Battle Gear

Battle Gear
The Battle Gear logo, used in the third and fourth games
Genre(s)Racing
Sim racing
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
First releaseSide by Side
1996
Latest releaseBattle Gear 4 Tuned
2006

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.