JP5555446B2 - Game system, game device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a game apparatus that can execute a battle game among a plurality of players.

  In general, a game system that can execute a battle game among a plurality of players aims at competing for victory or defeat, and after the game is over, only the player who becomes the winner and the loser is determined. For this reason, the lost player only felt the stress of losing.

  Conventionally, a battle information processing system has been considered in which each participant can be ranked and given points based on the results of matches in a plurality of competitions (see Patent Document 1). In the system described in Patent Document 1, the game date and time of each competition and the ranking of the game results of each participant are stored, and the game result ranking of each participant in each competition and the past in which the participant participated. Based on the retroactive ranking of the time from the present time of the tournament, the data elements associated with the participants are accumulated for each participant, and the ranking of each participant in the entire meeting is performed based on the accumulated results. . When the game result ranking is determined, points corresponding to the game result ranking are given to each participant of the current tournament according to the point granting rule.

JP 2007-236769 A

  Thus, in the conventional game system, it is only for contesting victory or defeat, and what kind of game contents were not taken care of at all. For example, even if you lose a match, if you feel that you have enjoyed the game content in the interaction with your opponent, you may want to praise the opponent rather than feel the stress of losing. Similarly, there are cases where it is desirable to praise an opponent even when winning a match. Conventionally, however, the game content is completely irrelevant, and only winning or losing is determined. In addition to deciding whether or not to win or lose, even if it is possible to acquire points by winning the battle, the game system will automatically determine the points to be acquired, and the opponent's will Was not given by.

  In the system described in Patent Document 1, points are given according to the result ranking of the game in which the participant has participated in the past as well as the victory or defeat, but the relationship (the content of the battle) with the opponent who played in the game is completely It didn't matter.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system and a game apparatus capable of giving points according to the player's will based on the content of the battle.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a game system that executes a battle game between a first game device and a second game device, in accordance with an instruction from a player of the first game device. As a condition for giving points to a player who operates the second game device, condition setting means for setting a point target operation performed by the player of the second game device, and an operation input in the second game device include A determination unit that determines whether the point target operation set by the condition setting unit corresponds to the player and operates the second game apparatus to determine whether or not to give a point; and the determination unit And a point updating means for updating the points acquired by the player of the second game device when it is determined that points are given by Characterized in that Bei was.

  According to the present invention, points can be awarded according to the player's will based on the content of the battle.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the game system in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the game devices 10 and 12. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the point object operation setting data set by the operation setting process in the game devices 10 and 12. The figure which shows an example of the point management data for managing the point which each player of the game devices 10 and 12 has acquired. The figure which shows an example of the character management data used by the process using an acquisition point. The figure which shows an example of the title management data used by the process using an acquisition point. The flowchart for demonstrating the game process performed in the game devices 10 and 12. FIG. The flowchart which shows operation setting processing. The flowchart for demonstrating operation determination / point update process. The figure which shows an example of operation with respect to an input device (one lever and four buttons).

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game system in the present embodiment. The game system shown in FIG. 1 can execute a battle game between players who operate a plurality of game devices 10 and 12, and the game devices 10 and 12 and the game server 14 are connected via a network 16. ing.

  The game devices 10 and 12 are business devices used in a game facility such as a game center, for example, and can execute a battle game with other players via the network 16. In the description of this embodiment, a case where a battle game is executed between two players who operate the game apparatuses 10 and 12 will be described as an example.

  The game server 14 manages the game system, manages data related to players using the game devices 10 and 12, and controls a battle game executed between the game devices 10 and 12. In the game system according to the present embodiment, the game server 14 receives operation data corresponding to the player's operation in the game devices 10 and 12, executes a game process corresponding to the operation data, and executes the game processing in each game device 10 and 12. The display of the game screen shall be controlled. In addition, you may enable it for the game devices 10 and 12 which perform a battle | competition not to go through the game server 14 but to perform a battle | competition game by directly transmitting / receiving operation data mutually.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game devices 10 and 12. The game devices 10 and 12 are equipped with computer functions, and are provided with, for example, a processor, a memory, a hard disk device, an input device, a display device, and the like. The game devices 10 and 12 implement various functions by executing a program stored in the memory by a processor.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game apparatuses 10 and 12 are provided with functions of a control unit 20, a display unit 21, an input unit 22, a voice unit 23, a recording unit 24, a communication unit 25, and a card recording / reading unit 26. ing.

  The control unit 20 includes a processor and a memory, and controls the entire apparatus by executing a basic program (OS), a game program, and the like by the processor. The control unit 20 is provided with a game processing unit 30 for controlling the battle game, and a point processing unit 31 for executing processing related to praise points given from the opponent of the battle game based on the game content. The point processing unit 31 includes an operation setting unit 31a, an operation determination unit 31b, and a point update unit 31c.

  The operation setting unit 31a sets conditions for giving points to a player who operates a game device as an opponent in accordance with an instruction from the player. The operation setting unit 31a inputs a designation of an operation performed by the player of the opponent game device as a condition for giving points, and records a point target operation according to the inputted designation. That is, an operation that the player considers worthy of praise is set in advance. In addition, after the game process is completed, the operation setting unit 31a inputs an instruction to give points to the player of the game device as the opponent, and points to the player of the game device as the opponent in response to this instruction The grant can also be notified. In other words, even if the opponent does not perform the operation corresponding to the point target operation, the player can explicitly give praise points to the opponent, for example, when the game content is rich and enjoyable. .

  The operation determination unit 31b determines whether or not to give points to the player based on the conditions set by the player as the opponent. The operation determination unit 31b determines whether the operation input to the input unit 22 by the player corresponds to the point target operation when the point target operation is set by the player as the opponent.

  The point update unit 31c updates and records the points acquired by the player when the operation determination unit 31b determines to give points. In addition, even when a point assignment is notified by a player as an opponent, the points acquired by the player are updated and recorded in the same manner. In the present embodiment, the game process is executed based on the points acquired by the player updated by the point update unit 31c, and the player can receive a privilege by using the points. As a privilege that the player can receive with points, for example, it is possible to increase the number of characters used in the battle game, to perform special display (for example, addition of title) in the game result display, and to add play.

The display unit 21 performs display control of the game screen on the display device under the control of the control unit 20.
The input unit 22 controls input from the input device under the control of the control unit 20. The input devices provided in the game devices 10 and 12 are configured according to the game content of the battle game, and for example, one lever key and a plurality of (for example, four) buttons are provided for operation by the player. .

  The sound unit 23 performs control for outputting sound effects, BGM (back ground music), message sound, and the like from the speaker under the control of the control unit 20.

  The recording unit 24 controls recording / reading of various programs and data used in the game device in the hard disk device or the like under the control of the control unit 20.

  The communication unit 25 controls communication with the game server 14 and other game devices through the network 16 under the control of the control unit 20.

  The card recording / reading unit 26 performs data recording / reading with respect to a card 27 used as a recording medium under the control of the control unit 20. The card 27 is issued to a player who uses the game apparatuses 10 and 12, and stores identification data 27a unique to the player (card 27). The game system (game server 14) manages players based on the identification data 27a. Further, the card 27 includes game contents (used characters, winning / losing, opponents, etc.) and praise points given by the opponent player when the game device 10 or 12 is used to execute a battle game with another player. It is recorded and can be used for the next and subsequent games. In the present embodiment, the card 27 is used as a recording medium, but a storage medium having an arbitrary shape can be used.

Next, data managed by the game system in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of point target operation setting data set by an operation setting process (described later) in the game apparatuses 10 and 12. The point target operation setting data indicates a condition for the player of the game apparatuses 10 and 12 to give praise points to the operation performed by the opponent player. The point target operation for the operation of the opponent player, Points assigned when a point target operation is performed are set in association with each other. As the point target operation, an operation by an opponent player, which is considered to be praised by the players of the game apparatuses 10 and 12, is arbitrarily set. In other words, the game system according to the present embodiment can evaluate whether the content of the game has been fulfilled or whether the game has been enjoyed happily depending on what operations are performed during the game and the characters in the game space are controlled. ing.

  The point target operation may be a single operation or may be specified by a combination of a plurality of operations (in what order a plurality of operations are performed). For example, a high point can be set for an operation with a high degree of difficulty and can be given to an opponent player. Note that a predetermined point may be set uniformly regardless of the content of the point target operation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of point management data for managing points acquired by each player of the game apparatuses 10 and 12 in the game server 14.
In the point management data, points (acquired points) acquired by each player are set in association with identification data for identifying each player. The point management data is not only managed by the game server 14, but also point data 27b indicating the earned points for each player is recorded on the card 27 issued to each player.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of character management data used in the process using the acquired points in the game apparatuses 10 and 12.
In the game system according to the present embodiment, the player arbitrarily selects a character (representing a person whose operation is controlled in accordance with the player's operation in the game screen) that can be used in the battle game before starting the battle game. be able to. In the character management data, a presentation target character corresponding to the player's acquisition points is set, and the game apparatuses 10 and 12 can be selected according to the praise points acquired by the player based on the character management data. Presents the correct character and causes the player to select it. Basically, the higher the praise points acquired, the greater the number of selectable characters.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of title management data used in the process using the acquired points in the game apparatuses 10 and 12.
In the game system according to the present embodiment, a special title can be given and displayed on the game result screen displayed after the game is over according to the player's earned points. In the title management data, a title to be assigned corresponding to the player's earned points is set. Based on the title management data, the game apparatuses 10 and 12 select titles corresponding to the praise points earned by the player. To display the game result screen.

Next, the operation of the game system in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a game process executed in the game devices 10 and 12. Hereinafter, the operation in the game apparatus 10 will be described.
First, a player who intends to use the game apparatus 10 executes an authentication process using a card 27 issued in advance (step B0). In the card 27, identification data 27a unique to the player (card 27) is recorded. The control unit 20 reads the identification data 27a recorded on the card 27 through the card recording / reading unit 26, and inquires the game server 14, for example, based on the identification data 27a to confirm that it is a valid player.

  When the authentication process is completed, the control unit 20 can execute an operation setting process for setting point target operation setting data in accordance with an instruction from the player (step B1). In the case where praise points are not given to the opponent, the operation setting process can be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation setting process.
When an operation setting process is instructed by a predetermined operation on the input unit 22, the operation setting unit 31a of the point processing unit 31 displays a setting screen on the display unit 21 and designates an operation to be pointed by the player. (Step A1). In the point target operation, when the battle game is a fighting game, it is possible to specify the point target operation by specifying a technique that a character that moves in the game space moves out. Here, not only a single technique but also a combination of a plurality of techniques (continuous technique) can be designated. It is also possible to designate a praise point to be given to the opponent player for the point target operation.

  When setting completion is instructed by the player, the operation setting unit 31a records the point target operation as point target operation setting data (step A2). In the game system according to the present embodiment, the point target operation setting data set by the operation setting process is transmitted to the game apparatus 12 as the opponent via the game server 14. In the game device 12, based on the point target operation setting data transmitted from the game device 10, a process for determining whether the operation input corresponds to the point target operation is performed in an operation determination / point update process described later. Can do.

  In the above description, the operation setting process is executed before the game device 10 or 12 starts the game. For example, the game server 14 can perform various settings related to the game on the network 16 (Internet). A site may be opened and the operation setting process may be executed at an arbitrary timing using a personal computer or a mobile phone. In this case, by specifying the identification data 27a recorded on the card 27 issued in advance to the player, the identification data 27a and the point target operation setting data set through the site are registered in the game server 14. deep. The game server 14 receives the identification data 27a read from the card 27 in the authentication process executed in the game apparatus 10, and uses the point target operation setting data registered corresponding to the received identification data 27a as the opponent. The game device 12 is notified.

  Accordingly, when the operation setting process is executed in the same manner in the game device 12 that is the opponent of the battle game, the game device 10 receives the point target operation setting data set in the game device 12. The point processing unit 31 receives the point target operation setting data set in the game apparatus 12 and records it for the operation determination / point update processing described later.

  Note that the point target operation setting data set by the operation setting process may be recorded on the card 27 together with the point data 27b. In this case, in the operation setting process, when the player instructs the use of the set point target operation setting data, the operation setting unit 31a reads the point target operation setting data recorded on the card 27 and reads the game server 14. Shall be sent to

  When the operation setting process is completed, the point processing unit 31 reads the point data 27b recorded on the card 27 and confirms the praise points that the player has acquired (step B2). When the game server 14 manages the point management data (see FIG. 4), the point processing unit 31 makes an inquiry to the game server 14 based on the identification data 27a to confirm the player's earned points. Anyway.

  Here, when it is confirmed that the player has acquired praise points (step B3, Yes), the game processing unit 30 displays the character to be presented according to the praise points acquired by the player as character management data. A plurality of game characters that can be selected by the player are presented to the player through the display unit 21 (step B4). For example, it is assumed that the more characters that can be selected, the more characters that can be selected.

  Here, when a character to be used in the game is selected by the operation of the player and various game settings are made, the battle game is started (step B6). When the game is started, the game processing unit 30 executes processing according to the player's operation on the input unit 22. That is, the game processing unit 30 transmits the operation data to the game server 14 and displays a game screen (representing a state where the character is fighting) according to the game content processed by the game server 14. The input device is provided with, for example, one lever key and four buttons, and a technique can be designated by a combination of a direction in which the lever key is tilted (up / down / left / right) and a pressed button.

  The game server 14 receives operation data corresponding to the player's operation on the game devices 10 and 12, respectively, executes game processing corresponding to the operation data, and controls display of the game screen on each game device 10 and 12. ing.

On the other hand, the operation determination unit 31b of the point processing unit 31 performs an operation determination / point update process when the game is started. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation determination / point update process.
When there is an operation input from the input unit 22 (step C1, Yes), the operation determination unit 31b refers to the point target operation setting data set in the game apparatus 12 and determines whether the operation input corresponds to the point target operation. Determine (step C2). That is, it is determined whether a combination of operations for one lever and four buttons corresponds to a point target operation.

FIGS. 10A to 10D show examples of operations on the input device (one lever and four buttons).
FIG. 10 shows an example of a game screen displayed when a battle game is being executed. Characters operated by the respective players of the game apparatuses 10 and 12 are displayed on the game screen, and operations are controlled in accordance with respective operation inputs.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), a character is about to fight. Here, as shown in FIG. 10B, the player of the game apparatus 10 executes the operation 1 (predetermined operation combining one lever and four buttons) with respect to the input apparatus A to perform a technique. 1 (for example, punch) is used to attack, immediately, as shown in FIG. 10 (c), by performing operation 2, attack is performed by technique 2 (for example, kick), and further, FIG. 10 (c) ), The operation 5 is executed and the attack is applied by the technique 5 (for example, jump kick). That is, an attack is applied to the character operated by the player of the game apparatus 12 by the continuous technique of operation 1 → operation 2 → operation 5.

  Here, in the case of a corresponding operation input (step C3, Yes), that is, in the case of an operation for delivering a technique set as an object of praise by the player of the game apparatus 12, the point update unit 31c The point corresponding to the operation input set in the point target operation setting data is set as a temporary acquired point (step C4).

  For example, the continuous technique of operation 1 → operation 2 → operation 5 shown in FIGS. 10B to 10D corresponds to the point target operation set in the point target operation setting data shown in FIG. Therefore, when a continuous technique of operation 1 → operation 2 → operation 5 is issued, a point set in the point target operation setting data in association with the continuous technique becomes an acquired point.

  The operation determination unit 31b repeats the above-described process until the game ends (steps C1 to C4). During this time, if an input operation corresponding to the point target operation is performed during the game, provisional earned points are sequentially added (step C4).

  When the game is over, the display unit 21 displays a screen for inquiring the player whether to give praise points to the opponent player, in addition to the points determined for the operation input. Display. In other words, when a player has a fun game, or when the opponent's player has performed an operation that is not set as a point target operation but deserves praise, the player can arbitrarily judge and give praise points to the opponent. I can do it.

  Here, when an instruction to give praise points is input through the input unit 22 (step C7, Yes), the point update unit 31c separately adds the temporary praise points set based on the point target operation setting data. , Points are added (step C8). The point update unit 31c notifies the opponent game device 12 of the praise points to be given through the game server 14 (step C9).

  On the other hand, when the point update unit 31c receives a notification of granting praise points from the game device 12 as an opponent (Yes in step C10), the notified praise points are recorded (step C11).

  On the other hand, when the game is over (step B9, Yes), the game processing unit 30 determines that the praise points given to the player remain necessary for the play addition (step B10, Yes). Then, the display unit 21 displays a screen for confirming the game play addition. That is, in the game system according to the present embodiment, the game play can be extended by using praise points.

  When an instruction to add a game play by the player is input (step B12, Yes), the point update unit 31c reduces the points necessary for adding the play from the praise points acquired by the player (step B13). And the game processing part 30 transfers to the process for performing a game similarly to the above (step B2-B13).

  When the game is over and there is no remaining praise point and the game cannot be continued (No in Step B10), and even when there is a remaining praise point, the player does not instruct to add play (Step B12). No), the game processing unit 30 causes the display unit 21 to display a game result screen corresponding to the praise points acquired by the player (step B14). Here, the game processing unit 30 refers to the title management data (FIG. 6), gives a title according to the praise points acquired by the player, and displays the game result screen.

  When the game process ends, the control unit 20 records point data 27b indicating the player's praise points on the card 27 through the card recording / reading unit 26 and notifies the game server 14 of the point data 27b.

  The player can use the praise points indicated by the point data 27 b recorded on the card 27 the next time the game is played on the game apparatus 10.

  As described above, in the game system according to the present embodiment, before starting the game, the operation that the player thinks is worthy of praise as the game content is set as the point target operation, so that the point target operation is set as the opponent. Praise points can be awarded when the player has made the game. In addition to the discrimination based on the point target operation, if the game content is enriched in interaction with the opponent and it is enjoyed, it is possible to explicitly instruct the addition of praise points.

  Therefore, even if it is a competitive game, it is not only possible to compete for victory or defeat, but it is possible to give praise points to each other in the competitive game according to the player's will based on the game content.

  In the above description, an example of a game in which two players play a one-on-one match is targeted, but the present invention can be applied to a game in which a plurality of players play a team (group). In this case, praise points can be provided to the team by setting a point object for the behavior of the team. When praise points are provided by the opponent, praise points may be provided to each player belonging to the set, or praise points may be provided individually to the players. Further, the present invention can be applied to a case where a match is made with three or more unspecified players. For example, when another player performs a point target operation set by a certain player, this is applicable. It is possible to give praise points to the operated player (game device).

  Further, in the above description, it is assumed that a battle is performed between players operating different game devices 10 and 12, respectively, but two (or more) players can participate in a battle in one game device 10. It can also be applied to games. In this case, the game device 10 may manage praise points for each player.

  In the above description, the point target operation set by the operation setting process in the game apparatus 10 is transmitted to the game apparatus 12 as the opponent, and the operation determination / point update process executed in the game apparatus 12 Although it is determined whether the operation input by the player of the device 12 corresponds to the point target operation, the operation data in the game device 12 is transmitted to the game server 14 to determine whether the operation corresponds to the point target operation in the game server 14. It may be determined, or operation data in the game apparatus 12 may be transmitted to the game apparatus 10 to determine whether the game apparatus 10 corresponds to the point target operation.

  In the above description, points are given from the game device 10 to the player of the game device 12, but naturally, points of praise are given to each other.

  Further, in the above description, points are given to the opponent when an operation corresponding to the point target operation is performed. However, conditions for giving other points are set, and the determination result for this condition You may make it give a point according to. For example, in a fighting game in which a character operated by a player fights in a game space, a condition for giving points may be set for the battle time. For example, the player previously sets a battle time to be given points as a point granting condition. If this player loses the battle within the time specified in advance, the player's skill is given to the opponent player because the player's technique is superior. Furthermore, you may make it set point provision conditions for matters other than operation and time.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  In addition, the method described in the embodiment uses, as a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer, for example, a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), and a semiconductor memory. It can also be stored in a recording medium such as (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. The program stored on the medium side also includes a setting program that configures in the computer software means (including not only the execution program but also a table and data structure) that is executed by the computer. A computer that implements the present apparatus reads the program recorded on the recording medium, constructs software means by a setting program in some cases, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation by the software means. The recording medium referred to in this specification is not limited to distribution, but includes a storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory provided in a computer or a device connected via a network.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,12 ... Game device, 14 ... Game server, 16 ... Network, 20 ... Control part, 21 ... Display part, 22 ... Input part, 23 ... Audio | voice part, 24 ... Recording part, 25 ... Communication part, 26 ... Card recording / Reading unit, 27 ... card, 30 ... game processing unit, 31 ... point processing unit, 31a ... operation setting unit, 31b ... operation determination unit, 31c ... point update unit.

Claims (5)

In a game system for executing a battle game between the first and second game devices,
In accordance with an instruction from the player of the first game device, a point target operation performed by the player of the second game device is performed as a condition for giving points to the player who operates the second game device. Condition setting means to be set;
It is determined whether or not the operation input on the second game device corresponds to the point target operation set by the condition setting means, and whether or not points are given to a player who operates the second game device Determining means for determining
A game system comprising point update means for updating points acquired by a player of the second game device when it is determined by the determination means that points are to be awarded. It said condition setting means, a game system according to claim 1, further comprising a recording means for recording the point target operation. The condition setting means includes:
Point giving instruction input means for inputting an instruction to give points to the player of the second game device after the game process is completed;
Notification means for notifying the player of the second game device of the point grant when the point grant instruction is instructed by the point grant instruction input means;
3. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the point update unit updates points acquired by a player of the second game device when the point grant is notified by the notification unit. .   The game system according to claim 1, further comprising game processing means for executing game processing in the second game device based on the points updated by the point update means. In a game device that executes a battle game with another game device,
Condition setting means for setting a point target operation performed by the player of the other game device as a condition for giving points to the player operating the other game device in accordance with an instruction from the player;
It is determined whether an operation input on the other game device corresponds to the point target operation set by the condition setting means, and it is determined whether or not points are given to a player who operates the other game device. Determination means to perform,
A notification means for notifying the player of the other game device of the point grant when it is determined by the determination means that the point is given;
Point update means for updating the acquired points when point grant is notified from the other game device;
Point recording means for recording the points updated by the point updating means;
A game apparatus comprising: game processing means for executing a game process based on the points recorded by the point recording means.

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