JP2001246157A - Game device and computer readable recording medium storing program for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a musical game device with a communication function, which can control the output of part sound by a player playing on another game device in a communication play. SOLUTION: Two game devices (box A, box B) who which communication play can be played are provided in this game device. Sound by a first part in charge of a first player playing on the box A is made the output A based on input operation by the first player. Data relating to input operation by a second player playing on the box B is outputted from the box B. The first part and accompaniment parts except the second part in charge of the second player are made CPU output, i.e., automatic playing. Sound of the second part is synthesized by mixing the CPU output (automatic playing) and the B output based on the input operation by the player B. The synthesizing ratio is suitably changed correspondingly to the technic relating to the input operation by the second player.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device and a computer-readable recording medium on which a game program is recorded, and more particularly to a game device for a music game having a communication function and the game device mounted on a computer. The present invention relates to a recording medium on which a program for realizing the above is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a music game in which an input operation is performed at a timing designated by a computer (game device) in accordance with music and competes for the skill. During the progress of the music game, the game device provides the sound of a part (for example, vocal or keyboard) excluding the part in charge of the player (for example, guitar or drum) as an accompaniment, and the part in charge of that part in accordance with the input operation of the player. A sound is output, and a score is calculated according to the difference between the designated timing of the computer and the input timing of the player. According to such a game device, it is possible to provide the player with the real feeling of music performance and the recreational enjoyment of competing for scores.

[0003] In a game device of a music game, a session of a plurality of players playing at geographically distant locations is realized by communicating between a plurality of game devices installed at distant locations. Can be. Less than,
Such a mode is referred to as “communication play”. As a specific method of the communication play, for example, a game device (hereinafter referred to as “housing A”) installed at a location A
Is in charge of the guitar, and the player B is in charge of the drum in the game device (hereinafter referred to as “housing B”) installed in the place B, the drum sound of the housing A is transmitted from the housing B It is conceivable that the transmitted drum sound is a drum sound generated by the player B. in this case,
In the housing A, it is possible to create a situation where the player A and the player B play a music game together.

[0004]

However, in the above-described communication play method, when the skill of the player B is low,
In the case A, a situation may occur in which a drum sound with an extremely poor rhythm is output. In this case, the drum sound having a bad rhythm feeling becomes a disturbing noise for the player A, and a situation in which the player A feels dissatisfied by the communication play function occurs.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to control the output of a part sound of a player who plays on another game device in communication play in accordance with the skill of the player. A first object is to provide a game device for a music game that can be used. A second object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a program for realizing the above-mentioned game device on a computer is recorded.

[0006]

In order to achieve the first object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a communication play mode can be realized by performing communication with another game apparatus. A game device for a music game, wherein a first player in charge of a first player playing on the game device.
Means for generating a part sound based on the input operation of the first player, means for receiving data relating to the input operation of the second player playing on the other game device from the other game device, Means for generating the sound of the second part in charge of the second player, and means for automatically playing at least one accompaniment part excluding the first part and the second part to generate the sound of the second part The means for sounding the second part by automatic performance;
Means for synthesizing the sound of the second part generated based on the input operation of the second player at an appropriate ratio, and changing the appropriate ratio in accordance with the skill related to the input operation of the second player Means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the first aspect, the skill related to the input operation of the second player is based on an evaluation result of the input operation of the second player over a predetermined period. It is characterized by being determined.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the first aspect, the skill relating to the input operation of the second player is determined for each input operation of the second player, and the appropriate ratio is set. Is set for each input operation of the second player.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the means for changing the appropriate ratio is related to an input operation of the second player. When the skill does not reach the predetermined level, the ratio of the sound of the second part generated based on the input operation of the second player is set to 0%.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the means for synthesizing the sound of the second part at an appropriate ratio is based on an automatic performance. Means for generating a sound of the second part, means for generating the sound of the second part generated based on the input operation of the second player, and a volume ratio of the two types of sounds of the second part, Means for setting an appropriate ratio.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein a state in which data relating to the input operation of the second player is not transmitted from the other game apparatus has continued for a predetermined period. Further, means for setting the volume ratio of the sound of the second part by the automatic performance to 100% is further provided.

[0012] In order to achieve the second object, the present invention is directed to a seventh aspect.
The described invention is a recording medium in which a program for realizing, on a computer, a game device for a music game capable of realizing a communication play mode by performing communication with another game device is recorded. Generating a sound of a first part assigned by a first player playing on the game device based on an input operation of the first player, and inputting a sound of a second player playing on the other game device Receiving data on the second part from the other game device, generating a second part sound assigned by the second player, and performing at least one accompaniment part excluding the first part and the second part. The process of recording a program that causes a computer to execute the process of performing an automatic performance and generating the sound of the second part includes:
A second part sound generated by the automatic performance and a second part sound generated based on the input operation of the second player,
It is characterized by including a process of synthesizing at an appropriate ratio, and a process of changing the appropriate ratio in accordance with the skill regarding the input operation of the second player.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the computer-readable recording medium according to the seventh aspect, wherein the skill relating to the input operation of the first or second player is reduced by the first or second player over a predetermined period. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of determining based on an evaluation result of an input operation of two players is further recorded.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the computer-readable recording medium according to the seventh aspect, wherein a skill relating to an input operation of the first or second player is changed by the first or second player. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of determining each input operation and a process of setting the appropriate ratio for each input operation of the second player is further recorded.

The invention according to claim 10 is the same as the invention according to claim 7.
10. The computer-readable recording medium according to any one of claims 9 to 9, wherein the processing of changing the appropriate ratio is performed when a skill related to an input operation of the second player has not reached a predetermined level. The ratio of the sound of the second part generated based on the input operation of the second player is set to 0.
%.

The invention according to claim 11 is the same as the claim 7.
11. The computer-readable recording medium according to any one of claims 10 to 10, wherein the processing of synthesizing the sound of the second part at an appropriate ratio includes processing of generating a sound of the second part by an automatic performance; A process of generating a sound of the second part generated based on the input operation of the second player, and a process of setting the volume ratio of the two types of sounds of the second part to the appropriate ratio. Features.

The invention according to claim 12 is the first invention.
The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the data regarding the input operation of the second player is:
A program for causing a computer to execute a process of setting the volume ratio of the sound of the second part in the automatic performance to 100% when the state of not being transmitted from the other game device continues for a predetermined period is further recorded. .

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.
1 shows a perspective view of two game devices used in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Hereinafter, when it is necessary to distinguish the two game devices shown in FIG. 1, the device shown on the right side in the figure is called “housing A”, and the device shown on the left side is called “housing B”. . The housing A and the housing B are both arcade devices installed in a game center or the like. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the form of the game apparatus is an arcade apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the form of the game apparatus may be a home game apparatus.

The housing A and the housing B are provided so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication line 11. The housing A and the housing B have the same configuration, and include a display 12 and a speaker 14 for outputting images and sounds, a drum part input unit 16 and a guitar part to be operated by a player. Input unit 18 and the like.

A plurality of drum unit input units 16 (three in FIG. 1) each corresponding to a sound having a different pitch.
The input unit 20 is provided. The player can perform an input operation of the drum part by hitting the input unit 20 with, for example, a stick or the like. The input unit 18 for a guitar part has an input operation unit 22 at the center of the main body and a plurality of input buttons 24 at its neck. The player can perform an input operation on the guitar part by picking the input operation unit 22 while pressing an appropriate input button 24.

In the housings A and B, the first player (1P) in charge of the guitar part or the second player (2P) in charge of the drum part can enjoy the music game alone. Hereinafter, this mode is referred to as “1P mode”. In case A and case B, 1P and 2P
Can share the same housing (game device) and enjoy a music game together. Hereinafter, this mode is referred to as “2P mode”. Furthermore, in the housing A and the housing B, 1P playing on one housing and 2P playing on the other housing can enjoy a music game together via the communication line 11. Hereinafter, this mode is referred to as “communication play mode”.

Next, the internal structure of the housing A will be described with reference to FIG. Since the internal structure of the housing B is the same as that of the housing A, only the internal structure of the housing A will be described here. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal structure of the housing A. As shown in FIG. 2, the housing A includes a CPU (Central Pr
Ocessing Unit) 26. In the CPU 26,
ROM (Read Only Memory) 3 via bus line 28
0 and a random access memory (RAM) 32 are connected. The ROM 30 stores data necessary for processing such as initialization of the game device. Also, RAM
32 stores a computer program executed by the CPU 26, data necessary for executing the program, and the like.

The bus line 28 is connected to a VRAM 34 (Video RAM) used as an image memory. The data stored in the VRAM 34 is
6 is converted to image data by the display 1
2. The display 12 includes an image control unit 36
Of the image data supplied from is displayed on the player. The VRAM 34 includes the display 12
The capacity for storing one screen of data displayed on the screen is secured.

The bus line 28 is also connected to a voice synthesizing unit 38 for synthesizing voice generated as the game progresses. The speaker 14 is connected to the voice synthesis unit 38. The speaker 14 outputs the sound synthesized by the voice synthesizer 38 to the outside of the housing A in accordance with the progress of the game.

A communication unit 40, an input / output control unit 42, and an input control unit 44 are further connected to the bus line 28. The communication unit 40 is a unit for enabling communication between the housing A and another game device. The input / output control unit 30 is a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read)
Recording medium 46 such as Only memory) or hard disk
This is a device for reading necessary data from the storage medium and writing necessary data to such a recording medium 46. The recording medium 40 stores programs and data necessary for executing the game. These programs and data are loaded into the RAM 32 via the bus line 28. The CPU 26 advances the game by executing the program loaded in the RAM 32.

The input unit 44 for the drum part and the input unit 18 for the guitar part described above are connected to the input control unit 44. The housing A includes an input control unit 44
By receiving signals from these input units via the CPU, the content of the input operation by the player and the timing of the input operation are detected.

Next, the contents of the game realized by the game apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the display 12 by the game device of the present embodiment, that is, the housing A and the housing B. The game screen 50 shown in FIG. 3 shows a display related to the first player (1P) and a display related to the second player (2P). The display related to each player includes a character 52 operating in accordance with the music, a judgment display 54 indicating the skill of the input operation by the player, a physical strength gauge 56 indicating the physical strength of the player, and a musical score display 58 corresponding to a plurality of notes. And a timing point (TP) bar 60 that moves from the upper side to the lower side in the screen 50 while overlapping the score display 58.

The housing A and the housing B present a score display 58 to the player when the music game is started. The score display 58 is composed of a plurality of symbols such as △, Δ, or □. These symbols represent different sounds, respectively.
0 or input unit 18 for guitar part
Of the input buttons 24 in a one-to-one correspondence.
Hereinafter, these symbols are referred to as "notes". In the score display 58, the notes are arranged at appropriate intervals in accordance with the rhythm of the music used in the game.

The game apparatus according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which music other than the sound of the part (both of the guitar and the drum or one of them) to which the player is responsible during the execution of the music game, that is, such as vocals and keyboards. The TP bar 60 is moved from the upper part of the screen 50 to the lower part at a predetermined speed while outputting the music composed of the parts as an accompaniment. TP
When the bar 60 reaches the lower end of the movable range, it appears again at the upper end and continues to move in the screen 50 repeatedly.
The notes included in the score display 58 disappear at a predetermined timing after overlapping with the TP bar 60. Thereafter, a new note appears in the portion where the TP bar 60 has passed, and the musical score display 58
Is updated to the new display.

In the present embodiment, the player
It is required that an input operation corresponding to the note be performed at a timing at which the P bar 60 and the note overlap. In response to this request, the casing A and the casing B have a timing at which the position of the TP bar 60 matches the position of the note (hereinafter referred to as a “matching timing”) and a timing at which a correct sound is input by the player. And the deviation (hereinafter, referred to as
The skill of the input operation is determined according to the magnitude of “input deviation”. Furthermore, the housing A and the housing B overlap with the accompaniment,
Outputs guitar sound and drum sound at the timing of input operation by the player.

FIG. 4 shows a specific criterion by which the game device of the present embodiment judges the skill of the player's input operation.
Case A and Case B are 1 inter (equivalent to 1/60 sec)
Is realized as a unit, and when a correct sound input operation by the player and a coincidence timing are detected in the same interchange, and when the input shift is one,
If it is an inter, the input operation of the player is determined to be "Cool" which is the highest evaluation. The player's input timing changes from the 3 inter determined by the Cool judgment to 2
When the input operation is within the range of the interchange, the input operation is determined to be “Good”.

If the input timing of the player is one interleave earlier than the two inters for which the Good determination is made (the two inters on the earlier side), the input operation is determined to be "Fast". On the other hand, if the input timing of the player is one interleave later than the two inters for which the Good determination is made (the two inters on the slower side), the input operation is determined to be “Slow”. Then, if the input deviation of the player is even larger, “Bad” is determined for the input operation.

The contents of the above judgment are displayed on the screen 50 as the judgment result 54, and are reflected on the player's total score and the value of the physical strength gauge 56. The total score is a score accumulated according to a predetermined rule while the music game is continued. On the other hand, the physical strength gauge is a gauge that increases or decreases in units of one song. In the present embodiment, the value is used so that when the physical strength gauge becomes “0” in the middle of the music, the game ends at that point (GameOver).

Next, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the characteristic portion of the game device of the present embodiment will be described. In the system of the present embodiment, the player of the housing A and the player of the housing B can enjoy a music game together in the communication play mode while being away from each other. In the communication play mode, the housing A and the housing B each proceed with the music game while maintaining a synchronized state, and data of an input operation by the player between the two housings, that is, data input by the player. Communication for exchanging data (hereinafter, referred to as “input operation data”) relating to the type of sound and the timing of its input is performed. Then, the housing A and the housing B respectively synthesize and output the sound of the part in charge of the player of the other housing based on the input operation data transmitted from the other housing.

Hereinafter, the contents of the processing executed in the housing A will be described by taking as an example a case where the player (1P) in the housing A is in charge of the guitar and the player (2P) in the housing B is in charge of the drum. . FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing the contents of the processing executed by the housing A under the above situation. In FIG. 5, “CPU output” means an audio output that is output by a command from the CPU irrespective of the player's input operation. Further, “A output” and “B output” respectively correspond to an audio output output according to an input operation of a player (here, 1P) of the housing A and an input operation of a player (here, 2P) of the housing B. It means the audio output that is output.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the communication play mode is performed in the above situation, the housing A includes an accompaniment portion excluding the guitar part assigned to 1P and the drum part assigned to 2P, that is, vocals and keyboards. Such as CP
Output according to U's command. Further, the housing A outputs the guitar part assigned to the 1P (the player of the housing A) as an A output, that is, as a sound output according to the 1P input operation. For the drum part handled by the player (2P) of the housing B, the B output and the CPU output are combined at an “appropriate ratio” and output.

In the present embodiment, the above-mentioned “appropriate ratio” is determined by the skill of the player (2P) of the housing B. More specifically, the casing A increases the ratio of the B output to the drum part as the skill of 2P is higher, while
The lower the skill, the lower the ratio of B output. in this case,
The drum sound output from the housing A is mainly the B output when the skill of 2P is high, and is mainly the CPU output when the skill of 2P is low. Therefore, no matter what level the player (2P) in the housing B is, the drum sound assigned to the player 2P does not disturb the player (1P) in the housing A.

Next, a processing method used by the housing A and the housing B during execution of the communication play mode will be specifically described.
Note that these processing methods are realized when the CPU 26 provided in the housing A or the housing B executes a program recorded in the recording medium 40. That is, in the present embodiment, a program necessary for realizing the following processing method on a computer is recorded on the recording medium 40 incorporated in the housing A or the housing B.

Processing method 1. As described above, the housing A and the housing B judge the skill of the input operation of the player during the execution of the music game and evaluate Cool, Good, and the like.
During the execution of the communication play mode, each casing determines the skill of each player based on the evaluation result over a predetermined period. For example, in the above-described example situation, the skill of 1P is determined by the case A, and the case B is determined.
Determines the skill of 2P.

Data representing the skill of the player (hereinafter referred to as "skill data") is transmitted from one housing to the other housing together with the input operation data of the player. Based on the received skill data, the housing that received those data sets the volume of the A output or B output,
Determines the ratio to the output volume. In the example situation described above, for example, the housing A determines the ratio between the volume of the B output and the volume of the CPU output based on the skill data regarding 2P transmitted from the housing B.

According to the above processing method, in case A, the volume of the output B increases as the skill of the player (2P) in the case B increases, and the volume of the CPU output decreases as the skill of the player 2P decreases. Can be bigger. Therefore, according to such a processing method, it is possible to effectively achieve the intended purpose of preventing the drum sound of 2P transmitted by communication from becoming a noise for the player (1P) of the housing A. Can be.

In the above-described processing method 1, the skill data of the player is transmitted together with the input operation data of the player from one housing to the other housing. However, the skill data of the player is not necessarily transmitted. There is no need to judge by the transmitting side housing. That is, only the input operation data of the player may be communicated between the housings, and the receiving housing may determine the skill of the player playing on the transmitting housing based on the input operation data.

In the description of the processing method 1 described above, the output (A output or B output) reflecting the input operation of the player is described.
Although the upper and lower limits of the ratio between the output and the CPU output are not mentioned, they may be defined as follows. If the skill of the player on the data transmission side has not reached the predetermined level, the output reflecting the input operation of the player is cut off in the housing on the data reception side, and the CPU output is set to 100%. According to the above rule, when the skill of the player on the data transmitting side is extremely low, it is possible to completely prevent the adverse effect of the communication play mode on the player on the data receiving side. When the skill of the player on the data transmitting side is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, the ratio of the output reflecting the input operation of the player is fixed to a predetermined ratio other than 0% (for example, 10%) in the housing on the data receiving side. . According to the above rules, even when the skill of the data transmitting player is extremely low, a sound reflecting the input operation of the player is slightly output from the data receiving casing, so that the data receiving The player can always feel the feeling of the communication play mode.

Processing method 2. In the above-described processing method 1, the skill of the player is determined based on the evaluation result of the input operation over a predetermined period, and the output ratio in the housing on the data receiving side is determined based on the result. On the other hand, the processing method 2 is a method in which the skill of the player on the data transmission side is determined for each input operation, and the output ratio in the housing on the data reception side is determined for each sound. is there.

In the processing method 2, an evaluation (Cool, Good, etc.) of each input operation is transmitted together with the player's input operation data from one housing to the other housing.
Based on the content of the received evaluation, the housing that receives those data sets the A output or B corresponding to each input operation.
Determine the output volume. At this time, the volume of the CPU output is
Although it is fixed to a predetermined value determined in advance, since the volume of the A output or the B output changes, as a result, the A output or the B output
The ratio between the volume of the output and the volume of the CPU output can be changed appropriately. The volume of the CPU output may be changed by the same method as the processing method 1 (a method of changing the volume based on the skill of the player determined from the evaluation result over a predetermined period). Further, after the data receiving side housing outputs the sound of the A output or the B output,
When the CPU output corresponding to the sound is issued, the volume of the CPU output may be determined based on the evaluation (Cool, Good, or the like) of the sound.

According to the above processing method, in case A, the higher the skill of the player (2P) in case B, the higher the volume of the individual sound of output B is output, and the lower the skill of 2P. The more the individual sound of the CPU output is output at a larger volume. Therefore, according to such a processing method, it is possible to effectively achieve the intended purpose of preventing the drum sound of 2P transmitted by communication from becoming a noise for the player (1P) of the housing A. Can be.

In the above-described processing method 2, the input operation data of the player and the evaluation relating to the input operation are transmitted from one housing to the other housing. The evaluation of the operation does not necessarily need to be performed on the housing on the transmission side. That is, only the input operation data of the player may be communicated between the housings, and the housing on the receiving side may evaluate the input operation on the transmitting side based on the input operation data.

In the above description of the processing method 2, A
Although there is no mention of the upper or lower limit of the volume ratio between the individual sounds of the output or B output and the individual sounds of the CPU output,
They may be defined as or below. The evaluation of the input operation on the data transmission side is performed at a predetermined level (for example,
If it does not reach Good, the individual sound of the A output or the B output is cut in the casing on the data receiving side, and the sound of the part in charge of the transmitting player is output as 100% CPU output. According to the above rules, when the player on the data transmission side fails to perform an input operation, it is possible to completely prevent the harmfulness of the communication play mode from affecting the player on the data reception side. When the skill of the player on the data transmission side is equal to or lower than a predetermined level (for example, equal to or lower than Bad), the output ratio of the sound of A output or B output is set to a predetermined ratio other than 0% (for example, 10%). ). According to the above rule, even when the data transmitting player fails to perform an input operation, a small amount of sound reflecting the input operation of the player is output from the data receiving side housing. The player on the receiving side can always feel the feeling of the communication play mode.

Embodiment 2 Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game device of the present embodiment has the same hardware configuration as the game device of the first embodiment, and is characterized in that the recording medium 40 includes a program for realizing the following characteristic processing. Have.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining the contents of the characteristic processing executed by the game device of this embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 6A shows an input from the 1P (a player of the housing A) to the housing A (hereinafter referred to as “input”).
This indicates a period during which “A input” is present. FIG.
(B) shows data input from the housing B to the housing A, that is, communication data relating to a 2P input operation (hereinafter, communication data).
(Referred to as “B input”). Further, FIG.
(C) and FIG. 6 (D) show the ratio of the B output to the drum part output from the housing A and the CP, respectively.
Shows the ratio of U output. In this embodiment, for the sake of convenience, it is assumed that the casing A determines the ratio between the B output and the CPU output in the processing method 1 described above.

As shown in FIG. 6, while the B input is present, the housing A progresses the game while appropriately changing the ratio between the B output and the CPU output based on the skill of the player of the housing B. . By the way, in the communication play mode, while the player on the data receiving side continues the music game,
It is conceivable that the player on the data transmission side abandons the game. FIGS. 6A and 6B show an input state in such a case.

In the present embodiment, when the non-input period of the B input continues for a predetermined period, the part of the casing A that the player of the casing B should take charge of is 100% CPU output. That is, the B output ratio is set to 0%, and the part is switched to automatic performance by the CPU. According to the above-described processing, it is possible to effectively prevent the sound of the drum part to be handled by the 2P from being left unduly low in the housing A after the player (2P) in the housing B abandons the game. Can be prevented.

By the way, in the first and second embodiments described above.
In the above, the housing A and the housing B include both the guitar part input unit 18 and the drum part input unit 16, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, communication play may be performed between the housing A that provides only the input unit 18 for the guitar part and the housing B that provides only the input unit 16 for the drum part.

In Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the target of the communication play is limited to the combination of the guitar and the drum. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is the target of the communication play. The combination of parts can be arbitrarily determined. Also, the number of players who can participate in the communication play is not limited to two,
Communication play by three or more players may be enabled.

[0055]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. Claim 1
According to the invention described in the seventh aspect, the ratio in which the input operation of the second player is reflected on the sound of the second part can be changed according to the skill of the second player. For this reason,
According to the present invention, even when the skill of the second player is low, it is possible to prevent the sound of the second part from disturbing the first player.

According to the second or eighth aspect of the present invention, the skill of the second player can be determined based on the evaluation of the input operation over a predetermined period. Therefore, according to the present invention, the true ability of the second player can be reflected in the sound of the second part without being significantly affected by the success or failure of each input operation. In the present invention,
The skill of the second player may be determined by another game device, or may be determined by the game device.

According to the third or ninth aspect, the skill of the second player can be determined for each input operation based on the evaluation of each input operation. Therefore, according to the present invention, the degree of success of each input operation by the second player can be reflected on the sound of the second part. In the present invention, the skill of the second player may be determined by another game device, or may be determined by the game device.

According to the invention described in claim 4 or 10,
When the skill of the second player is extremely low, the sound of the second part can be 100% automatic performance sound in the game device on the data receiving side. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to completely eliminate the adverse effect of the communication play caused by the low skill of the second player.

According to the fifth or eleventh aspect of the present invention,
By changing the ratio between the volume of the second part due to the automatic performance and the volume of the second part reflecting the input operation of the second player, a desired effect can be obtained appropriately.

According to the invention of claim 6 or 12,
If the input operation data of the second player is not transmitted continuously for a predetermined period, it is determined that the second player has abandoned the game, and the sound of the second part can be set to 100% automatic performance. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the output sound of the second part from being kept unduly low when a player of another game device abandons the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of two game devices used in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an example of a game screen used in the game device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing evaluation criteria used in the game device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a characteristic operation of the game device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining a characteristic operation of the game device according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B housing (game device) 12 display 14 speaker 16 input unit for drum part 18 input unit for guitar part 20 input unit 22 input operation unit 24 input button

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A game device for a music game capable of realizing a communication play mode by communicating with another game device, wherein a first player playing on the game device is in charge. Means for generating the sound of the first part based on the input operation of the first player; means for receiving, from the other game device, data relating to the input operation of the second player playing on the other game device; Means for generating a sound of a second part assigned by the second player; and means for automatically playing at least one accompaniment part excluding the first part and the second part. The means for generating includes a second part sound generated by the automatic performance and a second part sound generated based on an input operation of the second player.
A game device comprising: means for combining at an appropriate ratio; and means for changing the appropriate ratio in accordance with the skill of the second player regarding an input operation. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the skill related to the input operation of the second player is determined based on an evaluation result of the input operation of the second player over a predetermined period. 3. The skill related to the input operation of the second player is determined for each input operation of the second player, and the appropriate ratio is set for each input operation of the second player. Item 3. The game device according to Item 1. 4. The means for changing the appropriate ratio comprises:
The ratio of the sound of the second part generated based on the input operation of the second player is set to 0% when the skill related to the input operation of the second player has not reached a predetermined level. Item 4. The game device according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 5. The means for synthesizing the sound of the second part at an appropriate ratio, means for generating a sound of the second part by automatic performance, and a second means for generating the sound of the second part based on an input operation of the second player. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: means for generating a sound of the part; and means for setting a sound volume ratio of the two kinds of sounds of the second part to the appropriate ratio. Game equipment. 6. A volume ratio of the sound of the second part due to the automatic performance when the state in which the data relating to the input operation of the second player is not transmitted from the other game device continues for a predetermined period. The game device according to claim 5, further comprising means. 7. A recording medium storing a program for realizing a game device for a music game capable of realizing a communication play mode on a computer by performing communication with another game device. A process of generating a sound of a first part assigned by a first player played on the game device based on an input operation of the first player; and an input operation of a second player playing on the other game device. A process of receiving data regarding the second part from the other game device, a process of generating a sound of a second part assigned by the second player, and at least one accompaniment part excluding the first part and the second part. A program for causing a computer to execute the process of performing an automatic performance is recorded, and the process of generating the sound of the second part is performed by an automatic performance. A second part sound and a second part sound generated based on the input operation of the second player,
A computer-readable recording medium, comprising: a process of combining at an appropriate ratio; and a process of changing the appropriate ratio in accordance with a skill related to an input operation of the second player. 8. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of determining a skill related to an input operation of the first or second player based on an evaluation result of an input operation of the first or second player over a predetermined period. 8. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, further comprising: 9. A process of determining a skill relating to an input operation of the first or second player for each input operation of the first or second player; and determining the appropriate ratio for each input operation of the second player. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, further comprising a program for causing a computer to execute the setting process. 10. The process of changing the appropriate ratio is performed based on an input operation of the second player when a skill related to an input operation of the second player does not reach a predetermined level. Set the sound ratio of the part to 0
The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the recording medium includes a process of setting a percentage. 11. The process of synthesizing the sound of the second part at an appropriate ratio includes: a process of generating a sound of the second part by automatic performance; and a second process of generating a sound based on an input operation of the second player. 11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: a process of generating a sound of a part; and a process of setting a volume ratio of the two types of sounds of the second part to the appropriate ratio. 12. Computer readable recording medium. 12. When a state in which data relating to an input operation of the second player is not transmitted from the other game device continues for a predetermined period, a volume ratio of the sound of the second part due to the automatic performance is set to 100%. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, further comprising a program for causing a computer to execute the processing.