JP2011056140A - Program, information storage medium, and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program, an information storage medium, and an image generation system, wherein a player can decide hitting power without delaying player's hitting timing in a game of hitting a movable body by operating a touch panel. <P>SOLUTION: A portable game device 1400 decides the hitting power based on a stroke starting position of stroke operation done to a touch panel 1409 and performs, if stroke operation is done, a hitting process of a movable body based on the decided hitting power. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, an information storage medium, a game device, and the like.

  Conventionally, a game in which a moving object displayed on a display screen is hit based on a stroke operation on a touch panel of a player is known (Patent Document 1). In this prior art, the striking force is set based on the continuous time required to hold the touch position before the start of the stroke operation on the touch panel.

JP 2009-142511

  In the above prior art, since the stroke operation is started after holding the touch position for a predetermined time for setting the hitting force, the timing of hitting may be delayed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a program, an information storage medium, and a game device that allow a player to determine the hitting force without delaying the hitting timing.

  (1) A first invention for solving the above problem is a program for causing a computer to execute a game of striking a moving object that is moved and displayed, and an image generating unit that generates an image of the moving object, Stroke start position determination unit that determines the stroke start position of the stroke operation performed on the touch panel, striking force determination unit that determines the striking force based on the stroke start position, and that the stroke operation has been performed after the determination of the stroke start position When it is determined that the stroke operation has been performed by the stroke determination unit and the stroke determination unit, the computer is caused to function as a batting processing unit that performs batting processing of the moving body based on the batting force determined by the batting force determining unit. It is a program for.

  A fourteenth aspect of the invention is a game device that executes a game for striking a moving object that is moved and displayed on a display unit, an image generation unit that generates an image of the moving object, and a stroke of stroke operation performed on the touch panel. Stroke start position determination unit that determines a start position, striking force determination unit that determines a striking force based on the stroke start position, stroke determination unit that determines that a stroke operation has been performed after the determination of the stroke start position, and a stroke determination unit When it is determined that the stroke operation is performed, the game apparatus includes a striking processing unit that performs striking processing of the moving body based on the striking force determined by the striking force determining unit.

  According to the first and fourteenth aspects, the parameters of the hitting process on the moving body can be changed according to the start position of the stroke operation of the operator, so that the player can determine the hitting force without delaying the hitting timing. become.

  (2) The second invention is dependent on the first invention, and is a region on the touch panel that can be a stroke start position, in which striking force information is set in association with each region. The computer functions as a stroke start area setting section for setting a plurality of areas, and the striking force determination section determines the striking force based on the striking force information set in the stroke start area including the stroke start position. Is a program for making

  According to the second invention, the striking force can be determined with a small processing load.

  (3) The third invention is dependent on the second invention, and the image generation unit has at least one of the position, size, shape, and striking force information of the stroke start area on the stroke start area. Is a program for causing a computer to function so as not to generate an image that can be identified.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the player can experience a realistic batting input operation by not performing an unnecessary display in the input area.

  (4) The fourth invention is dependent on the second or third invention, and the image generation unit is set in a stroke start region including a stroke start position in a region different from the stroke start region. This is a program for causing a computer to function so as to generate an image showing the hitting force information.

  According to the fourth aspect, the player can confirm the batting information without looking at the input area.

  (5) The fifth invention is dependent on any one of the second to fourth inventions, and the image generation unit generates an image of a batting character that strikes the moving body, and includes a stroke start position. This is a program for causing a computer to function so as to change an image of a batting character based on batting information set in a stroke start area.

  According to the fifth aspect, the player can intuitively recognize the change in the batting information.

  (6) The sixth invention is dependent on the fourth or fifth invention, and the stroke determination unit determines the stroke operation after the image generation unit generates the image indicating the striking force information. It is a program to make the computer function.

  According to the sixth aspect, the player can confirm whether or not the hitting force information is selected as intended before the stroke operation.

  (7) The seventh invention is dependent on any one of the second to sixth inventions, wherein the image generation unit generates a hitting assist image, and the stroke start area setting unit of the hitting assist image This is a program for causing a computer to function so as to set at least one of the position, size, and shape of the stroke start area, or the setting of striking force information based on the position.

  According to the seventh aspect, the player can perform a more intuitive and interesting input operation.

  (8) The eighth invention is dependent on any one of the second to seventh inventions, and the stroke start area setting unit determines the position and size of the stroke start area based on the parameters of the moving object. And a program for causing a computer to function so as to set at least one of the shape and the setting of striking force information.

  According to the eighth aspect, the player can perform an input operation that is more intuitive and interesting.

  (9) The ninth invention is dependent on any one of the first to eighth inventions, wherein the direction of the stroke operation determined by the stroke operation determining unit is a predetermined reference stroke direction. Is a program for causing the computer to function so that the striking force is increased so that the striking force increases as the stroke start position is rearward in the reference stroke direction. .

  According to the ninth aspect, the player can experience a sensation close to an actual hitting by hitting with a strong hitting force by hitting from behind in the stroke direction.

  (10) The tenth invention is dependent on the ninth invention, and causes the computer to function as a reference stroke direction setting unit that changes the reference stroke direction when the game situation satisfies a predetermined condition. It is a program.

  According to the tenth aspect, the player can perform a more intuitive and interesting input operation.

  (11) The eleventh invention is dependent on any one of the first to tenth inventions, and the image generation unit moves toward the second image display unit on the first image display unit. An image of the moving body to be generated is generated, and a touch panel is provided on the second image display unit, and the striking force determination unit causes the striking force to increase as the stroke start position is farther from the first image display unit. A program that causes a computer to function to determine power.

  According to the eleventh aspect, since the striking force increases as the stroke start position is farther from the first image display portion, that is, the screen on which the movement of the moving body is displayed, the player strongly hits the moving body ahead. When doing, you can experience a feeling close to the actual blow of hitting after gaining momentum from the back.

  (12) The twelfth invention is dependent on any one of the first to eleventh inventions, and the striking force determining unit has the stroke start position in front of the moving direction before the hitting process of the moving body. It is a program for causing a computer to function so as to determine the hitting force so that the hitting force increases.

  According to the twelfth aspect, when the player strongly hits the moving body in the front, the player can feel a sense close to an actual hitting after hitting from behind.

  (13) The thirteenth invention is a computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to any of the first to twelfth inventions.

The figure which shows the external appearance of the game device of 1st-4th embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the game of 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the game of 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the game of 1st Embodiment. Functional block diagram of the game device of the first embodiment The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the game of 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of 2nd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the game of 3rd Embodiment Functional block diagram of the game device of the third embodiment The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of 3rd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the game of 4th Embodiment Functional block diagram of game device of 4th Embodiment The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of 4th Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of 4th Embodiment.

(1) 1st Embodiment As 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied, the example which plays a baseball game with the portable game device provided with the touch panel is given and demonstrated.

(1-1) Configuration of Game Device FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of a portable game device.

  A portable game device 1400 according to the first embodiment includes a direction input key 1402 and a button switch 1404 for a player to input a game operation, a first liquid crystal display 1406, a second liquid crystal display 1408, a speaker 1410, and wireless communication. A module 1412 and a control unit 1450 are provided integrally with a flip-flop type apparatus main body 1401 that can be opened and closed by a hinge 1414. Touch panels 1407 and 1409 are provided on the surfaces of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408. The touch panels 1407 and 1409 can input arbitrary positions within the display range by touching with a stylus pen 1416 or the like.

  Further, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a reader 1418 of a memory card 1440 that is a computer-readable information storage medium. The memory card 1440 stores programs and various setting data necessary for the control unit 1450 of the portable game apparatus 1400 to execute various arithmetic processes. In addition, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, and the like which are not shown. The control unit 1450 includes various microprocessors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an IC memory, a driver circuit for a liquid crystal display, and a sound output. For example. The control unit 1450 executes various arithmetic processes based on programs and data stored in the memory card 1440 read by the reading device 1418. Then, each unit of the apparatus is controlled in accordance with operation inputs from the direction input key 1402, the button switch 1404, and the touch panels 1407 and 1409.

  In addition, the portable game device 1400 includes a microphone 1420 and a triaxial acceleration sensor 1422. The microphone 1420 collects sounds and voices made by the player during play and outputs the collected sound signals to the control unit 1450. It is good also as a structure provided with the connecting terminal which can connect an external microphone not only to an integrated microphone like the figure. The triaxial acceleration sensor 1422 detects the acceleration in the three axis directions of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis that intersect perpendicularly in order to detect the posture change and the position change of the portable game apparatus 1400, and sends the detection signal to the control unit 1450. Output. In addition, it is good also as a structure provided with a gyro sensor as a function addition instead of an acceleration sensor. Alternatively, if a change in position or orientation is detected with reference to geomagnetism, it can be replaced by a magnetic sensor.

  In the first embodiment, the portable game device 1400 is configured to read out necessary programs, various setting data, and data related to contents from the memory card 1440, but via the wireless communication module 1412, the Internet or LAN (Local It may be configured to connect to a communication line 1 such as an area network (WAN) or a wide area network (WAN) and obtain data from an external device by data communication.

(1-2) Description of Game (Baseball Game) of First Embodiment A game of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1st Embodiment is an example which applied this invention to the batting scene of the baseball game. 2A shows the game screen 20 displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406, and FIG. 2B shows the batting input screen 30 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408.

  On the game screen 20, a ball 22 (an example of a moving body), a pitcher character 24, a catcher character 25, and a batter character 26 (an example of a batting character) are displayed. In addition, a home base, a batter box 28, and the like are displayed as background images. Since FIG. 2 shows the game screen 20 of the batting scene, the batter character 26 operates based on a player input operation described later, and the pitcher character 24 operates under the control of the CPU. The player operates the batter character 26 so as to hit the ball 22 sent from the pitcher character 24. When the batter character 26 hits the ball 22, the game screen 20 is switched to a defense screen that displays a wider area of the ground. Further, the batting input screen 30 is switched to the running input screen.

  The batting input screen 30 is divided into an item use input area 32 and stroke start areas 34a to 34c.

  A plurality of item icons are displayed in the item use input area 32. When the player touches one of the item icons before the ball 22 sent from the pitcher character 24 reaches the catcher character 25, special processing (such as a special technique activation process) set for the touched item icon is performed. .

  The stroke start areas 34a to 34c are areas where the player performs input for causing the batter character 26 to perform a swing motion or the like. A batter position mark 36 (an example of a hitting assistance image) and a batter box mark 38 are displayed in the stroke start areas 34a to 34c. The batter position mark 36 moves within the batter box mark 38 by the operation of the player. Then, in accordance with the movement of the batter position mark 36, the batter character 26 on the game screen 20 also moves.

  In the first embodiment, the batter character 26 on the game screen 20 performs the swing motion by the player touching any one of the stroke start areas 34a to 34c and then performing a stroke operation without releasing the touch. Each of the stroke start areas 34a to 34c has a striking force for determining a striking force (a parameter used for processing the hit moving body. In the first embodiment, the batter character 26 swings the bat). Information is set. In the first embodiment, the stroke start area 34a has “weak” (meet hitting swing strength) as batting information, and the stroke start area 34b has “medium” (normal swing strength). However, “Strong” (power hit swing strength) is set as striking force information in the stroke start area 34c. When the player touches any one of the stroke start areas 34 a to 34 c, the batting information set in the touched area is read, and the batting power is determined according to the read batting information and the parameters of the batter character 26. Is done. Then, when the batter character 26 performs a swing motion by the player's subsequent stroke operation and the bat and the ball 22 are hit, a process of calculating the flight distance and moving speed of the ball 22 after the hit based on the determined hitting force. Is done. The flying distance and moving speed of the ball 22 after the hit may be calculated in consideration of the position where the ball 22 hits the bat and the hit timing. Further, the moving direction of the ball 22 after the hit is calculated based on the stroke direction, the position where the ball 22 hits the bat, the angle of the bat when the ball 22 hits, the timing of hitting the ball 22 and the bat, and the like. . The hit determination of the ball 22 and the bat may be performed based on the coordinates of the ball 22 and the bat, or whether the swing motion was performed in a state where the ball 22 is in a predetermined position without using the coordinates of the bat. It may be done based on how.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, weak (small) striking force information is set in the stroke start area 34a above the second liquid crystal display 1408 (position close to the first liquid crystal display 1406). Stronger (larger) striking force information is set in the lower stroke start position (position far from the first liquid crystal display 1406). In the first embodiment, since the ball 22 sent out from the pitcher character moves from the upper side to the lower side on the first liquid crystal display 1406, the batter character 26 swings from the lower side to the upper side. . If the batting information on the second liquid crystal display 1408 is set stronger toward the lower side, the player feels that the batting power becomes stronger as the bat is pulled in the direction opposite to the swing direction as a swing preparation operation. Can taste. Further, in the first embodiment, after the touch, the batter character 26 performs a swing motion by performing a stroke operation upward after the touch. In the case where it is necessary to perform a stroke operation from the bottom to the top in this way, If the striking force information is set stronger toward the bottom, the player can intuitively grasp the relationship between the stroke start position and the striking force.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a change in the game screen 20 when the player touches any one of the stroke start areas 34a to 34c. In the first embodiment, the image of the batter character 26 on the game screen 20 changes based on the batting information set in the stroke start area touched by the player. FIG. 3A shows the game screen 20 when the player touches the stroke start area 34a. In this case, the batter character 26 is prepared to hold the bat in a state of being near to the ground in front of the body. FIG. 3B shows the game screen 20 when the player touches the stroke start area 34b. In this case, the batter character 26 holds the bat at an angle of about 45 ° with respect to the ground in front of the body. FIG. 3C shows the game screen 20 when the player touches the stroke start area 34c. In this case, the batter character 26 holds the bat so that the tip of the bat faces the back of the body and the bat is almost horizontal with respect to the ground. Thus, by changing the image of the batter character 26 based on the batting information set at the touched position, the player can estimate the batting information at the position touched by the player. As a result, the player can play the game without looking at the batting input screen 30. In the baseball game of the first embodiment, there are a plurality of characters as the batter character 26, but the attitude may differ depending on the character. In that case, the number of holding posture image data corresponding to the number of stroke start areas is stored for each character.

  In FIGS. 2 and 3, the boundaries of the stroke start areas 34 a to 34 c are indicated by dotted lines, but these dotted lines may not be displayed. In this way, the batting input screen 30 is not complicated, and the home base mark and batter box mark 38 can be clearly seen, so that the player can play the game with a sense close to that of actual baseball. In addition, the stroke input screen 30 does not display an image that can identify the stroke start area information (size, shape, striking force information set in the stroke start area, etc.) as shown by the dotted lines in FIGS. When the game screen 20 displays an image showing batting information of the touch position such as the batter character 26 whose posture changes according to the touch position, the batting information set at the position touched by the player is estimated. In order to do this, the player must concentrate on the game screen 20 because he / she only has to look at the game screen 20.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the batting input screen 30. The operation after the player touches the stroke start area will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the first embodiment, the action of the batter character 26 is determined according to the amount and direction of the stroke operation performed by the player touching the stroke start area and then releasing the touch. The amount and direction of the stroke operation is specifically a stroke operation vector V detected every predetermined time (for example, 1/60 seconds) by the portable game device.

  First, when the amount of stroke operation is not more than a first reference value (for example, the magnitude of V is 2.0 mm), the batter character 26 does not perform any action. In addition, when the stroke operation amount exceeds the first reference value and is smaller than the second reference value (for example, the magnitude of V is 10.0 mm), the stroke operation is performed in any direction. The batter position mark 36 moves in the batter box mark 38 in accordance with the stroke operation. Then, the batter character 26 moves in the batter box 28 on the game screen 20 in accordance with the movement of the batter position mark 36 on the batting input screen 30.

  When the amount of stroke operation exceeds the second reference value, the motion of the batter character 26 changes according to the direction of the stroke operation. The divided circle 42 in FIG. 4 shows four directions, up, down, left, and right with the touch position as the center. Moreover, the arrow of FIG. 4 has shown the direction where the stroke was performed. The divided circle 42 and the arrow are for convenience of explanation, and may not be displayed on the actual batting input screen 30.

  FIG. 4A shows a case where the direction of the stroke operation is the downward direction, that is, the direction in the range of the divided circle 42a. If the stroke operation amount exceeds the second reference value and the stroke operation direction is downward, the batter position mark 36 moves in the batter box mark 38 in accordance with the stroke operation.

  FIG. 4B shows a case where the direction of the stroke operation is the right direction, that is, the direction in the range of the divided circle 42b. The stroke operation amount exceeds the second reference value, and the direction of the stroke operation is the direction from the home base mark to the batter position mark 36 (in the case of the left batter as shown in FIG. 4, the right direction, the right batter In this case, the batter position mark 36 moves in the batter box mark 38 in accordance with the stroke operation.

  FIG. 4C shows a case where the direction of the stroke operation is the upward direction, that is, the direction in the range of the divided circle 42c (an example of the reference stroke direction). If the stroke operation amount exceeds the second reference value and the stroke operation direction is upward, the batter character 26 performs a swing motion.

  FIG. 4D shows a case where the direction of the stroke operation is the left direction, that is, the direction in the range 42d of the divided circle. The stroke operation amount exceeds the second reference value, and the direction of the stroke operation is the direction from the batter position mark 36 to the home base mark (in the case of the left batter as shown in FIG. 4, the left direction, the right batter In this case, the batter character 26 performs a bunt action. During the bunt operation, the batter character 26 on the game screen 20 holds a bunt. When the stroke operation is performed without releasing the touch after the start of the bunt action, the batter character 26 moves in the batter box 28 while holding the bunt. The bunt operation ends when the touch is released, when the ball 22 hits the bat, when the batter changes with a strikeout or four dead balls.

(1-3) Functional Block Next, a functional configuration for realizing the first embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the portable game device 1400 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the portable game device of the first embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a storage unit 200, a processing unit 300, a sound output unit 400, an image display unit 500, and a communication unit 600. .

  The operation input unit 100 is realized by input devices and sensors such as a push button, a lever, a touch panel, a dial, a keyboard, a mouse, various pointers, an acceleration sensor, and a tilt sensor, and responds to various operation inputs made by a player. The operation input signal is output to the processing unit 300. In the first embodiment, the operation input unit 100 includes a first contact position detection unit 102 and a second contact position detection unit 104 that detect a touch position by a player. In the example of FIG. 1, a direction input key 1402, a button switch 1404, and touch panels 1407 and 1409 correspond to the operation input unit 100. In particular, the touch panel 1407 corresponds to the first contact position detection unit 102, and the touch panel 1409 corresponds to the second contact position detection unit 104.

  The storage unit 200 stores a program and data defined in advance and is used as a work area of the processing unit 300. The storage unit 200 stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 300 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. Memorize temporarily. This function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM and a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM and DVD.

  The storage unit 200 according to the first embodiment includes a system program 210 for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 300 to control the portable game device 1400 in an integrated manner, a game program 220 necessary for executing a game, and Stores various data. When the processing unit 300 reads out and executes the game program 220, the processing unit 300 can realize the function as the game calculation unit 310. The game program 220 includes an NPC control program 222 for automatically controlling the actions of NPCs (non-player characters) that are player characters of the enemy team.

  The storage unit 200 stores game screen background data 230, player character setting data 250, moving body image data 260, input screen setting data 240, and the like as data prepared in advance. In the first embodiment, the game screen 20 and the defense screen are generated by synthesizing a two-dimensional bitmap image, and the player character and the ball 22 that operate in the game screen 20 and the defense screen are animated by switching and displaying a predetermined bitmap image. Accordingly, the game screen background data 230 in the first embodiment includes background image data such as the game screen 20 and the defense screen. The player character setting data 250 includes initial setting data such as pitching and defense of player characters of the player team and the enemy team, a display image at the time of hitting, and various ability parameter values of the players. The moving body image data 260 includes an image representing a state in which the ball 22 flies after being thrown and an image representing a state in which the ball 22 flies after hitting. When the game screen 20 or the like is generated by 3DCG, the game screen background data 230 includes 3D model data and texture data of a stadium and ground, and the player character setting data 250 includes a 3D model of each character. Data, texture data, and motion data are included. Similarly, the moving object image data 260 includes three-dimensional model data of the ball 22 and the like. The input screen setting data 240 includes a home base on the batting input screen 30, a background image on which the batter box 28 is drawn, an item icon image displayed in the item use input area 32, and batting information set in the stroke start area. Etc. are included.

  The storage unit 200 may appropriately store various data necessary for the progress of the game, as in other known baseball games.

  The processing unit 300 is realized by electronic components such as a microprocessor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and an IC memory, for example, and inputs / outputs data to / from each functional unit, and also inputs predetermined programs, data, and operation inputs. Various arithmetic processes are executed based on the operation input signal from the unit 100 to control the operation of the portable game apparatus 1400. In FIG. 1, the control unit 1450 corresponds to the processing unit 300.

  The processing unit 300 according to the first embodiment includes a stroke detection unit 302, a game calculation unit 310, a sound generation unit 340, an image generation unit 350, and a communication control unit 360.

  The stroke detection unit 302 detects the amount and direction (vector V) of the stroke operation performed on the touch panel every predetermined time (for example, 1/60 seconds) based on the detection result of the second contact position detection unit. The stroke detection unit 302 may detect the vector V less frequently than the frequency at which the second contact position detection unit detects the coordinates of the touch position. For example, the second contact position detection unit may detect the coordinates of the touch position every 1/60 seconds, and the stroke detection unit 302 may detect the vector V every 0.1 seconds. In this case, the stroke detection unit 302 first stores, in the storage unit 200, the touch coordinates detected by the second contact position detection unit as a reference point. Then, the coordinate farthest from the reference point is selected as the farthest point among the plurality of touch coordinates detected by the second contact position detection unit in the subsequent 0.1 second, and based on the reference point and the farthest point. The vector V may be obtained.

  The game calculation part 310 performs the process which concerns on progress of a baseball game, for example. For example, a player team and a computer-controlled enemy team player can perform throwing, hitting, defensive, and running control, ball 22 (moving object) movement control, counting / out determination, team score counting, etc. Included in the execution target.

  In the first embodiment, the game calculation unit 310 includes a stroke start area setting unit 312, a stroke start position determination unit 314, a striking force determination unit 316, a stroke determination unit 318, and a batting processing unit 320 as functional units related to the batting operation. , A bunt processing unit 322 and a hitting position determination unit 324.

  The stroke start area setting unit 312 sets a plurality of stroke start areas that can be the stroke start position on the batting input screen 30. Further, batting information used for determining the batting force is set in each of the plurality of stroke start areas.

  The stroke start position determination unit 314 determines whether or not the touch position detected by the second contact position detection unit 104 is a stroke start region. When it is determined that the touch position detected by the second contact position detection unit 104 is the stroke start area, the stroke start position determination unit 314 reads the striking force information set at the touch position.

  The striking force determination unit 316 determines the striking force based on the striking force information read by the stroke start position determination unit 314. The hitting force determining unit 316 may use the read hitting force information itself as the hitting force, or may determine the hitting force based on the hitting force information and other parameters. Examples of the other parameters include a batting power parameter of the batter character 26 included in the player character setting data 250 stored in the storage unit 200.

  When the stroke determination unit 318 determines that the touch position detected by the second contact position detection unit 104 is the stroke start region, the stroke determination unit 318 sets a standby flag indicating that the standby state for accepting the stroke operation is stored in the storage unit 200. The stroke determination unit 318 receives the vector V detected by the stroke detection unit 302 while the standby flag is set. When the second contact position detection unit detects that the touch is released, the stroke determination unit 318 cancels the setting of the standby flag.

  The hit processing unit 320 performs hit processing. The hitting process includes a swing action process of the batter character 26, a hit determination of the swung bat and the ball 22, and a movement process of the ball 22 after the bat and the ball 22 are hit. The hitting processing unit 320 causes the batter character 26 to perform a swing motion when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 is in a predetermined reference stroke direction. The hit processing unit 320 also performs hit determination of the swung bat and the ball 22. The hit processing unit 320 may perform hit determination based on the bat model and image and the ball 22 model and image position, or without using the bat model and image position, and the ball 22 position and swing. Hit determination may be performed by comparing operation timings. If it is determined that the bat and the ball 22 are hit, the hit processing unit 320 performs a movement process for the ball 22 after the hit. Specifically, the hit processing unit 320 obtains at least one of the moving distance and the moving speed of the ball 22 based on the hitting force determined by the hitting force determining unit 316. In addition to the batting power, the hitting processing unit 320 sets parameters of the batter character 26, the hit timing of the bat and the ball 22, the position where the ball 22 hits the bat, environmental parameters such as wind force, the moving speed of the ball 22 before the hit, You may make it obtain | require at least one of the moving distance and moving speed of the ball | bowl 22 based on a moving direction. The hit processing unit 320 also has a stroke direction, a position where the ball 22 hits the bat, an angle of the bat when the ball 22 hits, a timing of hitting the ball 22 and the bat, environmental parameters such as wind force, and the ball 22 before the hit. The movement direction of the ball 22 after the hit is obtained based on the movement speed, the movement direction, and the like. Then, the hit processing unit 320 moves the ball 22 after the hit based on the obtained movement distance, movement speed, and movement direction of the ball 22.

  The bunt processing unit 322 performs bunt processing. The bunt process includes a bunt action process of the batter character 26, a hit determination of the bat and the ball 22 during the bunt action, and a movement process of the ball 22 after the bat and the ball 22 are hit. The bunt processing unit 322 causes the batter character 26 to perform the bunt motion when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 satisfies the conditions for the bunt motion. Specifically, the bunt processing unit 322 causes the batter character 26 to hold a bunt. The bunt processing unit 322 also determines whether or not the ball 22 and the bat have hit during the bunt. When it is determined that the ball 22 and the bat have hit during the bunt, the bunt processing unit 322 determines the hitting force determined by the hitting force determination unit 316, the position where the ball 22 hits the bat, Based on the angle of the bat, the hit timing of the ball 22 and the bat, environmental parameters such as wind power, the moving speed and moving direction of the ball 22 before the hit, the moving speed, moving distance, and moving direction of the ball 22 after the hit are obtained. . The bunt processing unit 322 bunts when the ball 22 and the bat are hit while the bunt is being held, when the second contact position detection unit detects that the touch is released, or when the batter changes with a strike or a four dead ball. The process is terminated, and the batter character 26 is changed from a bunt stance to a normal stance.

  The hitting position determination unit 324 determines the standing position of the batter character 26 in the batter box 28 based on the vector V when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 satisfies the conditions for the movement of the batter character 26. To do. The hitting position determination unit 324 determines that the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 satisfies the condition for movement of the batter character 26 while the batter character 26 is holding a bunt. Based on this, the standing position of the batter character 26 in the batter box 28 is determined.

  The sound generation unit 340 is realized by a known technology such as a sound generation LSI, a digital signal processor (DSP), or a control program thereof, and based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 310, sound effects, BGM, Sound signals of game sounds such as various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 400.

  The sound output unit 400 is realized by a device that emits sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal output from the sound generation unit 340. The speaker 1410 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The image generation unit 350 is realized by a known technique such as an LSI such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a digital signal processor (DSP), a control program, or a drawing frame IC memory such as a frame buffer. The image generation unit 350 generates an image to be the game screen 20 based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 310. Then, the game screen 20 and the batting input screen 30 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are generated at intervals of one frame time (for example, 1/60 seconds), and the image signal is output to the image display unit 500. In particular, in the first embodiment, the image generating unit 350 determines the batter position in the batter box mark 38 of the batting input screen 30 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 based on the batting position determined by the batting position determining unit 324. An image of the mark 36 is generated, and an image of the batter character 26 is generated in the batter box 28 of the game screen 20. The image generation unit 350 also reads the image of the batter character 26 corresponding to the batting information from the storage unit 200 and outputs it to the image display unit 500 as shown in FIG.

  The image display unit 500 displays the game screen 20 based on the image signal output from the image generation unit 350. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. The image display unit 500 of the first embodiment includes a first image display unit 510 and a second image display unit 520. This corresponds to the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 of FIG.

  The communication control unit 360 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with other external devices via the communication unit 600.

  The communication unit 600 is connected to a communication line to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a cable communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 1412 corresponds to this in FIG.

(1-4) Process Flow FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the process flow of the game of the first embodiment.

  First, the game device determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed in an area set as a stroke start area (step S100). When it is determined that a touch operation has been performed in the stroke start area (step S100: Y), the game device determines a batting power based on the batting information set in the touched area (step S102). Further, the game device changes the image of the batter character 26 based on the batting information set in the touched area (step S104).

  Next, the game device determines whether or not the touch is released (step S106). When it is determined that the touch is not released (step S106: Y), the game device acquires a stroke vector V of the touch for a predetermined period (step S108).

  Next, the game device determines whether or not the size of the acquired vector V is 2.0 mm or more (step S110). When it is determined that the size of the vector V is 2.0 mm or more (step S110: Y), the game device (1) the size of the vector V is smaller than 10.0 mm, and (2) the direction of the vector V is Downward, (3) When the batter character 26 is a right batter and the direction of the vector V is the left direction, (4) When the batter character 26 is the left batter, the direction of the vector V is either the right direction It is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied (step S112). And when it determines with satisfy | filling any one of said (1)-(4) conditions (step S112: Y), a game device moves the batter position mark 36 within the batter box mark 38 of the batting input screen 30. At the same time, the batter character 26 is moved in the batter box 28 of the game screen 20 (step S114).

  When it is determined that none of the above conditions (1) to (4) is satisfied (step S112: N), the game device determines that the absolute value (| Vx |) of the vector V in the X direction is the absolute value ( It is determined whether it is larger than | Vy |) (step S116).

  When it is determined that the absolute value (| Vx |) in the X direction of the vector V is larger than the absolute value (| Vy |) in the Y direction (step S116: Y), the game device performs a bunt process (step S118).

  If it is determined that the absolute value (| Vx |) of the vector V in the X direction is equal to or less than the absolute value (| Vy |) in the Y direction (step S116: N), the game device causes the batter character 26 to perform a swing motion. (Step S120). Then, after the swing motion, it is determined whether or not the ball 22 and the bat are hit (step S122). If it is determined that the ball 22 and the bat have been hit (step S122: Y), the game device performs a movement process for the ball 22 after the hit based on the hitting force (step S124).

(2) Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the stroke start areas 34a to 34c are fixed, but in the second embodiment, the stroke start area dynamically changes during the game. Note that description of points common to the first embodiment and the second embodiment is omitted.

(2-1) Configuration of Game Device The configuration of the game device of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

(2-2) Description of Game (Baseball Game) of Second Embodiment A baseball game of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The basic contents of the baseball game of the second embodiment are the same as those of the baseball game of the first embodiment, but the stroke start areas 34a to 34c change according to the movement of the batter position mark 36 on the batting input screen 30. Is different from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 7A to FIG. 7C show how the stroke start areas 34 a to 34 c change in accordance with the movement of the batter position mark 36. Similarly to the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, the batter position mark 36 moves in the batter box mark 38 and the batter on the game screen 20 when the stroke operation amount and direction satisfy a predetermined condition. The character 26 moves in the batter box 28.

  In FIG. 7A, the batter position mark 36 is located at the approximate center of the batter box mark 38. When a new batter character 26 enters the bat, the batter position mark 36 is displayed at the position shown in FIG. At this time, above the upper end of the batter position mark 36, a stroke start area 34a in which “weak” is set as batting information is set. Next to the batter position mark 36, a stroke start area 34b in which “medium” is set as batting information is set. Further, below the lower end of the batter position mark 36, a stroke start area 34c in which “strong” is set as batting information is set.

  FIG. 7B shows a case where the batter position mark 36 is moved upward from the initial position by the operation of the player. In this case, the stroke start area 34a in which “weak” is set as batting information above the upper end of the batter position mark 36 after movement is “medium” as batting information beside the batter position mark 36 after movement. In the set stroke start area 34b, a stroke start area 34c in which “strong” is set as batting information is set below the lower end of the batter position mark 36 after movement. That is, as the batter position mark 36 moves, the position and size of the strokeable area change. When the batter position mark 36 is moved upward as shown in FIG. 7B, the size of the stroke start area 34a is reduced compared to the case of FIG. 7A, while the size of the stroke start area 34c is increased. Become. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the player to input the batting information “weak”, but it becomes easier to select the batting information “strong”.

  Similarly, FIG. 7C shows a case where the batter position mark 36 is moved downward from the initial position by the operation of the player. Also in this case, the position and size of the strokeable area change according to the movement of the batter position mark 36. When the batter position mark 36 is moved downward as shown in FIG. 7C, the stroke start area 34a becomes larger than the case of FIG. 7A, while the stroke start area 34c becomes smaller. Become. Therefore, it becomes easier for the player to input the batting information “weak”, but it is difficult to select the batting information “strong”.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the position and size of the stroke start area change in accordance with the movement of the batter position mark 36, so that the player can easily touch the stroke start area in which the batting information to be selected is set. Thus, the batter position mark 36 can be moved to change the stroke start area. Further, in the second embodiment, even when the batter position mark 36 moves, the area of the hitting information “weak” is always above the upper end of the batter position mark 36 and the area of the hitting information “medium” is always the batter position. Next to the mark 36, the striking force information “strong” region is set below the lower end of the batter position mark 36. In this way, if the correspondence between the batter position mark 36 and the stroke start area always matches, the player can determine the touch position using the batter position mark 36 as a guide. In particular, in the second embodiment, the positional relationship between the first liquid crystal display 1406 on which the game screen 20 is displayed and the second liquid crystal display 1408 on which the batting input screen 30 is displayed, and the home base mark displayed on the batting input screen 30. It can be recognized that the upper side of the batting input screen 30 is the front of the game space and the lower side of the batting input screen 30 is the rear of the game space. In such a case, if the correspondence relationship between the batter position mark 36 and the stroke start area is as shown in FIG. 7, the player has a feeling close to that of an actual baseball game that the batting power becomes stronger as the swing starts from behind the batter. You can taste it.

  In the second embodiment, the example in which the positions and sizes of the stroke start areas 34a to 34c are changed has been described. However, only one of the position or the size may be changed. Further, in addition to the position and size, the striking force information may be changed. For example, when the batter position mark 36 is moved from the state of FIG. 7A to the state of FIG. 7B, the size of the stroke start area 34c increases. At this time, the stroke set in the stroke start area 34c is increased. The force information may be larger (stronger). Similarly, the striking force information set in the stroke start area 34a in the state of FIG. 7B is smaller (weaker) than the striking force information set in the stroke start area 34a in the state of FIG. 7A. You may change so that it may become.

(2-3) Block Diagram The functional configuration of the game device of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  However, in the second embodiment, the stroke start area setting unit 312 sets at least one of the position, size, and shape of the stroke start area based on the position of the batter position mark 36 (hit assist image) or the hitting. Set force information.

(2-4) Process Flow FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the process flow of the game of the second embodiment. Description of the same parts as those in the flowchart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is omitted.

  The difference between the flowchart of the second embodiment and the flowchart of the first embodiment is only the process shown in step S115. When the game apparatus moves the batter position mark 36 (step S114), based on the position of the batter position mark 36, the game apparatus sets at least one of the position, size and shape of the stroke start area, or sets the hitting force information. This is performed (step S115).

(3) Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The third embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a boxing game. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same point as 1st Embodiment or 2nd Embodiment.

(3-1) Configuration of Game Device The configuration of the game device of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

(3-2) Description of Game (Boxing Game) of Third Embodiment A boxing game of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the boxing game of the third embodiment, the player character operated by the player and the opponent character 52 (an example of a moving body) operated by the CPU or another player cause each other's character to hit each other to cause damage. It is a game.

  A game screen 50 in FIG. 9 is a screen displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406 in FIG. 1. On the game screen 50, the opponent character 52 and the left arm 54a and the right arm 54b of the player character are displayed. When the player performs a punch input operation described later, the left arm 54 a or the right arm 54 b operates to punch the opponent character 52 and damage the opponent character 52.

  A punch input screen 60 in FIG. 9 is a screen displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408 in FIG. 1, and is a screen on which a player performs input for causing the left arm 54 a or the right arm 54 b to perform a punching operation or the like. The punch input screen 60 includes an area 64a where characters "jab punch" are displayed, an area 64b where characters "hook punch" are displayed, and an area 64c where characters "straight punch" are displayed. .

  In the third embodiment, the player touches any one of the areas 64 a to 64 c and then performs a stroke operation without releasing the touch, so that the left arm 54 a or the right arm 54 b displayed on the game screen 50 is the opponent character 52. Do the punching action. That is, the areas 64a to 64c function as stroke start areas.

  In each of the areas 64a to 64c, batting information for determining batting power (a parameter used for processing the hit moving body. In the third embodiment, the player character punches the opponent character 52). Is set. In the third embodiment, “weak” is set as the batting information in the area 64a, “medium” is set as the batting information in the area 64b, and “strong” is set as the batting information in the area 64c.

  When the player touches any of the areas 64a to 64c, the striking force information set in the touched area is read, and the striking power is determined according to the read striking power information and the player character parameters. Then, when the left arm 54a or the right arm 54b performs a punching operation by a subsequent stroke operation by the player and the left arm 54a or the right arm 54b hits the opponent character 52, damage calculation of the opponent character 52 based on the determined batting power ( An example of the batting process) is performed.

  Furthermore, in the third embodiment, based on the position (an example of a parameter) of the opponent character 52 in the game space, the setting of at least one of the position, size, and shape of the areas 64a to 64c, or the setting of the batting information is performed. Is done. FIG. 9A shows a case where the opponent character 52 is located away from the player character, and FIG. 9B shows a case where the opponent character 52 is located near the player character. As shown in FIG. 9A, when the opponent character 52 is located away from the player character, the area 64a is the largest, the area 64b, and the area 64c are the smallest on the punch input screen 60. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the opponent character 52 is in a position near the player character, the area 64c is the largest, the area 64b, and the area 64a are the smallest on the punch input screen 60. Is done. In this way, when the opponent character 52 is at a position closer to the player character than when the opponent character 52 is away from the player character, a straight punch with strong batting information set can be easily produced, and the player can play in actual boxing. You can enjoy a close playing sensation.

  In the third embodiment, the example in which the areas 64 a to 64 c are set based on the position of the opponent character 52 has been described. However, based on the distance between the player character 52 and the opponent character 52, not the position of the opponent character 52. The areas 64a to 64c may be set. Further, the areas 64a to 64c may be set based on the area of the image of the opponent character 52 displayed on the game screen 50. The areas 64a to 64c may be set based on parameters such as the damage amount and physical strength of the opponent character 52. For example, when the damage amount of the opponent character 52 is large or when the physical strength value is low, the hit information set in the area may be large (strong).

  In the third embodiment, an example has been described in which a display indicating hit information set in areas such as “jab punch”, “hook punch”, and “straight punch” is performed on the punch input screen 60. Such a display may not be displayed on the screen 60. Further, the boundary lines of the areas 64a to 64c may not be displayed. In this case, the punch type, hitting force, damage amount, etc. may be displayed on the game screen 50 after the hitting force is determined according to the position touched by the player.

(3-3) Functional Block Next, a functional configuration for realizing the third embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the portable game device 1400 according to the third embodiment. The basic functions of the respective parts in the functional block diagram of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 10 are the same as the functions of the respective parts having the same names in the functional block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the point which is common in 1st Embodiment, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  The storage unit 200 of the third embodiment stores an NPC program for automatically controlling the action of the opponent character 52. The storage unit 200 also stores, as the player character setting data 250, parameters such as the attack power, defense power, physical strength, and damage amount of the player character and the opponent character 52. The storage unit 200 also stores a boxing ring image or the like as the game screen background data 230. The storage unit 200 also stores, as the input screen setting data 240, character strings such as “jab punch”, “hook punch”, and “straight punch”, hit information set in the stroke start area, and the like.

  The game calculation unit 310 of the third embodiment executes processing related to the progress of the boxing game. For example, movement / motion control of the player character and the opponent character 52, timing of the game time, winning / losing determination, and the like are performed.

  The striking force determination unit 316 of the third embodiment determines the striking force based on the striking force information read by the stroke start position determination unit 314. The hitting force determining unit 316 may use the read hitting force information itself as the hitting force, or may determine the hitting force based on the hitting force information and other parameters. Other parameters include a parameter related to the power of the player character included in the player character setting data 250 stored in the storage unit 200, a parameter related to the physical strength or defense strength of the opponent character 52, and the like.

  The hit processing unit 320 of the third embodiment performs hit processing. In the batting process according to the third embodiment, the player character's left arm 54a and right arm 54b are punched, the punched left arm 54a or right arm 54b is hit with the opponent character 52, and the punched opponent character 52 is damaged. Calculation processing is included. The hit processing unit 320 causes the left arm 54a or the right arm 54b to perform a punching operation when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 is in a predetermined reference stroke direction (for example, within a predetermined angle range in the upward direction). At this time, the hit processing unit 320 may determine which of the left arm 54a and the right arm 54b is to perform the punching operation based on the stroke angle. Further, the hit processing unit 320 may determine the punch direction based on the stroke angle. The hit processing unit 320 also performs hit determination of the opponent character 52 with the left arm 54a or the right arm 54b that has performed the punching operation. If it is determined that the left arm 54a or the right arm 54b and the opponent character 52 are hit, the batting processing unit 320 performs a damage calculation process for the opponent character 52 based on the batting power determined by the batting force determining unit 316. The batting processing unit 320 may perform the damage calculation process based on a parameter related to the power of the player character and a parameter related to the physical strength or defense strength of the opponent character 52 in addition to the batting power.

  The hitting position determination unit 324 according to the third embodiment, when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 satisfies a condition for moving the player character (for example, after the touch starts, the vector V is in the right direction or the left direction). The player character is moved based on the vector V. For example, when the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined range of the right direction, the player character is caused to move to the right. Alternatively, if the direction of the vector V is within a predetermined range of leftward direction, the player character is caused to move to the left.

(3-4) Process Flow FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the game of the third embodiment.

  First, the game device determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed in an area set as a stroke start area (step S200). When it is determined that a touch operation has been performed in the stroke start area (step S200: Y), the game device determines the batting power based on the batting information set in the touched area (step S202).

  Next, the game device determines whether or not the touch is released (step S204). If it is determined that the touch has not been released (step S204: Y), the game device acquires a touch stroke vector V for a predetermined time (step S206). Then, the game device determines whether or not the size of the acquired vector V is smaller than 10.0 (step S208).

  If it is determined that the size of the acquired vector V is 10.0 or more (step S208: N), the game device next determines whether the direction of the vector V is within a predetermined range in the right direction (step S210). ). If the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined range in the right direction (step S210: Y), the game device moves the player character to the right so as to wrap around the opponent character 52 (step S212).

  If the direction of the vector V is not within the predetermined range in the right direction (step S210: N), the game device next determines whether the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined range in the left direction (step S214). If the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined range in the left direction (step S214: Y), the game device moves the player character to the left so as to wrap around the opponent character 52 (step S216).

  When the direction of the vector V is not within the predetermined range in the left direction (step S210: N), the game device next determines whether the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined range in the upward direction (step S218). If the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined upward range (step S218: Y), the game device causes the player character's left arm 54a or right arm 54b to perform a punching action (step S220). Then, the game device determines whether the left arm 54a or the right arm 54b that has performed the punching action has hit the opponent character 52 (step S222), and if it is determined that it has hit (step S222: Y), the determination is made in step S202. Based on the hitting force, damage calculation processing for the opponent character 52 is performed (step S224).

  If the direction of the vector V is not within the predetermined upward range (step S218: N), that is, if the direction of the vector V is within the predetermined downward range, the game apparatus causes the player character to perform a guard action (step S226). During the guard operation, damage received by the player character when receiving a punch from the opponent character 52 is reduced.

(4) Fourth Embodiment Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The third embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a tennis game. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same point as 1st Embodiment-3rd Embodiment.

(4-1) Configuration of Game Device The configuration of the game device of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

(4-2) Description of Game (Tennis Game) of Fourth Embodiment A tennis game of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the tennis game according to the fourth embodiment, a player character 74 (an example of a batting character) that moves / moves in response to a player's operation input and an opponent character 76 that moves / moves under CPU control include a ball 72 on a tennis court in the game space. It is a game in which (an example of a moving object) is hit.

  A game screen 70 in FIG. 12 is a screen displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406 in FIG. 1. On the game screen 70, a ball 72, a player character 74, and an opponent character 76 are displayed. In addition, a tennis court is displayed as a background. When the player performs a shot input operation, which will be described later, the player character 74 performs a shot motion (motion that swings a racket).

  A shot input screen 80 in FIG. 12 is a screen displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408 in FIG. 1, and is a screen on which the player performs input for causing the player character 74 to perform a shot motion and the like. The shot input screen 80 is vertically divided into three areas 84a to 84c. The shot input screen 80 is set with a reference stroke direction 86 based on the position where the player touches. Note that the dotted lines that divide the regions 84a to 84c and the dotted lines that indicate the reference stroke direction 86 may not be displayed. When neither the dotted line that divides the regions 84 a to 84 c nor the dotted line indicating the reference stroke direction 86 is displayed, nothing is displayed on the shot input screen 80.

  In the fourth embodiment, the player touches any one of the areas 84a to 84c, and then performs a stroke operation of a predetermined amount or more in a direction within the range of the reference stroke direction 86 without releasing the touch, whereby the player character 74 is Perform shot operation. That is, the areas 84a to 84c function as stroke start areas.

  Each of the regions 84a to 84c is used for determining a hitting force (a parameter used for processing the hit moving body. In the fourth embodiment, the player character 74 swings the racket and hits the ball 72). The batting information is set. In the fourth embodiment, “weak” (force to hit a volley shot) is given as hitting information in the area 84a, and “medium” (force to hit a normal shot) is given as hitting information in the area 84b. Is set as “Strong” (force to strike a smash shot) as batting information.

  When the player touches any one of the areas 84a to 84c, the batting information set in the touched area is read, and the batting power is determined according to the read batting information and the parameters of the player character 74. . Then, when the player character 74 performs a shot motion by a stroke operation by the player and the racket and the ball 72 are hit, the ball 72 after the hit moves based on the determined hitting force.

  Furthermore, in the fourth embodiment, the direction of the reference stroke direction 86 changes according to the progress of the game. For example, in the game of a tennis game, the reference stroke direction 86 changes when an end change is made (when an odd game is finished or when a set is finished).

  FIGS. 12A and 12B show the game screen 70 before and after the end change and how the reference stroke direction 86 changes. In FIG. 12A, as shown in the game screen 70, the lower side of the screen is the end of the player character 74, and the upper side of the screen is the end of the opponent character 76. That is, the shot direction of the player character 74 is a direction from the lower side of the screen toward the upper side. At this time, the reference stroke direction 86 of the shot input screen 80 is a direction within a predetermined angle range from the lower side of the screen toward the upper side. FIG. 12B shows a state after the end change is performed from the state of FIG. Here, as shown in the game screen 70, the upper side of the screen is the end of the player character 74, and the lower side of the screen is the end of the opponent character 76. That is, the shot direction of the player character 74 is a direction from the upper side of the screen toward the lower side of the screen. At this time, the reference stroke direction 86 of the shot input screen 80 is a direction within a predetermined angle range from the upper side to the lower side of the screen. As described above, in the fourth embodiment, when the shot direction of the player character 74 changes due to the end change, the reference stroke direction 86 changes accordingly, so that the player can intuitively see the display on the game screen 70. The stroke direction to be input can be determined.

  Furthermore, in the fourth embodiment, the settings of the areas 84a to 84c also change when an end change is performed. 12A, the upper portion of the shot input screen 80 is the region 84a, the center is the region 84b, and the lower portion is 84c. Conversely, in FIG. 12B, the information on the shot input screen 80 is the region 84c. The center is a region 84b, and the bottom is a region 84a. In this way, in both the areas before and after the end change, the area 84c in which strong batting information is set in the area behind the reference stroke direction 86, and the weak batting information is set in the area in front of the reference stroke direction 86. Region 84a. Therefore, the player can experience a feeling close to that of an actual tennis game, in which the shot becomes stronger as the racket starts to be swung from the rear, both before and after the end change.

(4-3) Functional Block Next, a functional configuration for realizing the fourth embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the configuration game apparatus 1400 according to the fourth embodiment. The basic function of each part of the functional block diagram of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is the same as the function of each part of the same name in the functional block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the point which is common in 1st Embodiment, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  The storage unit 200 of the fourth embodiment stores an NPC program for automatically controlling the action of the opponent character 76. The storage unit 200 also stores parameters such as shot power, shot accuracy, physical strength, and moving speed of the player character 74 and the opponent character 76 as the player character setting data 250. The storage unit 200 also stores a tennis court image or the like as game background image data. The storage unit 200 also stores batting information and the like set in the stroke start area as the input screen setting data 240.

  The game calculation part 310 of 4th Embodiment performs the process which concerns on progress of a tennis game. For example, movement / motion control of the player character 74 and the opponent character 76, score calculation, win / loss determination, and the like are performed. Further, the game calculation unit 310 determines whether or not the progress of the tennis game satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, the end of the odd game or the end of the set). An end change for exchanging the end of the opponent character 76 is performed.

  The stroke start area setting unit 312 of the fourth embodiment resets the stroke start area when an end change is made by the game calculation unit 310. Further, the stroke start area setting unit 312 sets at least one of the position, size, and shape of the stroke start area based on the positions of the player character 74 and the opponent character 76 (an example of an auxiliary hitting image), or the hitting force. Information may be set. For example, when the player character 74 moves close to the net, the stroke start area in which the strength of the volley shot is set as the hitting information may be increased. When the opponent character 76 moves close to the net, the striking force information of the strength of the lob shot is set instead of the volley shot in the stroke start area in which the strength of the volley shot is set as the striking strength information. May be.

  The reference stroke direction setting unit 313 sets the direction or angle range of the stroke direction 86 necessary for causing the player character 74 to perform a shot motion. The reference stroke direction setting unit 313 changes the direction or angle range of the reference stroke direction 86 when the game situation satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, when an end change is performed).

  The striking force determination unit 316 of the fourth embodiment determines the striking force based on the striking force information read by the stroke start position determination unit 314. The hitting force determining unit 316 may use the read hitting force information itself as the hitting force, or may determine the hitting force based on the hitting force information and other parameters. Other parameters include parameters relating to the shot power of the player character 74 included in the player character setting data 250 stored in the storage unit 200.

  The hit processing unit 320 of the fourth embodiment performs hit processing. The hitting process of the fourth embodiment includes a shot action process for causing the player character 74 to swing a racket, a hit determination of the racket and the ball 72, and a movement process of the ball 72 after the hit determination. The hitting processing unit 320 causes the player character 74 to perform a shot motion when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 is in the reference stroke direction 86. The hit processing unit 320 also performs hit determination of the racket and the ball 72 after the player character performs a 74 shot motion. The hit processing unit 320 may perform hit determination based on the racket model and image and the position of the ball 72 model and image, or the position and shot of the ball 72 without using the racket model and image position. Hit determination may be performed by comparing operation timings. If it is determined that the racket and the ball 72 have been hit, the hit processing unit 320 performs a movement process for the ball 72 after the hit. Specifically, the hit processing unit 320 obtains at least one of the moving distance and moving speed of the ball 72 based on the hitting force determined by the hitting force determining unit 316. In addition to the hitting force, the hitting processing unit 320 sets parameters of the player character 74, timing of hitting the racket and the ball 72, position where the ball 72 hits the racket, environmental parameters such as wind force, moving speed of the ball 72 before hitting You may make it obtain | require at least one of the moving distance and moving speed of the ball | bowl 72 based on a moving direction. The hit processing unit 320 also includes the stroke direction, the position where the ball 72 hits the racket, the angle of the racket when the ball 72 hits, the timing of hitting the ball 72 and the racket, environmental parameters such as wind force, the ball 72 before the hit. The movement direction of the ball 72 after the hit is obtained based on the movement speed, movement direction, rotation speed, rotation direction, and the like. Then, the hitting processing unit 320 moves the hit ball 72 based on the obtained moving distance, moving speed, and moving direction of the ball 72.

  The striking position determination unit 324 according to the fourth embodiment is used when the vector V received by the stroke determination unit 318 satisfies the conditions for movement of the player character 74 (for example, when the magnitude of the vector V is less than a predetermined value). Based on the vector V, the player character 74 is moved vertically and horizontally on the tennis court of the game screen 70. Further, the hitting position determination unit 324 may move the player character 74 based on the operation of the direction input key 1402 instead of the stroke operation.

(4-4) Process Flow The game process flow of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of setting a reference stroke direction and a stroke start area in the fourth embodiment.

  The game device manages the progress of the game, and determines whether the odd game has ended or the set has ended (step S300). When it is determined that the odd game has ended or the set has ended (step S300: Y), the game device performs an end change process (step S302).

  If the end change process has been performed, the game device then resets the reference stroke direction based on the end of the player character after the change (step S304). The game device also resets the stroke start area (step S306).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of player character operation processing in the fourth embodiment.

  First, the game device determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed in an area set as a stroke start area (step S310). If it is determined that a touch operation has been performed in the stroke start area (step S3100: Y), the game device determines a batting power based on the batting information set in the touched area (step S312). Further, the game device changes the image of the player character based on the batting information set in the touched area (step S314). Specifically, the game device reads an image of a shot posture corresponding to the type of shot set in the touched area.

  Next, the game device determines whether or not the touch is released (step S316). If it is determined that the touch is not released (step S316: Y), the game device acquires a stroke vector V of the touch for a predetermined period (step S318).

  Next, the game device determines whether the size of the acquired vector V is 10.0 mm or more (step S320). When it is determined that the size of the vector V is 10.0 mm or more (step S320: Y), the game device determines whether or not the direction of the vector V is the reference stroke direction (step S322). When it is determined that the direction of the vector V is the reference stroke direction (step S322: Y), the game device causes the player character 74 to perform a shot motion (step S324). Then, the game device determines whether or not the ball 72 and the racket are hit (S326). If it is determined that the ball 72 and the racket have been hit (S326: Y), the game device performs a process of moving the ball 72 after the hit based on the hitting force (step S328).

(5) Modified Examples (5-1) Game Screen and Input Screen In the first to fourth embodiments, the game screen is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the input screen is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408. However, the game screen and the input screen may be the same screen.

  In a game of hitting a ball moving in a predetermined direction as in the first, second, and fourth embodiments, the game screen and the input screen are the same screen, and the moving body moves in the reference stroke direction. If the direction is opposite to the incoming direction, the player can feel that he / she hits the moving body by a stroke operation. At that time, a stroke possible region in which larger (stronger) striking force information is set in a region ahead of the moving body in the moving direction may be set.

(5-2) Determination of striking force In the first to fourth embodiments, the stroke start area is set on the input screen, and the striking force is determined based on the striking force information set in the stroke start area. As described above, the striking force may be determined by a stroke start area or a method not using striking force information.

  For example, a predetermined reference point may be set on the input screen, and the striking force may be calculated according to the distance between the coordinates touched by the player and the reference point. In this way, a finer change in batting force can be realized as compared with the case where the stroke start area is used.

(5-3) Setting of Stroke Start Area According to Character Parameter The stroke start area may be set according to the character parameter. For example, in the first and second embodiments, when the batter character 26 is a weak character, there is no stroke start area in which “strong” is set as batting information, and “weak” is set as batting information. Only the stroke start area that is set and the stroke start area that is set to “medium” may be set. In the fourth embodiment, when the power of the opponent character is very strong, there is no stroke start area in which “strong” is set as the batting information, and the stroke in which “weak” is set as the batting information. Only the start area and the stroke start area where “medium” is set may be set.

(5-4) Types of game to be applied The present invention is applied to a game in which stroke input is performed for movement of a displayed ball and an action is performed on an operation character in addition to baseball, tennis, and boxing. Is possible.

  For example, in a soccer game, when a direct play operation is input to a centering pass or a throw-in ball, the action performed by the operation player becomes a volley shot or a heading depending on the movement position and stroke start position of the ball. May be.

  In the volleyball game, when an attack operation is input to the toss, the action performed by the operation player may be a quick attack or a feint attack depending on the movement position and the stroke start position of the ball.

  Furthermore, the moving body referred to in the present invention is not limited to a ball used in a sports game, and can of course be applied to a game in which stroke input is performed on another moving object.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1400 Portable game device 1401 Device main body 1402 Direction input key 1404 Button switch 1406 First liquid crystal display 1407 Touch panel 1408 Second liquid crystal display 1409 Touch panel 1410 Speaker 1412 Communication module 1414 Hinge 1416 Stylus pen 1418 Reading device 1420 Microphone 1422 Triaxial acceleration sensor 1440 Memory Card 1450 Control unit 20 Game screen 22 Ball 24 Pitcher character 25 Catcher character 26 Batter character 28 Batter box 30 Strike input screen 32 Item use input area 34 Stroke start area 36 Batter position mark 38 Batter box mark 42 Divided circle 50 Game screen 52 Opponent 54 characters Over Ya character 60 punches input screen 64 stroke start area 70 game screen 72 the ball 74 player character 76 opponent character 80 shots input screen 84 stroke start area
86 Reference stroke direction 100 Operation input unit 102 First contact position detection unit 104 Second contact position detection unit 200 Storage unit 210 System program 220 Game program 222 NPC control program 230 Game screen background data 240 Input screen setting data 250 Player character setting data 260 moving body image data 300 processing unit 302 stroke detection unit 310 game calculation unit 312 stroke start area setting unit 313 reference stroke direction setting unit 314 stroke start position determination unit 316 hitting force determination unit 318 stroke determination unit 320 hitting processing unit 322 bunt processing Section 324 Impact position determination section 340 Sound generation section 350 Image generation section 360 Communication control section 400 Sound output section 500 Image display section 510 First image display section 520 Second image display section 600 Nobube

Claims (14)

A program for causing a computer to execute a game of striking a moving object to be displayed,
An image generation unit for generating an image of the moving body;
A stroke start position determination unit for determining a stroke start position of a stroke operation performed on the touch panel;
A striking force determining unit that determines striking force based on the stroke start position,
A stroke determination unit for determining that a stroke operation has been performed after the determination of the stroke start position;
When it is determined that the stroke operation has been performed by the stroke determination unit, a batting processing unit that performs batting processing of the moving body based on the batting force determined by the batting force determination unit,
A program for causing the computer to function. In claim 1,
On the touch panel, the computer can function as a stroke start area setting unit that sets a plurality of stroke start areas that can be the stroke start position and in which striking force information is set in association with each area.
A program for causing the computer to function so that the hitting force determining unit determines the hitting force based on the hitting force information set in the stroke start area including the stroke start position. In claim 2,
The image generating unit causes the computer to function so as not to generate an image that can identify at least one of the position, size, and shape of the stroke start area and the striking force information on the stroke start area. program. In claim 2 or 3,
The image generating unit causes the computer to function so as to generate an image indicating the striking force information set in the stroke start area including the stroke start position in an area different from the stroke start area. program. In any one of Claims 2-4,
The image generation unit generates an image of a batting character that strikes the moving body, and changes the image of the batting character based on the batting information set in the stroke start area including the stroke start position. Program for causing the computer to function. In claim 4 or 5,
A program for causing the computer to function so that the stroke determination unit determines a stroke operation after the image generation unit generates an image indicating the batting information. In Claims 2-6,
The image generation unit generates an impact assist image,
The stroke start area setting unit functions the computer to set at least one of the position, size, and shape of the stroke start area or the hitting force information based on the position of the hitting assist image. Program to let you. In any one of Claims 2-7,
The stroke start area setting unit causes the computer to function so as to set at least one of the position, size, and shape of the stroke start area or the striking force information based on the parameters of the moving body. Program for. In any one of Claims 1-8,
The batting process unit performs the batting process when the direction of the stroke operation determined by the stroke operation determination unit is a predetermined reference stroke direction;
The program for the said striking force determination part to function the said computer so that the said striking force may become large so that the said striking force becomes so large that the said stroke start position is the back of the said reference stroke direction. In claim 9,
A program for causing the computer to function as a reference stroke direction setting unit that changes the reference stroke direction when a game situation satisfies a predetermined condition. In any one of Claims 1-10,
The image generation unit generates an image of the moving body that moves toward the second image display unit on the first image display unit;
The second image display unit is provided with the touch panel,
A program for causing the computer to function so that the striking force is determined so that the striking force becomes larger as the stroke start position is farther from the first image display unit. In any one of Claims 1-11,
The hitting force determining unit causes the computer to function so as to determine the hitting force so that the striking force increases as the stroke start position is ahead of the moving direction of the moving body before hitting processing. program.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 1. A game device that executes a game of hitting a moving object that is moved and displayed on a display unit,
An image generation unit for generating an image of the moving body;
A stroke start position determination unit for determining a stroke start position of a stroke operation performed on the touch panel;
A striking force determining unit that determines striking force based on the stroke start position,
A stroke determination unit for determining that a stroke operation has been performed after the determination of the stroke start position;
When it is determined that the stroke operation has been performed by the stroke determination unit, a batting processing unit that performs batting processing of the moving body based on the batting force determined by the batting force determination unit,
A game device comprising:

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