JP4773153B2 - GAME PROGRAM AND GAME DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program and a game apparatus, and more particularly to a game program and a game apparatus for playing a game that avoids enemy attacks, for example.

An example of a conventional game device of this type is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this prior art, an aiming cursor is displayed as a guide for attacking an enemy. The aiming cursor is composed of a transparent part that can be seen through the background and an opaque part that cannot be seen through the background. The opaque portion is drawn with a fixed color, while the transparent portion is drawn with a variable color according to the background color. Thereby, the visibility of the aiming cursor is improved.
JP 2003-79939 A

According to the prior art, an accurate attack operation can be performed by using an aiming cursor with high visibility. However, it was not possible to perform accurate avoidance operations against enemy attacks.
Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a game program and a game apparatus capable of performing an accurate avoidance operation.

  A game program according to a first aspect of the invention causes a processor of a computer device to execute a player character display step, a player character movement step, an aiming cursor display step, an attack step, a hit determination step, and a defeat step.

  The player character display step displays a player character. The player character moving step moves the player character displayed in the player character display step in response to the operation input. The aiming cursor display step displays an aiming cursor indicating the enemy attack target. In the attack step, an attack is performed with the attack object toward the target indicated by the aiming cursor displayed in the aiming cursor display step. In the hit determination step, it is determined whether or not the attack object has hit the player character displayed in the player character display step. In the defeat step, when the determination result in the hit determination step is affirmative, a defeat process is performed on the player character displayed in the player character display step.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game program is executed by the processor (36) of the computer device (10: reference numeral corresponding to the embodiment; the same applies hereinafter). As a result, the player character (72) is displayed in the player character display step (S3). The displayed player character is moved in response to the player's operation input in the player character moving step (S73).

  The aiming cursor (78) indicating the enemy attack target is displayed by the aiming cursor display step (S9), and the attack step (S41) attacks the target indicated by the aiming cursor with the attack object (80). I do.

  Whether or not the attack object has hit is determined by a hit determination step (S75). In the defeat step (S77), when the determination result in the hit determination step is affirmative, a defeat process is performed on the player character displayed in the player character display step.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player can perform an accurate avoidance operation by referring to the aiming cursor indicating the enemy attack target. That is, when the aiming cursor is pointed at the player character, the defeat can be avoided by performing an avoiding operation to move the player character away from the aiming cursor.

  The game program according to the invention of claim 2 is dependent on claim 1 and causes the processor to further execute a changing step. The aiming cursor display step performs display in the first mode. The change step changes the display mode of the aiming cursor display step to the second mode before the attack operation by the attack step is executed.

  In the invention of claim 2, before the attack operation is executed, the display mode of the aiming cursor display step is changed from the first mode to the second mode by the change step (S37).

  According to the invention of claim 2, the player can avoid the defeat by performing the avoidance operation when the aiming cursor displayed in the second mode is directed toward the player character. On the other hand, during the period in which the aiming cursor is displayed in the first mode, it is possible to concentrate on other operations without performing unnecessary avoidance operations.

  Further, by changing the time (T1) from the mode change to the start of attack, the difficulty level of the game can be controlled according to the level of the player.

  The game program according to the invention of claim 3 is dependent on claim 2 and causes the processor to further execute a recovery step. In the recovery step, the display mode of the aiming cursor display step is recovered to the first mode after the attack operation by the attack step is executed.

  In the invention of claim 3, after the attack operation is executed, the display mode of the aiming cursor display step is restored from the second mode to the first mode by the recovery step (S49).

  A game program according to a fourth aspect of the invention is dependent on any one of the first to third aspects, and causes the processor to further execute an enemy character display step, an enemy character moving step, an orientation changing step, and an aiming cursor moving step. The enemy character display step displays an enemy character. In the enemy character moving step, the enemy character displayed in the enemy character displaying step is moved. In the direction changing step, the direction of the enemy character displayed in the enemy character displaying step is changed. In the aiming cursor moving step, the aiming cursor displayed in the aiming cursor display step is moved in association with the movement by the enemy character moving step and / or the direction change by the direction changing step.

  In the invention of claim 4, the enemy character (76) is displayed by the enemy character display step (S7). The displayed enemy character is moved by the enemy character moving step (S31), and its direction is changed by the direction changing step (S32). The aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step is moved by the aiming cursor moving step (S33) in relation to the movement and / or direction change of the enemy character.

  A game program according to the invention of claim 5 is dependent on claim 4 and causes the processor to further execute a rival character display step and a rival character movement step. The rival character display step displays a rival character. In the rival character moving step, the rival character displayed in the rival character display step is moved.

  The aiming cursor moving step includes a switching step, a specifying step, a first aiming cursor moving step, and a second aiming cursor moving step. The switching step switches the on / off state of the tracking flag at a predetermined timing. The identification step includes an enemy character displayed in the enemy character display step among a plurality of characters including the player character displayed in the player character display step and the rival character displayed in the rival character display step when the tracking flag is on. Specify the character closest to the character. The first aiming cursor moving step moves the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step toward the player character when it is determined by the proximity determining step that the player character is closest. The second aiming cursor moving step moves the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step toward the rival character when it is determined in the specific step that the rival character is closest.

  In the invention of claim 5, the rival character is displayed in the rival character display step (S5). The displayed rival character is moved in the rival character moving step (S15).

  The on / off state of the tracking flag is switched at a predetermined timing by a switching step (S101, S103). When the tracking flag is on, which of the plurality of characters including the player character and the rival character is closest to the enemy character is specified by the specifying step (S106).

  When it is determined that the player character is closest, the aiming cursor is moved toward the player character in the first aiming cursor moving step (S109). On the other hand, when it is determined that the rival character is closest, the aiming cursor is moved toward the rival character in the second aiming cursor moving step (S111).

  According to the invention of claim 5, the enemy attack is distributed to the player character and the rival character by introducing the rival character. As a result, the player can enjoy playing for a longer time and can perform more various avoidance operations.

  In addition, it is possible to give the player a sense of urgency by making the aiming cursor perform the tracking operation, and it is possible to control the sense of urgency given to the player by providing a period during which tracking is not performed.

  Furthermore, since the tracking is performed for any one of a plurality of characters including the player character and the rival character, the player can understand the enemy's intention to attack, and therefore perform an appropriate avoidance operation when necessary. Can do.

  Furthermore, since the tracking is performed with respect to the character closest to the enemy character, the player can perform tracking while considering the positional relationship between the enemy character and each of the player character and the rival character. The game can be carried advantageously.

  Furthermore, the player can enjoy accurate avoidance and competition with rival characters at the same time.

  A game device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention comprises player character display means, player character movement means, aiming cursor display means, attack means, hit discrimination means, and defeat means.

  The player character display means displays a player character. The player character moving means moves the player character displayed by the player character display means in response to the operation input. The aiming cursor display means displays an aiming cursor indicating the enemy attack target. The attack means performs an attack with the attack object toward the target indicated by the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means. The hit determination means determines whether or not the attack object has hit the player character displayed by the player character display means. The defeat means performs a defeat process on the player character displayed by the player character display means when the determination result of the hit determination means is affirmative.

  In the invention of claim 6, as in the invention of claim 1, an accurate avoidance operation can be performed.

  According to the present invention, an accurate avoidance operation can be performed by using the aiming cursor indicating the enemy attack target.

  The above object, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a game system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a video game apparatus 12. The video game apparatus 12 includes a substantially cubic housing 14, and an optical disk drive 16 is provided on the upper end of the housing 14. An optical disk 18 which is an example of an information storage medium storing a game program or the like is mounted on the optical disk drive 16. A plurality (four in this embodiment) of connectors 20 are provided on the front surface of the housing 14. These connectors 20 are for connecting the controller 22 to the video game apparatus 12 by the cable 24. In this embodiment, a maximum of four controllers 22 can be connected to the video game apparatus 12.

  The controller 22 is provided with an operation unit (operation switch) 26 on its upper surface, lower surface, or side surface. The operation unit 26 includes, for example, two analog joysticks, one cross key, a plurality of button switches, and the like. One analog joystick is used to input the moving direction and / or moving speed or moving amount of a player object (moving image object that can be operated by the player by the controller 22) according to the tilt amount and direction of the stick. Other analog joysticks control the movement of the virtual camera according to the tilt direction. The cross switch is used to instruct the moving direction of the player object instead of the analog joystick. The button switch is used to instruct the movement of the player object, is used to switch the viewpoint of the virtual camera of the three-dimensional image, and is used to adjust the movement speed of the player object. The button switch further controls, for example, menu selection and pointer or cursor movement.

  In this embodiment, the controller 22 is connected to the video game apparatus 12 by a cable 24 provided integrally therewith. However, the controller 22 may be connected to the video game apparatus 12 by other methods, for example, wirelessly via electromagnetic waves (for example, radio waves or infrared rays). The specific configuration of the operation unit 26 of the controller 22 is not limited to the configuration of this embodiment, and can be arbitrarily modified. For example, only one analog joystick may be used or not used. The cross switch may not be used.

  One or more (two in this embodiment) memory slots 28 are provided on the front surface of the housing 14 of the video game apparatus 12 and below the connector 20. A memory card 30 is inserted into the memory slot 28. The memory card 30 loads and temporarily stores a game program read from the optical disc 18 or stores game data (game result data or intermediate data) of a game played using the game system 10 ( It is used for saving.

An AV cable connector (not shown) is provided on the rear surface of the housing 14 of the video game apparatus 12, and the video game apparatus 12 is passed through the AV cable 32 using the connector.
The monitor 34 is connected to. The monitor 34 is typically a color television receiver, and the AV cable 32 inputs a video signal from the video game apparatus 12 to a video input terminal of the color television and inputs an audio signal to the audio input terminal. Therefore, for example, a game image of a three-dimensional (3D) video game is displayed on the screen of the color television (monitor) 34, and stereo game sounds such as game music and sound effects are output from the left and right speakers 34a.

  In this game system 10, in order for a user or game player to play a game (or other application), the user first turns on the video game device 12, and then the user wants to play the video game (or other that he / she wants to play). The appropriate optical disk 18 storing the application) is selected, and the optical disk 18 is loaded into the disk drive 16 of the video game apparatus 12. In response, the video game device 12 starts to execute a video game or other application based on the software stored on the optical disc 18. The user operates the controller 22 to provide input to the video game device 12. For example, a game or other application is started by operating one of the operation units 26. By moving other parts of the operation unit 26, the moving image object (player object) can be moved in different directions, or the user's viewpoint (camera position) in the three-dimensional (3D) game world can be changed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the video game system 10 of FIG. 1 embodiment. The video game apparatus 12 is provided with a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as “CPU”) 36. The CPU 36 is also called a computer or a processor, and is responsible for overall control of the video game apparatus 12. The CPU 36 or the computer functions as a game processor, and a memory controller 38 is connected to the CPU 36 via a bus. The memory controller 38 mainly controls writing and reading of the main memory 40 connected via the bus under the control of the CPU 36. A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) 42 is connected to the memory controller 38.

  The GPU 42 forms part of the drawing means, and is constituted by, for example, a single chip ASIC. The GPU 42 receives a graphics command (graphics command) from the CPU 36 via the memory controller 38, and the geometry unit 44 and the rendering according to the command. A unit 46 generates a three-dimensional (3D) game image. That is, the geometry unit 44 is a rotation of various objects and objects (consisting of a plurality of polygons. The polygon is a polygonal plane defined by at least three vertex coordinates), Coordinate calculation processing such as movement and deformation is performed. The rendering unit 46 performs image generation processing such as pasting a texture (texture: pattern image) to each polygon of various objects. Therefore, 3D image data to be displayed on the game screen is created by the GPU 42, and the image data is stored in the frame buffer 48.

  Note that data (primitives, polygons, textures, etc.) necessary for the GPU 42 to execute the drawing command is acquired from the main memory 40 by the GPU 42 via the memory controller 38.

The frame buffer 48 is a memory for drawing (accumulating) image data for one frame of the raster scan monitor 34, for example, and is rewritten frame by frame by the GPU. Specifically, the frame buffer 48 stores image color information in order for each pixel (pixel). Here, the color information is data about R, G, B, and A. For example, 8-bit R (red) data, 8-bit G (green) data, 8-bit B (blue) data, and 8 Bit A (alpha) data. The A data is data about the mask (mat image). A video I / F 58 described later reads data from the frame buffer 48 via the memory controller 38, whereby a 3D game image is displayed on the screen of the monitor 34.

  The Z buffer 50 has a storage capacity corresponding to the number of pixels corresponding to the frame buffer 48 × the number of bits of depth data per pixel, and the depth information or depth of the dots corresponding to each storage position of the frame buffer 48. Data (Z value) is stored.

  Note that both the frame buffer 48 and the Z buffer 50 may be configured using a part of the main memory 40, and these may be provided inside the GPU 42.

  The memory controller 38 is also connected to an audio RAM (hereinafter referred to as “ARAM”) 54 via a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 52. Therefore, the memory controller 38 controls writing and / or reading of not only the main memory 40 but also the ARAM 54 as a sub memory.

  The DSP 52 functions as a sound processor and uses sound data (not shown) stored in the main memory 40 or uses sound waveform data (not shown) written in the ARAM 54 so as to be necessary for the game. Audio data corresponding to sound, voice or music is generated.

  The memory controller 38 is further connected to each interface (I / F) 56, 58, 60, 62 and 64 by a bus. The controller I / F 56 is an interface for the controller 22 connected to the video game apparatus 12, and gives an operation signal or operation data of the operation unit 26 of the controller 22 to the CPU 36 through the memory controller 38. The video I / F 58 accesses the frame buffer 48, reads the image data created by the GPU 42, and supplies the image signal or image data (digital RGBA pixel value) to the monitor 34 via the AV cable 32 (FIG. 1).

  The external memory I / F 60 links the memory card 30 (FIG. 1) inserted in the front surface of the video game apparatus 12 to the memory controller 38. Thereby, the CPU 36 can write data to the memory card 30 or read data from the memory card 30 via the memory controller 38. The audio I / F 62 receives the audio data supplied from the DSP 52 or the audio stream read from the optical disc 18 through the memory controller 38 and supplies an audio signal (audio signal) corresponding to the audio data to the speaker 34 a of the monitor 34.

  The disk I / F 64 connects the disk drive 16 to the memory controller 38, and thus the CPU 36 controls the disk drive 16. Program data, texture data, and the like read from the optical disk 18 by the disk drive 16 are written into the main memory 40 under the control of the CPU 36.

  FIG. 3 shows a memory map of the main memory 40. The main memory 40 includes a data storage area 402 and a program storage area 404. The data storage area 402 includes character image data 402a, normal aiming cursor image data 402b, warning aiming cursor image data data 402c, flame image data 402d, attack flag 402e, time data 402f, tracking flag 402g, flag switching timing data 402h, and the like. The movement data 402i and the like are stored.

  The character image data 402a is data for generating an image of a character such as a player character, a rival character, or an enemy character. The normal aiming cursor image data 402b is data for generating an image of a normal aiming cursor (described later). The warning aiming cursor image data 402c is data for generating an image of a warning aiming cursor (described later). The flame image data 402d is data for generating a flame image. The attack flag 402e is a flag indicating that the attack is possible / impossible by being turned on / off. The time data 402f is data indicating an elapsed time since the attack flag 402e was turned on (see FIG. 4; described later). The tracking flag 402g is a flag indicating execution / non-execution of tracking by being turned on / off. The flag switching timing data 402h is data describing the switching timing of each of the attack flag 402e and the tracking flag 402g. The movement data 402i is data describing the movement direction or movement pattern of each of the rival character, enemy character, and aiming cursor.

  Although illustration is omitted, the data storage area 402 also includes image data for displaying the background, and sound data for music (BGM) played during the game and sound (music) such as sound effects. Remembered. The data storage area 402 also stores (temporarily stores) game data and flag data generated as the game progresses.

  The program storage area 404 stores a game program for the game. This game program includes a character display program 404a, a character action program 404b, an attack control program 404c, an aiming cursor display program 404d, an aiming cursor movement program 404e, a flag control program 404f, a timing program 404g, and a hit determination program 404h. .

  The character display program 404a is a program for displaying on the monitor 34 a character image based on the character image data 402a. The character action program 404b is a program for causing the displayed character to perform actions such as movement, rotation, and attack. The attack control program 404c is a program for periodically executing attacks by enemy characters.

  The aiming cursor display program 404d is a program for displaying on the monitor 34 a normal aiming cursor based on the normal aiming cursor image data 402b or a warning aiming cursor based on the warning aiming cursor image data 402c in relation to the attacking action of the enemy character. It is. The aiming cursor moving program 404e is a program for moving the aiming cursor.

  The flag control program 404f is a program for turning on / off each of the attack flag 402e and the tracking flag 402g based on the flag switching timing data 402h. The time measuring program 404g is a program for measuring the elapsed time from a designated time point, that is, for updating the time data 402f as time elapses. The hit determination program 404h is a program for determining whether an enemy character's attack hits a player character or a rival character.

  FIG. 4 shows an attack cycle by an enemy character. Referring to FIG. 4, when attack flag 402e is turned on, time data 402f is reset, and a time measuring operation by time measuring program 404g is started. At the same time, the warning aiming cursor image data 402c is validated, and the aiming cursor on the screen changes to a warning color, that is, red. When the time data 402f reaches the first predetermined time T1 (> 0), the attacking action of the enemy character is started.

  Thereafter, the attack flag 402e is turned off at the timing when the time data 402f becomes T2 (> T1). When the attack flag 402e is turned off, the attack action by the enemy character is stopped. Further, the normal aiming cursor image data 402b is validated, and the aiming cursor on the screen changes to a normal color, that is, blue.

  The attack flag 402e is turned on when the time data 402 becomes T3 (> T2). As a result, the time data 402f is reset, and the aiming cursor changes to a warning color, that is, red. Thereafter, the same processing as described above is repeated.

  Thus, the attack cycle is composed of a warning period (0 to T1), an attack execution period (T1 to T2), and a pause period (T2 to T3). A warning color is assigned to the warning period and the attack execution period, and a normal color is assigned to the pause period.

  FIG. 5 to FIG. 10 show examples of screen changes according to such an attack cycle. Below, with reference to FIGS. 5-10, the flow of a game is demonstrated. When the game is started, the screen of the monitor 34 displays a wire net 70 and other backgrounds, a player character 72, a rival character 74, an enemy character 76, and an aiming cursor 78. The player character 72 and the rival character 74 are arranged in front of the wire net 70, and the enemy character 76 is arranged behind the wire net 70.

  Each of the player character 72 and the rival character 74 climbs up the wire net 70, and the enemy character 76 attacks it with the flame 80. The movement of the player character 72 is based on an operation input performed by the player through the controller 22. On the other hand, each of the rival character 74 and the enemy character 76 is controlled by the computer, that is, the character action program 404b.

  As a specific control method, for the rival character 74, one of a plurality of moving directions (for example, directly above, rightward, and leftward) described in the movement data 402i is selected and selected every predetermined time. A method of moving one step in the determined direction is adopted. Here, the selection is performed at random or in consideration of the position and color of the aiming cursor 78. On the other hand, for the enemy character 76, a plurality of movement patterns described in the movement data 402i, for example, any one of ascending, descending, left turning and right turning are selected at random and moved according to the selected pattern. Is adopted.

  The aiming cursor 78 indicates the target of the attack by the enemy character 76, that is, the position where the flame 80 should hit on the wire net 70. The aiming cursor 78 is moved so as to follow the movement of the enemy character 76 when the tracking flag 402g is off, and is closer to the enemy character 76 of the player character 72 and the rival character 74 when the tracking flag 402g is on. It is moved to track the person who is doing.

  The aiming cursor 78 also visually indicates the presence / absence of the enemy's intention to attack, that is, whether the attack flag 402e is turned on or off, by its color. Specifically, if the aiming cursor 78 is in a normal color, for example, blue, the attack flag 402e is in an off state, and if the aiming cursor 78 is in a warning color, for example, in red, the attack flag 402e is in an on state.

  The player predicts the attack target and attack timing of the enemy character 76 based on the position and color of the aiming cursor 78, and operates the controller 22 so that the player character 72 finishes climbing the wire net 70 as soon as possible without being exposed to the flame 80.

  More specifically, at the start, as shown in FIG. 5, the player character 72 and the rival character 74 are each located near the lower end of the wire mesh 70. In the initial state, the attack flag 402e is turned off, and the aiming cursor 78 has a normal color, that is, blue.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the player character 72 and the rival character 74 climb up the wire net 70, and the enemy character 76 moves in the lower left direction. The aiming cursor 78 initially descends in conjunction with the movement of the enemy character 76, and then starts tracking the player character 72.

  As a result of the tracking, the aiming cursor 78 points toward the player character 72, that is, the aiming cursor 78 and the player character 72 overlap each other. If the attack flag 402e is off at this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the aiming cursor 78 remains blue and the enemy character 76 is not attacked.

  Thereafter, the enemy character 76 turns upward, and the aiming cursor 78 is removed from the player character 72. When the attack flag 402e is turned on in this state, the aiming cursor 78 is immediately turned red, and the attack by the enemy character 76 is started when the time T1 (see FIG. 4) has elapsed. One attack lasts for a certain period of time (T2-T1).

  As shown in FIG. 8, when an attack is performed with the aiming cursor 78 off the player character 72, the flame 80 emitted from the enemy character 76 does not hit the player character 72, so the attack fails. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when an attack is executed with the aiming cursor 78 pointing at the player character 72, the flame 80 catches the player character 72, and the player character 72 falls as shown in FIG. Even when the flame 80 hits the rival character 74, the rival character 74 falls in the same manner.

  However, since the color of the aiming cursor 78 changes from blue to red for a certain time (T1) before the attack starts, if the player reacts quickly to the color change and performs an avoidance operation, the player character 72 will be attacked by the enemy. You can escape successfully.

  When playing a game, the CPU 36 executes a series of processes shown in FIGS. Referring to FIG. 11, first, initial processing is performed in step S1. The initial process includes processes such as resetting the attack flag 402e and the tracking flag 402g, resetting the time data 402f, displaying the wire mesh 70 (see FIG. 5) and other backgrounds.

  In subsequent steps S3, S5 and S7, the player character 72, the rival character 74 and the enemy character 76 are displayed on the monitor 34, respectively. Further, in step S9, the aiming cursor 78 is displayed on the monitor 34 in a normal color (for example, blue) based on the normal aiming cursor data 402b.

  Thereafter, the processing of the CPU 36 enters a loop of steps S11 to S17. In step S11, enemy character processing (described later) is executed, in step S13 player character processing (described later) is executed, and in step S15, rival character processing is executed. In step S17, it is determined whether or not the game is over. If it is determined that the determination result is positive, that is, the game is over, the game process is ended.

  Through such a loop, the enemy character 76 attacks the player character 72 or the rival character 74 while moving vertically and horizontally in the screen, and each of the player character 72 and the rival character 74 uses the wire mesh 70 while avoiding the attack from the enemy character 76. Climb up. If the player character 72 reaches the upper end of the screen, the player wins. If the player character 72 falls and reaches the lower end of the screen, the player loses.

  The enemy character processing in step S11 is executed according to the subroutine of FIG. With reference to FIG. 12, first, the enemy character 76 is moved in step S31. Specifically, for example, any one of a plurality of movement patterns described in the movement data 402i is selected and moved according to the selected pattern. Each movement pattern is described in a form such as a coordinate data string corresponding to a predetermined locus. In subsequent step S33, the aiming cursor 78 is moved (described later), and in step S35, it is determined whether or not the attack flag 402e is on. If YES here, steps S37 to S49 are executed, and if NO, steps S51 to S59 are executed.

  In step S37, the aiming cursor 78 is displayed in a warning color (for example, red) based on the warning aiming cursor data 402c. In step S39, it is determined whether or not the time data 402f has exceeded the first predetermined value T1, and if “YES” here, an attack is performed toward the position of the aiming cursor 78 in step S41. If NO in step S39, step S41 is skipped.

  In step S43, the time is counted, that is, the time data 402f is updated. In step S45, it is determined whether or not the time data 402f has reached the second predetermined value T2. If “YES” here, the attack flag 402e is turned off in a step S47, the aiming cursor is displayed in a normal color in a step S49, and the process returns to the upper layer routine. If NO in step S45, steps S47 and S49 are skipped and the process immediately returns to the upper layer routine.

  In step S51, the aiming cursor 78 is displayed in a standard manner. In step S53, the time is counted, that is, the time data 402f is updated. In step S55, it is determined whether or not the time data 402f has reached a third predetermined value T3. If “YES” here, the attack flag 402e is turned on in a step S57, the time is reset, that is, the time data 402f is initialized in a step S59, and the process returns to the upper layer routine. If NO in step S55, steps S57 and S59 are skipped and the process immediately returns to the upper layer routine.

  The player character process in step S13 is executed according to the subroutine of FIG. First, in step S71, it is determined whether or not there is an operation input. When an operation directed to the player character 72 is performed via the controller 22, “YES” is determined in the step S71, and the process proceeds to a step S73. In step S73, the player character 72 is subjected to a movement process corresponding to the input operation.

  In step S75, it is determined whether or not an attack by the enemy character 76 (see step S41) has hit the player character 72. If YES here, steps S77 and S79 are executed. Specifically, whether or not the player has hit is determined based on whether or not the display area of the flame 80 is in contact with the display area of the player character 72. Alternatively, the determination may be made based on whether or not the aiming cursor 78 is pointing toward the player character 72 when the attack action is performed.

  In step S77, the player character 72 is dropped, that is, moved to the lower end of the screen, and in step S79, a message indicating “game over”, that is, defeat on the player side is displayed. Then, the process returns to the upper layer routine.

  If “NO” in the step S75, the process shifts to a step S81 to determine whether or not the player character 72 has reached the goal, that is, the upper end of the screen. If “YES” here, a message to the effect that the player has won is displayed in a step S83, a game end is displayed in a step S85, and the process returns to the upper layer routine. If NO in step S81, steps S83 and S85 are skipped and the process immediately returns to the upper layer routine.

  The aiming cursor moving process in step S33 is executed according to the subroutine of FIG. Referring to FIG. 14, in step S101, it is determined whether or not it is a tracking flag switching timing based on flag switching timing data 402h (see FIG. 3). If YES here, the process proceeds to step S103 and the tracking flag is switched. Switch 402g. If NO in step S101, step S103 is skipped.

  In step S105, it is determined whether or not the tracking flag 402g is on. If NO, that is, if the tracking flag 402g is off, the process proceeds to step S113. In step S113, one of a plurality of movement patterns described in the movement data 402i is selected according to the movement of the enemy character 76, and the aiming cursor 78 is moved according to the selected pattern.

  If “YES” in the step S105, the process shifts to a step S106 to select a character closest to the enemy character 78. In a succeeding step S107, it is determined whether or not the selected character, that is, the closest character is the player character 72. If “YES” here, the process proceeds to a step S 109 to move the aiming cursor 78 in a direction toward the player character 72.

  If NO in step S107, that is, if the closest character is the rival character 74, the process moves to step S111, and the aiming cursor 78 is moved in the direction toward the rival character 74. After moving, return to the upper layer routine.

  The rival character process of step S15 is executed according to the subroutine of FIG. In step S121, the rival character 74 is moved based on a predetermined rule. In step S123, it is determined whether or not an attack by the enemy character 76 has hit the rival character 74. If YES is determined in this step, a step S125 is executed.

  In step S125, the rival character 74 is dropped, that is, moved to the lower end of the screen. At this time, it may be displayed on the monitor 34 to the effect that “the rival has been lost”. Then, the process returns to the upper layer routine.

  If “NO” in the step S123, the process shifts to a step S127 to determine whether or not the rival character 74 has reached the goal, that is, the upper end of the screen. If “YES” here, a rival victory is displayed in a step S129, a game end is displayed in a step S131, and the process returns to the upper layer routine. If NO in step S127, steps S129 and S131 are skipped and the process immediately returns to the upper layer routine.

  As is apparent from the above, in this embodiment, when playing the game, the player character 72 is displayed (S3), and the displayed player character 72 is moved in response to the player's operation input (S73). . Further, the enemy character 76 is displayed (S7), an aiming cursor 78 indicating the target of the attack performed by the displayed enemy character 76 is displayed (S9), and the flame is directed toward the target indicated by the displayed aiming cursor 78. An attack is performed at (80) (S41).

  When the attack is thus performed, it is determined whether or not the flame 80 has hit the player character 72 (S75). If the determination result is affirmative, the displayed player character 72 is defeated, that is, the player The character 72 is dropped (S77).

  The player can perform an accurate avoidance operation by referring to the aiming cursor 78 indicating the enemy attack target. In other words, when the aiming cursor 78 is directed toward the player character 72, the defeat can be avoided by performing an avoiding operation to move the player character 72 away from the aiming cursor 78.

  Further, before the attack operation is performed, the color of the aiming cursor 78 is changed from a normal color, for example, blue, to a warning color, for example, red (S37). For this reason, the player can avoid defeat by performing an avoidance operation when the aiming cursor 78 displayed in the warning color is directed toward the player character 72. On the other hand, during the period in which the aiming cursor 78 is displayed in the normal color, it is possible to concentrate on aiming at the goal without performing unnecessary avoidance operation.

  It is also possible to control the difficulty level of the game according to the level of the player by changing the time (T1) from the color change to the attack start.

  In this embodiment, the color of the aiming cursor 78 is changed, but the size of the aiming cursor 78 is changed, the shape of the aiming cursor 78 is changed, the brightness of the aiming cursor 78 is changed, or The aiming cursor 78 may blink. That is, the display mode of the aiming cursor 78 may be changed.

  Further, although two colors of blue and red are used as the color of the aiming cursor 78 (see FIG. 4), the number and types of colors are not limited to this. For example, three colors of blue, yellow and red can be used. In this case, yellow is assigned to the warning period (0 to T1), red is assigned to the attack execution period (T1 to T2), and blue is assigned to the suspension period (T2 to T3). Further, for example, in the warning period, the yellow color tone may be changed stepwise or continuously from light to dark over time. Then, you can intuitively recognize the length of time until the attack starts.

  In this embodiment, only one rival character 74 is displayed, but a plurality of rival characters 74 may be displayed. In this case, in step S111 in FIG. 14, the one determined to be closest to the plurality of rival characters 74 is tracked by the aiming cursor 78. A plurality of enemy characters 76 and aiming cursors 78 may be displayed.

  In this embodiment, an attack is performed with the flame 80, but various attack objects such as bullets, missiles, and laser beams can be used.

It is an illustration figure which shows one Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the embodiment in FIG. 1. It is an illustration figure which shows the memory map of the main memory applied to the FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the attack cycle applied to FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the game screen applied to FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the game screen applied to the FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the game screen applied to the FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the game screen applied to the FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the game screen applied to the FIG. 1 Example. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the game screen applied to the FIG. 1 Example. It is a flowchart which shows a part of CPU operation | movement applied to FIG. 1 Example. It is a flowchart which shows a part of other CPU operation | movement applied to FIG. 1 Example. It is a flowchart which shows a part of other CPU operation | movement applied to FIG. 1 Example. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing yet another portion of the CPU operation applied to the embodiment in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows a part of other CPU operation | movement applied to FIG. 1 Example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game system 12 ... Video game device 18 ... Optical disk 22 ... Controller 34 ... Monitor 36 ... CPU
38 ... Memory controller 40 ... Main memory 42 ... GPU

Claims (7)

To computer processor,
A player character display step for displaying the player character;
A player character moving step for moving the player character displayed in the player character display step in response to an operation input;
Enemy character display step for displaying enemy characters,
An enemy character moving step for moving the enemy character displayed in the enemy character displaying step;
Rival character display step for displaying rival characters,
A rival character moving step of moving the rival character displayed in the rival character display step;
Aim cursor display step to display the aim cursor showing the enemy's attack target,
An aiming cursor moving step for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step;
An attack step of performing an attack with an attack object toward the target indicated by the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step;
Displayed by the player character display step when the hit determination step of determining whether or not the attack object has hit the player character displayed by the player character display step, and when the determination result of the hit determination step is affirmative The player character is caused to execute a defeat step for performing a defeat process ,
The aiming cursor moving step includes:
A specification for specifying a character closest to the enemy character displayed by the enemy character display step among a plurality of characters including the player character displayed by the player character display step and the rival character displayed by the rival character display step Step,
A first aiming cursor moving step for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step toward the player character when it is determined that the player character is closest to the specific step;
A game program comprising: a second aiming cursor moving step of moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step toward the rival character when it is determined by the specifying step that the rival character is closest . The aiming cursor display step performs display in the first mode,
The game program according to claim 1, further causing the processor to further execute a changing step of changing the display mode of the aiming cursor display step to the second mode before the attack operation by the attack step is executed.   The game program according to claim 2, further causing the processor to further execute a recovery step of restoring the display mode of the aiming cursor display step to the first mode after the attack operation by the attack step is executed. The processor, further execute a reorientation steps to change the orientation of the enemy character displayed by the front Kiteki character display step,
The aiming cursor moving step includes:
A switching step for switching the on / off state of the tracking flag at a predetermined timing; and
The third target cursor moving step Before moving with respect to the orientation change by moving and / or the orientation changing step by the enemy character moving step the aiming cursor displayed by said aiming cursor display step when the tracking flag is turned off Further including
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specifying step specifies when the tracking flag is in an on state . Player character display means for displaying a player character;
Player character moving means for moving the player character displayed by the player character display means in response to an operation input;
Enemy character display means for displaying enemy characters,
Enemy character moving means for moving the enemy character displayed by the enemy character display means;
Rival character display means for displaying rival characters, and
Rival character moving means for moving the rival character displayed by the rival character display means;
An aiming cursor display means for displaying an aiming cursor indicating an enemy attack target;
An aiming cursor moving means for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means;
Attack means for performing an attack with an attack object toward the target indicated by the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means;
Displayed by the player character display means when the attack object has hit the player character displayed by the player character display means, and when the determination result of the hit determination means is affirmative A defeat means for performing defeat processing on the player character ,
The aiming cursor moving means is
A specification for specifying a character closest to the enemy character displayed by the enemy character display unit among a plurality of characters including the player character displayed by the player character display unit and the rival character displayed by the rival character display unit means,
First aiming cursor moving means for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means toward the player character when the specifying means determines that the player character is closest to the player character; and
A game apparatus comprising: a second aiming cursor moving means for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means toward the rival character when the specifying means determines that the rival character is closest . A game method executed by a computer device, comprising:
A player character display step for displaying the player character;
A player character moving step for moving the player character displayed in the player character display step in response to an operation input;
Enemy character display step for displaying enemy characters,
An enemy character moving step for moving the enemy character displayed in the enemy character displaying step;
Rival character display step for displaying rival characters,
A rival character moving step of moving the rival character displayed in the rival character display step;
Aim cursor display step to display the aim cursor showing the enemy's attack target,
An aiming cursor moving step for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step;
An attack step of performing an attack with an attack object toward the target indicated by the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step;
A hit determination step of determining whether or not the attack object has hit the player character displayed in the player character display step; and
A defeat step of performing a defeat process on the player character displayed by the player character display step when the determination result of the hit determination step is affirmative;
The aiming cursor moving step includes:
A specification for specifying a character closest to the enemy character displayed by the enemy character display step among a plurality of characters including the player character displayed by the player character display step and the rival character displayed by the rival character display step Step,
A first aiming cursor moving step for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step toward the player character when it is determined that the player character is closest to the specific step;
A game method, comprising: a second aiming cursor moving step of moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display step toward the rival character when it is determined that the rival character is closest to the specific step. Player character display means for displaying a player character;
Player character moving means for moving the player character displayed by the player character display means in response to an operation input;
Enemy character display means for displaying enemy characters,
Enemy character moving means for moving the enemy character displayed by the enemy character display means;
Rival character display means for displaying rival characters, and
Rival character moving means for moving the rival character displayed by the rival character display means;
An aiming cursor display means for displaying an aiming cursor indicating an enemy attack target;
An aiming cursor moving means for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means;
Attack means for performing an attack with an attack object toward the target indicated by the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means;
Hit determination means for determining whether or not the attack object has hit the player character displayed by the player character display means; and
A defeat means for performing a defeat process on the player character displayed by the player character display means when the determination result of the hit determination means is affirmative;
The aiming cursor moving means is
A specification for specifying a character closest to the enemy character displayed by the enemy character display unit among a plurality of characters including the player character displayed by the player character display unit and the rival character displayed by the rival character display unit means,
First aiming cursor moving means for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means toward the player character when the specifying means determines that the player character is closest to the player character; and
A game system, comprising: a second aiming cursor moving means for moving the aiming cursor displayed by the aiming cursor display means toward the rival character when the specifying means determines that the rival character is closest.

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