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Side by Side (game series)

Side by Side (game series)

Battle Gear (バトル・ギア), previously known as Side by Side (サイド・バイ・サイド), is a series of racing video games developed and published by Taito, first released in arcades with Side by Side in 1996. The series was later released for various home consoles, such as the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

Battle Gear
Genre(s)Racing
Sim racing
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
First releaseSide by Side
1996
Latest release*Battle Gear 4 Tuned
2006*

Side by Side series

Side by Side episodes allow the player to select import sports cars from a Japanese maker either, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, later Mitsubishi and Subaru were available as well, and race downhill in Japanese mountain passes known as touge.

Battle Gear series

The Battle Gear evolution allows online play in both arcade and home versions and add a tuning feature for the cars. Battle Gear 4 saw the adding of European and American makers for the first time, Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, Mini, Volkswagen and Ford.

Tokyo Road Race

The home version for Battle Gear 2 was licensed by Midas Interactive and released as a budget game named Tokyo Road Race and released by various distributors in PAL territories, hence the different packages in Europe and Oceania. Online play mode was deactivated in the Tokyo Road Race version and the game was not distributed in the American market.

Series timeline

1996

  • Japan 08: Side by Side (Taito JC System Type-C)

  • Europe Side by Side (Taito JC System Type-C)

1997

  • Japan 06: Side by Side 2 Evoluzione (Taito JC System Type-C)

  • Side by Side 2 (Taito JC System Type-C)

  • Japan 12: Side by Side Special (PlayStation)

=1999

  • Japan 06: Battle Gear (Taito Type-Zero)

  • Europe Battle Gear (Taito Type-Zero)

  • Battle Gear (Taito Type-Zero, distributed by Innovative Concepts in Entertainment)

  • Japan 11: Side by Side Special 2000 (PlayStation) - bargain re-edition

2000

  • Japan 07: Battle Gear 2 (Taito Type-Zero)

  • Europe Battle Gear 2 (Taito Type-Zero)

2001

  • Japan 03: Battle Gear 2 (PlayStation 2)

2002

  • Japan 11: Battle Gear 3 (Namco System 246)

  • Europe Battle Gear 3 (Namco System 246)

  • Europe 11: Tokyo Road Race (PlayStation 2) - offline only

2003

  • Japan 12: Battle Gear 3 (PlayStation 2)

  • Japan 12: Battle Gear 3 Limited Edition (PlayStation 2) - deluxe edition with goodies

  • Japan 12: Battle Gear 3 Tuned (Namco System 246)

Europe Battle Gear 3 Tuned (Namco System 246)

2005

  • Japan 07: Battle Gear 4 (Taito Type X+)

  • Europe Battle Gear 4 (Taito Type X+)

2006

  • Japan 11: Battle Gear 4 Tuned (Taito Type X+)

  • Europe Battle Gear 4 Tuned (Taito Type X+)

See also

  • Battle Gear 3

  • Battle Gear 4

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.battlegear.netBattle Gear series homepage
Sep 26, 2019, 11:34 AM
[2]
Citation Linkwww.battlegear.netBattle Gear series homepage
Sep 26, 2019, 11:34 AM
[3]
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