JP5204917B2 - GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME CONTROL PROGRAM, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling the progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character acting in accordance with a behavior instruction of the representative character is played against another group.

  In actual professional baseball, when the manager's skill is low or inexperienced, there are often cases where well-known players and veteran players with high skill do not follow the manager's instructions and act at their own discretion. On the other hand, when the manager's skill is high or the team has a lot of experience leading to the championship, even famous players and veteran players tend to respect the manager and act according to the manager's instructions Becomes higher. In real baseball, such a delicate power relationship between the player and the manager affects the team atmosphere and the player's play, and is an important factor that makes the game more exciting. Therefore, taking into consideration the power relationship between the player and the manager, incorporating elements such as whether or not the player behaves as directed by the manager into the baseball game will increase the realism of the baseball game and make it more interesting. It is thought that it can be increased.

  On the other hand, in the conventional baseball game, even if there is a player who plays a game from the manager's standpoint, it merely gives the player some kind of instruction as a manager, and does not particularly take into consideration the relationship between the manager and the player. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a battle game using a communication line. In paragraphs [0023] to [0026], a command can be selected from the manager's standpoint, and the player himself / herself becomes a manager. The game can be enjoyed in the mood, and at least one of the commands is selected from each game, every opponent, every inning, every time, every pitch, every pitcher, every batter, every batter, every runner It is disclosed that the timing can be selected. Note that Patent Document 1 discloses that the game performance is improved by further capturing real-world information.

JP 2001-137555 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, after the player as the manager selects a command, the game is simply advanced according to the command, and there is a delicate power relationship between the player and the manager as described above. Etc. are not considered.

  An object of the present invention is an unprecedented game that incorporates an element in which the other character acts or does not act as instructed by one character in accordance with the power relationship between the one character and the other character. Providing a game control device, a game control program, a game control method, and the like.

(1) A game device according to the present invention controls a progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character that acts in accordance with the action instruction of the representative character battles with another group in the game space. A control device that determines a behavior instruction given to the slave character by the representative character according to an operation command input by a player using an operation device, and causes the slave character to act according to the determined behavior instruction; A first evaluation value setting unit that sets a first evaluation value indicating the management ability of the representative character with respect to the sub-character, and a second for evaluating the sub-character according to an ability value indicating the ability of the sub-character It shows a second evaluation value setting unit for setting an evaluation value, a difference between the second evaluation value and the first evaluation value An evaluation difference value calculation unit that calculates a value difference value; and a representative character management ability setting unit that sets a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game based on the evaluation difference value, character management ability setting unit, when the second evaluation value is greater than the first evaluation value, as the evaluation difference value is large, reduce the management capacity value of the representative character, the management capacity value, the A management capability determination information storage unit that stores in advance an instruction performance rate determination table that prescribes the evaluation difference value and the instruction performance rate, including an instruction performance rate indicating a probability that the action result of the sub character will be successful; The representative character management ability setting unit determines an instruction performance rate according to the evaluation difference value with reference to the instruction performance rate determination table.

The game control program according to the present invention is a game in which a computer controls the progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character acting in accordance with the action instruction of the representative character is played against another group in the game space. A control method in which a computer determines an action instruction given to the sub character by the representative character in accordance with an operation command input by a player using an operation device, and causes the sub character to act in accordance with the determined action instruction A first evaluation value setting step in which a computer sets a first evaluation value indicating a management ability of the representative character with respect to the sub-character, and the computer determines the first character according to the ability value indicating the power of the sub-character. Second to evaluate subordinate character A second evaluation value setting step of setting a value, and the computer, evaluated difference value calculation step of calculating the evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the second evaluation value and the first evaluation value, the computer, the evaluation difference And a representative character management ability setting step for setting a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game based on the value, wherein the representative character management ability setting step has the second evaluation value as the first evaluation value. When the evaluation value is larger, the larger the evaluation difference value is, the lower the management ability value of the representative character is, and the management ability value includes an instruction performance rate indicating a probability that the action result of the sub character will be successful. The computer stores in advance an instruction performance rate determination table that defines the evaluation difference value and the instruction performance rate, and the representative character management capability In constant step, the computer determines the instruction execution rate corresponding to the evaluation difference value by referring to the instruction execution rate determination table.

The game control method according to the present invention is a game in which a computer controls the progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character acting in accordance with the action instruction of the representative character is played against another group in the game space. A control method in which a computer determines an action instruction given to the sub character by the representative character in accordance with an operation command input by a player using an operation device, and causes the sub character to act in accordance with the determined action instruction A first evaluation value setting step in which a computer sets a first evaluation value indicating a management ability of the representative character with respect to the sub-character, and the computer determines the first character according to the ability value indicating the power of the sub-character. Second evaluation value for evaluating subordinate character A second evaluation value setting step of setting, the computer, the evaluation difference value calculation step of calculating the evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the second evaluation value and the first evaluation value, the computer, the evaluation difference value And a representative character management ability setting step for setting a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game. In the representative character management ability setting step , the computer has the second evaluation value If the evaluation value is larger than the first evaluation value, the management ability value of the representative character is lowered as the evaluation difference value is larger, and the management ability value indicates the probability of success of the action result of the sub-character. The computer stores in advance an instruction performance rate determination table that defines the evaluation difference value and the instruction performance rate, and the representative key. In Rakuta management capacity setting step, the computer determines the instruction execution rate corresponding to the evaluation difference value by referring to the instruction execution rate determination table.

  According to these structures, the 1st evaluation value which shows the management ability of a representative character (for example, manager character in a baseball game) is deducted from the 2nd evaluation value prescribed | regulated from the ability value of a subordinate character (for example, player character in a baseball game). An evaluation difference value is calculated. As the evaluation difference value is larger, the management ability value for reflecting the management ability of the representative character in the game is lowered.

  Therefore, when the player uses a slave character having a higher evaluation value than the representative character, the proportion of the slave character acting without following the behavior instruction of the representative character increases. This makes it possible to incorporate in the game an unexpected element that the player does not act according to the coach's instructions according to the power relationship between the manager and the player, as in actual baseball. Can provide a high game.

  (2) It is preferable that the representative character management ability setting unit decreases the instruction performance rate of the sub-character with respect to the action instruction of the representative character as the evaluation difference value increases.

  According to this configuration, when the evaluation value of the representative character is lower than the evaluation value of the subordinate character, the instruction performance rate of the subordinate character is reduced. Therefore, even if the representative character gives a behavior instruction to a slave character having a higher evaluation value than that of the representative character, the slave character is more likely to fail the behavior according to the behavior instruction. Thereby, the fall of the management capability of a representative character can be reproduced effectively.

  (3) The first evaluation value setting unit increases the first evaluation value when winning a battle with the different group, and the representative character management ability setting unit increases the first evaluation value. It is preferable to reduce the rate of change in the management ability value determined according to the evaluation difference value.

  According to this configuration, when the first evaluation value is high and the management ability is high, the rate at which the management ability value determined according to the evaluation difference value fluctuates is reduced. Therefore, when a representative character with high management ability gives an action instruction to a slave character with a higher evaluation value than itself, a representative character with low management ability gives an action instruction to a slave character with a higher evaluation value than itself, The rate at which the sub character behaves according to the action instruction increases. This gives a clear motivation to the player to win the battle and increase the evaluation value of the representative character (for example, to improve the ability of the manager character by repeatedly winning in the baseball game). It is possible to improve the interest of the game.

  Also, in order to make an excellent subordinate character with a high evaluation value act as instructed, it is necessary to reduce the difference in evaluation value with the subordinate character and increase the evaluation value of the representative character. The motivation to win the battle with the group can be given more clearly, and the fun of the game can be enhanced.

  (4) There are a plurality of sub characters, and a sub character selection unit that selects a sub character to be used for the battle game from a plurality of sub characters according to a selection command from a player, and for each sub character, A selection number management unit that manages the number of selections selected by the sub-character selection unit, and the representative character management capability setting unit is determined according to the evaluation difference value as the sub-character has a larger selection number. It is preferable to reduce the rate of fluctuation of the management ability value.

  According to this configuration, even if the representative character gives an action instruction to a slave character having a higher evaluation value than the representative character, if the number of times that the slave character is selected by the player is large, the management ability value varies. The rate is relaxed. Specifically, a case where this configuration is incorporated in a baseball game will be described as an example. In the present invention, when the manager character uses a high-performance player character, there is a possibility that the player character does not follow the instruction of the manager character. Even in this case, the manager character is not the player character. Is selected as a starting member or a match member, the pseudo-intimacy between the manager character and the player character is considered high, and the player character does not follow the instructions of the manager character. To do. This gives the player the motivation to repeatedly select a specific sub-character, arouses attachment to the sub-character, and enhances the fun of the game.

  (5) The operation command includes a number limit command in which the number of times of use is limited in advance in one battle game, and the representative character management ability setting unit determines the use number of the number of times limit command as the evaluation difference value. It is preferable to decrease as the value increases.

  According to this configuration, if the player instructs a subordinate character having a higher evaluation value than the representative character, the number of times the number limit command is used is reduced, so that the player is limited to using a subordinate character having a higher evaluation value than the representative character. Is imposed, and the decrease in the management ability of the representative character can be reflected in the game without a sense of incongruity.

  (6) The virtual character further includes a condition setting unit for increasing or decreasing the ability value of the sub-character in order to virtually indicate the condition of the sub-character when starting a battle game of one game, and the representative character management ability setting unit includes: Preferably, the condition setting unit increases the probability of decreasing the ability value of the sub-character according to the evaluation difference value.

  According to this configuration, when the representative character instructs a subordinate character having a higher evaluation value than itself, the probability that the subordinate character's ability value decreases is increased, and the decrease in the management ability of the representative character is effectively reflected in the game. be able to.

  (7) It is preferable that the second evaluation value setting unit increases the ability value of the sub-character according to the action result of the sub-character, regardless of the result of the battle with the other group.

  According to this structure, since the player can raise each subordinate character individually, attachment to each player character can be aroused and the interest property of a game can be improved.

  (8) A game device according to another aspect of the present invention is a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character that acts in accordance with the behavior instruction of the representative character battles with another group in the game space. A game control device for controlling the progress, wherein a behavior instruction given to the slave character by the representative character is determined according to an operation command input by a player using an operation device, and the slave character is caused to act according to the determined behavior instruction. The subordinate character is evaluated in accordance with a character control unit, a first evaluation value setting unit that sets a first evaluation value indicating the management ability of the representative character with respect to the subordinate character, and an ability value indicating the subordinate character's ability A second evaluation value setting unit for setting a second evaluation value for performing, and the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value An evaluation difference value calculation unit for calculating an evaluation difference value indicating a representative character management ability setting unit for setting a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game based on the evaluation difference value, When the second evaluation value is greater than the first evaluation value, the representative character management ability setting unit decreases the management ability value of the representative character as the evaluation difference value increases.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game control program for causing a game composed of a representative character and a slave character acting in accordance with an action instruction of the representative character to advance a battle game in which a game is played against another group. A game control program for causing a computer to function as a game control device to be controlled, wherein an action instruction given to the sub-character by the representative character is determined according to an operation command input by a player using an operation device, and the action instruction is determined according to the determined action instruction A subordinate character control unit that causes a subordinate character to act, a first evaluation value setting unit that sets a first evaluation value that indicates a management ability of the representative character for the subordinate character, and an ability value that indicates the ability of the subordinate character And setting a second evaluation value for evaluating the subordinate character A second evaluation value setting unit, an evaluation difference value calculating unit for calculating an evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value, and the management ability based on the evaluation difference value When the computer functions as a representative character management ability setting unit that sets a management ability value to be reflected in the battle game, the representative character management ability setting unit, when the second evaluation value is greater than the first evaluation value, The larger the evaluation difference value, the lower the management ability value of the representative character.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game control method for proceeding a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character acting in accordance with an action instruction of the representative character is made to battle another group in the game space. A game control method controlled by a computer, wherein the computer determines an action instruction given to the secondary character by the representative character in accordance with an operation command input by a player using an operating device, and determines the secondary character in accordance with the determined action instruction. A secondary character control step to act, a first evaluation value setting step in which the computer sets a first evaluation value indicating the management ability of the representative character for the secondary character, and a computer in which the capability value indicates the secondary character's ability To evaluate the subordinate character according to A second evaluation value setting step for setting a second evaluation value; an evaluation difference value calculating step for calculating an evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value; A representative character management ability setting step for setting a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game based on the evaluation difference value, and in the representative character management ability setting step, the computer includes the second character management ability setting step. When the evaluation value is larger than the first evaluation value, the management ability value of the representative character is lowered as the evaluation difference value is larger.

  According to the present invention, for example, in the game, a situation with a sense of reality that the player may not act faithfully to the action instruction of the manager depending on the power relationship between the manager and the player, such as in real baseball. Can be included. On the other hand, if the player can grow the manager character, the player's fidelity to the instruction of the manager character can be improved according to the degree of growth, that is, the player character can be moved according to the instruction of the manager character. A wide range of playability can be provided, and as a result, an uninteresting and highly entertaining game can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game device of one embodiment of this invention. It is a main functional block diagram of the game device shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the data structure of an instruction | indication performance rate determination table. It is the figure which showed an example of the data structure of a reduction value determination table. It is the figure which showed an example of the data structure of a condition reduction probability determination table. It is a screen figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the baseball game which the game device by this Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the determination process of the frequency | count of use of a frequency limit command. The flowchart of instruction | indication performance determination processing is shown. It is a flowchart which shows a condition setting process. The flowchart of the evaluation value setting process is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the game device when a batter character hits a ball object. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a management capability specific table. It is a figure which shows another example of the data structure of a management capability specific table.

  Hereinafter, a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, a home video game apparatus configured by connecting a home video game machine to a home television will be described as an example of the game apparatus, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this example. The present invention can be similarly applied to a portable game device or mobile phone in which a monitor is integrated, or a personal computer that functions as a game device by executing a game control program according to the present invention.

  The game device shown in FIG. 1 includes a consumer game machine 100 and a television 200. The home-use game machine 100 is loaded with a computer-readable recording medium 300 on which a game program is recorded, and the game program is appropriately read to execute the game.

  A consumer game machine 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1, a bus line 2, a graphics data generation processor 3, an interface circuit (I / F) 4, a main memory 5, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 6, and an expansion circuit 7. , Parallel port 8, serial port 9, drawing processor 10, audio processor 11, decoder 12, interface circuit (I / F) 13, buffers 14 to 16, recording medium drive 17, memory 18, and controller 19. The television 200 includes a television monitor 21, an amplifier circuit 22 and a speaker 23.

  The CPU 1 is connected to the bus line 2 and the graphics data generation processor 3. The bus line 2 includes an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. The CPU 1, interface circuit 4, main memory 5, ROM 6, decompression circuit 7, parallel port 8, serial port 9, drawing processor 10, audio processor 11, decoder 12 And the interface circuit 13 are connected to each other.

  When the game apparatus is configured with a personal computer, a workstation, or the like as a core, the television monitor 21 or the like corresponds to a computer display. In addition, the decompression circuit 7, the drawing processor 10, the audio processor 11, and the like are respectively provided on a part of the game control program data recorded on the recording medium 300 or on hardware on an expansion board installed in an expansion slot of the computer. Correspond. The interface circuit 4, the parallel port 8, the serial port 9, and the interface circuit 13 correspond to hardware on an expansion board mounted in an expansion slot of the computer. The buffers 14 to 16 correspond to the storage areas of the main memory 5 or the expansion memory, respectively.

  Next, each component shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The graphics data generation processor 3 serves as a coprocessor for the CPU 1. That is, the graphics data generation processor 3 performs coordinate conversion and light source calculation, for example, calculation of a fixed point format matrix or vector by parallel processing.

  The main processing performed by the graphics data generation processor 3 includes predetermined data based on the coordinate data, movement amount data, rotation amount data, and the like of each vertex in the two-dimensional or three-dimensional space of the image data supplied from the CPU 1. There are processing for obtaining address data of the processing target image on the display area and returning it to the CPU 1, processing for calculating the luminance of the image according to the distance from the virtually set light source, and the like.

  The interface circuit 4 is used for an interface of a peripheral device such as a pointing device such as a mouse or a trackball. The main memory 5 is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like. The ROM 6 stores program data serving as an operating system for the game device.

  The decompression circuit 7 performs decompression processing on a compressed image compressed by intra coding conforming to the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) standard for moving images and the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) standard for still images. The decompression processing includes decoding processing (decoding of data encoded by VLC: Variable Length Code), inverse quantization processing, IDCT (Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform) processing, intra image restoration processing, and the like.

  The drawing processor 10 performs a drawing process on the buffer 14 based on a drawing command issued by the CPU 1 every predetermined time T (for example, T = 1/60 seconds in one frame).

  The buffer 14 is constituted by a RAM, for example, and is divided into a display area (frame buffer) and a non-display area. The display area is composed of a development area for image data to be displayed on the display surface of the television monitor 21. The non-display area is composed of storage areas such as data for defining a skeleton, model data for defining polygons, animation data for causing the model to move, pattern data indicating the contents of each animation, texture data, and color palette data.

  Here, the texture data is two-dimensional image data. The color palette data is data for designating a color such as texture data. The CPU 1 records these data in the non-display area of the buffer 14 in advance at a time from the recording medium 300 or in a plurality of times according to the progress of the game.

  The drawing command includes a drawing command for drawing a stereoscopic image using a polygon and a drawing command for drawing a normal two-dimensional image. Here, the polygon is a polygonal two-dimensional virtual figure, and for example, a triangle or a quadrangle is used.

  A drawing command for drawing a stereoscopic image using polygons is polygon vertex address data indicating the storage position of polygon vertex coordinate data on the display area of the buffer 14, and the storage position of the texture to be pasted on the polygon 14 on the buffer 14. Is performed on each of the color address data indicating the storage position on the buffer 14 and the color data indicating the texture brightness.

  Among the above data, the polygon vertex address data on the display area is converted by the graphics data generation processor 3 by performing coordinate conversion of the polygon vertex coordinate data in the three-dimensional space from the CPU 1 based on the movement amount data and the rotation amount data. It is replaced with polygon vertex coordinate data in two dimensions. The luminance data is determined by the graphics data generation processor 3 based on the distance from the position indicated by the polygon vertex coordinate data after the coordinate conversion from the CPU 1 to the light source virtually arranged.

  The polygon vertex address data indicates an address on the display area of the buffer 14. The drawing processor 10 performs a process of writing texture data corresponding to the display area range of the buffer 14 indicated by the three polygon vertex address data.

  An object such as a character in the game space is composed of a plurality of polygons. The CPU 1 stores the coordinate data of each polygon in the three-dimensional space in the buffer 14 in association with the corresponding skeleton vector data. When the character is moved on the display screen of the television monitor 21 by an operation of the controller 19 to be described later or when the viewpoint position where the character is viewed is changed, The following processing is performed.

  That is, the CPU 1 obtains the graphics data generation processor 3 from the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertices of each polygon held in the non-display area of the buffer 14, the skeleton coordinates, and the rotation amount data. Polygon movement amount data and rotation amount data are given.

  The graphics data generation processor 3 sequentially obtains the three-dimensional coordinate data after moving and rotating each polygon based on the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertex of each polygon and the movement amount data and rotation amount data of each polygon.

  Of the three-dimensional coordinate data of each polygon thus obtained, the coordinate data in the horizontal and vertical directions are supplied to the drawing processor 10 as address data on the display area of the buffer 14, that is, polygon vertex address data.

  The drawing processor 10 writes the texture data indicated by the texture address data assigned in advance on the display area of the buffer 14 indicated by the three polygon vertex address data. As a result, on the display screen of the television monitor 21, an object in which textures are pasted on a large number of polygons is displayed.

  A drawing command for drawing a normal two-dimensional image indicates vertex address data, texture address data, color palette address data indicating the storage position on the buffer 14 of color palette data indicating the color of the texture data, and luminance of the texture. This is performed on the luminance data. Among these data, the vertex address data is obtained by the coordinate conversion of the vertex coordinate data on the two-dimensional plane from the CPU 1 by the graphics data generation processor 3 based on the movement amount data and the rotation amount data from the CPU 1.

  The audio processor 11 stores ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) data read from the recording medium 300 in the buffer 15, and the ADPCM data stored in the buffer 15 becomes a sound source.

  Also, the audio processor 11 reads ADPCM data from the buffer 15 based on, for example, a clock signal having a frequency of 44.1 kHz. The audio processor 11 performs processing such as pitch conversion, noise addition, envelope setting, level setting, and reverb addition on the read ADPCM data.

  When the audio data read from the recording medium 300 is PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) data such as CD-DA (Compact Disk Digital Audio), the audio processor 11 converts the audio data into ADPCM data. Further, the processing for the PCM data by the program is directly performed on the main memory 5. The PCM data processed on the main memory 5 is supplied to the audio processor 11 and converted into ADPCM data. Thereafter, the various processes described above are performed, and sound is output from the speaker 23.

  As the recording medium drive 17, for example, a DVD-ROM drive, a CD-ROM drive, a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, a silicon disk drive, a cassette medium reader, or the like is used. In this case, as the recording medium 300, a DVD-ROM, a CD-ROM, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is used.

  The recording medium drive 17 reads image data, audio data, and program data from the recording medium 300 and supplies the read data to the decoder 12. The decoder 12 performs error correction processing by ECC (Error Correction Code) on the reproduced data from the recording medium drive 17 and supplies the data subjected to the error correction processing to the main memory 5 or the audio processor 11.

  For example, a card-type memory is used as the memory 18. The card type memory is used for holding various game parameters at the time of interruption, such as holding the state at the time of interruption when the game is interrupted.

  The controller 19 is an operation device used by the player who is an operator to input various operation commands, and sends an operation signal corresponding to the operation of the player to the CPU 1. The controller 19 includes a first button 19a, a second button 19b, a third button 19c, a fourth button 19d, an up key 19U, a down key 19D, a left key 19L, a right key 19R, and L1 buttons 19L1, L2. A button 19L2, an R1 button 19R1, an R2 button 19R2, a start button 19e, a select button 19f, a left stick 19SL and a right stick 19SR are provided.

  The up direction key 19U, the down direction key 19D, the left direction key 19L, and the right direction key 19R are used, for example, to give the CPU 1 a command for moving a character or cursor up, down, left, or right on the screen of the television monitor 21. .

  The start button 19e is used to instruct the CPU 1 to load a game program from the recording medium 300. The select button 19f is used to instruct the CPU 1 to make various selections related to the game program loaded from the recording medium 300 to the main memory 5.

  The buttons and keys of the controller 19 except for the left stick 19SL and the right stick 19SR are turned on when pressed from the neutral position by an external pressing force, and return to the neutral position when the pressing force is released. It consists of an on / off switch that turns off.

  The left stick 19SL and the right stick 19SR are stick-type controllers having almost the same configuration as a so-called joystick. This stick-type controller has an upright stick, and can be tilted over a 360 ° direction including front, rear, left and right with a predetermined position of the stick as a fulcrum. The left stick 19SL and the right stick 19SR are connected to the CPU 1 via the interface circuit 13 using the values of the x-coordinate in the left-right direction and the y-coordinate in the front-rear direction as the operation signals according to the tilt direction and tilt angle of the stick. To send.

  The first button 19a, the second button 19b, the third button 19c, the fourth button 19d, the L1 button 19L1, the L2 button 19L2, the R1 button 19R1, and the R2 button 19R2 are added to the game control program loaded from the recording medium 300. It is used for various functions accordingly.

  Next, a schematic operation of the above game device will be described. When the recording medium 300 is loaded in the recording medium drive 17, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on and the game apparatus is turned on, the recording medium 300 is based on the operating system stored in the ROM 6. The CPU 1 instructs the recording medium drive 17 to read the game program from. As a result, the recording medium drive 17 reads image data, audio data, and program data from the recording medium 300. The read image data, audio data, and program data are supplied to the decoder 12, and the decoder 12 performs error correction processing on each data.

  The image data that has been subjected to error correction processing by the decoder 12 is supplied to the decompression circuit 7 via the bus line 2. The image data that has been subjected to the expansion processing described above by the expansion circuit 7 is supplied to the drawing processor 10, and is written into the non-display area of the buffer 14 by the drawing processor 10. The audio data that has been subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is written into the buffer 15 via the main memory 5 or the audio processor 11. Program data that has been subjected to error correction processing by the decoder 12 is written into the main memory 5.

  Thereafter, the CPU 1 causes the game to proceed based on the game control program stored in the main memory 5 and the content instructed by the player using the controller 19. In other words, the CPU 1 appropriately performs control of image processing, control of sound processing, control of internal processing, and the like based on content that the player instructs using the controller 19.

  As image processing control, for example, the calculation of the coordinates of each skeleton or the calculation of the vertex coordinate data of polygons from the pattern data corresponding to the animation instructed to the character, the obtained three-dimensional coordinate data and the graphics data of the viewpoint position data Supply to the generation processor 3, issue of a rendering command including address data and luminance data on the display area of the buffer 14 obtained by the graphics data generation processor 3 are performed.

  As control of audio processing, for example, issue of an audio output command to the audio processor 11, specification of level, reverb, etc. are performed. As control of the internal processing, for example, calculation according to the operation of the controller 19 is performed.

  Next, the game executed based on the game program recorded on the recording medium 300 will be described. The game in this embodiment is based on a baseball game.

  FIG. 6 is a screen diagram for explaining an outline of a baseball game executed by the game device according to the present embodiment. In this baseball game, a self-team (an example of a group) composed of a manager character (an example of a representative character) and a player character (an example of a subordinate character) that acts in accordance with an action instruction of the manager character is separated into another team in the game space. It is a baseball game to play against (an example of another group).

  The baseball game is a nurturing baseball game for nurturing a manager character as a substitute for a player. That is, the player increases the manager evaluation value (an example of the first evaluation value) indicating the management ability of the manager character by making his team face another team and winning, thereby nurturing the manager character. The player character includes a pitcher character, a batter character, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the baseball game is a baseball game in which the pitcher character CL2 throws the ball object BL and the batter character CL1 returns the ball object BL with the bat object BT.

  In this baseball game, when the player is an attacking side, the controller 19 is operated to move the meet cursor K displayed in the outer frame WK indicating the strike zone on the display screen, so that the ball object BL is near the home base. Is reached, the meat cursor K is positioned on the ball object BL and a batting command is input. Then, the bat object BT is displayed as a swing, and the ball object BL is hit back.

  Next, main functions of the game apparatus when a baseball game is played using the game apparatus configured as described above will be described. FIG. 2 is a main functional block diagram of the game apparatus shown in FIG.

  The operation unit 410 is composed of the controller 19 and the like, and accepts various operation commands necessary for the player to proceed with the game. The operation commands include a movement command, a batting command, a pitching command, an action instruction command, and the like. The move command is an operation command that is input when the player is on the attack side and moves the meet cursor K shown in FIG. 6 on the display screen of the display unit 420.

  Here, for example, the player inputs a movement command by tilting the left stick 19SL or the right stick 19SR. The movement command signal corresponding to the movement command output from the operation unit 410 includes information indicating the direction in which the left stick 19SL or the right stick 19SR is tilted. As information indicating the tilted direction, for example, on the standing surface of the left stick 19SL or the right stick 19SR, the tilt direction before and after the left stick 19SL or the right stick 19SR is used as a reference direction, and the reference direction and the left stick 19SL are used. Alternatively, a clockwise angle with the direction in which the right stick 19SR is tilted can be adopted.

  The batting command is an operation command that is input when the player is the attacking side and determines the batting timing of the ball object BL. The player inputs a batting command by pressing one of the first to fourth buttons 19a to 19d, for example. The pitching command is an operation command that is input when the player is on the defensive side and causes the pitcher character CL2 to pitch the ball object BL.

  The action instruction command is an operation command for causing the player character to act in accordance with the action instruction of the manager character, and is a command that simulates an instruction given to the player by the sign or verb in actual baseball.

  In this baseball game, there are action instruction commands that are input when the player is on the attack side and action instruction commands that are input when the player is on the defense side. The action instruction commands input when the player is the attacking side include “hit end run”, “feed bunt”, “squeeze”, “safety bunt”, “theft buster”, “attack policy / meeting priority”, “attack policy / There are “long hit emphasis”, “attack policy / go positive”, “attack policy / watch”. These action instruction commands are input by the player immediately before the pitcher character CL2 throws the ball object BL, for example.

  The action instruction commands that are input when the player is on the defensive side include “running consciousness / aggressive”, “running consciousness / normal”, “running consciousness / reactive”, “running consciousness / gogoro”, "Defense Shift / Getz Aim", "Defense Shift / Bunt Alert", "Defense Shift / Intermediate Defense", "Defense Shift / Advance Defense", "Defense Shift / Advance Outfield", "Defense Shift / Long Strike Alert", ”,“ Bunt Shift Press ”,“ Theft Warning ”,“ Squeeze Warning ”,“ Throwing Policy / Strike Precedence ”,“ Throwing Policy / Cautious ”,“ Throwing Policy / Three Strike Aim ”, and“ Throwing Policy / Hit Etc. ”. These action instruction commands are input by the player immediately before inputting a pitching command, for example.

  Further, all or any one or more of these action instruction commands correspond to the number limit command. The number of times limit command is a command in which the number of times of use per match (one game) is limited. In this embodiment, there are a plurality of number-of-times limiting commands, and the player is given the number of times of use per game at the start of the game. Each time any number of times-limited command is used, the number of times of use is decremented by one. The When the usage count becomes 0, the player can no longer use any of the frequency limit commands. This is merely an example, and the number of times of use per game may be individually set for each number of times limit command, and the number of times of use of each number of times limited command may be managed individually.

  The display unit 420 is configured by the television 200 shown in FIG. 1 and displays various images under the control of the control unit 430.

  The control unit 430 includes the CPU 1 and the graphics data generation processor 3 shown in FIG. 1, and includes a player character selection unit 431, a selection count management unit 432, a character control unit 433 (an example of a secondary character control unit), and a manager evaluation value. Setting unit 434 (an example of a first evaluation value setting unit), player evaluation value setting unit 435 (an example of a second evaluation value setting unit), an evaluation difference value calculation unit 436, a management capability setting unit 437 (a representative character management capability setting unit) For example), and a condition setting unit 438.

  The player character selection unit 431 selects a player character to be used in the battle game from a plurality of predetermined player characters in accordance with a selection command input by the player using the operation unit 410.

  The baseball game is a baseball game that simulates professional baseball. Therefore, the player selects his / her favorite player character from a plurality of predetermined player characters simulating an actual professional baseball player and forms his team. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the player selects a favorite player for each game. In addition, the player character selection unit 431 sets nine player characters as starting members among the player characters constituting the team in accordance with a selection command input by the player to select a starting member.

  The selection number management unit 432 individually manages the selection number value of each player character selected by the player character selection unit 431 from the time when the player's team plays the first match until the present. Specifically, the selection number management unit 432 stores the selection number value corresponding to each player character in the selection number storage unit 451 for each player, and when a certain player character is selected, the selection number management unit 432 corresponds to the player character. The selection count value is incremented by 1, and the selection count value is updated. Thereby, even if a plurality of players select the same player character in the same game device, the selection frequency value of each player character can be managed for each player. As will be described later, the higher the number of selections is, the higher the pseudo-intimacy with the manager character is, and if the player evaluation value is larger than the manager evaluation value, the evaluation with the manager character is performed. The rate of change in the management ability value determined according to the difference value is reduced.

  The character control unit 433 determines an action instruction given to the player character by the supervisor character according to the action instruction command input by the player operating the operation unit 410, and causes the player character to act according to the determined action instruction.

  Here, the character control unit 433 reads out the image data of the player character as the action target from the character information storage unit 452, and causes the read image data to perform a predetermined action corresponding to the action instruction command in the game space, The player character may be displayed as an animation on the display unit 420 by rendering.

  In addition, when a hit command is input to the operation unit 410, the character control unit 433 determines a hit timing from the input timing of the hit command, and if the ball object BL overlaps the meat cursor K at the determined hit timing, It is determined that the batter character CL1 has been hit successfully. Then, the character control unit 433 determines the speed and trajectory of the hit ball object BL from the ability value of the batter character CL1 and the overlapping position of the ball object BL and the meet cursor K. Then, the character control unit 433 causes the batter character CL1 to be animated on the display unit 420 so that the batter character CL1 displayed on the display unit 420 hits the ball object BL with the bat object BT. Further, the character control unit 433 causes the display unit 420 to display an animation so that the ball object BL moves according to the determined trajectory.

  For example, if the player is on the attack side and the action instruction command “send bunt” is input, the character control unit 433 determines that the batter character CL1 is in accordance with the instruction performance rate of the batter character CL1 currently standing in the batter box. It is determined by lottery whether or not the sending bunt is successful.

  If the character control unit 433 determines that the sending bunt is to be successful by lottery, the character control unit 433 determines the hit timing from the input timing of the hit command input by the player, and the ball object BL overlaps the meat cursor K at the determined hit timing. If so, the bunt character CL1 is caused to execute a send bunt. Then, the character control unit 433 determines the speed and trajectory of the hit ball object BL from the ability value of the batter character CL1 and the overlapping position of the ball object BL and the meet cursor K. Then, the character control unit 433 displays an animation on the display unit 420 so that the batter character CL1 displayed on the display unit 420 bunts the ball object BL, and moves the ball object BL according to the determined trajectory. The object BL is displayed as an animation on the display unit 420.

  The manager evaluation value setting unit 434 sets a manager evaluation value (an example of a first evaluation value) indicating the management ability of the manager character with respect to the player character. Here, when the player wins a battle with another team, the manager evaluation value setting unit 434 increases the current manager evaluation value stored in the manager evaluation value storage unit 453 by a predetermined point and updates the manager evaluation value. . On the other hand, the manager evaluation value setting unit 434 does not increase the current manager evaluation value when the player's team loses the battle with another team. However, this is only an example, and the manager evaluation value setting unit 434 loses the increase in the manager evaluation value when the player's team wins a match with another team, and the player's team loses the match with another team. A configuration may be adopted in which it is set larger than the increment of the manager evaluation value at that time, and the manager evaluation value is increased each time a game is played.

  The manager evaluation value setting unit 434 sets a default value as the manager evaluation value before the player starts the first game. As the default value, 0 may be adopted, or a predetermined value larger than 0 may be adopted.

  The player evaluation value setting unit 435 sets a player evaluation value for evaluating the player character according to the ability value indicating the ability of the player character. Here, the player evaluation value setting unit 435 increases the ability value of the player character according to the action result of the player character, and increases the player evaluation value accordingly, regardless of the outcome of the battle with another team.

  The ability value includes three ability values of power, running ability, and defensive ability. The power ability value is an ability value that defines the striking power of the player character by a numerical value such as 20, 100. Therefore, when a player character with a large ability value of power succeeds in hitting, the moving speed of the hit ball object BL is set high, and the probability of long hitting is increased. In the pitcher character CL2, the power ability value is an ability value that defines the speed of the thrown ball object BL. Accordingly, the pitcher character CL2 having a large power ability value has a higher moving speed of the ball object BL than the pitcher character CL2 having a small power ability value.

  The ability value of running power is an ability value that defines the speed of a player character's foot by a numerical value such as 20, 100. Therefore, a player character having a large running ability has a higher probability of hitting an infield hit and also has a higher probability of successfully stealing.

  The defensive ability value is an ability value that defines the defensive skill of the player character by a numerical value such as 20, 100. Therefore, a player character having a large defensive ability value has a higher probability of performing a fine play in which the hit ball object BL jumps and catches a ball.

  Then, the player evaluation value setting unit 435, for example, sums up the action results of the player character when one game ends, and increases the ability values of power, running power, and defensive power by a predetermined point from the summed up action results. For example, when a certain player character hits a hit such as 1 strike, 2 strike, 3 strike, or hits a home run, the power ability value of the player character is predetermined according to the number of hits or home runs. Points are increased. Further, when a certain player character succeeds in the theft, the ability value of the running power of the player character is increased by a predetermined point in accordance with the number of times the player character has been successfully stolen. Further, when a certain player character succeeds in catching a ball or fly, the ability value of the defensive power of the player character is increased by a predetermined point according to the number of times of success.

  In this way, the ability value of the player character is increased according to the number of successful actions regardless of the outcome of the game. Since this ability value is a cumulative value from when the player played the first game to the present time, the player can develop not only the manager character but also each player character individually. Thereby, it is possible to urge the player to attach to each player character, and to enhance the interest of the game.

  Then, the player evaluation value setting unit 435 calculates a player evaluation value for evaluating each player character from the power, running ability, and defensive ability values, and stores the player evaluation value in the player evaluation value storage unit 454. Here, as the player evaluation value, for example, a value that increases stepwise in accordance with, for example, an average value of the ability values of power, running ability, and defensive ability is adopted. Or the value which increases in steps according to the value which carried out weighted average of the ability value of power, running power, and defensive power with the predetermined weighting value is employ | adopted. Accordingly, the player evaluation value increases as the power, running ability, and defensive ability values increase, and the player's training level can be understood from the player evaluation value. Before the player plays the first match, default values corresponding to the characteristics of the player character are set for the power, running ability, and defensive ability values. For example, the default value of the power ability value is set higher for a player character with a striking power than for a normal player character.

  The evaluation difference value calculation unit 436, when the manager evaluation value of the current manager character stored in the manager evaluation value storage unit 453 is smaller than the current player evaluation value stored in the player evaluation value storage unit 454, the manager evaluation value An evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the player evaluation value and the player evaluation value is calculated. Here, the evaluation difference value calculation unit 436 calculates an evaluation difference value when a process for determining the number of times of use of the number limit command, an instruction performance rate determination process, and a condition setting process, which will be described later, is performed.

  The management ability setting unit 437 sets a management ability value for reflecting the management ability of the manager character in the battle game based on the evaluation difference value. Here, the management ability setting unit 437 changes the management ability value so that the management ability of the supervisor character decreases as the evaluation difference value increases. The management capability value includes an instruction execution rate, a command use count reduction value, and a condition reduction probability.

  The instruction performance rate indicates the probability that the action result of the player character acting in response to the action instruction command will be successful. Here, since the instruction performance rate is set lower as the evaluation difference value is larger, when an action instruction is given to a player character having a player evaluation value higher than the manager evaluation value, the action of the player character ends in failure. Probability increases.

  Here, the management capability setting unit 437 determines the instruction execution rate by referring to the instruction execution rate determination table stored in the management capability determination information storage unit 455. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the instruction performance rate determination table TB1. As shown in FIG. 3, the instruction performance rate determination table TB1 includes an evaluation difference value field and an instruction performance rate field, and defines an instruction performance rate corresponding to each evaluation difference value.

  As shown in FIG. 3, it can be seen that the instruction execution rate decreases as the evaluation difference value increases. As a result, when the manager character gives an action instruction to a player character having a player evaluation value larger than his own manager evaluation value, the player character stops acting according to the action instruction, and the manager character's management ability is reflected in the battle game. be able to.

  For example, in the record on the first line, the instruction execution rate is set to 90 (%) with an evaluation difference value of 1. Therefore, when the manager character gives an action instruction to a player character having a player evaluation value that is one value larger than the manager evaluation value, the instruction execution rate is set to 90%. As a result, the character control unit 433 sets the instruction performance rate to 90%, determines whether the player character performs this action instruction or attempts by the lottery process, and causes the player character to act according to the lottery result.

  On the other hand, when the manager character gives an action instruction to a player character whose player evaluation value is lower than his / her manager evaluation value, the management ability setting unit 437 does not set the instruction performance rate. Therefore, the character control unit 433 causes the player character to perform an action according to the action instruction of the manager character with a probability of 100%. When the default instruction performance rate is set in the action instruction command, the character control unit 433 multiplies the default instruction performance rate by the instruction performance rate set by the management ability setting unit 437, so that the player character The instruction execution rate may be determined. As a result, the default instruction execution rate can be reduced according to the instruction execution rate set by the management capability setting unit 437.

  The command usage count reduction value indicates a reduction value when the usage count per command of the number limiting command is reduced. In the baseball game, the number of times of use of the number limit command per game is defined in advance. By reducing the default number of uses according to the evaluation difference value, the management ability of the manager character is reflected in the battle game.

  Here, the management capability setting unit 437 determines a decrease value using the decrease value determination table stored in the management capability determination information storage unit 455. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the decrease value determination table TB2. As shown in FIG. 4, the decrease value determination table TB2 includes an evaluation difference value field and a decrease value field of the number limit command, and defines a decrease value of the number limit command corresponding to each evaluation difference value.

  As shown in FIG. 4, it can be seen that the decrease value of the number limit command increases as the evaluation difference value increases. For example, the decrease value of the number limit command corresponding to the evaluation difference value of 1 is set to 1.

  When the evaluation difference value is 1, the management capability setting unit 437 sets 10−1 = 9 as the number of times of use of the number limit command, assuming that the default use number of the number limit command is 10, for example. As a result, the player can use the number limit command only one less than the default use count.

  Here, the management ability setting unit 437 identifies a player character having a player evaluation value larger than the manager evaluation value among the player characters used in the battle game selected by the player character selection unit 431, and for each identified player character The evaluation difference value is calculated, and the total value of the calculated evaluation difference values may be specified as the evaluation difference value when setting the decrease value of the number limit command.

  Thus, when a player forms his / her team with player characters having a player evaluation value larger than the manager evaluation value, the number of times the command for limiting the number of times is used, the player character having a player evaluation value larger than the manager evaluation value. A restriction is imposed on the selection of, so that a decrease in the management ability of the manager character can be reflected in the battle game.

  The condition decrease probability indicates a probability that the current condition of the player character set by the condition setting unit 438 is lowered to a predetermined level. In the present embodiment, the condition decrease probability indicates the probability that the current condition of the player character will be abnormal as will be described later.

  Here, the management capability setting unit 437 sets the condition decrease probability using the condition decrease probability determination table stored in the management capability determination information storage unit 455. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the condition reduction probability determination table TB3.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the condition decrease probability determination table TB3 includes an evaluation difference value field and a condition decrease probability field, and defines a condition decrease probability corresponding to each evaluation difference value.

  As shown in FIG. 5, it can be seen that the condition decrease probability increases as the evaluation difference value increases. As a result, when a player character having a player evaluation value larger than the manager evaluation value is used, the probability that the condition of the player character will be insane according to the evaluation difference value increases, and the management ability of the manager character is reduced. Can be reflected.

  The condition setting unit 438 sets conditions for each of the player characters selected by the player character selection unit 431 when starting one game. Here, there are five conditions: perfect, good, normal, bad, and bad.

  The condition setting unit 438 performs a lottery process for each player character, and determines one condition from these five conditions. Then, the condition setting unit 438 increases / decreases the current ability value of the player character by an increase / decrease value determined in advance according to one determined condition. For example, when the condition level is normal, since the increase / decrease value is 0, the current ability value of the player character is adopted as it is. When the condition level is strong, the increase / decrease value is “+ α1”, so that the current ability value of the player character is increased by α1. When the condition level is not good, the increase / decrease value is “−α1”, so that the current ability value of the player character is decreased by α1. Furthermore, when the level of the condition is perfect, since the increase / decrease value is “+ α2 (> + α1)”, the current ability value of the player character is increased by α2. Further, when the level of the condition is abnormal, since the increase / decrease value is “−α2 (<−α1)”, the current ability values of the player and the character are decreased by α2.

  In this manner, the condition setting unit 438 can virtually represent the condition of each player character by increasing or decreasing the ability value of each player character according to the level of the condition. Note that the ability value increased or decreased by the condition setting unit 438 is valid for only one game.

  Then, the condition setting unit 438 executes a lottery process for determining whether or not the condition is to be abnormal for the player character for which the condition reduction probability is set by the management ability setting unit 437. Here, when the lottery result is not unsatisfactory, the condition setting unit 438 performs the same lottery process as the player character whose player evaluation value is lower than the manager evaluation value, and the player character condition is selected from the above five conditions. Set to one of the conditions.

  The program storage unit 440 includes, for example, the recording medium drive 17 and includes a computer-readable recording medium 441. The recording medium 441 includes the recording medium 300 and stores a game control program according to the present invention. When the game control program is read from the recording medium 300 and the game control program is recorded in the main memory 5, the main memory 5 functions as the program storage unit 440.

  The data storage unit 450 includes, for example, the main memory 5 and includes a selection number storage unit 451, a character information storage unit 452, a manager evaluation value storage unit 453, a player evaluation value storage unit 454, and a management ability determination information storage unit 455. ing.

  The selection count storage unit 451 stores the selection count of each player character managed by the selection count management unit 432. The character information storage unit 452 stores image data of player characters, ball objects, and manager characters, and the ability values of each player character set by the player evaluation value setting unit 435.

  The supervisor evaluation value storage unit 453 stores the supervisor evaluation value set by the supervisor evaluation value setting unit 434. The player evaluation value storage unit 454 stores the player evaluation value of each player character set by the player evaluation value setting unit 435. The management capability determination information storage unit 455 stores the instruction performance rate determination table TB1, the decrease value determination table TB2, and the condition decrease probability determination table TB3 shown in FIGS. Further, the management capability determination information storage unit 455 stores relaxation value specification tables TB4 and TB5 shown in FIG. 12 or FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process of determining the number of times to use the number limit command. This flowchart is executed when the player selects player characters constituting his team before the game starts.

  First, when a selection command for selecting a player character is input by the player using the operation unit 410 (YES in step S1), the selected player character is selected and made a member of the player's team (step S2). ). Here, the control unit 430 prompts the player to select a player character by causing the display unit 420 to display a list of selectable player characters.

  On the other hand, if the player does not input a selection command (NO in step S1), the process returns to step S1. Next, the selection number management unit 432 increments the selection number value indicating the number of selections from the first battle of the player character selected in step S2 to the present time by one (step S3).

  Next, the evaluation difference value calculation unit 436 specifies the current player evaluation value of the player character selected in step S2 by reading it from the player evaluation value storage unit 454 (step S4). Next, the evaluation difference value calculation unit 436 reads the manager evaluation value of the player's manager character from the manager evaluation value storage unit 453, and specifies the current manager evaluation value (step S5).

  Next, the evaluation difference value calculation unit 436 determines whether or not the player evaluation value of the player character selected in step S2 is larger than the manager evaluation value (step S6). Then, the evaluation difference value calculation unit 436 determines that the player evaluation value is greater than the player evaluation value> the manager evaluation value (YES in step S6), that is, if the manager character does not have the management ability to manage the player character. An evaluation difference value is calculated from the supervisor evaluation value (step S7). The calculated evaluation difference value is temporarily stored in the buffer.

  On the other hand, the evaluation difference value calculation unit 436 has the ability to manage the player character when the player evaluation value of the player character selected in step S2 is equal to or less than the manager evaluation value (NO in step S6). If so, the process of step S7 is passed.

  Next, when the number of player characters selected has not reached the upper limit value (NO in step S8), the management ability setting unit 437 returns the process to step S1 and issues a selection command for selecting another player character. Let the player input. On the other hand, when the number of player characters selected reaches the upper limit value (YES in step S8), the management ability setting unit 437 advances the process to step S9. That is, the player character selection unit 431 causes the player to select player characters until the player characters that make up the player's team reach a specified number. Here, a predetermined integer value of at least 9 or more is adopted as the prescribed number of people.

  In step S9, the management capability setting unit 437 calculates the total value of the evaluation difference values stored in the buffer. That is, the management ability setting unit 437 calculates the total value of the evaluation difference values calculated for the player character having a player evaluation value larger than the manager evaluation value.

  Next, the management capability setting unit 437 refers to the decrease value determination table TB2 shown in FIG. 4 and determines a decrease value of the number limit command corresponding to the total value of the evaluation difference values calculated in Step S9 (Step S10). ).

  Next, the management ability setting unit 437 reads the selection count value of each player character for which the evaluation difference value has been calculated from the selection count storage unit 451, and decreases the number limit command determined in step S10 according to the read selection count value. The relaxation value of the value is obtained, and the decrease value of the number limit command is corrected by the decrease value of the number limit command minus the relaxation value (step S11).

  In this case, the management ability setting unit 437 specifies, for example, the player character having the largest selection number value among the player characters for which the evaluation difference values have been calculated, and a relaxation value determined in advance according to the selection number value of this player character. Should be specified. Here, the relaxation value is specified using the selection number value of the player character having the largest selection number value because the number limit command is not set for each player character, and the player plays This is because it is set for one game to be performed, and it is necessary to set based on some specific criteria. Note that the management ability setting unit 437 may specify the relaxation value using the selection frequency value of the player character having the smallest selection frequency value, or the average value of the selection frequency values of the player characters for which the evaluation difference values are calculated. May be used to identify the relaxation value.

  Specifically, the management capability setting unit 437 specifies a relaxation value using the relaxation value specifying table TB4 shown in FIG. The relaxation value specifying table TB4 includes a selection number value field and a relaxation value field. As shown in FIG. 12, the relaxation value is set so as to increase as the selection count value increases. In the example of FIG. 12, when the selection number value is 10 or more and less than 15, the relaxation value is 1, and when the selection number value is 15 or more and less than 20, the relaxation value is 2, so that the relaxation value is reduced. The value is increasing step by step. In the example of FIG. 12, when the selection count value is 55 or more, the relaxation value is set to 10, and the relaxation value is not further increased. However, the numerical values shown in FIG. 12 are merely examples, and different numerical values may be adopted as appropriate. For example, instead of the relaxation value specifying table TB4 of FIG. 12, the relaxation value may be specified using a function such as a linear function or a quadratic function that increases the relaxation value as the selection count value increases. In the example of FIG. 12, the relaxation value is not increased when the selection number value is 55 or more. However, the relaxation value may be increased even when the selection number value is 55 or more. In addition, the relaxation value specifying table TB4 may be set so that the relaxation value continuously increases with respect to the selection number value.

  For example, it is assumed that the selection frequency value of the player character having the maximum selection frequency value is 16. Then, the management capability setting unit 437 specifies the relaxation value as 2 with reference to the relaxation value specification table TB4. If the decrease value of the number limit command determined in step S10 is 4, 4-2 = 2 is calculated as the decreased value of the number limit command after correction, and the decrease value of the number limit command is relaxed.

  In step S10, it is assumed that the decrease value of the number limit command is determined as 1 with reference to the decrease value determination table TB2, and that the relaxation value is determined as 2 with reference to the relaxation value specification table TB4 in step S11. The decreased value of the number limiting command after correction is calculated as 1-2 = -1, and becomes -1 or less. Thus, when the decrease value of the number limit command after correction is −1 or less, the management capability setting unit 437 may set the decrease value of the number limit command to 0.

  In this way, by correcting the decrease value of the number limit command according to the selection number value, it is possible to give the player motivation to continue using a certain player character. Then, by continuing to use a certain player character, it is possible to encourage the player to attach to the player character and to enhance the interest of the game.

  Next, the management capability setting unit 437 subtracts the decrease value of the number limiting command corrected in step S11 from the default number of times used per game of the number limiting command, and sets the number of times the number limiting command is used (step) S12). The player can use the number-of-times limiting command for the number of times of use set in step S12 in the game subsequently started. In the above example, 2 is calculated as the decrease value of the number limit command in step S11. Therefore, if the default use count of the number limit command is 10, the management capability setting unit 437 sets 10−2 = 8 as the use count of the number limit command. In this case, the player can use the number limit command only 8 times, which is 2 times less than the default use number of 10 times.

  In step S11, the decrease value of the number limit command is corrected according to the selected number value, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the decrease value of the number limit command may be corrected according to the manager evaluation value of the manager character. . In this case, the management capability setting unit 437 may correct the number limit command with reference to the relaxation value specifying table TB5 shown in FIG. The mitigation value specification table TB5 includes fields for a supervisory evaluation value and a mitigation value. As shown in FIG. 13, the relaxation value is set so as to increase as the supervisory evaluation value increases. In the example of FIG. 13, when the supervisory evaluation value is 100 or more and less than 110, the relaxation value is 1, and when the supervisory evaluation value is 110 or more and less than 120, the relaxation value is 2. The value is increasing step by step. In the example of FIG. 13, when the supervisory evaluation value is 220 or more, the relaxation value is set to 10, and the relaxation value is not further increased. However, the numerical values shown in FIG. 13 are merely examples, and different numerical values may be adopted as appropriate. For example, instead of the relaxation value specifying table TB5 of FIG. 13, a relaxation value may be specified using a function such as a linear function or a quadratic function whose relaxation value increases as the supervisory evaluation value increases. In the example of FIG. 13, the relaxation value does not increase when the supervisory evaluation value is 220 or more. However, even if the supervisory evaluation value is 220 or more, the relaxation value may be increased. Further, the relaxation value specifying table TB5 may be set so that the relaxation value continuously increases with respect to the supervisory evaluation value.

  For example, it is assumed that the director evaluation value is 115. Then, the management capability setting unit 437 specifies the relaxation value as 2 with reference to the relaxation value specification table TB5. If the decrease value of the number limit command determined in step S10 is 4, 4-2 = 2 is calculated as the decreased value of the number limit command after correction, and the decrease value of the number limit command is relaxed.

  In this way, when the manager evaluation value is equal to or greater than a certain value (100 in the example of FIG. 13), the decrease value of the number limit command is eased as the manager evaluation value increases, so the player wins the match. This gives motivation to raise the director's evaluation value and enhances the fun of the game.

  FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the instruction performance rate determination process. The instruction performance determination process is performed for each of the determined player characters after the process shown in FIG. 7 is executed and the player characters constituting the team are determined and before the game is started. Executed.

  First, the management ability setting unit 437 sets a player character that is a target for calculating an instruction performance rate among player characters selected by the player (step S21). Here, the management ability setting unit 437 may set the player character to be calculated in accordance with the order selected by the player, for example.

  Next, the management ability setting unit 437 reads out the player evaluation value of the player character set as the calculation target from the player evaluation value storage unit 454, and specifies the player evaluation value of the current player character of the player character (step S22). .

  Next, the management ability setting unit 437 reads the manager evaluation value from the manager evaluation value storage unit 453, and specifies the current manager evaluation value of the manager character (step S23). Next, the management ability setting unit 437 determines whether or not the player evaluation value is larger than the manager evaluation value (step S24), and if the player evaluation value> the manager evaluation value (YES in step S24), the player character is assigned to the player character. On the other hand, since it is necessary to determine the instruction execution rate, the process proceeds to step S25.

  On the other hand, if the player evaluation value is equal to or less than the manager evaluation value (NO in step S24), the management ability setting unit 437 advances the process to step S28 because the player character does not need to determine the instruction performance rate.

  Next, the management ability setting unit 437 calculates a difference evaluation value based on the player evaluation value−the manager evaluation value (step S25). Next, the management capability setting unit 437 refers to the instruction performance rate determination table TB1 shown in FIG. 3 and determines an instruction performance rate corresponding to the difference evaluation value (step S26).

  Next, the management ability setting unit 437 corrects the instruction performance rate according to the player character selection count value (step S27). Here, the management ability setting unit 437 determines a predetermined instruction performance rate relaxation value according to the player character selection count value, adds the relaxation value to the instruction performance rate determined in step S26, and performs the instruction performance rate. Correct.

  In this case, the management capability setting unit 437 may specify the relaxation value using the data of the relaxation value specifying table TB4 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the relaxation value is set to a value that increases as the selection count value increases. Note that the relaxation value specifying table TB4 is used when setting the number of reduction suppressions of the number limit command, but using the data in the table can be used for correcting the instruction performance rate.

  For example, it is assumed that the selection number value of a certain player character is 16. Then, the management capability setting unit 437 specifies the relaxation value as 2 with reference to the relaxation value specification table TB4. In the case of correcting the instruction execution rate, a value obtained by multiplying this by a predetermined coefficient (for example, 1.5) is set as a relaxation value. If the instruction performance rate determined in step S26 is 80, 80 + 3 = 83 is calculated as the corrected instruction performance rate, and the instruction performance rate is slightly increased.

  In the above description, the relaxation value specifying table TB4 is used for the correction of the instruction performance rate. Of course, a table for correcting the instruction performance rate may be provided separately.

  As a result, a player character having a large selection count value has a low probability of failing with respect to the action instruction of the manager character as a result of an increase in the instruction execution rate. Therefore, it is possible to give a motivation to continue using a specific player character to the player, to arouse the player's attachment to the player character, and to enhance the interest of the game.

  If the instruction performance rate becomes greater than 100 as a result of adding the relaxation value to the instruction performance rate determined in step S26, the management capability setting unit 437 may set the corrected instruction performance rate to 100. .

  Next, when all player characters selected by the player are set as calculation targets (YES in step S28), the management ability setting unit 437 ends the process. On the other hand, when all the player characters selected by the player are not set as calculation targets (NO in step S28), the management ability setting unit 437 returns the process to step S21 and sets the next player character as the calculation target. The

  In step S27, the instruction performance rate is corrected according to the selected number value. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the instruction performance rate may be corrected according to the supervisor evaluation value of the manager character. In this case, the management capability setting unit 437 may refer to the relaxation value specifying table TB5 shown in FIG. 13 to obtain a relaxation value corresponding to the supervisory evaluation value and correct the instruction performance rate by the instruction performance rate + the relaxation value. . Thereby, the player can be motivated to win the battle and raise the manager evaluation value, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the condition setting process. The condition setting process is executed for each determined player character before the process shown in FIG. 8 is executed and the game is started. Since the process of step S31-S35 is the same as the process of step S21-S25 shown in FIG. 8, description is abbreviate | omitted. In step S36, the management capability setting unit 437 determines the condition decrease probability corresponding to the difference evaluation value with reference to the condition decrease probability determination table TB3 shown in FIG.

  Next, the management ability setting unit 437 corrects the condition decrease probability determined according to the difference evaluation value according to the player character use count value (step S37). In this case, the management capacity setting unit 437 specifies a relaxation value corresponding to the number of times of use using the relaxation value specification table TB4 shown in FIG. 12, and the condition determined according to the difference evaluation value based on the condition decrease probability-relaxation value Correct the decrease probability.

  For example, it is assumed that the selection number value of a certain player character is 16. Then, the management capability setting unit 437 specifies the relaxation value as 2 with reference to the relaxation value specification table TB4. If the condition decrease probability determined in step S36 is 20, 20-2 = 18 is calculated as the corrected condition decrease probability, and the condition decrease probability is slightly reduced. In the same way as the method described in the instruction execution rate, the data of the relaxation value specifying table TB4 may not be used as it is, but may be converted by multiplying by a predetermined coefficient, and the converted data may be used as the relaxation value.

  As a result, even if the player evaluation value is larger than the manager evaluation value, if the use count value is large, the condition decrease probability is lower than the condition decrease probability determined by the condition decrease probability determination table TB3. The probability that will be bad will be eased. As a result, it is possible to give the player the motivation to continue using a specific player character, to arouse attachment to the player character, and to enhance the interest in the game.

  In step S37, the condition decrease probability may be corrected according to the supervisor evaluation value of the supervisor character. In this case, the management capability setting unit 437 obtains a relaxation value corresponding to the supervisory evaluation value with reference to the relaxation value specifying table TB5 shown in FIG. 13, and reduces the condition by the condition reduction probability-mitigation value determined in step S36. What is necessary is just to correct the probability. Thereby, the player can be motivated to win the battle and raise the manager evaluation value, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  Next, the condition setting unit 438 performs a lottery process using the condition decrease probability (step S38), and determines whether or not the condition of the player character to be calculated is to be abnormal.

  Next, the condition setting unit 438 determines the ability value of the player character by subtracting α2 from the ability value of the player character when the lottery result of the lottery process in step S38 is abnormal (YES in step S39) ( Step S43).

  On the other hand, if the lottery result of the lottery process in step S38 is not abnormal (NO in step S39), the condition setting unit 438 performs the lottery process again (step S40), and the condition of the player character is 5 to 5 which is in a good condition. One of the two conditions is set (step S41). Here, the condition setting unit 438 may determine one condition, for example, at random from the five conditions.

  Next, the condition setting unit 438 increases or decreases the player character's ability value by an increase / decrease value corresponding to the set condition, and determines the player character's ability value (step S42).

  In addition, when it determines with NO by step S34, ie, about a player character whose player evaluation value is below a manager evaluation value, only the lottery processing of step S40 is performed, and any of five conditions from the best condition to the abnormal condition is selected. One condition is determined.

  In step S44, when all the player characters are set as calculation targets (YES in step S44), the process ends. On the other hand, when all the player characters are not set as calculation targets (NO in step S44), the process returns to step S31, and the next player character is set as a calculation target player character.

  FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of the evaluation value setting process. This evaluation value setting process is executed every time one battle ends. First, when the player wins the battle (YES in step S51), the manager evaluation value setting unit 434 increases the manager evaluation value by a predetermined point (step S52). On the other hand, when the player loses the battle (NO in step S51), the manager evaluation value setting unit 434 advances the process to step S53 without increasing the manager evaluation value.

  In step S53, the player evaluation value setting unit 435 increases the ability value (power, running ability, or defensive ability) of each player character from the total value of action results for the action instruction command of each player character in the finished game. .

  Next, the player evaluation value setting unit 435 determines the player evaluation value of each player character according to the ability value increased in step S53 (step S54). Here, the player evaluation value setting unit 435 increases the player evaluation value by one step if, for example, the average value of the ability values of power, running ability, and defensive ability, which are ability values, has reached a certain value.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing of the game device when the baseball game is started and the batter character CL1 hits the ball object BL. This flowchart shows the processing when the player is the attacking side and the game device is the defensive side. First, in step S61, the control unit 430 displays image data such as the meet cursor K, the batter character CL1, the bat object BT, the baseball field background image, the pitcher character CL2, and the fielder character on the display unit 420. Read from 452 to display and perform initial setting. In this case, an image as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 420, for example.

  Next, when an action instruction command is input by the player (YES in step S62), the control unit 430 performs a lottery process with the lottery probability indicated by the instruction performance set for the player character, and the action instruction command is sent to the player. It is determined whether or not the character is to perform (step S63).

  Next, when the predetermined pitching start timing is reached, the control unit 430 sets the trajectory of the ball object BL, causes the pitcher character CL2 to throw the ball object BL, and moves the ball object BL to the display unit 420 according to the set trajectory. It is displayed (step S64). In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the ball object BL is moved and displayed from the pitcher character CL2 toward the home base.

  Next, when the operation unit 410 receives an input of a batting command from the player (YES in step S65), the control unit 430 determines the batting timing from the batting command input timing, and the ball object is moved to the meat cursor K at the batting timing. It is determined whether or not the batter character CL1 can hit the ball object BL based on whether or not the BLs overlap (step S66).

  Next, when it is determined that the batter character CL1 can hit the ball object BL (YES in step S66), the control unit 430 determines the power value of the batter character CL1, the meat cursor K, and the ball object BL. The speed and trajectory of the hit ball object BL are determined from the overlapping position, and the ball object BL is moved and displayed according to the determined speed and trajectory (step S67). In this case, the power capability value determined by the condition setting process shown in FIG. 9 is adopted as the power capability value.

  Next, when the lottery result in step S63 causes the batter character CL1 to perform an action in accordance with the action instruction command (YES in step S68), the control unit 430 causes the batter character CL1 and related player characters to perform the action. That action is performed (step S69). For example, when the action instruction command is a squeeze, the batter character CL1 performs a squeeze, and the player character who has come out on the third base is home-in. Thereby, the action according to the action instruction command is performed by the player character.

  On the other hand, if the lottery result in step S63 indicates that the action according to the action instruction command is not performed on the batter character CL1 (NO in step S68), the control unit 430 determines the batter character CL1 and the player character related thereto. The action is not performed (step S70). For example, when the action instruction command is squeeze, the player character who has come out to the third base is touched out by the catcher character near the home base, and home-in is prevented.

  When the player does not input a batting command (NO in step S65), that is, when the batter character CL1 sees off the ball object BL, for example, an image in which the catcher character catches the ball object BL is displayed on the display unit 420. The see-through process is executed (step S71).

  When the control unit 430 determines in step S66 that the batter character CL1 has failed to hit (NO in step S66), that is, when the player swings the ball object, an image in which the pitcher character swings the bat object is displayed. After being displayed on the part 420, an emptying process is executed for causing the display part 420 to display an image in which the catcher character catches the ball object BL (step S72).

  In the above embodiment, when the manager evaluation value is lower than the player evaluation value, in addition to reducing the instruction execution rate shown in FIG. 3, the player character shown in FIG. Although the process of decreasing the condition is performed, the decrease in the number of times limit command and / or the decrease in the condition of the player character may be omitted.

  In the above embodiment, the baseball game has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to a soccer game, a hockey game, a rugby game, an American football game, etc., other than the baseball game. Also good. In other words, the present invention is a cultivating type battle game for nurturing a manager character as a substitute for a player, and can be applied to a battle game in which a player character acts under the direction of the manager character.

410 Operation unit 420 Display unit 431 Player character selection unit (secondary character selection unit)
432 Number of selections management unit 433 Character control unit (secondary character control unit)
434 Director Evaluation Value Setting Unit (First Evaluation Value Setting Unit)
435 player evaluation value setting part (second evaluation value setting part)
436 Evaluation difference value calculation unit 437 Management capability setting unit (representative character management capability setting unit)
438 Condition setting unit 440 Program storage unit 441 Recording medium 450 Data storage unit 451 Selection count storage unit 452 Character information storage unit 453 Director evaluation value storage unit 454 Player evaluation value storage unit 455 Management ability determination information storage unit

Claims (9)

A game control device for controlling the progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a slave character acting in accordance with the action instruction of the representative character is played against another group in the game space,
A sub-character control unit that determines an action instruction given to the sub-character by the representative character according to an operation command input by a player using an operating device, and causes the sub-character to act according to the determined action instruction;
A first evaluation value setting unit for setting a first evaluation value indicating the management ability of the representative character with respect to the sub character;
A second evaluation value setting unit for setting a second evaluation value for evaluating the slave character according to an ability value indicating the ability of the slave character;
An evaluation difference value calculation unit for calculating an evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value ;
A representative character management ability setting unit that sets a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game based on the evaluation difference value;
When the second evaluation value is larger than the first evaluation value , the representative character management ability setting unit decreases the management ability value of the representative character as the evaluation difference value increases.
The management ability value includes an instruction performance rate indicating a probability that the action result of the sub character will succeed,
A management capability determination information storage unit that stores in advance an instruction performance rate determination table that defines the evaluation difference value and the instruction performance rate;
The said representative character management capability setting part is a game control apparatus which determines the instruction | indication performance based on the said evaluation difference value with reference to the said instruction | indication performance determination table .   The game control device according to claim 1, wherein the representative character management ability setting unit decreases the instruction performance rate of the sub-character with respect to the action instruction of the representative character as the evaluation difference value increases. The first evaluation value setting unit increases the first evaluation value when winning a battle with the different group,
The game control device according to claim 1, wherein the representative character management ability setting unit relaxes a rate of change of the management ability value determined according to the evaluation difference value as the first evaluation value increases. . There are a plurality of subordinate characters,
A sub-character selection unit that selects a sub-character to be used in the battle game from a plurality of sub-characters according to a selection command from the player;
For each sub-character, further includes a selection number management unit that manages the number of selections selected by the sub-character selection unit,
The game control device according to claim 1, wherein the representative character management ability setting unit relaxes the rate of change in the management ability value determined according to the evaluation difference value as the sub-character with the larger selection count. The operation command includes a frequency limit command in which the number of times of use is limited in advance in one battle game,
The game control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the representative character management ability setting unit decreases the number of times of use of the number limit command as the evaluation difference value increases. In order to virtually indicate the condition of the subordinate character when starting a match game of one match, the apparatus further includes a condition setting unit for increasing or decreasing the ability value of the subordinate character,
The game control device according to claim 1, wherein the representative character management ability setting unit increases a probability that the condition setting unit decreases the ability value of the sub-character according to the evaluation difference value.   The said 2nd evaluation value setting part increases the ability value of the said subordinate character according to the action result of the said subordinate character irrespective of the victory or defeat of the battle | competition with the said another group. Game control device. A game control program that causes a computer to function as a game control device that controls the progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a slave character that acts in accordance with a behavior instruction of the representative character is battled against another group in the game space Because
A sub-character control unit that determines an action instruction given to the sub-character by the representative character according to an operation command input by a player using an operating device, and causes the sub-character to act according to the determined action instruction;
A first evaluation value setting unit for setting a first evaluation value indicating the management ability of the representative character with respect to the sub character;
A second evaluation value setting unit for setting a second evaluation value for evaluating the slave character according to an ability value indicating the ability of the slave character;
An evaluation difference value calculation unit for calculating an evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value ;
Based on the evaluation difference value, the computer functions as a representative character management ability setting unit for setting a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game,
When the second evaluation value is larger than the first evaluation value , the representative character management ability setting unit decreases the management ability value of the representative character as the evaluation difference value increases.
The management ability value includes an instruction performance rate indicating a probability that the action result of the sub character will succeed,
The computer previously stores an instruction performance rate determination table that defines the evaluation difference value and the instruction performance rate,
The representative character management capability setting unit is a game control program for determining an instruction performance rate according to the evaluation difference value with reference to the instruction performance rate determination table . A game control method in which a computer controls the progress of a battle game in which a group composed of a representative character and a subordinate character acting in accordance with a behavior instruction of the representative character is played against another group in the game space,
A sub-character control step in which a computer determines an action instruction given to the sub-character by the representative character in accordance with an operation command input by a player using an operating device, and causes the sub-character to act in accordance with the determined action instruction;
A first evaluation value setting step in which a computer sets a first evaluation value indicating a management ability of the representative character with respect to the sub character;
A second evaluation value setting step in which a computer sets a second evaluation value for evaluating the slave character according to an ability value indicating the ability of the slave character;
An evaluation difference value calculating step in which a computer calculates an evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value ;
A computer comprising: a representative character management ability setting step for setting a management ability value for reflecting the management ability in the competitive game based on the evaluation difference value;
In the representative character management ability setting step , when the second evaluation value is greater than the first evaluation value, the computer decreases the management ability value of the representative character as the evaluation difference value increases.
The management ability value includes an instruction performance rate indicating a probability that the action result of the sub character will succeed,
The computer previously stores an instruction performance rate determination table that defines the evaluation difference value and the instruction performance rate,
In the representative character management ability setting step, the computer determines an instruction performance rate according to the evaluation difference value with reference to the instruction performance rate determination table .

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