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With beautiful graphics, superb combat and movement mechanics, and a variety of awesome powers at your fingertips, Warframe – a free-to- play, multi-platform, fast-paced, four-player co-op shooter – stands out like a shining beacon among many free-to-play games. It's only too bad that the game's tendency towards repetition hinders its appeal.

In Warframe you play as a Tenno, ancient warriors, clad in unique armor, that have awakened from a long slumber to calm the chaos that's ravaging the solar system. Your adversaries include the Grineer: an army of deteriorating humanoid clones; the Corpus: a mix-and-match crew of robotic and human parts; the Infestation: a mound of awkward organic creatures; and the Orokin: mysterious drones that appear at random.

While your enemies are plentiful, taking them out is relatively easy thanks to the game's smooth combat mechanics. You have the freedom to perform an array of acrobatic maneuvers: wall running, jump kicks, leaping slashes, and more.

As you proceed through a mission, you might pause for a moment to admire the environment around you. For good reasons, too, since Warframe has a gorgeously detailed graphics that's often lit up by a colorful explosion of enemy fire and player ability effects. Though, some tweaking might be required to see properly.

A handful of recent major updates has added several repeatable side quests to Warframe, that also double as the game's story. Although repeatable, the game's repetitive enemies, missions, and environments will soon wear anyone down. Without new contents to keep you captivated the excitement will disappear. Keep in mind the game is still technically in beta, so contents are still being added. As of now, Warframe is best played casually to keep burning out at bay.