for you, along with 76 different pay-lines. In theory you can win up to 152,000 coins-so get ready to spin!

Look and Feel

With the reels covered in colourful gemstones, we couldn’t help but think this game looks a bit like NetEnt’s other shiny slot, Starburst. There’s also some tinkling electro chill-out music that gets you in the mood (I thought I was back in Cafe del Mar in Ibiza for a second). The music starts pumping up when the Free Spins take place.

There are a few Star Trek doors opening and closing as well by the sound of it, or was I imagining that? Whoosh!

Pick your coin value and your bet level and off you go!

Dazzle Me Screenshot

Dazzle Me Game Play

Meet your symbols, a colourful bunch of green, purple, blue and red gemstones along with golden bells and a classic fruity ‘7’ symbol.

You’ll also see that the flashy reels aren’t your standard. Although there are five reels in the Dazzle Me slot, they are set out asymmetrically.

Instead of the usual 5×3 screen, the reels here are asymmetric and come in different heights. There are three symbols on the first 2 reels, four symbols on the next 2 reels and five symbols on the last reel.

This means the game can pack in 76 pay-lines. The pay-lines are fixed, you just set the coin level and bet level (from 1 to 10), 20 coins per level.

Sapphires and emeralds are the lowest value symbols paying out 20 coins for 5 in a row, whilst red rubies and purple stones will scoop you 30 coins.

The slot’s traditional fruit machine symbols; the Bell and the 7 are the ones to watch out for and will pay out 100 or 200 coins each for each bet level.

So if you are on level 10, betting 1.00 coins, that’s a 2000.00 payout if you land five 7’s on a pay-line.

Dazzle Me Slot Bonuses

Well, there are three of these exciting extras.

Dazzling Wilds, Dazzling Free Spins and Linked Reels — and this wombat will go through them each in turn.

Dazzling Wilds

Keep your eyes peeled as randomly at any point during your spins, entire reels can land with Wild Diamond symbols. These priceless sparklers substitute for any other symbol to complete your winning pay-line combos.

Dazzling Free Spins

Get three or more Free Spin logo Scatters anywhere on the reels and it’s up to sixteen Free Spins for you Wombat fans! Three Scatter symbols get you eight more turns, four Scatters will give you twelve and five triggers the full sixteen Free Spins.

Linked Reels

These Bobby Dazzlers are triggered during your Free Spins round and can be a nice little earner. Before your spin, two adjacent reels will become linked in pairs on reels 1 and 2 or reels 3 and 4.

They’ll also land identical symbols and spin together at the same time – giving you two symbols lined up on a pay-line with every turn. Why hello, it looks like you’re doubling our chances of winning! Thanks very much Dazzle Me slot.

A Gem of a Slot

So what are all those gemstones? It looks like Breakfast at Tiffany’s in there! The Dazzling Wilds are diamonds of course- that’s easy. Then you’ve got red rubies, blue sapphires (the second hardest substance on earth after diamonds, did you know that?) and green emeralds. But what are the purple stones?

We’d guess they are amethysts, the violet quartz we often wrap up for Mrs Wombat at Christmas when we’re feeling a bit short.

I always carry a couple in my pocket.

Dazzle Me Megaways

Like any decent slot game worth its salt, Dazzle Me now has a Megaways version that was launched in 2021. It’s very similar to the original game but with a modern touch. NetEnt has dropped the Linked Reels feature in the Megaways version and gone ‘all in’ on the Dazzling Wild Reels.

In full Megaways mode, the game can deliver up to 99,225 Ways to Win with a maximum win of 50,000 times your stake. The Megaways version is more volatile- we have this game marked down as medium variance (the original is a low variance game).

On your Mobile

This being a relatively simple game (from a graphics point of view anyway), it should come as no surprise that it looks stunning on a smartphone, a phablet or a tablet.

I love the way the game goes full-screen- those NetEnt designers are geniuses. Just swipe down to come out of full-screen mode and swipe up to blow the screen size up again. You can play the game in portrait mode or landscape mode. We tend to hold our Wombatphone sideways.

Auto Play

There’s also an auto-play option on the Dazzle Me slot where you can set the reels spinning for 10, 25, 50 and even more spins if you want to.

Hit the “Advanced Settings” tab and it will come up even more gizmos, such as Stop on Any Win, Stop if Any Win Exceeds…., Stop if Cash Increase/Decreases by…and so on. Pretty high powered!

Conclusion

Faster than an ostrich in the outback, the Dazzle Me slot’s spins are out of control. And when you trigger the Free Spins round, the game speeds up even further! A fun game that’s easy on the eye, we like the Linked Reels feature best.

Wombat Score: 4.2/5

If you like your traditional symbols but want a game with all the modern bells and whistles, the Dazzle Me slot should float your boat. It’s a diamond!