The Zachtronics style produces very stylish, smooth games on the programing side, with a lot of character in each particular setting. Möbius Front '83 follows the same characteristics, while Zachtronics delves into the genre of warfare strategic/tactics of games as the Panzer General series. In this regard, the classic strategy part of the game is less deep than the genre average, because of a greater mechanics abstraction due to it's puzzle half-nature. Now, warfare strategic/tactics games are modellings themselves, and so they are abstractions of reality, so this game just reduces the complexity of other titles in exchange of a more casual or puzzle oriented experience, in line with the programming philosophy and particular style of Zachtronics. That makes it a pleasant game anyway if you are already a fan of Zachtronics games and can cope with a somewhat lighter strategy game in this particular genre. All in all, the game really achieves the 'one more turn' feeling, which combined with the usual smooth programing and top-notch graphics and design of Zachtronics, makes for a great entry and more than worthy for its prize, given the hours of play it provides. The only real complaint would be that graphics are too small to get used to at first, and fonts are sometimes difficult to read. Regarding gameplay, the tactics part uses the Panzer General model but with assigned units in each level. A perfectly balanced use of all combined unit types (infantry, artillery and tanks) is required. The model is somewhat abstracted since it uses a rock-paper-scissors relation between them where infantry is vital, somewhat of a design problem since many times the wiping of all enemy units is the road to success instead of achieving the scenario objectives. The main campaign follows a story with another two parts, a very nice solitaire cards game and a programming radio that adds the typical programming puzzle of Zachtronics. It also includes skirmish and multiplayer modes.
