KR101272378B1 - Information storage medium and game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

assignment

Enable a competitive game where the motif is to combine other objects in contact on the surface and to roll a large, spherical object like a snowball. In executing a game of competitive game, a structure for individually managing information on game execution while reducing the amount of communication data should be realized.

Solution

The layout management unit 213 manages the current position of each layout in the game space or a combined character that combines each layout. When the placement management unit 213 combines a placement with his character or when the placement is separated from his character, when the notification that the placement is combined or separated is notified from the opponent game device 1, Update and manage combined characters. In addition, when the opponent game device 1 is notified that the arrangements which one character has already combined are notified from the opponent game device 1, the opponent character manipulated by the opponent game device 1 which has notified each other combines the placements. As such, update the combined character.

Game machine, communication, network

Description

Information storage medium and game device {INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND GAME APPARATUS}

1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a game device 1;

2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an outline of a game;

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a method for calculating the number of separations of a batch to be separated at the time of an attack hit. FIG.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game image.

5 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a game device.

6 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a score table.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of batch management information.

8 is a diagram showing an example data configuration of game situation information.

9 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of a join list;

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of processed conflict information.

11 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the flow of game processing.

12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the flow of game processing.

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a game device.

14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a modification of the game.

15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a modification of the game.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration when a game device is applied to a home game machine; FIG.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration when a game device is applied to a business game machine; FIG.

18 illustrates a modification of a communication network system.

19 illustrates a modification of a communication network system.

(Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing)

1: game device 100: control panel

200: processing unit 210: game operation unit

211: game situation management unit 213: layout management unit

215: magnetic character control unit 215a: electric control unit

215b: combining / separating control unit 217: opponent character control

230: image generator 250: sound generator

300: display unit 400: sound output unit

500: communication unit 600: storage unit

610: game program 611: game situation management program

612: batch management program 613: magnetic character control program

614: Electric control program 615: Combined / disconnected control program

616: opponent character control program 620: stage information

630: batch information 631: score table

640: layout management information 650: game status information

660a: opponent play data A 660b: opponent play data B

660c: opponent play data C 670: magnetic character data

671: Model for Sphere Display 673: Join List

675: boundary box data 677: concrete parameters

680a: relative character data A 680b: relative character data B

680c: opponent character data C 690: processed conflict information

Technical field

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information storage medium or the like which stores a program for executing a competitive game in a game space identical to that of another player.

Background technology

Background Art Conventionally, various kinds of games have been proposed, and as an example, a game in which the motif is to combine other objects in contact on the surface and to roll a spherical object that becomes huge like a snowball (big ball rolling game). This is known (refer patent document 1). The player enlarges the sphere object to be operated as a snowball while contacting and combining the object (placement) disposed on the game stage.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-100133

However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 was a game in a game device unit. The problem to be solved by the present invention is how to play a game with the motif of combining other objects in contact with each other on the surface and rolling a spherical object that is huge like a snowball. In addition, another problem is to realize a structure in which information related to the execution of the game is individually managed while reducing the amount of communication data in executing the game.

The invention of claim 1 for solving the above problems,

When the character of the operation target of each player is moved while moving in accordance with each player's operation input, and a contact with a plurality of joinable objects previously arranged in the game space is made, As a game device in a game system for executing a communication game to be combined,

Communication means,

Operation input means,

In accordance with the operation input to the operation input means, the self-play information about the magnetic character when the predetermined movement of the game space in which a large number of joinables are arranged while moving the character is transmitted. A transmission means,

Receiving means for receiving other play information about another character moving while moving in the game space which is an operation target of another player;

A game device comprising image generating means for generating a game image based on the own player scoring score information and the received other play information.

According to this first invention, the transmitting means transmits the child play information about its own character, and the receiving means receives other play information about another character. Therefore, in each game device, play information about each character can be obtained, so that a game communication game is realized with a motif of rolling a game object by sharing a game space in each game device and rolling a giant sphere object like a snowball. It becomes possible.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 2, in the case of having a communication means with another device, moving the character while driving the character according to the operation input of the player, and contacting a plurality of joinable objects arranged in advance, A game device (for example, the game device 1 of FIG. 1) that executes a game play in which game play that combines a combineable object with the character is performed in the same game space as that of other players. as,

Magnetic character combination detection means for detecting a new combination of possible combinations with the magnetic character by contact;

Combining notification means for notifying another device of a new combining notification indicating that the magnetic character has combined the detected combineable object at the time of the detection;

Combining notification receiving means for receiving a new combining notification sent from another device,

Management means for managing which characters are associated with each of the possible combinations, based on a detection result of the magnetic character combining detection means and a reception result of the combined notification receiving means,

Considering a game device, the magnetic device and the other device manage the combinable items in the communication game.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, in the case where a computer connected to another device is connected with another device while moving the character while driving the character according to the operation input of the child player, the coupling can be performed when a plurality of pre-arranged coupling objects are contacted. As a program (for example, the game program 610 of Fig. 5), a game play for combining water with the character of the character is executed in the same game space as the other player's game space.

Magnetic character combining detection means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b of FIG. 5) in which the substance capable of combining with the magnetic character by contact detects a new combination,

When the detection is performed, combining notification means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 of FIG. 5) for notifying another device of a new combining notification indicating that the detected characters can be combined.

Combining notification receiving means (for example, game situation management unit 211 of FIG. 5) for receiving a new combining notification transmitted from another device;

Management means (for example, the layout management unit of FIG. 5) that manages which characters are joined to each of the combineable objects based on the detection result of the magnetic character combining detection means and the reception result of the combined notification receiving means; 213))

By functioning the computer, a computer-readable information storage medium may be constructed that stores a program for causing the computer and other devices to manage the associable object in the communication game.

According to the inventions of claims 2 and 3, when playing the game, the management of associative objects arranged in the game space is exchanged by exchanging a notification of the fact that the characters can be combined with other devices. This can be done by the magnetic apparatus and other apparatuses, and the amount of communication data is also reduced.

The invention of claim 4 is the information storage medium of the invention of claim 3,

The program stored in the information storage medium is

When the management means newly receives a new association notification by the association notification receiving means with respect to the associable object having the character already joined, the newly received character is combined with the character capable of associating the combineable object. A program for making the computer function to update and manage as a character according to the association notification.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a notification indicating that a joinable object having a character already joined is combined is received from another device, the character is updated as a character according to the notification received from the character joining the joinable object. And manageable combinables.

The invention of claim 5 is the information storage medium of the invention of claim 3 or 4.

The program stored in the information storage medium is

Separation control means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b in FIG. 5) which separates the associable object managed by the management means from the magnetic character and rearranges the game in the game space. )),

Separation notification means (e.g., game situation management unit 211 in Fig. 5) which, when separated by the separation control means, notifies another device of a separation notification that the coupling possible object has been separated from the character.

The computer is further functioned as separation notification receiving means (e.g., game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5) for receiving separation notifications sent from other devices,

The management means is updated as there is no character combining the combineable object separated by the separating control means and the combineable object notified as being separated into the separating notification received by the separating notification receiving means. To operate the computer for management.

According to this invention of claim 5, by further exchanging a notification of the fact that his character has separated the combinable object between other devices, the character combining the combinable object can be updated to have no combined character. Can be managed.

The invention of claim 6 is the information storage medium of the invention of claim 5,

The program stored in the information storage medium is

The computer is operated as an attack hit detection means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b of FIG. 5) that detects that an attack of the opponent character hits his character.

The separation control means is a program for operating the computer to obtain the number of associable objects to be separated on the basis of the attack detected by the attack hit detection means, and to separate the as many as possible combinations.

According to the invention of claim 6, when the attack of the opponent character hits his character, the number of possible combinations obtained based on the hit detected attack can be separated from the character.

The invention of claim 7 is the information storage medium of the invention of claim 6,

The program stored in the information storage medium is

Direction reference calculation means (e.g., the combination / separation control unit 215b of FIG. 5), in which the separation control means obtains the number of possible combinations to be separated on the basis of the attack direction of the attack detected by the attack hit detection means. A program for operating the computer to have a.

According to the invention of claim 7, when the attack of the opponent character hits his character, the number of joinables to be separated can be determined based on the attack direction of the hit detected attack.

The invention of claim 8 is the information storage medium of the invention of claim 6 or 7.

The program stored in the information storage medium is

Size reference calculating means (e.g., the combination / separation control unit of FIG. 5) in which the separation control means obtains the number of possible combinations to separate the attack detected by the attack hit detection means based on the size of the opponent character. (215b)) is a program for operating the computer.

According to the invention of claim 8, when the attack of the opponent character hits his character, the number of joinables that can be separated can be determined based on the size of the opponent character who has made the hit detected attack.

The invention according to claim 9 is the information storage medium of the invention according to any one of claims 6 to 8,

The program stored in the information storage medium is

Among the plurality of bondables there are special bondables,

When the separation control means manages the character which has combined the special combination possible by the management means as the self character, the special combination is possible in response to the hit detection by the attack hit detection means. A program for operating the computer to separate water from the character.

According to the invention of claim 9, when the attack of the opponent character hits his character, if the character combining the special combinable object is managed as his character, the special combinable object must be separated from his character. Can be. As a result, the gameability of taking special combinable objects away from each other is realized.

The invention according to claim 10 is the information storage medium of the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 9,

The program stored in the information storage medium is

Self-player score calculating means for calculating a score of the child player by adding a score according to the combineable object detected by the magnetic character combining detecting means, and subtracting the score according to the combineable object separated by the separating control means ( For example, the game situation management unit 211 of FIG. 5,

Scoring notification means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 of FIG. 5) for notifying the other device of the calculated score of the player;

Score-receiving means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 of FIG. 5) for receiving the score of another player transmitted from another device;

As the score display control means (for example, the game operation unit 210 and the image generation unit 230 of FIG. 5) for displaying and controlling the calculated score of the player and the score of the other player received by the score receiving means. It is a program for operating the computer.

According to the invention of claim 10, when the combineables are combined, the score is added according to the combined combineables, and when the combineables are separated, the scores are subtracted according to the separated combineables. The score can be calculated. Then, the score of the other player can be displayed and controlled on the game screen by exchanging the score of the child player with other devices.

The invention of claim 11 is the information storage medium of the invention of any one of claims 3 to 10,

The program stored in the information storage medium is

Magnetic character size determination means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b of FIG. 5) which determines the size of the magnetic character on the basis of an associable object managed by the management means in association with the magnetic character. Function the computer as)),

On the basis of the size determined by the magnetic character size determining means, a speed control means for controlling the movement speed of the magnetic character (for example, the electric motor controller 215a in FIG. 5) for operating the computer is provided. Program.

According to the invention of claim 11, the size of the character is determined on the basis of the associable object managed by the management means, which is connected to the character, and the moving speed of the character is determined based on the determined size. Can be controlled to be variable.

Carrying out the invention  Best form for

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, the game device to which this invention is applied is demonstrated in detail. In addition, this embodiment is embodiment regarding the communication game (network game) in which a player plays in the same game space as another player's game space, In the following, the case where four players participate in a game and compete is taken as an example. Listen and explain.

Further, as a system configuration for realizing a competitive game, for example, (1) a game device such as a personal computer installed at home, a home game machine, a business game machine installed in a game center, a play facility, or the like can be used for an Internet network or a dedicated network. (2) A configuration in which a plurality of game devices are connected through a communication line without using a game server, and (3) A plurality of game devices are connected to a game server through a wired / wireless communication line. Are connected using a network server, but one of them has a game server function, (4) a plurality of game devices are physically combined, and have one system (for example, a business game machine). Although the present invention is applicable to any system configuration, the following describes the configuration of (2) as an example. Here, the communication line means a communication path capable of receiving data. That is, the communication line means a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, the Internet, etc., in addition to a LAN by a dedicated line (dedicated cable), Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like for direct connection. / Wireless

[Appearance of the game device]

1 is a diagram showing an example of appearance of a game device 1 according to the present embodiment. The game device 1 shown in Fig. 1 is, for example, a portable game device that is carried and used by a player, and includes a direction key 11, button switches 13a to 13d, and L for the player to input a game operation. A button 15, an R button 17, a display 21, and a speaker 23 are provided. In addition, the body is provided with a power button, a volume control button, and the like, not shown.

In this portable game device 1, an information storage medium 40 that can be attached to or detached from the body main body is used as an information storage medium for storing programs, data, and the like necessary for executing game processing. Alternatively, the above-described programs and data may be acquired from an external device by the radio communication module 33 described later.

Inside the body, a game unit (hereinafter referred to as a "relative player") which is a control unit 31 equipped with a CPU or IC memory, or a game device in a communicable area, which is referred to as a "competition player" (hereinafter referred to as a game device). And a wireless communication module 33, a reading device of the information storage medium 40, and the like, for forming a communication network with the "relative game device" (1) as appropriate. B) operation signals input from the button switches 13a to 13d, programs and data read from the information storage medium 40, data received from the game device 1 of the opponent by the wireless communication module 33, and the like. Various game processes are executed to generate image signals of game images and sound signals of game sounds.

The generated game image is displayed on the display 21, and the sound signal of the game sound is output from the speaker 23. The player operates the direction keys 11 and the button switches 13a to 13d while watching the game image displayed on the display 21 to play the game against the opponent.

[Summary of the game]

This embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the communication game of the present invention is applied to a large ball rolling game. In this large ball rolling game, each player rolls a sphere object (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "sphere"), and comes into contact with another object (hereinafter, referred to as "placement") that can be combined. It is a game to combine.

2: is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of a game, (a) is a schematic diagram which showed the whole game stage. As shown in Fig. 2A, the game stage is one closed space, and a sphere B (including a character pushing the sphere B) that is rolled by each player is arranged. The sphere B is arrange | positioned with the stage center as an initial position, and when a game starts, it is operated by each game device 1 by individual players.

In addition, on the game stage, a large number of objects of various sizes having a predetermined score are arranged as the arrangement E. FIG. For example, a total of 500 pieces of 100 "crowns", 99 pieces of "jewel boxes" and 1 piece of "rings" and 400 other objects of 0 points are arranged.

Four players participating in the game each roll the sphere B in the same game space. Then, as shown in Fig. 2B, the sphere B is enlarged like a snowball while the sphere B is brought into contact with and coupled to various arrangements E arranged on the game stage. In this game, the player becomes a character C, and the player B rolls and walks on a sphere B that joins the placed arrangement E to the surface thereof. Apparently, the character C pushes the sphere B, but the sphere B corresponds to his character which is the operation target of each player. In the following description, the sphere B on which the player rolls is called "the character", and the sphere B on which the opponent player rolls is called the "relative character".

Specifically, the magnetic character can be combined if the size of the arrangement is less than or equal to the predetermined reference size, but arrangements of sizes larger than this cannot be combined. This combining reference size is determined based on the size of the character. For example, one fifth of the current size of the character becomes the combined reference size. In addition, a "crown" having a high number of points cannot be combined unless the size of its character is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, and the threshold is set in advance.

The player checks the batches that are unlikely to be able to combine and combines the batches to their characters, and competes for scores based on the scores set on the batches that have been joined to their characters. When the predetermined time limit (for example, three minutes) elapses, the game ends, and the player with the highest score is the winner.

In addition, the player can perform an attack operation to activate the action of "collision", and collide with the opponent character, thereby separating and dropping the arrangement coupled to the opponent character.

This attack operation is performed by the direction keys 11 and the button switches 13a and 13b. Specifically, an operation of simultaneously pressing the "up" and the button switch 13b of the direction key 11 and an operation of simultaneously pressing the "down" and the button switch 13a of the direction key 11 simultaneously. The operation of inputting alternately is performed continuously a predetermined number of times. By this attack operation, the collision motion of his character is triggered.

In addition, by the lock-on operation of simultaneously pressing the L button 15 and the R button 17, it is possible to select a specific opponent character as an attack target. When the opponent character is selected by this lock-on operation, the moving direction of the own character is controlled in the direction of the selected opponent character. Subsequent to the lock-on operation, if the above-described attack operation is performed, a collision motion targeting the selected opponent character is triggered, and his character collides with the opponent character.

From the character (attack character) which hit this collision operation, the combined batch falls and falls by predetermined number. The number of batches to be separated (separated water) is determined according to the size of the character performing the collision operation. First, it is determined in two steps whether the character performing the collision operation is large or small.

3A is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the number of separation when it is determined that the collided character is large. As shown in Fig. 3A, when it is determined that the collided character is large, 10 to 20 of the batches that have been combined with the attacking character are separated and dropped from the attacking character. The specific number is determined based on the attack direction with respect to the attack destination character of the character which collided. For example, the number of batches to be separated and dropped is determined with a maximum of 20 cases where an attack character receives an attack by a collision directly from the back, and a minimum of 10 cases received directly from the front.

3B is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the number of separation when it is determined that the collided character is small. As shown in Fig. 3B, when it is determined that the collided character is small, five to fifteen of the batches that have been combined with the attacking character are separated and dropped from the attacking character. The specific number is determined based on the attack direction of the crashed character as in the case where it is determined that the crashed character is large. For example, the number of batches to be separated and dropped is determined with a maximum of 15 cases where an attack due to a collision is received immediately behind and a minimum of 5 cases which are received directly from the front.

In addition, the arrangement to be separated actually is selected in order from the new combination to the attacking character, but when the attacking character combines the "crown", the "crown" must be separated regardless of the joining order. have. Therefore, in a player who combines a "crown" with his character, when attacked by an opponent character, the "crown" which is hardly combined is dropped.

As described above, only one "crown" having 100 points is arranged on the game stage. For this reason, whether or not you have combined the "crown" with your character determines whether you win or lose the game. Therefore, the player advances the game while contending the "crown". If the opponent character combines the `` crown '', the `` crown '' is taken away by colliding his character with the opponent character and dropping the crown.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image (game image) of the game space shown in FIG. 2 (a), in which the game image is spaced apart from the character's sphere B-1 by a predetermined distance, for example. It is generated as an image seen from the virtual camera which is arrange | positioned so that it may look down slightly from the. 4 is a game image displayed on the game device 1 of the player rolling the sphere B-1, and the game device 1 of another player is located behind the sphere on which the player rolls and follows the virtual device. An image of the game space viewed by the camera is displayed. For example, in the game device 1 of the opponent player who rolls the sphere B-2, which is the opponent character, an image of the game space viewed from the virtual camera following and following the sphere B-2 is displayed. .

In the game image, the current score of each player participating in the game, the remaining time based on the elapsed time from the start of the game, and the like are presented.

[Configuration of Features]

5 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the game device 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the game device 1 includes an operation unit 100, a processing unit 200, a display unit 300, a sound output unit 400, a communication unit 500, and a storage unit ( 600) is configured.

The operation unit 100 is a device for inputting various game operations by a player who operates the game device 1, and the operation signal input from the operation unit 100 is output to the processing unit 200. This operation part 100 is implemented by a button switch, a lever, a dial, a mouse, a keyboard, and various sensors, for example. In FIG. 1, the direction keys 11, the button switches 13a-13d, and the L button 15 are shown. R button 17 corresponds to this.

The processing unit 200 performs various processes such as control of the entire game device 1, instruction to each functional unit in the game device 1, image processing, sound processing, and the like. The function of the processing unit 200 is realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.) or a given program. In FIG. 1, the control unit 31 corresponds to this.

This processing unit 200 includes a game operation unit 210, an image generation unit 230, and a sound generation unit 250 as a main functional unit, and includes one image at one frame time (1/60 second). To generate and display the output on the display unit 300, and output the sound effect or BGM to the sound output unit 400 as appropriate.

The game operation unit 210 is transmitted from an operation signal input from the operation unit 100, a program or data read from the storage unit 600, or a game device 1 of the opponent to be connected and communicated through the communication unit 500. Based on the data or the like, various game processes for realizing a large ball rolling game are executed, and the result of the processing is output to the image generating unit 230 or the sound generating unit 250. As a game process, the process of setting a game space, the process of arrange | positioning of objects, such as a magnetic character, an opponent character, a batch, the object contact determination process, the calculation of a game result, etc. are mentioned, for example. The game operation unit 210 includes a game situation management unit 211, a layout management unit 213, a magnetic character control unit 215, and a relative character control unit 217.

The game situation management unit 211 performs a process of updating the game situation information 650 stored in the storage unit 600 in accordance with the progress of the game. Then, the game situation management process is executed, and the game situation information 650 is transmitted to each of the opponent game devices 1 at regular intervals (every one frame), and then transmitted from each opponent game device 1 every frame. The game state information to be updated is stored and updated in the storage unit 600 as the opponent play data A 660a, the opponent play data B 660b, and the opponent play data C 660c, respectively.

The layout management unit 213 manages information about layouts in the game space. Specifically, the management object includes the current position information of each of the batches, which character is combining the batches, and the like. The batch managing unit 213 includes the batch managing information 640 which will be described later. Manage as.

The magnetic character control unit 215 is a function unit for controlling the magnetic character in accordance with the operation input of the magnetic player, and includes a motorized control unit 215a and a coupling / separation control unit 215b.

The electric motor controller 215a determines the movement amount, the moving direction, and the moving speed of the character according to the electric operation of the player, and controls the character to roll and move. The movement speed is determined according to the radius of the character at the present time, for example, so as to become faster as the character grows.

In addition, when the attack operation is input, the electric control unit 215a controls the character to roll at high speed to realize the operation of "collision". At this time, when the attack target is locked on to one of the opponent characters by the lock-on operation, the motorized control unit 215a controls the transmission of the own character so as to realize the collision motion toward the opponent character.

The combining / separating control unit 215b executes processing relating to combining and separating the own character and the arrangement. Coupling and separation of the arrangement is realized by establishing a parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) in which the character is "parent" and the arrangement is "child."

Specifically, the coupling / separation control unit 215b determines the coupling reference size according to the current size of the character when the character and the arrangement other than the "crown" are in contact, and the size of the arrangement in contact with the character. If is less than or equal to the above reference size, the batch combining process is performed. In addition, when the character and the "crown" come into contact with each other, it is determined whether the size of the character is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, and when the character value is equal to or larger than the threshold value, a batch combining process is performed. As a batch bonding process, the contact position of the said batch is calculated | required first. Then, the arrangement is bonded at or near the obtained contact position.

In addition, the combination / separation control unit 215b performs a batch separation process when the collision operation of the opponent character hits his character (when his character collides with the opponent character). As the batch separating process, first, the number of batches (separation number) to be separated is calculated based on the radius of attack and the attack direction of the opponent character. Then, the number of batches calculated by the number of separations calculated from the batches that are connected to the character is selected and separated from the character. The batch to be separated is selected in the reverse order (in order from the new one), but when the combined batch includes the "crown", the batch to separate the "crown" regardless of the order described above. Must be selected as Then, the falling position of the separated arrangement is determined and rearranged on the game stage, so that the placement of the placement falls due to the collision force.

The opponent character control unit 217 is a function unit for controlling each opponent character based on the opponent play data A 660a, the opponent play data B 660b, and the opponent play data C 660c, and each of the opponent characters is a character. Roll and move to reproduce the combined or disengaged arrangement.

The image generating unit 230 is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU or a DSP, a control program thereof, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generation unit 230 generates a game image based on the processing result of the game operation unit 210, and outputs an image signal of the generated game image to the display unit 300.

The sound generator 250 is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU or a DSP, or a control program thereof. The sound generator 250 generates a game sound such as an effect sound or a BGM used during the game based on the processing result of the game operation unit 210, and outputs the sound signal of the generated game sound to the sound output unit 400. )

The display unit 300 is a device for displaying various game images based on the image signal input from the image generator 230, and the display 21 corresponds to this in FIG. 1. The player enjoys the game by operating the operation unit 100 while watching the game image displayed on the display unit 300.

The sound output unit 400 is a device for outputting an effect sound, a BGM, or the like based on a sound signal input from the sound generator 250, and the speaker 23 corresponds to this in FIG. 1.

The communication unit 500 controls data communication with the outside (for example, the game device 1 of the opponent). The function of this communication unit 500 is realized by, for example, a wireless communication module, a modem, a TA, a jack or a control circuit of a wired communication cable, and the like, which corresponds to the wireless communication module 33 in FIG.

The storage unit 600 stores a system program for integrally controlling the game device 1 in the processing unit 200, and a program and data necessary for executing the game. The function of the storage unit 600 is realized by, for example, an IC memory, a hard disk, a memory card, and the like. In FIG. 1, an IC memory mounted on the information storage medium 40, the control unit 31, or the like is shown. This corresponds.

In particular, in order to realize this embodiment, the storage unit 600 functions as the game situation management program 611 and the layout management unit 213 for causing the processing unit 200 to function as the game situation management unit 211. Combination / separation with a batch management program 612 for controlling, a magnetic character control program 613 for functioning as the magnetic character control unit 215, an electric control program 614 for functioning as the electric control unit 215a, A game program 610 including a combination / separation control program 615 for functioning as the control unit 215b and an opponent character control program 616 for functioning as the opponent character control unit 217 is stored.

The data includes stage information 620 and layout information 630.

The stage information 620 stores data for displaying a game stage on a game image, such as a terrain or a background.

The layout information 630 includes data such as modeling data, texture data, color information (RGB values and α values) for defining a layout, and a boundary box according to its size (volume) (also referred to as a "bounding volume"). Data, weight data and the like are prepared for each type of batch. As the kind of the batch, a plurality of "crown crowns", three "jewel boxes", one "ring", and zero other objects are prepared. This batch information 630 contains the score table 631 which set the score of the batch. FIG. 6: is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the score table 631, and the score is set in the score table 631 for every batch ID which shows the kind of batch.

Also, as the data properly updated during game execution, the layout management information 640, the game situation information 650, the opponent play data A 660a, the opponent play data B 660b, and the opponent play data C ( 660c (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "relative play data 660"), magnetic character data 670, relative character data A 680a, relative character data B 680b, and relative character data C 680c (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "relative character data 680") and the processed collision information 690 are stored.

The layout management information 640 stores information about 500 layouts arranged on the game stage at the start of a game. As described above, the total of 100 pieces of "crown crowns", three pieces of "jewel boxes" and one piece of "rings" are 99 pieces, and the total of 500 pieces of other zero points are 400 pieces. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the layout management information 640. As shown in Fig. 7, the batch management information 640 corresponds to a serial number assigned to each of the 500 batches on the game stage to identify the batch, and indicates the kind of the batch. ID, arrangement position information, and a combination character are set.

Arrangement position information is information which shows the present arrangement position and attitude | position of the said arrangement | positioning, As an initial value, the arrangement position and attitude of the said arrangement | positioning at the start of a game are set. In addition, when the arrangement is combined with a character or an opponent character and then separated and rearranged on the game stage, the rearranged position and posture are set.

In the combined character, the character name which combines the arrangement at present is set. When the combined character combines the arrangement with his character or when the arrangement is separated from his character, when the notification of the effect of combining or separating the arrangement is notified from the opponent game device 1 Is updated. In addition, when one of the opponent game apparatuses 1 has been informed that the arrangement of the combined character has already been set to the combined character (the combination of the arrangements of which one character is already combined is determined by the opponent game apparatus ( In the case of notification from 1), it is assumed that the opponent character operated by the opponent game device 1 that has notified the last is combining the arrangement, and the combined character is updated. This is a countermeasure in the case of a bad communication situation or the like.

The game situation information 650 stores information about the game situation of the child player at this time. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the game situation information 650. The game situation information 650 includes a present position information 651 that stores information indicating a present position and posture of the character, a present radius 652, a present movement direction 653, and a combined arrangement. Water information 654, separation batch information 655, crown information 656, latest conflict information 657, score 658, and string game time 659, Each frame is transmitted (multicasted) to the opponent game device 1, respectively.

In the combined arrangement information 654, the serial number of the arrangement combined with the character in the frame is set. The combined arrangement information 654 informs the opponent game device 1 that the character has combined the arrangement.

In the separated batch information 655, the serial number of the batch separated from the character in the frame is set. This separation arrangement information 655 informs the opponent game device 1 that the character has separated the arrangement.

The crown information 656 is composed of crown position information 656a and a crown coupling character 656b.

In the crown position information 656a, information indicating the current placement position and attitude of the "crown" is set. In this crown position information 656a, as an initial value, the arrangement position and attitude of the "crown" at the start of a game are set.

As for the crown combination character 656b, the character name which combines "a crown" at this time is set.

The crown information 656 is updated when the "crown" is combined with the character or when the "crown" is separated from the character. When the data content of the crown information 656 is different from the crown information set in any of the opponent play data 660 described later, the data of the crown information 656 is rewritten and updated by the crown information of the opponent play data 660. have.

The latest collision information 657 stores the latest information regarding the collision operation performed by the character. The latest collision information 657 includes an operation number 657a, an attacking character 657b, an attack direction 657c, an attack radius 657d, and an attack velocity 657e. It is updated when the collision operation performed by the character hits the opponent character.

The operation number 657a is set as "0" as an initial value, for example, as the identification number of the collision operation, and is updated in succession every time a collision operation of the own character hits the opponent character.

In the attacking character 657b, the character name of the opponent character who collided is set.

In the attack direction 657c, the direction of the collision operation is set. This attack direction 657c is determined based on the relative relationship between the movement direction of the own character at the time of the collision, and the movement direction of the attack destination character 657b. For example, if the moving direction of the character and the attacking character 657b in the collision are the same, the attack direction 657c is "right behind", and if the attack direction 657c is "right front", Becomes

In the attack radius 657d, the radius at the time of the collision is set.

In the attack speed 657e, the movement speed at the time of the collision is set.

In the score 658, the current score of the child player is set. The score 658 is added or subtracted based on the score of the combined or separated batch when the batch is attached to the character or when the batch is separated from the character.

The current game time 659 is updated based on the elapsed time from the start of the game. If the current game time 659 is delayed from the current game time set in any of the opponent play data 660, the current game time 659 is rewritten and updated by the current game time which is the most recent.

The opponent play data A 660a, the opponent play data B 660b, and the opponent play data C 660c frequently update and store the latest game status information of the opponent player, which is transmitted from each opponent game device 1, respectively. do. These opponent play data 660 is data having the same configuration as the game situation information 650 described above, and is rewritten and updated with the game situation information received from the corresponding game device 1.

The magnetic character data 670 is data relating to a sphere of his character arranged in the game space, and is updated from time to time based on the game situation information 650. The magnetic character data 670 includes a sphere display model 671, a combined list 673, boundary box data 675, and a sphere parameter 677.

The concrete display model 671 and the combined list 673 are data for defining a magnetic character.

The sphere display model 671 stores modeling data, texture data, and the like of the magnetic character in the initial state in which the arrangement is not combined.

The association list 673 stores the data of the combined arrangement as data of a hierarchical structure in which the character is " parent. &Quot; Specifically, in the joining order, the types of the joined batches are stored together with the joining positions, the postures at the time of contacting, and the like, which are the contact positions of the batches.

That is, the magnetic character displayed on the game image is displayed on the spherical display model 671 as a model in which the arrangement registered in the combined list 673 is integrally attached.

9 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the combined list 673. As shown in Fig. 9, the join list 673 corresponds to a joining order indicating that the number is newly joined as the number is larger, and the serial number assigned to the batch, the batch ID, and the position at which the batch is joined. And the combined positional information which stores the information which shows and a posture is set.

The bounding box data 675 includes a bounding box (in detail, for example, the volume of the magnetic character and the combined layout) according to the sum of the size (volume) of the sphere display model and the size (volume) of the combined batch. Data of a cuboid inscribed with a sphere equal to the sum is set, and is recalculated and updated each time the join list 673 is updated. The boundary box data 675 determines the current size (radius) of the character.

The concrete parameter 677 stores the current parameter value of its character combining the batch. Specifically, the movement direction, movement speed, radius, weight, and the like of the character are included.

The opponent character data A 680a, the opponent character data B 680b, and the opponent character data C 680c store data relating to the sphere of each opponent character arranged in the game space. These relative character data 680 are data having the same configuration as the above magnetic character data 670 and are updated from time to time based on the corresponding opponent play data 660.

The processed collision information 690 is data used when determining whether or not the own character has collided with the opponent character. 10 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the processed collision information 690, in which a processed operation number is set for each opponent character.

The association / separation control unit 215b performs the following processing on each of the opponent characters to determine whether or not the own character has collided with the opponent character. In other words, the latest collision information is read from the corresponding opponent play data 660 based on the completed operation number of the opponent character set in this processed conflict information 690. Then, when the attack destination character is his character, and the motion number is different from the processed motion number, it is determined that his character has collided with the opponent character. When it is determined that there has been a collision here, the combination / separation control unit 215b continuously performs batch separation processing. In this case, the processing operation number of the corresponding character is updated with the operation number of the latest collision information read. . This is a countermeasure when a reception omission occurs due to a communication failure or the like.

[Process flow]

Next, with reference to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the flow of the process which the game apparatus 1 performs is demonstrated. In addition, in the process described here, the processing unit 200 uses the game situation management program 611, the batch management program 612, the magnetic character control program 613, the electric control program 614, and the combination / separation control program ( 615 and the game program 610 including the opponent character control program 616 are read and executed.

In the game processing, first, the game operation unit 210 receives the opponent player who participates in the game (step a10). At this time, the game device 1 transmits and receives each other's character names, IDs of own devices, and the like to determine the players who participate in the game.

After determining a player who participates in the game, the game situation management unit 211 starts the game situation management process (step a20). In this game situation management process, the game situation management unit 211 executes the following processes until it is determined that the game ends described later. That is, the game situation management unit 211 transmits the game situation information 650 to each of the opponent game apparatuses 1, and the game situation information of the opponent player received from each of the opponent game apparatuses 1 is the opponent play data. As 660, the processing to update and store in the storage unit 600 is repeated every frame.

Next, the layout management unit 213 generates information of layouts to be placed on the game stage (step a30). For example, the layout management part 213 determines the layout to be arrange | positioned on a game stage, and the position and attitude | position in its initial state according to the random number generate | occur | produced using the random number generation function. This random number generating function is distributed by any one of the game devices 1 of the game device 1 of the player who participates in the game, and the same random number generating function is used in each game device 1, and information of the same batch is generated. Is controlled. In addition, the batch management information 640 is initialized in accordance with the information of the batch generated at this time.

Then, the game computing unit 210 arranges an object, such as a character, an opponent character, a batch, or the like at an initial position on the game stage, constructs a game stage, and starts a game (step a40).

If the game has begun, the processing of the loop A is repeatedly executed until the end of the game is determined (step a370 of step a50-12).

In the loop A, first, the electric motor control part 215a controls the electric character transmission of a character according to the player's operation input (step a60). Specifically, when a motorized operation is input, the moving direction and the moving amount of the own character are determined, and control is performed so that the own character rolls and moves. In addition, when an attack operation is input, the character is controlled to roll at high speed, and the character is subjected to a collision operation.

Subsequently, the combination / separation control unit 215b determines contact between the character and the arrangement. For example, based on the data of the boundary boxes of each of the characters on the game stage and the arrangements on the game stage, it is determined whether or not the characters are in contact with the characters.

When the character and the arrangement are in contact with each other (step a70: YES), the combination / separation control unit 215b determines whether the arrangement can be combined. Specifically, when a character other than the "crown" comes into contact with the character, the combined reference size is determined based on the current size of the character. For example, the size of one fifth of the current size of his character is calculated as the combined reference size. And if the magnitude | size of the said contact | positioned batch is below a coupling | bonding reference | standard size, it is determined that joining is possible. On the other hand, when the character and the "crown" come into contact with each other, it is determined whether the size of the character is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and if it is greater than or equal to the threshold value, it is determined that the character can be combined.

Then, the coupling / separation control unit 215b, if the placed batches can be joined (step a80: YES), executes the batch joining process to join the contacted batches to their characters (step a90). Specifically, the parent child relationship (hierarchical relationship) of the character and the arrangement according to the joining order is set, and the contact position with the arrangement is a joining position, and the joining list 673 together with the posture at the time of contact. Register at).

Then, the game situation management unit 211 sets the serial number of the batches that are combined in the combined batch information 654 (step a100), and the layout manager 213 assumes that the batches are combined with their characters. The combined character is changed and the layout management information 640 is updated (step a110).

Subsequently, the game situation management unit 211 determines the arrangements combined in step a90. When the "crown" is combined (step a120: YES), the game situation management unit 211 changes the crown combination character 656b by making the character of the "crown" join, and changes the crown information ( 656) is updated (step a130).

Next, the game situation management unit 211 reads the layout ID from the layout management information 640 according to the serial number of the layout set in the combined layout information 654. The game situation management unit 211 reads the corresponding score with reference to the score table 631, adds the read score to the current score 658, and updates it (step a140).

Subsequently, the game situation management unit 211 determines whether the collision operation of the own character has hit the opponent character, and when the collision operation is hit (step a150: YES), the game target management unit 657b has been hit. The latest collision information 657 is updated as the opponent character (step a160).

Subsequently, the combination / separation control unit 215b determines whether or not the character collides with the opponent character. And when the collision / separation control part 215b collides with an opponent character (step a170: YES), it performs a batch separation process according to the latest collision information of the corresponding opponent play data 660.

That is, first, the coupling / separation control unit 215b calculates the number of separations of the batch to be separated based on the attack direction and the attack radius (step a180). Subsequently, the combination / separation control unit 215b selects as a batch which separates the calculated number of batches from the batch that has been bonded to the character (step a190). Specifically, referring to the combination list 673, a batch of the calculated number of separations is selected in the reverse order to the combination order. At this time, the joining / separating control unit 215b refers to the layout management information 640 to determine whether or not the character is joining the "crown", and if so, to separate it regardless of the joining order. Choose to include the "crown" in the batch. When the arrangement to be separated has been selected, the combination / separation control unit 215b separates the selected arrangement from its character (step a200). Specifically, the parent child relationship (hierarchical relationship) of the arrangement to be separated from the character is deleted from the association list 673. Then, the coupling / separation control unit 215b determines the drop position of the separated arrangement and rearranges it on the game stage (step a210).

And the game situation management part 211 sets the serial number of the batch which isolate | separated into the separated batch information 655 (step a220), and the layout management part 213 identifies the character which combined the said batch. None ", the combined character is changed, and the batch management information 640 is updated (step a230).

Subsequently, the game situation management unit 211 determines the arrangement separated in step a200. When the "crown" is separated (step a240: YES), the game situation management unit 211 sets the position of the "replacement crown" in the crown position information 656a and combines the "crown". The crown combination character 656b is changed to "None" and the crown information 656 is updated (step a250).

Next, the game situation management unit 211 reads the layout ID from the layout management information 640 according to the serial number of the layout set in the combined layout information 654. The game situation management unit 211 reads the corresponding number of points with reference to the score table 631, and updates the subtracted reading score from the current score 658 (step a260).

Subsequently, the processing of the loop B is executed for each of the opponent characters (steps a270 to a330 in FIG. 12). Here, the relative character to be processed in the loop B is referred to as "processing relative character".

In the loop B, first, the opponent character control unit 217 specifies a batch to be coupled to the processing target opponent character according to the combined batch information of the corresponding opponent play data 660, and executes the batch combine process. The specific arrangement is combined with the opponent to be processed (step a280). Specifically, the parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) of the processing target opponent character and the batch is set, and registered in the combined list of the corresponding character data 680 corresponding thereto.

Subsequently, the batch managing unit 213 changes the combined character by assuming that the batch is processed by the opponent to be processed, and updates the batch management information 640 (step a290). Then, the game situation management unit 211 executes the matching process (step a300). By the processing here, the transfer of the arrangement in the case where the character name has already been set in the combined character is reflected in the own character data 670 and the relative character data 680 and updated.

Next, the opponent character control unit 217 specifies a batch to be separated from the processing target opponent character according to the separated batch information of the corresponding opponent play data 660, and executes the batch separating process to identify the specific batch. It separates from a process target opponent character (step a310). Specifically, the parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) of the opponent to be processed and the batch is deleted from the combined list of the corresponding play data 660. Then, the drop position of the separated arrangement is determined and rearranged on the game stage.

Subsequently, the placement management unit 213 changes the association character by setting the character that has joined the placement as "none" and updates the placement management information 640 (step a320).

After the process of the loop B is finished, the game situation management unit 211 then executes the game time adjustment process (step a340). When the current game time 659 is delayed from the current game time set in any one of the opponent play data 660, the game situation management unit 211 uses the current game time 659 as the earliest current game time. Rewrite to.

Next, the game situation management unit 211 executes the crown information adjustment process (step a350). That is, first, the game situation management unit 211, when the data content of the crown information 656 is different from the crown information set in any one of the opponent play data 660, the crown information of the opponent play data 660 Is updated by rewriting it into the crown information 656. And the game situation management part 211 changes the combination character because the updated crown engagement character 656b couples a "crown", and updates the layout management information 640, and this "crown" Is updated by reflecting the previous in the own character data 670 or the relative character data 680.

Subsequently, the image generating unit 230 generates a game image and causes the display unit 300 to display the generated game image (step a360). In addition, in the case of outputting game sounds such as effect sounds, the sound generator 250 generates game sounds and outputs them from the sound output unit 400.

Then, the game operation unit 210 determines the game end, and when the elapsed time from the start of the game has passed the predetermined time limit, determines that the game is over and ends the processing of the loop A. FIG.

When the loop A is finished, the game operation unit 210 displays the game result (step a380). For example, the game operation unit 210 determines the player having the highest score with reference to the game situation information 650 and the opponent play data 660, and performs a rendering process in which the determined player is the winner.

[Hardware configuration]

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, an example of the hardware structure for implementing the game device 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated. In the apparatus shown in FIG. 13, the CPU 1000, the ROM 1002, the RAM 1004, the information storage medium 1006, the image generating IC 1010, the sound generating IC 1008, and the I / O port 1012. , 1014 are connected to each other by the system bus 1016 so that data input / output is possible. The control device 1022 is connected to the I / O port 1012, and the communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014, respectively.

The CPU 1000 stores the device in accordance with a program stored in the information storage medium 1006, a system program stored in the ROM 1002 (such as initialization information of the apparatus main body), a signal input by the control device 1022, and the like. Overall control and various data processing are performed.

The RAM 1004 is a storage means used as a work area or the like of the CPU 1000, and stores contents given in the information storage medium 1006 or the ROM 1002, the operation result of the CPU 1000, and the like.

The information storage medium 1006 mainly stores programs, image data, sound data, play data, and the like. As the information storage medium, a memory such as a ROM, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD, an IC card, a magnetic disk , Optical discs and the like are used. This information storage medium 1006 corresponds to the storage unit 600 shown in FIG. 5.

In addition, the image generating IC 1010 and the sound generating IC 1008 provided in this apparatus can output a sound or an image appropriately.

The image generating IC 1010 is an integrated circuit that generates pixel information based on information sent from the ROM 1002, the RAM 1004, the information storage medium 1006, or the like by an instruction of the CPU 1000, The generated display signal is output to the display device 1018. The display device 1018 is realized by a CRT, an LCD, a TV, a plasma display, a projector, or the like, and corresponds to the display unit 300 illustrated in FIG. 5.

In addition, the sound generating IC 1008 generates, according to a command of the CPU 1000, sound signals corresponding to information stored in the information storage medium 1006 or the ROM 1002, and sound data stored in the RAM 1004. An integrated circuit, and the generated sound signal is output by the speaker 1020. The speaker 1020 corresponds to the sound output unit 400 shown in FIG. 5.

The control device 1022 is a device for a player to input an operation relating to a game, and its function is realized by hardware such as a lever, a button, a body, and the like. And this control apparatus 1022 is corresponded to the operation part 100 shown in FIG.

The communication device 1024 exchanges information used inside the device with the outside, and is used for transmitting and receiving information given by a program with another device. And this communication apparatus 1024 is corresponded to the communication part 500 shown in FIG.

The above-described processing such as game processing includes an information storage medium 1006 storing a game program 610 and the like described with reference to FIG. 5, a CPU 1000 operating according to these programs, and an image generating IC 1010. Is realized by the sound generating IC 1008 and the like. The CPU 1000, the image generating IC 1010, and the sound generating IC 1008 correspond to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG. 5, and the game computing unit 210 mainly shown by FIG. 5 by the CPU 1000. The image generating IC 1010 corresponds to the image generating unit 230 shown in FIG. 5, and the sound generating IC 1008 corresponds to the sound generating unit 250 shown in FIG. 5.

The processing performed by the image generating IC 1010, the sound generating IC 1008, or the like may be performed in software by the CPU 1000 or a general purpose DSP. In this case, the CPU 1000 corresponds to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG. 5.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in each game device 1, since the play data about each character can be obtained, the spherical object sharing a game space in each game device and enlarging like a snowball It is possible to realize a game communication game in which the motif of rolling is.

In addition, each game device 1 of each character executes a process of exchanging a notification that the character combines the layouts and a notification that the separation is performed with the opponent game device 1, thereby making each arrangement in the game space. The information of the combined character in which the current position of each water and each arrangement are combined can be managed by each game device 1, and the amount of communication data is also reduced.

In addition, when the opponent game apparatus 1 is notified that the arrangement which one character has already combined is notified from the opponent game apparatus 1, the opponent character operated by the opponent game apparatus 1 which made the notification combines the arrangement, In this case, the combined character of the layout can be updated and managed. In addition, regarding the "crown" with a high score, communication failure and communication lag with the opponent game device 1 are exchanged between the opponent game device 1 by exchanging the information of the crown coupling character at the present position and present time with the opponent game device 1. Even if there is a reception omission due to the above, it can be adjusted so that the contradiction of having a plurality of characters joining the "crown" does not occur.

[Modification]

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment which concerns on this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned, As long as it does not deviate from the meaning of invention, it can change suitably.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, in order to prioritize the matching between the game devices 1 relating to the "crown" when communication failure or the like occurs, the crown coupling character at the current position of the "crown" and the present point of view is selected. In the case where the exchange information is exchanged with the opponent game device 1 as the crown information, when the occurrence of communication failure or the like does not become a problem, or when the reduction of the data amount is prioritized, the crown information is not exchanged. You may make it the same handling as another batch.

In addition, in the case where the system configuration of (1) described above is adopted as the system configuration for realizing a competitive game, the game server receives information of the current position of the character and the arrangement of the combined or separated arrangements from the respective game devices. The game progress may be managed.

Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, the server AGS and the game devices AGT, AGT... May be a game system in which communication is connected via a network. That is, the server AGS has a main functional unit of the game operation unit 210 illustrated in FIG. 5, and the game device AGT has a function unit of the image generator 230 and the sound generator 250. System configuration of the dummy terminal. The control part which controlled the character of the player who operates each game device AGT is the structure which the server AGS has. The game device AGT performs an operation unit, a processing unit that performs image generation and sound generation, and a display unit, and the server AGS performs a part related to the game processing.

In addition, you may have a structure as shown, for example in FIG. That is, the game device BGT controls the character of the player who operates the game device BGT, and controls the other characters. The server BGS manages the layout information and the progress of the game.

It is also possible to prepare an item for speeding up or slowing down as a batch and to arrange it in the game space. If the character is combining the corresponding item, the moving speed may be controlled variably.

Alternatively, an item for strengthening or weakening the attack power may be prepared and placed in the game space. Then, when the opponent character collides with the opponent character, the number of divisions of the batch to be separated from the own character may be variably controlled by whether or not the opponent character is combining the item.

In addition, a physical value may be set for the opponent character, and the value may be increased or decreased in accordance with the progress of the game. Specifically, damage may be caused to one's own character when it collides with an opponent character, and the stamina may be reduced by a predetermined value. In addition, damage may be caused when a predetermined arrangement determined as a dangerous substance is combined in advance, and the stamina value may be reduced by a predetermined value. And if the physical strength recovery item is prepared as a batch, and the character has combined the said physical fitness recovery item, the above-mentioned damage may be reduced and the physical value to reduce may be changed. Alternatively, the fitness value may be restored by a predetermined value when the fitness recovery item is combined.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, when the collision is made with the opponent character, the number of separations of the batch to be separated from the character is determined based on the radius of attack and the attack direction of the opponent character. In addition to the weight and the moving speed of the character, the number of separation may be controlled variably.

In the above embodiment, in the lock-on operation, the opponent character to be attacked is selected according to the player operation, but may be as follows. In other words, the opponent character having the highest score at the point in time, the opponent character having the largest size at the point in time, or the opponent character combining the "crown" at the point in time may be preferentially selected.

In the above embodiment, the image of the game space viewed by the virtual camera controlled to follow the character is displayed as the game image. However, the viewpoint of the virtual camera may be switched in accordance with the player operation. . Specifically, for example, the time when all the characters settled in the field of view, the time when the character and one of the opponent's characters settled in the field of view, and the opponent's character combining the character and the "crown" set in the field of view. The point of time may be replaced by a player operation.

In addition, a handicap may be given to a predetermined player, such as a player who is a senior, a player who has won last time, or a player whose character combines the "crown". As a concrete implementation method, for example, a part of the layout on the game stage may be a setting that cannot be combined by a character operated by the player. Alternatively, the combined reference size of the character operated by the player may be smaller than the combined size of the character operated by another player. In addition, by setting the range which determines the attack direction as "right behind", or the range which determines as "right front", and expands or reduces the range according to a player, the attack direction at the time of a collision shall be determined. Also good.

In addition, when the communication failure and the communication with the opponent game device 1 are cut off, the opponent character operated by the opponent game device 1 may be exploded. It is also possible to drop the layout of the exploded opponent character on the game stage and rearrange it.

In addition, the game device 1 accesses a server that manages the play result of the player who plays the big ball rolling game, and the type and number of batches, the size and size of the batches combined by the characters in the game, the winning and losing information, etc. It may be configured to upload. The server may also generate and manage various rankings based on uploaded play results. The server may distribute the managed ranking according to the request from the game device 1.

In the above-described embodiment, the case in which the large ball rolling game competes with the score based on the score of the arrangement combined with the own character has been described, but may be as follows.

For example, the player who finally combined the "crown" with his character as the winner may be used to determine whether the game is won or lost.

In addition, the winning or losing may be determined by the number of batches finally combined with the character and the total weight.

It is also possible to decide whether or not to win or lose the game by using the player who combined the largest or smallest batch among the batches arranged in the game space as the winner.

In addition, the winner may be decided by using the player who combined the heaviest or lightest layout among the layouts arranged in the game space as the winner.

In addition, the price may be defined in all the batches, and the total amount of the combined batches may be compared.

Alternatively, the winning or losing of the game may be decided by using the player who combined the highest or lowest amount of the layouts arranged in the game space as the winner.

Alternatively, a question instructing the kind of the batch "finding the bear's stuffed toy" may be performed, and the time until the relevant batch may be combined may be competed.

In addition, group competition may be performed. Specifically, the winning and losing may be determined by the total value obtained by adding up the final score for each group.

In addition, according to the player operation, the desired arrangement among the arrangements in which the characters are combined may be separated and placed on the game stage. According to this, a large arrangement which the opponent character cannot combine with is separated from his character and placed on the game stage, thereby disturbing the game play of the opponent player. In addition, in the case of the group match-up described above, the game play of the opposing team can be hindered as well.

Moreover, you may apply to the game of the content demonstrated below. This game is set to roll a sphere, which is one's own character, on a ring-shaped course, for example, to compete in lap time.

14: is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of the game of this modification, (a) is a schematic diagram which reduced the whole game stage. As shown in Fig. 14A, the spheres B10 (B10-1 to B10-4) rolled by each player are arranged with a predetermined starting point as the initial position, and the game has started. Each game device 1 is operated by each player. In addition, you may make the initial position of sphere B10 into the same start line.

The course is, for example, an oval course in which a bank (tilt) is attached to the corner, and as shown in FIG. 14B, large and small various arrangements E are arranged. Each player rolls the sphere B10 and makes a round on the course while contacting and engaging with the placement E. As shown in FIG. For example, the moving speed of the sphere B10 is controlled to accelerate as it becomes large. The player checks the lap time while making the sphere B10 of his character larger while checking and avoiding a layout of a size that cannot be combined.

In addition, you may control so that the moving speed of sphere B10 may decelerate as it becomes large. In this case, the player revolves around the course so that the sphere B10 of his character does not come into contact with the arrangement E. At this time, it may be configured so that the sphere B10 of the opponent character can be engaged by making contact with the sphere B10 of the opponent character whose size is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. The player competes in lap time while engaging the arrangement E so as not to be coupled to the opponent character's sphere B10 to enlarge the sphere B10 of his character.

Or you may apply to the game of the content demonstrated below. Fig. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the game of this modification, and is a schematic diagram showing the entire game stage. As shown in Fig. 15, the game stage is divided into four areas, and in each of the divided areas, one character (C20) C20-1 to C20-4, which is the operation target of each of the four players, is one body. Are arranged one by one. Each character C20 sets the area | region arrange | positioned, respectively, as self-establishment, and is controlled to be moved by the individual player in self-establishment.

Moreover, on the game stage, a large number of arrangements E and a sphere B20 for coupling the arrangements E to the surface are arranged.

In this game, the size is indicated at the start of the game. And the sphere B20 is made to explode at the time when it became the said size, combining the arrangement | positioning E rolled and contacted by any one character C20, The player who exploded in his position becomes the loser. However, since the size of the sphere B20 is not presented on the game screen, the player combines the batch E while guessing the size. Moreover, the time limit (for example, 10 seconds) which can continuously operate the sphere B20 in self-determination is preset, and the sphere B20 is continuous for the above-mentioned time limit for the same character C20 or more. Explodes even when rolled.

In the game, each game device 1 displays the self position of the character C20 operated by the child player and a part of the adjacent position. For example, in the game device 1 of the player 2P operating the character C20 shown in the drawing, an area shown by a dashed-dotted line is displayed as a game image. The player rolls the sphere B20 to engage the arrangement E and passes the sphere B20 toward the adjacent position so as not to pass the above-mentioned time limit.

In addition, "bomb" is contained in the layout E arrange | positioned on a game stage, and when the bomb is couple | bonded with the sphere B20, the explosion range at the time of explosion changes. For this reason, an explosion at another player's position may affect his or her position, and if there is a character within the explosion range, the corresponding player is also caught and loses.

As the game device, not only the portable game device 1 shown in FIG. 1 but also various devices such as a general purpose computer such as a home game machine, a business game machine, a personal computer, and a large attraction device in which many players participate. Applicable

For example, FIG. 16 is a view showing an overview example when the game device of the present invention is applied to the home game machine 1200. As shown in FIG. The home game machine 1200 illustrated in FIG. 16 includes a game controller 1210, a main body device 1220, and a display 1230 having a speaker 1232. The game controller 1210 is connected to the main body device 1220, and the display 1230 is connected to the main body device 1220 by a cable capable of transmitting image signals, sound signals, and the like.

The game controller 1210 is for inputting a game operation by the player, and has a direction key 1212, an operation button 1214, an L button 1216, and an R button 1218. 1220).

In this home game machine 1200, an information storage medium such as CD-R0M or DVD, which is an information storage medium which can be detachably attached to the main body device 1220, is an information storage medium for storing programs, data, etc. necessary for executing game processing. 40) is used. On the other hand, as an information storage medium in which data including information on the progress of the game is recorded in accordance with a predetermined timing during a game or a save operation by a player, information storage such as a memory card 1252 or an IC card 1254 is performed. Medium is used.

The main body device 1220 includes a control unit 31 equipped with a CPU and IC memories, a reading device of an information storage medium 40 such as a CD-ROM, and the like, and is configured from the information storage medium 40. Various game processes are executed based on the read program, data, operation signals input from the game controller 1210, and the like. The game image is displayed on the display 1230 and the game sound is output from the speaker 1232. . The game controller 1210 corresponds to the operation unit 100 illustrated in FIG. 5, the display 1230 corresponds to the display unit 300 illustrated in FIG. 5, and the speaker 1232 corresponds to the sound illustrated in FIG. 5. This corresponds to the output unit 400.

17 is a figure which shows the overview example when the game device of this invention is applied to the business game machine 1300. As shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 17, the business game machine 1300 includes a display 1302 for displaying a game image, a speaker 1304 for sound output of a game sound effect or a BGM, a stick 1306 for inputting a game operation, The control button 1308, 1310, etc. are comprised.

The business game machine 1300 also includes a system board 1320 in which a CPU, an image generating IC, a sound generating IC, and the like are mounted, and is read from a memory 1322 which is an information storage medium on the system board 1320. Various game processes are executed based on a program, data, or an operation signal input from the stick 1306 or the operation button 1308. The display 1302 corresponds to the display unit 300 shown in FIG. 5, and the speaker 1304 corresponds to the sound output unit 400 shown in FIG. 5, and the stick 1306 and operation buttons 1308, and so on. 1310 corresponds to the operation unit 100 shown in FIG. 5.

According to the present invention, the transmitting means transmits the child play information about its own character, and the receiving means receives other play information about another character. Therefore, since each game device can acquire play information about each character, a communication game of the game is realized by sharing a game space in each game device and rolling a spherical object that is like a snowball. It becomes possible.

In addition, when playing a game of competitive game, management of the combinables arranged in the game space can be performed by the magnetic device and the other device by exchanging a notification between the other devices that the character can combine the combinables with other devices. The amount of communication data is also reduced.

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delete In the case of contacting a plurality of joinable objects arranged in advance while moving the character while driving the character according to the operation input of the own player, the game play which combines the joinable object with the magnetic character is another player. A game device that communicates and executes a communication match game to be played in the same game space as a game space of another device, A storage unit for storing management information including a current position in the game space of each of the combineable objects, and identification information of a character that combines the combineable objects; Magnetic character combination detection means for detecting a new combination of possible combinations with the magnetic character by contact; Combining notification means for notifying another device of a new combining notification indicating that the magnetic character has combined the detected combineable object at the time of the detection; Combining notification receiving means for receiving a new combining notification sent from another device, Characters that have already been combined as means for managing which characters are joined to each of the possible combinations by updating the management information based on the detection result of the magnetic character combining detection means and the reception result of the combined notification receiving means. Management for updating and managing the character that has joined the joinable object as the character for the new join notification which was last received, when a new joining notification has been received by the joining notification receiving means with respect to the joinable. With means, The storage unit stores special combinable object information including the current position in the game space of the special combinable object among the plurality of combinable objects and identification information of a character combining the special combinable object,  The combination notification means notifies the other device of the special combination possible; When the magnetic character combining detection means detects that the magnetic character has combined the special combining possible, the special combining possible information is updated;  When there are a plurality of characters that receive the special combinable object information stored in the other device from the other device and combine the special combinable object in contrast with the special combinable object information stored in the storage unit. Game status management means for updating the specially combinable object information stored in the storage unit so that there is no contradiction; The game device characterized by the above-mentioned management of the combinable object in the communication game. In the case where the computer moves while moving the character according to the operation input of the child player and contacts a plurality of possible combinations arranged in advance, the game play that combines the combinationable object with the magnetic character is another player. An information storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a competition game in which the game is played in the same game space as the game space of the game, the game is executed by communicating with another device. The program,  Magnetic character combination detection means for detecting a new combination of possible combinations with the magnetic character by contact; Combining notification means for notifying another device of a new combining notification indicating that the magnetic character has combined the detected combineable object at the time of the detection; Combining notification receiving means for receiving a new combining notification sent from another device, The magnetic character combining detection means stores the management information stored in a storage unit that stores management information including a current position in the game space of each of the combineable objects and identification information of a character that combines the combineable items. Updating based on the detection result of the detection result and the reception result of the combining notification receiving means, and as a means for managing which characters are combined with each of the combineable objects, the combining notification with respect to the combineable object having the characters already combined; A program for causing the computer to function as management means for updating and managing a character that has joined the combineable object as a character related to the newly received notification of the last received when a new combining notification is received by the receiving means. ego, The storage unit stores special combinable object information including the current position in the game space of the special combinable object among the plurality of combinable objects and identification information of a character combining the special combinable object, The combination notification means notifies the other device of the special combination possible object information;  The program, When the magnetic character combining detection means detects that the magnetic character has combined the special combining possible, the special combining possible information is updated;  When there are a plurality of characters that receive the special combinable object information stored in the other device from the other device and combine the special combinable object in contrast with the special combinable object information stored in the storage unit. An information storage medium characterized by being a program for further functioning the computer as game state management means for updating the specially bindable object information stored in the storage unit so that no contradiction occurs. The method of claim 3, The program includes: And a program for functioning the computer as an initial arranging means for arranging only one of said specially bindable objects in said game space at the start of said communication game. The method according to claim 3 or 4, The program includes: Attack hit detection means for detecting that an attack of the opponent character hits the character, In the case where the hit is detected by the attack hit detection means and when the magnetic character is combining the special combination possible object, at least, the special combination possible object of the possible combinations that are coupled to the magnetic character is the magnetic content. A program for further functioning the computer as separation control means for separating from a character and relocating to the game space, And the game state management means updates the special combinable matter information stored in the storage in response to the rearrangement by the separation control means. 6. The method of claim 5, The program includes: The separation control means is a program for calculating the number of associable objects to be separated on the basis of the attack detected by the attack hit detection means, and for operating the computer to separate the as many as possible combinations. Information storage medium. 6. The method of claim 5, The program includes: The separation control means is a program for functioning the computer such that the separation control means has direction reference calculation means for obtaining the number of joinables to be separated based on the attack direction of the attack detected by the attack hit detection means. Storage media. 6. The method of claim 5, The program includes: And the separation control means is a program for operating the computer so that the separation control means has a size reference calculation means for obtaining the number of associable objects for separating the attack detected by the attack hit detection means based on the size of the opponent character. Information storage medium. 6. The method of claim 5, The program includes: Self-player score calculating means for adding a score in response to the combineable object detected by the magnetic character combining detecting means, and calculating the score of the child player by subtracting the score in response to the combineable object separated by the separating control means; , Scoring notification means for notifying other devices of the calculated score of the player; Score receiving means for receiving a score of another player transmitted from another device, And a score display control means for displaying and controlling the calculated score of the own player and the score of the other player received by the score receiving means. delete delete

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