JP2001246167A - Game device and computer readable recording medium storing program for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for a music game aiming at heating up a fight between two players with a skill difference and playing in a 2P mode. SOLUTION: A score 58 matching a music is displayed and player's input operation is required correspondingly to the timing when a TP bar 60 overlaps on a musical note. Points are counted correspondingly to the timing of player's input operation. Points of two players are separately counted and the difference between two players points is calculated. A difficulty difference between two players given in a game is determined based on the difference of points. The difficulty of the game for at least one player is changed so that the difficulty difference is canceled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium storing a game program, and more particularly to a game apparatus for a music game and a recording medium storing a music game program. .

[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 in synchronization with music, and the skill is competed. In general, such a music game is provided with a mode (2P mode) for two players to enjoy the game in a battle format in addition to a mode for two players to enjoy the game alone (1P mode). .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Two players are 2
When enjoying a music game in the P mode, the ability of one player may be significantly different from the ability of the other player. In a conventional music game, in this case, 2
The difference between the abilities of the people was directly reflected in the score difference between the two, and the match between the two did not get heated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and is a music game that can excite a player between two players having different skills in a 2P mode. It is a first object to provide a game device for use. 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.

[0005]

In order to achieve the first object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a music score is displayed in accordance with music, and the score is counted according to the timing of an input operation by a player. A game device for a game, comprising: means for separately counting the scores of two players;
Means for calculating the score difference between the two players, and a difficulty difference to be given to the game difficulty for the two players based on the score difference, so that the difficulty difference is realized, or Means for changing the game difficulty level for at least one player so as to reduce the score difference.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising: means for obtaining a skill level of each of the two players, and wherein the means for changing a game difficulty level comprises: According to the skill level of the two players, a ratio of a change width to be caused to the game difficulty level of the high score side player and a change width to be caused to the game difficulty level of the low score side player is determined. I do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the second aspect, the means for changing the game difficulty is provided when the level of the two players is a predetermined high level. Changes the game difficulty of the high scoring player primarily to increase the difficulty, and
When the level of the two players is a predetermined low level, the game difficulty level of the low score side player is mainly changed so as to decrease the level.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device for a music game, wherein a score is displayed in time with music and a score is counted in accordance with a timing of an input operation by a player. Means for counting a standard score that a standard player would obtain, means for calculating a score difference between the player and the standard player, and game difficulty for the player based on the score difference. Means for determining a change width to be generated at any one time, and changing the game difficulty level for the player so as to reduce the score difference with the change width.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the means for counting a player's score, the means for calculating the score difference, and a game difficulty are changed. The means is provided for each of the two players.

The invention according to claim 6 is the game device according to claim 4, wherein the means for the player to specify his or her own skill level and the game device according to the skill level specified by the player. Means for setting a skill level of a standard player.

The invention according to claim 7 is the game device according to claim 6, wherein the means for designating a skill level, the means for setting a skill level of a standard player, and a player The means for counting the score, the means for calculating the score difference, and the means for changing the game difficulty are provided for each of the two players and count the standard score. The means is characterized in that the standard score of each level is counted so that all the standard players with different skill levels get the same score.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein a plurality of scores of different degrees of difficulty are recorded for a single music. The means for changing the game difficulty includes means for changing a score used during a game among the plurality of scores.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein a means for increasing or decreasing a physical strength gauge according to skill of an input operation by a player; Means for ending the game when the gauge is less than a predetermined value; and means for recording a plurality of rules with different eases of increasing and decreasing the gauge value as the physical strength gauge increasing and decreasing rule. The means for changing is characterized by including means for changing a physical strength gauge increase / decrease rule used during the game among the plurality of rules.

The invention according to claim 10 is the first invention.
10. The game device according to any one of claims 9 to 9, wherein a means for detecting a difference between a timing of an input operation of a player and an optimal timing in the game, and a predetermined criterion based on the difference in the timing. Means for judging the skill of the input operation, and means for recording a plurality of criteria having different determination severities as the predetermined criteria, wherein the means for changing the game difficulty level is determined during the game. And means for changing a criterion used in the plurality of criteria.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the second object, a computer implements a music game in which a score is displayed in time with music and a score is counted according to a timing of an input operation by a player. Medium for recording a score for two players, a process for calculating a score difference between two players, and a process for calculating a score difference between two players. Determine the difficulty level that should be given to the game difficulty level for the player, so that the difficulty level is realized, and
A program for causing a computer to execute a process of changing a game difficulty level for at least one player so as to reduce the score difference is recorded.

The invention according to claim 12 is the first invention.
2. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the program for causing a computer to determine a skill level of each of the two players is recorded, and the program for changing a game difficulty is the computer-readable recording medium. A program for causing a computer to determine a ratio of a change width to be caused to a game difficulty of a high score side player to a change width to be caused to a game difficulty level of a low score side player according to a person's skill level. It is characterized by including.

The invention according to claim 13 is the first invention.
3. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the program for changing a game difficulty level causes the computer to mainly change the game difficulty level when the level of the two players is a predetermined high level. The game difficulty of the player is changed so as to increase the degree thereof, and when the two players are at a predetermined low level, the computer mainly sets the game difficulty of the low score side player to: It is characterized by including a program for changing the degree so as to reduce the degree.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to display a musical score in time with music and to count a score in accordance with a timing of an input operation by a player. Wherein a process of counting player scores, a process of counting standard scores that a standard player would obtain,
A process of calculating a score difference between the player and the standard player, and based on the score difference, determines a change width to be caused in the game difficulty level for the player,
A program for causing a computer to execute a process of changing the game difficulty level for the player so as to reduce the score difference with the change width is recorded.

The invention according to claim 15 is the first invention.
5. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 4, wherein the processing for counting the score of the player, the processing for calculating the score difference, and the processing for changing the game difficulty are performed by two players, respectively. In addition, a program for causing a computer to execute the program is further recorded.

[0020] Further, the invention according to claim 16 is based on claim 1.
5. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 4, wherein the player specifies his / her skill level, and the standard player's skill level is set according to the skill level specified by the player. And a program for causing a computer to execute the above.

Further, the invention according to claim 17 is based on claim 1.
6. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the processing for specifying a skill level, the processing for setting a standard player skill level, the processing for counting player scores, and The process of calculating the point difference, and the process of changing the game difficulty,
A program to be executed by a computer corresponding to each of the two players is further recorded.

The invention according to claim 18 is the first invention.
18. The computer-readable recording medium according to any one of 1 to 17, further comprising: recording data of a plurality of scores of different difficulty levels corresponding to a single music, and changing a game difficulty level. Is characterized by including a program for causing a computer to change a score used during a game in the plurality of scores.

The invention according to claim 19 is the first invention.
19. The computer-readable recording medium according to any one of 1 to 18, wherein a game for increasing or decreasing a physical strength gauge according to skill of an input operation of a player and a game when the physical strength gauge is less than a predetermined value. Processing to end,
And a program for causing the computer to execute the program, and data of a plurality of increase / decrease rules for increasing / decreasing the physical strength gauge with different tendencies, and the program for changing the game difficulty is used during the game. It is characterized by including a program for causing a computer to change the physical strength gauge increase / decrease rule among the plurality of increase / decrease rules.

The invention according to claim 20 is the first invention.
20. The computer-readable recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein a process of detecting a difference between a timing of an input operation of a player and an optimal timing in a game; According to a predetermined criterion, a process for determining the skill of the input operation, and a program for causing a computer to execute, data of a plurality of criterion with different strictness of the determination,
The program for changing the game difficulty level further includes a program for causing a computer to change a criterion used during the game among the plurality of criterions. I do.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, a game device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of the game device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a game device main body. The game apparatus main body 10 is provided with a cover 11 for covering a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, an open button 12 and a power button 13.

The power button 13 is a button for controlling the supply and cutoff of power to the game apparatus main body 10. The release button 12 is a button for opening the lid 11. A recording medium such as a CD-ROM has an open button 1
When the lid 2 is pushed down and the lid 11 is opened, the lid 11 is detachable, and when the lid 11 is pushed and closed in a state where the lid 11 is mounted in the game apparatus main body 10, a operable predetermined state is established.

The output cable 1 is connected to the game device body 10.
4, a television receiver 15 is connected. A display 1 for displaying images is provided on the television receiver 15.
6 and a speaker 17 for outputting a sound.

The game apparatus body 10 is also provided with one or more (four in this embodiment) input cable connection terminals 18. FIG. 1 shows their connection terminals 1
8 and the controller 2 via the input cable 19.
0 indicates a connected state. The controller 20 includes a cross-shaped direction key 21 and various function buttons 22 to 25. The player can execute a desired input operation on the game device by operating the direction keys 21 and the function buttons 22 to 25.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the game device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, elements incorporated or stored in the game apparatus main body 10 are drawn by solid-line blocks. Elements arranged outside the game apparatus body 10, that is, the display 16, the speaker 17, and the controller 20 are depicted by broken-line blocks.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game device according to the present embodiment has a central processing unit 30 (CPU: Central Pr
ocessing Unit). The CPU 30 is provided with a read-only storage device 32 (RO
M: Read Only Memory) and a readable / writable storage device 33 (RAM: Random Access Memory) are connected. The ROM 32 stores data necessary for processing such as initialization of the game device. The RAM 33 stores a computer program executed by the CPU 30 and data necessary for executing the program.

The bus line 31 is connected to a storage device VRAM 34 (Video RAM) used as an image memory. The VRAM 34 has a sufficient capacity to store data for one screen displayed on the display 16. The data stored in the VRAM 34 is supplied to the display 16 after being converted into image data by the image control unit 35. The display 16 displays an image according to the image data supplied from the image control unit 35.

The voice synthesizer 3 is connected to the bus line 31.
7 is connected. The voice synthesizer 37 includes a speaker 1
7 is connected. The voice generated along with the execution of the program during the progress of the game is synthesized by the voice synthesizing unit 37 and then output from the speaker 17 to the outside of the device.

The game device further includes an input / output control unit 39 connected to the bus line 31. The input / output control unit 39 includes a CD-ROM 40 (Compact Disc-Read On).
ly memory) or floppy (registered trademark) disk 41
A computer-readable recording medium such as (FD) is mounted. The CD-ROM 40 and the FD 41 store programs and data necessary for executing a game described later. These programs and data are stored in the bus line 31
Through the RAM 33. The CPU 30 uses R
The game is advanced by executing the program loaded in AM33.

The game device further includes an input control unit 42 connected to the bus line 31. Input control unit 42
Is connected to the controller 20 described above. The game device controls the controller 20 via the input control unit 42.
The player reads the operation content of the player according to the input signal supplied from the player.

Although the game device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a game device for home use, the application of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention may be applied to an arcade game device installed in a game center or the like.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the basic contents of a music game realized by the game device 10 will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the display 16 of the game device 10. 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 above to below in the screen 50 while overlapping the musical score display 58.

When the music game is started, the game device 10 presents a score display 58 to each player. The score display 58 is composed of a plurality of symbols such as △, Δ, or □. Each of these symbols represents a different sound, and the button 21 on the controller 20
２５25 and one-to-one. 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.

During the execution of the music game, the TP bar 60 moves on the screen 50 from above to below at a predetermined speed. 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.

The music game of the present embodiment requires the player to operate the button corresponding to the note at the timing when the TP bar 60 and the note overlap. In response to this request, the game device 10 sets the TP bar 6
The timing at which the position of 0 matches the position of the note
Detects the difference between the “match timing”) and the timing at which the appropriate button was operated by the player, and judges the skill of the input operation according to the size of the difference (hereinafter referred to as “input difference”) I do.

FIG. 4 shows a specific criterion by which the game apparatus 10 determines the skill of the player's input operation. The game device 10 has one inter (1/1 /)
If the input deviation falls within 3 inters before and after the coincidence timing with 1 unit being equivalent to 60 seconds, the operation of the player is determined to be the highest evaluation "Cool". Cool
If the input deviation falls within the range of two interchanges before and after 3 interchanges, the operation is determined to be “Good”. In addition, when the input operation is earlier than the Good 2 inter, the determination is “Fast” if the deviation is within 1 Inter, and “Bad” if the deviation is larger than 1 Inter. On the other hand, Good
If the input operation is slower than 2
If it is within the inter, it is determined as "Slow", and if it is larger than one inter, it is determined as "Bad".

The content of the above judgment is displayed on the screen 50 as the judgment result 54, and is reflected in 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 to FIG. 7, the characteristic parts of the game apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG.
Indicates three of a plurality of types of musical scores stored in the game device 10 of the present embodiment in association with a single song. Specifically, FIG. 5 (A) shows a part of a musical score with high difficulty,
FIG. 5B shows a part of a music score having a normal difficulty level, and FIG.
(C) shows a part of a musical score with low difficulty. Game device 1
A value of 0 can change the difficulty of the game corresponding to a single tune according to which of these scores is used.

FIG. 6 shows a part of a plurality of settings stored in the game apparatus 10 of the present embodiment as rules for increasing and decreasing the physical strength gauge. In these settings, the increase / decrease value of the physical strength gauge is determined for each of the determination contents such as Cool and Good. In FIG. 6, level n is set to level n + 1.
This is a setting in which it is difficult to increase the physical strength gauge and easy to decrease the physical strength gauge as compared with the setting of. Therefore, setting of level n is more likely to cause Game Over than setting of level n + 1,
That is, it is a difficult setting. The game device 10 stores a setting that is more difficult than the setting of the level n and a setting that is lower in difficulty than the setting of the level n + 1. The game device 10 can change the difficulty level of the game corresponding to a single tune according to which of these settings is used.

As described above, the game device 40 determines the skill of the input operation based on the difference between the timing of the input operation by the player and the coincidence timing. Therefore, the game difficulty level increases as the criterion becomes stricter, and decreases as the criterion becomes looser. For this reason, the game device 10 of the present embodiment can also change the game difficulty level by increasing or decreasing the number of inters determined to be “Cool” or “Good”.

In the game apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, when the 2P mode, that is, a mode in which two players enjoy a music game at the same time, is selected, the game difficulty levels for both are changed separately. be able to. The game device 10 can create a situation as if both abilities are connected by a rubber band by appropriately changing the difficulty level for the two in accordance with the difference between the abilities.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of a series of processes executed by the game device 10 of the present embodiment to realize the above functions. The processing of the routine shown in FIG. 7 is realized by the game apparatus 10 performing processing according to a program recorded on a recording medium such as the CD-ROM 40. This routine is started immediately after the music game in the 2P mode is started, and thereafter is repeatedly executed while the music game is continued.

In step 100, the score difference between the two players is calculated. In step 102, rubber band coefficients for each of 1P and 2P are calculated based on the score difference. In step 104, the difficulty level of the game for each of 1P and 2P is changed based on the rubber band coefficient. More specifically, the difficulty level of the score, the increase / decrease standard of the physical strength gauge, or the criterion for the input operation (the number of inters for each evaluation) are changed.

In this embodiment, the above step 102
The greater the score difference between the two players, the greater the difficulty for the player with the higher score, and
The rubber band coefficients for the two players are calculated so that the difficulty for the player with a low score is low. That is, in the present embodiment, the difference between the scores of the two players is determined by an appropriate ratio between the variable for increasing the game difficulty of the player with the higher score and the variable for decreasing the game difficulty of the player with the lower score. (Eg 1: 1)
It is allocated and used.

According to the above-described processing, when the abilities of the two players are balanced, the game difficulty levels of the two players are the same, and a heated battle is realized by the abilities of the two players. If the abilities of the two players are far from each other, the game difficulty level for the two players is changed so that the difference in the abilities is offset. Therefore, regardless of the difference in ability of the players, an intense battle can be realized in this case as well. As described above, the game device 10 of the present embodiment
According to the above, even when a match is made between players having a large difference in ability, an intense match can be provided to both players.

By the way, in the first embodiment described above, 2
The difference between the scores of two players is allocated to the two players and used, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, only the game difficulty level for one player may be changed according to the score difference between the two players. In this case, the processing in step 102 may be omitted, and the difficulty level of the score or the reference for increasing or decreasing the physical strength gauge may be directly changed based on the difference between the scores.

Embodiment 2 Next, a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game device 10 according to the first embodiment changes the difficulty of the game based only on the score difference between the two players. in this case,
The difficulty level of the game may be reduced in spite of the fact that the two players are in a high level battle, or the difficulty level of the game may be increased in spite of the fact that the skills of the two players are not both high. In order to avoid such inconvenience, the game device of the present embodiment, together with the score difference between the two players,
Focus on both levels and change the difficulty of the game.

The game device of the present embodiment is realized by causing a game device having the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to execute a routine shown in FIG. More specifically, this is realized by recording a program for executing the routine shown in FIG. 8 on a recording medium such as the CD-ROM 40. The routine shown in FIG. 8 is started immediately after the music game in the 2P mode is started,
Thereafter, the music game is repeatedly executed during the continuation of the music game.

In step 106, the score difference between the two players is calculated. In step 108, 1P, 2P
Each level, that is, the skill of the game is determined. The above determination can be made, for example, based on the score obtained by each player during a predetermined period.

In step 110, it is determined whether or not the average of the two levels is the standard level. As a result, if it is determined that the level is the standard level, the process of step 112 is performed next. On the other hand, when it is determined that the level is not the standard level, that is, the level is higher or lower than the standard, the process of step 114 is executed next.

In step 112, rubber band coefficients for each of 1P and 2P are calculated based on the score difference between the two players. In this step, similarly to the case of step 102 in the first embodiment, the score difference is allocated to both at an appropriate ratio (for example, 1: 1) and used. That is, the rubber band coefficient is calculated such that the game difficulty of the high score player increases and the game difficulty of the low score player decreases.

According to the above-described processing, it is possible to provide an always intense battle to two players while changing the difficulty level of the game for each player to an appropriate level according to each skill. . In addition, it is not necessary to always change the game difficulty for each of the high score players and the low score players at a fixed ratio,
The ratio may be appropriately changed according to the levels of the two.

In step 114, it is determined whether or not the average of the two people's levels is higher than the standard level. As a result, if it is determined that the level is high, the process of step 116 is executed next. On the other hand, if it is determined that the level is not the high level, that is, the level is lower than the standard, the process of step 118 is executed next.

In step 116, rubber band coefficients for each of 1P and 2P are calculated based on the score difference between the two players so that the game difficulty of the high score player is increased. According to the above processing, by increasing the difficulty level of the game, it is possible to intensify the battle between the two players while requesting high skill from two high-level players. In addition, the change of the game difficulty,
It is only necessary to change the difficulty level of the high score player side, and the change of the difficulty level of the low score player side may be supplementarily used.

In step 118, rubber band coefficients for each of 1P and 2P are calculated based on the score difference between the two players so that the game difficulty of the low score player is reduced. According to the above processing, by lowering the difficulty level of the game, it is possible to provide a relatively easy game to two low-level players and to intensify the battle between the two players. The change in the game difficulty may be mainly a change in the difficulty on the low score player side, and may be combined with the change in the difficulty on the high score player side.

When the processing in step 112, 116, or 118 is completed, the processing in step 120 is executed. In step 120, the difficulty of the game for each of 1P and 2P is changed based on the rubber band coefficient. More specifically, the difficulty level of the score and the increase / decrease standard of the physical strength gauge for both are changed.

As described above, according to the game device of the present embodiment, the correction for balancing the score difference, that is, the correction relating to the game difficulty is appropriately and rationally performed according to the ability of the two players. be able to. For this reason, according to the game device of the present embodiment, while always providing the two players with a game of an appropriate level according to their skill, regardless of the difference in ability between the two players, a constantly heated competition Can be provided.

Embodiment 3 Next, a game device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game device of the present embodiment is realized by causing the game device having the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to execute the routine shown in FIG. More specifically, the CD-ROM 4
This is realized by recording a program for executing the routine shown in FIG. 9 on a recording medium such as 0.

The routine shown in FIG. 9 is a routine performed for the player on the 1P side, and is started immediately after the music game is started in the 1P mode or the 2P mode, and thereafter, the music game is continued. It is executed repeatedly throughout the life. On a recording medium such as the CD-ROM 40, a program for executing the routine shown in FIG. 9 for a player on the 2P side is also recorded. When the 2P mode is selected, the game device of the present embodiment executes the routine shown in FIG. 9 for each of the two players.

In step 122, the difference between the score of the 1P player and the standard score assumed by the game device is calculated. The standard score is a score that a player having a standard skill (hereinafter, referred to as a “standard player”) will obtain, and the value is calculated by the game device according to a predetermined rule. Note that the standard score may be stored in the game device in advance.

In step 124, a rubber band coefficient is calculated for the player on the 1P side. Step 12
In 6, the game difficulty level for the 1P player is
It is changed based on the rubber band coefficient.

In the present embodiment, the rubber band coefficient is calculated so that the ability of the player on the 1P side and the ability of the standard player are offset. Therefore, if the skill of the 1P-side player is superior to the standard level, the game difficulty level increases, while if the skill level is lower than the standard level, the game difficulty level decreases.

According to the above processing, when the music game is executed in the 1P mode, the difficulty of the game can be set to an appropriate level according to the skill of the player. Therefore, the player can always enjoy the game with the optimal difficulty level regardless of his level. Further, when the music game is executed in the 2P mode, the above-described effect can be provided to both of the two players, and the effect of intensifying the match between the two players can be realized. .

By the way, in the third embodiment described above, 2
When the P mode is selected, a situation is formed in which each player is tied to a standard player with a rubber band, thereby intensifying the match between the two players. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Not something. That is, in addition to the above processing, the first embodiment
Alternatively, by executing the two processes together, a situation in which two players are connected by a rubber band may be formed together.
In this case, the difference between the two points has a greater effect on the game difficulty, and the match between the two can be further heated.

Embodiment 4 Next, a game device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the game device according to the third embodiment, two players are always compared with the same standard player. The game device according to the present embodiment is different from the device according to the third embodiment in that two players are compared with a player at a level designated by each player.

The game device of the present embodiment is realized by causing the game device having the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to execute the routine shown in FIG. More specifically, this is realized by recording a program for executing the routine shown in FIG. 10 on a recording medium such as the CD-ROM 40.

The routine shown in FIG. 10 is a routine performed for the player on the 1P side, similarly to the routine shown in FIG. Recording media such as the CD-ROM 40 include:
A program for executing the routine shown in FIG. 10 for the player on the 2P side is also recorded. When the 2P mode is selected, the game device of the present embodiment executes the routine shown in FIG. 10 for each of the two players.

At step 128, the level of the player selected by the player on the 1P side is confirmed.
In step 130, the level of the standard player to be compared with the player and the standard of game difficulty to be provided to the player are set according to the selected level. Specifically, if a player chooses an advanced level,
The level of the standard player is set to the advanced level, and the standard of the game difficulty level is set to a relatively high level. On the other hand, when the player selects the elementary level, the level of the standard player is set to the elementary level, and the standard of the game difficulty level is set to a relatively low level.

In step 132, the difference between the score of the player on the 1P side and the score of the standard player set as described above (the score that the standard player will acquire) is calculated. In step 134, a rubber band coefficient is calculated for the player on the 1P side. Step 136
Then, the game difficulty level for the 1P-side player is changed based on the rubber band coefficient.

At step 138, it is determined whether or not the end condition of the music game has been satisfied. As a result, if it is determined that the termination condition has not been satisfied, the process of step 132 is executed again. On the other hand, if it is determined that the termination condition has been satisfied, the current routine is terminated.

In the present embodiment, the rubber band coefficient is calculated so that the ability of the player on the 1P side and the ability of the standard player are offset. Therefore, if the skill of the player on the 1P side is superior to the standard level selected by the player, the game difficulty level increases. On the other hand, if the skill level is lower than the standard level, the game difficulty level decreases.

According to the above processing, when the music game is executed in the 1P mode, the difficulty level of the game can be set to an appropriate level based on the difficulty level designated by the player. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game with the optimal difficulty level according to his level.

In the game device of this embodiment, when a music game is executed in the 2P mode, the standard players of all levels count points so that the same points are obtained. For example, if an advanced level is selected by 1P and an elementary level is selected by 2P, 1P
Are counted so that the standard player compared to the standard player and the standard player compared to the 2P obtain the same score. Therefore, according to the game device of the present embodiment,
Even if the two players choose different levels,
As a result, both scores can be balanced. As described above, according to the game device of the present embodiment, when the 2P mode is selected, the same effect as when the 1P mode is selected is provided for each of the two players, It can intensify human competition.

By the way, in the above-described fourth embodiment, 2
When the P mode is selected, a situation is created in which each player is tied to a standard player with a rubber band, thereby intensifying the match between the two players. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Not something. That is, in addition to the above processing, the first embodiment
Alternatively, by executing the two processes together, a situation in which two players are connected by a rubber band may be formed together.
In this case, the difference between the two points has a greater effect on the game difficulty, and the match between the two can be further heated.

Further, in Embodiments 3 and 4 described above, the two players are compared with the standard players, respectively, so that the battle between them is heated. However, even if the number of players is three or more, Good. In this case, by executing the processing shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10 for all the players, the battle of all the players can be heated.

In the first to fourth embodiments,
The game difficulty level is changed based on the score difference between two players or the score difference between the player and the standard player, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, instead of the score difference or in addition to the score difference, the difference in the physical strength gauge may be used as the basis of the game difficulty level.

In the first to fourth embodiments described above,
Although the battle between the players is performed on the same game device, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, a plurality of game devices may be connected by a communication line, and a battle between a plurality of players playing on different game devices may be realized via communication.

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Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the first or eleventh aspect of the present invention, the game difficulty level for each player is changed according to the score difference between the two players so that the score difference disappears. For this reason, according to the present invention, even when the difference in ability between the two players is distant, the score of both players can be balanced to excite the battle.

According to the second or twelfth aspect of the present invention, the game difficulty for the player with the higher score and the game difficulty for the player with the lower score are determined according to the skill level of the two players. Both can be changed appropriately. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to intensify the battle while providing a game difficulty level according to the ability of the player.

According to the third or thirteenth aspect of the present invention, when two players are competing at a high level, by increasing the game difficulty of the player with the higher score, the two players are balanced. In the case where two players are fighting at a low level, it is possible to balance the two by lowering the game difficulty of the player with the lower score. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to intensify the battle while providing a game difficulty level according to the ability of the player.

According to the invention described in claim 4 or 14, the difficulty of the game can be changed by comparing the player with a standard player. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a player with a game difficulty level that matches his / her ability.

According to the fifth or fifteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide each of the two players with a game difficulty level corresponding to their ability, and to indirectly score the two players. The game difficulty can be adjusted so that the differences are balanced. Therefore, according to the present invention, the battle between the two players can be heated regardless of the ability difference between the two players.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 6 or 16, the player can select a level according to his / her ability, and determine the game difficulty level for the player by comparing the level with the standard player. . Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an appropriate game difficulty level to each player.

According to the seventh or 17th aspect of the present invention, it is possible to balance the scores of the two players while allowing each of the two players to select a level according to their own abilities. Therefore, according to the present invention, while providing appropriate game difficulty to individual players,
You can excite the competition between two players.

According to the eighth or eighteenth aspect of the present invention, a game with an appropriate difficulty level is selected from a plurality of scores prepared for a single music (song) and the game is advanced. be able to. In this case, by changing the score, the game difficulty level can be easily changed.

According to the ninth or nineteenth aspect of the present invention, the ease with which the game is forcibly ended can be changed by appropriately changing the increase / decrease rule of the physical strength gauge. Therefore, according to the present invention, the game difficulty level can be easily changed by changing the physical strength gauge increase / decrease rule.

According to the tenth or twentieth aspect of the present invention, the strictness of the judgment regarding the input operation can be changed by appropriately changing the judgment standard regarding the skill of the input operation. Therefore, according to the present invention, the game difficulty level can be easily changed by changing the criterion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a game device according to Embodiments 1 to 4 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 shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining rules of a music game realized by the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a part of a plurality of musical scores recorded in correspondence with a single music (song) by the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a part of a plurality of rules stored in the game device shown in FIG. 1 as rules for increasing and decreasing the physical strength gauge.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a game method used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a game method used in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a game method used in Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a game method used in Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game device main body 15 Television receiver 20 Controller 50 Game screen 52 Character 54 Judgment display 56 Physical strength gauge 58 Musical score display 60 Timing point (TP) bar

Claims (20)

[Claims] Claims 1. A game device for a music game which displays a score in time with music and counts scores in accordance with the timing of an input operation by a player, wherein means for separately counting the scores of two players. Means for calculating the score difference between the two players; and determining the difficulty difference to be given to the game difficulty for the two players based on the score difference, so that the difficulty difference is realized. Or means for changing a game difficulty level for at least one player so as to reduce the score difference. 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for determining the skill level of each of the two players, and wherein the means for changing the game difficulty level comprises: The game device according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of a change width to be generated to a change width to be generated for the game difficulty of the low score side player is determined. 3. The means for changing the game difficulty level is such that when the level of the two players is a predetermined high level, the game difficulty level of the high scoring side player is mainly increased. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the level of the two players is a predetermined low level, the game difficulty of the low score side player is mainly changed so as to decrease the difficulty. The game device according to claim 1. 4. A game device for a music game, wherein a score is displayed in time with music, and a score is counted according to a timing of an input operation of a player, wherein a means for counting the score of the player, a standard player Means for counting a standard score that will be obtained, means for calculating a score difference between the player and the standard player, and a change width to be caused in the game difficulty level for the player based on the score difference. Means for determining and changing the game difficulty level for the player so that the score difference is reduced by the change width. 5. The means for counting a player's score, the means for calculating the score difference, and the means for changing a game difficulty are provided for each of two players. The game device according to claim 4, wherein: 6. A means for allowing a player to specify his / her own skill level, and means for setting the standard player's skill level in accordance with the skill level specified by the player. 5. The game device according to claim 4, wherein 7. The means for specifying a skill level, the means for setting a standard player skill level, the means for counting player scores, and the means for calculating the score difference; The means for changing the game difficulty level is provided for each of the two players, and the means for counting the standard score is such that all the standard players having different skill levels receive the same score. 7. The game device according to claim 6, wherein a standard score of each level is counted so as to be obtained. 8. A game apparatus comprising: means for recording a plurality of musical scores having different degrees of difficulty for a single music; and said means for changing a game difficulty level comprises: 8. The game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit for changing the score in the musical score. 9. A means for increasing / decreasing a physical strength gauge according to skill of an input operation of a player; a means for ending a game when the physical strength gauge is less than a predetermined value; Means for recording a plurality of rules having different eases of increasing and decreasing the game difficulty, wherein the means for changing the game difficulty level is based on the plurality of rules for increasing or decreasing the physical strength gauge used during the game. 9. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a changing unit. 10. A means for detecting a difference between a timing of an input operation by a player and an optimal timing in a game, and a means for judging the skill of the input operation according to a predetermined criterion based on the difference in timing. And means for recording a plurality of criteria having different determination severities as the predetermined criterion, wherein the means for changing the game difficulty level determines the criterion used during the game by the plurality of criteria. 10. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for changing the standard. 11. A recording medium for recording a program for displaying a score in time with music and for causing a computer to implement a music game in which a score is counted in accordance with a timing of an input operation by a player, comprising: Calculating the score difference between the two players, calculating the score difference between the two players, determining the difficulty difference to be given to the game difficulty for the two players based on the score difference, A program for causing a computer to execute a process of changing a game difficulty level for at least one player so that the difficulty level difference is realized and the score difference is reduced is recorded. Computer readable recording medium. 12. A program for causing a computer to determine a skill level of each of the two players, and the program for changing a game difficulty level includes: A program for causing a computer to determine a ratio between a change width to be caused in the game difficulty of the high score side player and a change width to be caused in the game difficulty of the low score side player. Item 12. A computer-readable recording medium according to Item 11. 13. The program for changing the game difficulty level, wherein when the two players have a predetermined high level, the computer mainly outputs the game difficulty level of the high score side player to the computer. When the level is changed to increase, and when the level of the two players is a predetermined low level, the computer is caused to change the game difficulty of the low score side player mainly so as to reduce the degree. 2. The program according to claim 1, further comprising:
3. The computer-readable recording medium according to item 2. 14. A recording medium storing a program for displaying a score in time with music and for causing a computer to implement a music game in which a score is counted according to a timing of an input operation of a player, wherein the score of the player is recorded. A counting process, a counting process of a standard score that a standard player would obtain, a calculating process of a score difference between the player and the standard player, and a game for the player based on the score difference. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of determining a change range to be caused in the difficulty level and changing the game difficulty level for the player so that the score difference is reduced by the change range is recorded. Computer-readable recording medium. 15. A computer for executing the processing for counting the scores of the players, the processing for calculating the score difference, and the processing for changing the game difficulty level for each of the two players. 15. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 14, further comprising a program for recording. 16. A computer for causing a computer to execute a process for a player to specify his or her own skill level and a process for setting the standard player's skill level according to the skill level specified by the player. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 14, further comprising a program recorded thereon. 17. The processing for designating a skill level, the processing for setting a standard player skill level, the processing for counting player scores, and the processing for calculating the score difference, 17. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 16, further comprising a program for causing a computer to execute the process of changing the game difficulty level for each of two players. 18. The program for further recording data of a plurality of musical scores corresponding to a single music and having different degrees of difficulty, and for changing a game difficulty level, comprises the steps of: 18. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, further comprising a program for changing the score in the plurality of musical scores. 19. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of increasing or decreasing a physical strength gauge according to skill of an input operation of a player, and a process of ending a game when the physical strength gauge is less than a predetermined value. The program for further recording data of a plurality of increasing / decreasing rules for increasing / decreasing the physical strength gauge with different tendencies, and the program for changing the game difficulty level includes: 19. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, further comprising a program for changing the plurality of increase / decrease rules. 20. A process for detecting a difference between a timing of a player's input operation and an optimal timing in a game, and a process for determining the skill of the input operation based on the timing difference according to a predetermined criterion. And a program for causing a computer to execute, and data of a plurality of determination criteria having different determination severities, and the program for changing the game difficulty is used during the game. 20. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, further comprising a program for causing a computer to change a criterion among the plurality of criterions.