Dazzle Me Christmas – Overview
Almost 10 years ago, back n 2015, NetEnt released a slot game called Dazzle Me. In a time when there weren’t as many slot providers and almost every new NetEnt slot came with something new and interesting. Now they have released Dazzle Me Christmas. Which by the was isn’t a Christmas clone, this is a new game with other features than the original.
To be honest, the game has Christmas in the name, but it seems that only the logo and maybe the free spins symbol has a Christmas theme. The rest seems to be the same as the original game. I am not sure why it even received the Christmas part.
You will find 5 reels which are 3, 3, 4, 4 and 5 symbols high and 76 paylines.
Besides low paying gem symbols you will also find bells and sevens. All symbols, except the scatter symbols can appear stacked on all reels. There are also wild symbols, but these only appear due to a special feature. Scatter symbols, which are Free Spins symbols, can appear on all reels.
Dazzle Me Christmas comes with a low maximum payout of 2.306 times your bet and is a high volatile slot game.
Features
Wild Reels
During any base spin, at random, Wild Reels might activate. Between 1 up to 5 reels will become completely wild.
Free Spins Feature
3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols will award 8, 12 and 16 free spins respectively.
Scatter symbols can also appear with a multiplier, matching the reel it lands on, so reel 3 can have a x3 multiplier. Multiplier are added together when 3 or more scatter appear and this is also the multiplier that you will start with during free spins.
During free spins reels all become 5 symbols high. A general multiplier starts on x1, unless you triggered the free spins with multipliers. After each winning spin, the multiplier goes up by x1.
Also linked reels are active during free spins. Reels 1 and 2 and/or 3 and 4 spin simultaneously, so both linked reels will stop on the same symbols.
3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols during free spins will add 8, 12 and 16 extra free spins respectively.
Bonus Buy
Dazzle Me Christmas comes with several bonus buy option, or Elevate as NetEnt calls it.
- Scatter Hunt – 2x bet – increase the chance of triggering free spins
- Wild Reels – 10x bet – each spin is guaranteed to have at least 1 wild reel and a random multiplier of between x1 and x50
- Free Spins – 100x bet – triggers free spins with 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols
- Enhanced Free Spins – 300x bet – triggers free spins with 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols with at least 1 scatter with a multiplier of between x2 and x5
Verdict
Dazzle Me was a pretty unique slot game when it released in 2015. Dazzle Me Christmas doesn’t impress as much anymore.
The base game is pretty much the same as the original. Only the free spins feature has changed. With increasing multipliers. And of course you now also have the option to buy features. Which wasn’t a thing back the day.
It seems that Dazzle Me Christmas is NetEnt’s Christmas release. But let’s be honest, it’s not very Christmas at all. Just the title seems to be on theme. Which seems odd.
Also the maximum payout is low. And that might have been good back then, these days it just doesn’t excite anymore.
Overall I am not a big fan of this game. But I also wan’t a big fan of the original. But I’m guessing that the game does bring back some nostalgia for players that already played 10 years ago.
Judge for yourself and let me know what you think in the comments below.
