JP2010162115A - Game apparatus, control method of game apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus allowing a user to actually feel that the cooperation between game characters is smoothly performed or not according to the relations (such as the degree of cooperation or compatibility) between the game characters. <P>SOLUTION: The content of the storage in parameter storing means for storing parameters in association with combinations of game characters is acquired. Behavior instruction receiving means (76) receives a behavior instruction to a first game character. When the behavior instruction to the first game character is received, behavior control means (78) makes the first game character executes the behavior corresponding to the behavior instruction. Control means (80) restrains execution of the behavior of the first game character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and a second game character as a reference game character. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus, a game apparatus control method, and a program.

  A game is known in which a game character executes an action corresponding to the action instruction when an action instruction to the game character is accepted. For example, a sports game (for example, a soccer game, a basketball game, an ice hockey game, an American football game, or a baseball game) in which a player character executes an action corresponding to the action instruction when an action instruction to the player character is accepted It has been known.

  For example, in a sports game, it is possible to operate the first player character and the second player character so that the first player character and the second player character act in cooperation. For example, in a soccer game, a user moves to a free space with respect to a second player character who is a friend of the first player character while the first player character is holding the ball. The first player character and the second player character are then instructed, for example, instructing the first player character to pass to the second player character at the timing when the second player character moves to the free space. It is possible to operate a player character so that these player characters act in cooperation.

JP 2007-175207 A

  By the way, for example, in an actual sports game, whether or not the cooperative operation (cooperative play) between the players is performed smoothly depends on the relationship between the players (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). For this reason, even in the game as described above, the user realizes that the cooperative operation between the game characters is smoothly performed or not performed depending on the relationship between the game characters (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). If it becomes possible, user satisfaction can be further improved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to facilitate or not perform a cooperative operation of these game characters depending on the relationship between the game characters (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). It is an object to provide a game device, a game device control method, and a program capable of making a user feel that the game is performed.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game device according to the present invention includes a means for acquiring storage contents of parameter storage means for storing parameters in association with a combination of game characters, and an action on the first game character. Action instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction; action control means for causing the first game character to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction when the action instruction to the first game character is received; Restriction means for restricting execution of the action of one game character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character that is a reference game character; , Including.

  The game device control method according to the present invention also includes a step of acquiring stored contents of parameter storage means configured to store parameters in association with combinations of game characters, and an action instruction to the first game character. An action instruction receiving step; an action control step for causing the first game character to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction when the action instruction to the first game character is received; and the first game A limiting step of limiting the execution of the action of the character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character that is a reference game character. It is characterized by that.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention includes means for acquiring stored contents of parameter storage means for storing parameters in association with combinations of game characters, action instruction receiving means for receiving action instructions to the first game character, When the action instruction to the first game character is received, action control means for causing the first game character to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction, and the action of the action of the first game character. A program for causing a computer to function as a limiting unit that limits execution based on the parameter stored in association with a combination of the first game character and a second game character that is a reference game character It is.

  An information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium recording the above program.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make the user feel that the cooperative operation of game characters is smoothly performed or not performed depending on the relationship between the game characters (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). .

  In one aspect of the present invention, the restriction means stores the start of execution of the action of the first game character in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character. You may make it include the standby means to wait based on the said parameter.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the waiting means associates a waiting time for starting the action of the first game character with a combination of the first game character and the second game character. A means for controlling based on the stored parameter may be included.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the restriction means stores the execution of the action of the first game character in association with a combination of the first game character and the second game character. A means for suppressing based on the parameter may be included.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the restriction means stores the execution of the action of the first game character in association with a combination of the first game character and the second game character. You may make it restrict | limit based on the parameter and the distance between the said 1st game character and the said 2nd game character.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the action instruction accepting unit may accept an instruction related to a target position or a target direction of the action of the first game character. The restriction means includes target position / direction evaluation means for evaluating the target position or the target direction, and the execution of the action of the first game character is determined by the first game character and the second game character. May be limited based on the parameter stored in association with the combination and the evaluation result of the evaluation means.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the game device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation input part. It is a figure which shows an example of a controller. It is a figure which shows an example of virtual three-dimensional space. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the game device concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of player state data. It is a figure which shows an example of cooperation degree parameter data. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process performed with a game device. It is a figure which shows an example of waiting time data. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process performed in a 1st modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the waiting time data in a 1st modification. It is a functional block diagram of the game device in the 2nd modification. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process performed in a 2nd modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the reference value data in a 2nd modification. It is an example of the waiting time data in a 2nd modification.

  Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The game device according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized by, for example, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, or the like. Here, a case where the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized by a consumer game machine will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A game apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a consumer game machine 11, a monitor 30, a speaker 31, an optical disc 32, and a memory card 33. The monitor 30 and the speaker 31 are connected to the consumer game machine 11. As the monitor 30, for example, a home television receiver is used, and as the speaker 31, for example, a speaker built in the home television receiver is used. The optical disk 32 and the memory card 33 are information storage media and are attached to the consumer game machine 11.

  The home game machine 11 is a known computer game system. The home game machine 11 includes a bus 12, a microprocessor 13, a main memory 14, an image processing unit 15, an audio processing unit 16, an optical disk drive 17, a memory card slot 18, a communication interface (I / F) 19, a controller interface (I / F) 20 and the operation input part 21 are comprised.

  The bus 12 is for exchanging addresses and data among the units of the consumer game machine 11. The microprocessor 13 executes control processing of each unit and various information processing based on an operating system stored in a ROM (not shown) and a program read from the optical disc 32. The main memory 14 includes, for example, a RAM, and a program and data read from the optical disc 32 or the memory card 33 are written therein. The main memory 14 is also used for work of the microprocessor 13.

  The image processing unit 15 includes a VRAM, draws a game screen on the VRAM based on the image data sent from the microprocessor 13, converts the game screen into a video signal, and outputs the video signal to the monitor 30 at a predetermined timing. The sound processing unit 16 includes a sound buffer, and outputs various sound data (game music, game sound effects, messages, etc.) read from the optical disk 32 to the sound buffer from the speaker 31.

  The optical disk drive 17 reads a program and data recorded on the optical disk 32. Here, the optical disc 32 is used to supply the program and data to the consumer game machine 11, but any other information storage medium such as a memory card 33 may be used. Moreover, you may make it supply a program and data to the consumer game machine 11 from a remote place via data communication networks, such as the internet.

  The memory card slot 18 is an interface for mounting the memory card 33. The memory card 33 includes a nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM) and stores various game data such as saved data. The communication interface 19 is an interface for communication connection to a data communication network such as the Internet.

  The controller interface 20 is an interface for connecting a plurality of controllers 22. As the controller interface 20, for example, an interface conforming to the Bluetooth interface standard can be used.

  The operation input unit 21 is used by a user to input an operation. The operation input unit 21 is realized by using a technique disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 3262777, and has a function as a pointing device for the user to indicate a position on the game screen displayed on the monitor 30. . The operation input unit 21 includes one or more controllers 22 and a light emitting unit 25. FIG. 2 shows an example of the operation input unit 21, and FIG. 3 shows an example of the controller 22.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the light emitting unit 25 includes a plurality of light sources and is disposed on the upper portion of the monitor 30. In the example shown in FIG. 2, light sources 34 a and 34 b are provided at both ends of the light emitting unit 25. The light emitting unit 25 may be disposed below the monitor 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 22 includes a direction button 36 and buttons 37a, 37b, and 37c. The direction button 36 has a cross shape and is generally used for a direction instruction operation. The buttons 37a, 37b, and 37c are used for various game operations. As shown in FIG. 1, the controller 22 includes an imaging unit 23 and a captured image analysis unit 24. The imaging unit 23 is an imaging element such as a CCD, and is provided on the front end 22 a (one side surface) of the controller 22. The captured image analysis unit 24 is a microprocessor, for example, and is built in the controller 22.

  When the user points the front end 22a of the controller 22 toward the monitor 30, the light sources 34a and 34b are projected on the captured image of the imaging unit 23. The captured image analysis unit 24 analyzes the positions of the light sources 34a and 34b displayed in the captured image, and acquires the position and inclination of the controller 22 based on the analysis result. For example, the captured image analysis unit 24 calculates a relative position of the controller 22 with respect to a predetermined reference position 35 and an inclination angle of the controller 22 with respect to a straight line connecting the light source 34a and the light source 34b. The game apparatus 10 stores information regarding the positional relationship between the reference position 35 and the game screen displayed on the monitor 30, and this information and the position and inclination of the controller 22 acquired by the captured image analysis unit 24. Based on the above, the screen coordinate value (the coordinate value of the screen coordinate system) of the position (P) pointed to by the front end portion 22a of the controller 22 is acquired. In the following, the position (P) indicated by the front end portion 22a of the controller 22 is referred to as “indicated position of the controller 22”.

  An operation signal indicating the operation state of the controller 22 is transmitted via the controller interface 20 from the controller 22 to the microprocessor 13 at regular intervals (for example, every 1/60 seconds). The operation signal includes, for example, identification information for identifying the controller 22, information indicating the pressed state of each button of the controller 22, and information for specifying the indicated position of the controller 22 (obtained by the captured image analysis unit 24). Information indicating the position and tilt of the controller 22). The microprocessor 13 specifies the indicated position of the controller 22 based on the operation signal supplied from each controller 22, and determines whether or not the direction button 36 and the buttons 37a, 37b, and 37c are pressed on the controller 22. judge.

  In the game apparatus 10, for example, a soccer game imitating a soccer game between an operation target team operated by a user and an opponent team is executed. This soccer game is realized by executing a program read from the optical disc 32. In the following description, it is assumed that the operation target team is operated by one user and the opponent team is operated by a computer. Note that the opponent team may be operated by another user.

  In order to realize a soccer game, a virtual three-dimensional space (game space) is constructed in the main memory 14. FIG. 4 shows an example of a virtual three-dimensional space. As shown in FIG. 4, a field 42 that is an object representing a soccer field is arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space 40. On the field 42, a goal 44 that is an object representing a soccer goal, a player character 46 that is an object representing a soccer player belonging to the operation target team, and a player that is an object representing a soccer player belonging to the opponent team. A character 48 and a ball 50 that is an object representing a soccer ball are arranged. Although omitted in FIG. 4, eleven player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team and eleven player characters 48 belonging to the opponent team are arranged on the field 42.

  One of the goals 44 is associated with the operation target team, and the other is associated with the opponent team. When the ball 50 moves into the goal 44 associated with one team, a scoring event for the other team occurs.

  When the player characters 46, 48 and the ball 50 approach each other, the player characters 46, 48 and the ball 50 are associated with each other under a predetermined condition. In this case, the movement action of the player characters 46 and 48 is a dribbling action. Hereinafter, the state in which the player characters 46 and 48 are associated with the ball 50 is described as “the player characters 46 and 48 hold the ball 50”.

  A virtual camera 52 (viewpoint) is set in the virtual three-dimensional space 40. A game screen representing a state where the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is viewed from the virtual camera 52 is displayed on the monitor 30. For example, the virtual camera 52 moves in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 based on the movement of the ball 50 so that the ball 50 is always displayed on the game screen.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the game screen. As shown in FIG. 5, on the game screen 60, an image representing a state in which the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is viewed from the virtual camera 52 is displayed. Further, on the game screen 60, a cursor 62 indicating the designated position of the user's controller 22 is displayed. In FIG. 5, the shape of the cursor 62 is circular, but it may be other than circular. In the game screen 60 shown in FIG. 5, player characters 46 a and 46 b belonging to the operation target team and player characters 48 a belonging to the opponent team are displayed, and the player character 46 b holds the ball 50. Yes.

  The eleven player characters 46 and the eleven player characters 48 are basically controlled by a computer and act autonomously. However, the user can give various action instructions to the player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team. For example, the user can give an instruction to the player character 46 belonging to the operation target team, such as a movement direction or a kick direction.

  For example, in the state shown in FIG. 5, the user can operate the player character 46 a and the player character 46 b holding the ball 50 to act in cooperation. Hereinafter, an example of such an operation will be described. Here, as a specific example, an operation in a case where the player character 46b performs a pass to the player character 46a after the player character 46a starts moving to a desired position (for example, free space) will be described.

  First, the user selects the player character 46a. That is, the user points the player character 46a at the front end 22a of the controller 22 and moves the cursor 62 to the player character 46a. Then, the user presses a selection button (for example, button 37b). An example of the game screen 60 in this case is shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, the user moves the cursor 62 from the player character 46a to a desired movement target position while pressing a movement target position setting button (for example, the button 37c). An example of the game screen 60 in this case is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, an arrow 64 from the player character 46a to the cursor 62 is displayed on the game screen 60 in this case. When the user releases the pressing of the setting button in this state, the position of the cursor 62 at that time (the position in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 corresponding to the display position of the cursor 62) is set as the movement target position of the player character 46a. . The player character 46a set with the movement target position starts moving toward the movement target position.

  Thereafter, the user instructs the player character 46b to pass to the player character 46a at the timing when the player character 46a moves to the movement target position. Specifically, the user moves the cursor 62 to the player character 46 a by pointing the player character 46 a with the front end 22 a of the controller 22. When the user presses a pass button (for example, the button 37a), the ball 50 starts moving from the player character 46b toward the player character 46a. An example of the game screen 60 in this case is shown in FIG.

  As described above, the user can operate the player characters 46a and 46b to act in cooperation.

  Hereinafter, in the game apparatus 10, it is indicated to the user that the cooperative operation (cooperative play) of the player characters 46 is smoothly performed or not performed depending on the relationship between the player characters 46 (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). The technology to make you feel is explained.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the above technique. Here, as a specific example, the cooperative operation (cooperative play) of the player characters 46a and 46b described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 is smoothly performed depending on the relationship between the player characters 46a and 46b (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). A case will be described in which the user can feel that it is performed or not performed. Note that the T axis in FIG. 9 represents the time axis. In FIG. 9, “player character A” corresponds to the player character 46a, and “player character B” corresponds to the player character 46b.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the movement instruction to the player character A is performed, the player character A does not start moving to the movement target position designated by the user until the standby time (wt) has elapsed. ing. In this case, the waiting time (wt) is determined by the relationship between the player characters A and B (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility). For example, when the degree of cooperation between the player characters A and B is relatively low, the standby time (wt) is set to be relatively long. In this case, when the standby time (wt) becomes longer, the timing at which the player character A starts moving to the movement target position designated by the user is also delayed. As described above, since the movement start timing of the player character A is delayed, it becomes possible for the user to realize that the cooperative operation (cooperative play) between the player characters A and B is not smoothly performed.

  In addition, when the cooperation degree between the player characters A and B is very low, the player character A does not execute the movement to the movement target position designated by the user. Thus, by not performing the movement of the player character A, it is possible to make the user feel that the cooperation between the player characters A and B is very poor.

  Further, when the cooperation degree between the player characters A and B is very high, the standby time (wt) is set to a very short time (for example, 0). In this case, the player character A immediately starts moving to the movement target position designated by the user, and the cooperative action (linked play) between the player characters A and B is performed very smoothly. It is possible to make the user feel it.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram mainly showing functions related to the present invention among the functions realized by the game apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the game apparatus 10 includes a game data storage unit 70, an action instruction receiving unit 76, an action control unit 78, and a restriction unit 80. For example, the game data storage unit 70 is realized by the main memory 14 and the optical disc 32, and the other functional blocks are realized by the microprocessor 13 executing a program.

  The game data storage unit 70 stores game data necessary for realizing a soccer game. The game data storage unit 70 includes a game situation data storage unit 72 and a parameter storage unit 74.

The game situation data storage unit 72 stores game situation data indicating the current situation of the soccer game. For example, the following data is included in the game situation data.
(1) Data indicating the current position of the cursor 62 (2) Data indicating the current state of each player character 46, 48 (3) Data indicating the current state (position, moving direction, moving speed, etc.) of the ball 50 (4) Data indicating the current state (position, line-of-sight direction, etc.) of the virtual camera 52 (5) Data indicating the scores of both teams (6) Data indicating the elapsed time

  FIG. 11 shows an example of player state data indicating the current state of the player characters 46 and 48. The player state data shown in FIG. 11 includes “player ID”, “position”, “posture”, “movement direction”, “ball holding flag” fields, and the like.

  The “player ID” field indicates information for uniquely identifying the player characters 46 and 48. In FIG. 11, “P101” to “P111” are player IDs of player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team, and “P201” to “P211” are player IDs of player characters 48 belonging to the opponent team. The “position” field indicates the current position of the player characters 46 and 48, and the “posture” field indicates the current position of the player characters 46 and 48. The “movement direction” field indicates the current movement direction of the player characters 46 and 48. The “ball holding flag” field indicates whether or not the player characters 46 and 48 hold the ball 50 and takes a value of 0 or 1. A value “0” indicates that the player characters 46 and 48 currently do not hold the ball 50, and a value “1” indicates that the player characters 46 and 48 currently hold the ball 50.

  The parameter storage unit 74 stores various parameters related to the player characters 46 and 48. In particular, the parameter storage unit 74 stores parameters relating to the relationship (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility) of the player characters 46 in association with the combination of the two player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of cooperation degree parameter data stored in the parameter storage unit 74. The cooperation degree parameter data shown in FIG. 12 includes a “player character combination” field and a “cooperation degree parameter” field. The “player character combination” field indicates a combination of player IDs of two player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team. The “degree of cooperation parameter” field stores the degree of cooperation parameter. The cooperation level parameter indicates the level of cooperation between the two player characters 46. Specifically, the cooperation degree parameter takes a numerical value of 0 to 100, and the higher the cooperation degree parameter value, the higher the cooperation degree of the two player characters 46 is.

  The action instruction receiving unit 76 receives an action instruction to the player character 46. For example, a movement instruction (instruction of movement target position or movement target direction), a path instruction (instruction of path target position or path target direction), a shoot instruction, or the like is accepted.

  When the action instruction to the first player character 46 belonging to the operation target team is received, the action control unit 78 causes the first player character 46 to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction. For example, when a movement instruction to the first player character 46 is received, the first player character 46 is moved according to the movement instruction.

  The restriction unit 80 stores the execution of the action of the first player character 46 in the parameter storage unit 74 in association with the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46 that is the reference player character. Restrict based on parameters The “reference player character” is, for example, the player character 46 holding the ball 50 among the player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team. In this case, the “reference player character” is switched among the player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team. The “reference player character” may be a player character 46 selected in advance from among the player characters 46 belonging to the operation target team.

  For example, the restriction unit 80 indicates that the first player character 46 executes the action instructed by the user as the value of the cooperation degree parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46. Suppress based on. That is, “restricting execution of an action” includes “suppressing execution of an action”. For example, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46 is very low, the first player character 46 executes the action instructed by the user. Is suppressed.

  Further, for example, the restricting unit 80 indicates that the first player character 46 starts executing the action instructed by the user in the cooperation degree parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46. Wait based on value. That is, “restricting the execution of the action” includes “holding the action without immediately starting it”.

  The restriction unit 80 causes the first player character 46 to start executing the action instructed by the user until the standby time elapses from the reference timing, and releases the standby when the standby time elapses from the reference timing. . The “reference timing” is, for example, a timing based on a timing at which an action instruction to the first player character 46 is received. Specifically, a timing at which an action instruction to the first player character 46 is received. It is itself.

  Further, the restriction unit 80 controls the length of the standby time based on the value of the cooperation degree parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46. For example, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46 is relatively low, the standby time is controlled to be relatively long.

  Here, processing for realizing the behavior control unit 78 and the restriction unit 80 will be described. Here, as a specific example, for example, a process executed when the user designates the movement target position of the player character 46a while the player character 46b is holding the ball 50 as shown in FIG. . FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing this processing. The microprocessor 13 executes the processing shown in FIG. 13 according to the program read from the optical disc 32. In FIG. 13, “player character A” corresponds to the player character 46 a whose movement target position is designated by the user, and “player character B” corresponds to the player character 46 b holding the ball 50. Also in the following description, the player character 46a is described as “player character A”, and the player character 46b is described as “player character B”. In this case, the player character A corresponds to the “first player character 46”, and the player character B corresponds to the “second player character 46”.

  As shown in FIG. 13, first, the microprocessor 13 (restriction unit 80) acquires the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B (S101). That is, the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is read from the cooperation degree parameter data (see FIG. 12).

  Thereafter, the microprocessor 13 (limiter 80) determines whether or not the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) acquired in S101 is less than a predetermined value (30) (S102). When the value of the cooperation level parameter (p) is less than the predetermined value, this process ends. In this case, the player character A does not execute the movement to the movement target position designated by the user. Thus, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is very low, the player character A does not execute the movement to the movement target position designated by the user. As a result, it becomes possible for the user to realize that the cooperation between the player characters A and B is very poor.

  On the other hand, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the microprocessor 13 (limiter 80) acquires the standby time (wt) corresponding to the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) (S103).

  In this step, standby time data obtained by associating the cooperation degree parameter (p) with the standby time (wt) is read from the optical disc 32. FIG. 14 shows an example of standby time data. The waiting time data shown in FIG. 14 is data in a table format. In this waiting time data, “T1” is set as the waiting time (wt) corresponding to the value range “30 ≦ p <60” of the cooperation degree parameter (p). ”Is set, and“ T2 ”is set as the standby time (wt) corresponding to the value range“ 60 ≦ p <80 ”. “T1” and “T2” have a relationship of “T1> T2”. That is, in the standby time data shown in FIG. 14, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is relatively low, the standby time (wt) is longer than when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is relatively high. Is set to Furthermore, in the standby time data shown in FIG. 14, “0” is associated with the standby time (wt) corresponding to the value range “80 ≦ p”. That is, in the standby time data shown in FIG. 14, the standby time (wt) is set to 0 when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is very high.

  Note that the waiting time data may be mathematical formula data. That is, the waiting time data may be data in a mathematical formula format in which the waiting time (wt) is calculated by substituting the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p). The waiting time data may be held as a part of the program.

  After the standby time (wt) is acquired, the microprocessor 13 (limiter 80) monitors whether or not the standby time (wt) has elapsed from the reference timing (S104). When the standby time (wt) has elapsed, the microprocessor 13 (the behavior control unit 78) causes the player character A to start moving to the movement target position designated by the user (S105). In this case, the “movement direction” field of the player character A is updated in the direction from the current position of the player character A to the movement target position. Thereafter, the player character A moves toward the movement target position designated by the user.

  When the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B satisfies “30 ≦ p <60” or “60 ≦ p <80” by executing the processing as described above, The movement of the player character A to the movement target position designated by the user is waited according to the value range to which the value of the cooperation parameter (p) belongs, and the player character A starts moving to the movement target position. Is delayed. As a result, it becomes possible for the user to realize that the cooperative action (cooperative play) between the player characters A and B is difficult to be performed smoothly.

  When the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B satisfies “80 ≦ p”, that is, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is very high, the waiting time (Wt) is set to 0. For this reason, the movement of the player character A to the movement target position designated by the user is not waited, and the player character A immediately starts moving to the movement target position. As a result, it becomes possible for the user to realize that the cooperative operation (cooperative play) between the player characters A and B is performed smoothly.

  As described above, according to the game apparatus 10, the player characters A and B can smoothly perform the cooperative operation (cooperative play) of the player characters A and B depending on the relationship (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility) between the player characters A and B. It is possible to make the user feel that he / she is not.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

[First Modification]
In the first modified example, the restriction unit 80 executes the action of the first player character 46, the cooperation parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46, and the first It is characterized in that it is limited based on the distance between the player character 46 and the second player character 46.

  In the first modification, for example, the process shown in FIG. 15 is executed instead of the process of S103 of FIG. That is, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (30) (S102: N), the microprocessor 13 (restriction unit 80) determines the player characters A and B. The distance (d) is acquired (S201). Then, the microprocessor 13 acquires the standby time (wt) corresponding to the combination of the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) and the distance (d) (S202).

  In this step, standby time data in which the standby time (wt) is associated with the combination of the cooperation degree parameter (p) and the distance (d) is read from the optical disc 32. An example of the waiting time data in the first modification is shown in FIG. In the standby time data shown in FIG. 16, when the cooperation degree parameter (p) is “30 ≦ p <80”, the distance (d) is relatively long compared to the case where the distance (d) is relatively low. The waiting time (wt) is set to be long.

  After the standby time (wt) is acquired, it is monitored whether or not the standby time (wt) has elapsed from the reference timing (S104). If the standby time (wt) has elapsed, the movement target position designated by the user is reached. Player character A starts (S105).

  According to the first modification, the waiting time (wt) changes based on the distance (d) between the player characters A and B. For example, when the distance (d) is relatively long, the waiting time (wt) is also relatively long, and when the distance (d) is relatively short, the waiting time (wt) is also relatively short. According to the first modification, the communication between the player characters A and B is smoothly performed or not performed depending on the distance (d) between the player characters A and B. As a result, the player characters A and B It becomes possible for the user to realize that the cooperative operation of B (cooperative play) is performed smoothly or not. For example, when the distance (d) between the player characters A and B is relatively long, communication between the player characters A and B is difficult to be performed smoothly. It becomes possible for the user to realize that it is difficult to smoothly perform cooperative play.

[Second Modification]
In the second modified example, the restriction unit 80 executes the action of the first player character 46, the cooperation degree parameter corresponding to the combination of the first player character 46 and the second player character 46, and the first It is characterized in that the restriction is based on the evaluation regarding the target position or target direction of the action instructed to the player character 46.

  FIG. 17 shows functional blocks in the second modification. As shown in FIG. 17, the restriction unit 80 in the second modification includes a target position / direction evaluation unit 82.

  The target position / direction evaluation unit 82 evaluates the target position or target direction of the action that the user has instructed the first player character 46. For example, the target position / direction evaluating unit 82 evaluates the movement target position or the movement target direction instructed by the user to the first player character 46. For example, it is evaluated whether or not the movement target position is a position suitable for receiving a pass from the second player character 46 holding the ball 50. Details will be described later (see S301 in FIG. 18).

  In the second modification, for example, the process illustrated in FIG. 18 is executed instead of the processes of S102 to S104 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18, after the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is acquired, the microprocessor 13 (target position / direction evaluating unit 82) moves the movement target designated by the user. The position is evaluated (S301).

For example, a plurality of evaluation criteria for evaluating the movement target position is read from the optical disc 32, and it is determined whether or not the movement target position designated by the user satisfies the plurality of evaluation criteria. Examples of the plurality of evaluation criteria include the following criteria.
(1) Is the movement target position a position in a so-called free space?
(2) Is the movement target position a position before the goal 44 of the opponent team?

  When the player characters 46 and 48 do not exist within a predetermined distance from the movement target position specified by the user, it is determined that the movement target position specified by the user is a position in the free space. When the movement target position designated by the user is within a predetermined area before the opponent team's goal 44, it is determined that the movement target position designated by the user is the position before the opponent team's goal 44.

  Then, the evaluation result of the movement target position is determined based on the above determination result. For example, the evaluation result of the movement target position is determined based on the number of evaluation criteria that the movement target position is satisfied. Specifically, when the movement target position satisfies all the two evaluation criteria, the evaluation result is the highest evaluation “A”. When the movement target position satisfies one evaluation criterion, the evaluation result is the second highest evaluation “B”. If the movement target position does not satisfy any of the evaluation criteria, the evaluation result is the lowest evaluation “C”.

  After the evaluation result of the movement target position specified by the user is acquired, the microprocessor 13 (limiter 80) acquires the reference value (k) corresponding to the evaluation result of the movement target position specified by the user (S302). . In this step, reference value data obtained by associating the evaluation result of the movement target position with the reference value (k) is read from the optical disc 32. FIG. 19 shows an example of reference value data. The reference value data shown in FIG. 19 is data in a table format. This reference value data is greater when the evaluation result of the movement target position is relatively high than when the evaluation result of the movement target position is relatively low. The reference value (k) is set to be high. The reference value data may be mathematical formula data or may be held as a part of the program.

  After the reference value (k) is acquired, the microprocessor 13 (restriction unit 80) determines that the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is the reference value (k ) Is determined (S303). In this step, whether or not the value of the cooperation parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B satisfies the reference value (k) corresponding to the evaluation result of the movement target position designated by the user. Is determined. Therefore, in this step, it is determined whether or not the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B satisfies the parameter condition corresponding to the evaluation result of the movement target position specified by the user. It can be said that.

  When the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is less than the reference value (k), this process ends. In this case, the player character A does not execute the movement to the movement target position designated by the user. As described above, when the evaluation result of the movement target position is high, the reference value (k) is larger than when the evaluation result of the movement target position is low (see FIG. 19). For example, the reference value (k) when the evaluation result of the movement target position is “C” is “30”, and the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is “p <30. ", The movement of the player character A to the movement target position designated by the user is suppressed. On the other hand, the reference value (k) when the evaluation result of the movement target position is “A” is “50” which is a value larger than “30”, and the cooperation corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B When the value of the degree parameter (p) is “p <50”, the movement of the player character A to the movement target position designated by the user is suppressed. As described above, in the second modified example, the higher the evaluation result of the movement target position, the higher the value required for the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B. ing. That is, when the movement target position is an advantageous position for the operation target team (for example, a position in the free space or a position before the goal 44 of the opponent team), the cooperation degree of the player characters A and B must be high to some extent. The player character A does not move toward such a movement target position.

  On the other hand, when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) corresponding to the combination of the player characters A and B is equal to or greater than the reference value (k), the microprocessor 13 (limiter 80) determines the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p), The standby time (wt) corresponding to the combination of the evaluation result of the movement target position and the combination is acquired (S304).

  In this step, standby time data in which the standby time (wt) is associated with the combination of the cooperation degree parameter (p) and the evaluation result of the movement target position is read from the optical disc 32. An example of the waiting time data in the second modification is shown in FIG. In the standby time data shown in FIG. 20, the standby time (wt) is set to be longer when the evaluation result of the movement target position is relatively high than when the evaluation result is relatively low. When the evaluation result of the movement target position is the same, the standby time (wt) is longer when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is relatively low than when the value of the cooperation degree parameter (p) is relatively high. It is set to be long.

  After the standby time (wt) is acquired, it is monitored whether or not the standby time (wt) has elapsed from the reference timing (S104). If the standby time (wt) has elapsed, the movement target position designated by the user is reached. Player character A starts (S105).

  According to the second modification, the player characters A and B are considered in consideration of the relationship between the player characters A and B (for example, the degree of cooperation or compatibility) and the evaluation result of the target position (or target direction) of the action of the player character A. It becomes possible for the user to realize that the linked operation (linked play) of the characters A and B is performed smoothly or not.

[Other variations]
The game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a game that displays a two-dimensional game space composed of two coordinate elements on a game screen.

  Further, the game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a sports game other than the soccer game. For example, the present invention can be applied to basketball and American football games played using a ball (moving object) and ice hockey games played using a pack (moving object). The present invention can also be applied to a baseball game. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to games other than sports games (such as action games).

  10 game machines, 11 consumer game machines, 12 buses, 13 microprocessors, 14 main memory, 15 image processing units, 16 sound processing units, 17 optical disk drives, 18 memory card slots, 19 communication interfaces, 20 controller interfaces, 21 operations Input unit, 22 controller, 22a front end, 23 imaging unit, 24 captured image analysis unit, 25 light emitting unit, 30 monitor, 31 speaker, 32 optical disc, 33 memory card, 34a, 34b light source, 35 reference position, 36 direction button, 37a, 37b, 37c buttons, 40 virtual three-dimensional space, 42 fields, 44 goals, 46, 46a, 46b, 48, 48a player characters, 50 balls, 52 virtual cameras, 60 game screens, 62 cursors, 64 arrows, 7 Game data storage unit 72 the game situation data storage unit, 74 parameter storage unit, 76 action instruction receiving section, 78 action control unit, 80 limiting part 82 target position / direction evaluation unit.

Claims (8)

Means for acquiring storage contents of parameter storage means for storing parameters in association with combinations of game characters;
Action instruction receiving means for receiving an action instruction to the first game character;
Action control means for causing the first game character to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction when the action instruction to the first game character is received;
Restriction that restricts execution of the action of the first game character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character that is a reference game character Means,
A game apparatus comprising: The game device according to claim 1,
The restriction means waits for the start of execution of the action of the first game character to wait based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character A game device comprising means. The game device according to claim 2,
The waiting means is based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character, the waiting time for the execution start of the action of the first game character. A game apparatus comprising means for controlling. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The restricting means suppresses execution of the action of the first game character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character. A game device comprising: The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The restricting means includes the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character, the execution of the action of the first game character, and the first game. A game device, wherein the restriction is based on a distance between the character and the second game character. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The action instruction receiving means receives an instruction regarding a target position or target direction of the action of the first game character,
The restriction means includes target position / direction evaluation means for evaluating the target position or the target direction, and the execution of the action of the first game character is determined by the first game character and the second game character. Limiting based on the parameter stored in association with the combination and the evaluation result of the evaluation means,
A game device characterized by that. Obtaining stored contents of parameter storage means for storing parameters in association with combinations of game characters;
An action instruction accepting step for accepting an action instruction to the first game character;
An action control step for causing the first game character to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction when the action instruction to the first game character is received;
Restriction that restricts execution of the action of the first game character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character that is a reference game character Steps,
A method for controlling a game device, comprising: Means for acquiring stored contents of parameter storage means for storing parameters in association with combinations of game characters;
Action instruction accepting means for accepting an action instruction to the first game character;
Action control means for causing the first game character to execute an action corresponding to the action instruction when the action instruction to the first game character is received; and
Restriction that restricts execution of the action of the first game character based on the parameter stored in association with the combination of the first game character and the second game character that is a reference game character means,
As a program to make the computer function.

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