JP2003053028A - Program for making character on display picture operate by using voice input, and external storage medium with the program stored thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program which makes a player get involved in a game picture on a display screen to reduce unnatural feeling caused by voice input with respect to the player, which makes a character perform desired operation by simple operation and which enables the player to enjoy the game by improving the importance of voice input by the player for progressing a game, and to provide an external storage medium having the program stored thereon. SOLUTION: The program displays a plurality of characters on the display screen and progresses the game while making the plurality of characters perform desired operation based on the operation of an operation part by the player. Based on that the voice of the player is inputted, only a specific character among the plurality of characters is operated on the display screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program for causing a character displayed on a display screen to perform a desired motion in response to a voice input from a player, and an external storage medium storing the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional home-use game machine, the progress of a game program is controlled by using an external storage medium such as a character cassette or a background image appearing in the game and a game cassette storing a game program for advancing the game. The external storage medium is detachably attached to a game machine main body including a CPU, and a character image or the like is displayed on a display screen such as a television screen connected to the game machine main body to advance the game. Further, an operation means such as a controller operated by the player by hand is connected to the game machine body, and the player operates the operation means at an appropriate timing in accordance with the development of the game displayed on the display screen to operate the character image. And play games. As the controller, it is well known that the controller has a structure in which operation buttons are provided as a plurality of operation units for operating by operating the forefinger and the index finger while the player holds them with both hands. In addition, as the game content, for example, a teammate character that is operated by the player operating the operating means, and an enemy character that fights with the teammate character by performing a predetermined motion along with the progress of the game program appear. A fighting game in which a teammate character is operated by operating the operation means while defending various attacks of the enemy character to defeat the enemy character to gain a score or to proceed to the next step is generally known.

[0003]

A wide variety of new games such as fighting games have been provided in recent years, and at the same time, the capacity and processing speed of a semiconductor device mounted on a game machine have been increased. Due to the improvement of the game, realistic and detailed game images such as 3D images are provided, and with this tendency, the player tends to be required to operate sophisticated operation means. It is very difficult for a novice player who does not have a character to move the character as he or she thinks.

With respect to such a problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-7
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0273, a method of operating a character's movement in a game program by a voice and a voice signal can be converted into a character's movement in a game program, which makes it easy for a character. Controllers have been proposed that perform desired operations. But,
Although this publication describes voice recognition necessary for voice input by the player and switching between the voice input mode and the operation mode of the operating means, how the character on the display screen is displayed while the game is progressing. It describes the most important parts of the game, such as how it moves in different forms, how it affects other characters, etc., and how the character's motion with respect to voice input is performed in the game production. Very little, and no disclosure to suggest this. That is, it is not disclosed how to use the character on the display screen in the game in response to the voice input of the player. Therefore, the player progresses a new and interesting game which has never been seen by various means such as when and how the character action on the display screen is performed during the progress of the game by the voice input of the player. There is a demand for providing a program for causing the program and an external storage medium storing the program.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention enhances the importance of the player's voice input in advancing the game, so that the player is enthusiastic about the game screen on the display screen. An object of the present invention is to provide a program capable of reducing discomfort caused by voice input, allowing a character to perform a desired motion with a simple operation, and further allowing a player to enjoy the game, and an external storage medium storing the program. And

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] From the above problems,
As a result of earnest studies, the present inventor has made a program for operating a specific character of a plurality of characters on a display screen in response to the player's voice being input, while the game is progressing. Found.
Hereinafter, more specific means of the present invention will be described.
The invention of (1) is a program for causing a plurality of characters to be displayed on a display screen and for causing the plurality of characters to perform a desired motion based on an operation of an operation unit by the player to progress the game. It is characterized in that only a specific character of the plurality of characters is operated on the display screen based on the input of. According to the invention of (1), since only a specific character among the plurality of characters displayed on the display screen responds to the voice input of the player and operates, it is as if only the specific character hears the voice of the player. As a situation in which it is possible to operate, it gives the player a sense of unity with that particular character, and provides more enthusiastic and interesting gameplay,
It becomes possible to increase the importance of the voice input of the player in the progress of the game, and the player is less likely to feel a sense of discomfort or resistance to the player's own voice during the progress of the game. It is possible to make the game more enthusiastic by giving the player a feeling of intimacy with the particular character. (2)
The invention of (1) is the program according to the invention of (1),
It is characterized in that the voice of the player is stored in advance, and the stored voice is compared with the input voice of the player to recognize whether or not they are substantially the same, whereby only the specific character is operated. According to the invention of (2), the player's voice is stored in advance at the stage before the game progresses, and the player himself / herself determines the content when the specific character is operated during the game progress,
First of all, it is felt as if the particular character is memorizing the voice content, and it becomes possible to obtain a more intimate feeling for the particular character, and at the same time, the player feels uncomfortable with the voice input during the game progress. It is possible to reduce the number, and it becomes possible to concentrate on the game and entertain. The invention of (3) is (1)
Alternatively, the program according to the invention of (2) is characterized in that the voice of the player individually operating each of the plurality of characters is stored in advance, and the input voice of the player is recognized to display the plurality of characters on the display screen. Only one of the characters is operated. According to the invention of (3), not only a specific character but also a plurality of characters on the display screen are caused to recognize voices individually so that each of the plurality of characters on the display screen can be recognized during the progress of the game. It feels as if you are playing the game while supervising, and it is not a simple thing to move the character on the display screen using only the operating means such as the controller, but you can talk with each character and give each one an individual command, for example. It is possible to provide a game that has never been more interesting, such as a game that runs on the. The invention of (4) is the program according to any one of (1) to (3), characterized in that the specific character is caused to perform a different motion depending on the content of the inputted voice of the player. To do. According to the invention of (4),
On the display screen, it is felt that a specific character does not just react to the player's voice to perform an action, but rather hears and understands the content of the player's voice and is performing an action in response to the action. It seems that the player and the specific character are performing a conversation, and the specific character is performing an action, which gives the player a more intimate feeling with the specific character, and a feeling of attachment. It is possible to make more complicated motions for the character. (5)
The invention of any of the above is the program according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein any one of a plurality of actions performed by the specific character on the display screen based on a voice input by the player It is characterized by displaying a selection screen for selecting. According to the invention of (5), the selection screen for allowing the player to select one of the plurality of actions performed by the specific character on the display screen based on the voice input by the player is displayed. Instead of directly performing the action in response to the voice input of the player, the player is allowed to have a margin of operation because the selection screen is displayed once and the player does not perform the action until the specific character does some action. It is possible to play the game while playing. The invention of (6) is
In the program according to any one of the inventions (1) to (5), the specific character performs the action by the voice input of the player in preference to the action by the operation of the operation unit of the player. It is characterized by making it.
According to the invention of (6), by increasing the importance of the voice input of the player, it is possible to reduce the discomfort with respect to the voice input during the progress of the game and to make the game more enthusiastic. In addition, it is possible to further stir up the desire for voice input, and a more interesting game can be provided. The invention of (7) is
The program according to any one of the inventions (1) to (6), wherein the plurality of characters are teammate characters operated by the player, and a fighting game in which the player fights against an enemy character on the display screen is advanced. It is characterized by According to the invention of (7), since the ally character is operated to fight against the enemy character in response to the voice input by the player, the present invention is very effective in a fighting game in which the player is more excited to make a sound. It is possible to make the player more enthusiastic about the game. The invention (8) is an external storage medium storing the program according to any one of the inventions (1) to (7). According to the invention of (8), a game in which only a specific character on the display screen is operated in response to a voice input by the player, for example, a game such as a home game machine, a portable game machine, or a personal computer machine can be played. As described above, the player is allowed to play the above-mentioned game in a situation in which it is possible to read a program that allows the player to play the above-mentioned game by detachably attaching it to an electronic device. It is possible to obtain the effect.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, in the present invention, a CD-ROM used in a home-use game machine is used as an external storage medium, and as a game content, an example of a fighting game in which a player's teammate character and a myriad of enemy characters fight each other For the
Although specific embodiments will be described, the present invention is not limited thereto.

First, the drawings used in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram used when describing the present embodiment, and shows a state in which a player is operating an operation unit when playing a game using a home-use game machine. FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram showing the configuration of each data stored in the external storage medium in this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing each function of the game machine main body, operation means and the like used in this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the voice recognition circuit of this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the flow of voice input by the player in the present embodiment, which causes the first ally character to recognize voice. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of voice input by the player in the present embodiment, which is used to recognize the voice of the second teammate character. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the voice content of the player and the action content of each teammate character in this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of the game effect on the display screen of the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a flow in which the player progresses the game while inputting a voice in the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow when a game is played according to the program stored in the external storage medium of the present embodiment, and shows the flow of adding points and reducing the life gauge of a teammate character. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow when a game is played according to the program stored in the external storage medium of the present embodiment, and shows a flow from the defeat of each ally character to the game over.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a CD-ROM as an external storage medium 1 is detachably attached to a game machine main body 2 in a home game machine, and in this state, a display screen 3 is provided. The game effect image is displayed on the TV screen, the player operates the controller as the operation means 4 with both hands while watching the image, and the player plays the game while inputting his own voice through the microphone M at a predetermined timing. Under such circumstances,
The programs stored in the external storage medium will be sequentially described while explaining the details of the game displayed on the display screen 3. First, the structure of the data stored in the external storage medium 1 of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the external storage medium 1 displays game program data 5 indicating the progress of the game, sound data 6 appropriately reproduced during the progress of the game, sound data 6 such as sound and voice, and a display screen. Various image data 7
Is remembered. The image data 7 includes a teammate character 8 that allows the player to perform a desired motion during the game by using the operation means 4, an enemy character 9 who fights against the teammate character 8 or the like, and a game not directly related to the game. Other characters for enlivening the performance 1
0, and a background image 11 that constitutes the background of each character are included. The ally character 8 in this embodiment
Has a plurality of characters, and the first ally character 8 can be individually operated by the player using the operation means 4 or by inputting his own voice.
It is composed of a and a second ally character 8b. These ally characters 8a and 8b can be operated individually, and their operation timings can be shifted or can be operated simultaneously. Further, the external storage medium 1 has a code group 12 in which various codes are stored in addition to the above-mentioned data, and each code serves as address information of each data stored in a random array to facilitate data reading. Will perform the function of controlling.

Next, the function of the game machine main body 2 used in this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the game machine main body 2 can be detachably mounted with the external storage medium 1. A RAM 13 and a RAM 14 for temporarily storing the predetermined data of the game program data 5, the image data 7, and the sound data 6 and the predetermined code group 12 from the external storage medium 1 through the mounting unit 13.
Control for transmitting image data 7 to the display screen 3 and displaying it as an image based on the game program data 5 once stored in the computer, and transmitting the sound data 6 to a speaker (not shown) for reproduction as a sound. The unit 15, the ROM 16 in which a program for confirming whether or not the external storage medium 1 is an authentic product used for this home-use game machine is stored in advance, and the voice for recognizing the voice of the player input from the microphone M. And a recognition circuit K.
The control unit 15 includes a main control unit (not shown) for executing the game program data 5, an image display control for displaying an image when the image data 7 is displayed as an image on the display screen 3, and a sound data. And a sound reproduction control unit that causes the speaker to reproduce the sound as a sound.

The voice recognition circuit K temporarily stores a player's voice input through the microphone M before the game is played, a temporary storage unit K3, and a player's voice input during the game and a temporary storage. A comparison circuit K2 for comparing whether the voice of the player stored in the section K3 matches,
The voice recognition control in which the voice of the player before the game described above is stored in the temporary storage unit K3 and the voice of the player already stored in the comparison circuit K2 is compared with the voice of the player input during the game to perform voice recognition. And a section K1.

Next, a specific game flow using the external storage medium of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 11. This game content is to develop a battle game in which two ally characters 8 and an enemy character 9 fight on the display screen 3, and the player operates the operating means 4
Of the player's own character and inputting his / her voice via the microphone M, the two friendly characters are individually actuated to protect the attack of the enemy character 9 while performing cooperative play, while attacking the enemy character 9 in reverse. For example, adding points.

First, the player inputs a voice as an opportunity to cause the teammate character to perform a predetermined motion during the game. As shown in FIG. 5, a display is displayed on the display screen prompting the player to input his / her voice before playing the game (step S1), and the first teammate character flies while making one revolution, for example. The operation is displayed (step S2). After that, a display is displayed on the display screen 3 to urge the player to input a voice as an opportunity to perform the above-described action of the first ally character flying while making one revolution (step S).
3). In response to this, the voice of the player is controlled by the voice recognition control unit K1 via the microphone M to be temporarily stored in the storage unit K3.
It is determined whether or not it has been stored in step S4 (step S4), and if it is determined that it has not been stored in step S4 yet.
Return to step 3, and if it is determined that it is stored, the first
It is determined whether the voice input for the teammate character is finished (step S5). When the voice input is not finished, the process returns to step S2, and the voice input of the player for another action of the first ally character is further performed. When the voice input is finished, the voice about the second ally character is next. Make an input. As shown in FIG.
The action of the second teammate character running at full speed, for example, is displayed (step S6). After that, display screen 3
At step S, a display is displayed that prompts the player to input a voice as an opportunity for the second teammate character to run at full speed as described above (step S).
7). In response to this, the voice of the player is controlled by the voice recognition control unit K1 via the microphone M to be temporarily stored in the storage unit K3.
It is determined whether or not it is stored in step S8 (step S8), and when it is determined that it is not yet stored in step S8.
Return to step 7, and if it is determined that it is stored, the second
It is determined whether the voice input for the teammate character is finished (step S9). When the voice input is not completed, the process returns to step S6, and the player's voice input for another action of the second teammate character is further performed. When it is determined that the voice input is completed, all voices are input. If the input is completed, the game starts.

As shown in FIG. 7, the specific contents regarding the player's voice input as described above are, for example, for the first teammate character, "fly while making one revolution" with respect to the player's "fly" voice. ”,
The action of “turning and kicking” is performed in response to the player's voice of “kicking”. Also, for the second ally character, the player performs a motion of "running at full speed" in response to the player's "run" voice, and "shoots a bullet with a gun" in response to the player's "shoot" voice.
Various correspondences are stored as promises.

In this way, the voice of the player is stored in advance before the game progresses, and the content of the specific character to be operated during the progress of the game is determined by the player himself. It feels like I am learning the voice content,
It is possible to obtain a more intimate feeling with respect to a specific character, reduce the discomfort with respect to the voice input during the game progress for the player, and it becomes possible to concentrate on the game and entertain. .

Further, since the specific character is caused to perform different motions, the specific character does not simply react to the voice of the player to perform the motion on the display screen 3, but listens to and understands the content of the voice of the player. It feels as if the player is performing an action in response to the action, and it seems that the player and the specific character are performing a conversation while the game is in progress, and it seems that the specific character is performing the action. It is possible to obtain a feeling of intimacy with the character and a feeling of attachment, and it is possible to cause the specific character to perform more complicated motions.

After the voice input work of the player as described above is completed, as shown in FIG. 8, the two ally characters use the weapons on the display screen 3 for the plurality of dinosaurs as the enemy characters 9. A fighting game is developed in which the operating means 4 is operated so as to fight by attacking or directly attacking with bare hands. As described above, in this game, since the fighting game in which the player fights against the enemy character on the display screen 3 is progressed, the teammate character is operated according to the voice input of the player to fight and fight with the enemy character. The present invention is very effective in a fighting game in which the player wants to make a lot of sound, and the player can be more enthusiastic about the game.

First, the control unit 15 executes the game program data 5 to start the game, and the display screen 3
To display the ally character 8, the enemy character 9, the other character 10, the background image 11 and the like (step S
10). Then, the enemy character 9 is assigned to the ally character 8 which is predetermined in accordance with the execution of the game program data 5.
An action such as attacking (step S1
1). The player operates the operation means 4 while looking at the display screen 3 on which such image display is performed, and it is determined whether or not the operation means of the player has been operated (step S1).
2) If it is not determined that an operation has been performed, the process returns to step S11 and the program proceeds as it is, and if it is determined that an operation has been performed, the first operation is performed according to the content of this operation.
The ally character or the second ally character is caused to perform a predetermined motion (step S13). Further, it is determined whether or not the player's voice input is performed (step S14),
If it is determined that no voice is input, the process returns to step S11 to continue the game, and if it is determined that voice is input, the temporary storage unit K3 is used before the game is further started.
The voice recognition control unit K1 controls the comparison circuit K2 to determine whether it matches the voice content stored in
Is determined (step S15). Then, when it is recognized that the voice input by the player does not match the one stored in advance, the process returns to step S11, and the game proceeds as it is. Only one of the first teammate character and the second teammate character is caused to perform a predetermined motion (step S16). As described above, since only the specific character of the first ally character or the second ally character displayed on the display screen 3 responds to the voice input of the player and operates, it is as if the player's voice is the specific character. As a situation in which only the character can hear and operate, it gives the player a sense of unity with the specific character, provides more enthusiastic and interesting gameplay, and advances the game. It becomes possible to increase the importance of the player's voice input above, and if the player feels resistance or discomfort to the player's own voice during the progress of the game, it becomes more difficult for the player to feel these. By giving a feeling of intimacy with a specific character, it becomes possible to easily engage in the game.

Further, since it is possible to operate only one of the two ally characters on the display screen 3 by recognizing the voice of the player inputted, it is possible to display not only a specific character. By recognizing voices in advance so that each of the two characters on the screen 3 can be operated individually, it is possible to feel as if the game is proceeding while supervising each of the two teammate characters on the display screen 3 during the course of the game. However, it is not so simple that the characters on the display screen 3 are operated by using only the operation means such as the controller, and it is more interesting than ever to have a conversation with each character and individually operate each while giving a command, for example. It is possible to provide a certain game.

Next, the ally characters 8a and 8b by the operation of the player's operation means 4 and the voice input as described above.
By this action, it is determined whether or not the ally character 8 has damaged the enemy character 9 by hitting a bullet with the enemy character 9 (step S20). If damage has been done, a score corresponding to the degree is added and the damage is temporarily added. Are temporarily stored in the RAM 14 or the like (step S2
1). Then, it is determined whether or not the added score is larger than a predetermined value (step S22). If the score is larger than the predetermined value, the game is cleared and the display screen 3 is displayed.
At the time, the enemy character falls down or explodes to disappear, and when the added score is smaller than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to the next step and the game is continued. Next, the ally character 8 is the enemy character 9
On the contrary, it is determined whether or not the damage is applied (step S
23), when the damage is not applied, the process proceeds to step S11 of FIG. 9, and when the damage is applied, the first one to receive the damage is the first ally character 8
When it is damaged, the life gauge of the first ally character 8a is reduced, and a state in which the first ally character is weakened is displayed on the display screen 3 (step S24) (step S24). S25). Then, when it is recognized that the second teammate character 8b has been damaged when it is recognized that the second teammate character 8b has been damaged, the life gauge of the second teammate character 8b is reduced and the second teammate character 8b is damaged on the display screen 3. The weakening second ally character 8b is displayed. On the other hand, when the first ally character is also damaged and the second ally character is also damaged (step S27), it is similarly recognized.
The life gauge of the teammate character 8b is reduced to display the second teammate character 8b which is being damaged and weakened on the display screen 3 (step S2).
6).

Next, it is judged whether or not the life gauge of the teammate character 8 is larger than a predetermined value (step S30),
When it is recognized that the teammate character is still alive and is larger than the predetermined value, the game proceeds to step S11 in FIG. 9, and when it is recognized that the teammate character is smaller than the predetermined value, the life gauge of the first teammate character 8a is first determined. Is recognized to be smaller than a predetermined value (step S3
1), the first teammate character 8a is defeated, and a defeat effect is displayed on the display screen such that the first teammate character collapses or explodes (step S32). further,
It is recognized whether or not the life gauge of the second ally character 8b is smaller than a predetermined value (step S33). When the life gauge is smaller than the predetermined value, it is determined that the second ally character has been defeated like the first ally character 8a. The effect image corresponding to is displayed (step S34).
Finally, it is recognized whether or not both the first ally character 8a and the second ally character 8b have been defeated (step S35), and when one of the ally characters is not defeated, step S11 of FIG. The game is over when the game is continued by moving to and both ally characters 8 are defeated.

In the present embodiment, the ally character is caused to perform a predetermined operation when the comparison circuit compares the previously stored voice in response to the voice input by the player with the comparison circuit, but the present invention is not limited to this. Display screen 3
It is also possible to display a selection screen that allows the player to select one of a plurality of actions performed by a specific character of the teammate character in this case. In this case, the specific character directly responds to the player's voice input. It is possible to allow the player to play the game while allowing a certain amount of operation, because the specific character is not allowed to perform the operation only after the selection screen is once displayed and the player makes some selection. It will be possible.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, the operation of the operation means 4 is performed prior to the recognition of the voice input, but the operation is not limited to this. The specific character may be configured to give priority to the action of the player's voice input over the action of the player's operation unit. In this case, the importance of the player's voice input should be increased. As a result, it is possible to reduce the feeling of strangeness with respect to the input of voice during the progress of the game and to make the game more enthusiastic, and it is possible to further arouse the player's willingness to input the voice, which makes the game more interesting. Can be provided.

In the present embodiment, the external storage medium is a CD-
Although the ROM is used, the external storage medium is not limited to the form such as a game cassette, a DVD-ROM, or a flexible disk. Further, the program for playing the game as described above is not necessarily limited to the one stored in the external storage medium, and may be downloaded to each terminal device through, for example, the Internet line. As a device for executing the above, it is possible to apply an electronic device such as a personal computer game machine, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, or a portable electronic notebook as well as a home game machine.

[0025]

According to the present invention described above, only a specific character among the plurality of characters displayed on the display screen reacts to the voice input of the player and operates, so that it is as if the player's voice is specified. In a situation in which only the character is listening and operating, it gives the player a sense of unity with that particular character, provides more enthusiastic and interesting gameplay, and progresses the game. In doing so, it becomes possible to increase the importance of the player's voice input, and it is somewhat difficult for the player to feel a sense of incongruity or discomfort in producing the player's own voice during the progress of the game. By giving a feeling of intimacy with the specific character, it becomes possible to easily engage in the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram used when describing the present embodiment, showing a state in which a player is operating an operation unit when playing a game using a home-use game machine.

FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram showing a configuration of each data stored in an external storage medium in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing respective functions of a game machine main body, operation means and the like used in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the voice recognition circuit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a player's voice input according to the present embodiment, in which voice recognition is performed on the first teammate character.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of voice input by a player according to the present embodiment, and causing a second ally character to recognize voice.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between the voice content of the player and the motion content of each teammate character in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing game effect contents on the display screen of the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of allowing a player to proceed with a game while inputting voice in the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow when a game is played according to a program stored in the external storage medium of the present embodiment, and shows a flow of adding points and reducing the life gauge of a teammate character.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow when a game is played according to a program stored in the external storage medium of the present embodiment, and shows a flow from the defeat of each ally character to the game over.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 External storage medium 2 Game console body 3 display screen 4 Operation means 5 Game program data 8 friendly characters 9 enemy characters M microphone K voice recognition circuit K1 voice recognition controller K2 comparison circuit K3 temporary storage

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A program for causing a plurality of characters to be displayed on a display screen and for causing the plurality of characters to perform a desired motion based on an operation of an operation unit by the player to progress the game, wherein a voice of the player is input. A program that causes only a specific character of the plurality of characters to move on the display screen based on the action. 2. A player's voice is stored in advance, the stored voice is compared with the input player's voice, and it is recognized whether they are substantially the same, thereby operating only the specific character. The program according to claim 1, which is characterized. 3. Only one of the plurality of characters is stored on the display screen by pre-storing the voice of the player individually operating each of the plurality of characters and recognizing the input voice of the player. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
The program described in. 4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specific character is caused to perform different actions depending on the content of the inputted voice of the player. 5. A selection screen is displayed which allows the player to select one of a plurality of actions performed by the specific character on the display screen, based on a voice input by the player. The program according to claim 4. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the specific character is caused to prioritize the action by the voice input of the player over the action by the operation of the operation unit of the player. The program described in Crab. 7. The plurality of characters are teammate characters operated by a player, and a fighting game in which the player fights against an enemy character on the display screen is progressed. The program described in. 8. An external storage medium storing the program according to claim 1.