JP5886458B1 - GAME DEVICE AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Abstract

A suitable game balance is realized while satisfying a player's request. In one game play executed in response to payment of a consideration, a game device provides a character corresponding to the player and an opponent character appearing during the game to one player. A second mode that is different from the first mode in which a battle game is provided for a plurality of players and a battle game between a character corresponding to each of the plurality of players and an opponent character. Set one of these modes. The apparatus determines a character that can be selected as an output target in accordance with the mode set for one game play. However, the character that can be selected as an output target differs between the first mode and the second mode. Make it. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device and a program, and more particularly to a game device capable of outputting an article related to a game character.

  Conventionally, according to the progress of the game, a character printed with information including an image of a character appearing in the game is output, and the character is further changed by causing the game machine to read the output card. A game device capable of outputting the card is disclosed (Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, a game device that allows a game device to read a card on which a character, equipment, or the like is drawn, and plays with an NPC (Non-Player Character) or other player using the character corresponding to the card. There are game devices that provide In such a game apparatus, the player can obtain a card of a new character by causing the player to win the battle and causing the character appearing in the game to be output as a card as in Patent Document 1. Further, after the game play, the player can obtain the character used by the player as a new card in a state where it has grown according to the play content.

  By the way, in order to maintain the interest of the player with respect to the provided game, it is preferable that a special character or the like that can be an achievement goal of the player, such as a so-called boss character, appear on a predetermined condition. That is, making such a special character obtainable as a card only by a player who has won the battle with the character becomes the status of a certain player who owns the card, and the satisfaction of the player can be increased. . As a result, the interest of the player's provided game can be maintained.

Japanese Patent Laid-open No. 2003-063422

  In general, since special characters are difficult to obtain, parameters are set such that when the player obtains the character and uses it in game play, the progress of the game is advantageous. That is, if such a special character can be easily obtained, a difference may occur in the game progress situation between players and the superiority in the battle between players, and the interest of the player may be cut off. Therefore, the special character has a high capture difficulty level (a setting that makes it difficult to win the battle), and in order to win, the player needs to prepare for repeated growth of his character by playing the game repeatedly. There is.

  On the other hand, from the viewpoint of player satisfaction as described above, the battle with the special character is attractive to the player. Therefore, when the player selects a battle with the character without being prepared as described above, it is unlikely that a desired result will be obtained, and the player's interest can be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device and a program that realize a suitable game balance while satisfying the player's request.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the game device according to the present invention includes an execution means for executing a game process related to one game play in response to payment of a consideration, and a one-time execution by the execution means. In the game play, a first mode for providing a battle game between a character corresponding to the player and an opponent character appearing in the game for one player, and the plurality of players for the plurality of players. A setting means for setting one of a character corresponding to each of the players and a second mode different from the first mode for providing a battle game with the opponent character, and a setting means for one game play and a control means for determining a selectable character as printed on the print medium in accordance with the set mode, the control means, the first mode and the second Between the over-de, characterized in that varying the selectable character as a printing target.

  With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game device and a program that realize a suitable game balance while satisfying the player's request.

The block diagram which showed the function structure of the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which illustrated the card | curd which can be used for the competitive game which the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention outputs, or is performed in the game device 100. FIG. The figure which showed the example of a screen structure which concerns on the lottery process performed with the game device 100 of embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which illustrated the game process performed with the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which showed the data structure of the various data which concern on embodiment of this invention.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, one embodiment described below uses the character by recognizing a card that is an article related to the character of the game as an example of a game device, and an effect according to a lottery result between characters. An example in which the present invention is applied to a game device that executes a game that progresses while applying the above will be described. However, according to the present invention, in a battle game with a character appearing in the game, a mode in which one player plays a game using a corresponding character, and a character that each of a plurality of players uses is supported. The present invention can be applied to any device capable of executing a process related to a game having two types of modes including a mode for performing game play.

<< Configuration of Game Device 100 >>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each block included in the game apparatus 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading an operation program for each block recorded on the recording medium 102 and developing the operation program in the memory 103.

  The recording medium 102 is a recording device that can hold data permanently, such as a nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The recording medium 102 stores information such as parameters necessary for the operation of each block and various graphics data used for the game executed by the game device 100 in addition to the operation program for each block of the game device 100. To do. The memory 103 is a storage device used for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is used not only as a development area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the operation of each block.

  The character DB 104 is a database that manages information on characters appearing during the game executed in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment. Data managed for one character may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 5A, for example. In the example of FIG. 5A, in association with the character ID 501 that is character identification information, the ability information 502 indicating character-specific ability parameters such as physical strength and attack power, which are predetermined for the character, attack technique (enemy Parameters related to commands (behavior) that can be commanded to the character, such as detrimental effects such as damage and inability to act on the character) and defense / recovery techniques (to reduce or recover the damage of allied characters) , And class information 504 indicating a class previously determined to belong to the character is managed. These pieces of information are information uniquely determined for each character appearing in the game. The information does not need to be fixed for the character, and may be configured such that the value changes according to the use by the player and the content of play, such as the number of times the character is used and the growth level. One character may be provided as a command capable of instructing a plurality of types of commands, and the command information 503 is configured to include at least one type of parameters relating to commands that can be instructed.

The mode setting unit 105 sets a game mode related to one game play executed in the game device 100. A single game play is a series of actions related to a battle game executed in response to payment of a value regardless of the number of players experiencing the game on the same game device 100 at the same time (from game start to game end (win / lose decision)) ) Refers to the provision of game experiences. In the battle game of this embodiment, as a game mode,
1. A game mode (1P mode) in which one player battles a character corresponding to an opponent NPC by giving a command to the character corresponding to the player.
2.2 Game mode in which each of the two players battles a character corresponding to the other player by commanding a character corresponding to the player (2P battle mode: opponent is a player other than himself)
3. Game mode (2P cooperation mode) in which two players play a command to the character corresponding to each player to play a character corresponding to the opponent NPC
There are three types.

  These modes can be classified into the following two modes from the viewpoint of whether the play difficulty level (difficulty of winning the competitive game) changes in the competitive game with the same opponent character. One is the first mode (1P mode, 2P battle mode) in which the difficulty level of capture does not change from normal because only the character corresponding to one player from the beginning during the game play acts on the character corresponding to the opponent. ). The other mode is the second mode (2P cooperation mode) in which the difficulty of the capture is lower than normal because characters corresponding to a plurality of (two) players alternately act on the opponent character during game play. .

  In any of the game modes in the competitive game of this embodiment, each player can set three characters as characters used for one game play. On the other hand, the characters that can be selected as the opponent character are different in each game mode, and the opponent character is set based on the player's operation input from the characters that can be selected for each game mode. In the 1P mode, three characters selected from the first type of character set with the normal capture difficulty level or a high capture difficulty level such as a so-called boss character (special character) are preset. One character selected from the second type of character is set as the opponent character. In the 2P battle mode, as described above, the opponent characters for one player are the three characters set as the characters used by the other player. In the 2P cooperation mode, the opponent character that the two players collaborate with each other is only one character selected from the second type characters. That is, in the battle game of the present embodiment, the player selects whether to battle (play) the battle game with the second type of character, which has a high level of capture difficulty, alone or in cooperation with other players. can do.

  In this way, a special character is set in advance for a player who has sufficiently grown his character and is ready for the second type of character (the first type). It is possible to provide a suitable game experience with a difficulty level of capture (which is higher than that of the above character). On the other hand, even for players whose characters they use have not grown sufficiently, the second type of character can be played in cooperation with other players so that the level of capture difficulty can be increased. Reducing it relatively makes it possible to capture and easily avoid situations where the player's interest can be cut off.

  In the present embodiment, in the 2P cooperation mode, the description will be made assuming that a battle game can be performed using characters corresponding to two players with respect to the opponent characters, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That will be easily understood. For example, one game apparatus 100 may be configured to have a control panel (a member that receives operation inputs) that can be operated simultaneously by three or more players, or three or more control panels that can be operated simultaneously by two players. It may be configured to be used in turn by different players. Further, the game play in the 2P cooperation mode may be configured such that not only one game device 100 but also a plurality of game devices 100 can be connected to each other so that three or more players can play a battle game.

  The lottery unit 106 performs a lottery process in the battle game of the present embodiment. In the battle game of the present embodiment, the command selected in the battle between characters is selected and executed according to the result of the lottery performed by the lottery unit 106. In the battle game, as described above, one player basically uses three characters as one group and can play a battle with the opponent character. A lottery operation relating to command selection is performed for each body character. When there is a lottery request, the lottery unit 106 performs lottery for each of the three characters, and outputs the results for all the characters as the lottery result. In the present embodiment, the lottery operation of the lottery unit 106 is controlled based on the operation input of each player received by the operation input unit 110 described later.

  The drawing unit 107 is a drawing device that generates a screen related to a game by performing a drawing process such as a GPU. The drawing unit 107 draws a game screen related to the game of the present embodiment. Specifically, the drawing unit 107 reads out necessary drawing objects according to information such as in-game parameters according to the progress of the game and executes appropriate arithmetic processing during the execution of the game processing described later, and performs drawing. .

  The display unit 108 is a display device included in the game apparatus 100 such as an LCD. A game screen drawn by the drawing unit 107 is displayed on the display unit 108. In the present embodiment, the display unit 108 is described as being built in the game apparatus 100, but may be any display apparatus externally connected to the game apparatus 100.

  The recognition unit 109 detects that a card is placed on a predetermined part provided in the game apparatus 100 and recognizes the card. The recognizing unit 109 shoots the two-dimensional code 201 attached to the card as shown in FIG. 2, for example, by an imaging device (not shown), and applies a predetermined calculation to the obtained image, thereby Information indicated by the two-dimensional code is acquired. It is assumed that information of a data structure as shown in FIG. 5B is obtained from a two-dimensional code attached to a card that can be used in the game of the present embodiment, for example. As shown in FIG. 5B, the information obtained from the two-dimensional code of the card is the player who outputs the card as a result of playing the game, that is, the owner information 511 indicating the owner of the card, the card A character ID 512 for specifying a character corresponding to the card, and other information 513 indicated by the symbol of The other information 513 may include, for example, growth parameter information indicating that the character corresponding to the card has grown as a result of game play.

  In the present embodiment, the other information 513 is described as including growth parameter information. However, the growth parameter information is acquired for each player in a server (not shown) (output as a card). ) It may be managed in association with the information of each character. In this case, for example, the control unit 101 may specify and acquire growth parameter information using the character ID 512 obtained as a recognition result. Further, the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is described as having a card reading function as a hardware configuration as the recognition unit 109, but is not limited to this, and a recognition apparatus having a reading function exists separately. The recognition unit 109 may be configured to acquire a recognition result of the recognition device.

  The operation input unit 110 is a user interface that the game apparatus 100 has, such as buttons used for mode selection and determination of the outcome in a lottery operation. When the operation input unit 110 detects an operation input made on various user interfaces, the operation input unit 110 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101 or the lottery unit 106. In the present embodiment, the game apparatus 100 is described as including various interfaces as physical operation members. However, the game apparatus 100 includes, for example, a touch input detection sensor that detects a touch input made on the screen of the display unit 108. Also good. The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is a control panel configured so that two players can operate simultaneously, and a group of operation members used by each player during game play in different areas on the upper surface thereof. The operation input unit 110 detects an operation input made on the control panel.

  The output part 111 outputs the article | item corresponding to the character selected by the player from the characters which can be selected as an output target decided for every player who participated in the game play after completion | finish of a game play. In the present embodiment, the article corresponding to the character is a card having a design (image) of the character as shown in FIG. 2, and is output with the owner information 511 described above. The output unit 111 includes a printing apparatus and a print medium discharge mechanism, and prints an image of a character selected based on an instruction from the control unit 101 and predetermined graphic data on a predetermined print medium (card). Output. In the battle game of the present embodiment, the player can obtain a card on which one of the characters played in the game or the character used for play is printed at the end of one game play. The contents printed on the card differ depending on the progress of the game, and in this embodiment, by performing the printing according to the progress of each game play, so-called one point that can be owned only by the player. A physical card is output. In the present embodiment, the article is described as a card, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the output unit 111 is a device capable of generating a three-dimensional model such as a so-called 3D printer, the article may be a model such as a figure related to a character, and the output unit 111 adds owner information 511 to the model. It may be configured to attach and output. Further, for example, when the output unit 111 has a sorter of a plurality of types of toys and is configured to be able to selectively output a toy related to a predetermined character, the article may be the toy, and the output unit 111 The player owner information 511 corresponding to this may be attached and output.

  The communication unit 112 is a communication interface with an external device included in the game apparatus 100. The communication unit 112 can be connected to an external device via a communication network such as the Internet (not shown) or a wired medium such as a cable, and can transmit and receive data. The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to receive program data obtained by packaging a game processing program from an external device via the communication unit 112. When the communication unit 112 receives the program data together with the program update request, the control unit 101 uses the received program data for the processing program related to the game currently stored in the recording medium 102 according to the update request. Can be updated. In addition to this, the program update processing of the game is automatically executed when the program data recorded on the recording medium is inserted into an optical drive (not shown) included in the game device, or after the insertion. It can also be executed by the start command from the administrator.

Game overview
Here, an outline of a game executed by the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, first, one game play is triggered by the insertion of a value (equivalent such as a coin or medal) by a player into a coin insertion slot (not shown) of the game device 100. The game process to be described later is started. The player (1P player) who first inserted coins after the start of the game process can select the mode to be set for the current game play from the 1P mode, the 2P battle mode, and the 2P cooperation mode. And according to the selected mode, the player who participates in a game play registers up to three characters (use character) used for a game for every player. The use character can be registered by placing and recognizing cards corresponding to the character in order on a predetermined part as described above. In the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, since the recognition unit 109 includes one recognition device and sequentially performs recognition processing, when two players participate in the game play, registration of characters to be used is performed in units of players. Done. That is, for example, after the card recognition related to the registration of the three used characters is performed for the 1P player and the used characters are confirmed, the player who subsequently participates (adds additional coins) after selecting the mode. Regarding (2P player), the card recognition related to the registration of the three used characters is performed, and the used characters are determined.

  After the use character is determined, the opponent character is determined based on the operation input of the 1P player. Specifically, for the opponent character, three characters selected from the first type of character are determined as characters found in a predetermined field in the 1P mode. Alternatively, in the 1P mode, only one character (special character) selected based on the operation input from the second type characters is determined as the opponent character. That is, in the 1P mode, the player can select a character as an opponent character from the first type and the second type. In the 2P battle mode, the character used by the 2P player is determined as the opponent character. In the 2P cooperation mode, only one character selected from the second type character based on the operation input is determined as the opponent character.

  After the opponent character is determined, the game process shifts to a process for starting the battle game, and each player determines a command to instruct the character to be used, and causes the character to perform an action corresponding to the command. Can do. In the competitive game of the present embodiment, a command for the character used is determined by a lottery process by the lottery unit 106. Specifically, in the game screen as shown in FIG. 3A, when a reel rotation effect having eyes on the surface corresponding to the command for each character used is performed, a rotation stop operation is performed. The outcome (winning eye) can be confirmed by lottery processing. In FIG. 3A, a reel in which figures (eyes) corresponding to commands that can be selected for each used character are arranged in the vertical direction is displayed on each of the used character images 301a to 301c arranged in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, images 301d to 301e of the opponent character are displayed thereon. In FIG. 3A, the eye that is the result of the lottery result is the eye displayed in the region 302 in principle, and the eye displayed in the region 302 is arranged on the reel during the rotation effect. Switch in the order in which they were made. The player can determine an output for determining an eye to be retained in the region 302 by performing an operation to stop the rotation of the reel, and command a corresponding character to be used as a command for an action corresponding to the output. Can do.

  Further, the lottery process in the competitive game of the present embodiment differs in the control method based on the player's operation input depending on whether the set game mode is the first mode or the second mode. As described above, in the second mode (2P cooperation mode), the player's desire to challenge a special character and a relative decrease in the difficulty level of the special character are given to the player as a game experience. It is to provide. In the 2P cooperation mode, the command determination for the character used by one player, the action by the use character and the update of the opponent character parameter accompanying the action, the action by the opponent character, and the character used by the action are updated. A turn in which the parameter update is performed as one set is performed while changing the player who is the subject of the turn. That is, the target for parameter update (such as receiving damage) associated with the action of the opponent character in consecutive turns is different, and the target of lottery processing is also different in successive turns. Thereby, compared with the case where a battle game with a special character is performed in the 1P mode, the number of turns in which each player's used character can survive (a state in which the total amount of damage is less than the physical strength determined in advance for the used character) is simple. Increases the chances of winning more competitive games.

  Further, in the battle game of the present embodiment, in order to provide a sense of unity in which two players are playing a game in cooperation with each other, in the turn in which one player performs an operation input related to the outcome determination, the other player Is also configured to be involved in the lottery process. Specifically, in the turn in which the 1P player performs an operation input related to the outcome determination, the 2P player performs a predetermined operation input on the operation member prepared for the player, thereby rotating the reel rotation speed in the lottery process. That is, the switching speed of the eyes displayed in the area 302 can be changed. The predetermined operation input is, for example, a requirement for successful input that a so-called continuous hit input is made more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period for a specific button, and the operation input is successful. If it is determined, the lottery unit 106 changes the control of the lottery process. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the predetermined operation input may be notified by the input instruction display 311 being presented to the 2P player side in the game screen. In this case, an unusual display effect such as a band 312 may be provided, and it may be easy to visually recognize that the eye switching speed has been reduced. In this way, even if it is a turn in which one player performs an action on the character used, a game experience that can give a sense of tension and unity by giving the other player an opportunity to intervene in the lottery process. Can be provided.

  When the battle game is over, the player can select one of the characters that can be selected as an output target, which is composed of characters that appear during the game play, and output a card on which an image of the character is printed. it can. Characters that can be selected as output targets basically include characters used by each player, and may further include opponent characters according to the type and result of the battle game.

  Specifically, when a battle game is played with the first type of opponent character group in the 1P mode, or when a battle game is played with a character group used by another player in the 2P battle mode, the friendly relationship with the opponent character Is generated, and for one player, an opponent character whose friendship with the player's character used is established is selected as an output target character. Further, when a battle game is played with the second type opponent character in the 1P mode, it is determined that the opponent character is included in the characters that can be selected as an output target only when the battle result satisfies the victory condition. The

  On the other hand, when playing a battle game with the second type opponent character in the 2P cooperation mode, the opponent character is not included in the characters that can be selected as an output target regardless of the battle result, and the output determined for each player The characters that can be selected as the target are only the characters used by the player. In other words, the game can be developed advantageously when the card is used and used as a character to be used (the above-mentioned class information 504 is assigned a higher rank, and the command information 503 causes a parameter change that can favor the progress of the game. The second type character (including the command) is controlled so that it can be selected as an output target only when a battle result satisfying the victory condition is obtained in the 1P mode. This is because if the 2P cooperation mode is provided to reduce the capture difficulty level of the second type character and satisfy the victory condition and the character can be output as a card, that is, the character's card can be easily If available, it can lead to situations that disrupt the game balance.

  In other words, if a character that can advantageously develop a battle game can be used from the beginning of the play experience, the player can always get good results in a battle game such as the 1P mode, so that the player can easily get bored. Become. Moreover, the result that such a player occupies the top of the ranking such as the play score may be derived, and there is a possibility that the interest of the player who has used the game for a long time may be cut off. Therefore, in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, control is performed so that the second type character that is the opponent character is not included in the selectable character as an output target in the 2P cooperation mode regardless of the battle result.

  In this embodiment, considering that the difficulty level of capture is reduced in the 2P cooperation mode, the description will be made assuming that the opponent character is excluded from the characters that can be selected as the output target. This is also possible. For example, when a battle result satisfying the victory condition is obtained even in the 2P cooperation mode, the opponent character may be included in the selectable character as an output target. However, in this case, when the opponent character is output in the 2P cooperation mode, when the card is recognized and used as the use character, the same character card output in the 1P mode is recognized and used as the use character. Alternatively, the parameter adjustment may be made so that the degree to which the battle game can be advantageously developed is lowered.

《Game processing》
Hereinafter, specific processing of the game processing executed by the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading, for example, a corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium 102, developing it in the memory 103, and executing it. This game process will be described as being started when it is detected that, for example, the first coin insertion (payment of value) has been made (by the 1P player).

  Further, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, among the operation member groups that are separated and present at two locations on the control panel, the operation member group side that first receives an operation input after the first coin insertion related to game play. This player is set as the 1P player, and in the two-player game mode, the player on the other operation member group side to which an operation input is made after the coin is inserted is set as the 2P player. When the control unit 101 executes the process of each step by alternately selecting players in the two-player game mode, the control unit 101 performs the order of the 1P player and the 2P player set as described above. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be fixed as to which player is set for each operation member group on the control panel. The unit 101 may perform control so that the players are selected in an order different from the order in which the operation inputs are made.

  In S401, the control unit 101 determines whether or not a game mode selection related to the current game play has been made. Specifically, the control unit 101 determines this step based on whether or not an operation input related to game mode selection has been made in the operation input unit 110. When it is determined that the game mode has been selected, the control unit 101 moves the process to S402, and when it is determined that the game mode has not been selected, the process of this step is repeated. If it is determined that the mode has not been selected within a predetermined period determined as timeout, the control unit 101 causes the mode setting unit 105 to determine the game mode related to the current game play as the 1P mode, and the process proceeds to S414. Move it.

  In S402, the mode setting unit 105 sets a game mode for the current game play based on the game mode selection made under the control of the control unit 101. The setting of the game mode is performed, for example, by changing a parameter related to the game mode managed in the memory 103 to a corresponding value. In the game mode setting performed in this step, the final confirmation of the game mode for the current game play is made in order to make payment of additional consideration as a final requirement when a game mode for two players is set as described later. Treat as not. On the other hand, when the 1P mode is set, since there is no special confirmation requirement, the game mode for the current game play is determined as the 1P mode.

  In S403, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the game mode related to the current game play is a two-player game mode, that is, a 2P battle mode or a 2P cooperation mode. If the control unit 101 determines that the game mode is for two-player, the process proceeds to S404. If the control unit 101 determines that the game mode is for one-player, the process proceeds to S414.

  In step S404, the control unit 101 requests payment of additional consideration, and determines whether the payment has been made. In the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, payment of a value corresponding to the number of players who experience the game play at the same time is a requirement for starting play. For example, the display unit 108 indicates that additional coin insertion is necessary. Display and notify the player. If the control unit 101 determines that the additional price has been paid, the mode setting unit 105 determines the current game mode setting and moves the process to S405. If the control unit 101 determines that the additional price has not been paid, the process of this step is performed. repeat. If it is determined that no additional payment has been made within a predetermined period of time determined as timeout, the control unit 101 causes the mode setting unit 105 to determine the game mode related to the current game play as the 1P mode and perform processing. To S414.

  In step S <b> 405, the control unit 101 performs display control via the lottery unit 106 and motion control of the recognition unit 109 so that players are selected in order and three characters used in the current game play are registered. The use character registration is performed with reference to the character DB 104 based on the card recognition result by the recognition unit 109 for each player as described above. Information on the characters used by each player may be stored in the memory 103.

  In step S406, the control unit 101 determines whether the determined game mode setting is the 2P cooperation mode. When it is determined that the determined game mode setting is the 2P cooperation mode, the control unit 101 moves the process to S407, and when it is determined that the game mode setting is the 2P battle mode, the process moves to S410.

  In step S407, the control unit 101 sets an opponent character for the game play in the 2P cooperation mode. The opponent character may be set in response to selection of one character from a predetermined second type of character by an operation input by any player.

  In S408, the control unit 101 executes a battle process for realizing a battle game with the set opponent character. As described above, this battle process includes command determination for one player's use character, action by the use character accompanying this, update of parameters of the opponent character accompanying the action, action by the opponent character, and the action. This includes a process of alternately giving the main operation authority of the turn to the 1P player and the 2P player, with the accompanying parameter update of the character used as a set. Further, in one turn of the battle process, an operation input by the other player is accepted during the lottery process when the command is determined for one player who determines the command. At this time, the control unit 101 evaluates the operation input made by the other player, and changes the eye switching speed related to the command determination in the lottery effect when it is determined that the requirement for successful input of the predetermined operation input has been achieved. The lottery unit 106 is controlled so that the When the battle result is obtained for the executed battle process, the control unit 101 moves the process to S409.

  In step S409, the control unit 101 determines a character that can be selected as an output target for each player, and moves the process to step S413. Since the battle result obtained in S408 relates to the game play in the 2P cooperation mode in which the difficulty level of capture is reduced, the control unit 101 can select, for each player, the three characters used by the player as output targets. Determine as a character. In other words, for the 1P player, the three characters used by the 1P player registered in S405 are determined as selectable characters, and for the 2P player, the three characters used by the 2P player registered in S405 are output. It is determined as a character that can be selected as a target.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the 2P battle mode is set in S406, the control unit 101 sets the use character of the 2P player as the opponent character for the use character of the 1P player for the game play in the 2P battle mode in S410. In the present embodiment, the description will be made on the assumption that the opponent character is set mainly using the character used by the 1P player. However, if the opponent character is set so that a battle game between the 1P player and the 2P player is realized, this is used. It will be readily appreciated that there is no need to be limited.

  In S411, the control unit 101 executes a battle process for realizing a battle game. The battle process performed in this step is different from the process performed in S408 in the process performed in one turn. Specifically, in one turn, the command determination for the character used by one player (1P player), the accompanying action by the character used and the parameter update of the character used by the other player (2P player) accompanying this, The command determination for the player's used character, the action by the used character accompanying this, and the accompanying parameter update of the 1P used character are taken as one set. Therefore, in the lottery process, the control based on the operation input made by the player who does not determine the command is not performed. When the battle result is obtained for the executed battle process, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S412.

  In S412, the control unit 101 determines a character that can be selected as an output target for each player, and moves the process to S413. In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, in the 2P battle mode and the 1P mode in which a battle game with the first type of character group is performed, a friendly relationship is established for all opponent characters after the battle game. Therefore, in this step, the control unit 101 determines the characters that can be selected as output targets for each player as the six characters used by both players in the game play. That is, for both the 1P player and the 2P player, the six characters used by both players registered in S405 are determined as selectable characters for output.

  In step S413, the control unit 101 transmits, to the output unit 111, information on one character selected from the characters that can be selected as an output target for the alternately selected player, and various information including an image of the character. Is printed on a card and discharged to complete the game process. Specifically, the control unit 101 operates the output unit 111 so that the card related to the character selected by the 2P player is printed and discharged after the card related to the character selected by the 1P player is printed and discharged. To control.

  On the other hand, when the game mode related to the current game play is determined to be the 1P mode, the control unit 101 passes the lottery unit 106 in S414 so that the player can register three characters used for the current game play. Display control and operation control of the recognition unit 109 are performed.

  In S415, based on the operation input detected by the operation input unit 110, the control unit 101 determines whether the character of the first type or the second type is selected as the opponent for the 1P mode game play. to decide. When determining that the first type of character has been selected as the opponent, the control unit 101 sets three characters as the opponent character from the first type of character and moves the process to S418. If the control unit 101 determines that the second type of character has been selected as the opponent, the control unit 101 sets the selected second type of character as the opponent character and moves the process to S416. In this embodiment, in the 1P mode, it is assumed that the player can specify an opponent from the first type and second type characters. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and a game mode for playing a battle game with a first type character and a battle game with a second type character as a game mode for one player. It may be divided into a game mode for performing.

  In S416, the control unit 101 executes a battle process for realizing a battle game with the set opponent character. This battle process is a command determination for the use character of the 1P player, an action by the use character associated therewith, an update of the parameter of the opponent character accompanying the action, an update of the action by the opponent character and the parameter of the use character accompanying the action This is done by repeating the turn with 1 set. When the battle result is obtained for the executed battle process, the control unit 101 moves the process to S417.

  In S417, the control unit 101 determines a character that can be selected as an output target for the 1P player, and moves the process to S420. If the match result satisfies the victory condition, the control unit 101 determines the three characters used by the 1P player and the second type character that is the opponent character as selectable characters as output targets. . If the match result does not satisfy the victory condition, the control unit 101 determines only the three used characters of the 1P player as selectable characters for output.

  On the other hand, when the first type character is set as the opponent character in S415, the control unit 101 executes a battle process for realizing a battle game with the set opponent character in S418. Since this battle process is a process of repeating the same turn as S416 except that the type and number of opponent characters are different, description thereof will be omitted. When the battle result is obtained for the executed battle process, the control unit 101 moves the process to S419.

  In S419, the control unit 101 determines a character that can be selected as an output target for the 1P player, and moves the process to S420. The control unit 101 determines the three types of characters used by the 1P player and the three first type characters that are the opponent characters as characters that can be selected as output targets.

  In step S420, the control unit 101 transmits information on one character selected from the characters that can be selected as an output target to the output unit 111, and prints various information including the image of the character on the card and discharges it. To complete the game process.

  As described above, according to the game process of the present embodiment, for a battle game with a character set with a relatively high difficulty level, the player can discharge the articles related to the character while satisfying the challenge request of the player. It can be controlled in consideration of the actual capture difficulty level. Thereby, in the game device 100 of this embodiment, a suitable game balance is implement | achieved and the battle | competition game which can maintain the interest of a player can be provided.

  In the game processing according to the present embodiment, it has been described that the selection of characters that can be selected as output targets in all game modes is performed after execution of the battle processing. However, it is easily understood that the present invention is not limited to this. Like. For example, for a game mode in which a character that can be selected as an output target is determined regardless of the battle result in the battle process, such as the 2P cooperation mode, the determination may be made before the battle process ends. .

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The game device according to the present invention can also be realized by a program that causes one or more computers to function as the game device. The program can be provided / distributed by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium or through a telecommunication line.

  101: control unit, 102: recording medium, 103: memory, 104: character DB, 105: mode setting unit, 106: lottery unit, 107: drawing unit, 108: display unit, 109: recognition unit, 110: operation input unit 111: output unit 112: communication unit

Claims (18)

An execution means for executing a game process related to one game play in response to payment of the consideration;
In the one game play by the execution means,
A first mode for providing a battle game between a character corresponding to the player and an opponent character appearing in the game to one player;
A second mode different from the first mode, which provides a battle game between a plurality of players and a character corresponding to each of the plurality of players and the opponent character;
A setting means for setting one of
Control means for determining a character that can be selected as an object to be printed on a print medium according to the mode set by the setting means for the one game play;
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control means varies a character that can be selected as the print target between the first mode and the second mode. When the mode set by the setting unit is the first mode, the control unit determines the character corresponding to the one player and the opponent character as characters that can be selected as the print target. The game device according to claim 1. The control means determines, for each of the plurality of players, a character that can be selected as the print target for each of the plurality of players when the mode set by the setting means is the second mode. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is a game device. A request means for requesting payment of the consideration;
The setting means sets a mode after the execution means starts executing the game process,
4. The game device according to claim 1, wherein when the second mode is set by the setting unit, the request unit further requests payment of a price. 5.   The setting means performs the one-time game play in the second mode when payment of the price requested by the request means is made during a predetermined time after setting the second mode. And confirming that the first game play is performed by changing from the second mode to the first mode when payment of the requested consideration is not made during the predetermined time. The game device according to claim 4. A decision means for deciding the opponent character;
The determining means includes
When the mode set by the setting means is the first mode, a plurality of characters among the first type characters appearing in the game, or a second type different from the first type One of the characters is determined as the opponent character,
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the mode set by the setting means is the second mode, one character of the second type of character is determined as the opponent character. The game device according to any one of claims.   The game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the determining unit determines the opponent character in accordance with an operation input made by a player. The control means, for the one game play with the second type character as the opponent character,
When the mode set by the setting means is the first mode, the character that can be selected as the print target includes the second type character,
8. The character of the second type is not included in the characters that can be selected as the print target when the mode set by the setting unit is the second mode. Game device. Acquisition means for acquiring character information indicating a character related to the article, including owner information of the article, attached to the article recognized by the recognition device;
The execution means sets a character corresponding to the player in the game processing based on the character information including owner information of each player acquired by the acquisition means,
The said determination means determines the said opponent character after the setting of the character corresponding to each player by the said execution means is completed about all the players who perform the said 1 game play. 9. The game device according to any one of 8. Acquisition means for acquiring character information indicating a character related to the article, including owner information of the article, attached to the article recognized by the recognition device;
The said execution means sets the character corresponding to this player in the process of the said game based on the said character information including the owner information of each player acquired by the said acquisition means. 9. The game device according to any one of 8. The acquisition means includes
When the mode set by the setting means is the first mode, the character information including owner information of the one player is acquired,
11. The game apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the character information including owner information of each of the plurality of players is acquired when the mode set by the setting unit is the second mode. The acquisition means includes
Obtaining a plurality of the character information for each player;
When the mode set by the setting means is the second mode, the character information about the second player of the plurality of players is obtained from the second player of the plurality of players. The game device according to claim 10, wherein the game device is acquired after the acquisition of the plurality of pieces of character information for different first players is completed. The execution means includes lottery means for determining the action of each character corresponding to the player in accordance with one outcome determined by lottery from a plurality of eyes in the one game play.
The game device includes:
Display control means for displaying the plurality of eyes while sequentially switching in a predetermined display area of the display device during the lottery by the lottery means;
An input means for receiving an operation input during the lottery by the lottery means;
Have
The display control means controls a switching speed of the plurality of eyes according to an input result of an operation input received for a second player among the plurality of players,
2. The lottery means determines the one outcome based on an operation input received for a first player different from the second player among the plurality of players. 13. The game device according to any one of 12 above.   14. The display control unit according to claim 13, wherein when the input result of the operation input received for the second player is determined to be successful, the display control unit decreases the switching speed of the plurality of items. The game device described. The execution means includes changing means for sequentially changing a player to be set to each of the first player and the second player from the plurality of players.
The changing means changes the player set to each of the first player and the second player after the action of each character corresponding to the first player is determined by the lottery means. The game device according to claim 13 or 14. The printing device, for each player, further comprising a printing means for printing an image of the selected characters from among selectable characters as the printed into the printing medium body,
When the mode set by the setting unit is the second mode, the printing unit selects the plurality of players in the order set by the execution unit, and the character on the print medium associated with the selected player The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus causes the printing apparatus to print the image. A discharge unit for controlling discharge of the print medium printed by the printing apparatus;
The discharge means controls the print media related to each of the plurality of players to be discharged in the order set by the execution means when the mode set by the setting means is the second mode. The game device according to claim 16.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game device of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 17.