This is Keeping Score, a series about games and their soundtracks. This particular entry is an honorary member of the Rainbow In The Dark series about games that actually contain colors. As always, you may click on images to view larger versions.
I’ve had 140 in my library for a while. I read a review over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun back in 2013 when Carlsen Games released 140, and must have picked it up not long after. It’s sat in my backlog ever since, near the top due to its numeric name, and many a time I’ve pondered playing it, only to pass it over in favor of something else. But I always kept it in the back of my mind for a Keeping Score post, because not only did my copy come with the soundtrack included, but 140 is itself a musical game, concocting platforming challenges in time to its pulsing techno beats and big synthesizer hits. I suspect, in fact, that the title refers to a tempo of 140 beats per minute. It’s also a very colorful game, constantly shifting palettes for its minimalist artwork, making it worthy of my Rainbow In The Dark series as well.
