The 1980s are known for providing the world with great socio-economic change due to advances in technology and the beginning of globalisation. And while there were times of grief in the era, such as global warming becoming well known to the scientific and political community, as well as the radioactive eruption in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the Eighties are also remembered for many great things as well. Take, for example, the fall of the Berlin Wall, which occurred in 1989, or how about the Live Aid concert of 1985, which featured artists such as Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and Elvis Costello. But perhaps you remember some other things from the era? Like the cars of the time, such as the Camaro. Or maybe the television shows of the 80s provide you with better memories, with arguably the best children’s cartoons of any decade being present on our screens. Whatever nostalgia you’re provided with when you think of the era, playing The Super Eighties from NetEnt is sure to bring plentiful thoughts flooding back to you, especially with the inclusive soundtrack in all its electronic glory.

Ever thought about jumping into a submarine and diving to the bottom of the ocean before? Well, we’ve always wondered what it would be like to experience such. However, you’d never find us enlisting for the navy, so instead, you can experience a little bit of the thrill be playing the NetEnt slot game entitled, Subtopia. This one comes complete with submarine radar sounds, the creaking of its metal structure and the bubbling sounds as it propels through the deep waters. And that’s not all either, because you’ll also find a couple of very welcome special features have been added to the game alongside its great base theme, ensuring that you’re fully entertained while playing. So, if you’re like us and want to get a little bit of that underwater feeling without the potential of getting extremely wet and being aboard a metal vessel in the process, join us as we look at the benefits of playing Subtopia.

As far as we’re concerned, Stickers is a game that tries to build on the success of NetEnt’s ‘Starburst’ by providing a simple enough game with minimal special features included. On paper, it seems like a great idea. After all, it worked exceptionally well for Starburst. However, when it comes to Stickers, it tends to lack a little in certain areas, and it seems that replicating the success of one game that follows this particular method isn’t as easy as what it appears. Don’t get us wrong, Stickers is not a bad game in any shape, way or form. It’s still entertaining enough with high quality graphics and general game play, but it just doesn’t quite reach the heights of some others in the developer’s catalogue. There is also the inclusion of a piece of music that would probably be right at home within a children’s cartoon show on television, but it also somehow manages to fit in well with this game. Overall, there’s nothing wrong with Stickers as a game, but it’s also not something that we find ourselves rushing to play, especially when there’s plenty of other NetEnt products available to access.

Steam Tower takes on all the wonders and intrigue of the steampunk theme and completely envelops it in this slot game. If you’re not aware of the word ‘steampunk’, allow us to enlighten you. It’s basically a sub-genre of science fiction or science fantasy, and it incorporates technology and aesthetic designs which are inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. It’s often described as neo-Victorian in terms of style, and it perhaps most recognisably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19^th century may have envisioned them. Think of literature works authored by H.G.Wells or Mary Shelley and you’ll manage to get some sort of image of the genre. It’s all on display, of course, in this slot game, ensuring that you’re fully informed and aware of the design in question. ‘Climb the Tower and Win!’ is the game’s motto, and you’ll get to further understand this as you play it. A wonderful piece of music accompanies your game play as well, while a man dressed in top hat, goggles and a cape stands by from the left hand side of the reels watching on, complete with steampunk arrow gun in hand.

Spellcast will take you straight into a land of magic and wonder, complete with wizards, witches and other powerful entities. And while it does have that completely supernatural and magical element to it, there’s also the impending sense of doom and horror, which comes mostly thanks to the creepy soundtrack which has been added. This includes creaking doors, dripping water and cawing crows, all of which merge together to provide a certain edge-of-your-seat feeling. The game itself is set against a backdrop of a treacherous witch doing battle with a villainous sorcerer, each of whom want to be the best and most powerful magician in the world, and as such, their battle is filled with violent lightning storms. You’ll also find that both of these characters appear as icons on the reels as well. As a game, it works very well with the theme it’s based on, and that’s all thanks to NetEnt’s incredible and high quality graphics, as well as the included special features. All in all, it provides a highly entertaining game.

We might be in the minority when saying this, but sometimes when it comes to online video slots, we just want to spin a few rounds of a game that doesn’t have any real kind of base theme. That’s why we love the options like Starburst and Dazzle Me from NetEnt, because they’re so basically themed and don’t need to meet our expectations of theme-worthiness. This is also why we enjoy their product entitled ‘Sparks’. Don’t misunderstand us though, because this game is still completely energy-filled and contains some special features to keep you thoroughly entertained while playing it. Not only that, but it also incorporates a nice piece of calming music to assist you along your spinning adventures. So, if you’re like us and enjoy taking things down to a slower, more relaxed level every now and again, we’d highly recommend playing the Sparks game. It appears to all take place in some vortex or lost space somewhere, and we often get the feeling that we’re floating while playing it, which, again, could just be the effect of the added soundtrack, but hey, we’re not complaining.

If you’d like to play a game with zany characters and a completely wacky underlying theme, then you’ll definitely love NetEnt’s ‘Space Wars’. You’ll be pushed in to the battle for galactic control, and as you become a part of it, you’ll see five different extra-terrestrial species fight for the possession of a powerful crystal. All of this becomes clear in the game’s opening video package, which displays the alien races in their fight for the said gemstone. So, do you have a side that you’d rather support through this whole battle? Which is your favourite alien? Before you make your decision, let’s take a look at some of the other features of this product. The entire game takes place from the comfort of your space ship, with a view of a close by moon showing behind the reels. There’s also a large canister on the right hand side of the reels, and this has a special feature of its own, which we’ll get to in a little while. Not only that, but NetEnt have also incorporated a warped piece of music into the game as well, which just builds and builds, providing you with action without you actually spinning the reels. So, let’s dive in and see how far our space travel will take us.