JP2014111183A - Game apparatus, and control method and program of game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus allowing a user to devote himself/herself to an operation of a specific player character and reducing such a time that the user can little participate in a match.SOLUTION: The game apparatus executes a game of a sports match played between a first team operated by a user, and a second team. An operation object candidate player selection part 86 selects a plurality of player characters, as operation object candidates, from a plurality of player characters who belong to the first team and play in the match, on the basis of the user's operation. An operation object player changeover part 88 changes, during the match, a user's operation object among the plurality of player characters selected by the operation object candidate player selection part 86. A player control part 90 operates, during the match, the player character subject to the user's operation on the basis of the user's operation.

Description

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

  A game of a sports game performed between a first team operated by a user and a second team is known. For example, a soccer game, a basketball game, or an ice hockey game is known. In such sports games, by fixing the player character operated by the user to one of the player characters belonging to the first team, the user can concentrate on the operation of the player character. There is something that is.

JP 2001-353358 A

  However, in a sports game in which the player character operated by the user is fixed to one player character, the user can hardly participate in the game when the player character is located away from the ball (or pack). For this reason, in the sports game as described above, there is a tendency that the time during which the user can hardly participate in the game tends to increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to enable the user to concentrate on the operation of a specific player character and to reduce the time during which the user can hardly participate in the game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device, a game device control method, and a program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game device according to the present invention is a game device that executes a game of a sports game performed between a first team operated by a user and a second team. An operation target is selected from among a plurality of player characters belonging to one team, a player selection means for selecting a plurality of player characters participating in the game, and a plurality of player characters selected by the player selection means. Operation candidate candidate player selection means for selecting a plurality of player characters as candidates based on the user's operation, and a plurality of user operation targets selected by the operation target candidate player selection means during the game The player-to-operate switching means for switching among the player characters and the user's operation target during the game. The player character has, including the operation target player control means for operating on the basis of the operation of the user.

  The game device control method according to the present invention includes a game device control method for executing a game of a sport game performed between a first team operated by a user and a second team. The operation target is selected from among a plurality of player characters belonging to one team, a player selection step for selecting a plurality of player characters participating in the game, and a plurality of player characters selected in the player selection step. An operation target candidate player selection step of selecting a plurality of player characters as candidates based on the operation of the user, and a plurality of the operation targets of the user selected in the operation target candidate player selection step during the game Among the player characters, the operation target player switching step, and during the game, The player character that is the operation target of over THE includes an operation subject player control step of operating on the basis of the operation of the user.

  In addition, a program according to the present invention is a home game machine (stationary game machine) as a game device that executes a game of a sports game performed between a first team operated by a user and a second team. ), A program for causing a computer such as a portable game machine, an arcade game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer to function, from among a plurality of player characters belonging to the first team , A player selection means for selecting a plurality of player characters to participate in the game, and a plurality of player characters selected as operation target candidates from among a plurality of player characters selected by the player selection means. The operation target candidate player selecting means for selecting based on the operation target of the user during the game, The operation target candidate player switching means for switching among the plurality of player characters selected by the operation target candidate player selection means, and the player character that is the user's operation target during the game, Is a program for causing the computer to function as an operation target player control means that is operated based on the control.

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

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to aim at the user being able to concentrate on operation of a specific player character, it becomes possible to reduce the time when a user can hardly participate in a game.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, operation target candidate guidance means for guiding a plurality of player characters selected by the operation target candidate player selection means on the game screen during the game may be included.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, the operation target candidate player selection unit is a selection guide unit that guides the user to select a plurality of player characters from a plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection unit. And a plurality of player characters selected by the user from among a plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection means may be selected as the operation target candidates.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the setting guidance means for guiding the user to set action control information related to the action control of the player character belonging to the first team, and the participating player selection means during the game Ally player control means for causing a player character that is not an operation target of the user among a plurality of selected player characters to act based on the behavior control information set by the user. . The operation target candidate player selection means may select a plurality of player characters as the operation target candidates from the plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection means based on the action control information. Good.

  In one aspect of the present invention, setting means for setting action control information related to action control of a player character belonging to the second team, and belonging to the second team and participating in the game during the game Opponent player control means for causing a player character to act based on the action control information. The operation target candidate player selection means may select a plurality of player characters as the operation target candidates from the plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection means based on the action control information. Good.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, a selection control information storage unit that stores selection control information related to selection of the operation target candidate in association with a condition related to the behavior control information may be included. The operation target candidate player selection means satisfies the action control information set by the user as a plurality of player characters as the operation target candidates from the plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection means. You may make it select based on the said selection control information matched with the said conditions to perform.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, a skill information acquisition unit that acquires skill information relating to the height of the user's game skill may be included. The operation target candidate player selection means may select a plurality of player characters as the operation target candidates from the plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection means based on the skill information. .

  In this aspect, a selection control information storage unit that stores selection control information related to the selection of the operation target candidate in association with the condition related to the skill information may be included. The operation target candidate player selection unit is configured to associate a plurality of player characters as the operation target candidates among the plurality of player characters selected by the participating player selection unit with the condition that the skill information satisfies. The selection may be made based on the selection control information.

  Further, the game device according to the present invention includes a selection control information storage unit that stores selection control information related to selection of an operation target candidate in association with a condition related to predetermined information, and a plurality of operation targets from among a plurality of game characters. An operation target candidate selecting means for selecting a candidate game character based on the selection control information associated with the condition that the predetermined information satisfies, and a user's operation target in the game, the plurality of operation target candidates Operation target player switching means for switching among the game characters, and operation target control means for operating the game character that is the user's operation target based on the user's operation during the game. Features.

  The game device control method according to the present invention includes a step of reading stored contents of a selection control information storage unit that stores selection control information related to selection of an operation target candidate in association with a condition related to predetermined information; The operation target candidate selection step for selecting a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from among the game characters based on the selection control information associated with the condition that the predetermined information satisfies, and during the game, the user The operation target player switching step of switching the operation target among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters, and the game character that is the operation target of the user during the game based on the operation of the user An operation object control step to be performed.

  Further, a program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a game device, and a selection control information storage unit that stores selection control information related to selection of an operation target candidate in association with a condition related to predetermined information, An operation target candidate selection means for selecting a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from among a plurality of game characters based on the selection control information associated with the condition satisfying the predetermined information. The operation target player switching means for switching the operation target among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters, and the game character that is the operation target of the user in the game based on the operation of the user For operating the computer as operation target control means to be operated, Is a program.

  In one aspect of the present invention, a setting guidance means for guiding a user to set behavior control information related to behavior control of a game character, and a game that is not an operation target of the user among the plurality of game characters. Non-operation object control means for causing a character to act based on the behavior control information may be included. The predetermined information may be the behavior control information.

  In one aspect of the present invention, setting means for setting action control information related to action control of an opponent game character opposing the plurality of game characters, and opponent control means for causing the opponent game character to act based on the action control information May be included. The predetermined information may be the behavior control information.

  In the aspect of the invention, the predetermined information may be skill information related to a level of the skill of the user.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the game device which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of a soccer game. It is a figure which shows an example of formation. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen for a user to select an operation target candidate. It is a figure which shows an example of virtual three-dimensional space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen during a game. It is a functional block diagram of a game device. It is a figure which shows an example of player status data. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a game device performs. It is an example of the data for selecting a user's operation object candidate based on the tactics which the user set. It is another example of the data for selecting a user's operation target candidate based on the strategy set by the user.

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A game apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a consumer game machine 11, a monitor 32, a speaker 34, and an optical disk 36 (information storage medium). The monitor 32 and the speaker 34 are connected to the consumer game machine 11. As the monitor 32, for example, a home television receiver is used, and as the speaker 34, for example, a speaker built in the home television receiver is used.

  The home game machine 11 is a known computer game system. The home game machine 11 includes a bus 12, a microprocessor 14, a main memory 16, an image processing unit 18, an input / output processing unit 20, an audio processing unit 22, an optical disk reading unit 24, a hard disk 26, a communication interface 28, and a controller 30. Including. Components other than the controller 30 are accommodated in the housing of the consumer game machine 11.

  The microprocessor 14 controls each unit of the consumer game machine 11 based on an operating system stored in a ROM (not shown), an optical disk 36, or a program read from the hard disk 26. The main memory 16 includes a RAM, for example. Programs and data read from the optical disk 36 or the hard disk 26 are written in the main memory 16 as necessary. The main memory 16 is also used as a working memory for the microprocessor 14. The bus 12 is for exchanging addresses and data among the units of the consumer game machine 11. The microprocessor 14, the main memory 16, the image processing unit 18, and the input / output processing unit 20 are connected by the bus 12 so that mutual data communication is possible.

  The image processing unit 18 includes a VRAM, and draws a game screen on the VRAM based on image data sent from the microprocessor 14. The image processing unit 18 converts the game screen drawn on the VRAM into a video signal and outputs the video signal to the monitor 32 at a predetermined timing.

  The input / output processing unit 20 is an interface for the microprocessor 14 to access the sound processing unit 22, the optical disk reading unit 24, the hard disk 26, the communication interface 28, and the controller 30. The sound processing unit 22 includes a sound buffer, and reproduces various sound data such as game music, game sound effects, and messages read out from the optical disk 36 or the hard disk 26 to the sound buffer and outputs them from the speaker 34. The communication interface 28 is an interface for connecting the consumer game machine 11 to a communication network such as the Internet by wire or wireless.

  The optical disk reading unit 24 reads programs and data recorded on the optical disk 36. Here, the optical disc 36 is used to supply the program and data to the consumer game machine 11, but other information storage media such as a memory card may be used. Further, for example, a program or data may be supplied to the consumer game machine 11 from a remote place via a communication network such as the Internet. The hard disk 26 is a general hard disk device (auxiliary storage device).

  The controller 30 is general-purpose operation input means for the user to input various game operations. A plurality of controllers 30 can be connected to the consumer game machine 11. The input / output processing unit 20 scans the state of the controller 30 at regular intervals (for example, every 1/60 seconds), and passes an operation signal representing the scan result to the microprocessor 14 via the bus 12. The microprocessor 14 determines the player's game operation based on the operation signal. The controller 30 may be connected to the consumer game machine 11 by wire or wirelessly.

  In the game apparatus 10, for example, a soccer game imitating a soccer game between the first team and the second team is executed. This soccer game is realized by executing a program read from the optical disk 36 or the hard disk 26. Hereinafter, this soccer game will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that the first team is operated by one user and the second team is operated by a computer. The first team may be operated by a plurality of users in cooperation. In addition, the second team may be operated by another user.

  First, the flow of the soccer game will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of a soccer game. As shown in FIG. 2, the user first selects a team (first team) operated by the user from a plurality of teams prepared in advance (S101).

  Next, the user sets his team tactics (behavior control information) (S102). In S102, the microprocessor 14 (setting guidance means) displays a screen for guiding the user on the monitor 32 so as to set the tactics of his team. On this screen, for example, the user sets the formation of his team. That is, the user determines the arrangement of forward (FW), midfielder (MF), and defender (DF) by selecting one of a plurality of formations prepared in advance. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the formation. The formation shown in FIG. 3 is a formation generally called “4-3-3”, with four defenders (DF1, DF2, DF3, DF4) and three midfielders (MF1, MF2, MF3). And three forwards (FW1, FW2, FW3) and a goalkeeper (GK). Hereinafter, the region 40 surrounded by the goal lines 42a and 42b, the left side line 44a, and the right side line 44b is referred to as “pitch”. Further, the area 40a between the goal line 42a and the halfway line 46 on the own team side in the pitch 40 is referred to as “own team”. On the other hand, an area 40b between the goal line 42b and the halfway line 46 on the opponent team side in the pitch 40 is referred to as an “opposition team”.

  Further, for example, on the above screen, the user selects one of a plurality of prepared strategies and decides the strategy of his team. The operations that can be selected by the user include, for example, “left side attack”, “right side attack”, “center breakthrough”, and “counter attack”. The “left side attack” is an operation in which an attack is performed mainly using an area near the left side line 44a. “Right side attack” is a strategy in which an attack is performed mainly using the area near the right side line 44b. “Central breakthrough” is an operation that mainly attacks using the central area. “Counter attack” means that at least one player character is positioned in the opponent's team 40b even when being attacked by the opponent team, and when the player takes the ball from the opponent team, the opponent's team 40b It is a strategy to attack quickly by giving a pass to the player located inside.

  When the setting of the team tactics is completed, the user selects a player character participating in the game from among the player characters belonging to his team (S103). That is, the user selects a player character to be assigned to each position of the formation selected in S102. In this step, a screen for guiding the user to select a player character to participate in the game is displayed on the monitor 32. For example, when 18 player characters belong to a team, the user selects 11 player characters from the 18 player characters on the screen.

  Next, the user selects one or a plurality of player characters as operation target candidates from among the player characters participating in the game (S104). As will be described later, during the match, the user can operate only the player character selected as the operation target candidate in S104. That is, the user concentrates on the operation of the player character selected as the operation target candidate in S104.

  In this step, a screen (hereinafter referred to as “selection screen”) for guiding the user to select one or more player characters as operation target candidates from among the player characters participating in the game is displayed on the monitor 32. FIG. 4 shows an example of the selection screen. The selection screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 includes a formation column 52 and a participating player column 54. In the formation column 52, the formation selected by the user in S102 is displayed. In the participating player column 54, a list of player characters selected by the user in S103 is displayed. The user selects one or more player characters from the player characters displayed in the participating player column 54. On the selection screen 50, the player character selected by the user is displayed in a distinguished manner. FIG. 4 shows a state where the user has selected player characters B, F, and I as operation target candidates.

  In the selection screen 50, the user may select an operation target candidate by specifying a player character name, or specify a position name (for example, “DF1” or “MF1” in FIG. 3). Thus, the operation target candidate may be selected.

  When the selection of the operation target candidate is completed, the user instructs the determination button 56. When the determination button 56 is instructed, the game starts (S105). In addition, even after the game starts, the user can change the tactics or change the players participating in the game. In addition, after the game starts, the user can reselect the operation target candidate.

  When the game starts, a virtual three-dimensional space is constructed in the main memory 16 in order to generate a game screen during the game. FIG. 5 shows an example of a virtual three-dimensional space. As shown in FIG. 5, a field 62 that is an object representing a soccer field is arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space 60. On the field 62, for example, a goal line 42, a side line 44, and a half way line 46 are represented. On the field 62, a goal 64 that is an object representing a soccer goal, a player character 66 that is an object representing a soccer player, and a ball 68 that is an object representing a soccer ball are arranged.

  One of the goals 64 is associated with the first team, and the other is associated with the second team. When the ball 68 moves into the goal 64 associated with one of the teams, a scoring event for the other team occurs.

  Although omitted in FIG. 5, eleven player characters 66 belonging to the first team and eleven player characters 66 belonging to the second team are arranged on the field 62. For example, on the field 62 at the start of the game, a computer is selected from the 11 player characters 66 selected by the user from among the player characters belonging to the first team in S103 and the player characters belonging to the second team. Eleven selected player characters 66 are arranged.

  When the player character 66 and the ball 68 approach each other, the player character 66 and the ball 68 are associated under a predetermined condition. In this case, the ball 68 follows the player character 66. This state is represented as a dribbling action of the player character 66. Hereinafter, a state in which the ball 68 is associated with the player character 66 is described as “the player character 66 holds the ball 68”.

  In a state where a certain player character 66 holds the ball 68, when another player character 66 approaches the ball 68, the other player character 66 and the ball 68 are associated with each other under a predetermined condition. In this way, the player character 66 takes the ball 68 held by the other player character 66.

  A virtual camera 69 (viewpoint) is set in the virtual three-dimensional space 60. For example, the virtual camera 69 moves in the virtual three-dimensional space 60 based on the movement of the ball 68. A game screen representing the virtual three-dimensional space 60 viewed from the virtual camera 69 is displayed on the monitor 32.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a game screen during a game. On the game screen 70 shown in FIG. 6, six player characters 66a, 66b, 66c, 66d, 66e, and 66f are displayed. Among them, the four player characters 66a to 66d are player characters 66 belonging to the first team, and the remaining two player characters 66e and 66f are player characters 66 belonging to the second team.

  An elliptical first mark image 72 is displayed under the feet of the player characters 66a, 66b, and 66c. 6 shows a case where the first mark image 72 is viewed obliquely from above, so that the shape of the first mark image 72 is an ellipse. When the first mark image 72 is viewed from directly above, the first mark image 72 has a circular shape. The first mark image 72 is displayed below the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by the user in S104 of FIG. 2, and plays a role of guiding the player character 66 selected by the user as the operation target candidate. In addition, a triangular second mark image 74 is displayed above the player character 66a. The second mark image 74 is displayed above the player's operation target player character 66 and plays a role of guiding the user's current operation target player character 66.

  The user's operation target is switched based on the movement of the ball 68 or the user's switching instruction operation among the player characters 66 selected by the user as operation target candidates in S104 of FIG.

  In principle, for example, among the player characters 66 selected by the user as operation target candidates, the player character 66 closest to the ball 68 is set as the operation target of the user. For this reason, in the state shown in FIG. 6, the player character 66a closest to the ball 68 is set as the user's operation target. In the state shown in FIG. 6, when a pass from the player character 66e to the player character 66f is executed, the user's operation target is switched from the player character 66a to the player character 66b. In this case, the player character 66d is closer to the ball 68 (player character 66f) than the player character 66b, but the player character 66d is not selected as an operation target candidate. For this reason, the player character 66d is not the user's operation target, and the player character 66b closest to the ball 68 among the player characters 66a, 66b, and 66c selected as the operation target candidates is set as the user's operation target. The

  Further, when the user performs a switching instruction operation, among the player characters 66 selected as operation target candidates, the player character closest to the ball 68 next to the player character 66 that is the user's operation target at that time 66 is set as the user's operation target. For example, when the user performs a switching instruction operation in the state shown in FIG. 6, the user's operation target is the ball next to the player character 66a among the player characters 66a, 66b, 66c selected as operation target candidates. The player character 66b close to 68 is switched.

  The player character 66 to be operated by the user moves based on the user's operation. For example, the player character 66 to be operated by the user moves according to the user's direction instruction operation. For example, when the player character 66 to be operated by the user holds the ball 68, the player character 66 performs a pass or shoot operation according to the user's pass or shoot instruction operation.

  On the other hand, among the player characters 66 belonging to the first team, player characters 66 other than the player character 66 that is the user's operation target (hereinafter referred to as “team player character”) act according to a predetermined algorithm. For example, the behavior of each teammate player character is controlled based on the position to which the teammate player character is assigned and the strategy selected by the user in S102 of FIG. That is, the teammate player character is controlled to act according to the strategy selected by the user. Note that the player characters 66 belonging to the second team also act according to a predetermined algorithm. A tactic is set for the second team (player character of the second team), and the player character 66 belonging to the second team is controlled to act based on the tactic. The strategy of the second team is set by the microprocessor 14 (setting means). For example, a predetermined tactic among a plurality of tactics is set for the second team. Further, for example, a tactic selected based on a random number from among a plurality of tactics is set as the second team.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation target of the user is switched among the player characters 66 selected as the operation target candidates by the user. For this reason, the user can concentrate on the operation of the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the user can select a plurality of player characters 66 as operation target candidates. Here, it is assumed that the user can select only one player character 66 as an operation target candidate. That is, a mode in which the user's operation target is fixed to one player character 66 is assumed. In this aspect, when the player character 66 operated by the user is away from the ball 68, the user can only perform an operation of moving the player character 66, and can hardly participate in the game. For this reason, in said aspect, there exists a tendency for the time which a user can hardly participate in a game to increase. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the user can select a plurality of player characters 66 as operation target candidates, and the user's operation target is switched among the plurality of player characters 66, as described above. In addition, the time when the user can hardly participate in the game is reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the user can also limit the player characters 66 that he / she operates to a wide variety. For example, the user can limit the player character 66 that he / she operates in consideration of the area within the pitch 40. Specifically, the user can select only the player character 66 at a position near the left side line 44a (in the case of FIG. 3, “FW1”, “MF1”, “DF1”) as an operation target candidate. That is, the user can limit the player character 66 operated by the user to the player character 66 at a position near the left side line 44a. Further, for example, the user can limit the player character 66 operated by the user in consideration of the position type. More specifically, the user can select only the forward player character 66 as an operation target candidate. That is, the user can limit the player character 66 operated by the user to forward.

  In addition, in the game screen 70 of the present embodiment, the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by the user is guided by the first mark image 72, so that the user has the player character 66 that he / she has selected as the operation target candidate. The player character 66 can be grasped at a glance. In the above soccer game, since the player character 66 operated by the user is guided by the second mark image 74, the user can grasp at a glance which player character 66 is operated.

  Next, a configuration for realizing the above soccer game will be described. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram mainly showing functions related to the present invention among the functions realized by the game apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 7, the game apparatus 10 includes a game data storage unit 80 and a game control unit 82. These functional blocks are realized by the microprocessor 14 executing a program.

  The game data storage unit 80 is realized by the main memory 16, the hard disk 26, or the optical disc 36, for example. The game data storage unit 80 stores game data for realizing a soccer game. For example, a plurality of team data, a plurality of formation data, and a plurality of operation data are stored in the game data storage unit 80. Each team data includes a list of player characters belonging to the team.

  Further, data indicating the selection result in S101 and S102 of FIG. 2 is stored in the game data storage unit 80. That is, data indicating the team, formation, and strategy selected by the user is stored in the game data storage unit 80.

  Furthermore, game situation data indicating the situation of the soccer game is stored in the game data storage unit 80. For example, player status data indicating the status of each player character is stored in the game data storage unit 80. FIG. 8 shows an example of player status data. The player status data shown in FIG. 8 includes “player ID”, “participation flag”, “position”, “operation target candidate flag”, “operation target flag”, and “ball holding flag” fields.

  “Player ID” is information for uniquely identifying a player character. In FIG. 8, player characters whose player IDs are “P101” to “P118” are player characters belonging to the first team, and player characters whose player IDs are “P201” to “P218” belong to the second team. It is a player character.

  The “participation flag” takes values of 0, 1, and 2. The value “0” indicates that the player character has not yet entered the game. The value “1” indicates that the player character is participating in the game. A value of “2” indicates that the player character has participated in the game, but has changed with another player character and is not currently participating in the game.

  The “operation target candidate flag” indicates whether or not a player character is selected as an operation target candidate, and takes a value of 0 or 1. A value “0” indicates that the player character is not an operation target candidate, and a value “1” indicates that the player character is an operation target candidate.

  The “operation target flag” indicates whether or not the player character is an operation target of the user, and takes a value of 0 or 1. The value “0” indicates that the player character is not currently the user's operation target, and the value “1” indicates that the player character is currently the user's operation target.

  The “ball holding flag” indicates whether or not the player character holds the ball and takes a value of 0 or 1. A value “0” indicates that the player character currently does not hold the ball, and a value “1” indicates that the player character currently holds the ball.

  Although omitted in FIG. 8, the player situation data includes, for example, data indicating the position and posture of the player character 66 arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space 60 in addition to the above information.

  Further, for example, data indicating the position, moving direction and moving speed of the ball 68 and data indicating the position and line-of-sight direction of the virtual camera 69 are stored in the game data storage unit 80. Further, for example, data indicating the scores of both teams and data indicating the elapsed time are also stored in the game data storage unit 80.

  The game control unit 82 is implemented mainly by the microprocessor 14, for example. The game control unit 82 includes a participating player selection unit 84, an operation target candidate player selection unit 86, an operation target player switching unit 88, a player control unit 90, and a game screen display control unit 92.

  The participating player selection unit 84 corresponds to S103 in FIG. The participating player selection unit 84 selects a plurality of player characters as player characters participating in the game from among a plurality of player characters belonging to the team. For example, the participating player selection unit 84 displays a screen on the monitor 32 that guides the user to select a plurality of player characters from a plurality of player characters belonging to the team. And the participating player selection part 84 selects the several player character which the user selected on the screen as a player character participating in a game. Also, based on the selection result, the participating player selection unit 84 updates the “participating player flag” in the player status data (see FIG. 8).

  The operation target candidate player selection unit 86 corresponds to S104 in FIG. The operation target candidate player selecting unit 86 selects one or a plurality of player characters as operation target candidates from a plurality of player characters participating in the game. For example, the operation target candidate player selection unit 86 (selection guide means) displays the selection screen 50 (see FIG. 4) on the monitor 32. Then, the operation target candidate player selection unit 86 selects one or a plurality of player characters selected by the user on the selection screen 50 as user operation target candidates. Further, based on the selection result, the operation target candidate player selection unit 86 updates the “operation target candidate flag” in the player status data (see FIG. 8).

  The operation target player switching unit 88 switches the operation target of the user among the player characters 66 selected as the operation target candidates during the match. For example, the switching of the user's operation target is executed based on the movement of the ball 68 or the user's switching instruction operation. Details will be described later (see S201 and S202 in FIG. 9).

  The player control unit 90 controls the movement of the player character 66 during the match. For example, the player control unit 90 controls the player characters 66 belonging to the first team as follows. That is, the player control unit 90 (operation target player control means) operates the player character 66 operated by the user based on the operation content of the user. For example, the player control unit 90 moves the player character 66 operated by the user based on the user's movement instruction operation. Further, for example, the player control unit 90 causes the player character 66 operated by the user to perform a pass or shoot operation based on the user's pass or shoot movement instruction operation. Moreover, the player control part 90 (ally player control means) makes a teammate player character act based on the strategy (strategy etc.) which the user set. That is, the player control unit 90 causes the teammate player character to perform an action in accordance with the tactic (strategy) selected by the user. As described above, the strategy selected by the user in S102 of FIG. 2 is the basis of the action control of the teammate player character.

  The game screen display control unit 92 (operation target candidate guidance means) displays a game screen 70 (see FIG. 6) on the monitor 32 that represents the virtual three-dimensional space 60 viewed from the virtual camera 69 during the game.

  Next, processing executed by the game apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart mainly showing processing related to the present invention among processing executed by the game apparatus 10 every predetermined time (for example, 1/60 second) from the start to the end of the game. . The microprocessor 14 executes the processing shown in FIG. 9 according to the program stored in the optical disc 36.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, the microprocessor 14 (operation target player switching unit 88) determines whether or not the timing for switching the operation target of the user has arrived (S201). For example, when the player character 66 selected by the user as the operation target candidate includes a player character 66 that is closer to the ball 68 than the player character 66 that is the current operation target of the user, the above switching timing has been reached. Determined. Further, for example, when the user performs a switching instruction operation (for example, pressing a predetermined button), it is determined that the switching timing has come.

  When it is determined that the above switching timing has arrived, the microprocessor 14 (operation target player switching unit 88) changes the operation target of the user to another player character 66 (S202). For example, when there is a player character 66 closer to the ball 68 than the player character 66 that is the user's current operation target among the player characters 66 that the user has selected as the operation target candidate, the player character 66 is the user's current operation character 66. A new operation target is set. Further, for example, when the user performs a switching instruction operation (for example, pressing a predetermined button), the player character 66 is selected as the operation target candidate and is next to the player character 66 that is the current operation target of the user. A player character 66 close to the ball 68 is set as a new operation target of the user. Note that the “operation target flag” of the player character 66 that is no longer the user's operation target is updated to 0, and the “operation target flag” of the player character 66 that is newly the user's operation target is updated to 1.

  After the process of S202 is executed, or when it is determined in S201 that the switching timing has not arrived, the microprocessor 14 (player control unit 90) determines the player character 66 that is the user's operation target. Are updated based on the user's operation content (S203). For example, when a movement instruction operation is performed by the user, the position of the player character 66 that is the user's operation target is updated based on the movement direction instructed by the user. Further, for example, when a pass or shoot movement instruction operation is performed by the user, the posture of the player character 66 that is the operation target of the user is updated according to the pass or shoot motion data.

  Further, the microprocessor 14 updates the states of the player character 66 other than the player character 66 that is the user's operation target, the ball 68, and the virtual camera 69 (S204). For example, the microprocessor 14 (player control unit 90) updates the state of the teammate player character of the first team based on the strategy set by the user in S102. Further, for example, the microprocessor 14 (the opponent player control means) updates the state of the player character 66 belonging to the second team according to a predetermined algorithm. Further, for example, the state of the ball 68 is updated based on the action of the player character 66 (for example, dribbling, passing or shooting). Further, for example, the state of the virtual camera 69 is updated based on the position of the ball 68.

  Thereafter, the microprocessor 14 (game screen display control unit 92) updates the game screen 70 (S205). That is, a game screen 70 showing a state of viewing the virtual three-dimensional space 60 from the virtual camera 69 is generated on the VRAM based on the game situation data. In this case, in the virtual three-dimensional space 60, an object corresponding to the first mark image 72 is placed under the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by the user. Further, an object corresponding to the second mark image 74 is arranged above the player character 66 that is the operation target of the user. A game screen 70 formed on the VRAM is displayed on the monitor 32.

  According to the game device 10 described above, the user's operation target is switched among the player characters 66 selected as the operation target candidates by the user. For this reason, the user can concentrate on operation of the player character 66 which he selected as an operation object candidate.

  In particular, in the game apparatus 10, the user can select a plurality of player characters 66 as operation target candidates. Here, it is assumed that the user's operation target is fixed to one player character 66. In this aspect, when the ball 68 is at a position away from the player character 66 operated by the user, the user can only perform an operation of moving the player character 66 and can hardly participate in the game. For this reason, in said aspect, there may be a case where the time that the user can hardly participate in the game increases. In this regard, in the game apparatus 10, since the user's operation target is switched among the plurality of player characters 66 selected as the operation target candidates by the user, it is possible to reduce time during which the user can hardly participate in the game. become.

  Further, in the game apparatus 10, since the player character 66 selected by the user as the operation target candidate is guided on the game screen 70 during the game, the user selects which player character 66 is the player character 66 that he has selected as the operation target candidate. At a glance.

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

[First Modification]
For example, the first mark image 72 may have a shape other than a circle (ellipse). Further, the first mark image 72 may be displayed at a position other than the feet of the player character 66 selected by the user as an operation target candidate. The first mark image 72 may be displayed at a position determined based on the position of the player character 66 selected by the user as the operation target candidate. Further, instead of displaying the first mark image 72, the display mode (color or darkness) of the player character 66 selected by the user as the operation target candidate may be different from that of the other player characters 66. By doing so, the player character 66 selected by the user as an operation target candidate may be guided on the game screen 70.

[Second Modification]
Further, for example, a single team may be operated by a plurality of users in cooperation. In this case, in S104 of FIG. 2, one or a plurality of operation target candidates are selected for each user.

  Here, it is assumed that the first user and the second user cooperate to operate one team. Further, it is assumed that the formation selected in S102 of FIG. 2 is “4-3-3” (see FIG. 3).

  In this case, for example, the forward (FW 1 to 3) player character 66 can be the first user's operation target candidate, and the defender (DF1 to 4) player character 66 can be the second user's operation target candidate. . In this way, the roles of two users can be divided in consideration of the position type.

  Further, for example, the player character 66 at the position (FW1, FW3, MF1 to 3) is set as the first user operation target candidate, and the player character 66 at the position (FW2, DF1 to 4) is set as the second user operation target candidate. It becomes possible. As described above, one user is in charge of each of the midfielder or defender, and two users can be jointly in charge of the forward.

  Further, it is assumed that the first user, the second user, and the third user cooperate to operate one team. Further, it is assumed that the formation selected in S102 of FIG. 2 is “4-3-3” (see FIG. 3).

  In this case, for example, the forward (FW1 to 3) player character 66 is the first user's operation target candidate, the midfielder (MF1 to 3) player character 66 is the second user's operation target candidate, and the defender (DF1 to DF1). The player character 66 of 4) can be set as a third user operation target candidate. In this way, the roles of the three users can be divided in consideration of the position type.

  Further, for example, the player character 66 at the position (FW1, MF1, DF1) on the left side line 44a side is set as a candidate for the first user's operation, and the player character 66 at the position (FW3, MF3, DF4) on the right side line 44b side. Can be the second user's operation target candidate, and the player character 66 at the center position (FW2, MF2, DF2, DF3) can be the third user's operation target candidate. In this way, the roles of the three users can be divided in consideration of the area within the pitch 40.

  For example, at least one user may not select an operation target candidate. For example, only the first user may select the operation target candidate, and the second user and the third user may not select the operation target candidate. In this case, the operation target of the second user or the third user is switched among the player characters 66 that are not selected as the operation target candidates of the first user. For example, when the first user is a beginner in a soccer game, the operation target candidate of the first user is set to the forward (FW 1 to 3) player character 66, and the operation target candidates of the second user and the third user are not set. By doing so, it becomes possible for the first user who is a beginner to concentrate on the attack and enjoy it.

  As described above, when a plurality of users cooperate to operate one team, the roles of the plurality of users can be divided in various modes.

  In the game screen 70 when the first user, the second user, and the third user cooperate to operate one team, the first mark image 72 and the second mark image 74 are different for each user ( It may be displayed in color, shape, or darkness. Thus, the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by the first user, the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by the second user, the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by the third user, It is better to be guided separately. Further, by changing the display mode (color, darkness, etc.) of the player character 66 itself selected as the operation target candidate for each user, the player character 66 selected as the operation target candidate by each user is distinguished and guided. You may make it do.

[Third Modification]
Further, for example, in S104 of FIG. 2, the user's operation target candidates may be automatically selected based on the strategy set by the user in S102. That is, the user's operation target candidate may be automatically selected based on the user's tactics setting operation in S102. Note that only when the user performs a predetermined operation, the user's operation target candidates may be automatically selected based on the strategy set by the user in S102.

  Here, it is assumed that the formation selected by the user is “4-3-3” (see FIG. 3). In this case, for example, when the strategy selected by the user is “left side attack”, the player character assigned to the position related to the strategy, that is, the position (FW1, MF1, DF1) on the left side line 44a side. 66 is selected as an operation target candidate of the user. Further, for example, when the strategy selected by the user is “counter attack”, the player character 66 assigned to the position (FW 1 to 3, DF 1 to 4) related to the strategy is the user's operation target candidate. Selected.

  In this aspect, data for selecting a user's operation target candidate based on the strategy set by the user is stored in the game data storage unit 80 (selection control information storage means). For example, data associating conditions relating to tactics with selection control information relating to selection of operation target candidates is stored. 10 and 11 are diagrams showing examples of this data.

  In the data shown in FIG. 10, the strategy is associated with the position condition (condition regarding the position). In this case, a player character assigned to a position that satisfies the position condition associated with the strategy selected by the user in S102 is selected as a user's operation target candidate. For example, in the data shown in FIG. 10, the strategy “left side attack” is associated with the position condition “position near the left side line”. Therefore, when the formation and the strategy selected by the user in S102 are “4-3-3” (see FIG. 3) and “left side attack”, the position condition “ A player character 66 assigned to a position (FW1, MF1, DF1) that satisfies the “position near the left side line” is selected as a user's operation target candidate.

  In the data shown in FIG. 11, a combination of a strategy and a formation is associated with a position. In this case, the player character assigned to the position associated with the strategy and formation selected by the user in S102 is selected as the user's operation target candidate. For example, in the data shown in FIG. 11, the combination of the formation “4-3-3” and the strategy “left side attack” is associated with the positions “FW1, MF1, DF1”. For this reason, if the formation and strategy selected by the user in S102 are “4-3-3” (see FIG. 3) and “left side attack”, the players assigned to the positions (FW1, MF1, DF1) The character 66 is selected as a user's operation target candidate.

  According to the above aspect, it is possible to select an operation target candidate suitable for the tactic set by the user. In addition, the user's effort to select an operation target candidate suitable for the strategy set by the user is reduced. In the above aspect, when the user changes the team tactic during the game, the user's operation target candidate may be reselected based on the changed tactic.

[Fourth Modification]
Further, for example, in S104 of FIG. 2, the user's operation target candidates may be automatically selected based on the strategy set for the second team. Only when the user performs a predetermined operation, the user's operation target candidate may be automatically selected based on the strategy set for the second team.

  Here, it is assumed that the formation selected by the user is “4-3-3” (see FIG. 3). In this case, for example, when the operation set for the second team is the “left side attack”, the position is important to prevent the operation, that is, the position on the right side line 44b side (FW3, MF3, DF3). The assigned player character 66 is selected as a user's operation target candidate.

  This aspect can be realized in the same manner as the third modification. That is, it is realized using data similar to those in FIGS.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to select an operation target candidate suitable for the tactic set for the opponent team (second team). Moreover, the trouble of the user who tries to select the operation target candidate suitable for the tactic set for the opponent team is reduced. In the above aspect, when the tactics of the opponent team are changed during the game, the user's operation target candidates may be reselected based on the changed tactics.

[Fifth Modification]
Further, for example, in S104 of FIG. 2, the user's operation target candidates may be automatically selected based on the user's game skill. Only when the user performs a predetermined operation, the user's operation target candidate may be automatically selected based on the skill of the user's game.

  In this aspect, skill information indicating the level of skill of the user's game is stored in the game data storage unit 80. In S104 of FIG. 2, the microprocessor 14 (skill information acquisition means) stores the skill information in the game data storage unit 80. Get from. The skill information may be stored in a storage means accessed via a communication network. The skill information is information based on, for example, a user's competition result (total number of wins, total number of defeats), total score, or total loss. For example, the skill information may be level information based on a user's competition result, a total score, or a total loss. Further, for example, the skill information may be a user's competition result, a total score, or a total goal loss.

  Further, in this aspect, data for selecting a user operation target candidate based on the skill information is stored in the game data storage unit 80. For example, data in which conditions relating to skill information and selection control information relating to selection of operation target candidates are associated is stored. Then, the user's operation target candidate is selected based on the selection control information associated with the user's skill information.

  For example, the selection control information is information indicating the position of the player character selected as the operation target candidate. In this way, for a user with a high skill in the game, a player character in a position with a relatively high difficulty (for example, a defender) is selected as an operation target candidate, and for a user with a low skill in the game, a relatively difficult degree. A player character having a low position (for example, forward) can be selected as an operation target candidate.

  Further, for example, the selection control information is information indicating the number of player characters selected as operation target candidates. In this way, a relatively large number (for example, five) player characters are selected as operation target candidates for a user with a high game skill, and a relatively small number (for example, a user with a low game skill). Two player characters can be selected as operation target candidates.

  According to the aspect described above, it is possible to select an operation target candidate in accordance with the user's game skill. In addition, the user's effort to select an operation target candidate according to his / her game skill is reduced.

[Sixth Modification]
Further, for example, a game executed on the game apparatus 10 is not limited to a game that displays a three-dimensional game space constituted by three coordinate elements on a game screen. The game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a game that displays a two-dimensional game space composed of two coordinate elements on a game screen. That is, the game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a game in which the position of the ball, the player character, and the like are managed with two coordinate elements.

[Seventh Modification]
Further, for example, the game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a network game in which a plurality of users participate via a network. Further, for example, the game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a sports game other than a soccer game. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a basketball game played using a ball (moving object) and an ice hockey game played using a pack (moving object). For example, the present invention can be applied to a baseball game. For example, when a team corresponding to the user performs defense, the user's operation target may be switched among a plurality of player characters selected in advance by the user. In this way, for example, the user can operate the player characters in the infield and leave the operation of the player characters in the outfield to the computer.

[Eighth Modification]
The present invention can also be applied to games other than sports games. For example, the configuration of the third modification, the fourth modification, or the fifth modification can be applied to a game other than a sports game. Here, an action game in which a hero character group corresponding to the user and an enemy character (an opponent game character) opposed to the character group appears is assumed. In this case, the “hero character group” corresponds to the “first team” in the soccer game, and the “enemy character” corresponds to the “player characters belonging to the second team” in the soccer game.

  In this action game, the user may select a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from a plurality of game characters belonging to the main character group. During the game, the user's operation target may be switched among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters.

  In this action game, the user may set action control information (for example, a strategy or a formation) that is the basis of action control of the game characters of the main character group. And the action of the game character which is not set as a user's operation object among the game characters which belong to a hero character group may be controlled based on action control information. Further, in this case, a plurality of operation target candidate game characters may be selected from a plurality of game characters belonging to the main character group based on action control information set by the user.

  In this action game, the action of the enemy character may be controlled based on the action control information set for the enemy character. In this case, a plurality of operation target candidate game characters may be selected from a plurality of game characters belonging to the main character group based on action control information set as an enemy character.

  In this action game, a plurality of operation target candidate game characters may be selected from a plurality of game characters belonging to the main character group based on skill information indicating the user's game skill. The skill information in this case is information based on, for example, the user's past score or the number of enemy characters that the user has defeated in the past.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game device, 11 Home-use game machine, 12 bus | bath, 14 Microprocessor, 16 Main memory, 18 Image processing part, 20 Input / output processing part, 22 Sound processing part, 24 Optical disk reading part, 26 Hard disk, 28 Communication interface, 30 Controller, 32 Monitor, 34 Speaker, 36 Optical disc, 40 Pitch, 40a Own team, 40b Opponent team, 42, 42a, 42b Goal line, 44 Side line, 44a
Left side line, 44b Right side line, 46 half way line, 50 selection screen, 52 formation field, 54 participating player field, 56 decision button, 60 virtual 3D space, 62 fields, 64 goals, 66, 66a, 66b, 66c , 66d, 66e, 66f Player character, 68 balls, 69 virtual camera, 70 game screen, 72 first mark image, 74 second mark image, 80 game data storage unit, 82 game control unit, 84 participating player selection unit, 86 Operation target candidate player selection unit, 88 operation target player switching unit, 90 player control unit, 92 game screen display control unit.

Claims (4)

Selection control information storage means for storing selection control information related to selection of an operation target candidate in association with a condition related to predetermined information;
An operation target candidate selecting means for selecting a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from the plurality of game characters based on the selection control information associated with the condition that the predetermined information satisfies;
An operation target switching means for switching a user's operation target among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters during the game;
Operation target control means for causing the game character that is the operation target of the user to move based on the operation of the user during the game;
Operation target candidate guidance means for guiding the plurality of operation target candidate game characters selected by the operation target candidate selection means on the game screen in the game;
A game apparatus comprising: Selection control information storage means for storing selection control information related to selection of an operation target candidate in association with a condition related to predetermined information;
An operation target candidate selecting means for selecting a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from the plurality of game characters based on the selection control information associated with the condition that the predetermined information satisfies;
An operation target switching means for switching a user's operation target among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters during the game;
Operation target control means for causing the game character that is the operation target of the user to move based on the operation of the user during the game;
Including
The operation target candidate selection means includes:
First selection means for selecting, as the plurality of operation target candidate game characters, a plurality of game characters selected by the user from the plurality of game characters;
When the predetermined operation is performed by the user, the predetermined information satisfies a plurality of player characters as the plurality of operation target candidate game characters from the plurality of game characters instead of the first selection means. Second selection means for selecting based on the selection control information associated with the condition to be
The first selection means includes
Selection guidance means for guiding the user to select a plurality of game characters from the plurality of game characters,
Selecting a plurality of game characters selected by the user from the plurality of game characters as the plurality of operation target candidate game characters;
A game device characterized by that. A program for causing a computer to function as a game device,
Corresponding to the condition that the predetermined information satisfies among the selection control information stored in the selection control information storage means that stores the selection control information related to the selection of the operation target candidate in association with the condition related to the predetermined information. Operation target candidate selection means for selecting a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from among the plurality of game characters based on the selected control information,
An operation target switching means for switching a user's operation target among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters during the game,
During the game, an operation target control means for causing the game character that is the operation target of the user to move based on the operation of the user, and
Operation target candidate guidance means for guiding the plurality of operation target candidate game characters selected by the operation target candidate selection means on the game screen in the game;
A program for causing the computer to function as A program for causing a computer to function as a game device,
Corresponding to the condition that the predetermined information satisfies among the selection control information stored in the selection control information storage means that stores the selection control information related to the selection of the operation target candidate in association with the condition related to the predetermined information. Operation target candidate selection means for selecting a plurality of operation target candidate game characters from among the plurality of game characters based on the selected control information,
During the game, the operation target switching means for switching the operation target of the user among the plurality of operation target candidate game characters, and
Operation target control means for causing the game character that is the operation target of the user to move based on the operation of the user during the game,
Function the computer as
The operation target candidate selection means includes:
First selection means for selecting, as the plurality of operation target candidate game characters, a plurality of game characters selected by the user from the plurality of game characters;
When the predetermined operation is performed by the user, the predetermined information satisfies a plurality of player characters as the plurality of operation target candidate game characters from the plurality of game characters instead of the first selection means. Second selection means for selecting based on the selection control information associated with the condition to be
The first selection means includes
Selection guidance means for guiding the user to select a plurality of game characters from the plurality of game characters;
Selecting a plurality of game characters selected by the user from the plurality of game characters as the plurality of operation target candidate game characters;
A program characterized by that.

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