JP6523239B2 - Game program and game apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program and a game device.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there are commercially available games in which a game progresses while defeating enemy characters such as monsters in a virtual space. In this type of game, one or more predetermined game units such as a quest, an event, a stage or a course in which a predetermined purpose is set is set, and the game progresses by achieving the purpose set in the game unit. Do.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned games, there are also multiplayer games in which a plurality of users operate their player characters in the same virtual space. In general, multiplayer is performed by matching a plurality of users on a game basis (Non-Patent Document 1, etc.).

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  As in Non-Patent Document 1, a game unit to be executed in multiplayer is predetermined by one user or the like, or the entire game unit is randomly determined by lottery. In order to make the game unit more diverse in such multiplayer, it is conceivable to set the contents of the game unit finely in accordance with the preference of the user. However, since opinions may differ among a plurality of users, it may be considered that any one of a plurality of users participating in the multiplayer (host user) may decide or a plurality of users may decide by a majority decision Be

  However, in such an embodiment, the opinions of users other than the host user or the minority users among multiple users participating in multiplayer are not adopted, resulting in unsatisfied results for users whose opinions are not adopted. .

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to provide a game program and a game apparatus capable of reflecting the opinions of a plurality of users participating in a game when determining predetermined game contents in a game in which a plurality of users can participate. Do.

  A game program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a computer, virtual space generation means for generating a virtual space of a game in which a plurality of users can participate, and displaying a plurality of predetermined options regarding the game to participate in the game Voting means enabling the plurality of users to vote for at least any one of the plurality of options, winning ratio determination means for determining the winning ratio of each option according to the number of votes by the plurality of users, Lottery processing means for performing lottery processing based on the winning ratio, and selecting any one of the plurality of options as the winning, and game control means for executing the game in the virtual space based on the elected options To function as

  The winning ratio determining means determines the winning ratio of each option so that the winning ratio of the option is equal to or more than a predetermined value even when there is an option which is not voted by any of the plurality of users among the plurality of options. You may decide

  The lottery processing means displays a selected area divided into each of the plurality of options, and selects an option corresponding to a position at which a selected marker moving on a predetermined circulation route on the selected area is stopped. The winning percentage determining means may change the size of the corresponding selected area according to the winning percentage of each option.

  The computer may function as an option determining unit that performs a lottery for determining each of the plurality of options from among a plurality of option candidates.

  The computer is caused to function as setting item determination means for determining at least one of a plurality of setting items which are executed in the game and which constitute a predetermined game unit in which a predetermined purpose is set, and the plurality of options Any of the reward when the predetermined purpose is achieved, the content of the effect given to the player character operated by each user to advance the game unit advantageously, and the content of the enemy character appearing in the game unit One may be shown.

  A game device according to another aspect of the present invention includes a program storage unit storing the above-described game program, and a computer that executes a program stored in the program storage unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game program and a game apparatus capable of reflecting the opinions of a plurality of users participating in a game when determining predetermined game contents in a game in which a plurality of users can participate. .

It is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a game device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the control part with which the game device shown in FIG. 1 is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the quest setting screen in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the roulette screen in this Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a game program and a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, an action game executed on a home gaming device will be described as an example. The action game according to the present embodiment operates a player character in a virtual game space to defeat an enemy character, search for an item, or capture a predetermined quest such as capturing a predetermined event. proceed. In particular, a description will be given based on multiplay in which a plurality of player characters corresponding to a plurality of users cooperate with each other to fight an enemy character while advancing a main game (quest).

[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a game apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 1 includes a control unit 30. The control unit 30 includes a CPU 11, a drawing data generation processor 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, a read only memory (ROM) 14, and a drawing process. A processor 15 and an audio processor 18 are included. Further, the game apparatus 1 further includes a VRAM (Video-RAM) 16, an amplifier 19, a speaker 20, an earphone terminal 21, an operation unit 22, a media interface 23, a wireless LAN module 24, and a bus 25. Among them, the CPU 11, the drawing data generation processor 12, the RAM 13, the ROM 14, the drawing processor 15, the audio processor 18, the operation unit 22, the media interface 23, and the wireless LAN module 24 can mutually transmit data via the bus 25. It is connected to the.

  The operation unit 22 includes a direction key and another button group (not shown), receives an operation of the user, and inputs operation information (operation signal) according to the content of the operation to the CPU 11. Further, various buttons included in the direction key and the button group are operators for instructing a specific action of the player character. In addition to these operators, the operation unit 22 includes a power switch for turning on / off the power of the game apparatus 1 and the like.

  The media interface 23 accesses the game media 5 set in the media loading unit (not shown) to read out the game program 5 a and the game data 5 b. Among these, the game program 5a causes the game apparatus 1 to execute, for example, a game in which the player character and the enemy character compete in the virtual space. Further, the game data 5b includes image data of characters and background, image data for displaying information such as status, voice data such as sound effects and BGM, characters and symbols as data necessary to execute the game. Message data etc. are included. In addition to the semiconductor memory, UMD (Universal Media Disc) (registered trademark), which is a type of optical disc, can be adopted as the game medium 5 which is a recording medium.

  The RAM 13 has a load area for storing the game program 5a and the game data 5b read from the game media 5 according to the progress of the game, and a work area for the CPU 11 to use when processing the game program 5a. It is done. The ROM 14 stores basic functions such as a disk loading function and basic programs for controlling the process of reading the game program 5a and the game data 5b stored in the game media 5.

  The CPU 11 reads all or part of the game program 5a and the game data 5b recorded in the game media 5 into the RAM 13 through the media interface 23, and executes this according to the operation of the operation unit 22 by the user. Control. More specifically, when an operation signal is input from the operation unit 22 by being operated by the user, the CPU 11 performs predetermined game progress processing corresponding to the operation signal according to the game program 5a, and the processing result is And displaying on the display (display unit) 2 as an image indicating the progress of the game (hereinafter, “game screen”) and outputting an audio signal (hereinafter, “game sound”) indicating the progress of the game to the speaker 20 or the earphone terminal 21 .

  The drawing processing processor 15 performs the drawing of the game screen according to an instruction of the CPU 11. That is, the CPU 11 determines the content of the game screen to be displayed on the display 2 based on the operation signal input from the operation unit 22 and causes the drawing data generation processor 12 to generate drawing data necessary for the content. Then, the drawing data is transferred to the drawing processing processor 15 to perform drawing processing. The drawing processor 15 generates a game screen every 1/60 seconds based on drawing data, and writes the generated game screen in the VRAM 16. The display 2 has a semi-transmissive color liquid crystal display and a backlight LED (Light Emitting Diode), and displays the game screen written in the VRAM 16.

  Further, the CPU 11 determines a sound such as a sound effect or BGM to be output from the speaker 20 according to the progress of the game, reads out voice data for producing the voice from the RAM 13 and inputs it to the voice processing processor 18 . That is, when a sound generation event occurs with the progress of the game, the CPU 11 reads from the RAM 13 sound generation data (sound generation data loaded from the game media 5) corresponding to the sound generation event and inputs the sound generation processor 18. The voice processing processor 18 is configured by a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), applies predetermined effects (for example, reverb, chorus, etc.) to the sound generation data input by the CPU 11, and converts the sound generation data into an analog signal, Output to the amplifier 19. The amplifier 19 amplifies the audio signal input from the audio processing processor 18, and then outputs the amplified audio signal to the speaker 20 and the earphone terminal 21.

  The wireless LAN module 24 is a communication module for performing data communication with another game apparatus 1 by a wireless LAN conforming to the communication standard IEEE802.11b (operating frequency band 2.4 GHz, communication speed 11 Mbps) to configure a network. .

[Functional configuration of control unit]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the control unit 30 included in the game apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, mainly showing functions necessary to realize the above-described game system. As described above, the control unit 30 operates as a computer including the CPU 11, the drawing data generation processor 12, the RAM 13, the ROM 14, the drawing processing processor 15, and the audio processing processor 18. Then, the control unit 30 operating as the computer has functions as described below by executing the game program 5a and the game data 5b read from the game media 5. That is, the control unit 30 has functions such as the virtual space generation unit 31, the communication unit 32, the voting unit 33, the winning ratio determination unit 34, the lottery processing unit 35, the game control unit 36, the option determination unit 37, and the event item determination unit 38. Demonstrate.

  Among these, the virtual space generation unit 31 generates a virtual space of a game in which a plurality of users can participate. The virtual space also includes a virtual space in which a plurality of player characters operated by each of a plurality of users compete with an enemy character.

  The communication means 32 transmits and receives data in order to advance the game in synchronization among a plurality of computers operated by a plurality of users participating in the game. Note that when computers of a plurality of game apparatuses 1 communicate with each other, each computer may be connected to a predetermined server, and the server may be configured as an on-line game for managing the progress of the game. The matching server may be configured as a P2P (peer-to-peer) communication game in which a matching server matches a plurality of computers in response to a request to the matching server, and the plurality of matched computers communicate with each other to progress the game.

  The game control means 36 executes the game in the virtual space. The game control means 36 controls the action of the player character acting in response to the operation of the operation unit 22 by the user, and controls the enemy character E attacking the player character. The game control means 36 receives operation data by another user from another computer at the time of multiplay, and controls the action of the other player character based on the operation data of the other user. Furthermore, the game control means 36 is an ally of the player character, and also controls a non player character attacking the enemy character.

  The voting means 33 displays a plurality of predetermined options regarding the game, and enables a plurality of users participating in the game to vote for at least one of the plurality of options. The winning ratio determining means 34 determines the winning ratio of each option in accordance with the number of votes cast by a plurality of users. The lottery processing means 35 performs lottery processing based on the determined winning ratio, and selects one of the plurality of options as the winning.

  The option determining unit 37 performs a lottery for determining each of the plurality of options from among the plurality of option candidates. The item determination means 38 is executed in the game and determines at least one of a plurality of setting items constituting a predetermined game unit in which a predetermined purpose is set.

[Game Summary]
Before the start of the game or before the start of each game unit (quest in the present embodiment) in the game, a session formation screen is displayed, and a session is formed among a plurality of computers based on a predetermined operation. For example, a matching process in which another user participates in a session created by one user (host user) is performed. After the matching process, the communication unit 32 loads and initializes game data among a plurality of computers operated by a plurality of users participating in the formed session. After their completion, game units (quests) are started.

  The other users who participated in the session created by the host user cooperate with the host user as a guest user to advance the quest. At each stage that constitutes a quest, enemy characters that impede the progress of the player character or that are the target of punishment appear. In multiplayer, each player character participating in the session cooperates to attack an enemy character and defeat a predetermined quest.

  The virtual space in this game has a plurality of non-combat areas such as villages and a plurality of battle areas such as forests where enemy characters appear. The quest can be ordered by moving to a predetermined place (quest order reception place) of the non-fighting area or by the player character talking with a predetermined non player character. The quests that can be received are set based on predetermined conditions such as the level of the player character, the capture of another quest, the place for receiving the quest, the in-game time, and the like.

  Furthermore, in the game according to the present embodiment, a special quest can be executed. In the special quest, a plurality of setting items constituting the quest are determined based on the user's operation. The special quest may be set whether or not it is possible to receive an order based on a predetermined condition.

[Determining setting items of special quest]
The plurality of setting items constituting the quest include, for example, a main purpose, a secondary purpose, a reward, a change in ability of the character, a plurality of options related to the quest, and the like. The main purpose is the essential condition for completing the quest. The main purpose includes, for example, the defeat of a predetermined enemy character, the acquisition of a predetermined item, the arrival at a predetermined place, and the like.

  Also, the secondary purpose does not have to be achieved in order to complete the quest, but if it is achieved at the end of the quest (when the main objective is achieved or moved to a predetermined place after the primary objective is achieved) A reward is given. Secondary objectives may also include objectives similar to primary objectives. Furthermore, secondary objectives may include objectives associated with primary objectives. For example, when a predetermined enemy character is set as an object to be killed as a main purpose, a method of killing the enemy character (eg destroying a predetermined portion and then killing or using a predetermined weapon) It may be

  The reward is, for example, an item obtained upon achieving the main purpose and the secondary purpose, an in-game currency, and the like. The change in ability of the character is, for example, change (increase or decrease) in ability value (attack, defense, etc.) of each player character and ally character, change in ability value of enemy character, player character, ally character or enemy character It is the existence of the restriction of the special ability that can be used. The plurality of options related to the game unit are options used for the roulette element described later. Details will be described later.

  In multiplay in a normal quest, with the contents (setting items) of the quest defined in advance, the user selects the quest that he / she wants to play, and selects a predetermined number from a plurality of users who selected the same quest within a predetermined period. For example, a maximum of four users are matched, or a quest to be ordered is selected by any one of the predetermined number of pre-matched users (for example, the host user).

  On the other hand, in the special quest, the quest setting screen is displayed on the game screen of the game apparatus 1 operated by each user in a state where a predetermined number of users are matched in advance. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the quest setting screen in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the quest setting screen 50 includes a plurality of (four in the example of FIG. 3) setting item determination units 51a to 51d provided corresponding to the plurality of setting items. The setting item determination units 51a to 51d are virtual reels 52a to 52d in which a plurality of candidate elements corresponding to the setting items are arranged in a line, virtual buttons 53a to 53d for stopping the virtual reels 52a to 52d, and virtual User name display frames 54a to 54d for displaying user names capable of operating the buttons 53a to 53d.

  The virtual reels 52a to 52d rotate around a rotation axis (not shown), and stop by the operation input of the corresponding virtual buttons 53a to 53d by a predetermined operation of the user displayed on the user name display frames 54a to 54d. . At this time, the setting item determination unit 38 performs a lottery for determining any one of the plurality of components of the setting items corresponding to the virtual buttons 53a to 53d on which the operation input is performed. Stop markers 55a to 55d are displayed at the centers of the virtual reels 52a to 52d, and when the virtual reels 52a to 52d stop based on the operation input of the virtual buttons 53a to 53d, candidate elements determined as a result of the lottery are It is located in the said stop markers 55a-55d.

  The setting item determination means 38 sets the corresponding candidate elements located in the stop markers 55a to 55d when the virtual reels 52a to 52d provided corresponding to the respective setting items are stopped by the operation of the user. Determined as the content of the item.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 3, four setting items (items 1 to 4) are provided as the plurality of setting items. Item 1 determines the main target (the enemy character to be defeated) which is the main purpose of the quest, and is determined by the operation of the user 1. Item 2 is to decide the sub-target (the enemy character that gets a bonus reward when defeated) which is the secondary purpose of the quest, and is decided by the operation of the user 2. Item 3 and Item 4 respectively determine two non-player characters N1 and N2 corresponding to two options of roulette elements to be described later, and are determined by operations of the user 3 and the user 4. That is, the option determining unit 37 performs a lottery for determining each of the plurality of options from among the plurality of option candidates on the quest setting screen 50.

  Note that, in the example of FIG. 3, an example in which a plurality of virtual reels 52a to 52d are simultaneously displayed on the quest setting screen 50 is shown so that a plurality of setting items can be determined in parallel. However, instead of this, the quest setting screen may be configured to determine a plurality of setting items one by one using one virtual reel. That is, the quest setting screen may be configured to be able to sequentially determine a plurality of setting items by drawing one by one.

  Also, multiple setting items may be associated with one another. For example, when the main target of item 1 and the sub target of item 2 are associated in the example of FIG. 3, after virtual reel 52a in item 1 is stopped (after candidate elements located in stop marker 55a are determined) And a plurality of candidate elements in the virtual reel 52b in the item 2 may be set.

  Further, the display mode regarding the lottery for determining each setting item is not limited to the reel lottery mode as shown in FIG. 3, and various display modes such as roulette and lottery may be adopted.

  In the present embodiment, when all four setting items in the quest setting screen 50 are determined, a roulette screen is displayed on the game screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the roulette screen in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the roulette screen 60 includes a roulette display unit 61, an option display unit 61 for displaying a plurality of options, and a roulette display unit 62 for displaying a virtual roulette element for performing lottery using a plurality of options. And have.

  In the example of FIG. 4, two options are displayed on the option display unit 61 as a plurality of options. The two options respectively indicate the contents of the effect given to the player character operated by each user in order to advance the quest in an advantageous manner. In the present example, the types of items given in advance to each player character are shown. In the example of FIG. 4, option A is a recovery medicine capable of recovering the physical strength of the player character or other player character, and option B restricts the action of the enemy character or damages the enemy character. This item is a mustard item.

  These options A and B are determined according to the two non-player characters N1 and N2 determined on the quest setting screen 50. Furthermore, these options A and B may be determined according to the main purpose determined on the quest setting screen 50. For example, a plurality of option candidates (a plurality of item candidates) are associated with one non player character, and the voting means 33 corresponds to a plurality of non player characters N1 and N2 determined in the quest setting screen 50. One option candidate may be selected from the option candidates by lottery, and displayed on the option display unit 61 as an option.

  The option display unit 61 includes virtual voting buttons 631 and 632 for performing a voting operation input to each of the options A and B. When the game apparatus 1 includes a touch panel capable of touch input as the operation unit 22, the option display unit 61 may be displayed on the touch panel. In this case, it is possible to vote on the corresponding options A and B by touch-inputting the virtual voting buttons 631 and 632. Further, when virtual voting buttons 631 and 632 are not displayed on the touch panel, or when game device 1 does not have a touch panel, predetermined operators (for example, A button and B on operating unit 22) are used for virtual voting buttons 631 and 632. Make button correspond. Therefore, it is possible to vote on the corresponding options A and B by inputting the operation element in a state where the option display unit 61 is displayed and it is possible to vote. In this manner, the voting means 33 enables a plurality of users participating in the game to vote for at least one of the plurality of options A and B.

  Voting to options A and B may adopt a plurality of voting modes. For example, one voting mode is such that the number of votes corresponds to the virtual voting buttons 631, 632 in a predetermined voting period or the number of consecutive strokes of a predetermined operation element. For this reason, in the example of FIG. 4, the remaining time display frame 64 for displaying the remaining time until the end of the voting period is displayed. Instead of this, it is also possible to adopt a voting aspect based on a point system such that a vote is made according to the points at which one or more options are voted from the points of each user.

  The lottery processing means 35 causes the roulette display unit 62 to display the selected areas 62a and 62b divided into a plurality of options. The winning ratio determination means 34 determines the winning ratio of each of the options A and B in accordance with the number of votes cast by a plurality of users. The winning ratio determining means 34 changes the size of the corresponding selected area 62a, 62b in accordance with the winning ratio of each option (the ratio of the number of votes for each of the options A, B to the total number of votes). In the example of FIG. 4, arc-shaped selected regions 62 a and 62 are displayed in which a circle centered on C of the roulette display 62 is divided in the circumferential direction by the number of options like a circle graph. In the selected regions 62a and 62b, the central angle of the arc changes in accordance with the winning ratio.

  The change display of the sizes of the selected areas 62a and 62b according to the winning ratio may be configured to always display the current winning ratio during the voting period. Instead, it does not display during the voting period (does not display the selected regions 62a and 62b themselves or does not change the selected regions 62a and 62b from the initial state display having the same size as each other), and the voting period ends After that, the selected areas 62a and 62b having a size according to the winning ratio according to the final voting result may be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the roulette screen 60 has a winning ratio display unit 65 that displays the winning ratio in a bar shape separately from the roulette display unit 62. However, at least any one mode may be sufficient to display the winning percentage. As described above, by displaying the winning ratio in the roulette display unit 62 and / or the winning ratio display unit 65, it is possible to visually indicate to the user the probability that the option for which the user has voted wins.

  Here, the winning ratio determining means 34 determines the winning ratio of each option so that the winning ratio of the option is equal to or more than a predetermined value even when there is an option that has not been voted by any of a plurality of users among the plurality of options. Decide. For example, even if one of the plurality of options A and B is not voted once, a predetermined winning ratio is set. For example, when only option B is voted and option A is never voted, the winning ratio of option A is set to 10%, and the winning ratio of option B is set to 90%.

  In the aspect of displaying the current winning percentage during the voting period, the winning percentage determining means 34 selects the option A if there is an option that has not been voted even during the voting period. , And B, the selected areas 62a and 62b may be displayed in consideration of the fixed winning ratio (10%).

  Instead of this, the winning ratio determination means 34 displays the selected regions 62a and 62b at a voting ratio according to the number of votes of a plurality of users during the voting period, and votes once during the voting period after the voting period ends. If there is an option that has not been voted, the selected area of the option that has not been voted is set according to the fixed winning percentage (10%), and the remaining area (the area for 90%) of the roulette display 62 is set. It may be displayed as a selected area according to the voting ratio in other options that have been voted even once. That is, the winning ratio determination means 34 may compress and display the selected area in the other options which have been voted even once, as much as the selected area of the option which has not been voted is increased.

  The lottery processing means 35 performs lottery processing based on the determined winning percentage, and selects one of the plurality of options A and B as a winning. At this time, the lottery processing means 35 sets the option corresponding to the position at which the selection marker 62M moving on the predetermined circumferential route on the selected area 62a, 62b is the option selected. In this example, the selection marker 62M is a roulette needle whose rotation axis is the center C of the roulette display 62, and corresponds to the selected regions 62a and 62b including the position at which the selection marker 62M rotated about the center C has stopped. The options A and B are determined as the options selected.

  The lottery on the roulette screen 60 may be automatically performed without the user performing an operation related to the lottery (that is, the determined winning percentage may be the winning probability as it is). Instead of this, any user performs a lottery start / stop operation, and the lottery result is different according to the timing of the stop operation (the winning probability changes according to the user's operation timing based on the winning ratio) It may be

  The game control means 36 executes the game in the virtual space based on the options A and B thus won. In this example, the game control means 36 sets items (restoration medicine or acupuncture item) corresponding to the winning choices A and B as possessions of each player character, and the player character and the quest setting screen 50 determine the item. Place the main targets and sub targets in the virtual space, and execute quests to defeat the main targets and sub targets.

  According to the above configuration, in the configuration in which the user participating in the multiplay can determine the setting item of the quest to be executed by the multiplay, the setting item in which the opinions of the plurality of users participating in the multiplay are different is determined by majority decision Rather, it is decided by the lottery. Therefore, the possibility of reflecting the minority opinion can be secured. In addition, since options that have not been voted at all may be adopted (fluctuating), it is possible to create surprises in the generation of quests by multiple users.

  In this manner, when the predetermined game content in the game in which a plurality of users can participate is determined, the possibility of reflecting the minority opinion is secured, thereby reflecting the opinions of the plurality of users participating in the game can do. Furthermore, the game contents can be diversified because the user's opinion does not necessarily follow when the predetermined game contents are determined.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the plurality of options A and B are determined by lottery in the quest setting screen 50, the contents of the created quest can be made more various game contents.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various improvement, change, and correction are possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning.

  For example, although the aspect in which the selected areas 62A and 62B are displayed as the winning slots of the virtual roulette elements has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the selected areas 62A and 62B may be displayed as winning boxes of virtual reels as shown in FIG. In addition, as long as one option is determined by drawing from a plurality of options, any mode may be adopted.

  Further, in the above embodiment, even if there is an option that has not been voted on by any of a plurality of users among a plurality of options, the selection ratio of each option will be equal to or higher than a predetermined value. Has been described. However, the choice is not limited to this, and an option that has never been voted by any user may have a winning percentage of 0%. In addition, for the option voted at least once, the winning ratio may be set to a predetermined ratio. In this case, for example, even when the winning percentage calculated from the actual number of votes is less than 10%, the predetermined winning percentage is set to 10%.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the aspect by which lottery is carried out so that one of several options may be elected was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this. For example, a predetermined winning percentage may be allocated to the winning slots (non-voting slots) not related to the voting by the user other than the plurality of options. In this case, one or more non-voting frames are provided in the roulette factor winning frame in addition to the plurality of winning frames corresponding to the plurality of options A and B. For example, the non-voting frame may be configured as a penalty frame such as not being given any item shown as an option, an enemy character being strengthened, or the like.

  Further, in the above embodiment, although the aspect of performing the lottery process in FIG. 4 for one of the plurality of setting items for determining the content of the quest has been described, the lottery process in FIG. By doing, the content of each setting item may be determined. In this case, after the setting item is determined by performing the voting and drawing process on one setting item, the voting and drawing process may be performed on another setting item. Alternatively, after only voting is performed on a plurality of setting items, a lottery may be performed simultaneously or sequentially based on the winning ratio determined by the voting.

  Further, the setting items that can be voted by a plurality of users are not limited to the items possessed as described above, and, for example, predetermined ability change items such as the type of special ability, aggression, defense etc. initially set for each player character The present invention is applicable to the determination of various setting items such as the types of weapons or items available, types of rewards, types of enemy characters appearing in game units, and the like.

  Moreover, although the aspect which determines the content of the quest was demonstrated in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this. The present invention is performed, for example, before or during execution of a multiplay capable game unit such as an event in a game, a stage, or a course, and a plurality of users participating in the game unit have one of a plurality of options. It is suitably applicable when deciding an option.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the online game has been described, in which a plurality of users participating in the game operate different computers to progress the game synchronously between the plurality of computers, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention may be applied to a game operated by a plurality of users for one game device.

  Further, although the portable game device has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention can be suitably applied to a computer such as a stationary game device, a portable telephone, and a personal computer. Furthermore, the present invention is also applicable to arcade game machines. In this case, the configuration for performing the lottery may use physical lottery means such as a real roulette.

  The present invention is useful for making it possible to reflect the opinions of a plurality of users participating in a game when determining predetermined game content in a game in which a plurality of users can participate.

31 virtual space generation means 32 communication means 33 voting means 34 winning ratio determination means 35 lottery processing means 36 game control means 37 choice determination means 38 setting item determination means

Claims (5)

Computer,
Virtual space generation means for generating a virtual space of a game in which a plurality of users can participate;
Voting means for displaying a plurality of predetermined options regarding the game, and enabling the plurality of users participating in the game to vote at least one of the plurality of options.
In accordance with the ratio of the number of votes cast by the plurality of users to each option to the total number of votes cast by the plurality of users, the probability of winning each option is determined such that the probability of winning becomes higher as the number of votes increases. Means to determine winning percentage,
Game control means for executing the game in the virtual space based on the lottery process based on the determined winning probability line intends lottery processing means, and the winning choices, to function as,
When there is an option which has not been voted by any of the plurality of users among the plurality of options, the winning ratio determining means determines whether any option is not voted, and the selection probability of the option is predetermined. Determine the winning probability of each option to be above the value,
The game program, wherein the lottery processing means performs lottery processing from among all the options including the option which has not been voted . The game program according to claim 1, wherein the winning ratio determining means allocates a predetermined winning probability to a non-voting frame which is a winning frame not related to the voting by the plurality of users other than the plurality of options. The computer,
Function as setting item determination means for determining at least one of a plurality of setting items which are executed in the game and which constitute a predetermined game unit in which a predetermined purpose is set;
The setting item determination means determines one candidate element out of a plurality of candidate elements corresponding to each setting item as the content of the corresponding setting item based on the user's operation assigned to each setting item.
  The game program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the setting item determination means determines the content of the setting item in accordance with a timing at which the user performs a lottery stop operation. The computer,
Function as setting item determination means for determining a plurality of setting items constituting a predetermined game unit which is executed in the game and in which a predetermined purpose is set;
The plurality of setting items are included in the predetermined purpose, a reward when the predetermined purpose is achieved, an effect given to a player character operated by each user to advance the game unit advantageously, and the game unit Containing enemy characters,
The voting means displays the plurality of options regarding at least one setting item of the plurality of setting items, and the plurality of users participating in the game are at least one of the plurality of options. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which makes it possible to vote . A program storage unit storing the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
A game apparatus comprising: a computer that executes a program stored in the program storage unit.

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