Glow is 5 reels video slot that runs on NetEnt platform and it has 15 pay-lines. This is a beautiful Nordic nature-themed slot whose reels are set against the backdrop of aurora borealis glimmering over the pine forest. Also, there are some quite soothing sounds playing in the background. The symbols are represented as different stylized animal masks, as well as high card symbols. The whole design of this slot is mesmerizing, so give it a spin here for free or visit NetEnt Casinos to play for real money.
Before you go relax and enjoying this celestial event you should adjust your bet. Coin denominations go from 0.01 to 1 and can be set by +/- buttons in "Coin Value" section. In "Level" tab, you can set the number of coins per line. By clicking on "Max Bet" you will set the maximum bet available. "Spin" button is represented as the two circular arrows, and it will set the reels in motions. "Autoplay" will turn the reels for a chosen number of times without interruption.
As far as bonus rounds and extra features go in this video slot, they are pretty sparse. You can encounter a Wild symbol and Free Spins feature in this slot.
The Wild symbol is represented as the pink animal mask, and it can substitute for all other symbols. If it creates a winning combination, the win will be multiplied by 2. If you hit more winning combinations, you will be paid for the highest one.
The Free Spins bonus round is not triggered by any special symbol nor with a scatter. This bonus round is incorporated in the base game and can be activated if you hit 5 high value symbols. Each combo formed with one of the animal symbols awards you with free spins. All wins during this round are multiplied by 2, and this feature can be re-activated. When you spend all of your free spins, you will be taken back to the base game.
Game Play
Coin Value: Set the coin denominations.
Bet Max: Set the highest bet possible.
Level: Set the number of coins per line.
Spin: Start the game.
Auto Play: Turn the reels without interruption for a certain amount of times.
This Glow game from NetEnt may have been based on the Aurora Borealis spectacular vision, but what is shown as the background for this game is nothing as exciting as the real Borealis at all! What I am seeing is actually a bore-realist! NetEnt could have done much better than that, but then again, just look at the symbols used in the game, and not one of them excites! Those icons may be symbolic of animals - of a bear, a fox, an owl, a deer, and what looks like probably a cat and a dog - but whatever they represent, they have been very poorly symbolised! They look very uninteresting, they lack vibrancy, they lack colours, they lack attractiveness - in fact, they really look boring!
If that weren't bad enough, a look at the paytable makes everything even worse! The Wild symbols don't pay anything for themselves, and there are no Scatters in the game either, but even if there were, those NetEnt guys would have made them non-paying as well! The best paying regular symbol, the Bear, or Koala Bear, whatever, has a win value of only 2000x the line bet for getting 5 of them, which is way too little to produce any good wins. Any multiplier in the game? Yes, but only attached to the Wild symbols, that doubles all wins with it during the respins. All other wins are without any multiplier, which further adds to the boredom! Sheesh!
No Scatters mean no free spins, right? Well, not exactly. The high symbols act as the trigger for free respins, awarding from 1 up to 5 respins, depending on which symbol and the number of symbols, very much like what the game Fruit Shop does. Honestly speaking, I don't playing Fruit Shop, I don't really like the way the respins play and pay, so it's only natural that I don't like the way this Glow game plays and pays either. I have played it several times, over separate occasions, and I simply couldn't get any decent wins at all! Just trying to get one simple 50x win took me more than 4 separate plays on this blardy wasteful game!
Glow, to me, is one of NetEnt worst games to be released! The overall appearance of the game looks like a hurried unfinished job, released to the public in haste, just so to start making money for NetEnt as early as possible! Playing the game was simply boring, with payouts that were nothing more than peanuts for monkeys, and trying to get a win of 100x or more would be mission impossible! I played Glow purely to get one lousy winning screenshot for its game review, and nothing else! Glow is now participating in the eternal winter olympics in my deep freezer! Hahaha.