JP2003071130A - Game program in which game proceeds using voice input and external memory medium storing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game program in which important operations for the game process are carried out by voice input by a player, everyone can easily play a game and a player can feel a sense of unity with its game character and can enjoy the game enthusiastically and to provide an external memory medium storing it. SOLUTION: In this game program, an images of a character and other images are displayed on a display monitor and a player makes an advancement of a game by making the character image conduct a desired movement according to an operation of the player on its operation part. The images rather than the character include an obstacle which prevents the character's movement. According to the voice input by the player, the degree of hindering of the obstacle is alleviated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game program for advancing a game displayed on a display screen in response to a voice input by a player, and an external storage medium storing the game program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of home-use game machine, an external storage medium such as a game cassette storing a character image and a background image appearing in a game and a game program for advancing the game is used to execute the game program. The external storage medium is detachably attached to the game machine main body including a CPU for controlling the game machine, and the character image or the like is displayed on a display screen such as a television screen connected to the game machine main body to progress the game. What is done is common.

An operating means such as a controller operated by a player by hand is connected to the main body of the game machine,
The player plays the game by operating the operation means at an appropriate timing in accordance with the development of the game displayed on the display screen to move the character image. It is well known that the controller has a structure in which operation buttons are provided as a plurality of operation units that are operated by the player's fingers with his / her both fingers.

Further, as an example of the game content, there is a game in which a player competes by how quickly a main character operating by operating a controller can reach a set start point to a goal point. .

In such a game, usually, various obstacles are set so as to block the main character's way so as not to easily reach the goal, and the player eliminates such obstacles or avoids them skillfully. It is necessary to operate the operation part as described above to proceed. And there was an interesting aspect of the game in improving such operation techniques.

In the game, instead of simply competing for the time to the goal, for example, the time required for the goal is converted into points and each time the obstacle is cleared, the clear obstacle is dealt with. There is also a competition for points by adding points.

Further, in the above games,
It's not like a simple obstacle race, you can overcome different obstacles in various environment settings to reach the goal, and then follow the new instructions at the goal point to challenge the next step. There is a role-playing type that you can enjoy, and this is not something that competes for time in particular, but the content of the game is becoming more complicated and difficult.

[0008]

However, there are various kinds of recent games such as a game in which a main character progresses through a predetermined process while avoiding obstacles, and as described above, there are various kinds of new games. In addition to being provided in large numbers, realistic and detailed game images such as 3D images are provided due to the increase in capacity and improvement in processing speed of semiconductor devices mounted on game machines.

[0009] Along with this, there is a tendency for the player to be required to operate sophisticated operating means.
It is very severe for a beginner player who has not played a game so much, and it is difficult to operate the character image as desired.

To solve 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.

However, although this publication describes the voice recognition necessary for the voice input of the player and switching between the voice input mode and the operation mode of the operating means, it is displayed when the game is in progress. There is almost no description of how the character image or other images on the screen move, or how the image moves in response to voice input in the course of the game.

In particular, in a game in which a character image and other images are displayed, and the other images include the content that obstructs the motion of the character image, the obstacle caused by the other images based on the voice input by the player. There is no such thing as relaxing the degree.

On the other hand, from the market, in a game including the above contents, the importance of voice input by the player in advancing the game can be increased, and the game can be advanced as if the player was integrated with the main character. A game program that allows anyone to enjoy a complicated game in which obstacles move or disappear due to the voice uttered by the player in synchronization with the thought of the main character, and an external program storing this program It is desired to provide a storage medium.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a game program for advancing a game using voice input which can solve the above problems, and an external storage medium storing the game program.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems] (1) The present invention according to claim 1 displays a character image and other images on a display screen, and based on an operation of an operation unit by the player, the character image is desired. Is a game program for advancing the game while performing the operation of
An obstacle that obstructs the motion of the character image is included, and the degree of obstacle caused by the obstacle is reduced based on the voice input by the player.

Therefore, while operating the main character, which is a character image displayed on the display screen, through the operation unit, the player immediately gives an obstacle that obstructs the hand of the main character among the other images. Since the degree of obstacle can be mitigated by voice, it is possible to perform an important part operation in the game progress by voice input instead of complicated operation by the operation unit,
This makes it possible for anyone to smoothly proceed with the game, and it is possible to provide a game program that is more enthusiastic about the game. In addition, in such a game program, the sense of unity between the player and the main character is increased, which makes the game extremely interesting. It becomes possible to play.

(2) In the present invention as set forth in claim 2, 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 they are substantially the same. As a result, the degree of obstacle caused by the obstacle is reduced.

In this way, by storing the voice of the player in advance before the game progresses, for example, even when the player is with a third party during the progress of the game, the player's voice reacts to the voice of the third party. Therefore, the game is not influenced or the surrounding noise is sensed to react and the game is not influenced, and the player can enjoy the game without being amusement.

(3) In the present invention according to claim 3, the amount of relaxation of the degree of obstacle varies depending on the volume of the voice input by the player or the pitch at which the player continuously calls a predetermined phrase.

That is, the loudness of the voice uttered by the player varies depending on the degree of the obstacle encountered, but the amount of the obstacle mitigation varies depending on the loudness of the voice. For example, there is a large rock on the way. In this case, if the size of the rock is reduced by voice input, the degree of reduction is made different by the volume of the voice. Alternatively, the degree of reduction is such that it becomes smaller as the phrase issued by the player is repeatedly called at a rapid pitch. Therefore,
The degree of the obstacle is reduced according to the feeling of the obstacle and the spirit of the player, and the game can be favorably advanced, the sense of unity with the character is further deepened, and the interest of the game is increased.

(4) In the present invention as set forth in claim 4, a display mode on the display screen showing the relaxation amount of the degree of obstacle is
Different depending on the phrase generated by the player.

That is, if the phrase issued by the player is "disappear" or "disappear", it is displayed in such a manner that the obstacle disappears from the hand, and if it is "discard", it is displayed in a moving manner. However, the player selects a phrase to be input by voice so that the degree of the obstacle is effectively reduced in accordance with the type of the other image that becomes an obstacle, so that the game is enhanced and the interest is improved. The type of the phrase can be registered and set in advance before the game starts.

(5) In the present invention according to claim 5, the relief amount of the obstacle degree is displayed as an image by the disappearance or movement amount of the obstacle, the reduction of the quantity, the reduction of the size, or the like.

That is, for example, if there is a large rock on the way as an obstacle, the display mode of the relief amount of this obstacle degree may be such that it disappears completely, becomes smaller, or moves so as not to get in the way. , Changes such as slight movements occur. Alternatively, for example, when many obstacles are on the way, the amount of the obstacles is displayed in a decreasing manner. Therefore, it can be clearly understood by the change of the image that the degree of the obstacle is alleviated, the game is easy to play, and the change is different depending on the kind of the obstacle, so that the game does not become monotonous.

(6) According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the game in which the character image competes for the time to reach the goal point from the start point while avoiding the obstacle is advanced.

Therefore, while the game progresses, the player may suddenly utter various obstacles appearing from the start to the goal, and the obstacle degree of the obstacle is alleviated according to the voice. As a result, the player feels as if they are assimilated with the character, and the character in the game feels like the player himself, improving his willingness to reach the goal while overcoming various obstacles. It becomes possible to heat.

(7) According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an external storage medium storing the game program according to any one of the first to sixth aspects.

Therefore, as described above, an electronic device capable of playing a thrilling game as if the player itself became the main character, such as a home game machine, a portable game machine or a personal computer machine. Even if it is possible to make the player read the program for advancing the game by allowing the player to play the other game selectively, the game can be selectively played and the above-mentioned effect can be obtained. Can be obtained.

[0029]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a character image and other images are displayed on a display screen, and the game is advanced while the character image is performing a desired motion based on the operation of the operation section by the player. In the game program, the other image includes an obstacle that obstructs the motion of the character image, and the degree of the obstacle caused by the obstacle is reduced based on the voice input of the player.

As the game content, it is possible to proceed with a game in which the character image competes for the time to reach the goal point from the start point while avoiding the obstacle.

This is a kind of so-called obstacle running, in which a main character operated by the player is displayed as a character image on the display screen, and a background image and an image of an obstacle are displayed as other images. The player operates the main character to proceed from the start point to the goal point while overcoming various obstacles and compete for the time or points until the goal.

As a matter of course, in the game, instead of simply competing for the time to the goal as described above, for example, the time required for the goal is converted into points, and the obstacle is cleared every time the obstacle is cleared. There is also a competition for points by adding points according to obstacles. In addition, it is not a simple game like obstacle running, but under various environment settings, overcoming various obstacles, finishing the first step or stage stroke, and receiving new instructions at that time. , So-called role-playing type that you can enjoy trying the next step or stage according to it. In addition, the obstacle is not a concept of an object that blocks the way of the character image, but a concept that also includes a motion that obstructs a required motion of the character.

In any case, there are various kinds of obstacles displayed as other images, and the player must avoid these obstacles while manipulating the main character or proceed while overcoming them.

In such a game, a feature of the present invention is that the degree of obstacle due to the obstacle is alleviated based on the voice input by the player.

That is, while the game is in progress, the player may suddenly speak to various obstacles appearing from the start to the goal, and the obstacle degree is alleviated according to the voice. It is.

Therefore, the player feels as if he or she is assimilated with the character, and the character in the game feels like the player himself, and the motivation to reach the goal while overcoming various obstacles is improved, and the game is enthusiastic. It becomes possible.

For example, in a game such as the obstacle running described above, the player first operates the operation section to start the main character toward the goal. And
When a large rock appears on the way, the player operates the main character with the operation unit and utters "disappear" in his voice. At this time, the size of the rock is displayed on the screen as the degree of obstacle.

In addition, when the voice is input, the phrase "disappear" is issued here, but this phrase can be set in advance before the game starts. That is, in addition to "disappear", a predetermined phrase such as "disappear" or "doke" can be stored. And with phrases other than the predetermined ones,
It is possible to prevent the degree of disability from being alleviated.

Further, the display mode on the display screen showing the relief amount of the obstacle degree can be made different according to the phrase generated by the player.

That is, although the rock disappears in the phrase "disappear", when the voice input "Doke" as described above, the rock moves from the current position and the main character can move forward. The degree of obstacle may be reduced as a display mode.

Further, the relaxation amount of the obstacle degree is made different depending on the input voice when the player inputs the voice, that is, the volume of the phrase "disappear" or "doke" here, or this "disappear" or "disappear". It is also possible to make a predetermined phrase such as “doke” vary depending on the pitch at which the player calls continuously.

That is, as described above, when there is a large rock on the way, it is made small rather than disappearing depending on the loudness of the voice of "disappear".
Then, the degree of reduction depends on the volume of the input voice.

Also, if you just type "doke" once, the rock will move only slightly, but "doke""doke"
It is also possible to change the number of rock movements such that if "Doke" is called several times, the amount of movement of rocks increases in accordance with the pitch of this calling.

As described above, since the important part of alleviating obstacles in playing the game can be performed by voice input, the obstacle degree can be reduced according to the emotion of the player and the spirit of the player. Even if the operation technique of the operation unit is a little bit poor, it is possible to advance the game favorably by the enthusiasm of the player, and further, the sense of unity with the character deepens further, so that everyone can be absorbed in the fun of the game. become.

By the way, as the amount of relief of the degree of obstacle,
You can display on the screen with the above-mentioned obstacle disappeared like a rock, the size decreases, or the amount of movement,
In addition, an image may be displayed in such a manner that the number of obstacles is reduced.

As described above, if the mode showing the degree of relaxation of the obstacle degree can be displayed by various displays, it can be clearly understood by the change of the image that the degree of obstacle degree is alleviated, and it is easy to play and Since the change varies depending on the type, the game progress does not become monotonous.

Further, according to the present invention, the voice of the player is stored in advance, the stored voice is compared with the input voice of the player, and it is recognized whether or not the voice is substantially the same. It is possible to reduce the degree of obstacle caused by.

That is, by preliminarily storing the voice of the player before the game progresses, for example, even when the player is present with a third party during the progress of the game, the player's voice reacts to the voice of the third party. The game can be enjoyed without being influenced by the player and without being disturbed by the fact that the game is not influenced by sensing and reacting to ambient noise.

The game program described above can be downloaded and played via the Internet or the like, or the program can be stored in an external storage medium and provided as game software.

Therefore, as described above, the player deliberately selects and purchases a thrilling game as if the player himself became the main character from a wide variety of game software, for example, a home game machine or It can be detachably attached to an electronic device capable of playing a game such as a portable game machine or a personal computer, and a program for advancing the game can be read so that the game can be selected and played.

[0051]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Using a CD-ROM used in a home-use game machine as an external storage medium, the game content is that the player operates the main character,
This will be described in detail by taking as an example an obstacle running game in which a player competes for the time required to reach a goal point from a start point while overcoming many obstacles. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

First, the drawings used in this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall explanatory view showing the present embodiment, and shows a state in which a player operates the operation means 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 flowchart showing the flow of voice input by the player in the present embodiment, which is a flow chart for recognizing voice for alleviating the obstacle degree of an obstacle. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the voice content of the player and the alleviation of the obstacle degree in this embodiment. 7 to 9 are explanatory views showing examples of the same game effect contents. 10 and 11 are flow charts showing a flow in which the player progresses the game while inputting a voice in the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a CD-ROM 1 as an external storage medium is detachably attached to a game machine body 2 in a home game machine, and the game machine body 2 and a television 30 are connected to each other. The present invention will be described in the situation where the player actually plays the game while the line connection is made and the controller 4 as the operation means is connected to the game machine main body 2.

In the above-described state, the game effect image can be displayed on the screen of the television 30 as the display screen 3, and the player can operate the controller 4 with both hands while watching the game to advance the game. . M is a microphone, which is connected to the game machine body 2.

Hereinafter, the details of the game displayed on the display screen 3 and the like will be described, and a CD which is an external storage medium will be described.
-The programs stored in the ROM 1 will be sequentially described. As the external storage medium, the above-mentioned CD-R
Not limited to the OM1, any type such as a DVD-ROM and a floppy disk may be used.

First, the structure of the data stored in the CD-ROM 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the CD-ROM 1 contains the game program data 5 indicating the progress of the game and the game program data 5. Stored are sound data 6 relating to music, sound effects, voices and the like that are appropriately reproduced during the progress, and various image data 7 displayed on the display screen.

The image data 7 is directly related to the game, the main character 8 that allows the player to perform a desired motion during the game using the operation means 4, the obstacle 9 that obstructs the motion of the main character 8, and the game. Although not so, other characters for encouraging the effect of the game and other images including a background image forming the background during the game are stored.

The main character 8 in this embodiment is
While adjusting the speed of progress toward the goal point 10b,
The player can operate the operation means 4. Of course, stop operation to stop is also possible. In addition, although the main character 8 is a person in this embodiment, it may be any object such as an animal, a robot, or a fantasy object.

Further, the CD-ROM 1 has a code group 12 in which various codes are stored in addition to the above-mentioned data, and each code is read out as address information of each data stored in a random array. Plays the function of controlling smoothly.

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

As shown in FIG. 4, the voice recognition circuit K temporarily stores the voice of the player input through the microphone M before the game is played, and temporarily stores it.
And a comparison circuit K2 for comparing whether the player's voice input during the game matches the player's voice stored in the temporary storage unit K3, and the above-described player's voice before the game in the temporary storage unit K3. A voice recognition control unit K1 that stores the voice and performs voice recognition by comparing the voice of the player already stored in the comparison circuit K2 with the voice of the player input during the game is provided.

Next, a specific game flow using the CD-ROM 1 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 7, the content of this game is to compete on how fast the main character 8 reaches the start point 10a to the goal point 10b while avoiding the obstacle 9 on the display screen 3. Is operated by operating the controller 4 to start the main character 8, and on the way, various obstacles 9 as shown in FIG.
The goal is to reach the goal point 10b while avoiding the obstacles caused by the above. By allowing the player's own voice to be input through the microphone M during the course of this game, the obstacle degree of the obstacle 9 can be alleviated. I have to.

First, the player registers in advance a voice to be input during the game in order to alleviate or reduce the obstacle degree of the obstacle 9. That is, except for this pre-registered voice,
The obstacle 9 is designed so that nothing changes.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the display screen, a display prompting the player to input and register his own voice before playing the game is displayed (step S1). Of the objects 9, the first obstacle 9a is
For example, a mode of disappearing is displayed (step S2).

Thereafter, on the display screen 3, a display for prompting the player to input a voice as a trigger for taking the above-described display mode in which the first obstacle 9a disappears (step S3).

In response to this, the player uses the microphone M.
For example, when a phrase "disappear" is input by voice, it is determined whether or not the voice is stored in the temporary storage unit K3 by the control of the voice recognition control unit K1 via the microphone M (step S4).

When it is determined that the first obstacle 9a is not stored yet, the process returns to step S3, and when it is determined that it is stored, it is determined whether the voice registration for the first obstacle 9a is completed (step S5).

When all the voice registration is not completed, the process returns to step S2, and if another display mode of the first obstacle 9a, for example, a moving display mode, is used, the player uses a phrase such as "Doke". Make voice input.

When the voice input is completed, the voice input regarding the second, third, ... Obstacles 9 is successively performed in the same procedure. Then, when all the voice inputs are completed, the game starts.

As shown in FIG. 6, the specific contents regarding the voice registration of the player as described above are, for example, for the first obstacle 9a, a display screen for the voice composed of the phrase "disappear" of the player. The display mode of "disappearing" from the front of the main character 8 is displayed on the screen 3, and the display mode of "moving" in the lateral direction or the like with respect to the voice of the player's phrase "Doke".

Regarding the second obstacle 9b, for example, when a large number of obstacles 9b are present to hinder the player's action, when the player's "wow" voice is admired,
The display mode is such that the number of obstacles 9b "decreases" on the display screen 3.

A plurality of obstacles 9 can be associated with the same phrase of the player.
The first obstacle 9a may be in a “shrink” mode and the second obstacle 9b may be in a “move” mode in response to the voice of the player's phrase “I'm disturbing”. it can.

As described above, before the game is started, the correspondence between the player's voice and the obstacle 9 is stored in advance as a promise, and obstacles caused by various obstacles 9 are input by the player's voice during the game progress. By reducing the degree, it is possible to prevent the game from proceeding with the voice of a third party against the player's intention, and the obstacle is alleviated by the voice of the player himself. It feels as if they are one, and you can concentrate and enjoy yourself as if you were in the game.

Also, important movements that are points in advancing the game are not passed through the controller 4,
Since it can be done by voice input, game operation is easy,
Anyone can enjoy the immersive game.

After the player's voice registration work is completed, a substantial game is started.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8A, a large rock 11 may appear as a first obstacle 9a in front of the main character 8 on the display screen 3. Naturally, the rock 11 blocks the way the main character 8 is going, and it is difficult to reach the goal point 10b as it is.

At this time, the player, as described above,
When uttering "disappear," this phrase is input as a voice through the microphone M, and as shown in FIG. 8B, the rock 11 disappears and the main character 8 moves forward without difficulty as if the player's thoughts were understood. can do.

When the player utters, for example, "it is a hindrance", the rock 11 shrinks and the main character 8 can proceed, as shown in FIG. 8 (c). At this time, it is also possible to jump over the rock 11 together with the operation of the controller 4.

When the player utters "Doke", for example, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), the rock 11 moves laterally to open the way for the main character 8 to go. .

Further, as the game progresses, a new second obstacle 9b appears. If this is a large cobweb 12 that obstructs the way as shown in FIG. 9A, for example, the player can avoid this obstacle by voice again.

That is, for example, when a voice saying "I'm disturbing" is uttered, the number of spider threads 12a in the cobweb 12 is reduced to create a space 12b through which the main character 8 can pass, or the spider 12c itself is included. The entire cobweb 12 is displayed in a small size. Even in this case, the main character 8
The degree of disability is eased so that there is no hindrance to the progression of.

As described above, in this game, the relaxation of the obstacle degree of the obstacle 9 on the display screen 3 is the key point in the progress of the game. However, the obstacle degree is reduced according to the voice input of the player. This is extremely effective in simplifying the operation, and the player is more integrated with the main character 8 of the game to face various obstacles, and the game can be absorbed.

By the way, with respect to the voice of the player, the relaxation amount of the obstacle degree may be changed depending on the input voice when the player inputs the voice, for example, the volume of the phrase "doke", or the "doke" or the like. As described above, the predetermined phrase can be made different depending on the pitch at which the player continuously calls.

That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 8 (d), when there is a large rock 11 on the way, the amount of movement of the rock 11 is varied depending on the loudness of the voice "Doke". Then, the larger the volume, the larger the movement amount.

Rock 11 can move only slightly if "Doke" is entered once, but "Doke" and "Doke"
When "Doke" is called several times, the amount of movement of the rock 11 increases according to the pitch of this calling.

In this case, the degree of obstacle can be reduced according to the emotion of the player and the spirit of the player, and even if the operation technique of the controller 4 is poor, the game can be advantageously advanced by the player's enthusiasm. Becomes

Here, the flow of the entire game including the above-mentioned game progression in which the degree of obstacle is alleviated by voice input will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12.

First, the control unit 15 executes the game program data 5 to start the game, and the display screen 3
A background image or the like is displayed among the images of the main character 8 and other images (step S10).

Then, with the execution of the game program data 5 by the main character 8, the main character 8 proceeds on a predetermined path at an initially set speed (step S11).

Display screen 3 for displaying such an image
While watching, the player proceeds with the game while operating the controller 4 to control the direction and speed of the main character 8. It is determined whether the player has operated the controller 4 (step S12). When it is not determined that the operation is performed, the program returns to step S11 and the program proceeds as it is. When it is determined that the operation is performed, the main character 8
The speed and the traveling direction of the are determined and a predetermined operation is performed (step S13).

Further, the obstacle 9 is displayed along with the execution of the game program data 5, and at this time,
It is determined whether the player's voice input is performed (step S14).

If it is determined that no voice is input, the process returns to step S11, the game is continued as it is, and the main character 8 is in a situation in which the obstacle 9 prevents the motion of the character 8.

When the voice input is determined, it is further controlled by the voice recognition control unit K1 whether the voice matches the voice stored in the temporary storage unit K3 before playing the game or whether the phrase is stored in advance. It is determined by the comparison circuit K2 (step S15).

Then, when it is recognized that the voice and phrase input by the player do not match those stored in advance, the process returns to step S11, the game proceeds as it is, and when it is recognized that they match, On the display screen 3, relaxation of the obstacle degree of the obstacle 9 is displayed in a predetermined mode (step S16).

In this way, the obstacle degree of the obstacle 9 displayed on the display screen 3 is alleviated in response to the player's voice input, so that it is as if he or she listened to the voice uttered by the player's emotions. In such a situation, a sense of unity with the main character 8 is given to the player, a more enthusiastic and interesting game play is provided, and the importance of the voice input of the player is increased in the progress of the game. Moreover, since an important operation point can be performed by voice input instead of complicated operation of the controller 4, anyone can easily enjoy the game and it is possible to more easily engage in the game.

Further, since the display mode of the relaxation of the obstacle degree is different by recognizing the inputted phrase of the player, the game is not monotonous and the game is more interesting. Therefore, the player can more seriously participate in the game while being almost integrated with the main character 8, and can provide a game that is more interesting than ever.

Next, it is judged whether or not the main character 8 has reached the goal by the operation of the controller 4 and the voice input by the player as described above (step S20), and the score is added according to the required time and the number of the obstacles 9 cleared. And is temporarily stored in the RAM 14 or the like (step S2
1).

Then, it is judged whether or not the added score is larger than a predetermined value (step S22). If the score is smaller than the predetermined value, the game is over (step S23), and the main character is displayed on the display screen 3. Production such as 8 falling down with force is performed.

On the other hand, when the added score is larger than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to the next step and the game is continued as it is (step S24).

If a predetermined number of steps are cleared in the same manner, the game is over with all clears. Of course, if the number of points is less than the predetermined points at each step, the game ends at that step, and the next step cannot proceed.

Although the present embodiment has been described as a relatively simple game such as an obstacle running game, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and as described in the embodiment, the roll is performed. It is also applicable to a complicated game such as a playing type, a character image that is a main character and other images including obstacles that hinder the movement of the main character are displayed, and based on a voice input by the player, The present invention includes all the contents so as to reduce the degree of the obstacle caused by the obstacle.

In this embodiment, C is used as the external storage medium.
Although the D-ROM 1 is used, the external storage medium is not limited to the form such as a game cassette, a DVD-ROM, or a flexible disk.

The game program for playing the above-mentioned game is not necessarily limited to the one stored in the external storage medium, and may be downloaded to each terminal device through the Internet line, for example. Good.

As a device for executing this game program, an electronic device such as a personal computer game machine, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, or a portable electronic notebook is applied in addition to the home game machine as in the embodiment. It is also possible to do so.

[0107]

According to the present invention, the character image and other images are displayed on the display screen, and the game is advanced while the character image is performing a desired motion based on the operation of the operation section by the player. In the game program, the other image includes an obstacle that obstructs the motion of the character image, and the degree of obstacle caused by the obstacle is reduced based on the voice input of the player. Since the degree of obstacles can be alleviated by the voice input by the player, obstacles that are obstacles to the player's hand can be operated by voice input instead of complicated operations by the operation unit in the progress of the game. Yes, anyone can smoothly proceed with the game, and it is possible to provide a game program that can be more engaged in the game With becomes, because the sense of unity between the player and the main character is length increasing, it is possible to game play that is extremely interesting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall explanatory diagram for carrying out the present embodiment.

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 this embodiment.

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

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a voice input by a player according to the present exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a voice content of a player and mitigation of a degree of obstacle in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of game effect contents in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the game effect contents.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of contents of the same game effect.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow in which the player advances the game while inputting voice.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow in which the player advances the game while inputting voice.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CD-ROM (external storage medium) 2 Game console body 3 display screen 4 Controller (Operating means) 5 Game program data 8 main character (character image) 9 obstacles M microphone K voice recognition circuit K1 voice recognition controller K2 comparison circuit K3 temporary storage

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A character image and other images are displayed on a display screen, and based on an operation of an operation unit by a player,
A game program for advancing a game while performing a desired action on the character image, wherein the other image includes an obstacle that obstructs the action of the character image, and further, based on a voice input of the player, A game program characterized by reducing the degree of obstacles caused by obstacles. 2. The player's voice is stored in advance, and the stored voice is compared with the input player's voice,
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the degree of obstacle caused by the obstacle is alleviated by recognizing whether the obstacles are substantially the same. 3. The game according to claim 1, wherein the degree of alleviation of the degree of obstacle varies depending on the volume of the voice input by the player or the pitch at which the player continuously calls a predetermined phrase. program. 4. The display mode according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display mode on the display screen showing the amount of relaxation of the degree of obstacle is changed according to the phrase generated by the player. Game program. 5. The reduction amount of the obstacle degree is displayed as an image by disappearance or movement amount of the obstacle, reduction in the number, reduction in size, or the like.
The game program according to item. 6. The game according to claim 1, wherein the character image progresses a game in which the character competes for the time to reach the goal point from the start point while avoiding the obstacle.
The game program according to any one of 1. 7. An external storage medium in which the game program according to claim 1 is stored.