JP2007185476A - Program, information storage medium and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for players to play a communication battle game whose motif is rolling of a spherical object to snowball while combining other objects in contact with the surface, and for independently managing the information related to the execution of the game while reducing the quantity of communication data in executing the communication battle game. <P>SOLUTION: A disposed object management part 213 manages the present position of each disposed object in the game space and combining characters which combine the disposed objects. The disposed object management part 213 updates and manages the combining characters when a self-character is made to combine disposed objects, or when the disposed objects are separated from the self-character, and if a notice announcing that the disposed objects are combined or separated is given from an opponent's game device 1. When a notice announcing that the disposed object which has been already combined by another character is combined is given from the opponent's game device 1, the combining character is updated assuming that the disposed object is combined by the opponent's character operated by the opponent's game device 1 which gave the notice. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program or the like for executing a communication battle game in which a battle is played in the same game space as that of another player.

Conventionally, various types of games have been proposed, and as an example, a game with a motif of rolling a ball object that grows into a snowman-like shape by joining other objects in contact with the surface (large ball rolling game) ) Is known (see Patent Document 1). The player enlarges the ball object, which is the operation target, in a snowman-like manner while making contact with and coupling to an object (arrangement) placed on the game stage.
JP 2005-100133 A

  However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 is a game with a single game device. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the problem of how to play a game using the motif of rolling a ball object that grows like a snowball by joining another object that touches the surface as described above. Is it possible to achieve this? A further problem is to realize a mechanism for individually managing information related to game execution while reducing the amount of communication data when executing a communication battle game.

The first invention for solving the above problems is:
When each player's operation target character moves while rolling according to each player's operation input, and touches a large number of objects that can be combined in advance in the game space, the combination object is combined with the contacted character. A game device in a game system for executing a communication game,
Communication means;
Operation input means;
Transmission means for transmitting own play information relating to the player character when the player character is moved while rolling in a predetermined game space in which a large number of connectable objects are arranged in advance according to the operation input to the operation input unit. When,
Receiving means for receiving other play information relating to other characters moving while rolling in the game space which is an operation target of another player;
Image generating means for generating a game image based on the self-play information and the received other play information;
Is a game device.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the transmitting means transmits the own play information relating to the own character, and the receiving means receives the other play information relating to the other character. Therefore, since each game device can acquire play information about each character, the game space is shared in each game device, and the game communication battle is based on the rolling of a ball object that grows like a snowman. Is feasible.

In addition, as a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a communication means with another machine, and when the player character moves while rolling in accordance with the operation input of the player and contacts a large number of objects that can be connected in advance, the connection is possible. A game device (for example, the game device 1 in FIG. 1) that executes an online battle game in which a game play in which an object is combined with the player character is performed in the same game space as another player's game space. And
A self-character combination detection means for detecting a new connection of a connectable object to the self-character by contact;
A combination notification means for notifying another machine of a new combination notification that the character has combined the detected connectable object when detected;
A combined notification receiving means for receiving a new combined notification transmitted from another device;
Management means for managing which character is combined with each of the possible combinations based on the detection result of the own character combination detection means and the reception result of the combination notification reception means;
And a game device that manages the connectable items in the online battle game by each of the own device and the other devices.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the player character moves the player character while rolling according to the operation input of the player and contacts a number of previously-combinable objects, A program (for example, a game program 610 in FIG. 5) for executing a battle game in which a game play for combining a combinable object with the player character is performed in the same game space as the game space of another player. ) And
Own character combination detection means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b in FIG. 5) for detecting a new combination of the objects that can be combined with the own character by contact;
Combining notification means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5) for notifying other devices of a new combining notification that the character has combined the detected connectable object when detected.
A combination notification receiving unit (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5) for receiving a new combination notification transmitted from another device,
Based on the detection result of the character combination detection means and the reception result of the combination notification receiving means, management means (for example, the arrangement management unit 213 in FIG. ),
By making the computer function as a program, a program for causing the computer and other devices to manage the connectable objects in the communication battle game may be configured.

  According to the second and third inventions, when the communication battle game is executed, a notification that the player's character has combined a connectable object is exchanged with another machine in the game space. Management of the arranged connectable items can be performed by the own device and the other devices, and the amount of communication data is also reduced.

The fourth invention is the program of the third invention,
When the management means receives a new combination notification from the combination notification receiving means for a connectable object having a character that has already been combined, the management means A program for causing the computer to function so as to be updated and managed as a character in accordance with a received new combination notification.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when a notification indicating that a connectable object having a character already combined is received from another device, the notification of receiving the character combining the connectable object is received. Can be updated as a character according to the above, and manageable combinations.

The fifth invention is the program of the third or fourth invention,
Separation control means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b in FIG. 5) separates the connectable objects managed by the management means as being connected to the own character and rearranges them in the game space. ),
Separation notification means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5) for notifying other devices of a separation notification that the connectable object has been separated from the player character when separated by the separation control means;
Separation notification receiving means for receiving the separation notification transmitted from the other device (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5),
Further functioning the computer as
The character that combines the combinable material separated by the separation control unit and the character that combines the combinable material notified by the management unit that is separated by the separation notification received by the separation notification receiving unit. This is a program for causing the computer to function so as to be updated and managed as none.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, by further exchanging a notification that the character has separated the combinable object with another machine, the character that combines the combinable object is combined. It can be updated and managed as having no character.

6th invention is the program of 5th invention,
Causing the computer to function as attack hit detection means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b in FIG. 5) for detecting that the attack of the opponent character hits the own character;
A program for causing the computer to function so that the separation control unit obtains the number of combinables to be separated based on the attack detected by the attack hit detection unit and separates the number of combinables obtained. is there.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, when the attack of the opponent character hits the player character, the number of combinable objects obtained based on the attack detected by the hit can be separated from the player character.

7th invention is the program of 6th invention,
The separation control means includes direction reference calculation means (for example, the combination / separation control unit 215b in FIG. 5) for obtaining the number of combinable objects to be separated based on the attack direction of the attack detected by the attack hit detection means. Is a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, when the attack of the opponent character hits the player character, the number of combinable objects to be separated can be obtained based on the attack direction of the attack detected for the hit.

The eighth invention is the program of the sixth or seventh invention,
The size control means for calculating the number of combinable objects to be separated based on the size of the opponent character that made the attack detected by the attack hit detection means (for example, the combination / separation control unit in FIG. 5). 215b) is a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to such an eighth invention, when the attack of the opponent character hits the player character, the number of combinable objects to be separated can be obtained based on the size of the opponent character that has detected the hit. .

A ninth invention is a program according to any of the sixth to eighth inventions,
Among the many bondable materials, there are specially bondable materials,
In the case where the separation control means is managed by the management means as managing the character that combines the specially combinable material as the self-character, the separation control means must always execute the hit detection by the attack hit detection means. A program for causing the computer to function so as to separate a specially connectable item from the player character.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when the attack of the opponent character hits the own character, the special combination is possible if the character combining the special combination possible is managed as the own character. You can always separate things from your character. Thereby, the game property which competes for a special combination possible thing is implement | achieved.

A tenth invention is a program according to any one of the fifth to ninth inventions,
The player who calculates the score of the player by adding the score according to the combinable object detected by the player character combination detection unit and subtracting the score according to the combinable object separated by the separation control unit Score calculation means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5),
Score notifying means for notifying the other player of the calculated score of the player (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5);
Score receiving means (for example, the game situation management unit 211 in FIG. 5) for receiving the score of another player transmitted from another machine;
Score display control means (for example, the game calculation unit 210 and the image generation unit 230 in FIG. 5) for controlling the display of the calculated score of the player and the score of another player received by the score receiving means;
As a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, if a bondable object is combined, a score is added according to the combined bondable object, and if a bondable substance is separated, the separated bondable object is separated. The player's score can be calculated by subtracting the score in accordance with. Then, by exchanging the score of the player with the other device, the score of the other player can be displayed and controlled on the game screen.

The eleventh invention is a program according to any one of the third to tenth inventions,
Own character size determining means for determining the size of the own character based on the connectable objects managed by the managing means as being combined with the own character (for example, the combining / separation control unit 215b in FIG. 5) Function the computer as
For causing the computer to function as speed control means (for example, the rolling control unit 215a in FIG. 5) that variably controls the movement speed of the own character based on the size determined by the self character size determination means. It is a program.

  According to such an eleventh aspect, the size of the player character is determined based on the connectable object managed by the management means as being combined with the player character, and the player character is determined based on the determined size. The moving speed of the character can be variably controlled.

  The twelfth invention is an information storage medium (for example, the information storage medium 40 in FIG. 1) storing the program of any one of the third to eleventh inventions.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, an information storage medium having the same effects as any of the third to eleventh aspects of the invention is realized by causing a computer to read a program from the information storage medium and perform arithmetic processing. can do.

  According to the present invention, the transmitting means transmits the own play information relating to the own character, and the receiving means receives the other play information relating to the other character. Therefore, since each game device can acquire play information about each character, the game space is shared in each game device, and the game communication battle is based on the rolling of a ball object that grows like a snowman. Is feasible.

  In addition, when executing the online battle game, the player can manage the connectable objects arranged in the game space by exchanging a notification that the player character has combined the connectable objects with another machine. This can be done by each other machine, reducing the amount of communication data.

  Hereinafter, a game apparatus to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is an embodiment relating to a communication battle game (network game) in which a player battles in the same game space as another player's game space, and in the following, four players participate in the game and play a battle. A case will be described as an example.

  In addition, as a system configuration for realizing a communication battle game, for example, (1) a game device such as a personal computer or a home game machine installed in a home, a game machine or the like installed in a game center or an amusement facility, etc. (2) A configuration in which a game server is connected via a wired / wireless communication line such as the Internet network or a leased line network, (2) a configuration in which a plurality of game devices are connected via a communication line without using a game server, 3) A plurality of game devices are connected via a communication line, one of which has a game server function, and (4) one system as a whole in which a plurality of game devices are physically coupled. The present invention can be applied to any system configuration. For example, the configuration of (2) will be described below as an example. To. Here, the communication line means a communication path through which data can be exchanged. That is, the communication line is meant to include a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet in addition to a LAN by a dedicated line (dedicated cable) or Ethernet (registered trademark) for direct connection, The communication method may be wired or wireless.

[Appearance of game device]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the game apparatus 1 in the present embodiment. A game apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a portable game apparatus that is carried and used by a player, for example, and includes a direction key 11 and button switches 13a to 13d, an L button 15, and the like for the player to input a game operation. An R button 17, a display 21, and a speaker 23 are provided. In addition, the other casing is provided with a power button, a volume control button, and the like (not shown).

  In the portable game apparatus 1, an information storage medium 40 that is detachably attached to the housing body is used as an information storage medium for storing programs and data necessary for executing game processing. Or the above-mentioned program and data are good also as acquiring from an external apparatus by the wireless communication module 33 mentioned later.

  Inside the housing, a control unit 31 equipped with a CPU and IC memories, and a game device that is in a communicable area and is an opponent (hereinafter referred to as “opposite player”) are operated. A wireless communication module 33 for forming a communication network with a game device (hereinafter referred to as “opposite game device” as appropriate) 1, a reading device for the information storage medium 40, etc. Various game processes are executed based on operation signals input from the button switches 13a to 13d, programs and data read from the information storage medium 40, data received from the opponent game device 1 by the wireless communication module 33, and the like. The image signal of the game image and the sound signal of the game sound are generated.

  The generated game image is displayed on the display 21, and the sound signal of the game sound is output from the speaker 23. The player operates the direction key 11 and the button switches 13a to 13d while watching the game image displayed on the display 21 to play against the opponent player and enjoy the game.

[Game Overview]
This embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the online battle game of the present invention is applied to a large ball rolling game. This large ball rolling game is a game in which each player rolls a ball object (hereinafter simply referred to as a “ball”) and contacts / combines with another object that can be combined (hereinafter referred to as an “arrangement”). is there.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the game, and FIG. 2A is a schematic view overlooking the entire game stage. As shown in FIG. 2A, the game stage is one closed space, and a sphere B (in fact, including a character pushing the sphere B) that is rolled by each player is arranged. The ball B is arranged with the center of the stage as an initial position, and when the game is started, each player operates the game apparatus 1 with each player.

  In addition, on the game stage, a large number of large and small objects with points set in advance are arranged as the arrangement object E. For example, a total of 500 pieces are arranged, including one 100 “crown”, 3 “treasure chests” and 1 “ring” 99 in total, and 400 other 0 point objects.

  The four players participating in the game roll the ball B in the same game space. Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, the ball B is enlarged like a snowman while contacting and coupling the ball B to various objects E arranged on the game stage. In this game, the player becomes a character C and is set to walk by rolling the ball B that connects the contacted object E to the surface thereof. Apparently, the character C presses the sphere B, but the sphere B corresponds to the player character that is the operation target of each player. In the following description, the ball B rolled by the player is referred to as “own character”, and the ball B rolled by the opponent player is referred to as “partner character”.

  Specifically, the player character can be combined if the size of the arrangement is equal to or smaller than a predetermined combination reference size, but an arrangement having a size larger than this can not be combined. This combination reference size is determined based on the size of the player character. For example, a size that is 1/5 of the current size of the player character is set as the combined reference size. In addition, the “crown” having a high score cannot be combined unless the size of the player character exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a threshold is set in advance.

  The player combines an arrangement with the player character while identifying an arrangement that is unlikely to be combined, and competes for a score based on the score set for the arrangement combined with the player character. When a predetermined time limit (for example, 3 minutes) elapses, the game ends, and the player with the highest score becomes the winner.

  In addition, the player can perform an attack operation to activate a “body hit” action and hit the opponent character to separate and drop the arrangement object coupled to the opponent character.

This attack operation is performed by the direction key 11 and the button switches 13a and 13b. Specifically, the operation of alternately pressing the “up” of the direction key 11 and the button switch 13 b and the operation of alternately pressing the “down” of the direction key 11 and the button switch 13 a are performed continuously a predetermined number of times. . By this attack operation, the body hitting action of the player character is activated.
A specific opponent character can be set as an attack target by a lock-on operation in which the L button 15 and the R button 17 are simultaneously pressed. When the opponent character is selected by this lock-on operation, the moving direction of the player character is controlled to the direction of the selected opponent character. Then, if the above-described attack operation is performed following this lock-on operation, a body contact action with the selected opponent character as an attack target is activated, and the player character hits the opponent character.

  A predetermined number of combined objects fall from the character (attack destination character) that hits the body movement action and falls. The number of objects to be separated (number of separations) is determined according to the size of the character that has performed the per-body movement. First, it is determined in two steps whether the character that has performed the body contact motion is large or small.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the number of separations when it is determined that the character hit the body is large. As shown in FIG. 3A, if it is determined that the character that hit the body is large, 10 to 20 of the arrangements already combined with the attack destination character are separated and dropped from the attack destination character. The specific number is determined based on the attack direction of the attacked character of the character that hits the body. For example, the number of objects to be separated / dropped is determined with the maximum of 20 when the attacking character receives the attack from the body directly from behind and the minimum of 10 when it is received from the front.

  On the other hand, FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the number of separations when it is determined that the character hit the body is small. As shown in FIG. 3B, if it is determined that the character hit the body is small, 5 to 15 of the arrangements already combined with the attack destination character are separated and dropped from the attack destination character. . The specific number is determined based on the attack direction of the character that hit the body, as in the case where it is determined that the character that hit the body is large. For example, the number of objects to be separated / dropped is determined by setting the maximum of 15 when attacking from the back is received and the minimum of 5 when receiving from the front.

  In addition, the arrangement objects to be actually separated are selected in order from those newly joined to the attack destination character. However, when the attack destination character joins the “crown”, the “crown” is selected regardless of the joining order. Be sure to separate. Therefore, for a player who has combined a “crown” with his / her character, when the attack from the opponent character is received, the combined “crown” is dropped.

  As described above, only one “crown” with 100 points is arranged on the game stage. For this reason, whether or not the “crown” is combined with the player character determines the outcome of the game. Therefore, the player proceeds the game while competing for the “crown”. If the opponent character has combined the “crown”, the player loses the “crown” by causing the opponent character to hit the opponent character and dropping the “crown”.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image (game image) of the game space shown in FIG. 2 (a). For example, the game image should be looked down slightly from the rear at a predetermined interval from the ball B-1 of the player character. Generated as an image viewed from a virtual camera. That is, FIG. 4 is a game image displayed on the game device 1 of the player who rolls the ball B-1, and the game device 1 of the other player is arranged behind the ball that the player rolls and follows this. An image of the game space viewed from the virtual camera is displayed. For example, the game device 1 of the opponent player that rolls the ball B-2, which is the opponent character, displays an image of the game space viewed from a virtual camera that is arranged behind the ball B-2 and follows the ball B-2.

  In addition, the game image presents the current score of each player participating in the game, the remaining time based on the elapsed time from the start of the game, and the like.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the game apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 100, a processing unit 200, a display unit 300, a sound output unit 400, a communication unit 500, and a storage unit 600.

  The operation unit 100 is a device for a player operating the game apparatus 1 to input various game operations, and operation signals input from the operation unit 100 are output to the processing unit 200. The operation unit 100 is realized by, for example, a button switch, a lever, a dial, a mouse, a keyboard, and various sensors. In FIG. 1, the direction key 11, the button switches 13a to 13d, the L button 15, and the R button 17 correspond to this. .

  The processing unit 200 performs various processes such as control of the entire game apparatus 1, instructions to each functional unit in the game apparatus 1, image processing, and sound processing. The functions of the processing unit 200 are realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and a given program. In FIG. 1, the control unit 31 corresponds to this.

  The processing unit 200 includes a game calculation unit 210, an image generation unit 230, and a sound generation unit 250 as main functional units, and generates one image in one frame time (1/60 seconds). The display unit 300 displays and outputs sound effects and BGM to the sound output unit 400 as appropriate.

  The game calculation unit 210 receives an operation signal input from the operation unit 100, a program or data read from the storage unit 600, or data transmitted from the opponent game device 1 connected via the communication unit 500. Based on this, various game processes for realizing a large ball rolling game are executed, and the processing results are output to the image generation unit 230 and the sound generation unit 250. Examples of the game process include a game space setting process, an object arrangement process such as a player character, an opponent character, an arrangement object, an object contact determination process, a game result calculation process, and the like. The game calculation unit 210 includes a game situation management unit 211, an arrangement management unit 213, a player character control unit 215, and an opponent character control unit 217.

  The game situation management unit 211 performs a process of updating the game situation information 650 stored in the storage unit 600 according to the progress of the game. Then, the game situation management process is executed, and this game situation information 650 is transmitted to each opponent game apparatus 1 periodically (every frame), and the game situation transmitted from each opponent game apparatus 1 every frame. The information is updated and stored in the storage unit 600 as opponent play data A660a, opponent play data B660b, and opponent play data C660c.

  The arrangement management unit 213 manages information related to the arrangement in the game space. Specifically, the current position information of each arrangement, which character is combining each arrangement, and the like are included in the management target, and the arrangement management unit 213 uses the arrangement management information 640 described later. Manage as.

  The own character control unit 215 is a functional unit that controls the own character in accordance with an operation input of the own player, and includes a rolling control unit 215a and a combination / separation control unit 215b.

The rolling control unit 215a determines the moving amount, moving direction, and moving speed of the player character according to the player's rolling operation, and controls the player character to roll and move. The moving speed is determined according to the radius of the current character so as to increase as the own character increases, for example.
Further, when an attack operation is input, the rolling control unit 215a controls the player character so that it rolls at a high speed, thereby realizing a “per body” action. At this time, if the attack target is locked on to any opponent character by the lock-on operation, the rolling control unit 215a switches the own character so as to realize a body contact action toward the opponent character. Control the movement.

  The combination / separation control unit 215b executes processing relating to the combination and separation of the player character and the arrangement object. The combination and separation of the arrangement is realized by setting a parent-child relationship (hierarchical relation) in which the character is “parent” and the arrangement is “child”.

  Specifically, when the own character and an arrangement other than the “crown” are in contact with each other, the combination / separation control unit 215b determines a combination reference size according to the current size of the own character, and makes contact If the size of the arrangement is equal to or smaller than the combination reference size, the arrangement combination processing is performed. Further, when the own character and the “crown” are in contact with each other, it is determined whether or not the size of the own character is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. In the arrangement combination process, first, the contact position of the arrangement is obtained. And the said arrangement | positioning thing is combined with the calculated | required contact position or its vicinity.

  In addition, the combination / separation control unit 215b performs the arrangement separation process when the opponent character's body contact action hits the player character (when the player character hits the opponent character). As the arrangement separation processing, first, the number of arrangement objects (number of separations) to be separated is calculated based on the attacking radius and attack direction of the opponent character. Then, several calculated arrangements are selected from the arrangements already combined with the player character and separated from the player character. The arrangements to be separated are selected in the reverse order from the combined ones (in order from the newly combined ones). However, if the combined arrangement contains a “crown”, the “crown” is selected regardless of the order described above. Be sure to select the arrangement to be separated. And the fall position of the separated arrangement | positioning thing is determined, and it rearranges on a game stage, and implement | achieves a mode that an arrangement thing falls with the momentum per body.

  The opponent character control unit 217 is a functional unit for controlling each opponent character based on the opponent play data A660a, the opponent play data B660b, and the opponent play data C660c. Reproduce the state of binding or separation.

  The image generation unit 230 is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU and a DSP, a control program for the hardware, a drawing frame IC memory such as a frame buffer, and the like. The image generation unit 230 generates a game image based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 210 and outputs an image signal of the generated game image to the display unit 300.

  The sound generation unit 250 is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU and a DSP and a control program thereof. The sound generation unit 250 generates game sounds such as sound effects and BGM used during the game based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 210, and outputs the generated game sound signal to the sound output unit 400. To do.

  The display unit 300 is a device for displaying various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 230, and the display 21 corresponds to this in FIG. The player enjoys the game by operating the operation unit 100 while viewing the game image displayed on the display unit 300.

  The sound output unit 400 is a device for outputting sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 250, and the speaker 23 corresponds to this in FIG.

  The communication unit 500 controls data communication with the outside (for example, the opponent game device 1). The function of the communication unit 500 is realized by, for example, a wireless communication module, a modem, TA, a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 33 corresponds to this in FIG.

  The storage unit 600 stores a system program for causing the processing unit 200 to control the game apparatus 1 in an integrated manner, and a program and data necessary for executing the game. The functions of the storage unit 600 are realized by, for example, an IC memory, a hard disk, a memory card, and the like. In FIG. 1, the information storage medium 40, the IC memory mounted on the control unit 31, and the like correspond to this.

  In particular, in order to implement the present embodiment, the storage unit 600 has a game situation management program 611 for causing the processing unit 200 to function as the game situation management unit 211 and an arrangement management for causing the storage unit 600 to function as the arrangement management unit 213. Program 612, own character control program 613 for functioning as own character control unit 215, rolling control program 614 for functioning as rolling control unit 215a, and combination for functioning as coupling / separation control unit 215b A game program 610 including a separation control program 615 and an opponent character control program 616 for functioning as the opponent character control unit 217 is stored.

  The data includes stage information 620 and arrangement information 630.

  The stage information 620 stores data for displaying the game stage on the game image, such as terrain and background.

  The arrangement object information 630 is also referred to as a boundary box (“bounding volume”) corresponding to modeling data or texture data for defining the arrangement object, data such as color information (RGB value and α value), and its size (volume). .) Data, weight data, etc., and prepared for each type of arrangement. As the types of arrangement objects, a plurality of 100 “crowns”, 3 “treasure chests”, 1 “ring”, and other 0-point objects are prepared. This arrangement information 630 includes a score table 631 in which the number of arrangement objects is set. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the score table 631. In the score table 631, the score is set for each arrangement ID indicating the type of arrangement.

  Further, as data to be updated as appropriate during the execution of the game, the arrangement management information 640, the game status information 650, the opponent play data A660a, the opponent play data B660b, and the opponent play data C660c (hereinafter collectively including these appropriately) "Owner play data 660"), own character data 670, opponent character data A 680a, opponent character data B 680b, and opponent character data C 680c (hereinafter collectively referred to as "other character data 680" as appropriate). And processed body information 690 is stored.

  The arrangement management information 640 stores information on 500 arrangement objects arranged on the game stage at the start of the game. The details are as follows: one 100 “crown”, three “treasure chests” and one “ring” 99 in total, 400 other 0 point objects, 500 in total. . FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the arrangement management information 640. As shown in FIG. 7, the arrangement management information 640 includes an arrangement indicating the type of the arrangement in association with a serial number assigned to each of the 500 arrangements on the game stage to identify the arrangement. An object ID, arrangement position information, and a combined character are set.

  The placement position information is information indicating the current placement position and orientation of the placement object, and the placement position and orientation of the placement object at the start of the game is set as an initial value. When the arrangement object is combined with the player character or the opponent character and then separated and rearranged on the game stage, the rearranged position and posture are set.

  In the combined character, the name of the character that is currently combining the arrangement is set. When the arrangement character is combined with the player character or when the arrangement object is separated from the player character, the opponent game apparatus 1 is notified that the arrangement character has been combined or separated. Will be updated if. Further, when any partner game device 1 notifies that an arrangement whose character name is already set is combined with the combined character (the fact that an arrangement already combined with any character is combined) In the case of notification from the opponent game device 1, the combined character is updated on the assumption that the opponent character operated on the opponent game device 1 that has made the last notification combines the arrangement. ing. This is a countermeasure when a communication status failure or the like occurs.

  The game situation information 650 stores information related to the game situation of the player at the present time. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the game situation information 650. The game situation information 650 includes current position information 651 that stores information indicating the current position and posture of the player character, a current radius 652, a current movement direction 653, combined arrangement information 654, and a separated arrangement. Information 655, crown information 656, latest body information 657, score 658, and current game time 659 are transmitted (multicast) to the opponent game device 1 for each frame.

In the combined arrangement information 654, the serial number of the arrangement combined with the player character in the frame is set. This combined arrangement information 654 notifies the opponent game device 1 that the player character has combined the arrangement.
In the separated arrangement information 655, a serial number of an arrangement separated from the player character in the frame is set. The separated arrangement information 655 notifies the opponent game device 1 that the player character has separated the arrangement.

The crown information 656 includes crown position information 656a and a crown combined character 656b.
Information indicating the current arrangement position and posture of the “crown” is set in the crown position information 656a. In the crown position information 656a, an arrangement position and posture of the “crown” at the start of the game are set as initial values.
In the crown combined character 656b, the name of the character that is currently combined with “crown” is set.
This crown information 656 is updated when the “crown” is combined with the player character or the “crown” is separated from the player character. Further, when the data content of the crown information 656 is different from the crown information set in any opponent play data 660 to be described later, the crown information of the opponent play data 660 is overwritten and updated. Yes.

  The latest body contact information 657 stores the latest information related to the motion per body performed by the player character. This latest body contact information 657 includes an action number 657a, an attack destination character 657b, an attack direction 657c, an attack radius 657d, and an attack speed 657e. Updated when hit.

The motion number 657a is an identification number of the motion per body, for example, “0” is set as an initial value, and is updated with a serial number every time the motion of the subject character hits the opponent character.
In the attacking character 657b, the character name of the opponent character that hit the body is set.
The attack direction 657c is set to the direction of the body contact movement. The attack direction 657c is determined based on the relative relationship between the movement direction of the player character and the movement direction of the attack target character 657b when the body is hit. For example, if the movement direction of the player character and the movement direction of the attack target character 657b at the time of hitting the body are the same, the attack direction 657c is “directly behind”, and if it is opposite, the attack direction 657c is “directly front”.
The radius at the time of attack is set in the attack radius 657d.
The attack speed 657e is set to the movement speed when hitting the body.

  In the score 658, the current score of the player is set. The score 658 is added or subtracted based on the score of the combined or separated arrangement when the arrangement is combined with the own character or when the arrangement is separated from the own character.

  The current game time 659 is updated based on the elapsed time from the start of the game. When the current game time 659 is later than the current game time set in any opponent play data 660, the current game time 659 is overwritten and updated by the earliest current game time.

  The opponent play data A660a, opponent play data B660b, and opponent play data C660c update / store the latest game situation information of the opponent player transmitted from each opponent game device 1 as needed. The opponent play data 660 is data having the same configuration as the game situation information 650 described above, and is overwritten and updated with the game situation information received from the corresponding opponent game apparatus 1.

  The player character data 670 is data relating to the ball of the player character placed in the game space, and is updated as needed based on the game situation information 650. The own character data 670 includes a sphere display model 671, a combined list 673, boundary box data 675, and a sphere parameter 677.

The sphere display model 671 and the combined list 673 are data for defining the player character.
The sphere display model 671 stores modeling data, texture data, and the like of the player character in an initial state where the arrangement object is not combined.
The combined list 673 stores the combined arrangement data as hierarchically structured data in which the own character is “parent”. Specifically, in the order of combination, the type of the combined arrangement is stored together with the combination position that is the contact position of the arrangement, the posture at the time of contact, and the like.
That is, the player character displayed on the game image is displayed as a model in which an arrangement registered in the combined list 673 is integrally attached to the sphere display model 671.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the combined list 673. As shown in FIG. 9, in the connection list 673, the serial number assigned to the arrangement object, the arrangement object ID, and the arrangement object are associated with the combination order indicating that the number is increased as the number increases. Combined position information for storing information indicating the combined position and orientation is set.

  The boundary box data 675 includes a boundary box according to the sum of the size (volume) of the sphere display model and the size (volume) of the combined arrangement (specifically, for example, the own character and the combined arrangement). Data of a cuboid inscribed in a sphere having a volume equal to the volume sum of the objects) is set, and is recalculated and updated every time the combined list 673 is updated. Based on the boundary box data 675, the current size (radius) of the player character is determined.

  The ball parameter 677 stores the current parameter value of the player character combined with the arrangement. Specifically, the moving direction, moving speed, radius, weight, etc. of the player character are included.

  The opponent character data A 680a, the opponent character data B 680b, and the opponent character data C 680c store data related to the ball of each opponent character arranged in the game space. These opponent character data 680 is data having the same configuration as the above-mentioned own character data 670 and is updated as needed based on the corresponding opponent play data 660.

  The processed body contact information 690 is data that is referred to when determining whether or not the own character has touched the opponent character. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the processed per-body information 690, and a processed action number is set for each opponent character.

  The combination / separation control unit 215b performs the following process for each opponent character, and determines whether or not the player character has hit the opponent character. That is, based on the processed action number of the opponent character set in the processed body information 690, the latest body information is read from the corresponding opponent play data 660. When the attacking character is the own character and the action number is different from the processed action number, it is determined that the own character has hit the opponent character. When it is determined that the body has been hit, the combination / separation control unit 215b subsequently performs the arrangement separating process, and in this case, the latest action that the processed action number of the opponent character has read is read. Updated to the operation number of the information. This is a countermeasure when a reception omission occurs due to communication failure or the like.

[Process flow]
Next, with reference to FIG.11 and FIG.12, the flow of the process which the game device 1 performs is demonstrated. In the processing described here, the processing unit 200 performs the game situation management program 611, the arrangement management program 612, the own character control program 613, the rolling control program 614, the combination / separation control program 615, and the opponent character control program 616. This is realized by reading and executing a game program 610 including.

  In the game process, first, the game calculation unit 210 accepts an opponent player participating in the game (step a10). At this time, the game apparatus 1 determines the player who participates in the game by sending and receiving the player's character name, own machine ID, and the like.

  If the player participating in the game is determined, the game situation management unit 211 then starts the game situation management process (step a20). In this game situation management process, the game situation management unit 211 executes the following process until a game end determination to be described later is made. In other words, the game situation management unit 211 transmits the game situation information 650 to each opponent game device 1 and updates the game situation information of the opponent player received from each opponent game device 1 to the storage unit 600 as the opponent play data 660. The storing process is repeated every frame.

  Next, the arrangement management unit 213 generates information on the arrangement to be arranged on the game stage (step a30). For example, the arrangement management unit 213 determines an arrangement to be arranged on the game stage and its position and orientation in the initial state according to a random number generated using a random number generation function. This random number generation function is distributed by any one of the game devices 1 of the players participating in the game, and the same random number generation function is used in each game device 1 and information on the same arrangement object. Is controlled to be generated. The arrangement management information 640 is initialized in accordance with the arrangement information generated at this time.

  Then, the game calculation unit 210 arranges objects such as the player character, the opponent character, and an arrangement object at an initial position on the game stage, constructs a game stage, and starts the game (step a40).

  When the game is started, the process of loop A is repeatedly executed until it is determined that the game is over (step a50 to step a370 in FIG. 12).

  In the loop A, first, the rolling control unit 215a controls the rolling of the player character according to the player's operation input (step a60). Specifically, when a rolling operation is input, the movement direction and movement amount of the player character are determined, and control is performed so that the player character rolls and moves. Further, when an attack operation is input, control is performed so that the player character rolls at high speed, thereby causing the player character to perform a body contact action.

  Subsequently, the combination / separation control unit 215b performs contact determination between the player character and the arrangement object. For example, the presence / absence of an arrangement in contact with the player character is determined based on the boundary box data of the player character and the arrangement on the game stage.

  When the player character comes into contact with the arrangement object (step a70: YES), the combination / separation control unit 215b determines whether or not the arrangement object can be combined. Specifically, when the player character comes in contact with an arrangement other than the “crown”, the combination reference size is determined based on the current size of the player character. For example, a size that is 1/5 of the current size of the player character is calculated as the combined reference size. Then, if the size of the contacted arrangement is equal to or less than the reference combination size, it is determined that the connection is possible. On the other hand, when the own character and the “crown” are in contact with each other, it is determined whether or not the size of the own character is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.

  Then, if the contacted arrangement can be combined (step a80: YES), the combination / separation control unit 215b executes the arrangement combination processing to combine the contacted arrangement with the player character (step a90). Specifically, a parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) between the player character and the arrangement object according to the combination order is set, and the contact position with the arrangement object is set as a combination position and registered in the combination list 673 together with the posture at the time of contact. .

  Then, the game situation management unit 211 sets the serial number of the combined arrangement in the combined arrangement information 654 (step a100), and the arrangement management unit 213 determines that the combination character is combined with the self-character. It changes and updates the arrangement management information 640 (step a110).

  Subsequently, the game situation management unit 211 determines the arrangement object combined in step a90. When the “crown” is combined (step a120: YES), the game situation management unit 211 changes the combined crown character 656b to determine that the own character is combined with the “crown”, and stores the crown information 656. Update (step a130).

  Next, the game situation management unit 211 reads the arrangement ID from the arrangement management information 640 according to the serial number of the arrangement set in the combined arrangement information 654. Then, the game situation management unit 211 reads the corresponding score by referring to the score table 631, and updates the current score 658 by adding the read score (step a140).

  Next, the game situation management unit 211 determines whether or not the hit action of the player's body hits the opponent character. If the hit action of the body hits (step a150: YES), the attacking character 657b is hit. The latest hit information 657 is updated as the opponent character (step a160).

  Subsequently, the combination / separation control unit 215b determines whether or not the own character has hit the opponent character. If the opponent character hits the body (step a170: YES), the combination / separation control unit 215b performs the arrangement separating process according to the latest body contact information of the corresponding opponent play data 660.

  That is, first, the combination / separation control unit 215b calculates the number of separations of the arrangement objects to be separated based on the attack direction and the attack radius (step a180). Next, the combination / separation control unit 215b selects the arrangements for the calculated number of arrangements from the arrangements already combined with the player character (step a190). Specifically, the combined list 673 is selected with reference to the combined list 673 in the reverse order of the combined order. At this time, the combination / separation control unit 215b refers to the arrangement management information 640 to determine whether or not the player character has combined the “crown”. Select the item including the “crown”. If the arrangement to be separated is selected, the combination / separation control unit 215b separates the selected arrangement from the player character (step a200). Specifically, the parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) of the arrangement to be separated from the player character is deleted from the combined list 673. Then, the coupling / separation control unit 215b determines the fall position of the separated arrangement object and rearranges it on the game stage (step a210).

  Then, the game situation management unit 211 sets the serial number of the separated arrangement in the separated arrangement information 655 (step a220), and the arrangement management unit 213 sets “None” as the character combined with the arrangement. And the combined character management information 640 is updated (step a230).

  Subsequently, the game situation management unit 211 determines the placement object separated in step a200. When the “crown” is separated (step a240: YES), the game situation management unit 211 sets the position of the rearranged “crown” in the crown position information 656a and combines the “crown”. The crown combined character 656b is changed by setting the character being “None”, and the crown information 656 is updated (step a250).

  Next, the game situation management unit 211 reads the arrangement ID from the arrangement management information 640 according to the serial number of the arrangement set in the combined arrangement information 654. Then, the game situation management unit 211 reads the corresponding score by referring to the score table 631, and subtracts and updates the read score from the current score 658 (step a260).

  Subsequently, the process of loop B is executed for each opponent character (step a270 to step a330 in FIG. 12). Here, the opponent character to be processed in loop B is referred to as a “processing target opponent character”.

  In the loop B, first, the opponent character control unit 217 specifies an arrangement to be combined with the processing target opponent character according to the combination arrangement information of the corresponding opponent play data 660, and executes the arrangement combination process to specify the arrangement. It is combined with the opponent character to be processed (step a280). Specifically, a parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) between the processing partner character and the arrangement is set and registered in the combined list of the corresponding partner character data 680.

  Subsequently, the arrangement management unit 213 changes the combined character, assuming that the processing target opponent character has combined the arrangement, and updates the arrangement management information 640 (step a290). And the game situation management part 211 performs a matching process (step a300). Through the processing here, the transfer of the arrangement when the character name has already been set for the combined character is reflected in the own character data 670 and the opponent character data 680 to be updated.

  Next, the opponent character control unit 217 specifies an arrangement to be separated from the processing target opponent character according to the separated arrangement information of the corresponding opponent play data 660, and executes the arrangement separation process to process the specified arrangement. Separate from the opponent character (step a310). Specifically, the parent-child relationship (hierarchical relationship) between the opponent character to be processed and the arrangement object is deleted from the combined list of the corresponding opponent play data 660. And the fall position of the separated arrangement | positioning object is determined, and it rearranges on a game stage.

  Subsequently, the arrangement management unit 213 changes the combined character by setting the character combined with the arrangement as “none”, and updates the arrangement management information 640 (step a320).

  If the process of the loop B is complete | finished, the game condition management part 211 will perform a game time adjustment process subsequently (step a340). The game situation management unit 211 overwrites the current game time 659 with the earliest current game time when the current game time 659 is delayed from the current game time set in any opponent play data 660.

  Next, the game situation management unit 211 executes crown information adjustment processing (step a350). That is, first, when the data content of the crown information 656 is different from the crown information set in any opponent play data 660, the game situation management unit 211 overwrites the crown information of the opponent play data 660 with the crown information 656. And update. Then, the game situation management unit 211 changes the combined character so that the updated crown combined character 656b combines the “crown”, updates the arrangement management information 640, and automatically transfers the “crown”. It is updated by reflecting it in the character data 670 and the opponent character data 680.

  Subsequently, the image generation unit 230 generates a game image and causes the display unit 300 to display the generated game image (step a360). Here, in the case of outputting a game sound such as a sound effect, the sound generation unit 250 generates a game sound and outputs it from the sound output unit 400.

  Then, the game calculation unit 210 makes a game end determination, and when the elapsed time from the start of the game has exceeded a predetermined time limit, determines that the game is over and ends the process of loop A.

  When the loop A is completed, the game calculation unit 210 displays the game result (step a380). For example, the game calculation unit 210 refers to the game situation information 650 and the opponent play data 660 to determine the player with the highest score, and performs an effect process in which the determined player is the winner.

[Hardware configuration]
Next, an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the game apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the apparatus shown in FIG. 13, a CPU 1000, a ROM 1002, a RAM 1004, an information storage medium 1006, an image generation IC 1010, a sound generation IC 1008, and I / O ports 1012 and 1014 are connected to each other via a system bus 1016 so A control device 1022 is connected to the I / O port 1012, and a communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014.

  The CPU 1000 controls the entire apparatus and performs various data processing in accordance with a program stored in the information storage medium 1006, a system program stored in the ROM 1002 (such as initialization information of the apparatus main body), and a signal input by the control apparatus 1022. Do.

  The RAM 1004 is a storage unit used as a work area of the CPU 1000, and stores given contents in the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002, the calculation result of the CPU 1000, and the like.

  An information storage medium 1006 mainly stores programs, image data, sound data, play data, and the like. As an information storage medium, a memory such as a ROM, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD, an IC card, a magnetic A disk, an optical disk or the like is used. The information storage medium 1006 corresponds to the storage unit 600 shown in FIG.

  In addition, the image generation IC 1010 and the sound generation IC 1008 provided in this apparatus can appropriately output sound and images.

  The image generation IC 1010 is an integrated circuit that generates pixel information based on information sent from the ROM 1002, the RAM 1004, the information storage medium 1006, and the like according to instructions from the CPU 1000, and the generated display signal is output to the display device 1018. . The display device 1018 is realized by a CRT, LCD, TV, plasma display, projector, or the like, and corresponds to the display unit 300 illustrated in FIG.

  The sound generation IC 1008 is an integrated circuit that generates sound signals according to information stored in the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002 and sound data stored in the RAM 1004 according to instructions from the CPU 1000. Output from the speaker 1020. The speaker 1020 corresponds to the sound output unit 400 shown in FIG.

  The control device 1022 is a device for the player to input an operation related to the game, and its function is realized by hardware such as a lever, a button, and a housing. The control device 1022 corresponds to the operation unit 100 shown in FIG.

  The communication device 1024 exchanges information used inside the device with the outside, and is used for transmitting / receiving given information according to a program to / from other devices. The communication device 1024 corresponds to the communication unit 500 shown in FIG.

  The above-described processing such as game processing is realized by the information storage medium 1006 storing the game program 610 and the like described with reference to FIG. . The CPU 1000, the image generation IC 1010, and the sound generation IC 1008 correspond to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG. 5, and the CPU 1000 mainly uses the game calculation unit 210 shown in FIG. 5, and the image generation IC 1010 shows the image generation shown in FIG. In the unit 230, the sound generation IC 1008 corresponds to the sound generation unit 250 shown in FIG.

  Note that the processing performed by the image generation IC 1010, the sound generation IC 1008, and the like may be performed by software using the CPU 1000 or a general-purpose DSP. In this case, the CPU 1000 corresponds to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since play data relating to each character is obtained in each game device 1, the game space is shared by each game device, and the snowball is enlarged. It is possible to realize a communication game of games with the motif of rolling a ball object.

  In addition, each game device 1 of each character executes a process of exchanging a notification that the character has joined the placement object and a notification that the character has been separated with the opponent game device 1, thereby each placement in the game space. Each game device 1 can manage information on the current position of each object and information on the combined characters that connect the respective objects, and the amount of communication data is also reduced.

  Further, when the opponent game device 1 is notified that an arrangement with which one of the characters has already been combined, the opponent character operated by the opponent game device 1 that has given the notification has selected the arrangement. It is possible to update and manage the combined character of the arrangement as being combined. Furthermore, regarding the “crown” with a high score, information on the current position and the current combined character of the crown is exchanged with the opponent game device 1, so that communication with the opponent game device 1, communication lag, etc. Even if there is a reception omission, it can be adjusted so that there is no contradiction that there are a plurality of characters combined with the “crown”.

[Modification]
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to those described above, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, in order to give the highest priority to the consistency between the game apparatuses 1 regarding the “crown” when communication failure or the like occurs, the current position of the “crown” and the current crown combined character are represented by the crown information. However, if communication failure or other problems do not matter, or if priority is given to further reduction of the data amount, other information is not exchanged. It is good also as handling like the arrangement | positioning of.

  Further, when the above-described system configuration (1) is adopted as the system configuration for realizing the communication battle game, the game server is informed of the current position of the player's own character from each game device and information on the combined or separated arrangement. May be received and the progress of the game may be managed.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, a game system in which a server AGS and game devices AGT, AGT,. That is, the server AGS has the main functional units of the game calculation unit 210 shown in FIG. 5 and the game apparatus AGT has the functional units of the image generation unit 230 and the sound generation unit 250. This is the system configuration. The server AGS has a control unit that controls the character of the player who operates each game device AGT. The game device AGT performs processing with an operation unit, a processing unit that performs image generation and sound generation, and a display unit, and a part related to game processing is performed by the server AGS.

  On the other hand, it is good also as a structure as shown, for example in FIG. That is, the game device BGT performs control of the character of the player who operates the game device BGT and control of other characters. Then, the server BGS performs management of information on the arrangement and management of the progress of the game.

Moreover, it is good also as preparing the item which makes a moving speed fast or slow as an arrangement | positioning object, and arrange | positioning it in game space. And when the own character has combined the said item, it is good also as controlling the moving speed variably.
Or it is good also as preparing the item which strengthens or weakens attack power, and arrange | positions it in game space. Then, when the opponent character hits the body, the number of the separated objects to be separated from the player character may be variably controlled depending on whether or not the opponent character has combined the item.

  Also, a physical strength value may be set for the opponent character, and the value may be increased or decreased according to the progress of the game. Specifically, when the opponent character hits the body, the player character may be damaged, and the physical strength value may be decreased by a predetermined value. Moreover, it is good also as damaging when predetermined arrangement | positioning previously defined as a dangerous article is combined, and reducing a physical strength value by predetermined value. Then, when a physical strength recovery item is prepared as an arrangement, and the player's character combines the physical strength recovery item, the physical strength value to be decreased may be varied as reducing the above-described damage. Alternatively, the physical strength value may be recovered by a predetermined value at the time when the physical strength recovery items are combined.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the opponent character hits the body, the number of separations of the objects to be separated from the player character is determined based on the attack radius and the attack direction of the opponent character. The number of separations may be variably controlled in consideration of the weight and moving speed of the opponent character when hitting the body.

  In the embodiment described above, the opponent character to be attacked is selected according to the player operation at the time of the lock-on operation, but may be as follows. That is, the opponent character with the highest score at the time point, the opponent character with the largest size at the time point, or the opponent character combined with the “crown” at the time point may be preferentially selected as the attack target. Good.

  In the above embodiment, the game space image viewed from the virtual camera controlled to follow the player character is displayed as the game image. However, the viewpoint of the virtual camera is switched according to the player operation. Also good. Specifically, for example, a viewpoint in which all the characters are in view, a viewpoint in which the own character and any of the other characters are in view, and a viewpoint in which the opponent character that combines the own character and the “crown” is in view The switching may be performed according to the player operation.

  Further, a handicap may be given to a predetermined player such as an advanced player, a player who has won the previous time, or a player of a character combined with a “crown”. As a specific implementation method, for example, a part of the arrangements on the game stage may be set so that a character operated by the player cannot be combined. Alternatively, the combined reference size of characters operated by the player may be made smaller than the combined size of characters operated by other players. In addition, by setting a range for determining the attack direction as “behind” or a range for determining “directly in front” and enlarging or reducing the range according to the player, the attack direction when hitting the body is determined. Also good.

  Further, when communication with the opponent game apparatus 1 is disconnected due to a communication failure or the like, the opponent character operated on the opponent game apparatus 1 may be exploded. Then, the arrangement object combined with the exploded opponent character may be dropped on the game stage and rearranged.

  In addition, the game apparatus 1 accesses a server that manages the play results of a player who plays a large ball rolling game, and the type and number of arrangement objects that the player character has combined during the game, the maximum value of the size, and winning / losing information of the match Etc. may be configured to upload. In the server, various rankings based on uploaded play results may be generated and managed. And a server is good also as distributing the ranking managed according to the request | requirement from the game device 1. FIG.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case of competing for the score based on the score of the arrangement object combined with the player character in the large ball rolling game has been described.

For example, the player who finally combined the “crown” with the player character may be the winner, and the winning or losing of the game may be determined.
It is also possible to determine victory or defeat based on the number of objects finally combined with the character and the total weight.
Further, it is possible to determine the winning or losing of the game with the player who has combined the largest or the smallest of the arrangements arranged in the game space as the winner.
Further, the winning or losing of the game may be determined with the player who has combined the heaviest or lightest arrangements in the game space as a winner.
Moreover, it is good also as competing for the total amount of the combined arrangement | positioning beforehand by defining a price for all the arrangement | positioning objects. Or it is good also as determining the victory or defeat of a game for the player who combined the arrangement | positioning thing with the highest price or the lowest price among the arrangement | positioning objects arrange | positioned in game space as a winner.
Or it is good also as performing the question which instruct | indicates the kind of arrangement | positioning, such as "Look for the stuffed bear," and competing for the time until it combines the arrangement | positioning.

  Moreover, it is good also as performing a group battle. Specifically, winning or losing may be determined by a total value obtained by summing the final scores for each group.

  Further, according to the player operation, a desired arrangement out of the arrangements combined with the player character may be separated and arranged on the game stage. According to this, it is possible to interfere with the game play of the opponent player by separating a large arrangement that cannot be combined with the opponent character from the player character and placing it on the game stage. Similarly, in the case of the group battle described above, the game play of the opponent team can be disturbed.

  Moreover, you may apply to the game of the content demonstrated below. This game is set to roll the ball, which is the player's own character, on a circular course, and competes for lap times, for example.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the game of the present modification, and (a) is a schematic view overlooking the entire game stage. As shown in FIG. 14 (a), balls B10 (B10-1 to B10-4) rolled by each player are arranged with a predetermined start point as an initial position. Are operated on each game apparatus 1 by the player. Note that the initial position of the ball B10 may be on the same start line.

  The course is, for example, an oval course with banks (tilts) at the corners, and various arrangement objects E are arranged as shown in FIG. Each of the players rolls the ball B <b> 10 around the course while being in contact with and coupled to the arrangement object E. For example, the moving speed of the sphere B10 is controlled to be accelerated as it increases. The player competes for the lap time while enlarging the ball B10 of the player's character while avoiding the arrangement that is not likely to be combined.

  The moving speed of the sphere B10 may be controlled to be decelerated as it increases. In this case, the player circulates on the course so that the ball B10 of the player character does not come into contact with the object E. Moreover, you may comprise so that the ball | bowl B10 of the said other party character can be combined by making it contact with the ball | bowl B10 of the other party character whose magnitude | size is below a predetermined | prescribed threshold value at this time. The player competes for the lap time while increasing the size of the player character's sphere B10 by combining the object E to such an extent that it is not connected to the opponent character's sphere B10.

  Or you may apply to the game of the content demonstrated below. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the game of the present modification, and is a schematic diagram showing the entire game stage. As shown in FIG. 15, the game stage is divided into four areas, and characters C20 (C20-1 to C20-4), which are the operation targets of the four players, are divided into the divided areas. One by one. Each character C20 is controlled to move within the player's own field by using the area in which the character C20 is placed as his own player.

  On the game stage, a large number of arrangement objects E and a sphere B20 that couples the arrangement objects E to the surface are arranged.

  In this game, the size is instructed at the start of the game. The ball B20 joins the arrangement object E that is rolled and touched by any of the characters C20, and explodes when it reaches the indicated size. The player who explodes in is a loser. However, since the size of the sphere B20 is not presented on the game screen, the player combines the arrangement objects E while estimating the size. In addition, a time limit (for example, 10 seconds) in which the ball B20 can be continuously operated in the own position is set in advance, and the ball B20 is continuously rolled over the same character C20 for the time limit described above. Even if it explodes.

  During the game, each game apparatus 1 displays its own position of the character C20 operated by the player and a part of the adjacent position. For example, on the game device 1 of the player (2P) who operates the character C20 shown in the figure, an area indicated by a dashed line is displayed as a game image. The player rolls the ball B20 to join the arrangement object E, and releases the ball B20 toward the adjacent position so that the above-mentioned time limit does not elapse.

  Further, the arrangement object E arranged on the game stage includes a “bomb”, and when the bomb is coupled to the ball B20, the explosion range at the time of explosion changes. For this reason, there is a case where an explosion at another player's position may reach the player's position. If there is a character within the explosion range, the corresponding player is also involved and becomes a loser.

  In addition to the portable game device 1 shown in FIG. 1, various game devices such as a home game machine, an arcade game machine, a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer, and a large attraction device in which a large number of players participate can be used. The present invention can be similarly applied to these devices.

  For example, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an overview when the game device of the present invention is applied to a consumer game machine 1200. A home game machine 1200 shown in FIG. 16 includes a game controller 1210, a main device 1220, and a display 1230 having a speaker 1232. The game controller 1210 is connected to the main device 1220, and the display 1230 is connected to the main device 1220 by a cable capable of transmitting image signals, sound signals, and the like.

  The game controller 1210 is for a player to input a game operation, and includes a direction key 1212, an operation button 1214, an L button 1216, and an R button 1218, and outputs an operation signal to the main body device 1220.

  In this consumer game machine 1200, information storage such as a CD-ROM or DVD, which is an information storage medium detachably attached to the main unit 1220, is used as an information storage medium for storing programs and data necessary for executing game processing. A medium 40 is used. On the other hand, an information storage medium such as a memory card 1252 or an IC card 1254 is used as an information storage medium to which data including information related to the progress of the game is written in accordance with a predetermined timing during the game or a save operation by the player.

  The main body device 1220 includes a control unit 31 equipped with a CPU and IC memories, a reading device for the information storage medium 40 such as a CD-ROM, and the like, a program and data read from the information storage medium 40, and a game controller. Various game processes are executed based on an operation signal or the like input from 1210, a game image is displayed on the display 1230, and a game sound is output from the speaker 1232. The game controller 1210 corresponds to the operation unit 100 shown in FIG. 5, the display 1230 corresponds to the display unit 300 shown in FIG. 5, and the speaker 1232 corresponds to the sound output unit 400 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an overview when the game device of the present invention is applied to the arcade game machine 1300. As shown in FIG. 17, the arcade game machine 1300 includes a display 1302 that displays a game image, a speaker 1304 that outputs a sound effect of a game, BGM, and the like, a stick 1306 that inputs a game operation, operation buttons 1308 and 1310, and the like. It is configured with.

  In addition, the arcade game machine 1300 includes a system board 1320 on which a CPU, an image generation IC, a sound generation IC, and the like are mounted, and a program read from a memory 1322 that is an information storage medium on the system board 1320 Various game processes are executed based on data or an operation signal input from the stick 1306 or the operation button 1308. The display 1302 corresponds to the display unit 300 shown in FIG. 5, the speaker 1304 corresponds to the sound output unit 400 shown in FIG. 5, and the stick 1306 and the operation buttons 1308 and 1310 correspond to the operation unit 100 shown in FIG. Is.

The figure which shows the example of an external appearance of the game device 1. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of a game. The figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the separation number of the arrangement | positioning object isolate | separated at the time of an attack hit. The figure which shows an example of a game image. The block diagram which shows an example of a function structure of a game device. The figure which shows the data structural example of a score table. The figure which shows the data structural example of arrangement | positioning object management information. The figure which shows the data structural example of game condition information. The figure which shows the data structural example of a combined list. The figure which shows the data structural example of the information per processed body. The flowchart for demonstrating an example of the flow of game processing. The flowchart for demonstrating an example of the flow of game processing. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a game device. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the modification of a game. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the modification of a game. The figure which shows an example of a device structure at the time of applying a game device to a consumer game machine. The figure which shows an example of an apparatus structure at the time of applying a game device to an arcade game machine. The figure which shows the modification of a communication network system. The figure which shows the modification of a communication network system.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 100 Operation part 200 Processing part 210 Game operation part 211 Game situation management part 213 Arrangement management part 215 Self-character control part 215a Rolling control part 215b Combining / separation control part 217 Opposition character control part 230 Image generation part 250 Sound Generation unit 300 Display unit 400 Sound output unit 500 Communication unit 600 Storage unit 610 Game program 611 Game situation management program 612 Arranged object management program 613 Own character control program 614 Rolling control program 615 Binding / separation control program 616 Counter character control program 620 Stage information 630 Arrangement information 631 Score table 640 Arrangement management information 650 Game situation information 660a Opponent play data A
660b Opponent play data B
660c Opponent play data C
670 Own character data 671 Sphere display model 673 Combined list 675 Boundary box data 677 Sphere parameter 680a Counter character data A
680b opponent character data B
680c opponent character data C
690 Information per processed body

Claims (12)

When each player's operation target character moves while rolling according to each player's operation input, and touches a large number of objects that can be combined in advance in the game space, the combination object is combined with the contacted character. A game device in a game system for executing a communication game,
Communication means;
Operation input means;
Transmission means for transmitting own play information relating to the player character when the player character is moved while rolling in a predetermined game space in which a large number of connectable objects are arranged in advance according to the operation input to the operation input unit. When,
Receiving means for receiving other play information relating to other characters moving while rolling in the game space which is an operation target of another player;
Image generating means for generating a game image based on the self-play information and the received other play information;
A game device comprising: It is equipped with communication means with other machines, and when the player character moves while rolling according to the operation input of the player, and touches a large number of objects that can be combined in advance, the object that can be combined is combined with the player character. A game device that executes a communication battle game in which game play is performed in the same game space as the game space of another player,
A self-character combination detection means for detecting a new connection of a connectable object to the self-character by contact;
A combination notification means for notifying another machine of a new combination notification that the character has combined the detected connectable object when detected;
A combined notification receiving means for receiving a new combined notification transmitted from another device;
Management means for managing which character is combined with each of the possible combinations based on the detection result of the own character combination detection means and the reception result of the combination notification reception means;
A game device that manages the connectable items in the online battle game by each of the own device and the other device. When the player character moves the player character while rolling in accordance with the operation input of the player and contacts a number of previously-combinable items, the connectable item is sent to the player character. A program for executing a communication battle game in which game play to be combined is performed in the same game space as the game space of another player,
Self character combination detection means for detecting a new combination of a connectable object to the self character by contact;
A combination notification means for notifying another machine of a new combination notification that the character has combined the detected connectable object when detected.
A combined notification receiving means for receiving a new combined notification transmitted from another device;
Management means for managing which character is combined with each of the possible combinations based on the detection result of the own character combination detection means and the reception result of the combination notification reception means;
A program for causing the computer and other devices to manage the connectable objects in the online competitive game by causing the computer to function as:   When the management means receives a new combination notification from the combination notification receiving means for a connectable object having a character that has already been combined, the management means The program according to claim 3 for causing the computer to function so as to be updated and managed as a character in accordance with the received new combination notification. Separation control means for separating the connectable objects managed by the management means as being connected to the own character and rearranging them in the game space.
Separation notification means for notifying other devices of a separation notification that the connectable object has been separated from the player character when separated by the separation control means;
A separation notification receiving means for receiving a separation notification transmitted from another device,
Further functioning the computer as
The character that combines the combinable material separated by the separation control unit and the character that combines the combinable material notified by the management unit that is separated by the separation notification received by the separation notification receiving unit. The program according to claim 3 or 4 for causing the computer to function so as to be updated and managed as none. Causing the computer to function as attack hit detection means for detecting that the attack of the opponent character hits the player character;
The separation control means determines the number of bindable objects to be separated based on the attack detected by the attack hit detection means, and causes the computer to function to separate the determined number of bondable objects;
A program according to claim 5 for.   7. The computer according to claim 6, wherein the separation control means causes the computer to have direction reference calculation means for obtaining the number of combinable objects to be separated based on the attack direction of the attack detected by the attack hit detection means. Program.   The separation control means causes the computer to function so as to have a size reference calculation means for obtaining the number of combinable objects to be separated based on the size of the opponent character who has hit the attack detected by the attack hit detection means. The program according to claim 6 or 7. Among the many bondable materials, there are specially bondable materials,
In the case where the separation control means is managed by the management means as managing the character that combines the specially combinable material as the self-character, the separation control means must always execute the hit detection by the attack hit detection means. The program as described in any one of Claims 6-8 for making the said computer function so that a specially connectable thing may be isolate | separated from the said own character. The player who calculates the score of the player by adding the score according to the combinable object detected by the player character combination detection unit and subtracting the score according to the combinable object separated by the separation control unit Score calculation means,
Score notifying means for notifying the other player of the calculated score of the player;
Score receiving means for receiving a score of another player transmitted from another machine;
Score display control means for controlling display of the calculated score of the player and the score of another player received by the score receiving means;
The program as described in any one of Claims 5-9 for functioning the said computer as. Causing the computer to function as own character size determining means for determining the size of the own character based on a connectable object managed by the managing means as being combined with the own character;
Causing the computer to function as speed control means for variably controlling the movement speed of the own character based on the size determined by the own character size determination means;
The program as described in any one of Claims 3-10 for.   An information storage medium storing the program according to any one of claims 3 to 11.

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