JP2000167253A - Shooting game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game full of variations for easily generating the difference of scores. SOLUTION: A game computation 20 is provided with a target setting part 22 for setting a plurality of targets overlapped with each other at a prescribed timing on a display screen, a hit judgement part 24 for judging that the plurality of overlapped targets are simultaneously shot through even in the case that the targets are overlapped by judging the hit of all the targets when a player fires a bullet by operating a player input part 10 and a result calculation part 30 for calculating the score corresponding to the hit targets. Even in the case that the targets are overlapped on the screen, the hit is judged for all the targets and it is judged that all the overlapped targets are shot through by one bullet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shooting game apparatus for shooting at a plurality of targets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a shooting game apparatus having an operation unit in the form of a rifle gun and aiming at a target displayed on a TV screen or a screen screen. In such a shooting game device, a plurality of types of targets having different numbers of scores are prepared, and by shooting one of the targets using a prepared bullet, a score corresponding to a hit target is obtained. It has become. And, as for these targets, the higher the score is, the lower the hit rate is usually, for example, the area of the target is reduced, and it is set to move quickly, and the higher the score, the more advanced I have. Therefore, when such a shooting game is performed by a plurality of players, each player can enjoy the game while comparing scores with each other.

In the above-mentioned conventional shooting game apparatus, the hitting rate is changed by changing the area and moving speed of the target, and the score assigned to each target is changed accordingly. Therefore, if the player has a certain degree of advanced skill and the hit rate is high, a difference in scores is unlikely to occur, and the game lacks interest.

[0004] In particular, since only one target can be shot with one shooting, it is difficult to construct a game with little variation and variety.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shooting game apparatus capable of constructing an interesting and varied game.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a shooting game apparatus in which a player shoots at a target displayed on a game screen, and sets a plurality of targets which move in a three-dimensional space and sometimes overlap each other. It is determined whether or not the target and the target displayed on the game screen as well as the rear target partially or wholly overlap with the target in front and partially or wholly hidden are also hit. And a hit judging means.

Further, in the shooting game apparatus of the present invention, the target setting means includes priority setting means for setting a priority of each of the targets, and when a plurality of targets are overlapped on the game screen, the priority is set. The target is set so that a high target is located in front of the screen.

Further, the shooting game apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that a high score is given by shooting at the timing at which the plurality of targets overlap.

The shooting game apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the moving speed of each of the plurality of targets set by the target setting means is relatively changed.

The shooting game apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the area of each of the plurality of targets set by the target setting means is changed.

The shooting game apparatus of the present invention may be arranged such that the game screen is divided or a plurality of the game screens are provided so as to correspond to a plurality of players, respectively.
By displaying the plurality of targets for each player,
The shooting is performed by a plurality of players.

Further, the shooting game apparatus of the present invention is a method of calculating a shooting game apparatus in which a player shoots at a target displayed on a game screen, and a plurality of targets moving in a three-dimensional space and sometimes overlapping with each other. To determine whether or not the target displayed on the game screen and the target in front of it partially or wholly overlap and partially or wholly cover the rear target are also hit. It is characterized by doing.

Further, in the calculation method according to the present invention, the priorities of the respective targets are set, and when a plurality of targets are overlapped on the game screen, the setting of the targets is set so that the target having the higher priority is located in front of the screen. It is characterized by performing.

[0014] The arithmetic method according to the present invention is characterized in that a high performance is provided by performing shooting at the timing at which the plurality of targets overlap.

[0015] The calculation method of the present invention is characterized in that the moving speed of each of the plurality of targets is relatively changed.

Further, the calculation method of the present invention is characterized in that each area of the plurality of targets is changed.

Further, according to the calculation method of the present invention, the game screen is divided or a plurality of the game screens are provided so as to correspond to a plurality of players, respectively, and the plurality of targets are displayed for each player. The shooting is performed by a plurality of players.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present embodiment relates to a shooting game apparatus in which a player shoots at a target displayed on a game screen.
Target setting means for calculating and setting a plurality of targets that move on the game screen and occasionally overlap with each other; an operation unit for the player to shoot at the game screen; and a shooting operation performed by the player by operating the operation unit. Target determining means for determining whether or not each of the plurality of targets set on the game screen by the target setting means has been hit, wherein the plurality of targets are displayed on the game screen. In the case of the overlap, the hit processing is performed on the plurality of targets by one operation of the operation unit.

The present embodiment also includes a hit area setting means for setting a hit area of each of the targets, wherein the hit judging means determines that a hit position of the player by shooting is included in the hit area. It is characterized by judging a hit.

In this embodiment, the target setting means includes priority setting means for setting a priority of each of the targets, and when a plurality of targets are overlapped on the game screen, a target having a higher priority is set. Is set in such a manner that the target is located in front of the screen.

In this embodiment, the judgment result of the hit judging means is inputted, and further provided is a score calculating means for giving a high score when hitting the plurality of overlapping targets. High performance is achieved by shooting at the timing where the targets overlap.

In this embodiment, the moving speed of each of the plurality of targets set by the target setting means is relatively changed.

In this embodiment, the area of each of the plurality of targets set by the target setting means is changed.

In this embodiment, the game screen is divided or provided with a plurality of game screens corresponding to a plurality of players, and the plurality of targets are displayed for each player. The shooting is performed by a plurality of players.

In this embodiment, a plurality of targets overlapping at a predetermined timing are set by the target setting means.
The player shoots at these targets by operating the operation unit. Then, when the shooting is performed in a state where the targets overlap each other, the hit determination is performed by the hit determination unit for each of all the overlapping targets. Therefore, even when a plurality of targets are overlapped, it is possible to simultaneously hit the plurality of targets with a shooting target, that is, shoot a plurality of targets simultaneously. Because of this, in addition to hitting each target alone by the shooting of the player alone, hitting multiple overlapping targets at the same time is added, which increases the variation of the game and the difficulty of the game, resulting in a variety of games The content can be set, and if necessary, a difference in scores can be easily generated.

Further, according to the present embodiment, a hit area is set for each target, and it is determined whether or not a hit position by shooting is included in the hit area. In this way, the shooting hit can be favorably determined.

According to the present embodiment, priorities are set for each target, and when a plurality of targets are overlapped on the game screen, the target calculation setting is made so that the target having the higher priority is located in front of the screen. Done. Therefore, the effect of the game and the difficulty level of the game can be set according to the setting method of the overlapping order of the targets, and the game content can be varied.

Further, according to the present embodiment, if a shooting target is hit when the targets overlap, a high score is given by the result calculation means, and a score corresponding to the difficulty of the shooting target is obtained. Etc. can be set. Moreover, according to the present invention, in order to obtain a high score, it is necessary to play a game while considering not only a case where the target is a single target but also a case where the targets are combined. It can be more interesting.

According to the present embodiment, the difficulty of the game can be further increased by changing the moving speed of each target. In general, when there are a plurality of moving objects having different speeds, it is difficult to predict the timing at which all the moving objects overlap, so it is difficult to shoot them all at the same time, and the game can be changed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the area of each target is changed, and when the targets overlap each other, a target having a small area is hidden behind a target having a large area. Since it is necessary for the player who intends to shoot at the same time to predict the trajectory of the target hidden behind, the game can be made more difficult and the game content can be changed.

According to the present embodiment, target setting and hit determination are performed for a plurality of players.
Each player can advance the game while watching the shooting status of the other players. Therefore, each player can take a shot in consideration of the scoring state of the other players and the like, and can produce a game in consideration of psychological factors such as a game between players, so that the game can be played. The fun can be increased.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the shooting game apparatus of the present invention. The shooting game apparatus of the embodiment divides one game screen 52a into two as shown in FIG.
By displaying the shooting game screen of each player on 1, 200-2, the two players can enjoy the game while competing with each other. Therefore, each player plays the game while watching the game progress of the opponent player, and it is possible to include psychological factors such as playing with the opponent in the game effect.

In the embodiment, the shooting game apparatus has two guns 10 functioning as a player input unit.
-1, 10-2, two sensors 14-1, 14-2 for detecting the aiming direction of each of the guns 10-1, 10-2, a game calculation unit 20, a display control unit 50, The information storage unit 70, the display unit 52, the sound effect generation unit 60, and the speaker 62 are included.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the shooting game apparatus of the embodiment. The display unit 52 is provided in the housing 100 of the shooting game apparatus according to the embodiment.
Is provided, and each player can see the display screen 52a through the display window 102.

The display screen 52 is sandwiched between the display windows 102.
Two sets of guns 10-1 and 10-2 are provided on the side opposite to a. Move each gun 10-1, 10-2 horizontally,
By rotating in the vertical direction, it is possible to aim at an arbitrary position on the screen 52a. Further, triggers 12-1 and 1-1 provided on the respective guns 10-1 and 10-2 are provided.
By drawing 2-2, a virtual bullet can be fired. A level setting switch 90 and a start switch 92 are provided near these two guns 10-1 and 10-2. The level setting switch 90 is
This is for setting the degree of difficulty of the game content, and is selected from, for example, level 1 to level 4. The start switch 92 is for instructing the start of a shooting game after setting the level.

Further, a coin insertion slot 104 is provided on the front side of the housing 100, and when a predetermined amount of coins is inserted by any player, the game can be started. Thereafter, when the switches 90 and 92 are pressed by each player, a multi-player type shooting game is actually started.

The game calculation section 20 shown in FIG. 1 includes a target setting section 22, a target hit area setting section 26,
Two sets of landing position calculation units 28 corresponding to 0-1 and 10-2
-1, 28-2, hit determination units 24-1 and 24-2, and performance calculation units 30-1 and 30-2.

The target setting section 22 sets a plurality of targets (for example, up to three targets) corresponding to each player and causes the targets to appear on the game screen of each of the divided areas 200-1 and 200-2. . Each target appearing on the screen has various areas and various moving speeds according to the level set at the start of the game.

FIG. 3 conceptually shows a virtual position between the player and each target. As shown in the figure, each of the three targets A, B, and C has an X-
It moves in relatively different directions along the Y plane.

The target calculation section 22 of the embodiment includes a priority setting section 22a. As shown in FIG. 3, the priority order setting unit 22a sets such that a target (a target closer to the player) closer to the screen has a higher priority. As a result, it appears to the player that two or all three targets are overlapped at a predetermined timing. At this time, the target A with the highest priority is displayed with the highest priority, and the target with the second highest priority is displayed next. The target B is displayed, and the target C with the lowest priority is displayed at the back.

The target hit area setting section 26 sets hit areas of each of the targets A, B, and C displayed on the game screen. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, each hit area A ', B', C 'of each target A, B, C is set. A hit area A 'larger than the target A is set for the smallest target A so as to make it easier to hit, and a hit area B' similar to this is set for the target B of an intermediate size. However, for a large target C, a hit area C 'smaller than the target C is set to make it difficult to hit. Thereby, at the timing when the three targets A, B and C completely overlap, the three hit areas A ', B' and C 'are obtained.
Are almost completely overlapped with each other, and it is easy to simultaneously shoot down three targets A, B, and C by one shooting operation.

In the embodiment, the sensor 14-
Reference numerals 1 and 14-2 are formed as sensors for detecting the vertical and horizontal rotation angles of the guns 10-1 and 10-2 rotatably mounted and fixed on the housing 100. Then, the detection signal is output to the corresponding landing position calculation units 28-1 and 28-2.

When the trigger operation signals are input from the corresponding guns 10-1 and 10-2, the landing position calculation units 28-1 and 28-2 are input from the sensors 14-1 and 14-2 at that time. Based on the signal, the XY coordinates of the bullet impact position are calculated.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, the position on the game screen 52a where the bullet has landed is calculated,
The calculation result is output to the display control unit 50 and the corresponding hit determination units 24-1 and 24-2.

The hit areas A ', B', and C 'of the targets A, B, and C are input from the target hit area setting section 26 to the hit judging sections 24-1 and 24-2, and the corresponding landings are made. The landing positions of bullets are input from the position calculation units 28-1 and 28-2. Then, these hit determination units 24-1 and 24-2
4-2 calculates whether or not the hit positions are included in the hit areas A ', B', and C 'of each target when the corresponding guns 10-1 and 10-2 are operated by triggering, and the bullet is set to each target. Determine if you hit the target.

In this embodiment, a maximum of three targets are displayed on the display screen 5.
Since it is displayed on 2a, it is determined whether or not each of the targets included in the display screen 52a is hit.
Note that, in addition to the targets actually displayed on the display screen 52a, all or some of the targets included in the display screen 52a referred to here partially or entirely overlap with the targets in front of the target, and some or all of them overlap. Includes hidden rear targets.

The score calculation units 26-1 and 26-2 calculate the score of the corresponding player, for example, the score according to the level selected at the start of the game and the type and number of targets hit by the bullet.

The image information storage unit 70 stores image data of each symbol displayed on the game screen. Specifically, the image information storage unit 70 stores the background image storage unit 7
2. It includes a target image storage 74, an impact image storage 76, and a hit image storage 78. The background image storage unit 7
2 stores various symbols constituting the background of the game screen. The target image storage unit 74 stores the symbols of each target. The impact image storage unit 76 stores an impact symbol to be displayed on the screen when a bullet deviates from the target. The hit image storage unit 78 stores a symbol representing a target that flies off when a bullet hits the target.

The display image control unit 50 reads various image data from the image information storage unit 70 based on the game operation information of various places input from the game operation unit 20 and, for example, a game as shown in FIG. The screen is calculated and displayed on the display unit 52.

The display control unit 50 includes a result calculation unit 26.
(The score of the corresponding player) is input, and a score image to be displayed at a predetermined position on the display screen is calculated.

The sound effect generator 60 includes two guns 10-1,
A predetermined sound effect, for example, a burst sound when a gun is triggered is generated according to each operation situation of 10-2, and the speaker 6
Output from 2.

The shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment has such a configuration, and the operation will be described next.

FIG. 4A shows the display section 52 shown in FIG.
Of the display screen 52a of FIG. Here, as an example, a case is shown in which the number of targets is “3” and one screen is divided into two corresponding to each player.

As shown in FIG. 4A, one screen is divided into two, and one of the left divided screen 200-1 is provided to one player.
However, the right split screen 200-2 is associated with the other player. In each of the divided areas 200-1 and 200-2,
Three targets A, B, C shot by each player are displayed, and each target A, B, C is moving at a relatively different speed and direction. For example, large, medium, and small targets are jumping separately in the vertical direction of the screen, and when these targets temporarily overlap, the player pulls the trigger 12-1 or 12-2 to simultaneously shoot through these targets. , So that a higher score can be obtained. Further, the number of remaining bullets 710 and the current score 720 are displayed below each of the divided areas 200-1 and 200-2 in one screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the level set at the start of the game and the targets displayed during the game. As shown in the figure, there are four types of levels that can be set, "Level 1" has the lowest difficulty, and "Level 4" has the highest difficulty.

Specifically, in the case of “level 1”, 3
All three targets are large, and each target is jumping at a slow speed. Not only is each target easy to aim, but also because the three targets overlap for a long time, it is easy to shoot through three targets at the same time. In the case of "Level 2", all three targets have a medium size, each target is jumping at normal speed, and shoot down 3 targets at the same time as compared to the case of Level 1 Is getting harder.

In the case of "level 3", the sizes of the three targets are set to large, medium and small, and each target jumps at a high speed. Therefore, it is difficult to aim at a small target, and it is difficult to shoot three targets at the same time. In the case of “Level 4”, all three targets are small, and each target is jumping at a high speed, so that not only each target is difficult to aim but also the time during which the three targets overlap is extremely short, and at the same time, three targets are overlapped. Shooting through one target is almost impossible. However, if you hit that much, you will get a high score.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the operation procedure of the present embodiment, and shows the procedure focusing on the operation of the game calculation section 20. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

When a predetermined amount of coins are inserted into the coin insertion slot 104 of the shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment and the two-player game can be executed, first, the target setting section 22 in the game calculation section 20 sets the level. Is determined (step 600), and subsequently, it is determined whether a game start is instructed (step 60).
1).

For example, prior to the start of the game, a screen display prompting one of the four levels shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. The player (either one of the two players) may use the level setting switch 9 according to the screen display.
When 0 is pressed the required number of times and any level is selected by this operation, an affirmative determination is made in the determination processing of step 600, and the processing shifts to the determination processing of step 601.

When the start switch 92 for instructing the start of the game is pressed by the player (similarly, either one of the two players), an affirmative determination is made in the determination processing of step 601.

If an affirmative determination is made in step 601, the target setting unit 22 sets initial states of the three targets A, B, and C to be displayed on the screen (step 60).
2). That is, the target setting unit 22 selects three targets A, B, and C corresponding to one player according to the selected level.
In addition to determining the size of C, the generation position and moving direction of each of these targets on the screen are determined. For example, when level 3 is selected, as shown in FIG. 4A, three targets A, B,
C is arranged at a predetermined position.

Next, the target setting unit 22 moves each of the three targets A, B, and C whose initial state has been set as described above at a speed corresponding to each level (step 6).
03). In this embodiment, each target moves as if jumping in the display screen, and the speed at which the target jumps differs depending on each level. For example, if the target is set to level 3 shown in FIG.
Each of B and C is set to a high speed, and moves so as to jump quickly in the screen.

In parallel with the movement of each target by the target setting unit 22, the game calculation unit 20
It is determined whether a bullet has been fired from 1, 10-2 (step 604). If the triggers 12-1 and 12-2 provided for the guns 10-1 and 10-2 are not triggered, it is next determined whether or not the time is over (step 605).
For example, the maximum time for firing one bullet (for example, 5
Seconds), and the player must fire a bullet within this time. This means that if there is no time limit, it is possible to aim at each target while slowly waiting for the timing at which the targets overlap, and this lacks a sense of urgency. Therefore, a time limit is provided.

If it is within the time limit, step 60
Returning to 3 (movement of target), the process is repeated.

When the trigger 12 provided on the gun 10 is triggered by one of the players, the hit determination unit 24
Determination of step 604 (determination of whether or not a gun has been fired)
In step 60, a hit determination is made for the target A closest to the player (step 60).
6). That is, the hit determination unit 24 performs the hit determination based on whether the landing position is included in the hit area of the target A when the trigger 12 is pulled.

In the case of a normal shooting game, if a target having the highest priority (the player closest to the trajectory) is hit, a hit determination is made for a target located behind the target. However, in this embodiment,
When a plurality of targets are overlapped, a bullet fired from the gun 10 shoots all of the overlapped targets, thereby increasing the difficulty of the game and providing a variety of game contents. be able to.

Therefore, the hit determination unit 24 continues to
A hit determination is performed on the target B located next to the player (step 607), and finally a hit determination is performed on the target C farthest from the player (step 60).
8).

Thereafter, or when the set time has passed and the time is over (when a positive determination is made in step 605), the result calculation units 30-1 and 30-2 are next executed.
Calculates the score of each player according to the degree of hit of each target (step 609). Specifically, if the time is over without hitting any target, the score is set to 0, and if at least one target is hit, the points assigned to each hit target are totaled to score. And

The score calculated separately for each player is displayed on a part of the display screen (step 610).
One round of the shooting game of this embodiment ends. For example, assuming that each player has "3",
The above series of shooting games is repeated three rounds.

As described above, in the shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment, a plurality of targets are set in the screen in correspondence with each player, and when these targets overlap, the player activates the trigger 12 of the gun 10. By pulling, you can shoot through all the overlapping targets. Therefore, a high score is not obtained unless each player predicts the timing at which each target overlaps and reliably hit the target, and the game is more varied than the conventional game that simply earns a score by hitting the target. Content can be. Also, instead of simply hitting the target with the highest score, it is necessary to wait for the timing when all or two targets overlap or to aim at only a single target, which makes the game difficult and interesting Will also increase. Furthermore, in this embodiment, there are a wide variety of results, from a case where no target is hit at all to a case where all targets are overlapped, and a case where two advanced players play a game. Even so, score differences easily occur, and beginners to advanced players can enjoy it.

Also, two players may play a game in each round, and the winning or losing of the game may be determined based on the number of wins in the three rounds.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, one screen is divided into two corresponding to each player. However, a display unit may be prepared for each player and one screen may correspond to each player.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the priority is fixedly assigned to each of the targets A, B, and C by the priority setting unit 22a has been described as an example. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. The priorities for the targets A, B, and C may be formed so as to be switched as appropriate. By doing so, the order in which the targets A, B, and C overlap each other is randomly changed each time, and the game content can be varied accordingly.

In the above-described embodiment, three targets corresponding to each player are separately prepared in the display area of each player. However, a plurality of targets common to two players are set on a common screen. You may do so. In this case, the target will be hit by the opponent if you wait for the timing that the target completely overlaps, so you must fire a bullet before that, it is important to draw with the opponent player It becomes. Therefore, it is not possible to win the game simply by improving the shooting technique, and the game contents can be varied accordingly.

In the above embodiment, when three targets overlap each other, each target is shot at the same time. For example, instead of the target closest to the player, an obstacle having a predetermined gap is provided. Alternatively, a target overlapping behind the obstacle may be shot through this gap.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a display screen of a shooting game in which a gap is provided in the obstacle in front of the object and another target is aimed through the obstacle. The virtual positional relationship between the obstacle A and the two targets B and C shown in FIG. 3 is the same as the positional relationship between the three targets A, B and C shown in FIG. 3 and has a gap at the center. The obstacle A is arranged at a position closest to the player. Then, the player can simultaneously obtain a high score by shooting a target B visible from a gap between the obstacle A and a target C disposed further behind the target B. In the case of such a game content, step 606 in the operation procedure shown in FIG. 6 may be replaced with “judgment of target A” to “judgment of obstacle A through a gap”. In the case of performing the score calculation, a high score (for example, hitting another target B, C without passing through the gap of the obstacle A) when hitting another target B, C through the gap of the obstacle A is hit. Score twice as long as the current score).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where two players play a shooting game has been described as an example. However, one or three or more players simultaneously look at a common screen or correspond to each player. The shooting game may be performed while watching different display screens.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the score is calculated by summing up the points of the targets shot by each player when shooting one bullet. However, the shooting is performed in a state where at least two targets are overlapped. May be added. That is, the score for each target is added,
Furthermore, by adding bonus points to this, it is possible to obtain a high score that can not be obtained simply by aiming at each target, so that it is possible to make the game content that can be reversed one shot when the round progresses, You can increase the fun of the game.

The number of bullets that can be fired by each player is set to 1
The number of shots may be set to be plural without being limited to one shot in a round. Even in such a case, it is possible to set a score so that the player who shot the target after waiting for the target to overlap with the target that shoots the target can obtain a higher score, and various scoring patterns. Can be prepared to change the game.

In the above-described embodiment, the moving speed of the target for each level is set to be the same for all targets as shown in FIG. 5, but a different moving speed is set for each target for each level. You may. In general, when there are a plurality of targets having different moving speeds, the timing at which all targets overlap tends to be difficult to predict, making it almost difficult to shoot each of these targets at the same time, further increasing the fun of the game. be able to.

In the above embodiment, each of the guns 10-1 and 10-1
Although a description has been given of an example in which 0-2 is fixed to the housing 100, each of the guns 10-1 and 10-2 can be formed so that the player can freely hold and aim at the target. In this case, the sensors 14-1,
As 14-2, a light receiving element is provided near the tip of the barrel of each of the guns 10-1 and 10-2, and the display unit 52 is flashed momentarily when the triggers 12-1 and 12-2 are operated. By doing so, the light receiving element as the sensor 14 detects light from the direction in which the muzzle is directed. Therefore, the raster scanning position of the flash screen is specified based on the detection timing of the light receiving sensor, and this raster is detected. The landing position can be detected from the scanning position.

As described above, according to the present invention, even when a plurality of targets overlap each other, a plurality of targets can be simultaneously hit with a shooting target, that is, a plurality of targets can be shot at the same time. In addition to hitting each target, in addition to hitting multiple overlapping targets at the same time, the variation and difficulty of the game increase, so it is possible to obtain a shooting game device with a variety of interesting game contents. There is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a shooting game device of one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a shooting game device of the present embodiment including a player input unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a virtual positional relationship between a player and each target and a priority order of each target.

4A is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram of a hit area of each target.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a relationship between a level set at the start of the game and a target displayed during the game.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a shooting game in which a gap is provided in some obstacles to aim at another target therethrough.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10-1 and 10-2 Guns as Player Input Units 20 Game Operation Unit 22 Target Setting Unit 22a Priority Setting Unit 24 Hit Judgment Unit 26 Hit Area Setting Unit 28 Impact Position Calculation Unit 50 Display Control Unit 52 Display Unit

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 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hideyuki Kikuchi 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Inc. (72) Inventor Yutaka Kane 2-5-2-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Co., Ltd. Namco (72) Inventor Shigemasa Saito 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenichi Takahashi 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Co., Ltd. (72) Invention Person Shigeki Toyama 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan (72) Inventor Shigeru Shigeru 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco (72) Inventor Shinya Yamada, Ota, Tokyo 2-8-5 Tamagawa-ku Namco Corporation

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[Claims] 1. A shooting game device in which a player shoots at a target displayed on a game screen, a target setting means for setting a plurality of targets which move in a three-dimensional space and occasionally overlap with each other; In addition to the displayed target, a hit determining means for determining whether or not a rear target partially or wholly overlaps with a target in front and partially or wholly hidden is also hit. A shooting game device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The target setting unit according to claim 1, wherein the target setting unit includes a priority setting unit that sets a priority order of each of the targets. When a plurality of targets overlap on the game screen, a target with a high priority order is set. A shooting game device for setting a target so that the player is positioned in front of the screen. 3. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a high score is given by shooting at a timing at which the plurality of targets overlap. 4. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a moving speed of each of the plurality of targets set by the target setting unit is relatively changed. 5. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an area of each of the plurality of targets set by the target setting means is changed. 6. The game screen according to claim 1, wherein the game screen is divided or a plurality of game screens are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of players, and the plurality of targets are provided for each player. A shooting game apparatus characterized by performing shooting by a plurality of players by displaying. 7. A calculating method for a shooting game apparatus in which a player shoots at a target displayed on a game screen, the method comprising: setting a plurality of targets which move in a three-dimensional space and occasionally overlap each other; In addition to the target displayed in the above, a part of or all of the target overlaps with the target in front, and it is determined whether or not the rear target that is partially or entirely hidden is hit. Method. 8. The game machine according to claim 7, wherein priorities of the respective targets are set, and when a plurality of targets are overlapped on the game screen, the targets are set such that a target with a higher priority is located in front of the screen. An operation method characterized by the above-mentioned. 9. The calculation method according to claim 7, wherein a high score is given by performing shooting at a timing at which the plurality of targets overlap. 10. The calculation method according to claim 7, wherein a moving speed of each of the plurality of targets is relatively changed. 11. The calculation method according to claim 7, wherein an area of each of the plurality of targets is changed. 12. The game screen according to claim 7, wherein the game screen is divided or a plurality of game screens are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of players, and the plurality of targets are assigned to each of the players. A calculation method characterized by performing shooting by a plurality of players by displaying.