<s>
140	B-Device
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
independently	O
developed	O
by	O
Jeppe	O
Carlsen	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
gameplay	O
direction	O
for	O
Playdead	O
's	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game-play	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
which	O
involve	O
music	O
synchronization	O
like	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
difficult	O
platforming	O
elements	O
comparable	O
to	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
described	O
by	O
Carlsen	O
,	O
140	B-Device
is	O
"	O
an	O
old	O
school	O
platformer	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
where	O
the	O
challenge	O
is	O
"	O
in	O
syncing	O
up	O
your	O
moves	O
and	O
jumps	O
to	O
the	O
music-controlled	O
elements	O
"	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
will	O
change	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
platforming	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
140	B-Device
was	O
a	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
Carlsen	O
in	O
his	O
off-hours	O
from	O
Playdead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
originally	O
grew	O
out	O
of	O
Carlsen	O
's	O
attempt	O
at	O
an	O
old	O
school	O
platformer	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
that	O
involved	O
throwing	O
a	O
ball	O
that	O
would	O
travel	O
in	O
straight	O
lines	O
and	O
bounce	O
off	O
walls	O
to	O
trigger	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlsen	O
used	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlsen	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
that	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
and	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
were	O
helping	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
release	O
planned	O
in	O
Q4	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
initially	O
appear	O
in	O
stark	O
contrast	O
to	O
Carlsen	O
's	O
earlier	O
Limbo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
various	O
mechanics	O
of	O
140	B-Device
show	O
similar	O
traits	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
situations	O
that	O
Carlsen	O
had	O
developed	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
's	O
Gameological	O
Society	O
called	O
140	B-Device
"	O
a	O
tightly	O
paced	O
and	O
clever	O
game	O
of	O
precise	O
timing	O
and	O
jumping	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
minimalist	O
structure	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
rhythm	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
