JP2698325B2 - Shooting game equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shooting game apparatus for shooting with a plurality of players.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a shooting game apparatus having an operation unit in the form of a rifle gun and aiming at a target projected on a TV screen or a screen screen. In such a shooting game apparatus, when a multiplayer game is performed by a plurality of players, a plurality of players aim at and shoot at a target displayed on a screen while competing with each other, and a score is given to a player hit earlier. I have. This allows each player to enjoy the shooting game while competing with other players for points, rankings, and the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional shooting game apparatus, when two players having different skills, such as an advanced player and a beginner, play a game, almost all targets are advanced. The player's bullet hits, and there is a problem that each player cannot enjoy the game fairly.

When a plurality of bullets can be successively fired, a method of shooting until the bullet hits the target can be considered, and the target can be hit regardless of whether the shooting arm is good or not. However, there is a problem in that the game is not interesting and may be annoying to a player who enjoys the game by accurately aiming at the target.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and even if a plurality of players play a shooting game at the same time, all players can enjoy the game regardless of the difference in ability between the players. An object of the present invention is to provide a shooting game device.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shooting game apparatus in which a plurality of players shoot at a target displayed on a game screen. Target setting means for mixing and displaying targets having different characteristics corresponding to the respective players on a screen, a player operating unit for each player shooting at the game screen, and operating the player operating unit The target shot is performed by a hit determination unit that determines which target has been hit, and a score calculation unit that calculates a score for each player according to the determination result of the hit determination unit. And

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the target setting means gives each target a different color corresponding to each player.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the target setting means gives each target a different shape or pattern corresponding to each player.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the target setting means displays, at the same position on the game screen, a plurality of targets having different characteristics corresponding to each player so as to be replaced with time. It is characterized by.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the target setting means causes each of a plurality of surfaces of the target to have different characteristics corresponding to each player, and when the target is rotated, The target is set so that different features corresponding to the respective players appear in order.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the target setting means has different colors on a plurality of surfaces of the target.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the fifth aspect, the target setting means has different shapes or patterns on a plurality of surfaces of the target.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the hit judging means is configured such that when a shot by each player hits the target having a feature corresponding to the player itself, And a penalty is given to the player when the player hits the target having characteristics corresponding to other players.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the hit judging means is configured such that when each target hits the target having a feature corresponding to another player by shooting by each player. Is added to the score of the player.

[0015]

According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, targets having different characteristics corresponding to each of a plurality of players, specifically, targets having different colors, shapes or patterns for each player are prepared. Each player can shoot at his or her own target displayed on the game screen. Therefore, even when shooting at a target displayed on a common game screen, each of the plurality of players can advance the game at their own pace, and all players can enjoy the game. .

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, a plurality of targets having different characteristics corresponding to each player are displayed at the same position on the game screen so as to be replaced with time. Therefore, each player must accurately shoot his or her target while it is being displayed, which can increase the difficulty of the game.

Further, in the invention of claims 5 to 7, different features corresponding to each player, specifically, different colors and shapes, etc. are provided on a plurality of surfaces of the target, and each player is displayed on a game screen. You can shoot at the targeted target, aiming only at your own surface. Therefore, the difficulty of the game can be changed by setting the rotation of the target.

In the invention according to claim 8 or 9, when the above-mentioned target is shot, if the player hits his own target accurately, points are added, and the target of another player is erroneously mistaken. If you hit, a penalty is given instead. Therefore, a high score cannot be obtained by a method in which the target is accidentally hit by random shooting, and the game can be enjoyed by accurately aiming at the target.

[0019]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the shooting game apparatus of the present invention.

The shooting game device of the embodiment has two
The shooting game is enjoyed by a human player, and targets of each player are mixedly displayed on a common game screen. In addition, each of the displayed targets has a different feature corresponding to each player, for example, a different coloring, and each player can determine his or her target while watching the opponent player's game progress. The game is designed to aim for only the game.

The shooting game device of the embodiment has two
Player input units 10-1 and 10-2, game calculation unit 20, display control unit 50, display unit 52, sound effect generation unit 6
0, a speaker 62 is included.

The two player input sections 10-1 and 10
-2 is for inputting various instructions by operation of two players. In the present embodiment, each of the player input units 10-1 and 10-2 includes an operation unit having a shape of a gun for two players, and aims at an arbitrary position on the display screen.
You can shoot by triggering.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the shooting game apparatus of the embodiment. As shown in the figure,
A display screen 52 a of the display unit 52 is provided in the housing 100, and each player can see the display screen 52 a through the display window 102.

The display screen 52 is sandwiched between the display windows 102.
a, two sets of guns 10-1 as a player operation unit
And a gun 10-2. Each gun 10-
By rotating 1, 10-2 in the horizontal or vertical direction, it is possible to aim at an arbitrary position on the screen. In addition, a virtual bullet can be fired by pulling the triggers 10a-1 and 10b-1 provided on the respective guns 10-1 and 10-2. A start switch 12 is provided near these two guns 10-1 and 10-2.

Further, a coin insertion slot 104 is provided on the front side of the housing 100, and when a predetermined amount of coins is inserted by any of the players, the game can be started. The shooting game is actually started when the start switch 12 is pressed.

The game calculation section 20 shown in FIG. 1 includes a target setting section 22, a hit determination section 24, a landing position calculation section 25,
It is configured to include a game score calculation unit 32, a score storage unit 38, and a display image calculation unit 40, perform a game calculation based on a predetermined game program and a signal from the player input unit 10, and display a game screen on a display. , And is configured to make a hit determination on the displayed target.

The target setting section 22 sets a plurality of targets having characteristics corresponding to each of the two players and causes the targets to appear on the display screen. For example, each target that appears on the screen is colored differently for each player, and each player shoots only the target that is colored corresponding to himself / herself.

The landing position calculating section 25 includes the two sets of guns 1
0-1 and 10-2, each gun 10-
Calculation of the landing position when the trigger of 1,10-2 is operated is performed. Specifically, a detection signal is input from a sensor (not shown) that detects the vertical rotation angle and the horizontal rotation angle of each of the guns 10-1 and 10-2, and the respective guns 10-1 and 10-2.
The landing positions on the display screen 52a when the triggers 10a-1.10b-1 of 1, 10-2 are operated are
The calculation is performed based on the detection signal of the sensor. For example, gun 1
When the 0-1 trigger 10a-1 is operated, the XY coordinates of the landing position of the gun 10-1 are calculated, and the hit determination unit 2 is operated.
Output toward 0. Similarly, trigger 1 of gun 10-2
When 0b-1 is pulled, the landing position of the gun 10-2 is calculated and output to the hit discrimination unit 20.

The hit discriminating unit 24 sets a hit area for each target displayed on the screen, and sets each of the guns 10-1 and 10-2.
At the time of the operation, whether or not the impact position is included in the hit area is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the bullet hits each target. In this embodiment, since different targets are associated with each player, it is determined for each player whether or not the player has correctly hit his own target.

For this reason, the hit judging section 24 includes a shooting player identifying section 31, a first judging section 26, a second judging section 28,
A third determination unit 30 is included.

The shooting player identification section 31 includes
Based on the input signals from -1 and 10-2, it is determined which player's gun 10-1 or 10-2 is currently operated.

The first judging section 26 judges whether or not the shot by the identified player has correctly hit the colored target corresponding to the player. The second determination unit 28 determines whether the shot by the identified player erroneously hits a colored target corresponding to the other player. The third determination unit 30 determines whether the shooting by the discriminating player erroneously hits a target other than the target corresponding to the player, for example, a target with a bomb mark. Each of these determination units 26, 28,
When a hit determination is made by 30, a hit signal is output.

The game score calculation section 32 uses one of the players to trigger the guns 10-1 and 10-2.
When -1 and 10b-1 are subtracted, the score of each player is calculated in accordance with the result of determination by the hit determination section 24.

The impact position calculating section 25, the hit discriminating section 24, and the game result calculating section 38 are provided with the respective guns 10-1 and 10-
2, two sets may be provided.

The game score calculation section 32 of the embodiment has an addition section 34 and a penalty calculation section 36. Adder 34
Performs a process of adding a predetermined score to the score of the player who triggered when the hit signal is output from the first determination unit 26 in the command determination unit 24, and the second determination unit 28 When the signal is output, a process of adding a predetermined score to the score of the other player is performed. In addition, the penalty calculation unit 36 outputs a predetermined score to the score of the player who triggered when the hit signal was output from the second determination unit 28 or the third determination unit 30 in the instruction determination unit 24. Perform a subtraction process.

The result storage section 38 has a storage area corresponding to each of the two players, and separately stores the results of each player. The results for each player are read out from the results storage unit 38, and the game results calculation unit 3 described above is read out.
The score addition process or the subtraction process according to 2 is performed, and the result is stored in the result storage unit 38 again.

The display image calculation section 40 calculates the display image of each target set by the target setting section 22, and also displays images such as the target scattered when the hit determination section 24 determines that the target has hit. Perform the operation. Further, the score of each player stored in the score storage unit 38 is input to the display image calculation unit 40, and calculates the score image to be displayed at a predetermined position on the display screen.

The display control section 50 actually creates various images constituting the display screen 52a of the display section 52 based on the various display image information calculated by the game calculation section 20 described above.

The sound effect generator 60 includes the guns 10-1 and 10-
A predetermined sound effect is generated according to the operation status of the second operation. For example, an explosion sound or the like generated when the gun is triggered is generated and output from the speaker 62.

The shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment has such a configuration, and its operation will be described below.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the display screen 52a of the display section 52 shown in FIG. 1, and shows a case where the number of targets is "3" as an example.

As shown in FIG. 3, three targets A, B, C
Are colored red, the other target B is colored blue, and the remaining target C is marked with a bomb mark. For example, red target A corresponds to one player and blue target B corresponds to the other player. Each player gets points when he / she shoots his / her target. Conversely, if he / she hits the target of an opponent player by mistake, he / she is deducted as well as the opponent player. In addition, if each player shoots through the target C on which the bomb mark is drawn, his or her own score is deducted.

A time limit 200 is set near the center in the lower part of one screen, and each player's score 210- is set near both ends.
1, 210-2 are displayed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of this embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

When a predetermined amount of coins are inserted into the coin slot 104 of the shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment and the game can be executed, first, the game calculation section 20 determines whether or not a game start is instructed. (Step 400). By one of the two players,
When the start switch 12 for instructing a game start is pressed, an affirmative determination is made in the determination processing of step 400.

If an affirmative determination is made in step 400, the target setting section 22 sets three targets A, B, and C to be displayed on the screen, and displays them on the display section 52 (step 401). That is, the target setting unit 22
Three targets A, B, red, blue and bomb as shown in FIG.
C is generated. In this case, it is assumed that, for example, a red target A corresponds to one player a, and a blue target B corresponds to the other player b.

Next, the hit determination unit 24 determines the three targets A, B, and
It is determined whether a gun has been fired at C (step 402). If neither the trigger 10a-1 provided on the gun 10-1 of the player input unit 10 nor the trigger 10b-1 provided on the gun 10-2 is fired, a negative determination is made, and then a hit determination is made. The unit 24 determines whether or not the round has timed out (step 403).
That is, in the embodiment, the game is composed of N rounds, and a time limit (for example, 2 seconds) is set for each round, and the player must fire a bullet within this time. If the time limit is exceeded, the process moves to the next round. This is because if the time is unlimited, it is possible to aim at the target slowly, which impairs the urgency of the game. If it is within the time limit, a negative determination is made in step 403, and step 402
Returning to (determination of gun firing), the process is repeated.

[0049] In addition, the gun 10
-1 trigger 10a-1 or gun 10-2
When the trigger 10b-1 provided in the game is triggered, the game calculation unit 20 makes an affirmative determination in the determination in step 402 (determination as to whether or not the gun is fired), and then makes a determination in the hit determination unit 24. The first determination unit 26 determines whether or not the shooting by the triggering player has hit its own target (step 404).

That is, when the player a triggers, it is determined whether or not the target A has been hit, and the player b
If is triggered, it is determined whether or not the target B has been hit. In addition, whether the corresponding target has been hit or not is determined by the gun 1 when the triggers 10a-1 and 10b-1 are pulled.
This is performed by calculating whether or not the aiming position on the display screen is included in the hit area of each target based on the barrel directions of 0-1 and 10-2.

If the player has hit his own target, an affirmative determination is made in step 404. Next, the adder 34 in the game score calculator 32 reads the score of the player who triggered the game from the score storage 38. The score is updated by adding a predetermined score (step 40).
5).

If the player does not hit his own target, a negative judgment is made in step 404. Next, the second judging section 28 in the hit judging section judges that the shooting by the triggering player is performed by the opponent player. It is determined whether or not the target has been hit (step 406). That is, when the player a has triggered, it is determined whether or not the target B has hit, and when the player b has triggered, it is determined whether or not the target A has hit.

If the player has hit the target of the opponent player, an affirmative judgment is made in step 406. Next, the adding section 34 in the game result calculation section 32 reads out the score of the opponent player from the result storage section 38 and performs a predetermined judgment. (Step 407) and the game score calculation unit 32
The penalty calculation unit 36 reads the score of the player who triggered the game from the score storage unit 38 and subtracts a predetermined score (step 408), thereby updating the score of each player.

If the target of the opponent player is not hit, a negative judgment is made in step 406. Next, the third judging unit 30 in the hit judging unit judges that the shooting by the triggering player is a bomb mark. It is determined whether the target marked with is hit (step 409). If a hit is made, an affirmative determination is made, and then the penalty calculation unit 36 in the game score calculation unit 32 reads the score of the player who triggered the game from the score storage unit 38 and subtracts a predetermined score to score. Update is performed (step 410).

After the hit determination in each step and the subsequent score updating are performed in this way, the hit determination unit 24 determines whether or not the shooting by the two players has ended (step 411). . If only one shooting has been completed, the process returns to step 402 and the same processing is repeated.

If it is determined in step 411 that the shooting by the two players has ended, or if it is determined in step 403 that the time has expired, the round ends (step 412). Return and the next round starts. At this time, the display positions of the targets A, B, and C are set at random.

When the N round is over, the game is over, and the overall score at that time determines the win or loss between the players.

As described above, in the shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment, each target on the screen is colored differently in correspondence with each player, and each player plays the game aiming at only his own target. Can be. Therefore, even when two players with different shooting skills play a shooting game together, only the advanced player does not shoot through all targets, and all participating players play the game fairly. You can enjoy.

When the player hits the target of the opponent player or the target of the bomb mark on the screen, his or her own score is reduced or the opponent's score is added, so that the bullet can be fired continuously. Even in the case of the game of the above, the bullet is not shot indiscriminately until it hits the target, and the game can be aimed at the target accurately and enjoy the game.

Further, in this embodiment, the target of one player is not shot by the other player except in the case of erroneous shooting, so that each player can assemble a shooting strategy while watching the situation of the opponent player. Yes, you can play more interesting games.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, if the player hits the opponent's target, his score is deducted and the opponent's score is added, and if the player hits the bomb mark target, his own score is deducted. However, the combination of addition and subtraction of the scores of each player can be set as appropriate. For example, if the player hits the target of the bomb mark, his score may be deducted and the score of the opponent may be added, and if the target of the opponent is hit, his score may be deducted. Regarding the points to be added or subtracted, the same value or a different value can be set for each of hitting the own score, hitting the target of the opponent, and hitting the target of the bomb mark.

In addition to this, for example, three life items are given to two players immediately after the start of the game, and the player mistakenly hits the target of another player or hits the target of the bomb mark. In this case, the penalty calculation unit 36 assigns 1
The calculation of the game result may be performed such that the game result is reduced one by one. In this case, each player can enjoy the game in each round as long as the life item remains, and the game is over when the life item is gone. By doing so, it is also possible to determine a win or loss for each player based on the score at the time when the game is over for each player.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where three targets are set in one screen as shown in FIG. 3 has been described as an example. However, the number of targets set in the display screen and each target has Various features can be considered. Further, the targets of the bomb marks shown in FIG. 3 are not always necessary, and all targets may have a feature corresponding to each player. When the target of the bomb mark is removed, the third determination unit 30 in the hit determination unit 24 shown in FIG. 1 is unnecessary, and the processing of steps 409 and 410 in FIG. 4 can be omitted.

Each of FIGS. 5 to 10 is a diagram showing another example of the target set on the screen.

The game screen shown in FIG. 5 shows a case where the number of targets is set to a large number (for example, 18). Each player aims at only the colored target corresponding to himself / herself among many targets. Do the target. In this case, it is necessary to increase the number of bullets that can be fired corresponding to each surface, and to set a longer time limit for determining whether or not time is over in step 403 in FIG.

The game screen shown in FIG. 6 shows a case where the number of targets is increased and each target is formed in the shape of a bird.
Each player shoots at only the colored target corresponding to the target among the targets moving in the lateral direction.

In the game screen shown in FIG. 7, different types of birds (that is, having different shapes) pop out from a plurality of windows, and each player avoids a bomb while having a bird's shape set for each player. Shoot at the target only. In this case, in addition to making the shape itself different, a pattern unique to each player may be given to the target.

In addition, a plurality of targets having different characteristics corresponding to each player may be displayed at the same position on the game screen so as to be replaced with time.
8 and 9 show specific examples of such a target display.

In the game screen shown in FIG. 8, one falling leaf is a target, and the front and rear surfaces are colored differently. Therefore, each player can obtain a score by shooting at the front or back surface of the fallen leaves aiming at the surface on which his or her color is given. In this way, when the front and back surfaces of the target have different characteristics (in this case, colors) and each player aims at the front and back surfaces, the timing at which the fallen leaves rotate and the surface with their own color appears appears. Since it is necessary to accurately predict and shoot, an interesting game with a higher degree of difficulty can be configured by changing the game. Further, in the case where a pattern having a different shape is provided on the front surface and the rear surface, a different color or pattern may be provided on each surface using a polyhedron instead of falling leaves.

In the game screen shown in FIG. 9, each of the plurality of targets is colored differently on the front and back, and each target is rotating, and each player is provided with one side of each of the colored targets. Shooting aiming at. Also, the rotation speed of each target is fast at first and gradually slows down,
It is easier to hit as time passes, preventing the game from becoming extremely boring due to extremely low hit probability.

In the game screen shown in FIG. 10, a bald hunt that captured a human is a direct target (first target), and a board floating on the water surface is an indirect target (second target). The second target is colored differently, and each player shoots at the first target to drop the person captured by the first target onto the second target, the boat, and score. You can earn. If a person is dropped on a boat, which is a second target corresponding to the opponent player, a score will be given to the opponent.

As described above, even in a shooting game in which a target unique to each player, such as a different color or shape, is given to an indirect target, rather than a direct target for shooting, the target is indirectly aimed at these targets. The invention can be applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where two players play a shooting game has been described as an example. However, one or three or more players shoot at a target having a characteristic of each person. You may play a game.

[0075]

As described above, according to the present invention, a multi-player type shooting game apparatus in which a plurality of players can advance a game at their own pace and all players can enjoy the game. Is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a shooting game device of one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a shooting game device of the present embodiment including a player input unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of a target set on a screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the target set on the screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the target set on the screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the target set on the screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the target set on the screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of a target set on the screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 player input unit 20 game calculation unit 22 target setting unit 24 hit determination unit 32 game result calculation unit 40 display image calculation unit 50 display control unit 52 display unit 60 sound effect generation unit 62 speaker

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yutaka Kanie 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stock Company Namco Corporation (72) Inventor Shigemasa Saito 2-8-5 Tamagawa Company, Ota-ku Tokyo (72) Inventor Kenichi Takahashi 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stock Company Namco (72) Inventor Shigeki Toyama 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stock Company Namco (72) Inventor Shigeru Yagi 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Corporation (72) Inventor Shinya Yamada 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Corporation (56) Reference Document JP-A-6-277361 (JP, A) JP-A-6-218136 (JP, A) JP-A-3-21288 (JP, A) JP-A-4-193286 (JP, A)

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shooting game apparatus in which a plurality of players shoot at a target displayed on a game screen, wherein targets having different characteristics corresponding to each of the players are mixedly displayed on the game screen. Target setting means, a player operation unit in which each player shoots at the game screen, and a hit determination means for determining which target the shooting performed by operating the player operation unit hits And a score calculating means for calculating a score for each player according to the result of the hit judging means. 2. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said target setting means gives each target a different color corresponding to each player. 3. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said target setting means gives each target a different shape or pattern corresponding to each player. 4. The shooting method according to claim 1, wherein the target setting means displays a plurality of targets having different characteristics corresponding to each player so as to be replaced with time at the same position on the game screen. apparatus. 5. The target setting device according to claim 1, wherein the target setting means has different characteristics corresponding to each player on each of a plurality of surfaces of the target, and the target setting means corresponds to each player when the target is rotated. A shooting game device for setting the target so that the different features appear in order. 6. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the target setting means applies different colors to a plurality of faces of the target. 7. The shooting game device according to claim 5, wherein the target setting means has different shapes or patterns on a plurality of surfaces of the target. 8. The hit determination means according to claim 1, wherein the hit determination means adds a score of the player when a shot by each player hits the target having a feature corresponding to the player itself. A shooting game apparatus wherein a penalty is given to the player when the player hits the target having a feature corresponding to another player. 9. The hit determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the hit determination means calculates a score of another player when the player hits the target having a feature corresponding to another player by shooting by each player. A shooting game device characterized by adding points.