City Panic! (PC)

 It's unusual to see any games inspired by the first two Grand Theft Auto games, especially Japanese-developed games. In fact, I can't think of any other Japanese games that took their inspiration from them, and that's a shame, since the first two are a lot more interesting and fun than the 3D sequels. 

 

City Panic kind of distills and simplifies the main essence of those games, being a series of car chases through cities. There's no changing vehicles, no shooting, just driving around collecting all the stolen floppy disks in each stage, then escaping from the city. All while the corrupt cops chase you around trying to smash you to death.

 

There are a bunch of options, though! Before starting a stage, you can change the camera and control settings, as well as picking from a whole bunch of different cars, that actually do all feel different from each other. Though the Mini, which is the default option, also seems to be the best, with better handling and more resilience than all the others. Also, I recommend using the "Fixed Camera + Normal Handling" mode.

 

Unfortunately, I don't really have much more to say about City Panic. It's a pretty simple game, but also one that's a lot of fun, and definitely worth buying. (Which you can do at DLsite)