JP2011062418A - Program, information storage medium, and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new puzzle game with arrangement of a prescribed number of puzzle pieces with the same characteristics as the basic operation. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of objects 2 (2a-2K) having intrinsic combinations of a plurality of characteristics respectively are moved and displayed. A tapped object 2 is the selected one. When the selected objects have common characteristics, the objects are registered as a group and a combining display body 10 is given to the group to be combined and displayed, and a combination point is added to life points. When the newly combined object group shares objects with the object group combined just before, a "linkage" is created and a linkage bonus point is added. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program for causing a computer to execute a predetermined game.

  As a popular game genre of video games, a type of puzzle game (for example, “match three”) in which a predetermined number of puzzle pieces having the same characteristics are arranged adjacent to each other and erased is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP 2006-262985 A

  The present invention is to realize a new puzzle game whose basic operation is to arrange a predetermined number of puzzle pieces having the same characteristics.

In order to solve the problem, a first form is a program for causing a computer (for example, the portable game apparatus 1400 of FIG. 1) to execute a predetermined game,
Display control means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the object display control unit 218, FIG. 11) for controlling the display of objects having a plurality of characteristics (for example, the objects 2a, 2b, 2c,. 19 step S22),
Selection means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the object selection control unit 220, FIG. 11) that selects a plurality of objects to be combined as one group among the objects in accordance with the selection operation of the player. 21 steps S32 to S54),
Determining means for determining whether or not the objects to be combined selected by the selecting means have common characteristics (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the combination determining unit 222 in FIG. 11, steps S60 to S60 in FIG. 21). S70),
When it is determined by the determining means that the objects to be combined are combined as one group, combining means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the combined display control unit 224 in FIG. Step S94),
The computer is caused to function as score calculation means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the life point management unit 230, and step S120 in FIG. 20) for calculating a score based on the result of combination by the combination unit. It is a program for.

  As another form, display control means for controlling display of an object having a plurality of characteristics, and selection means for selecting a plurality of objects to be combined that are desired to be combined as one group among the objects in accordance with a player's selection operation; Determining means for determining whether or not the objects desired to be combined selected by the selecting means have a common characteristic; and, if determined by the determining means, combining the objects desired to be combined as one group The electronic device (for example, the portable game device 1400 in FIG. 1) including the combining unit that performs the calculation and the score calculation unit that calculates the score based on the combination result by the combining unit can be configured.

  As another form, the effect execution means for executing the predetermined effect processing based on the result of combination by the combination means may be replaced with or added to the score calculation means described above.

  According to the first form, etc., finding an object having a common feature from a plurality of objects each having a plurality of features, selecting them, combining them, and earning a score according to the combination result A game that can be played. New games can be realized that use recognition, composition, and imagination to identify common features.

  In the second form, the score calculating means calculates the score by varying the score according to the common characteristics of the groups combined by the combining means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, FIG. It is a program of the 1st form for functioning the said computer so that it may have the life point management part 230 and step S120 of FIG.

  According to the second mode, it is possible to realize a game that has the same effect as the program of the first mode and that can change the score according to the type, number, combination, etc. of features common to the combined group. In other words, you can see what features are common to multiple objects, and the score will change depending on which objects are selected and combined, making the game deeper be able to.

  In a third mode, the display control means causes the computer to function so as to display and control an object having at least two or more characteristics among color, shape, pattern, and written content. It is a program of form.

  According to the third form, while having the same effect as the program of the first or second form, and having a plurality of visually recognizable features on the object, it is possible to make the game screen lively in appearance. One object can easily have a plurality of features.

According to a fourth aspect, when the determination unit selects a previously combined object as the combination desired object, a feature other than the feature used in the previous combination is selected from the features of the combination desired object. Based on common features,
The score calculation means is means for adding a bonus score according to a chain of groups formed by including the same object in different groups (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the life point management unit in FIG. 11) 230, the program in any one of the first to third modes for causing the computer to function so as to have step S120) of FIG.

  According to the fourth aspect, when a previously combined object is selected as a connection desired object, the combination is effective when the common feature is other than the common feature of the previously combined object group. As a result, the previous object group and the newly formed object group are groups that focus on different features, but create a “chain” state that includes common objects. And it is possible to realize a new game in which bonus points can be obtained according to such a “chain” that has not existed before.

The fifth form is continuous chain determination means for determining whether or not the groups combined by the combining means are continuous chains (for example, the processing unit 200, the game operation unit 210, the chain control unit 226 in FIG. 11, In step S111) of FIG. 23, the computer is further functioned,
The score calculation means is means for varying the bonus score according to the number of consecutive chain determinations (for example, the number of chaining 546c in FIG. 18) by the continuous chain determination means (for example, the processing unit 200 and the game calculation unit 210 in FIG. 11). , A life form management unit 230, and a fourth form of program for causing the computer to function so as to have step S120 in FIG.

  According to the fifth aspect, it is possible to realize a game that exhibits the same effect as the program of the fourth aspect and obtains a bonus score corresponding to the number of consecutive chains.

  The sixth mode is arrangement configuration condition determination means for determining whether or not a chained group among the groups combined by the combination means satisfies a predetermined arrangement configuration condition (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11). , The computer is further functioned as a game calculation unit 210, FIG. 28), and the computer is configured to have means for adding a bonus score when it is determined that the score calculation means is satisfied by the arrangement configuration condition determination means It is the program of the 4th or 5th form for making it do.

  According to the sixth embodiment, the game has the same effect as the program of the fourth or fifth embodiment, and a bonus point can be obtained depending on how the objects in the chained group are combined and chained. be able to. Therefore, it is possible not only to combine objects with common features but also to create a new game that asks the player's compositional ability to determine where and how to combine and chain them, adding depth to the game and increasing its interest. .

  According to a seventh aspect, there is provided a first mode for causing the computer to function so as to determine whether or not the arrangement configuration condition determining means satisfies a predetermined arrangement configuration condition with respect to the length or shape of the chained group. It is a program of 6 forms.

  According to the seventh embodiment, the same effect as the program of the sixth embodiment is obtained, and the configuration ability of the player as to where and how to link and chain is questioned by using the length and shape as the arrangement configuration condition. While providing the depth of a new game, it is possible to achieve both visual comprehension.

The eighth form is a computer-readable information storage medium storing the program of any one of the first to seventh forms.
The “information storage medium” mentioned here includes, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, an IC memory, and the like. According to the eighth aspect, by causing the computer to read and execute the program of any one of the first to seventh forms, causing the computer to exert the same effect as any of the first to seventh forms. Can do.

The figure which shows the system structural example of a portable game device. The figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a game. The figure explaining the concept of an object provided with a plurality of features in a unique combination. The figure for demonstrating the example of a state which a deduction occurs. The figure for demonstrating the example of a process from selection of an object to a combined display. The figure for demonstrating the process example of a chain generation. The figure for demonstrating the example of a state which is not determined with chain | strand generation | occurrence | production. The figure for demonstrating the prohibition example of a coupling | bonding. The figure for demonstrating the example of object selection operation by the line segment which passes an object. The figure for demonstrating the example of object selection operation by the closed curve surrounding an object. The functional block diagram which shows a function structural example. The figure which shows the data structural example of a BGM data library. The figure which shows the data structural example of difficulty setting data. The figure which shows the data structural example of a scroll map data library. The figure which shows the data structural example of scroll map data. The figure which shows the data structural example of object status data. The figure which shows the data structural example of combined display body registration data. The figure which shows the data structural example of chain | linkage registration data. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the main processes. The flowchart continued from FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of an object selection process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a joint display process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a chain control process. The figure which shows the example which changes the example of a display form of an object as a battle penalty. The figure which shows the modification of a joint display body. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the object movement control process B. FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the chain control process B. FIG. The conceptual diagram of the structure which provides a privilege, when the object group which forms a coupling | bonding or chain | linkage satisfy | fills predetermined arrangement | positioning structure conditions. The conceptual diagram of the structure which provides a privilege, when the object group which forms a coupling | bonding or a chain | linkage satisfy | fills predetermined shape conditions.

[First Embodiment]
As a first embodiment, an example will be described in which a puzzle game to which the present invention is applied is executed in a portable game device which is a kind of computer or electronic device.

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 1 is an external view for explaining a configuration example of a portable game device. A portable game apparatus 1400 according to this embodiment includes a direction input key 1402 and a button switch 1404, a flat panel display 1406, a speaker 1410, a control unit 1450, and a detachable built-in battery 1460 that are integrated with the apparatus main body 1401. In preparation.

  Further, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a memory card reader 1418 that can read and write data from 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 related to game play. In addition, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a power button, a volume control button, and the like not shown.

  Further, on the display surface of the flat panel display 1406, a touch panel 1407 capable of touch-inputting an arbitrary position on the display screen by touching with a stylus pen 1416 or the like is mounted.

  The touch panel 1407 covers almost the entire display screen of the flat panel display 1406 without shielding the display screen, and when the player performs a touch operation with the stylus pen 1416 (or a finger or the like), the touch panel 1407 is orthogonal with the upper left as the origin. The contact position coordinates in the coordinate system can be output to the control unit 1450.

The control unit 1450 corresponds to a control board of the game apparatus, and 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), a VRAM, and the like. Various IC memories such as RAM and ROM are installed.
The control unit 1450 outputs audio signals to the wireless communication module 1412, the driver circuit of the flat panel display 1406, the driver circuit of the touch panel 1407, a circuit that receives signals from the direction input key 1402 and the button switch 1404, and the speaker 1410. In other words, a so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) such as an amplifier circuit and a signal input / output circuit to the memory card reader 1418 is mounted. Each element mounted on the control unit 1450 is electrically connected via a bus circuit so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received.

  The control unit 1450 reads out the program and data stored in the memory card 1440 by the memory card reader 1418 and temporarily stores them in the IC memory to be mounted. Then, the read program is executed to perform arithmetic processing, and a game is executed by controlling each part of the portable game apparatus 1400 in accordance with operation inputs from the direction input key 1402, the button switch 1404, and the touch panel 1407.

  In this embodiment, the portable game device 1400 is configured to read out necessary programs and various setting data from the memory card 1440. However, main programs and data installed in the control unit 1450 are stored in advance in the IC memory. It can be set as the structure which is carrying out. Alternatively, the wireless communication module 1412 may be connected to a wired / wireless communication line 1 such as the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a WAN (Wide Area Network), and may be downloaded from an external device and acquired. . Also, the number of flat panel displays may be plural.

  Note that the portable game device 1400 is realized as a single game device, as well as an electronic device (for example, a mobile phone, digital camera, car navigation system, It can be configured as a notebook personal computer, a multifunctional liquid crystal TV provided in each seat of an aircraft, or the like.

[Game Overview]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the game in the present embodiment. The puzzle game according to the present embodiment is a puzzle game whose main operation is to select and combine objects having shared characteristics from a large number of objects 2 (2a to 2j) that are controlled to be moved.

  Specifically, a large number of objects 2 (2a to 2j) each having a plurality of visually recognizable features in a unique combination appear from a predetermined appearance position in the game screen (upper screen in this embodiment). Then, movement control is performed toward a predetermined exit position (the lower part of the screen in the present embodiment), and when the exit position is reached, it is erased from the screen.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the “feature” here is shown in the object, the external shape of the object 2, an internal display form such as a display color, a stripe, a dot pattern, or a hatching pattern mainly occupying the object. Examples include the type of internal notation such as characters and symbols, display color, description content (geometric features), and the like. If the internal notation is a number, numerical features such as an even number, an odd number, a prime number, and a multiple of 5 can be included as a kind of notation content. If the internal notation is a character, the font type can also be characterized.

In the example of FIG. 3, the object 2k, the object 2f, and the object 2e have the same fill color and have a common internal display feature. If attention is paid to the fill color, the same applies to the set of the objects 2c and 2b and the set of the objects 2h and 2j.
If attention is paid to the outer shape of the object, the set of objects 2k, 2c, 2h, the set of objects 2f, 2d, 2g, 2a, and the set of objects 2e, 2b, 2j have common characteristics.
In addition, as shown in the figure, it is possible to find characteristics such as a notation in the object being a number, a straight line figure, a unit symbol, or a figure including a closed region. The characteristics of the object 2 are not limited to these, and other rotational movements, enlargement / reduction movements, presence / absence of vibration, blinking patterns, and the like can be appropriately set as long as they can be visually recognized.

  As shown in FIG. 4, these objects 2 (2a to 2k) appear in a predetermined number of lanes on the left and right from the upper end of the game screen as the BGM is played, and move at a given moving speed toward the lower end of the screen. Be controlled. In the example of FIG. 4, the lanes appear in three lanes, but the number of lanes is changed according to the game difficulty level setting.

  Here, the “movement speed” is a speed at which the representative point of each object 2 moves toward the lower end of the screen. The moving speed is set based on the game difficulty level, the playing time of the BGM to be played back, and the BGM tempo. The moving speed is faster as the difficulty level is higher, faster as the BGM playing time is longer, and faster as the tempo is faster. .

  At the bottom of the screen, a point gauge 4 that displays a life point that is the player's current point is displayed, and the object 2 that has been controlled to move is finally hidden behind the point gauge 4 so that the game screen is displayed. Disappears from. That is, the upper end of the point gauge 4 is the exit position.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, the life points are reduced by a predetermined time lapse decrement as time elapses (W4). When the object 2 subject to movement reaches the damage occurrence line 6 provided downstream in the movement direction, it is determined that the object is a clear mistake, and the life point is reduced by a predetermined number of clear miss points.
The game is over if the life point becomes “0” until the end of the BGM playback or until all objects 2 appear and hide behind the point gauge 4, and the game is cleared if the life point does not become “0”. It becomes.

  In order not to set the life point to “0”, it is necessary for the player to select three or more objects having the same characteristics from the displayed objects 2 to form and combine groups to earn points.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the player can select the object 2 moved and displayed with the stylus pen 1416 and deselect it by tapping again. The object 2 in the selected state (2f, 2e, 2b in the figure) is given a predetermined highlight 8 indicating the selected state (W6). When the selected object 2 is tapped, the selection is canceled and the highlight display 8 is also canceled.
The “tap” here refers to an operation in which the time from the start of contact to the touch panel 1407 to the end of contact satisfies a predetermined short-time condition and the deviation between the start and end positions of the touch is less than a predetermined reference value. To tell. When the difference between the start and end positions of the contact exceeds the reference value, it is regarded as a slide operation.

  When three or more objects 2 are selected and selected and determined (in this embodiment, a flick operation; an operation of sliding the display screen so as to quickly play and releasing the contact state), the portable game device 1400 Determines whether there is a feature common to the selected object 2.

  If there is a common feature, they are considered to form a group, and the object group (2b, 2e, 2f in the figure) is replaced with the highlighting 8 instead of the highlighting 8 (in the figure, the object highlighting). In addition to the thick line display of the outer shape, a combined display 10 for connecting the nearest objects of the object group with a straight line is given and displayed (W8). This state is called a “joined state” of the object group.

  When a new combined state is formed, a combined score is calculated according to the number of features in common with the number of combined objects and added to the life point. The combined score is calculated such that the higher the number of objects that form the combined state and the higher the number of common features, the higher the score.

  If the number of selected objects 2 is less than “3”, or if there is no common feature between the selected objects, it is determined that the combination is not possible, and the combination highlight display 9 and the combination display 10 are displayed. The player is notified that the control is not performed and the selection is impossible by a beep sound or the like. Of course, no points are added to the life points.

  On the other hand, if the combined state is reached, even if the combined object reaches the damage occurrence line 6, no clear miss deduction occurs. That is, the player plays the game by combining the object groups and earning points while suppressing the deductions related to the damage occurrence line 6 by successively setting the objects 2 in the combined state.

  Further, in the puzzle game of this embodiment, a “chain” is generated by bringing a new object group including at least one of the objects included in the already-combined object group into a combined state, thereby generating a “chain bonus score”. You can earn.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the object group of the objects 2f, 2e, and 2b has already formed one combined state, and they are combined and displayed on the combined display body 10a (W10). If four objects 2a, 2d, 2f, and 2g are selected and flicked from this state, they have a common external feature called “rectangle”, so these object groups are newly grouped to form a combined state. Is done. Then, the object group is newly combined and displayed by the combined display body 10b (W12).
At this time, the object 2f is common to the object group combined immediately before and the object group combined next, and it is determined that “chaining” has occurred, and the chain count display 12 is displayed on the game screen. The When a chain is generated, a “chain bonus score” is obtained. The chain bonus score is calculated so as to increase as the number of times of chaining increases.

  On the other hand, FIG. 7 shows an example in which a plurality of combined states are formed but are not regarded as “chain”. A case is shown in which a combined state is first formed with the object groups of the objects 2b, 2e, and 2f, and then a combined state is formed with the objects 2g, 2j, and 2h (W14). Since the latter object group does not include any of the objects constituting the former object group, it is determined that no “chain” has occurred. Naturally, only the combined score is given and no chain bonus score is given.

  In other words, if the player finds at least two other objects having the same characteristics as any object in the object group that has just formed a combined state and repeats the operation to form the next combined state, a “chain” is generated. The game can be advantageously advanced.

  However, in the present embodiment, a feature common to the object group already connected in the current game screen is prohibited so that it cannot be used as a common feature for newly joining the object until the object group disappears from the screen. It is provided so that bonds and chains are not easily formed.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8, first, focusing on the fact that the internal representation of the object is “number”, the combined state is formed by the objects 2b, 2e, and 2f, and then the internal representation of the object 2d is also “number”. Since this is noticed, the case where the objects 2e, 2f, 2d are selected to form a new combined state is shown (W16).
In this case, “internal notation is a number”, which is a common feature of the objects 2b, 2e, and 2f, is recognized as being used. Therefore, even if the selection decision operation is input or the objects 2e, 2f, and 2d are selected, they cannot be combined due to prohibition. Along with this, the selection of the object is automatically canceled and the player is notified that the combination is impossible due to the prohibition (W18).

In the present embodiment, the object selection operation is not limited to the above-described tap operation on the object, and the following selection operation is allowed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a selection operation for drawing the passing line 40 passing through the objects 2a, 2d, 2f, and 2g to be selected in the manner of one-stroke writing is allowed (W20). More specifically, when the input of “line” is detected in the same manner as the line drawing detection by the known touch panel, the selection operation is performed on the objects 2a, 2d, 2f, and 2g through which the input line passes. It is determined that has been done.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, a selection operation for drawing in a manner surrounding the closed curve 42 surrounding the objects 2a, 2d, 2f, 2g is allowed (W22). More specifically, when an input of the closed curve 42 is detected in the same manner as the drawing detection of the closed curve using a known touch panel, the objects 2a, 2d, 2f, and 2g included in the region surrounded by the input closed curve are displayed. On the other hand, it is determined that a selection operation has been performed.

  These selection operations are considered to be more difficult because the selection operation itself takes more time than the selection operation using the tap described above. In the present embodiment, the combined score is corrected to be a higher score when the selection operation is performed with the passage line 40 than the selection operation with the tap, and the higher score is selected when the selection operation is performed with the closed curve 42. It is corrected so that A coefficient indicating the degree of correction is referred to as a selection operation difficulty coefficient ks.

[Description of functional block]
Next, a functional configuration example for realizing the above-described game will be described.
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, a sound output unit 350, an image display unit 360, a communication unit 370, and a storage unit 500.

  The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal to the processing unit 200 in accordance with various operation inputs made by the player. For example, a button switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, a multi-axis detection type acceleration sensor having two or more detection axes, or a single axis detection type acceleration sensor unit combined with different detection axis directions, at least two or more directions This can be realized by a multi-directional detection type inclination sensor that enables the detection directions of the two or a single direction detection type inclination sensor unit combined with different detection directions. The direction input key 1402 and the button switch 1404 in FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The operation input unit 100 includes a contact position detection unit 102.
The contact position detection unit 102 is realized by a device that can detect a contact position to the display screen range. The touch panel 1407 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The processing unit 200 is realized by a processor such as a CPU or GPU, an electronic component such as an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) or an IC memory, and includes each of the portable game devices 1400 including the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 500. Data input / output control is performed with the functional unit. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on predetermined programs and data, and operation input signals from the operation input unit 100 to control the operation of the portable game apparatus 1400. In FIG. 1, the control unit 1450 corresponds to the processing unit 200.
The processing unit 200 in the present embodiment includes a game calculation unit 210, a sound generation unit 250, an image generation unit 260, and a communication control unit 270.

  The game calculation unit 210 executes processing related to the game progress of the puzzle game of the present embodiment. Specifically, the difficulty level setting control unit 212, the music selection control unit 214, the scroll map correction unit 216, the object display control unit 218, the object selection control unit 220, the combination determination unit 222, and the combination display control unit. 224, a chain control unit 226, a battle penalty control unit 228, and a life point management unit 230.

  The difficulty level setting control unit 212 causes the player to select the difficulty level of the game to be played. In the present embodiment, a list of five levels of EASY, NORMAL, HARD, and EXHARD is selectably displayed before starting the game, and the player is allowed to select one of them. The selection result is stored in the storage unit 500 as the selection difficulty level 530.

  The music selection control unit 214 causes the player to select music (music) as the BGM for the game play from the music data files stored in the BGM data library 510 of the storage unit 500. For example, music data whose performance time or tempo matches the setting of the game difficulty level selected by the player is extracted, displayed in a list in association with those song names, and the player selects one of them. Various pieces of information for specifying and reading out music data of the selected song are stored in the storage unit 500 as the song selection setting 532.

  The scroll map correction unit 216 sets the movement speed of the object 2 according to the length of playing time and the tempo of the selected BGM, and corrects the scroll map so that there is no object whose movement is controlled at the end of the BGM performance. Execute the process.

  The moving speed is set by referring to the difficulty level setting data 512 in the storage unit 500 according to a predetermined calculation formula, and the calculation result is stored in the storage unit 500 as a practical moving speed 534.

  The “scroll map” referred to here is information that defines the distribution state and the appearance order of the game screen of the object to be moved. In this embodiment, scroll map definition data for each game difficulty level is stored in the scroll map data library 514 of the storage unit 500, and any scroll map data based on the game difficulty level selected before the game is started. Is read out and the data is corrected according to the BGM music selection result. The corrected scroll map data actually used for the game play after being corrected is stored in the storage unit 500 as the used scroll map data 536.

The object display control unit 218 performs display control of the object 2.
First, in accordance with the setting of the use scroll map data 536, the objects 2 appear one after another from the predetermined appearance position in the game screen in the order of definition, and the movement is determined according to the game difficulty level and the playing time and tempo of the BGM. The object is moved and displayed toward the predetermined exit position at a speed, and the object that has reached the exit position is erased from the game screen. However, if the erasure condition (reaching the exit position) is not satisfied, even if a plurality of objects form a combined state during movement, they are not erased from the game screen as in the conventional 3-match type puzzle game.
Second, individual movement control processing such as rotation of the object, mirror image inversion, and enlargement / reduction is performed during movement while moving toward the exit position at the moving speed.

The object selection control unit 220 executes processing related to selection of the object 2 displayed in the game screen.
First, a tap operation on the object 2 is detected based on the contact position coordinates detected by the contact position detection unit 102, and the selected state / unselected state of the object 2 is switched each time the tap operation is performed. . At this time, the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 generated in the storage unit 500 is set to a predetermined standard value “1.0”.

  Second, the input of the passage line 40 is detected based on the contact position coordinates detected by the contact position detection unit 102, and the object 2 through which the passage line 40 passes is selected and set to the selected state. At that time, the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 is set to “1.1”, which is higher than the standard value.

  Third, the input of the closed curve 42 is detected based on the contact position coordinates detected by the contact position detection unit 102, and the object 2 in the region surrounded by the closed curve 42 is selected and set to the selected state. At this time, the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 is set to “1.2”, which is higher than that in the case of the selection operation using the passage line 40.

Fourth, control is performed to give the highlighted display 8 (see FIG. 5) to the object in the selected state and cancel the highlighted display 8 of the object in the unselected state.
Note that information on the selected / unselected state is managed by a flag in the object status data 538 generated in the storage unit 500. Further, the setting value of the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 is not limited to the above and can be set as appropriate.

  In the combination determination unit 222, the object group selected by the object selection control unit 220 satisfies a predetermined number of group registration requirements (“3 or more” in the present embodiment), and the object group has common characteristics. Judge whether it is. If they have a common feature, the object group is newly grouped into a “combined state”. The grouping information is managed as registration information of the combined display 10 in the combined display registration data 544 generated in the storage unit 500.

  The combined display control unit 224 performs a process of changing to a display form indicating that the object group newly set in the combined state is in the combined state. For example, a newly highlighted object group is displayed in a highlighted manner. Then, by displaying the combined display 10 (see FIG. 5) on the object group, the nearest corresponding objects are visually combined. Information defining the combined display 10 is managed in the combined display registration data 544.

The chain control unit 226 executes a process of determining the occurrence of a chain, a process for calculating the chain number, and displaying the chain number display 12 on the screen (see FIG. 6).
Specifically, an existing combined object group that shares an object with the new object group is extracted at the timing when a new combined object group is formed. If a corresponding existing object group is extracted, it is determined as “chain generation”, the same existing chain ID is assigned to the extracted existing object group and the new object group, and the chain registration data 546 in the storage unit 500 is assigned. Register with. Then, the sum of the number of extracted existing object groups and the number of new object groups is set as the chain count corresponding to the chain ID.

  The life point management unit 230 manages the increase / decrease of the life points by calculating and reducing points and points as the game progresses. Specifically, “time elapsed deduction” is subtracted from the life point as time elapses from the start of the game. Further, the unbound object 2 that reaches the damage occurrence line 6 is detected, and the “clear miss deduction” is subtracted from the life point. Also, when a new combined state is formed, a “join score” is calculated so that the higher the number of connected objects, the higher the number of common features of the combined object group, and the higher the number of connected features. When it occurs, the “chain bonus score” is calculated so as to increase as the number of times of chaining increases. Then, the combined score and the chain bonus score are corrected by the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 and added to the life point. Moreover, when a deduction is set as a competition penalty, it can respond to this. Note that the deduction and score calculation methods are not limited to these, and can be set as appropriate.

  When a plurality of players play a game at the same time and one player generates a chain, the competition penalty control unit 228 executes control for imposing a penalty on other players. As the penalty, for example, a method of making some of the objects 2 displayed on the screen difficult to visually recognize their characteristics by performing mosaic processing, partial blindfolding, high-speed vibration, etc., or reducing the display size of the object 2 displayed on the screen A method for making it difficult to select, a method for making some objects 2 unselectable, a method for decrementing a predetermined number of life points, and the like are conceivable.

  The sound generation unit 250 is realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec that can play back an audio file, and the like. BGM and sound signals of various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 350.

  The sound output unit 350 is realized by a device that outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 250. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1410 corresponds to this.

  The image generation unit 260 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generation unit 260 generates one game screen in one frame time (for example, 1/60 seconds) based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 210, and outputs an image signal of the generated game screen to the image display unit 360. To do.

  The image display unit 360 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 260. 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. In FIG. 1, the flat panel display 1406 corresponds to this.

  The communication control unit 270 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 370.

  The communication unit 370 is connected to the communication line 1 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 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The storage unit 500 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the portable game device 1400 in an integrated manner, a game program necessary for executing the game, various data, and the like. . Further, it is used as a work area of the processing unit 200, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. 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. In FIG. 1, this corresponds to an IC memory or a memory card 1440 mounted on the control unit 1450.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 500 stores a system program 501 and a game program 502. The system program 501 is a program for realizing basic functions of input / output as a computer of the portable game apparatus 1400. The game program 502 is application software for realizing the function as the game calculation unit 210 by being read and executed by the processing unit 200, but may be configured as a part of the system program 501.

The storage unit 500 stores a BGM data library 510, difficulty setting data 512, and a scroll map data library 514 as data prepared in advance.
Further, as data that is generated and updated as needed in preparation and progress of the game, selection difficulty 530, music selection setting 532, practical moving speed 534, use scroll map data 536, object status data 538, life A point 540, a selection operation difficulty coefficient 542, combined display object registration data 544, and chain registration data 546 are stored. In addition, data (for example, a timer value and a counter) necessary for executing a process related to the progress of the game is also stored as appropriate.

  The BGM data library 510 stores a plurality of music data that can be played back. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the music title 510b, the performance time 510c, and BPM (Beats Per Minute) as information indicating the tempo are stored in association with the music data 510a.

  The difficulty level setting data 512 sets game difficulty levels that can be selected by the player, and defines various settings for realizing each difficulty level. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, for each difficulty level 512a, a BGM candidate selection criterion 512b that is a selection criterion for music data that is a BGM selection candidate and a moving speed 512c of the object 2 are defined.

  The moving speed 512c of the present embodiment has a basic value obtained from a BGM playing time and a predetermined function f having the BPM as a variable. The base value is set to be faster as these variables are larger. The moving speed is obtained by multiplying the basic value by coefficients k1, k2, k3, and k4 so that the higher the difficulty level 512a is, the higher the difficulty level 512a is. The function f and the coefficients k1, k2, k3, and k4 may be set appropriately in consideration of the size of the game screen.

As shown in FIG. 14, for example, the scroll map data library 514 stores different scroll map sets 516 depending on game difficulty levels.
One scroll map set 516 includes the difficulty level 518 of the corresponding game, difficulty level factor information 520, and a plurality of scroll map data 522.

The difficulty level factor information 520 stores information on elements forming the difficulty level embodied by each scroll map data 522. For example, the number of lanes 520a to which the object 2 moves, the number of objects 520b appearing per screen, and the appearing object type 520c are included. These elements are set so as to increase as the difficulty level increases.
The elements for setting the degree of difficulty are not limited to these, and can be changed, added, or omitted as appropriate, including the display size of the object 2 and its internal symbols, the type of moving course of the object 2, and the like. The details are defined in each scroll map data 522.

  The scroll map data 522 includes, for example, a scroll map ID 524, master object data 526, and appearance pattern setting data 528 as shown in FIG.

  The master object data 526 is information defining the types of objects that appear in the scroll map. For example, a display model 526b and feature data 526c are stored in association with the object type 526a.

The display model 526b is data for displaying the object 2 on the game screen. In the present embodiment, two-dimensional image data is stored, but a 3D model may be used.
The feature data 526c is information defining features of the object 2, and a plurality of feature settings are stored in the order of first feature, second feature,... The combination determination unit 222 can determine the presence or rank of a common feature and its rank by comparing the feature data 526c of the selected object.

  The appearance pattern setting data 528 is data that defines the type, timing, position, and the like of the appearing object, and corresponds to the main body of the scroll map. In the present embodiment, the arrangement object type 528b, the appearance timing 528c, the appearance position coordinates 528d, the display size 528e, and the motion pattern 528f are stored in association with the object ID 528a. Of course, other elements can be appropriately associated.

The arrangement object type 528b stores identification information of any object defined by the object type 526a of the master object data 526.
The appearance timing 528c is indicated by the elapsed time from the start of the game.
The appearance position coordinates 528d store the coordinates of the screen coordinate system where the object appears. In the present embodiment, any one of predetermined three locations ((X1, Y1) (X2, Y1) (X3, Y1)) indicating the upper ends of the first to third lanes is stored.
The display size 528e stores the size to be displayed on the game screen with the image size defined by the display model 526b of the master object data 526 as 100%.
The motion pattern 528f indicates a local operation that is applied while movement control is performed toward the lower end of the screen. For example, rotational movement, vibration, front / back inversion, mirror image inversion, and the like can be set as appropriate.

  The arrangement of the objects set in the scroll map data 522 is a sufficient number that the objects are not interrupted even when the music data of the longest performance time stored in the BGM data library 510 is played with the difficulty level of “EXHARD”. Only set.

Returning to FIG. 11, the selection difficulty level 530 stores the difficulty level of the game selected by the player before the game is started.
The music selection setting 532 stores identification information of music (music) for specifying and reading out music data as BGM.
The practical movement speed 534 stores the value of the movement speed of the object 2 applied to the game play. In this embodiment, the value calculated according to the definition of the moving speed 512c of the difficulty level setting data 512 based on the difficulty level of the selected game, the performance time of the music data selected as BGM, and the BPM is stored.

  The used scroll map data 536 is selected from the scroll map data 522 included in the scroll map set 516 corresponding to the difficulty stored in the selection difficulty 530 by the scroll map correction unit 216. When the movement display is continued until the end of the BGM performance time indicated by the music selection setting 532 at the practical movement speed 534 based on the above, the data obtained by cutting out the portion so that the object 2 displayed on the screen is exhausted is stored.

  The object status data 538 stores information indicating the state of each object appearing in the use scroll map data 536. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, in association with the object ID 538a, the current representative point position coordinate 538b of the object in the screen coordinate system, the representative point speed 538c, the motion control parameter 538d, the selection state flag 538e, and the blind The mode flag 538f is stored. Of course, other parameters can be stored in association with each other as appropriate.

  The representative point speed 538c stores the moving speed of the representative point of each object. In the present embodiment, since all the objects 2 move at the same speed while maintaining the relative positional relationship, the value of the practical moving speed 534 is stored (V0 in FIG. 16).

  The motion control parameter 538d stores information necessary for motion control during movement based on the setting of the motion pattern 528f of the appearance pattern setting data 528. For example, if the setting of the motion pattern 528f is “rotation”, the current rotation angle θ is stored, and if it is “vibration”, the vibration control time t is stored.

  The selection state flag 538e stores “0” indicating unselected in the initial state, and is changed to “1” when the selection state is set. When the selection is canceled, the value is returned to “0”. In the example of FIG. 16, three objects having object IDs 538a of “J002”, “J004”, and “J005” are in a selected state. On the game screen, this corresponds to a state in which the highlight display 8 is given as indicated by W6 in FIG.

  The blind mode flag 538f is “0” in the initial state, and “1” is stored when the display form is set to the blind state by the competition penalty. When “1” is stored, the object is displayed on the game screen in a special display form whose features are difficult to see.

The combined display body registration data 544 stores information for displaying the combined display body 10 and also serves as registration information for the grouped object group. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the object ID 538a (see FIG. 16) of the object to be combined is stored as the connection target object ID 544b in association with the combined display body ID 544a assigned to each combined display body 10.
More specifically, the object ID 544b stores the object group in which the object ID 538a forms a combined state in the order in which the object group is combined in the shortest course. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, if the connected object group is displayed in a combined manner with a linear display body, this corresponds to storing each vertex of the passing line.

  The chain registration data 546 stores information for specifying a chain. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, in association with the chain ID 546a, the ID of the combined display included in the chain is stored as the affiliated combined display 546b, and the chain number 546c of the chain is stored.

  In the present embodiment, since the object group that has just formed the combined state and the object group that has newly formed the combined state is determined to be “chained” when the object is shared, the number of times of chaining 546c is substantially equal to “Number of consecutive linkages”, which is the same as the total number of combined display IDs included in the belonging combined display 546b.

  Further, each time a chain is generated, a new chain ID 546a is assigned to the chain registration data 546 of this embodiment, and is stored cumulatively as new registration information. It is automatically deleted from the oldest registration order. In the example of FIG. 18, after the game starts, the combined display bodies “R02” and “R03” formed continuously are chained and registered as “CH01”, and then newly combined display bodies are combined. It is shown that a chain subsequent to the combined display bodies “R02” and “R03” is generated by “R04” and newly registered as a chain ID “CH02”. However, the next combined indicator “R05” forms only a combined state without generating a chain, and the next combined indicator “R06” generates a chain with “R05” and is registered as the chain ID “CH03”. It has been shown.

[Description of process flow]
Next, the flow of processing in this embodiment will be described. A series of processing flow described here is realized by the processing unit 200 reading and executing the game program 502.

19 to 20 are flowcharts for explaining the main processing flow in this embodiment. First, the processing unit 200 initializes various parameters (step S2). For example, the life point 540 is 100% full.
Next, the processing unit 200 displays a list of selectable game difficulty levels on the game screen and allows the player to select (step S4). The selection result is stored in the storage unit 500 as the selection difficulty level 530.

  Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the BGM candidate selection criterion 512b corresponding to the difficulty selected previously from the difficulty setting data 512 (see FIG. 13), and the music corresponding to the criterion from the BGM data library 510. The song name 510b of the data is read (see FIG. 12), displayed in a list so that the player can select it, and the player selects a song to be BGM (step S6). The music selection result is stored as a music selection setting 532.

  Next, the processing unit 200 selects a scroll map set 516 corresponding to the difficulty level previously selected from the scroll map data library 514, and selects any scroll map data 522 included in the scroll map set 516. (Step S8; (see FIG. 14)). The selection of the scroll map data 522 may be a random lottery using random number generation, or may be configured to select in order.

  Next, the BGM performance time 510c and BPM 510d previously selected from the BGM data library 510 are acquired, and the practical movement speed 534 corresponding to the selected game difficulty level 512a is calculated with reference to the difficulty level setting data 512. (Step S10).

Then, the used scroll map data 536 is cut out and generated from the scroll map data 522 previously selected in step S8 (step S12).
Specifically, the “cutout time limit” is calculated by subtracting the time required for the object 2 to move to the exit position from the BGM performance time 510 c at the practical movement speed 534. That is, the “cutout time limit” is calculated until the appearance timing of the object 2 that reaches the exit position at the end of BGM. Then, from the scroll map data 522, only the portion of the appearance timing 528c until the calculated cut-out time limit is duplicated. Then, the used scroll map data 536 is generated and stored including the duplicated appearance pattern setting data 528 and the duplicate of the master object data 526 of the previously selected scroll map data 522 (step S12).

  Next, the processing unit 200 generates object status data 538 according to the generated use scroll map data 536 (step S14).

  Next, the processing unit 200 executes a selection process of the number of players, and selects whether the player plays alone or simultaneously plays with two or more players (step S16). If multiplayer simultaneous play is selected (YES in step S18), the processing unit 200 executes communication link processing to establish communication connection with another game device of the same type as the portable game device 1400 used by the player. Once established, the selection difficulty level 530, the music selection setting 532, the practical moving speed 534, the use scroll map data 536, and the object status data 538 are provided to other game devices to prepare for simultaneous play (step S20).

Next, the processing unit 200 starts a game (step S22).
Along with the start of the game, music data according to the music selection setting 532, that is, BGM playback processing is started, and the object 2 appears from a predetermined appearance position according to the use scroll map data 536, and toward the exit position at the practical movement speed 534. The movement control is started so that the movement is made to disappear from the screen when the exit position is reached. Such movement control can be basically realized in the same manner as the scroll processing of a known horizontal scroll type or vertical scroll type puzzle game or shooting game. Further, during movement control, individual operation control such as rotation according to the motion pattern 528f is performed.
Then, steps S24 to S144 are repeatedly executed in a predetermined control cycle (a cycle equal to or lower than the refresh rate of the flat panel display 1406; for example, 1/60 seconds) until it is determined that the current game play is clear or the game is over.

  Specifically, the processing unit 200 counts the elapsed time from the start of the game, and reduces the life point 540 by a predetermined time elapsed deduction (step S24; see FIG. 4). When an object that has newly arrived at the damage occurrence line 6 is detected (YES in step S26), the life point 540 is reduced by a predetermined clear miss deduction (step S28).

Next, the processing unit 200 executes an object selection process (step S30).
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of object selection processing in this embodiment. In this process, first, when the processing unit 200 detects the drawing of the closed curve 42 (YES in step S32; see FIG. 10), the processing unit 200 determines that the object is selected by the closed curve 42, and sets the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 to “1. 2 ”(step S34), and the selection state flag 538e (see FIG. 16) of the object 2 included in the closed curve 42 is changed to“ 1 ”(step S36). Since the drawing detection of the closed curve 42 can be realized by a closed curve drawing detection technique in a known touch panel, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  If drawing of the passing line 40 is detected (YES in step S40; see FIG. 9), the processing unit 200 determines that the object is selected by a line connecting the objects 2, and sets the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 to “ 1.1 "(step S42), and the selection state flag 538e of the object 2 through which the drawn line segment 40 passes is set to" 1 "(step S44). In addition, since the drawing detection of a line segment is realizable by the drawing detection technique of the line segment in a well-known touch panel, detailed description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  If a tap operation on the object 2 is detected (YES in step S50), the processing unit 200 determines that an individual selection / deselection operation by the tap has been performed, and sets the selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 to “1. “0” is set (step S52), and the selection state flag 538e of the tapped object 2 is switched from “0 → 1” or “1 → 0” (step S54).

  Next, the processing unit 200 determines whether there is a selection determination operation. In this embodiment, since the flick operation is the selection determination operation, if no flick operation is detected (NO in step S60), the highlighting 8 is given to the object 2 in the currently selected state, and the object 2 in the unselected state is highlighted. A display form changing process is executed so as to cancel the display (step S72), and the object selection process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a flick operation is detected, the processing unit 200 determines that a selection determination operation has been detected (YES in step S60), and determines the number of selected objects (step S62). If the number of objects in the selected state is less than “3” (NO in step S62), it is determined that the join condition is not satisfied, and the selection state flag 538e of all objects is returned to “0” to automatically cancel the selected state. Then (step S68), the display mode changing process of the object 2 relating to the highlight display 8 is executed (step S72), and the object selection process is ended. By forcibly releasing the selected state, it is possible to notify the player that the connection is impossible.

  If the number of selected objects is “3” or more, the processing unit 200 further determines whether the selected object 2 has a common feature (step S64). Specifically, setting information related to the feature of the object whose selection state flag 538e of the object status data 538 is “1” is acquired from the feature data 526c of the master object data 526 of the use scroll map data 536, and whether there is a common feature or not. Determine.

  If there is no feature common to the selected objects (NO in step S64), the processing unit 200 determines that the combination condition is not satisfied, and sets the selection state flag 538e of all objects to “0”. The selection state is automatically canceled by returning (step S68), the display mode changing process of the object 2 relating to the highlight display 8 is executed (step S72), and the object selection process is ended.

  If there is a common feature (YES in step S64), the processing unit 200 further determines whether any of the common features of the existing combined object group and the common feature of the currently selected object group are the same. (Step S66).

  If any of the common features of the existing combined object group is the same as the common feature of the currently selected object group (YES in step S66), the processing unit 200 regards this as a combined state prohibition. Then, the selection state flag 538e of all the objects currently selected is returned to “0” to automatically cancel the selection state (step S68). Then, the display mode changing process of the object 2 related to the highlight display 8 is executed (step S72), and the object selecting process is ended.

  Conversely, if the common feature of the currently selected object group does not match any of the common features of the existing combined object group (NO in step S66), the processing unit 200 determines that a new combined state has been formed. Then, the object group is registered as a group in which a new connection is formed (step S70). Specifically, the combined display object ID 544a is newly registered in the combined display object registration data 544, and the object ID 538a of the object group is stored in the connection target object ID 544b, thereby registering the group.

  That is, in step S66, when an object group that is currently selected is included in the object group that is currently selected, the common feature of the object group that is currently selected is the feature that was used in the previous combination. If there is no feature other than, even if it is determined in step S64 that there is a common feature, it is treated as invalid (see FIG. 8).

  Note that “an object that has been previously combined” is limited to an object that is currently displayed on the screen. Objects that have reached the exit position and have been erased from the game screen are not included. Therefore, if the object has been deleted from the screen and has been combined, it is possible to use the common features used in combining the objects. Since the object status data 538 manages the data of the object currently displayed on the screen, the object registered in the object status data 538 and the object that has already been combined with the object status data 538 has already been combined. Object ".

  Next, the processing unit 200 executes a display form change process for the object 2 related to the highlight display 8 (step S72), and ends the object selection process.

  Returning to FIG. 20, when the object group is newly formed and registered as a group by this object selection process (YES in step S80), the processing unit 200 next executes the combined display process, The combined display 10 is displayed on the object group that has formed the combined state (step S82).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of combined display processing in the present embodiment. In this process, first, the processing unit 200 refers to the combined display object registration data 544, and sets the representative point position coordinates 538b of each object stored in the connection target object ID 544b of the most recently registered combined display object ID 544a as object status data. With reference to 538, using a known shortest route search algorithm, the IDs stored in the connection target object ID 544b are rearranged in the order in which the shortest route connecting the representative point position coordinates 538b is formed (step S90).

  Next, the processing unit 200 cancels the highlight display 8 of the object group that has newly formed the combined state (step S92), and instead displays the combined display and the newly set combined display body 10 (step S94; (See W8 in FIG. 5). At this time, effect processing such as temporarily blinking the combined display 10, temporarily brightening the entire display screen, or generating a predetermined sound effect is performed. Then, the combined display process ends.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 20, the processing unit 200 next executes a chain control process (step S110).
FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the chain control process in the present embodiment. In this process, the processing unit 200 determines whether an object group is shared by the object group formed immediately before the connection formation order and the object group newly formed in the connection state (step S111).
If the result is affirmative, it is determined that “chaining has occurred” (YES in step S111), and all existing combined object groups that share objects with the newly formed object group are extracted (step S112). .

  Then, the processing unit 200 assigns the same new chain ID 546a to the extracted existing object group and the new object group, and the combined display object ID 544a of the corresponding existing object group and the new object group is assigned and joined. The display body 546b is registered in the chain registration data 546 (step S114).

  Then, the sum of adding “1” corresponding to the newly formed object group to the number of extracted existing object groups is set as the newly registered chain number 546c ( Step S116). Then, the calculated chaining number 546c is displayed on the screen by the chaining number display 12 (step S118), and the chaining control process is terminated. In other words, information for identifying a newly linked combined display group is always stored in the combined registration data 546 cumulatively.

  If, in step S111, the object group formed immediately before the coupling formation order and the object group newly formed in the coupling state do not share the object (NO in step S111), a new chain is created. The processing related to registration is skipped and the chain control processing is terminated.

  When the chain control process is completed, the processing unit 200 returns to the flowchart of FIG. 20 and then calculates a score according to a predetermined calculation formula and adds to the life point 540 (step S120).

Specifically, first, a combined score is calculated using the number of object groups in which a combined state is newly formed, the number of common features, and the rank of the common features as variables. The combined score is calculated such that the higher the number of objects to be combined, the more common features, and the higher the common feature rank, the higher the score.
Secondly, if a chain has occurred this time, a chain bonus score based on the chain number 546c of the chain is calculated. The chain bonus score is calculated such that the higher the chain count 546c, the higher the score. Then, a value obtained by multiplying the sum of the combined score and the chain bonus score by the current selection operation difficulty coefficient 542 is added to the life point 540.
Then, the selection state flag 538e of the object group newly formed with the combined state is returned to “0” (step S122).

Next, when playing in the multiplayer simultaneous play mode (YES in step S130), the processing unit 200 transmits a predetermined penalty signal to the other game devices connected via communication (step S132).
When a penalty signal is received from another game device (YES in step S134), the processing unit 200 sets a predetermined number of objects currently displayed in the blind mode as a penalty, and the feature is visually recognized. The display form is difficult to understand (step S136).

Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 24, if a chain is formed in portable game device 1400a (W30), a penalty signal is transmitted to other game device 1400b. The other game device 1400b changes one object 2g among the displayed objects to a special blind mode display form (2g ′) in which “?” Is written with a cloud-shaped outline (W32).
As other penalties, it is conceivable that a predetermined number of objects and a specific area of the screen are subjected to mosaic processing for a certain period of time, it is difficult to grasp characteristics by high-speed vibration, and life points 540 are deducted.

Next, when the life point 540 is not “0” (NO in step S140), the processing unit 200 determines whether a predetermined clear condition is satisfied (step S144). In the present embodiment, it is determined that the game is cleared when the reproduction of the BGM is completed.
If the clear condition is not satisfied (NO in step S144), the process proceeds to step S24. If the clear condition is satisfied (YES in step S144), the processing unit 200 executes a game clear notification process (step S146) and ends the series of processes.

  If the life point 540 becomes “0” before the clear condition is satisfied (YES in step S140), the processing unit 200 executes a game over notification process (step S150) and ends the series of processes.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, while a plurality of objects 2 each having a plurality of characteristics in a unique combination appear on the screen, move and display, and disappear from the screen, the objects 2 having the same characteristics are predetermined. It is possible to realize a game in which a number (three or more in the above-described embodiment is used, but may be four or more) may be selected and grouped and combined to earn a combined score. In this game, life points are automatically subtracted over time, and when the unconnected object 2 reaches the damage occurrence line 6, a clear miss deduction occurs, and when the life points become "0", the game is over. .
Therefore, the player can quickly find and have a common feature among the objects 2 to be moved and displayed, and continue to combine them. This puzzle game uses recognition power, logic power, judgment power, calculation power, and imagination power. Can be realized.

  Moreover, each object has a plurality of features. For this reason, objects once grouped into a combined state can be included in a new group common to other features to be overlapped into a combined state. Thus, a chain of combined states can be created. When a chain is generated, a chain bonus score that increases according to the number of the chain can be obtained, so that it is possible to enjoy the enjoyment of constructing the order of combination.

  Also, in order for a new combined state to be recognized, it must have a feature that is different from the common features of the displayed existing connected state object group, and simply come up with an object that has the common feature. In addition to merging them together, you need to look at the entire screen so that you don't miss it. Therefore, it becomes a game that uses a calm observation ability to see the whole while looking at the part, a recognition ability of features, and a composition power of the object to be selected, and it becomes a game that is even more attractive.

  Further, the moving speed of the object is varied according to the game difficulty level, the playing time and tempo of the BGM selected by the player, and is adjusted so that the object whose movement is controlled is exhausted when the BGM is finished. You can enjoy a puzzle game that matches.

[Modification]
As described above, the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described. However, the applicable embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and additions, omissions, and changes of components can be appropriately made.

For example, although the portable game device 1400 is exemplified as the game device in the first embodiment, a stationary home game device, an arcade game device, or the like may be used.
Furthermore, electronic devices that execute games are not limited to electronic devices sold as “game devices”, but also include electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, silicon audio players, personal computers, and car navigation systems that can execute application software. It can be set as the electronic device which implement | achieves invention.

[Modification 1]
Further, for example, in the first embodiment, the combined display body 10 is a rod-shaped display object, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, a circle ellipse 13e, 13f, 13b having a predetermined radius is set around the representative point of each of the objects 2e, 2f, 2b forming the combined state, and a long ellipse connecting the representative points of adjacent objects Rounded rectangles 14a and 14b are set (W34). And it is good also as a form which integrates the surface of these figures into one, and displays the integrated outline 16 (W36). Of course, it is not limited to the integrated contour line 16 and may be displayed as an integrated surface that is displayed with a certain color.

[Modification 2]
Further, in the first embodiment, the practical movement speed 534 of the object 2 is configured as a value common to all objects, but it is also possible to set different values for each object.
For example, an object movement control process B shown in FIG. 26 is executed instead of the object movement control process started when the game is started in the first embodiment. Specifically, the processing unit 200 causes an object for which the appearance timing 528c has arrived to appear on the game screen (step S160), sets a value α within a predetermined allowable range at random, and increases or decreases the practical movement speed 534. The representative point speed 538c of the object is set (step S162). That is, the object 2 is controlled to move toward the exit position at different moving speeds. Then, the processing unit 200 deletes the object that has reached the exit position from the game screen (step S164).

Next, when there is an object group that has newly formed a coupled state (YES in step S166), the processing unit 200 changes the representative point speed 538c of the object group to a predetermined “joining speed” (step S168). ).
By aligning the representative point velocities 538c of the coupled object groups, it is possible to control movement while maintaining the shape of the object groups coupled by the coupled display 10. Also, if the “joining speed” is set to a value slower than the practical moving speed 534, unlike the representative point speed that can be taken by an unjoined object, the object group is moved slowly through the unjoined object. This makes it easy to form the next chain. On the other hand, if the speed is set faster than the practical movement speed 534, it is easy to reach the exit position, so that it is difficult to form a chain.

  Then, when the object group that has newly formed the combined state causes a chain (YES in step S170), the processing unit 200 further sets the representative point speed 538c of the object group in accordance with the chain count 546c. The speed is changed to “chain speed” (step S172). As a result, a plurality of coupled object groups forming a chain can be displayed at different movement speeds according to the number of chains 546c while maintaining the shape at the time of chain formation.

  The "chaining speed" here can be set as appropriate, but it is chained if it is slower than the representative point speed 538c that can be taken by an unjoined object, and the slower the value as the chaining number 546c is larger. The time during which the object group and the subsequent objects 2 are displayed on the screen can be lengthened to easily form the subsequent chain. On the other hand, if the value is faster than the representative point speed 538c that can be taken by an unjoined object and the chain number 546c is larger, the chained object group is more likely to reach the exit position according to the chain number 546c. Therefore, it is difficult to form a subsequent chain.

  Next, the processing unit 200 controls the movement of all the objects 2 displayed on the screen at the respective representative point speeds 538c (step S174), and further performs movement control so as to perform individual movements according to the respective motion patterns 528f ( Step S176), the object movement control process B is terminated.

[Modification 3]
In the first embodiment, the number of times of chaining is calculated based on the number of object groups determined to be chained. However, the total number of common features included in the object group determined to be chained is calculated. It is good also as a structure.
For example, a chain control process B shown in FIG. 27 is executed instead of the chain control process of the first embodiment. Specifically, in place of step S116 of the chain control process of the first embodiment, the total number of common features of the corresponding existing object group and the number of common features of the object group that has newly formed a combined state are summed. Thus, the chain number 546c of the newly registered chain ID 546a is set (step S116B).

  Even if it is not determined in step S112 that there is a chain, if the number of common features in the new object group is “2” or more, it is determined that a chain has occurred (YES in step S113), and the new object group Is assigned a new chain ID 546a and registered as a new chain (step S115), and the common feature number is registered as the chain count 546c (step S117).

[Modification 4]
Further, in the first embodiment, the score is configured in accordance with the combination of the object groups or the generation of the chain, but other elements can also be included.
For example, as shown in FIG. 28, when a single object group in a combined state or a plurality of object groups forming a chain satisfy a specific arrangement configuration condition in the game screen, or a predetermined length It is also possible to provide a bonus score when the condition is satisfied. Specifically, bridge target areas 7a and 7b are provided in predetermined areas of the game screen (W38). The number and position of the cross-linking target areas 7a and 7b can be set as appropriate. The setting information may be stored in advance in the storage unit 500 or may be automatically generated while the game is in progress.

  Then, before and after Step S120 for adding points to the life point 540, whether the objects constituting a single object group in a coupled state or a plurality of object groups forming a chain have reached the bridge target areas 7a and 7b. And a step of granting some privilege when it is determined that the step has been reached. In the configuration in which the setting of the bridging target areas 7a and 7b is automatically generated while the game is in progress, a plurality of locations in the game screen are further randomly selected, and the bridging target area 7 having a predetermined size is set around the selected position. Insert a step.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 29, a score may be given when a single object group in a combined state or a plurality of object groups forming a chain satisfies a predetermined shape condition. Specifically, before and after step S120 for adding points to the life point 540, the shape of the single combined display body 10 or the plurality of combined display bodies 10 included in the belonging combined display body 546b is stored in the storage unit 500 in advance. A step of determining whether or not the shape condition is satisfied by pattern matching with the stored dictionary data of the shape and a step of giving a privilege if the shape condition is satisfied may be inserted.

  That is, it is determined that the game operation unit 210 functions as means for determining whether a group of objects connected or chained has a length, a shape, and an arrangement in the game screen satisfies a predetermined arrangement configuration condition, and the arrangement configuration condition is satisfied. Function in such a way that a privilege is granted. As a privilege, as well as giving a predetermined bridging bonus score, the blind mode can be canceled as appropriate. The bridging bonus score is calculated, for example, such that the higher the bridging target area 7 is connected, the more the bridging target area 7 is connected, or the more bridging target areas 7 are connected, the higher the score is. be able to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Object 4 ... Point gauge 6 ... Damage occurrence line 8 ... Highlight display 9 ... Combination highlight display 10 (10a, 10b) ... Combination display body 12 ... Chain number display 40 ... Passing line 42 ... Closed curve 100 ... Operation input part 102 ... Contact position detection unit 200 ... processing unit 210 ... game calculation unit 212 ... difficulty level setting control unit 214 ... music selection control unit 216 ... scroll map correction unit 218 ... object display control unit 220 ... object selection control unit 222 ... combination determination unit 224 ... Combined display control unit 226 ... Chain control unit 228 ... Competition penalty control unit 230 ... Life point management unit 500 ... Storage unit 502 ... Game program 510 ... BGM data library 512 ... Difficulty setting data 514 ... Scroll map data library 516 ... Scroll map Set 52 ... scroll map data
526 ... Master object data
528 ... Appearance pattern setting data 530 ... Selection difficulty 532 ... Music selection setting 534 ... Practical movement speed 536 ... Use scroll map data 538 ... Object status data 540 ... Life point 544 ... Combined display object registration data 544a ... Combined display object ID
544b ... Join target object ID
546 ... Chain registration data 546a ... Chain ID
546b ... Affiliated combined display 546c ... Chain count 1400 ... Portable game device 1406 ... Flat panel display 1407 ... Touch panel 1410 ... Speaker 1416 ... Stylus pen 1418 ... Memory card reader 1440 ... Memory card 1450 ... Control unit

Claims (11)

A program for causing a computer to execute a predetermined game,
Display control means for controlling display of an object having a plurality of features;
Selecting means for selecting a plurality of objects desired to be combined as one group among the objects in accordance with a player's selection operation;
Determining means for determining whether or not there is a common feature among objects to be combined selected by the selecting means;
A combining unit that combines the objects to be combined as a group when it is determined by the determination unit;
Score calculation means for calculating a score based on the result of combination by the combination means;
A program for causing the computer to function as   The program according to claim 1, wherein the score calculation means causes the computer to function so as to have a means for calculating and changing the score in accordance with a common feature of the groups combined by the combination means.   The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means causes the computer to function to display and control an object having at least two or more characteristics among color, shape, pattern, and written content. When the determination unit selects a previously combined object as the combination desired object, a common feature based on features other than the features used in the previous combination among the features of the combination desired object Determine
The score calculation means has means for adding a bonus score according to a chain of groups formed by including the same object in different groups,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, for causing the computer to function as described above. Further causing the computer to function as continuous chain determining means for determining whether or not the groups combined by the combining means have become continuous chains;
Causing the computer to function so that the score calculation means has means for varying the bonus score according to the number of consecutive chain judgments by the continuous chain judgment means;
A program according to claim 4 for. Of the groups combined by the combining means, the computer further functions as an arrangement configuration condition determining means for determining whether a chained group satisfies a predetermined arrangement configuration condition,
Causing the computer to function to include means for adding a bonus score when it is determined that the score calculation means is satisfied by the arrangement configuration condition determination means;
The program according to claim 4 or 5 for.   The program according to claim 6, wherein the arrangement configuration condition determination unit causes the computer to function as to whether or not a predetermined arrangement configuration condition is satisfied with respect to the length or shape of the chained group. . A program for causing a computer to execute a predetermined game,
Display control means for controlling display of an object having a plurality of features;
Selecting means for selecting a plurality of objects desired to be combined as one group among the objects in accordance with a player's selection operation;
Determining means for determining whether or not there is a common feature among objects to be combined selected by the selecting means;
A combining unit that combines the objects to be combined as a group when it is determined by the determination unit;
Effect execution means for executing predetermined effect processing based on the result of combination by the combination means;
A program for causing the computer to function as   The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stored the program as described in any one of Claims 1-8. Display control means for controlling display of an object having a plurality of features;
Selecting means for selecting a plurality of objects desired to be combined as one group among the objects according to a player's selection operation;
Determining means for determining whether or not there is a common feature among the desired joining objects selected by the selecting means;
A combination unit that combines the combination desired objects as one group when it is determined by the determination unit;
Score calculation means for calculating a score based on the result of combination by the combination means;
With electronic equipment. Display control means for controlling display of an object having a plurality of features;
Selecting means for selecting a plurality of objects desired to be combined as one group among the objects according to a player's selection operation;
Determining means for determining whether or not there is a common feature among the desired joining objects selected by the selecting means;
A combination unit that combines the combination desired objects as one group when it is determined by the determination unit;
Effect execution means for executing predetermined effect processing based on the result of combination by the combination means;
With electronic equipment.

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