JP6095220B2 - GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game control device, a game system, a game control method, and a program.

  A game in which a user character moves according to a user's operation is known. For example, a soccer game is known in which a game is played between a soccer team (user team) to which a user character and an ally character that act according to user operations belong, and a soccer team (enemy team) to which an enemy character belongs. In this soccer game, a user character's movement action, feint action, pass action, or shooting action is performed according to the user's operation.

JP 2011-065425 A

  For example, in a conventional soccer game, when a user character performs a desired feint action among a plurality of types of feint actions, the user has to perform a complicated operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to provide a game control device, a game system, and a game system capable of causing a user character to perform a desired action among a plurality of kinds of actions by a simple operation. A game control method and program are provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game control device according to the present invention is a game control device (10, 102) that executes a game in which a user character moves according to a user's operation. A direction obtaining means (81) for obtaining a direction relative to the front direction of the user character in a direction indicated by the direction indicating operation, a type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character, and a plurality of types Of the action data stored in the means (80) for storing the action data in association with the type of action data, the action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs. An operation selecting means (82) for selecting one of them, and the operation data selected by the operation selecting means (82). An operation corresponding to including, a user character control means (83) for causing the user character.

  The game system according to the present invention is directed by the direction instruction operation when the direction instruction operation is performed by the user in the game system (100) that executes a game in which the user character moves according to the user's operation. Direction acquisition means (81) for acquiring a relative direction of the user character with respect to the front direction of the user character, a type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character, and a plurality of types of motion data are stored in association with each other. The action selection means (82) for selecting any of the action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs from the action data stored in the means (80) for ) And an action corresponding to the action data selected by the action selecting means (82). Including the user character control means (83) causing a Yarakuta, the.

  The game control method according to the present invention is directed to a game control method for executing a game in which a user character moves according to a user's operation, when the direction instruction operation is performed by the user. A direction acquisition step for acquiring a direction relative to the front direction of the user character, a type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character, and a plurality of types of motion data are stored in association with each other (80 In the operation selection step, the operation selection step selects one of the operation data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired in the relative direction acquisition step belongs, from the operation data stored in Cause the user character to perform an action corresponding to the selected action data Comprising a chromatography The character control step.

  The program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a game device that executes a game in which a user character operates according to a user's operation, and the direction instruction is performed when a direction instruction operation is performed by the user. Direction acquisition means (81) for acquiring a relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character in a direction indicated by the operation, a type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character, and a plurality of types of motion data. Operation selection for selecting one of the operation data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit (81) belongs from the operation data stored in the unit (80) for storing in association Means (82) and the action selected by the action selection means (82) User character control means for causing an operation according to the over data to the user character (83) is a program for causing the computer to function as a.

  An information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium recording the above program.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the motion selection means (82) includes means (82) for acquiring the parameters of the user character stored in the means (80) for storing parameters relating to the ability or state of the user character. ) May include means for selecting, based on the parameters of the user character, any of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs.

  Further, in one aspect of the present invention, means (82) for acquiring the parameter of the enemy character stored in means (80) for storing a parameter relating to the ability or state of the enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character. The motion selection means (82) includes any one of motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs based on the parameter of the enemy character. A means for selecting may be included.

  Also, in one aspect of the present invention, the motion selection means (82) uses any of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs as the game. Means for selecting based on the current situation may be included.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the game may be a game played using a moving body. The motion selection means (82) is a means for selecting any of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs, based on the position of the moving body. It may be included.

  In the aspect of the invention, the motion selection unit (82) may be configured to transfer any of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit (81) belongs to the moving body. And means for selecting based on the positional relationship between the user character and the user character.

  In the aspect of the invention, the motion selection unit (82) may be configured to transfer any of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit (81) belongs to the moving body. And means for selecting based on a positional relationship with an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the motion selection means (82) uses any of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs as the user character. And means for selecting based on a positional relationship with an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided means (83) for acquiring a parameter of the user character stored in means (80) for storing a parameter relating to the ability or state of the user character, and the user character control means ( 83) causes the user character to perform the action by reproducing the action data selected by the action selecting means (82), and the user character control means (83) is provided with the action selecting means (82). Means for setting the reproduction speed of the action data selected by the above-mentioned parameter of the user character.

  Further, in one aspect of the present invention, means (83) for acquiring the parameter of the enemy character stored in means (80) for storing a parameter relating to the ability or state of the enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character. The user character control means (83) causes the user character to perform the action by reproducing the action data selected by the action selection means (82), and the user character control means (83) May include means for setting the reproduction speed of the action data selected by the action selection means (82) based on the parameters of the enemy character.

  In one aspect of the present invention, when the user character performs the action, a reaction action that is a reaction to the action of the user character is given to an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character. A decision means (84) for deciding whether or not to perform the determination based on predetermined information; and an enemy character control means (85) for causing the enemy character to perform the reaction action in accordance with a decision result of the decision means (84). ).

  In one aspect of the present invention, the game includes means (84) for obtaining parameters of the user character stored in means (80) for storing parameters relating to the ability or state of the user character, and the enemy character. Means for acquiring the parameter of the enemy character stored in the means for storing a parameter relating to the ability or state of the character (84), wherein the determining means (84) includes the parameter of the user character, A means for determining whether to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on at least one of the parameters of the enemy character may be included.

  In the aspect of the invention, the determining means (84) causes the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on a comparison result between the parameter of the user character and the parameter of the enemy character. Means for determining whether or not may be included.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the determining means (84) may include means for determining whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on a current situation of the game.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the determining means (84) determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on a moving speed of at least one of the user character and the enemy character. It is also possible to include means for

  In one aspect of the present invention, the determining means (84) determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on at least one position of the user character and the enemy character. Means may be included.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided means (83) for causing the user character to move in the direction instructed by the second direction instruction operation when the second direction instruction operation is performed. The direction acquisition means (81) includes a relative direction relative to the front direction of the user character when the first direction instruction operation is performed by the user. Means for acquiring a direction, and the action selecting means (82) stores a type of the relative direction relative to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of action data relating to an action different from the moving action in association with each other ( 80) of the operation data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs. Or select Re, the user character control means (83), an operation in accordance with the operation data selected by said operation selection means (82) may include a means for causing the user character.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the motion selection means (82) is a means (80) for associating and storing a type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of feint motion data. From the stored feint motion data, select any of the faint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means (81) belongs, and the user character control means (83). May include means for causing the user character to perform a feint action according to the feint action data selected by the action selecting means (82).

  In addition, in the above, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the code | symbol described in drawing is described in the bracket | parenthesis, However, This invention is not limited to the aspect of illustration by this.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to cause a user character to perform a desired action among a plurality of kinds of actions by a simple operation.

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a game controller. It is a figure which shows an example of a game controller. It is a figure which shows an example of game space. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of a user character's operation | movement and a user's operation. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the type of relative direction, and feint action | operation data. It is a figure for demonstrating a relative direction. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the feint action which a user character performs when a user character is holding | maintaining the ball | bowl. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the feint action which a user character performs when the user character is defending to the enemy character holding the ball | bowl. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the functional block implement | achieved with a game device. It is a figure which shows an example of the status data of a game character. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the process for determining whether the position and direction of an enemy character, and the position of a user character have a predetermined relationship. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the process for determining whether the position and direction of an enemy character, and the position of a user character have a predetermined relationship. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process performed with a game device. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the combination of the type of a relative direction, the parameter of a user character, and feint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the combination of the type of a relative direction, the parameter of enemy characters, and feint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the combination of the type of a relative direction, the distance from a user character to a ball | bowl, and feint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the type of relative direction, the combination of the distance from an enemy character to a ball | bowl, and feint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the type of relative direction, the combination of the distance from a user character to an enemy character, and feint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence of the parameter of a user character, and probability information. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence of the parameter of enemy character, and probability information. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence of the moving speed of a user character, and probability information. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence of the moving speed of enemy character, and probability information. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence between the distance from a user character to a ball | bowl, and probability information. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence between the distance between enemy characters and a ball | bowl, and probability information. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence of the parameter of a user character, and the reproduction speed of faint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which defined the correspondence of the parameter of enemy character, and the reproduction speed of feint action data. It is a figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the game system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a game device (game control device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, an arcade game machine, a personal computer, a mobile phone (including a smartphone), or a portable information terminal (tablet type). (Including computer).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an optical disc drive unit 13, a communication unit 14, an operation unit 15, a display unit 16, and an audio output unit 17. The control unit 11 includes, for example, one or a plurality of microprocessors, and executes processing according to an operating system and other programs. The storage unit 12 includes a main storage unit (for example, RAM) and an auxiliary storage unit (for example, a hard disk drive or a solid state drive).

  The optical disk drive unit 13 reads programs and data stored on the optical disk. Programs and data are supplied to the game apparatus 10 via an optical disc. Note that the game apparatus 10 may include a component for reading a program or data stored in an information storage medium (for example, a memory card) other than the optical disk. Then, a program or data may be supplied to the game apparatus 10 via an information storage medium other than the optical disk.

  The communication unit 14 is an interface for performing data communication via a communication network. The program and data may be supplied to the game apparatus 10 from a remote place via a communication network.

  The operation unit 15 is for a user to perform a game operation. For example, when the game apparatus 10 is a home game machine, a game controller provided in the home game machine corresponds to the operation unit 15. 2A and 2B show an example of a game controller. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the game controller 20 is provided with a plurality of operation members.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2A, a direction button group 22, buttons 23A, 23B, 23X, and 23Y, a left stick (lever) 24L, and a right stick (lever) 24R are provided on the surface 21 of the game controller 20. Is provided. The direction button group 22 is used, for example, to indicate a direction, and the buttons 23A, 23B, 23X, 23Y are used for various game operations. The left stick 24L and the right stick 24R are also used for indicating the direction, for example. The left stick 24L and the right stick 24R stand upright on the surface 21 of the game controller 20, and are configured to be tiltable in all directions from this upright state.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, buttons 25L, 25R, 26L, and 26R are provided on the back side surface of the game controller 20. These buttons 25L, 25R, 26L, and 26R are also used for various game operations.

  The state of each operation member of the game controller 20 is scanned at regular intervals (for example, every 1/60 seconds), and an operation signal representing the scan result is supplied to the control unit 11. Based on this operation signal, the user's operation is determined. For example, a numerical value corresponding to the direction of tilt of the left stick 24L (which direction is tilted from the upright state) and the magnitude of the tilt (how much the tilt is tilted from the upright state) is supplied to the control unit 11. Is done. The same applies to the right stick 24R. Based on these numerical values, the inclination direction and the inclination magnitude of the left stick 24L and the right stick 24R are determined.

  Note that when the portable game machine including the operation members similar to the operation members included in the game controller 20 illustrated in FIG. 2 is the game apparatus 10, these operation members correspond to the operation unit 15. In addition, when the personal computer including a keyboard, mouse, or touch pad is the game apparatus 10, the keyboard, mouse, touch pad, or the like corresponds to the operation unit 15.

  Further, when the mobile phone or portable information terminal provided with a key or a stick is the game apparatus 10, the key or the stick corresponds to the operation unit 15. Further, when the portable game machine, the mobile phone, or the portable information terminal having a touch screen in which the touch panel is superimposed on the display panel is the game apparatus 10, the touch screen corresponds to the operation unit 15.

  The display unit 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL display, and displays a screen according to instructions from the control unit 11. The audio output unit 17 is, for example, a speaker or headphones, and outputs audio data according to instructions from the control unit 11.

  In the game apparatus 10, a game is executed by executing a game program. For example, a game in which a game character moves according to a user operation is executed. Hereinafter, as an example of a game executed in the game apparatus 10, a sports game simulating sports performed using a moving body will be described. In other words, a sports game simulating a sport aiming to move a moving body into a predetermined target area will be described. Specifically, a soccer game will be described.

  In this soccer game, a match between a soccer team operated by a user and a soccer team operated by an opponent is executed. The “opponent” may be a computer (control unit 11) or may be another user. In some cases, a match between a soccer team operated by a plurality of users in cooperation with a soccer team operated by an opponent is executed. In this case, the “opponent” may be a computer, or may be one or more other users.

  Below, the case where the game with the soccer team which a user operates and the soccer team which an opponent (computer) operates is demonstrated. Hereinafter, the soccer team operated by the user is described as “user team”, and the soccer team operated by the opponent (computer) is described as “enemy team”.

  In the soccer game, a virtual game space is constructed in the storage unit 12 (main storage unit), and the game is played in the game space. FIG. 3 shows an example of the game space. A game space 30 shown in FIG. 3 is a virtual three-dimensional space in which three coordinate axes Xw, Yw, and Zw orthogonal to each other are set.

  In the game space 30, a field 32 that is an object representing a soccer field is arranged. On the field 32, a goal line 34, a touch line 36, and a corner area 37 are drawn. A game is played within a pitch 38 that is a rectangular area surrounded by two goal lines 34 and two touch lines 36.

  On the field 32, a goal 40 which is an object representing a soccer goal (target area) is arranged. In addition, a ball 42 that is an object representing a soccer ball (moving body) is arranged in the game space 30. One of the goals 40 is associated with the user team and the other is associated with the enemy team. When the ball 42 moves into the goal 40 associated with one of the soccer teams, a scoring event for the other soccer team occurs.

  A game character 44 that is an object representing a soccer player belonging to the user team and a game character 46 that is an object representing a soccer player belonging to the enemy team are arranged in the game space 30. Although omitted in FIG. 3, eleven game characters 44 belonging to the user team and eleven game characters 46 belonging to the enemy team are arranged in the game space 30.

  A virtual camera 48 is set in the game space 30. A game screen showing the game space 30 viewed from the virtual camera 48 is displayed on the display unit 16. For example, the virtual camera 48 moves in the game space 30 based on the movement of the ball 42 so that the ball 42 is always displayed on the game screen.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the game screen. The game screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 displays a ball 42, four game characters 44 belonging to the user team, and four game characters 46 belonging to the enemy team.

  A cursor 52 is displayed on the game screen 50. The cursor 52 indicates the game character 44 that is the operation target of the user. The game character 44 that is the user's operation target behaves according to the user's operation. The user's operation target is switched among the game characters 44 belonging to the user team. Note that the user's operation target may be fixed to any one of the game characters 44 belonging to the user team.

  On the other hand, among the game characters 44 belonging to the user team, the game characters 44 that are not the operation target of the user are operated by the computer. The game characters 46 belonging to the enemy team are also operated by the computer. For example, the game character 44 (46) operated by the computer behaves according to behavior control data (for example, AI (artificial intelligence)). That is, the game character 44 (46) operated by the computer performs an action determined according to the action control data.

  In the following description, the game character 44 that is the user's operation target is referred to as a “user character”, and among the game characters 44 belonging to the user team, the game character 44 that is not the user's operation target. This is referred to as a “friend character”. The game characters 46 belonging to the enemy team are referred to as “enemy characters”.

  In the game apparatus 10, it is possible to cause a user character to perform a desired feint action among various feint actions by a simple operation. Hereinafter, this function will be described.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the correspondence between the action performed by the user character and the operation performed by the user. In FIG. 5, a cross mark, a square mark, and a circle mark indicate the buttons 23A, 23B, and 23X, respectively.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the movement action of the user character and the left stick 24L are associated with each other. For this reason, when the user tilts the left stick 24L, the user character moves in a direction corresponding to the tilting direction of the left stick 24L. When the user character holds the ball 42, the moving action of the user character is a dribbling action.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the user character's feint action and the right stick 24R are associated with each other. The “feint motion” is, for example, a faint motion related to the moving motion of the user character, and is a motion that makes it appear when the user character moves in the direction designated by the user. In other words, the “feint action” is an action that stops the movement of the user character that is about to move, and when the movement is stopped halfway, the user character does not move. If the user character is holding the ball 42, the “feint action” may be an action that makes it appear that the user character makes a pass in the direction instructed by the user. Hereinafter, a case where the “feint motion” is a motion that pretends that the user character moves in the direction instructed by the user will be described.

  The user selects a desired feint action by tilting the right stick 24R, and causes the user character to perform the feint action. In the present embodiment, the feint action data is stored in association with the type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character. FIG. 6 shows an example of the correspondence between the relative direction and the feint action. In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, multiple types of feint motion data are associated with each of “front direction”, “rear direction”, “left direction”, and “right direction”.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the “front direction”, “rear direction”, “left direction”, and “right direction” described in FIG. 6. The “front direction” is the front direction F (front direction) of the user character 44U, and the “rear direction” is the rear direction B (direction opposite to the front direction) of the user character 44U. The “left direction” is the left direction L (left direction with respect to the front direction) of the user character 44U, and the “right direction” is the right direction R (right direction with respect to the front direction) of the user character 44U. Note that the relative directions associated with the feint motion data are not limited to these four directions.

  The feint action data is data for causing the user character to perform a feint action. In other words, the feint action data is data indicating the posture change of the user character when performing the feint action. That is, the feint action data is data indicating the posture of each frame (for example, 1/30 second or 1/60 second) when the user character performs the feint action. In the following, letting a user character perform a feint action by changing the posture of the user character according to the feint action data is referred to as “reproducing the feint action data”.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, multiple types of feint motion data (feint motion data F1, F2, etc.) are associated with “forward”. For example, the faint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that appears to move forward is associated with “forward”. Specifically, when the user character is holding the ball 42, the feint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that appears to move forward by moving forward of the ball 42 is “front Associated with "direction". More specifically, for example, feint action data for causing the user character to perform a feint action called “roulette” or “edge turn” is associated with “forward”.

  When the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the forward direction of the user character, one of a plurality of types of feint motion data associated with the “forward direction” is selected, and the user character is moved to the feint according to the feint motion data. Perform the action.

  In this case, the “direction corresponding to the forward direction of the user character” is not only a direction that completely matches the forward direction of the user character, but also a direction in which a deviation from the forward direction of the user character is equal to or less than a threshold value. including.

  In this case, any one of a plurality of types of feint motion data may be selected at random, or may be selected based on predetermined information. Here, a case will be described in which one of a plurality of types of feint motion data is selected at random. A case where any one of a plurality of types of feint motion data is selected based on predetermined information will be described later (see FIGS. 15 to 19).

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of types of feint motion data (feint motion data B1, B2, etc.) are associated with “rearward direction”. For example, faint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that appears to move backward is associated with “rearward”. Specifically, when the user character is holding the ball 42, the faint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that makes the user character appear to fall backward by pulling the ball 42 is associated with “rearward direction”. .

  When the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the backward direction of the user character, one of a plurality of types of feint motion data associated with the “rear direction” is selected, and the user character is moved to the feint according to the feint motion data. Perform the action.

  Furthermore, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, multiple types of feint motion data (feint motion data L1, L2, etc.) are associated with “left direction”. For example, faint action data for causing the user character to perform a faint action that makes it appear to move to the left is associated with the “left direction”.

  When the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the left direction of the user character, one of a plurality of types of feint motion data associated with the “left direction” is selected, and the user character is moved to the feint according to the feint motion data. Perform the action.

  Similarly, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, multiple types of feint motion data (feint motion data R1, R2, etc.) are associated with “rightward”. For example, faint action data for causing the user character to perform a faint action that appears to move to the right is associated with the “right direction”.

  When the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the right direction of the user character, one of a plurality of types of feint motion data associated with the “right direction” is selected, and the user character is moved to the feint according to the feint motion data. Perform the action.

  The faint action is performed not only when the user character holds the ball 42 but also when the user character does not hold the ball 42. For example, the feint action is also performed when the user character is defending an enemy character holding the ball 42.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for describing an example of a feint action performed by the user character 44U when the user character 44U holds the ball 42. 8 indicates the forward direction (front direction) of the user character 44U and the enemy character 46E. FIG. 8 shows that the user character 44U holding the ball 42 faces the enemy character 46E. A case where the user character 44U is about to dribble the enemy character 46E is shown. The dribbling of the enemy character 46E means that the user character 44U moves with the ball 42 behind the enemy character 46E while preventing the enemy character 46E from taking the ball 42.

  For example, in this case, the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the right direction R (see FIG. 7) of the user character 44U. By this operation, the user character 44U performs a feint motion in the first direction 60 (the right front direction of the user character 44U). That is, the user character 44U pretends to move in the first direction 60 by moving the upper body as if moving in the first direction 60.

  When the enemy character 46E is caught in the feint motion of the user character 44U, the enemy character 46E moves in the second direction 62, which is the direction toward the first direction 60, in order to prevent the user character 44U from dribbling in the first direction 60. Moving.

  In this case, the user tilts the left stick 24L in a direction corresponding to the third direction 64 that is opposite to the moving direction of the enemy character 46E (second direction 62) in order to dribble the enemy character 46E. By this operation, the user character 44U moves in the third direction 64 and dribbles the enemy character 46E that has moved in the second direction 62.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of the feint action performed by the user character 44U when the user character 44U is defending the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42. 9 indicates the forward direction (front direction) of the user character 44U and the enemy character 46E. In FIG. 9, the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42 and the user character 44U face each other. The case where the user character 44U is defending the enemy character 46E is shown.

  For example, in this case, the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the right direction R (see FIG. 7) of the user character 44U. By this operation, the user character 44U performs a feint motion in the first direction 70 (the right front direction of the user character 44U). That is, the user character 44U pretends to move in the first direction 70 by moving the upper body as if it moved in the first direction 70.

  When the enemy character 46E is caught in the feint motion of the user character 44U, the enemy character 46E is in a direction opposite to the first direction 70 so as to dribble in the direction opposite to the direction in which the user character 44U moves (first direction 70). Dribble in the second direction 72.

  In this case, the user tilts the left stick 24L in a direction corresponding to the third direction 74, which is a direction toward the dribbling direction (second direction 72) of the enemy character 46E, in order to prevent the enemy character 46E from dribbling. By this operation, the user character 44U moves toward the enemy character 46E and takes the ball 42 from the enemy character 46E.

  As described above, in the game apparatus 10, it is possible to cause a user character to perform a desired feint action among various feint actions by a simple operation of instructing a direction. More specifically, the user character can be made to perform a feint motion in a desired direction by a simple operation. Further, as described above, the game apparatus 10 stores the feint action data in association with the type of the relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character (see FIG. 6). For this reason, it is possible to cause the user character to perform a feint motion in a desired direction by an intuitive operation of instructing a relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, operations other than the moving operation and the feint operation are also shown. For example, the operation when the user character is holding the ball 42 is shown. Specifically, the short path operation and the button 23A are associated with each other. Further, the long pass operation and the button 23B are associated with each other, and the shoot operation and the button 23X are associated with each other. Therefore, when the user presses one of these buttons while the user character is holding the ball 42, the user character performs a short pass action, a long pass action, or a shoot action.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5, for example, an action when the enemy character holds the ball 42 is also shown. Specifically, the press operation (press defense operation) and the button 23A are associated with each other, and the tackle operation and the button 23B are associated with each other. For this reason, when the user presses one of these buttons while the enemy character is holding the ball 42, the user character performs a press operation or a tackle operation. The press action is an action in which the user character approaches the enemy character, and the tackle action is an action in which the user character takes away the ball from the enemy character.

  Hereinafter, a configuration for allowing a user character to perform a desired feint action among a plurality of types of feint actions by a simple operation will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functional blocks realized by the game apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the game apparatus 10 includes a game data storage unit 80, a direction acquisition unit 81, an action selection unit 82, a user character control unit 83, a determination unit 84, and an enemy character control unit 85.

  For example, the game data storage unit 80 is realized by at least one of the storage unit 12 and the optical disc. The game data storage unit 80 may be realized by a storage unit included in another device accessible from the game device 10. That is, all or part of the data stored in the game data storage unit 80 may be stored in a storage unit included in another device accessible from the game device 10.

  For example, functional blocks other than the game data storage unit 80 are realized by the control unit 11. That is, when the control unit 11 executes processing according to the program, the control unit 11 functions as a functional block other than the game data storage unit 80.

  The game data storage unit 80 stores data necessary for executing the game. For example, model data (shape data) of objects arranged in the game space 30 is stored in the game data storage unit 80.

  Further, for example, the action data of the game characters 44 and 46 are stored in the game data storage unit 80. The motion data is data that defines a posture change when the game character 44 (46) performs a motion. In other words, the motion data is data indicating the posture of each frame (for example, 1/30 second or 1/60 second) when the game character 44 (46) performs a motion. Note that causing the game character 44 (46) to perform an action by changing the posture of the game character 44 (46) according to the action data is referred to as “reproducing the action data”.

  For example, movement data for causing the game character 44 (46) to perform a movement action, and faint action data for causing the game character 44 (46) to perform a movement action are stored in the game data storage unit 80. As described above, the feint action data is stored in association with the type of the relative direction with respect to the front direction of the game character 44 (46) (see FIG. 6).

  Note that the reproduction time of the feint operation data is shorter than the reproduction time of the movement operation data. The “reproduction time” means a time required for reproducing the operation data from the beginning to the end. In other words, “reproduction time” means the number of frames of operation data.

  Since the playback time of the feint motion data is shorter than the playback time of the movement motion data, for example, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 8, the faint motion of the user character 44U in the first direction 60 (that is, playback of the faint motion data) is The movement of the enemy character 46E in the second direction 62 (that is, the reproduction of movement movement data) is completed earlier. For this reason, the user character 44U can move in the third direction 64 before the movement of the enemy character 46E in the second direction 62 is completed. As a result, the user character 44U can dribble the enemy character 46E.

  Similarly, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 9, the faint motion of the user character 44U in the first direction 70 (that is, reproduction of the faint motion data) is the motion of the enemy character 46E in the second direction 72 (that is, the motion). It is completed earlier than the reproduction of motion data. Therefore, the user character 44U can move in the third direction 74 before the movement of the enemy character 46E in the second direction 72 is completed. As a result, the user character 44U can prevent the enemy character 46E from dribbling.

  The motion data is not limited to movement motion data and feint motion data. For example, short pass action data for causing the game character 44 (46) to perform a short pass action, shoot action data for causing the game character 44 (46) to perform a shoot action, and the like are also stored in the game data storage unit 80. The

  Data other than the model data and motion data is also stored in the game data storage unit 80. For example, game situation data indicating the current situation of the game (match) is stored in the game data storage unit 80. The game situation data is updated by executing the game process every predetermined time (for example, 1/30 seconds or 1/60 seconds).

For example, the following data is included in the game situation data.
(1) Ball 42 state data (position data, movement direction data, etc.)
(2) State data of game characters 44 and 46 (3) State data of virtual camera 48 (position data, line-of-sight direction data, etc.)
(4) Score data (5) Elapsed time data

  FIG. 11 shows an example of state data of the game characters 44 and 46. As shown in FIG. 11, the state data of the game characters 44 and 46 are “ID”, “name”, “position”, “direction”, “movement speed”, “motion data”, “playback position”, “ball holding”. It includes “flag”, “operation target flag”, “ability parameter”, and “state parameter” fields.

  The “ID” field indicates identification information for uniquely identifying the game characters 44 and 46. “C101” to “C111” indicate the IDs of the game characters 44 belonging to the user team, and “C201” to “C211” indicate the IDs of the game characters 46 belonging to the enemy team. The “name” field indicates the names (player names) of the game characters 44 and 46.

  The “position” field indicates the current position of the game characters 44 and 46. The “orientation” field indicates the direction in which the game characters 44 and 46 are currently facing. For example, the “orientation” field indicates the front direction, the moving direction, or the line-of-sight direction of the game characters 44 and 46. The “movement speed” field indicates the current movement speed of the game characters 44 and 46.

  The “motion data” field indicates the type of motion data being played back, and the “playback position” field indicates the current playback position of the motion data. The type of action currently being performed by the game characters 44 and 46 and the current posture of the game characters 44 and 46 are specified by the “motion data” and “playback position” fields.

  The “ball holding flag” field indicates whether or not the game characters 44 and 46 are holding the ball 42. For example, the value “0” or “1” is registered in the “ball holding flag” field. A value “0” indicates that the game characters 44 and 46 do not hold the ball 42, and a value “1” indicates that the game characters 44 and 46 hold the ball 42.

  The “operation target flag” field indicates whether or not the game character 44 is a user operation target. For example, the value “0” or “1” is registered in the “operation target flag” field. A value “0” indicates that the game character 44 is not the user's operation target, and a value “1” indicates that the game character 44 is the user's operation target.

  The “ability parameter” field indicates ability parameters relating to various abilities of the game characters 44 and 46. For example, a parameter value indicating dribble, pass, shoot, defense ability is registered in the “ability parameter” field.

  The “status parameter” field indicates status parameters relating to the status of the game characters 44 and 46. For example, a parameter value indicating goodness is registered in the “state parameter” field. Further, for example, a parameter value indicating the degree of fatigue or a parameter value indicating the remaining physical strength is registered in the “state parameter” field. Usually, the higher the value of the state parameter, the better the state. However, the lower the value of the state parameter, the better the state may be indicated.

  Note that the game characters 44 and 46 cannot exhibit their original abilities when the condition is poor, when the degree of fatigue is high, or when physical strength does not remain. That is, based on the state parameters of the game characters 44 and 46, the value of the ability parameter is corrected so that the ability of the game characters 44 and 46 is lower than usual. That is, when the condition is poor, when the degree of fatigue is high, or when physical strength does not remain, the value of the ability parameter is corrected so that the ability of the game characters 44 and 46 is lower than usual.

  When a direction instruction operation (hereinafter referred to as a “first direction instruction operation” for convenience) is performed by the user, the direction acquisition unit 81 has a direction instructed by the first direction instruction operation. The relative direction with respect to the front direction of the character is acquired. In the case of the above-described soccer game, the game character 44 that is the operation target of the user corresponds to a “user character”.

  Here, the “first direction instruction operation” is an operation for instructing a direction, for example, an operation for instructing a direction by using the first operation member. In the case of the above soccer game, the right stick 24R corresponds to the “first operation member”.

  For example, when the game controller 20 or the game apparatus 10 is provided with a detection unit for detecting the movement of the game controller 20 main body, the operation for instructing the direction by moving the game controller 20 is “first direction instruction operation”. May be equivalent.

  In addition, for example, a portable game machine, a cellular phone, or a portable information terminal having a built-in sensor (for example, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor) for detecting the movement of the portable game machine, the cellular phone, or the portable information terminal main body is the game apparatus 10 In this case, an operation for instructing a direction by moving the game apparatus 10 main body (portable game machine, mobile phone, or portable information terminal main body) may correspond to a “first direction instruction operation”.

  Further, for example, when the portable game machine, the mobile phone, or the portable information terminal provided with the touch screen is the game apparatus 10, the operation for instructing the direction using the touch screen corresponds to the “first direction instruction operation”. Also good. Specifically, an operation of instructing a direction by sliding a finger or a touch pen on the touch screen, or an operation of instructing a direction using an image (for example, a stick image or a button image) displayed on the touch screen is a “first operation”. 1 direction instruction operation ".

  The action selection unit 82 selects one of the action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs from the action data stored in the game data storage unit 80.

  In the case of the above-described soccer game, the motion selection unit 82 selects the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs from the feint motion data stored in the game data storage unit 80. Select one of the following. For example, when the user tilts the right stick 24R in a direction corresponding to the front direction of the user character, the motion selection unit 82 uses the feint motion data associated with the “front direction” (for example, the feint motion data F1, F2, etc.). Select one of the following.

  The user character control unit 83 controls the user character based on a user operation. That is, the user character control unit 83 causes the user character to perform various actions based on user operations.

  For example, the user character control unit 83 causes the user character to perform a motion corresponding to the motion data selected by the motion selection unit 82. That is, the user character control unit 83 causes the user character to perform an action by reproducing the action data selected by the action selecting unit 82.

  In the case of the above soccer game, the user character control unit 83 causes the user character to perform a feint action. That is, the user character control unit 83 causes the user character to perform a feint action by reproducing the feint action data selected by the action selecting unit 82.

  In the case of the above soccer game, the user character control unit 83 causes the user character to perform a moving action. That is, the user character control unit 83 reproduces the movement action data when a direction instruction operation (hereinafter referred to as “second direction instruction operation” for convenience) is performed by the user, thereby reproducing the second movement operation data. The user character is caused to move in the direction indicated by the direction instruction operation.

  Here, the “second direction instruction operation” is an operation for instructing a direction, and is an operation different from the first direction instruction operation. For example, the “second direction instruction operation” is an operation for instructing a direction using a second operation member different from the first operation member. In the case of the above soccer game, the left stick 24L corresponds to a “second operation member”.

  For example, when the game controller 20 or the game apparatus 10 includes a detection unit for detecting the movement of the game controller 20 main body, an operation for instructing a direction by moving the game controller 20 is a “second direction instruction operation. May be equivalent.

  In addition, for example, a portable game machine, a cellular phone, or a portable information terminal having a built-in sensor (for example, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor) for detecting the movement of the portable game machine, the cellular phone, or the portable information terminal main body is the game apparatus 10 In this case, an operation for instructing a direction by moving the game apparatus 10 main body (portable game machine, mobile phone, or portable information terminal main body) may correspond to a “second direction instruction operation”.

  For example, when the portable game machine, the mobile phone, or the portable information terminal provided with the touch screen is the game device 10, specifically, an operation of instructing a direction by sliding a finger or a touch pen on the touch screen, or An operation for instructing a direction using an image (for example, a stick image or a button image) displayed on the touch screen may correspond to a “second direction instruction operation”.

  When the action is performed by the user character, the determination unit 84 responds to the action of the user character (hereinafter referred to as “reaction action”) as an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character. It is determined based on predetermined information whether or not to perform the operation.

  In the case of the above-described soccer game, the game character 46 belonging to the enemy team corresponds to an “enemy character”. In the above soccer game, when the user character performs a feint action (in other words, when the first direction instruction operation for causing the user character to perform the feint action is performed), the determining unit 84 is the enemy. Decide whether to make the character perform a reaction action.

  The “reaction operation” will be described. The “reaction action” is, for example, an action that gets caught in the user character's feint action. In other words, the “reaction action” is an action that is fooled by the user character's feint action. Furthermore, in other words, the “reaction action” is an action that moves in response to a user character's feint action.

  Here, the case shown in FIG. 8 is assumed. That is, it is assumed that the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is trying to dribble the enemy character 46E. In this case, the movement of the user character 44U in the direction (first direction 60) that appears to move is equivalent to the “reaction action”. That is, the movement that moves in the second direction 62 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the “reaction action”.

  Moreover, the case shown in FIG. 9 is assumed. That is, it is assumed that the user character 44U is trying to prevent the dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42. In this case, the movement that moves in the direction (second direction 72) opposite to the direction that the user character 44U appears to move (first direction 70) corresponds to “reaction action”.

  Note that, when there is an enemy character that should perform the reaction action as described above, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the enemy character is to perform the reaction action.

  For example, when the position and orientation of the enemy character and the position of the user character have a predetermined relationship, the determining unit 84 determines that the enemy character is an “enemy character that should perform a reaction action”.

  Here, the “predetermined relationship” is, for example, a relationship in which an enemy character is located near the user character and the enemy character is looking at the user character.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing for determining whether or not the enemy character and the user character have such a relationship. For example, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the following two conditions A and B are satisfied.
(A) The distance (d) between the user character 44U and the enemy character 46E is equal to or less than the reference distance.
(B) The angle (θe) between the front direction 90 of the enemy character 46E and the direction 92 from the enemy character 46E to the user character 44U is equal to or less than the reference angle.

  When both of these two conditions A and B are satisfied, the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character 46E and the user character 44U have the above relationship. Then, the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character 46E is an “enemy character that should perform a reaction action”.

  The “predetermined relationship” may be a relationship in which, for example, an enemy character is located near the user character, and the enemy character and the user character match each other.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing for determining whether or not the enemy character and the user character have such a relationship. For example, the enemy character control unit 85 determines whether or not the following three conditions A to C are satisfied.
(A) The distance (d) between the user character 44U and the enemy character 46E is equal to or less than the reference distance.
(B) The angle (θe) between the front direction 90 of the enemy character 46E and the direction 92 from the enemy character 46E to the user character 44U is equal to or less than the reference angle.
(C) The angle (θu) between the front direction 94 of the user character 44U and the direction 96 from the user character 44U to the enemy character 46E is equal to or less than the reference angle.

  When all of these three conditions A to C are satisfied, the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character 46E and the user character 44U have a predetermined relationship. Then, the determining unit 84 determines that the enemy character 46E is an “enemy character that should perform a reaction action”.

  When there is an “enemy character to be reacted”, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the enemy character is to perform a reaction based on predetermined information.

  Here, four examples will be described as specific examples of the “predetermined information”.

  [1] For example, “predetermined information” is probability information indicating a probability of determining that an enemy character is to perform a reaction action. That is, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on the probability information.

  [2] For example, the “predetermined information” may be an ability parameter or a state parameter of the user character. That is, the determination unit 84 may determine whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on the ability parameter or the state parameter of the user character. Specifically, when the predetermined ability of the user character is high, the determination unit 84 may determine that the enemy character performs a reaction action.

  For example, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the value of the predetermined ability parameter of the user character is included in the reference range. The “reference range” is a parameter value range indicating that the predetermined ability of the user character is high. Then, based on the result of the determination, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action.

  Specifically, when the value of the predetermined ability parameter of the user character is included in the reference range, the determining unit 84 determines that the enemy character performs a reaction action. On the other hand, when the value of the predetermined ability parameter of the user character is not included in the reference range, the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character does not perform a reaction action.

  As the “predetermined ability parameter”, for example, the following ability parameter may be used.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is trying to dribble the enemy character 46E, the dribble ability parameter may be used as the “predetermined ability parameter”. . In this way, when the user character 44U with high dribbling ability performs a feint action while holding the ball 42, an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U is displayed as an enemy. You may make it determine to make the character 46E perform.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U is trying to prevent dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the defense ability parameter may be used as the “predetermined ability parameter”. Good. By doing in this way, when the user character 44U having high defense ability performs a feint action while trying to stop the dribbling of the enemy character 46E, an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U ) May be determined to be performed by the enemy character 46E.

  [3] For example, the “predetermined information” may be an enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter. That is, the determination unit 84 may determine whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on the ability parameter or the state parameter of the enemy character. Specifically, when the predetermined ability of the enemy character is low, the determination unit 84 may determine to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action.

  For example, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the value of the predetermined ability parameter of the enemy character is included in the reference range. Here, the “reference range” is a parameter value range indicating that the predetermined ability of the enemy character is low. Then, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on the determination result.

  Specifically, when the value of the predetermined ability parameter of the enemy character is included in the reference range, the determination unit 84 determines to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action. On the other hand, when the value of the predetermined ability parameter of the enemy character is not included in the reference range, the determination unit 84 determines not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action.

  As the “predetermined ability parameter”, for example, the following ability parameter may be used.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is trying to dribble the enemy character 46E, the defense ability parameter may be used as the “predetermined ability parameter”. . In this way, when the enemy character 46E has a low defense ability, the enemy character 46E may perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U tries to prevent the dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the dribbling ability parameter may be used as the “predetermined ability parameter”. Good. By doing in this way, when the dribbling ability of the enemy character 46E is low, the enemy character 46E may perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U.

  [4] For example, the “predetermined information” may be both the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character and the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character. That is, the determination unit 84 may determine whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on both the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character and the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character. Good.

  For example, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on the comparison result between the predetermined ability parameter of the user character and the predetermined ability parameter of the enemy character. Specifically, when the predetermined ability of the user character is higher than the predetermined ability of the enemy character, the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character performs a reaction action. On the other hand, when the predetermined ability of the user character is lower than the predetermined ability of the enemy character, the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character does not perform a reaction action.

  As the “predetermined ability parameter”, for example, the following ability parameter may be used.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is about to dribble the enemy character 46E, the dribbling ability parameter of the user character 44U is set to “a predetermined ability parameter of the user character”. The defense ability parameter of the enemy character 46E may be used as the “predetermined ability parameter of the enemy character”. In this way, when the dribbling ability of the user character 44U is higher than the defense ability of the enemy character 46E, the enemy character 46E is caused to react to the faint action of the user character 44U (reaction action). You may do it.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U is trying to prevent dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the defense ability parameter of the user character 44U is set to “a predetermined ability parameter of the user character”. The dribbling ability parameter of the enemy character 46E may be used as the “predetermined ability parameter of the enemy character”. By doing so, when the defense ability of the user character 44U is higher than the dribbling ability of the enemy character 46E, the enemy character 46E is caused to react to the faint action of the user character 44U (reaction action). You may do it.

  The enemy character control unit 85 controls the enemy character. For example, the enemy character control unit 85 causes the enemy character to react according to the determination result of the determination unit 84. That is, when the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character performs a reaction action, the enemy character control unit 85 causes the enemy character to perform a reaction action. On the other hand, when the determination unit 84 determines that the enemy character does not perform a reaction action, the enemy character control unit 85 does not cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action.

  Next, processing executed by the game apparatus 10 to realize the functional block described above will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process for causing the user character to perform a feint action or a movement action among the processes executed by the game apparatus 10. The process shown in FIG. 14 is repeatedly executed during the game. When the control unit 11 executes the process shown in FIG. 14 according to the program, the control unit 11 functions as a direction acquisition unit 81, an action selection unit 82, a user character control unit 83, a determination unit 84, and an enemy character control unit 85. .

  As shown in FIG. 14, first, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the right stick 24R is tilted based on an operation signal from the operation unit 15 (S101). When the right stick 24R is not tilted, the control unit 11 executes step S107 described later.

  When the right stick 24R is tilted, the control unit 11 (direction acquisition unit 81) determines whether the tilt direction of the right stick 24R belongs to a type of relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character. When the tilt direction of the right stick 24R belongs to any type, the control unit 11 (motion selection unit 82) selects any of the feint motion data associated with the type (S102). ).

  And the control part 11 (user character control part 83) makes a user character start feint action by starting reproduction | regeneration of the feint action data selected by step S102 (S103).

  In addition, the control unit 11 determines whether there is an enemy character located near the user character and watching the user character (S104). That is, the control unit 11 determines whether there is an enemy character that satisfies both of the conditions A and B (or all of the conditions A to C).

  When it is determined that there is no enemy character as described above, the control unit 11 executes step S107 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is an enemy character as described above, the control unit 11 (determination unit 84) performs an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action on the enemy character. It is determined whether or not to perform (S105). For example, the control unit 11 determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on predetermined probability information.

  When it is determined that the enemy character does not perform a reaction action, the control unit 11 executes step S107 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action, the control unit 11 (enemy character control unit 85) causes the enemy character to start a reaction action (S106).

  That is, the control unit 11 causes the enemy character to start the reaction action by starting the reproduction of the action data for the reaction action. For example, when the reaction operation is “an operation that moves due to the feint operation”, the “operation data for the reaction operation” is the movement operation data. For this reason, the reproduction time of “operation data for reaction operation” is longer than the reproduction time of feint operation data.

  Further, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the left stick 24L is tilted based on the operation signal from the operation unit 15 (S107). When the left stick 24L is not tilted, this process ends. When this process is completed, this process is re-executed from the beginning.

  When the left stick 24L is tilted, the control unit 11 causes the user character to move in the direction corresponding to the tilt direction of the left stick 24L by reproducing the movement motion data (S108).

  When the user character is executing the feint motion, the control unit 11 waits for the start of the moving motion of the user character until the feint motion is completed. When the feint motion is completed, the control unit 11 causes the user character to start moving motion. This is the end of the description of this process. When this process is completed, this process is re-executed from the beginning.

  According to the game apparatus 10 described above, it is possible to cause a user character to perform a desired feint action among various feint actions by a simple operation of instructing a direction. That is, it is possible to cause the user character to perform a feint motion in a desired direction by a simple operation. As described above, in the game apparatus 10, the feint action data is stored in association with the type of the relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character (see FIG. 6). For this reason, it is possible to cause the user character to perform a feint motion in a desired direction by an intuitive operation of instructing a relative direction with respect to the front direction of the user character.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

  [1] For example, the motion selection unit 82 may select any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs based on the parameters of the user character. Good.

In this modification, the feint action data is stored in association with the combination of the relative direction type and the user character parameter. FIG. 15 shows an example of the correspondence between the combination of the relative direction and the user character parameter, and the feint action data. In FIG. 15, “xu” indicates the value of the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character, and “X _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 15, the feint motion data F1 and F2 are associated with “forward”. Of these, the feint motion data F1 is associated with the parameter range “xu ≦ X _T ”, and the feint motion data F2 is associated with the parameter range “X _T <xu”.

  In this case, the correspondence relationship is set so that the higher the value of the ability parameter or the state parameter of the user character, the higher the feint action is performed by the user character. That is, the feint action data for causing the user character to perform a relatively simple feint action is set as the feint action data F1. Further, the feint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that is higher than the feint motion data F1 is set as the feint motion data F2.

  The motion selection unit 82 converts any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs into the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character and the correspondence shown in FIG. Select based on.

  Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, in a state where the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is about to dribble the enemy character 46E, the user moves forward F (see FIG. 7) of the user character 44U. Assume that the right stick 24R is tilted in the corresponding direction. In this case, the motion selection unit 82 selects one of the feint motion data F1 and F2 associated with “forward” based on the dribbling ability parameter of the user character 44U and the correspondence shown in FIG. To do.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the user corresponds to the forward direction F (see FIG. 7) of the user character 44U while the user character 44U is trying to prevent the dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42. Assume that the right stick 24R is tilted in the direction. In this case, the action selection unit 82 selects one of the feint action data F1 and F2 associated with “forward” based on the defense ability parameter of the user character 44U and the information shown in FIG. .

  As described above, among the feint motions associated with the user instruction direction (that is, the tilt direction of the right stick 24R), the feint motion according to the ability of the user character is performed. That is, it becomes possible to change the feint action performed by the user character according to the ability of the user character. For example, when the user character's ability is high, it becomes possible for the user character to perform a more advanced faint motion.

  [2] For example, the motion selection unit 82 may select any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs based on the parameter of the enemy character. Good.

In this modification, the feint action data is stored in association with the combination of the relative direction type and the enemy character parameters. FIG. 16 shows an example of a correspondence relationship between the combination of the relative direction and the enemy character parameter and the feint action data. In FIG. 16, “xe” indicates the value of an enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter, and “X _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 16, the feint motion data F1 and F2 are associated with “forward”. Of these, the feint motion data F1 is associated with the parameter range “xe ≦ X _T ”, and the feint motion data F2 is associated with the parameter range “X _T <xe”.

  In this case, the correspondence relationship is set so that the advanced feint action is performed by the user character as the value of the ability parameter or the state parameter of the enemy character is lower. That is, the feint action data for causing the user character to perform a relatively simple feint action is set as the feint action data F2. Also, the feint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that is higher than the feint motion data F2 is set as the feint motion data F1.

  The action selecting unit 82 converts any of the feint action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquiring unit 81 belongs into the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character and the correspondence shown in FIG. Select based on.

  Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, in a state where the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is about to dribble the enemy character 46E, the user moves forward F (see FIG. 7) of the user character 44U. Assume that the right stick 24R is tilted in the corresponding direction. In this case, the action selection unit 82 selects one of the feint action data F1 and F2 associated with “forward” based on the defense ability parameter of the enemy character 46E and the correspondence shown in FIG. To do.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the user corresponds to the forward direction F (see FIG. 7) of the user character 44U while the user character 44U is trying to prevent the dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42. Assume that the right stick 24R is tilted in the direction. In this case, the action selection unit 82 selects one of the feint action data F1 and F2 associated with “forward” based on the dribbling ability parameter of the enemy character 46E and the correspondence shown in FIG. To do.

  In this way, the feint action performed by the user character can be changed according to the ability of the enemy character facing the user character. For example, when the ability of the enemy character facing the user character is low, it becomes possible for the user character to perform a more advanced feint action.

  [3] For example, the action selection unit 82 may select any of the feint action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs based on the current situation of the game. Good.

  [3-1] For example, in the case of the above-described soccer game (that is, a game played using a moving body), the motion selection unit 82 is associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs. Any of the feint motion data may be selected based on the position of the ball 42 (moving body).

  [3-1-1] For example, the motion selection unit 82 uses any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs as a positional relationship between the ball 42 and the user character. Select based on.

For example, in this modification, the feint action data is stored in association with the combination of the relative direction type and the distance from the user character to the ball 42. FIG. 17 shows an example of a correspondence relationship between the combination of the relative direction, the distance from the user character to the ball 42, and the feint action data. In FIG. 17, “du” indicates the distance from the user character to the ball 42, and “D _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value.

In the example shown in FIG. 17, the feint motion data F1 and F2 are associated with “forward”. Among these, the feint motion data F1 is associated with the distance range “du ≦ D _T ”, and the feint motion data F2 is associated with the distance range “D _T <du”.

  In this case, the correspondence relationship is set so that the higher the feint action is performed, the shorter the distance from the user character to the ball 42 is. That is, the feint action data for causing the user character to perform a relatively simple feint action is set as the feint action data F2. Also, the feint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that is higher than the feint motion data F2 is set as the feint motion data F1.

  The motion selection unit 82 converts any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs into the distance from the user character to the ball 42 and the correspondence shown in FIG. Select based on.

  In this way, the feint action performed by the user character can be changed according to the distance from the user character to the ball 42. For example, when the distance from the user character to the ball 42 is short, it is possible to cause the user character to perform a more advanced feint action.

  [3-1-2] For example, the motion selection unit 82 uses any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs, as a positional relationship between the ball 42 and the enemy character. You may make it select based on.

For example, in this modification, the feint action data is stored in association with the combination of the relative direction type and the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42. FIG. 18 shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the combination of the relative direction, the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42, and the feint action data. In FIG. 18, “de” indicates the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42, and “D _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value.

In the example shown in FIG. 18, the feint motion data F1 and F2 are associated with “forward”. Among these, the feint motion data F1 is associated with the distance range “de ≦ D _T ”, and the feint motion data F2 is associated with the distance range “D _T <de”.

  In this case, the correspondence is set so that the higher the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42, the higher the feint action is performed. That is, the feint action data for causing the user character to perform a relatively simple feint action is set as the feint action data F1. Further, the feint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that is higher than the feint motion data F1 is set as the feint motion data F2.

  The motion selection unit 82 converts any of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs into the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42 and the correspondence shown in FIG. Select based on.

  In this way, the feint action performed by the user character can be changed in accordance with the distance from the enemy character facing the user character to the ball 42. For example, when the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42 is long, it is possible to cause the user character to perform a more advanced faint action.

  [3-2] For example, the motion selection unit 82 selects one of the feint motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit 81 belongs based on the positional relationship between the user character and the enemy character. May be selected.

For example, in this modification, the feint action data is stored in association with the combination of the type of relative direction and the distance from the user character to the enemy character. FIG. 19 shows an example of the correspondence between the relative direction, the combination of the distance from the user character to the enemy character, and the feint action data. In FIG. 19, “due” indicates the distance from the user character to the enemy character, and “D _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold.

In the example shown in FIG. 19, the feint motion data F1 and F2 are associated with “forward”. Of these, the feint motion data F1 is associated with the distance range “due ≦ D _T ”, and the feint motion data F2 is associated with the distance range “D _T <due”.

  In this case, the correspondence is set so that the higher the distance from the user character to the enemy character, the higher the feint action is performed. That is, the feint action data for causing the user character to perform a relatively simple feint action is set as the feint action data F1. Further, the feint motion data for causing the user character to perform a faint motion that is higher than the feint motion data F1 is set as the feint motion data F2.

  The action selecting unit 82 converts any of the feint action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquiring unit 81 belongs into the distance from the user character to the enemy character and the correspondence shown in FIG. Select based on.

  In this way, the feint action performed by the user character can be changed according to the distance from the user character to the enemy character. For example, when the distance from the user character to the enemy character is long, it is possible to cause the user character to perform a more advanced faint action.

  [4] For example, in the embodiment described above, the determination unit 84 determines whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action based on the probability information. The determination unit 84 may change the probability information.

  [4-1] First, the first example will be described. For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 20 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 20 is information that defines the correspondence between the user character parameters and the probability information. Note that mathematical format information may be stored instead of the table format information shown in FIG.

In FIG. 20, “xu” indicates the value of the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character, and “X _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Pa” and “Pb” are predetermined values indicating the probability that the enemy character is determined to perform a reaction action, and “Pb” indicates a probability higher than “Pa”. For this reason, the information shown in FIG. 20 is set such that the higher the ability parameter or state parameter value of the user character is, the higher is the probability that the enemy character will be determined to perform a reaction action.

  The determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character and the information shown in FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is trying to dribble the enemy character 46E, the determination unit 84 sets the dribbling ability parameter of the user character 44U and FIG. The probability information is set based on the information shown in FIG. In this way, when the dribbling ability of the user character 44U is high, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character 46E will perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U. become.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U is trying to prevent the dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the determination unit 84 displays the defense ability parameter of the user character 44U and the figure. The probability information is set based on the information shown in FIG. In this way, when the defense ability of the user character 44U is high, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character 46E performs an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U. .

  [4-2] A second example will be described. For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on an enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 21 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 21 is information that defines the correspondence between the enemy character parameters and the probability information. Note that mathematical format information may be stored instead of the table format information as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 21, “xe” indicates the value of an enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter, and “X _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Pc” and “Pd” are predetermined values indicating the probability of determining that the enemy character is to perform a reaction action, and “Pc” indicates a probability higher than “Pd”. For this reason, the information shown in FIG. 21 is set such that the lower the ability parameter or state parameter value of the enemy character, the higher the probability that the enemy character will be determined to perform a reaction action.

  The determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character and the information shown in FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is about to dribble the enemy character 46E, the determination unit 84 determines the defense ability parameter of the enemy character 46E and FIG. The probability information is set based on the information shown in FIG. In this way, when the defense ability of the enemy character 46E is low, the probability of determining that the enemy character 46E is to perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U can be set high. become.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U is trying to prevent the dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the determination unit 84 determines the dribbling ability parameter of the enemy character 46E, The probability information is set based on the information shown in FIG. In this way, when the dribbling ability of the enemy character 46E is low, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character 46E will perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character 44U. become.

  [4-3] A third example will be described. For example, when a faint motion is performed by the user character (that is, when the first direction instruction operation for causing the user character to perform the faint motion is performed), the determination unit 84 performs the above operation based on the current situation of the game. Set probability information. In this case, as a result of setting the probability information based on the current situation of the game, whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action is determined based on the current situation of the game.

  [4-3-1] For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the moving speed of the user character.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the moving speed of the user character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 22 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 22 is information that defines the correspondence between the moving speed of the user character and the probability information. Note that mathematical format information may be stored instead of the table format information as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 22, “vu” indicates the moving speed of the user character, and “V _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Pe” and “Pf” are predetermined values indicating the probability that the enemy character is determined to perform a reaction action, and “Pf” indicates a probability higher than “Pe”. For this reason, in the information shown in FIG. 22, the higher the moving speed of the user character, the higher the probability that the enemy character will be determined to perform an action that reacts to the user character's feint action (reaction action). Is set.

  The determination unit 84 displays the moving speed of the user character when the first direction instruction operation for causing the user character to perform the feint motion is performed (or when the user character performs the feint motion), and FIG. The probability information is set based on the information shown. In this way, when the moving speed of the user character is fast, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character will perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action.

  [4-3-2] For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the moving speed of the enemy character.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the moving speed of the enemy character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 23 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 23 is information that defines the correspondence between the moving speed of the enemy character and the probability information. Note that mathematical format information may be stored instead of the table format information as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 23, “ve” indicates the moving speed of the enemy character, and “V _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Pg” and “Ph” are predetermined values indicating the probability of determining that the enemy character is to perform a reaction action, and “Pg” indicates a probability higher than “Ph”. Therefore, in the information shown in FIG. 23, the slower the moving speed of the enemy character, the higher the probability that the enemy character will be determined to perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action. Is set.

  The determining unit 84 shows the moving speed of the enemy character when the first direction instruction operation for causing the user character to perform the feint motion is performed (or when the user character performs the feint motion), and FIG. The probability information is set based on the information shown. In this way, when the moving speed of the enemy character is slow, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character will perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action.

  [4-3-3] For example, the determination unit 84 may set the probability information based on both the moving speed of the user character and the moving speed of the enemy character.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on both the moving speed of the user character and the moving speed of the enemy character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. For example, information such as a combination of the information shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 is stored in the game data storage unit 80. Then, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on both the moving speed of the user character and the moving speed of the enemy character and the information.

  Note that the determination unit 84 may set the probability information based on the relative movement speed of the user character with respect to the enemy character.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the relative movement speed of the user character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. For example, information similar to the information shown in FIG. 22 is stored in the game data storage unit 80. Then, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the relative movement speed of the user character and the information.

  [4-3-4] For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the position of at least one of the user character and the enemy character.

  [4-3-4-1] For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the distance between the user character and the ball 42 (moving body).

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the distance is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 24 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 24 is information that defines the correspondence between the distance and the probability information. Note that mathematical format information may be stored instead of the table format information as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 24, “du” indicates the distance from the user character to the ball 42, and “D _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Pi” and “Pj” are predetermined values indicating the probability that the enemy character is determined to perform a reaction action, and “Pi” indicates a probability higher than “Pj”. Therefore, in the information shown in FIG. 24, the probability that the enemy character is caused to perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action as the distance between the user character and the ball 42 is shorter. Is set to be high.

  The determination unit 84 includes a distance from the user character to the ball 42 when a first direction instruction operation for causing the user character to perform a feint motion is performed (or when the user character performs a feint motion) Based on the information shown in FIG. 24, the probability information is set. In this way, when the distance from the user character to the ball 42 is short, it is possible to set a high probability that the enemy character will be determined to perform an action that reacts to the user character's feint action (reaction action). become.

  [4-3-4-2] For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the distance between the enemy character and the ball 42 (moving body).

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the distance is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 25 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 25 is information that defines the correspondence between the distance and the probability information. In addition, instead of the information in the table format as shown in FIG. 25, the information in the formula format may be stored.

In FIG. 25, “de” indicates the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42, and “D _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. Further, “Pk” and “Pl” are predetermined values indicating the probability of determining that the enemy character is to perform a reaction action, and “Pl” indicates a probability higher than “Pk”. Therefore, in the information shown in FIG. 25, the probability that the enemy character is caused to perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action as the distance between the enemy character and the ball 42 increases. Is set to be high.

  The determination unit 84 includes a distance from the enemy character to the ball 42 when a first direction instruction operation for causing the user character to perform a feint motion is performed (or when the user character performs a feint motion), Based on the information shown in FIG. 25, the probability information is set. In this way, when the distance from the enemy character to the ball 42 is long, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character will perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the feint action of the user character. become.

  [4-3-4-3] For example, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the distance between the user character and the enemy character.

  In this case, information for setting the probability information based on the distance between the user character and the enemy character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. This information is information for setting the probability information based on the distance between the user character and the ball (for example, FIG. 24), and the probability information is set based on the distance between the enemy character and the ball. This is the same information as that for the information (for example, FIG. 25). Further, in this case, when the distance from the user character to the enemy character is long, the probability that it is determined that the enemy character performs an action (reaction action) that reacts to the faint action of the user character is set high. Then, the determination unit 84 sets the probability information based on the distance between the user character and the enemy character and the information.

  In this way, when the distance from the user character to the enemy character is long, it is possible to set a high probability that it is determined that the enemy character will perform an action (reaction action) that reacts to the user character's feint action. become.

  [5] For example, when causing the user character to perform a feint action, the user character control unit 83 may change the reproduction speed of the feint action data.

  [5-1] For example, the user character control unit 83 sets the reproduction speed based on the ability parameter or the state parameter of the user character.

  In this case, information for setting the playback speed based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 26 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 26 is information that defines the correspondence between the user character parameter and the reproduction speed. It should be noted that information in mathematical expression format may be stored instead of information in table format as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 26, “xu” indicates the value of the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character, and “X _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Va” and “Vb” are predetermined values indicating the playback speed, and “Vb” indicates a playback speed faster than “Va”. For this reason, the information shown in FIG. 26 is set such that the higher the ability parameter or state parameter value of the user character is, the faster the reproduction speed of the faint motion data when the user character performs the faint motion.

  The user character control unit 83 sets the reproduction speed based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the user character and the information shown in FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is about to dribble the enemy character 46E, the user character control unit 83 sets the dribbling ability parameter of the user character 44U, The reproduction speed is set based on the information shown in FIG.

  In this way, when the user character 44U has a high dribbling ability, the reproduction speed of the faint action data can be increased. In this case, since the reproduction speed of the feint action data is increased, the feint action (feint action in the first direction 60) is completed quickly, so that the user character 44U moves to the next action (in the third direction 64). Can be started quickly. As a result, the user character 44U can easily dribble and remove the enemy character 46E.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U is trying to prevent dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the user character control unit 83 sets the defense ability parameter of the user character 44U and The probability information is set based on the information shown in FIG.

  In this way, when the defense ability of the user character 44U is high, the reproduction speed of the faint action data can be increased. In this case, since the reproduction speed of the feint action data is increased, the feint action (feint action in the first direction 70) is completed quickly, so that the user character 44U moves to the next action (in the third direction 74). Can be started quickly. As a result, the user character 44U can easily prevent the enemy character 46E from dribbling.

  [5-2] Also, for example, the user character control unit 83 sets the reproduction speed based on an enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter.

  In this case, information for setting the reproduction speed based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 27 shows an example of this information. The information shown in FIG. 27 is information that defines the correspondence between the parameter of the enemy character and the reproduction speed. In addition, instead of the information in the table format as shown in FIG. 27, the information in the formula format may be stored.

In FIG. 27, “xe” indicates the value of an enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter, and “X _T ” indicates a predetermined threshold value. “Vc” and “Vd” are predetermined values indicating the playback speed, and “Vc” indicates a playback speed faster than “Vd”. For this reason, in the information shown in FIG. 27, the lower the value of the enemy character's ability parameter or state parameter, the higher the reproduction speed of the faint action data when the user character performs the feint action.

  The user character control unit 83 sets the reproduction speed based on the ability parameter or state parameter of the enemy character and the information shown in FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the user character 44U holding the ball 42 is about to dribble the enemy character 46E, the user character control unit 83 sets the defense ability parameter of the enemy character 46E, The playback speed is set based on the information shown in FIG.

  In this way, when the enemy character 46E has a low defense capability, the reproduction speed of the faint action data can be increased. In this case, since the reproduction speed of the feint action data is increased, the feint action (feint action in the first direction 60) is completed quickly, so that the user character 44U moves to the next action (in the third direction 64). Can be started quickly. As a result, the user character 44U can easily dribble and remove the enemy character 46E.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the user character 44U is trying to prevent dribbling of the enemy character 46E holding the ball 42, the user character control unit 83 sets the dribbling ability parameter of the enemy character 46E and The playback speed is set based on the information shown in FIG.

  In this way, when the dribbling ability of the enemy character 46E is low, the reproduction speed of the faint action data can be increased. In this case, since the reproduction speed of the feint action data is increased, the feint action (feint action in the first direction 70) is completed quickly, so that the user character 44U moves to the next action (in the third direction 74). Can be started quickly. As a result, the user character 44U can easily prevent the enemy character 46E from dribbling.

  [6] For example, the determination unit 84 and the enemy character control unit 85 are not essential components and may be omitted. That is, the enemy character may not be allowed to perform a reaction action. Alternatively, only the determination unit 84 may be omitted. That is, when a feint action is performed by the user character, the enemy character control unit 85 may always cause the enemy character to perform a reaction action.

  [7] For example, the present invention can be applied to a game system. For example, the present invention can be applied to a game system 100 as shown in FIG. A game system 100 shown in FIG. 28 includes a game apparatus 10 and a game server 102. The game server 102 is a server computer provided with a control unit or the like, for example.

  In the game system 100, the game is executed when the game apparatus 10 and the game server 102 exchange data via the communication network 104.

  For example, in the game system 100, game situation data and the like are stored in a storage unit provided in the game server 102 or a storage unit provided in a device accessible from the game server 102.

  In the game system 100, data related to operations performed on the game apparatus 10 is transmitted from the game apparatus 10 to the game server 102. In the game server 102, the game situation data is updated based on the data transmitted from the game apparatus 10. Then, data indicating the update contents of the game situation data is transmitted from the game server 102 to the game apparatus 10. In the game apparatus 10, the game screen 50 is displayed on the display unit 16 based on the data transmitted from the game server 102.

  In the game system 100, when the game situation data is updated in the game server 102, the game server 102 may generate the game screen 50 based on the updated current situation data. Then, data indicating the generated game screen 50 may be transmitted from the game server 102 to the game apparatus 10.

  In this case, the processing of each step shown in FIG. 14 is executed in the game server 102, and each functional block shown in FIG. 10 is realized by the control unit of the game server 102 (game control device).

  Note that the game server 102 and the game apparatus 10 may share and implement the functional blocks shown in FIG. That is, some of the functional blocks shown in FIG. 10 may be realized in the game server 102 and other functional blocks may be realized in the game apparatus 10.

  [8] In the embodiment described above, the game space 30 is a virtual three-dimensional space, but the game space may be a virtual two-dimensional space. That is, the position of the character may be represented by two coordinate values.

  [9] The case where the present invention is applied to a soccer game has been described above. However, the present invention can be applied to other than soccer games. For example, the present invention can be applied to a game played using a moving body. That is, the present invention can be applied to a sports game simulating sports performed using a moving body. For example, the present invention can be applied to games other than sports games. The present invention can be applied to a game in which a user character moves in accordance with a user operation.

  Further, the case has been described above in which the user character is caused to perform a desired feint motion among a plurality of types of feint motions. However, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the user character performs an action other than the feint action. As described above, the present invention can be applied to a game other than a soccer game. Therefore, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a user character performs an action that is not performed in a soccer game. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game device, 11 Control part, 12 Storage part, 13 Optical disk drive part, 14
Communication unit, 15 operation unit, 16 display unit, 17 sound output unit, 20 game controller, 22 direction button group, 23A, 23B, 23X, 23Y, 25L, 25R, 26L, 26R button, 24L left stick, 24R right stick, 30 game spaces, 32 fields, 34 goal lines, 36 touch lines, 37 corner areas, 38 pitches, 40 goals, 42 balls, 44, 46 game characters, 44U user characters, 46E enemy characters, 48 virtual cameras, 50 game screens, 52 cursor, 80 game data storage unit, 81 direction acquisition unit, 82 action selection unit, 83 user character control unit, 84 determination unit, 85 enemy character control unit, 100 game system, 102 game server, 104 communication network.

Claims (16)

In a game control device that executes a game in which a user character operates according to a user operation,
Direction acquisition means for acquiring a relative direction of the direction instructed by the direction instructing operation with respect to the front direction of the user character when the direction instructing operation is performed by the user;
Relative directions acquired by the direction acquisition means from among the feint action data stored in the means for storing the types of relative directions relative to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of feint action data. Action selecting means for selecting any of the feint action data associated with the type to which
User character control means for causing the user character to perform a feint action according to the feint action data selected by the action selecting means;
Including
The game is a game performed using a moving body,
It said operation selection means either a feint motion data associated with the type of the relative direction acquired by the previous SL direction acquisition means belong comprises means for selecting based on the position of the movable body,
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The action selecting means selects any of feint action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquiring means belongs based on a positional relationship between the moving object and the user character. including,
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The action selecting means uses any of the feint action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquiring means belongs as an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the moving object and the user character. And means for selecting based on the positional relationship between
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The user character control means causes the user character to perform the feint action by reproducing the feint action data selected by the action selecting means,
The user character control means is configured to determine a reproduction speed of the feint action data selected by the action selection means, a state parameter relating to the state of the user character stored in a means for storing parameters relating to the user character, or the user character Including means for setting based on capability parameters;
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In a game control device that executes a game in which a user character operates according to a user operation,
Direction acquisition means for acquiring a relative direction of the direction instructed by the direction instructing operation with respect to the front direction of the user character when the direction instructing operation is performed by the user;
The relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means belongs from the action data stored in the means for storing the type of the relative direction relative to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of action data. Action selecting means for selecting any of action data associated with the type;
User character control means for causing the user character to perform an action according to the action data selected by the action selection means;
Including
The capability of the user character is stored in a means for storing parameters relating to the user character, as one of the motion data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition unit belongs. Including means for selecting based on ability parameters with respect to
The user character control means causes the user character to perform the action by reproducing the action data selected by the action selection means,
The user character control means relates to a state of the enemy character stored in a means for storing a parameter relating to an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character, and a reproduction speed of the action data selected by the action selection means. Means for setting based on a state parameter or an ability parameter relating to the ability of the enemy character,
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
Predetermining whether or not to cause an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character to perform a reaction action that is an action that reacts to the faint action of the user character when the user character performs the feint action Determining means for determining based on the information of
An enemy character control unit that causes the enemy character to perform the reaction action according to a determination result of the determination unit,
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to claim 6 ,
The determination means is a state parameter relating to the state of the user character stored in a means for storing parameters relating to the user character or the ability parameter of the user, and the enemy stored in means for storing parameters relating to the enemy character. Means for determining whether to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on at least one of a state parameter relating to a character state or an ability parameter relating to the ability of the enemy character;
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to claim 7 ,
Whether the determination means causes the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on a comparison result between the state parameter or the ability parameter of the user character and the state parameter or the ability parameter of the enemy character. Including means for determining,
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to claim 6 ,
The predetermined information is information indicating a current situation of the game,
The determining means includes means for determining whether to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on a current situation of the game.
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to claim 9 , wherein
The information indicating the current situation of the game is the moving speed of at least one of the user character and the enemy character,
The determining means includes means for determining whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on the moving speed of at least one of the user character and the enemy character.
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to claim 9, wherein
The information indicating the current situation of the game is at least one position of the user character and the enemy character,
The determining means includes means for determining whether or not to cause the enemy character to perform the reaction action based on the position of at least one of the user character and the enemy character.
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , 6 to 11 ,
Means for causing the user character to move in the direction indicated by the second direction indicating operation when the second direction indicating operation is performed;
When the first direction instruction operation, which is the direction instruction operation, is performed by the user, the direction acquisition unit is configured to make the direction indicated by the first direction instruction operation relative to the front direction of the user character. The target direction
The action selection means selects any one of the feint action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means belongs from the plurality of types of feint action data.
The user character control means includes means for causing the user character to perform a feint action according to the feint action data selected by the action selecting means.
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In a game system for executing a game in which a user character operates according to a user operation,
Direction acquisition means for acquiring a relative direction of the direction instructed by the direction instructing operation with respect to the front direction of the user character when the direction instructing operation is performed by the user;
Relative directions acquired by the direction acquisition means from among the feint action data stored in the means for storing the types of relative directions relative to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of feint action data. Action selecting means for selecting any of the feint action data associated with the type to which
User character control means for causing the user character to perform a feint action according to the feint action data selected by the action selecting means;
Including
The game is a game performed using a moving body,
It said operation selection means either a feint motion data associated with the type of the relative direction acquired by the previous SL direction acquisition means belong comprises means for selecting based on the position of the movable body,
A game system characterized by that. In a game control device that executes a game in which a user character operates according to a user operation,
Direction acquisition means for acquiring a relative direction of the direction instructed by the direction instructing operation with respect to the front direction of the user character when the direction instructing operation is performed by the user;
The relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means belongs from the action data stored in the means for storing the type of the relative direction relative to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of action data. Action selecting means for selecting any of action data associated with the type;
User character control means for causing the user character to perform an action according to the action data selected by the action selection means;
Including
The action selection means stores any of the action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means belongs, and a parameter relating to an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character. Means for selecting based on an ability parameter relating to the ability of the enemy character stored in
The game control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In a game system for executing a game in which a user character operates according to a user operation,
Direction acquisition means for acquiring a relative direction of the direction instructed by the direction instructing operation with respect to the front direction of the user character when the direction instructing operation is performed by the user;
The relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means belongs from the action data stored in the means for storing the type of the relative direction relative to the front direction of the user character and a plurality of types of action data. Action selecting means for selecting any of action data associated with the type;
User character control means for causing the user character to perform an action according to the action data selected by the action selection means;
Including
The action selection means stores any of the action data associated with the type to which the relative direction acquired by the direction acquisition means belongs, and a parameter relating to an enemy character that is a game character that opposes the user character. Means for selecting based on an ability parameter relating to the ability of the enemy character stored in
A game system characterized by that. Game controller according to any one of claims 1 to 12, 14, or a program for causing a computer to function as a game system according to claim 13 or 15.

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