JP6621156B1 - GAME SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM USED FOR THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

A game system capable of providing a user with priority to other game elements over guidance of each execution time based on an instruction sign and a reference sign. A game system (1) provides a music game that guides the execution time of a touch operation through a play guidance screen (50B) that displays the movement of an object (51) toward each arrival position index (52A) and evaluates the actual touch operation time. provide. On the other hand, when the switching condition is satisfied, the game system 1 makes the display of the object 51 and the like less noticeable from the play guidance screen 50B than the play guidance screen 50B, more specifically, does not display the object 51 and the like. The display of the monitor 37 is switched to a dance screen 50D that displays a dance moving image, and the evaluation of each object 51 to be guided through the play guidance screen 50B in such a dance screen 50D is evaluated based on the actual touch operation. Instead, it is processed uniformly as a predetermined evaluation result. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention provides a display device for displaying a guidance screen including an input device for inputting a play act of a user, an instruction sign corresponding to an execution time when the play act is to be executed, and a reference sign corresponding to the current time. And a relative displacement is generated between the instruction mark and the reference sign so that the positions of the instruction mark and the reference sign coincide with each other at each execution time based on the sequence data in which each execution time is described. The present invention relates to a game system or the like that provides a game that guides each execution time through a guidance screen and evaluates a user's actual play action time input via an input device based on each execution time.

  Connected to an input device for inputting a user's play action and a display device for displaying a guidance screen including an instruction sign corresponding to an execution time when the play action should be executed and a reference sign corresponding to the current time Through the guidance screen by causing relative displacement between the instruction sign and the reference sign so that the positions of the instruction sign and the reference sign coincide at each execution time based on the sequence data in which each execution time is described. There is a game system that provides a game that guides each execution time and evaluates a user's actual play action time input via an input device based on each execution time. For example, as such an instruction sign, a reference sign, a guidance screen, and a play act, a music game using an object, a determination sign, a normal game screen, and an operation of pressing a rotation button is known (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

Japanese Patent No. 6030712

  In the music game of Patent Document 1, each determination mark moves toward each object, and the time when the rotation button should be pushed is guided by the coincidence time of the positions, and the time is evaluated. For this reason, the user's consciousness is mainly directed to each determination mark and each object, and is displayed so as to be most conspicuous (visible) on the normal game screen. On the other hand, in such a music game, there is a possibility that an element that is better recognized by the user preferentially than the instruction sign, the reference sign, in other words, the play of the music game itself may occur. For example, such a music game may be provided as part of various games. In such a case, even if the music game is being played, it is better for the user to recognize the instruction sign or the reference sign, that is, the play of the music game itself, according to the progress of the entire game. Good elements can arise.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system or the like that can preferentially provide other game elements to the user rather than guidance of each execution time based on the instruction sign and the reference sign.

  The game system of the present invention displays a guidance screen including an input device for inputting a user's play action, an instruction sign corresponding to an execution time when the play action is to be executed, and a reference sign corresponding to the current time Between the instruction mark and the reference mark so that the positions of the instruction mark and the reference mark coincide with each other based on sequence data in which each execution time is described. Provided is a game that guides each execution time through the guide screen by causing relative displacement and evaluates the actual play action time of the user input through the input device based on each execution time When the switching condition is satisfied in the game, the instruction sign and Display switching means for switching the display of the display device to a special screen where the display of the reference mark is not conspicuous, and each execution time to be guided through the guide screen when the display of the display device is switched to the special screen Time processing means for processing the evaluation according to a predetermined rule instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action.

  On the other hand, the computer program of the present invention is configured to cause the input device and the computer connected to the display device to function as each means of the above-described game system.

  Further, the control method of the present invention includes a guidance screen including an input device for inputting a user's play action, an instruction sign corresponding to an execution time when the play action is to be executed, and a reference sign corresponding to the current time. And the indicator mark and the reference mark so that the positions of the indicator mark and the reference mark coincide with each other based on sequence data in which each execution time is described. A game in which each execution time is guided through the guide screen by causing relative displacement therebetween, and an actual play act time of each user input through the input device is evaluated based on each execution time When a switching condition is satisfied in the game in a computer incorporated in a game system that provides A display switching procedure for switching the display of the display device to a special screen where the display of the indication sign and the reference sign is inconspicuous, and when the display of the display device is switched to the special screen, guidance is provided through the guidance screen. And a time processing procedure for processing the evaluation of each execution time according to a predetermined rule instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action.

The figure which shows schematic structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. The functional block diagram which shows the principal part of the control system of a game machine. The figure which shows an example of a home screen typically. The figure which shows an example of a team selection screen typically. The figure which shows an example of the guidance screen for play typically. The figure which shows typically an example of the guidance screen for play in providing the selection opportunity. The figure which shows an example of a partner selection screen typically. The figure which shows an example of a dance screen typically. The figure which shows typically an example of the guidance screen for play which is providing the switching advance notice. The figure which shows typically an example of the guidance screen for play in which the opponent is providing the dance screen. The figure which shows an example of an auto setting screen typically. The figure which shows an example of a character screen typically. The figure which shows typically an example of the character screen which is displaying the skill selection column. The figure which shows an example of a lottery result screen typically. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the character set to a character regarding a dance skill. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the start period and end period which arise in an opponent when a user satisfy | fills switching conditions previously. Explanation for explaining an example of a start period and an end period that occur in the opponent when the user satisfies the switching condition after the opponent requests activation of the dance skill and before the dance skill is actually activated Figure. The figure which shows an example of a structure of sequence data. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a screen switching process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of difficulty switching processing. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a guidance omission process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a guidance maintenance process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a moving image presentation process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a special evaluation process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a screen return process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a difficulty level return process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of an evaluation exclusion process.

  Hereinafter, an example of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, an overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 and a plurality of game machines 3 as client devices that can be connected to the center server 2 via a predetermined network NT. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining server units 2A, 2B... As a plurality of computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The network NT may be appropriately configured as long as the game machines 3 can be connected to the center server 2 respectively. As an example, the network NT may include the Internet as a WAN, a LAN that connects each of the center server 2 and the game machine 3 to the Internet, or various connection facilities or devices such as an access point AP.

  In the example of FIG. 1, game machines 3 </ b> A, 3 </ b> B, and 3 </ b> C are shown as game machines 3. Each of the game machines 3 is an example of a game device that provides a game. The game machine 3A is installed in a facility such as an amusement store, and is configured as an arcade game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined price. This type of game machine is sometimes called an arcade game machine. This type of game machine 3A (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an arcade game machine 3A) is installed in a predetermined facility such as a store mainly for the purpose of making a large number of users repeatedly play games to increase profits. There are many. On the other hand, the game machines 3B and 3C are home-use stationary game machines or portable game machines for personal use by users. Such game machines 3B and 3C (hereinafter referred to as stationary game machines 3B or portable game machines 3C, respectively) may be referred to as user terminal device type game machines 3 if they are not distinguished from each other. ), A mobile phone such as a smartphone or a portable information terminal (including a tablet terminal and a personal computer) may function. In the example of FIG. 1, a plurality of types of game machines 3 are connected to the center server 2, but one type of game machine 3 may be connected to the center server 2.

  The game machine 3 provides a character training game. The character training game is a type of game for training characters in the game. As such a character, a person having various jobs such as a monster, a sports player, or a warrior, and various objects such as a car and an animal may be used. Further, the character to be cultivated may be one or a plurality of characters. Below, the case where the game machine 3 provides the type of character upbringing game which raises a dance unit (team by several characters) as an example is demonstrated.

  In such a character training game, each character that forms a dance unit is trained through various elements in the game. Such elements for training include mini games. That is, each character is nurtured through the play of such a mini game. Such a mini game may include various games, but includes a music game as an example. A music game is a type of timing game. The timing game is a type of game that evaluates the execution time of an appropriate play action. In the case of a music game, the execution time when the appropriate play action is to be executed is provided together with the music. In the music game, the time coincident with the rhythm of the music is used as the execution time. In other words, the music game is a type of game that guides the user when an appropriate play action should be performed in accordance with the rhythm of the music and evaluates the time when the play action is actually executed. In addition, for example, a plurality of music pieces are prepared for play in a music game, and a music piece selected from the music pieces is used for actual play. For example, such a music game is provided through a game screen displayed on a display device. Specifically, such a game screen includes an instruction sign corresponding to each execution time and a reference sign that functions as a reference for the current time, and uses the instruction sign and the reference sign to indicate the instruction sign at each execution time. Each execution time is guided by causing a relative displacement between the instruction mark and the reference mark so that the positions of the reference marks coincide with each other.

  The user terminal device 4 may be connected to the game system 1 via the network NT. The user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is provided for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer 4A or a mobile terminal device 4B such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to a network and are used for personal use by the user, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. It's okay. The user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software. Such a user terminal device 4 may function as the game machine 3 through computer software.

  The center server 2 provides various game machine services to the game machine 3 or its user. The game machine service includes a distribution service for distributing and updating the program or data of the game machine 3 via the network 5. The center server 2 appropriately distributes various programs or data necessary for providing the character training game to each game machine 3 through such a distribution service. Further, the game machine service includes a matching service for matching users when a plurality of users play a common game via the network 5. The game system 1 provides a character training game (including a case of a part of a character training game such as a music game) through such a matching service as a multi-play game in which progress is shared among a plurality of users. There is.

  The game machine service may include a service for receiving user identification information from the game machine 3 and authenticating the user. Further, it may include a service for receiving and storing the play data of the authenticated user from the game machine 3 or providing the game machine 3 with the play data to be saved. Further, it may include a billing service that collects charges from the user. Similarly, the center server 2 may provide various Web services to the user of the user terminal device 4 via the network 5. The Web service is a game information service that provides various information related to games provided by the game machine 3, a distribution service that distributes various data or software to each user terminal device 4 (including updates of data, etc.), and a user Services such as a community service that provides a place for exchange such as information transmission, exchange, and sharing, and a service that provides a user ID for identifying each user may be included.

  Next, the main part of the control system of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the center server 2 is provided with a control unit 21 and a storage unit 22 as storage means. The control unit 21 is configured as a computer that combines a CPU as an example of a processor that executes various arithmetic processes and operation control according to a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for the operation.

  The storage unit 22 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a nonvolatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk array. The storage unit 22 may be configured to hold all data in one storage unit, or may be configured to distribute and store data in a plurality of storage units. The storage unit 22 stores a program PG1 as an example of a computer program that causes the control unit 21 to execute various processes necessary for providing various services to the user. The storage unit 22 stores server data necessary for providing various services. Such server data includes various types of data for character breeding games, but in the example of FIG. 2, moving image data MD and sequence data QD are shown as one type of such various types of data.

  The moving image data MD and the sequence data QD are all data for music games. Specifically, the moving image data MD is data for displaying a moving image during a music game. Such moving images include dance moving images (including dance animation by each character). Such dance (motion) of the character of the dance video may be realized at any time by the program PG1 based on the video data MD. For example, a trajectory in which a person with a motion sensor moves is recorded and the detection result is included in the detection result. It may be realized by a trajectory based on it. In such a case, the moving image data may be configured as data that reproduces an operation based on the detection result of such a motion sensor. Further, each moving image may be configured as a photographing result obtained by photographing a virtual three-dimensional space. In this case, each moving image is a moving image based on the shooting result of a virtual camera at a fixed position (shooting direction and angle of view may be changed as appropriate) (moving images in which each character rotates around the virtual camera). For example, it may be configured as a moving image based on the shooting result of a movable virtual camera whose position changes around an appropriate character (s). That is, the moving image data MD may be appropriately configured based on a known technique.

  The sequence data QD is data in which each execution time in which a play action is to be executed by a user in a music game is described. The sequence data QD is used to guide each execution time to the user. Further, when a play action is actually executed by the user, the play action is evaluated based on the execution time of the sequence data QD. That is, guidance for each execution time and its evaluation are executed based on the sequence data QD. For this reason, the sequence data QD is described so that each execution time and information on an appropriate play action to be executed at the execution time are associated with each other. In the music game, when a plurality of songs or a plurality of difficulty levels are prepared, the sequence data QD is prepared for each song or each difficulty level. Details of the sequence data QD will be described later.

  The server data may include various data for realizing various services, for example. For example, such data may include music data, play data, ID management data, and the like. The music data is data for reproducing music used in the music game. The play data is data in which information related to past play results of each user is described. The play data is used, for example, to take over the previous play results (past results) from the next time onward, or to take over the settings specific to each user. The ID management data is data for managing various IDs such as user IDs. However, their illustration is omitted.

  The control unit 21 is provided with a game machine service management unit 24 as a logical device realized by a combination of the hardware resource of the control unit 21 and the program PG1 as the software resource. The game machine service management unit 24 executes various processes for realizing the above game machine service for the game machine 3. Note that an input device such as a keyboard and an output device such as a monitor can be connected to the control unit 21 as necessary. However, their illustration is omitted.

  On the other hand, the game machine 3 is provided with a control unit 31 as a computer and a storage unit 32 as storage means. The control unit 31 is configured as a computer that combines a CPU as an example of a processor that executes various processes according to a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for the operation. Various logical devices are configured in the control unit 31 by combining the hardware resources of the control unit 31 and the program PG2 as software resources. Then, various processes necessary for providing the character training game (including processes necessary for enjoying the game machine service provided by the game machine service management unit 24 of the center server 2) are executed through these logical devices. However, in the example of FIG. 2, a guidance control unit 33, a moving image control unit 34, and an evaluation unit 35 are shown as logical devices related to the music game.

  The guidance control unit 33 is a logical device that performs various processes for controlling guidance at each execution time through an instruction sign and a reference sign. For example, the guidance control unit 33 executes various processes for controlling the display (including relative displacement) of the instruction sign and the reference sign. Such processing includes screen switching processing, difficulty switching processing, guidance omission processing, guidance maintenance processing, screen returning processing, and difficulty returning processing. The moving image control unit 34 is a logical device that performs various processes for presenting a moving image on a game screen for a music game. Such processing includes moving image presentation processing. The evaluation unit 35 is a logical device that performs various processes for evaluating each play action of the user in the music game. Such processing includes special evaluation processing and evaluation exclusion processing. The procedures of these screen switching processing, difficulty switching processing, guidance omission processing, guidance maintenance processing, screen returning processing, difficulty returning processing, video presentation processing, special evaluation processing, and evaluation exclusion processing will be described later.

  The storage unit 32 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 32 stores game data necessary for providing the character development game together with the above-described program PG2. Such game data includes various data for music games. In the example of FIG. 2, moving image data MD and sequence data QD are shown as part of such data for music games. Yes. Both the moving image data MD and the sequence data QD are provided from the center server 2 through a distribution service. Note that the game data includes image data for displaying various types of images for games, BGM data for reproducing various types of BGM, and the like. However, these illustrations are omitted.

  The game machine 3 may be provided with various output devices and input devices as appropriate according to the type of the arcade game machine 3A, the user terminal device type game machine 3, or the like. In the example of FIG. A monitor 37 as a device and a speaker SP are shown as output devices provided in the game machine 3. The monitor 37 and the speaker SP are a well-known display device for displaying a game screen and the like and a well-known sound reproducing device for reproducing sound, respectively. Similarly, in the example of FIG. 2, an input device 36 for inputting a user's play action is shown as an input device provided in the game machine 3. The input device 36 may be appropriately configured according to the type of the game machine 3. For example, in the case of the arcade game machine 3A, a stage with a push button that is pressed so as to be stepped on with a foot may be used as the input device 36. And a user may play a music game on this stage. Alternatively, a control panel provided with a plurality of push buttons may be prepared. In such a case, an operation of pushing a push button with a foot or hand is used as a play action. A touch pad or a touch panel display may be used as the input device 36. In this case, an action of touching them with a hand, a foot, or a touch pen (so-called stylus pen) is used as a play action.

  On the other hand, for example, in the case of the stationary game machine 3B, a keyboard including a plurality of push buttons or a dedicated controller (including a mat controller used mainly on the floor or the like for operation with feet) is used as the input device 36. You can. In this case, an operation of pressing those push buttons is used as a play action. Similarly, for example, in the case of the portable game machine 3 </ b> C, as the input device 36, for example, a touch panel that outputs a signal corresponding to a user's touch operation (operation with a finger) may be used. In this case, the touch operation and its position are used as a play action. In addition, a dedicated controller (including the above-described mat controller) may be connected to the portable game machine 3C in a wired or wireless manner.

  In addition, for example, the arcade game machine 3A collects a predetermined amount required for the game from the user using cash, alternative coins, medals, electronic currency (including points), a credit card function, and the like. The value collection device may be provided as an input device. And by such an apparatus, various considerations, such as an electronic currency, may be collected through the card | curd which records the residual amount of an electronic currency, for example. Further, for example, in the case of a user terminal device type game machine 3, the user terminal device type game machine 3 provides a music game for a fee (including a case where a part of the game is a fee for playing an additional range). However, it may be provided free of charge (including when software is purchased in advance). When a music game is provided for a fee, the user terminal device-type game machine 3 may collect the value through various known settlement processes.

  Next, a game screen for providing a character training game will be described with reference to FIGS. More specifically, a game screen related to a music game among the game screens for character breeding games will be described. Such game screens include a home screen, a character screen, a music game screen, and a lottery result screen. In the following, an example of a game screen displayed on the monitor 37 of such a portable game machine 3C will be described by taking a portable game machine 3C using a touch panel as the input device 36 as an example.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the home screen. The home screen 40 is a game screen that functions mainly as a starting point for other game screens. For this reason, on the home screen 40, an icon (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a transition icon) that functions as a touch position (a position where a touch operation is to be performed) for transitioning to each screen is displayed. In addition, the home screen 40 may be provided with other management functions and information. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the home screen 40 includes a “STORY” icon 41, a “DANCER” icon 42, a “TEAM” icon 43, a “lottery” icon 44, a “useful” icon 45, and a “DANCE BATTLE” icon. 46, a “MISSION” icon 47, an information area 48, and a character image CA.

  The “STORE” icon 41 is a transition icon for transitioning to a story screen (not shown). The story screen is a game screen for selecting and viewing a story (story) animation (moving image) set for each character, such as an individual history of each character in the game or a conversation scene of a plurality of people. Such a story may include something that is newly lifted (becomes viewable) depending on the play situation, such as a reward acquired in a game and a level of each character.

  The “TEAM” icon 43 is a transition icon for transitioning to a team (unit) organization screen (not shown). The team organization screen is a game screen for selecting each character that forms a dance unit. One dance unit may be appropriately formed by a number of characters. Hereinafter, a case where one dance unit is formed by three characters will be described.

  The “use” icon 45 is a transition icon for making a transition to a use screen (not shown). The use screen is a game screen for providing a use event. The use event is an event for acquiring various items, and is provided with consumption of a predetermined value set in the game. For example, as such a predetermined value, a physical strength value is used among the parameters set by the user. The physical strength value is a value that recovers to an upper limit value (may vary depending on the level or the like) as time passes, and is a value that is consumed for using various events. Since the physical strength value is a value that rises (recovers to the upper limit value) with the passage of time, it is often the case that the user actively consumes the time effectively. For this reason, by using such a physical strength value for providing a treat event, it is possible to promote the use of a character (for example, a character that is not often used) for a treat event. In addition, when a period is set for a mouse event, the use of characters used for the mochi event during the period may be restricted. In such a case, it is possible to promote the use of a character that is not often used even if the use of the mochi can be used without consuming physical strength values. Moreover, the value of the item obtained by an event may change so that it may become high (or more), so that it is long according to the length of a period. Similarly, an item obtained by an event may be determined randomly in addition to or regardless of such a period, or may be determined according to a play situation or the like.

  The “MISSION” icon 47 is a transition icon for transitioning to a mission screen (not shown). The mission screen is a game screen for providing information about the mission such as a list of missions prepared during the game, achievement conditions, rewards for achievement, or achievement history. A mission is a kind of event for granting a predetermined reward to a user by satisfying (achieving) an achievement condition. During the game, such missions are available, ranging from those that can be determined for each play to those that are targeted for relatively long-term play that cannot be achieved by this (one time) play alone. You can. For example, when there is a concept corresponding to time in the game, such a concept of time may be considered in the mission achievement condition. Specifically, for example, as a kind of long-term mission, a mission related to achievement conditions may be prepared in an appropriate period such as daily or weekly in the concept of time during the game. Alternatively, similar long-term missions may be realized using real-world time concepts. Note that the “MISSION” icon 47 is not a transition icon, but an additional area (so-called pop-up) such as a mission information column (an area for presenting information similar to the above-described mission screen) on the home screen 40 in response to a touch operation. ) May function as an icon for newly adding.

  Similarly, the “DANCER” icon 42 is a transition icon for transition to the character screen, the “lottery” icon 44 to the lottery result screen, and the “DANCE BATTLE” icon 46 to the music game screen. Details of the music game screen, the character screen, and the lottery result screen will be described later.

  On the other hand, the information area 48 is an area for presenting various information related to the game. The information area 48 includes, for example, a name area 48A, a rank area 48B, a physical strength value area 48C, and a currency area 48D. The name area 48A includes a name (“gogo”) in the user's game, and various titles for the user prepared in the game (when the play situation satisfies various grant conditions, the name area 48A Are often provided to correspond to some of the ranks described below, and often function as a type of information indicating the user's rank, but are provided independently of the rank. This is an area for displaying a title ("Red crane school gold student") given to the user who is playing.

  The rank area 48B is given in accordance with the ranks prepared during the game (when the play situation satisfies various grant conditions as in the title, depending on the satisfied conditions, Is an area for displaying the rank (“1”) acquired by the user who is playing. The rank is a value indicating the degree of growth in the user's game, and the larger this value, the more often the game is played.

  The currency area 48D is an area for displaying information on a currency value that functions as a currency in the game (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an in-game currency). The in-game currency is a value consumed to use a predetermined function such as purchase of an item or grant of various lottery opportunities. The in-game currency is purchased, for example, with the consumption of the actual currency (which may be collected in the same way as the consideration for play). In the currency area 48D, for example, a currency balance area 48D1 and a currency purchase icon 48D2 are provided. The currency balance area 48D1 is an area for presenting the balance ("0") of the in-game currency currently owned by the user. The currency purchase icon 48D2 is an icon that functions as a touch position for purchasing in-game currency (increasing the balance). Specifically, the currency purchase icon 48D2 functions as a position where a touch operation is performed in order to request purchase of in-game currency. With the touch operation on the currency purchase icon 48D2, for example, an additional area (so-called pop-up) for selecting the purchase amount or confirming whether or not the purchase can be executed may be further presented.

  The physical strength value area 48C is an area for displaying information on the physical strength value of the user. In the physical strength value area 48C, for example, a physical strength value presentation area 48C1 and a recovery icon 48C2 are provided. The physical strength value presentation area 48C1 is an area for presenting the current value and the upper limit value of the physical strength values of each character. In the example of FIG. 3, “30” is presented as the current physical strength value (“30/30” numerator) and the upper limit value (“30/30” denominator) of this character. The recovery icon 48C2 is an icon that functions as a touch position for recovering the physical strength value. More specifically, the recovery icon 48C2 functions as a position that is touched to request recovery of the physical strength value. With the touch operation on the recovery icon 48C2, for example, an additional area (so-called pop-up) for confirming whether an item can be selected or used can be further presented. As described above, the physical strength value is consumed by performing, for example, a treat event or a music game.

  The character image CA is an image corresponding to each character. On the home screen 40, a character image CA corresponding to each character constituting the dance unit to be trained is appropriately displayed. In the example of FIG. 3, on the home screen 40, three character images CA corresponding to three (all members) characters constituting the dance unit are respectively displayed.

  The physical strength value presentation area 48C1 is not limited to such a physical strength value of the user, but includes information on physical strength values related to a character that satisfies an appropriate condition, such as a character designated by a predetermined designation means such as a cursor. May be presented. Alternatively, the stamina values of all characters may be presented in the stamina value presentation area 48C1. Similarly, the arrangement of the character images CA on the home screen 40 may be appropriate. For example, even if a character (so-called pushing member) most recommended by the user is determined according to conditions such as prior designation or play conditions, the character image CA of such a character is arranged at the forefront on the home screen 40. Good. Alternatively, the arrangement of the character images CA may be determined based on user designation.

  4 to 11 schematically show examples of music game screens. The music game screen is a game screen related to the play of the music game. Specifically, the music game screen includes a team selection screen, a play guidance screen, a partner selection screen, a dance screen, and an auto setting screen. Among these, FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the team selection screen. The team selection screen 50A is a game screen for selecting a dance unit (team) used for playing a music game. That is, the team selection screen 50A is used to select a dance unit to be trained through playing a music game. As shown in FIG. 4, such a team selection screen 50A includes a team organization icon 50A1, a team presentation area 50A2, a switching instruction icon 50A3, an auto designation area 50A4, and a determination instruction icon 50A5.

  The team organization icon 50 </ b> A <b> 1 is one of transition icons and has the same function as the “TEAM” icon 43. The team presentation area 50A2 is an area for presenting detailed information of the currently selected team. The team presentation area 50A2 further includes, for example, a character information area 50A6 and a team information area 50A7. The character information area 50A6 is an area for presenting the characteristics of each character constituting the selected team for each character. For this reason, the character information area 50A6 is a character image CA indicating each character (the character image CA may be either a still image or a moving image, and the posture, the plurality, etc. may be different depending on the game screen and situation) , And feature information. Each character may be set with various features that lead to the characteristics of each character. As an example of such feature information, in the example of FIG. 4, some information of parameters defining each character. It is shown. On the other hand, the team information area 50A7 is an area that presents the characteristics of each team (dance unit). As such a feature, the total value of the parameters of each character presented in the character information area 50A6 is used. That is, in the team information area 50A7, the total value of the parameters presented in the character information area 50A6 is presented for each parameter.

  The switching instruction icon 50A3 is an icon that functions as a touch position for executing a request to switch the currently selected team to another candidate team that can be selected. If there is a team that can be selected, the team being selected is switched to another team as a selection candidate team by a touch operation on the switching instruction icon 50A3. That is, with the touch operation on the switching instruction icon 50A3, the display content of the team presentation area 50A2 is switched to the content of another team. On the other hand, the determination instruction icon 50A5 is an icon that functions as a touch position for executing a request to determine a team to be played for the currently selected team. With the touch operation on the determination instruction icon 50A5, the currently selected team (the team being presented via the team presentation area 50A2) is determined as the team to be played.

  The auto designation area 50A4 is an area for presenting information related to auto play. Auto play is one of the play modes (modes) prepared for a music game, and is a mode in which evaluation of play actions to be executed by each user is automatically processed as a predetermined evaluation result. That is, when the music game is played by auto play, the user is given a predetermined evaluation result (a predetermined score when the evaluation result is given as a score) without performing a play act. Such auto play can be selected (played) when the auto play condition is satisfied. Further, as such auto play conditions, for example, use of a specific item (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a ticket) may be used. In this case, auto play can be designated as the ticket is used (consumed). In this case, the auto designation area 50A4 includes, for example, an availability information area 50A8 and a ticket purchase icon 50A9. The availability information area 50A8 is an area for presenting information regarding availability of auto play selection. In the availability information area 50A8, for example, information on the number of tickets owned is presented. The ticket purchase icon 50A9 is an icon that functions as a touch position for purchasing a ticket that enables auto play (increasing the remaining number). For this reason, with the touch operation on the ticket purchase icon 50A9, for example, an additional area (so-called pop-up) for selecting the number of purchases or confirming whether or not the purchase can be executed may be further presented.

  In the example of FIG. 4, “0” is displayed as the number of possessed tickets (owned number) in the availability information area 50A8. That is, the user does not have any tickets. In this case, a ticket purchase icon 50A9 is displayed in the auto designation area 50A4, and a ticket is purchased through a touch operation or the like on the ticket purchase icon 50A9. On the other hand, when the user owns the ticket, an auto play instruction icon (not shown) for instructing auto play may be displayed in the auto designation area 50A4 instead of the ticket purchase icon 50A9. Such an auto play instruction icon may function as a transition icon for transition to the auto setting screen.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a play guidance screen. The play guidance screen 50B is a type of game screen for causing a user to actually play a music game, and is a game screen for actually guiding the execution timing of a play action to be performed by each user. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, the play guidance screen 50 </ b> B includes an object 51, a determination line 52, and a character image CA. The character image CA is an image corresponding to each character as described above. Character image CA of each character corresponding to the dance unit determined on team selection screen 50A is displayed on play guidance screen 50B. Each character image CA functions as a moving image (animation) that dances to the rhythm of the music. That is, a character image CA (moving image) for dancing is displayed on the play guidance screen 50B. The object 51 is an image that functions as an instruction sign, appears at the back side of the play guidance screen 50B at an appropriate time, and moves toward the near side. Further, the size of the object 51 changes so as to gradually increase as it moves from the back side to the front side.

  On the other hand, the determination line 52 is an image that functions as a reference sign, and is arranged at a fixed position on the front side of the play guidance screen 50B. The determination line 52 is provided with a plurality of arrival position indicators 52A. Each arrival position index 52A is an image that functions as an index indicating the arrival position of each object 51, and is formed in the same form as each object 51, that is, in the same size and shape as each object 51 at that position. In other words, each arrival position index 52A functions as a via position for a path (not shown) for each object 51 extending from the back side to the front side of the play guidance screen 50B, and each object 51 has such a path. And move so as to coincide with the position of each arrival position index 52A at each execution time. Each user is requested to perform a touch operation on the position of each reaching position index 52A whose position matches each object 51 in accordance with the matching between each object 51 and each reaching position index 52A. Further, such a touch operation is highly evaluated as the deviation time between the arrival time of each object 51 to each arrival position index 52A (execution time of sequence data QD) and the actual touch operation time is smaller. . That is, a higher score is given to the user as the deviation time is smaller.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the determination line 52 is formed in an arc shape on the front side of the play guidance screen 50 </ b> B and has four arrival position indicators 52 </ b> A. Further, these four arrival position indicators 52A are associated with each character of the dance unit. For example, the first arrival position index 52A from the left is associated with the character of the leftmost character image CA and the character of the adjacent central character image CA at a ratio of 70% and 30%, respectively. Similarly, for example, the rightmost arrival position index 52A is associated with 70% of the characters in the rightmost character image CA and 30% with the characters in the central character image CA. In this way, each arrival position index 52A is associated with each character with an appropriate inclination. Such association is associated with the growth of each character. Specifically, the evaluation result of the touch operation for each arrival position index 52A is assigned to the growth of each character according to such association. In this example, the play guidance screen 50B functions as the guidance screen of the present invention.

  The association between each reaching position index 52A and each character may be set as appropriate. For example, three arrival position indicators 52A may be associated with three characters on a one-to-one basis. In this case, the remaining one arrival position index 52A may be equally associated with the three characters so as to be substantially averaged, or may be associated with an appropriate character with an appropriate inclination. Alternatively, since an appropriate number of arrival position indicators 52A may be provided on the determination line 52, for example, the number of arrival position indicators 52A may be three so as to correspond to the number of characters. Further, the correspondence between each arrival position index 52A and each character is not limited to the arrangement of the character images CA. For example, the correspondence between each reaching position index 52A and each character may be set under appropriate conditions such as user designation. Alternatively, the arrangement of the character images CA may be determined under appropriate conditions such as user designation. With such association, the position of each character or the result of a touch operation for each arrival position index (in other words, the characteristics of the music) can be associated with the growth of each character. That is, the position of each character can be used as an element that affects the growth of the character. Thereby, individuality according to each user's play condition etc. can be given to the growth etc. of each character. Moreover, when such arrangement | positioning etc. are based on a user's designation | designated, a user's intention can be reflected in such growth. Then, for example, it is possible to increase the degree of involvement in the growth of the user, such as a device arrangement for character arrangement during team formation.

  Further, each character is provided with a parameter related to the size of the score per object 51 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a score system parameter). (Scoring score) may be affected. In such a case, when the number of objects 51 that reach the leftmost arrival position index 52A is large, it is urged to arrange each character image CA so that a character having a high scoring system parameter is associated with the arrival position index 52A. it can. This allows the user to consider the character placement strategy in accordance with the difference in the number of objects 51 that reach each arrival position index 52A such as for each piece of music (or for each degree of difficulty). It can be given as a game element.

  Further, when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied during the play of the music game, in other words, during the play through the play guide screen 50B, the music game screen is switched from the play guide screen 50B to the dance screen. The dance screen is a game screen for providing a special video in which a dance unit (not only everyone but also a part) performs a special dance according to the skill (characteristic) of each character. The details of the dance video will be described later together with the dance screen, but a selection opportunity is provided for selecting which character of the dance unit is to be displayed on the dance screen before switching to the dance screen.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a play guidance screen 50B that provides such a selection opportunity. As shown in FIG. 6, the guide screen for play 50B providing such a selection opportunity corresponds to each character of the dance unit that is dancing on the guide screen for play 50B as compared to the example of FIG. A display of a character icon 53 has been added. The character icon 53 is an icon that functions as an option for selecting a main character in a dance video. Specifically, with the touch operation on the character icon 53 corresponding to each character, the character corresponding to the character icon 53 is determined as the main character in the dance video. The character icon 53 also functions as a transition icon for transitioning to the partner selection screen. That is, with the touch operation on the character icon 53, the screen changes to the partner selection screen. Note that a pop-up or the like for confirming whether or not to confirm the selection result may be appropriately presented after the touch operation on the character icon 53.

  In the example of FIG. 6, an image corresponding to the head of the character image CA is displayed on each character icon 53, and a dance pattern image 54 is provided. The dance pattern image 54 is an image showing, as symbols, the features of the dance movie when the character corresponding to each character icon 53 becomes the main character. In the case of the example of FIG. 6, the dance pattern image 54 shows a dance by two characters as a feature of the dance movie. Each user executes the selection of the main character while referring to such a dance pattern image 54.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a partner selection screen. The partner selection screen 50C is a game screen for selecting a character to be a main character partner (cooperator) in a dance video. For this reason, the partner selection screen 50C is provided when the dance video corresponds to a dance by some characters in the dance unit. The example of FIG. 7 shows a case where the character icon 53 located in the middle in the example of FIG. 6 is selected. On the character icon 53, a dance pattern image 54 indicating a dance by two characters is displayed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the partner selection screen 50 </ b> C includes a main character area 55 and a partner candidate icon 56.

  The main character area 55 is an area indicating the main character in the dance video. The partner candidate icon 56 is an area indicating each partner candidate character of the main character. The partner candidate icon 56 also functions as a touch position for requesting partner determination in a dance operation. That is, with the touch operation on the partner candidate icon 56, the character corresponding to the partner candidate icon 56 that has been touched is determined as the partner of the main character.

  In the example of FIG. 7, a character image CA (mainly only the head) corresponding to each character is displayed in both the main character area 55 and the partner candidate icon 56. In addition, two partner candidate icons 56 respectively corresponding to the other two characters of the main character are displayed. For this reason, the character corresponding to the partner candidate icon 56 subjected to the touch operation is determined as a partner in the dance video in accordance with the touch operation on any one of these. A count information area 57 is also provided on the partner selection screen 50C. The count information area 57 is an area indicating the remaining time for partner selection through the partner selection screen 50C. When the remaining time (“3”) in the count information area 57 becomes zero, the character of the partner candidate icon 56 positioned above among the two partner candidate icons 56 is automatically determined as a partner. . Note that the selection of a partner on the partner selection screen 50C is not limited to time, and may be terminated according to appropriate conditions such as a user termination instruction. Further, when the dance by three characters is selected, the partner selection screen 50C may be displayed, and the main partner may be selected from two characters other than the main character. On the other hand, when the dance by three characters is selected, the display of the partner selection screen 50C may be omitted. In this example, two characters (two character images CA) respectively corresponding to two partner candidate icons 56 function as two or more characters of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a dance screen. The dance screen 50D is a game screen for displaying a special moving image as described above. The special animation is a dance animation performed by the main character and the partner character. In such a special video (dance video), a dance according to the skill of the main character is performed. For this reason, each character performs an action (dance) that is not performed during normal play, in other words, not performed on the play guidance screen 50B. The dance screen 50D is a game screen that is switched from the play guidance screen 50B when the switching condition is satisfied. The switching condition may be, for example, a designation operation for designating user switching (for example, a specific operation corresponding to such designation, an operation depending on the type of the input device, and the designation act of the present invention including such an operation). (For example, a predetermined number of times such as once may be provided for each character in a predetermined range such as one play range or a predetermined period). Or a play situation such as when a value indicating whether or not to switch to the dance screen 50D and a gauge indicating the amount thereof are provided and the value exceeds a predetermined amount, or when an acquired score exceeds a predetermined value, etc. The switching condition may be satisfied when is in a predetermined situation. In addition, the switching condition may be satisfied when the user's designation is executed after corresponding to such a play situation.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in such a dance screen 50D, the object 51 and the determination line 52 (each reaching position index 52A is set so that the dance video is more conspicuous than the play guide screen 50B in the example of FIG. (Including) are omitted and are not displayed. That is, on the dance screen 50D, guidance on the execution timing of the play action (touch operation) is omitted so that the user's consciousness is suitable for watching the dance movie (viewing of the dance movie is given priority). In the example of FIG. 8, not only the object 51 and the determination line 52 but also other various information are not displayed in the same manner. That is, all images (including information) other than the character image CA in the play guidance screen 50B are omitted so that the dance video is most prominent by the character image CA. On the other hand, a dance video information column DI is added to the dance screen 50D. The dance video information column DI displays information (“overhead”) regarding the type of dance video (in other words, the type of dance expressed through the dance video). In this example, the dance screen 50D functions as a special screen of the present invention. Further, two character images CA (or two characters corresponding to them) displayed on the dance screen 50D function as a part of the characters of the present invention.

  Note that the dance screen 50D may be appropriately configured as long as the dance video is more conspicuous than the play guidance screen 50B. For example, on the play guide screen 50B, a guide image layer including the object 51 and the determination line 52 (which may be determined as an image area) and a character image CA (in other words, a dance movie) are displayed. The image layer is divided. The image layer for dancing is provided when a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like is provided in the portable game machine 3C, for example, so that the user's action can be detected (for example, the same sensor is used in the stationary game machine 3B and the arcade game machine 3A). When the user's operation can be detected, such as when a head mounted display or the like is used, the position of the virtual camera may change depending on the user's operation. In such a case, the size, orientation, etc. of the character image CA (display of the dance image layer) need to be appropriately changed according to the user's action. The display position and the like (guide image layer) are preferably displayed in a fixed manner. For this reason, it is configured as separate layers in this way. This also applies to the dance screen 50D. In the example of FIG. 8, only the guide image layer corresponding to the object 51 or the like is not displayed (transparent type layer). That is, the screen that hides only the guidance image layer on the play guidance screen 50B functions as the dance screen 50D. However, the configuration in which the dance video is conspicuous is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the dance screen 50D may be configured by arranging another image layer so as to hide the object 51, the determination line 52, and the like on the play guidance screen 50B. Alternatively, the entire image layer including the dance image layer on the play guidance screen 50B may be replaced with another image layer corresponding to the dance video. Further, the dance screen 50D may not be configured to hide the object 51 and the determination line 52 as long as the dance video is more conspicuous than the play guidance screen 50B. For example, the dance screen 50D may hide only one of the object 51 and the determination line 52, or may display the entire play guidance screen 50B or the like (for example, a part of the object 51 and the determination line 52). It may be displayed in a reduced size. That is, the dance screen 50D may be displayed in parallel by reducing the entire play guide screen 50B or the like on an image layer displaying a special moving image or in a different area.

  Further, since the dance screen 50D is also a part of the music game screen, the music game continues even while the dance screen 50D is displayed, and an appropriate play action is required for each user. On the other hand, on the dance screen 50D, both the object 51 and the determination line 52 are hidden so that the dance video is more conspicuous, so that the play action guidance itself is omitted, and it is difficult for the user to grasp the appropriate execution time. For this reason, while the dance screen 50D is being displayed, the evaluation of the play action that should be executed by the user, in other words, the evaluation of each execution time that should be guided through the play guide screen 50B is predetermined. Automatically processed according to the rules. Various predetermined rules may be set. For example, a predetermined evaluation result is used as the predetermined rule. In this case, on the dance screen 50D, each execution time corresponding to the sequence data QD being played through the play guidance screen 50B is processed as a predetermined evaluation result.

  Specifically, for example, the evaluation result is centered on the execution time of the sequence data QD, and the predetermined range before and after that is “PERFECT !!”, and the predetermined range further before and after the predetermined range is “GREAT” and “GREAT” In addition, the predetermined range before and after that is defined as “GOOD”, the range outside “GOOD” as “MISS” based on the range of “GOOD”, and the highest evaluation results including “PERFECT! ! ”Is used. That is, on the dance screen 50D, the evaluation result of each object 51 heading for each arrival position index 52A is processed as “PERFECT !!” as the music progresses while being hidden. Note that the present invention is not limited to “PERFECT !!”, and an appropriate evaluation result such as “GREAT” may be used as the predetermined evaluation result. Alternatively, non-evaluation may be adopted as the predetermined rule. That is, on the dance screen 50D, each execution time may be excluded from the evaluation target and handled as not existing in the sequence data QD. On the other hand, when the display of the object 51 or the like can be confirmed, for example, when the play guidance screen 50B is reduced and displayed, such processing may be omitted. That is, the user may be given an ordinary measure (or an appropriate measure for reducing the burden) even during display of the dance screen 50. In this case, such a measure may function as a predetermined rule. .) May be required for a play act (for example, the requested play act may be changed from a touch operation to a button operation or the like as a kind of appropriate treatment). Moreover, when the play action request during the display of the dance screen 50 is given from the user, the user wishes to execute the play action, such as when an appropriate play action is executed on the object 51 or the like. It may be limited to.

  The music game may be provided to a single user as a single play (simply as an element for nurturing each character), but may be provided to a plurality of users as a multiple play. In the case of multiple play, the music game may be provided as a cooperative play type game in which a plurality of users (including computers) cooperate with each other, or may be provided as a battle type game in which each other competes. In many cases, however, a plurality of users are played so that their progress is common. Even if at least the display of each character image CA and their actions (dance) are different so as to correspond to the dance unit for each user, guidance of each execution time based on the sequence data QD is often common. Below, an example of the guidance screen 50B for play when a music game is provided as a battle-type game is demonstrated. In addition, when a plurality of users (persons) other than the computer play as opponents in such a music game, each user may be matched through a matching service, for example. The matching service may be realized by the game machine 3A so that, for example, one game machine 3A matches a nearby user or a user of another game machine 3A in the same facility. That is, the game machine 3 </ b> A may function as the center server 2.

  In a competitive game, the opponent user may meet the switching condition (the dance screen 50D may be provided to the opponent user). Also, when the music game is provided as a battle game, the difficulty level of the opponent's music game changes while the dance screen 50D is displayed (in other words, while the skill of the main character is being activated). Specifically, during the display of the dance screen 50D, the difficulty associated with the skill activation is another difficulty level in which the difficulty level of the opponent's music game is higher than the current difficulty level (before skill activation). Switch to Such switching may be realized by an appropriate method. For example, in a battle-type game, guidance based on the sequence data QD of the difficulty level selected by the user, and a difficulty level that is one level higher than that without being displayed. The guidance based on the sequence data QD is executed at the same time in parallel. Then, in accordance with the switching to the dance screen 50D, the guidance based on the sequence data QD of the level of difficulty that was not displayed is displayed, and the guidance based on the sequence data QD of the difficulty selected by the user is hidden. Respectively. That is, the guidance in the non-display state and the guidance in the display state are switched when triggered by the switching to the dance screen 50D. In order to prepare for such difficulty switching, a switching notice is provided to the opponent user who is playing the same game through the play guidance screen 50B in accordance with the provision of the switching condition. The switching notice is information indicating in advance that the opponent's game screen is switched from the play guidance screen 50B to the dance screen 50D, in other words, the difficulty level of the music game currently being played increases.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a play guidance screen 50B that is providing a switching notice. As shown in FIG. 9, when the opponent user switches to the dance screen 50D, a switching advance notice icon 58 is displayed on the play guidance screen 50B before such switching. The switching notice icon 58 is an icon that functions as information indicating the switching notice described above. In addition, during the notice period (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a start period) from when the switch notice icon 58 is displayed until the opponent's game screen is actually switched to the dance screen 50D, a start to prepare for a change in difficulty level is started. Preparation may be performed. Specifically, for example, a continuous operation such as a play operation in which the sequence data QD maintains (continues) (continues to touch) the touch operation on the arrival position index 52A for a predetermined period, or a play operation in which the touch operation is repeated, or When the information of the execution period corresponding to the request | requirement of a repeating operation is included, such a continuous operation or a repeating operation may straddle the change of a difficulty level. The change in the difficulty level corresponds to the change in the sequence data QD, and the execution period spanning the switching of the difficulty level may be lost after the switching, and therefore, special measures are required. In this case, processing related to the execution period across the difficulty level switching is executed as start preparation.

  Similarly, a preparation period is also required when returning from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B, that is, when returning to the original difficulty level. For this reason, also when returning from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B, the end period is set after returning to the play guide screen 50B. In the end period, end preparation may be executed. For example, an execution period that spans the switching of the difficulty level as described above may also occur at the end (at the end of the dance screen 50D). For this reason, for example, even when the processing related to the execution period across the difficulty level switching is completed, it is executed as preparation for termination. Details of the start preparation and the end preparation will be described later.

  For example, when three types of difficulty “EASY”, “NORMAL”, and “HARD” are prepared for selection by the user, “SUPER” above “HARD” is exclusively used for switching to the dance screen 50D. It may be prepared as a fourth type of difficulty. That is, a difficulty level (selection impossible) dedicated to switching to the dance screen 50D may be provided separately from the user's selection. Further, the switching of the difficulty level is not limited to the above-described method of switching the two difficulty levels guided in parallel between the non-display state and the display state. The switching of the difficulty level may be realized by an appropriate method. For example, when switching to the dance screen 50D, guidance based on the sequence data QD having a high degree of difficulty may be started. Alternatively, it may be realized by appropriately adding an execution time (in other words, the object 51) to the guidance based on the current sequence data QD. That is, the sequence data QD of another difficulty level may be generated based on the current sequence data QD.

  Furthermore, the switching of the difficulty level is not limited to an increase in the difficulty level. For example, the switching of the difficulty level may be realized in a direction in which the difficulty level decreases. In this case, as the difficulty level decreases, the number of objects 51 also decreases, which can lead to a decrease in the total score of the opponent. Alternatively, such switching may be used to simply disturb the opponent's pace due to a rhythm change associated with the difficulty level switching. Further, during the switching of the difficulty level (for example, the number of objects 51 to be operated is often increased in the high difficulty level, and vice versa in the low difficulty level), the case where such switching is not executed and The evaluation result for each object 51 may be appropriately adjusted so that the acquirable score (the denominator of the score acquirable by the game) is the same. Specifically, for example, during switching, the score per object 51 (the score to be given to the user when an appropriate play action is performed on one object 51) is changed (the number of objects 51 increases). If the number is small, the number may be small). Since the higher difficulty level generally has a larger number of objects 51, there is a possibility that the higher difficulty level may be advantageous in terms of acquisition score when the score is uniformly the same (the lower difficulty level). In this case, the reverse), this can suppress such influence, and can ensure a relatively fairness in terms of the effect accompanying the skill activation. Alternatively, the evaluation result (acquired score per object) of each object 51 may increase during the switching of the difficulty level. In this case, although the score obtained with an appropriate play action increases, the score lost with a failure also increases, so that the user's tension can be increased. Further, when a predetermined parameter is subtracted due to failure of an appropriate play action, the same effect can be obtained by increasing the evaluation result (subtraction amount per object) for each object 51. On the other hand, such difficulty level switching may be omitted.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a play guidance screen 50B in which an opponent provides a dance screen 50D. As shown in FIG. 10, a situation presentation area 59 is added to the play guidance screen 50B in which the opponent is providing the dance screen 50D, as compared to the example of FIG. The situation presentation area 59 is an area indicating that the opponent is providing the dance screen 50D. In other words, the situation presentation area 59 also functions as an area indicating that the difficulty level currently being played is higher than the original difficulty level (the difficulty level selected by the user). The situation presentation area 59 includes a main character notification area 59A, a partner character notification area 59B, and a dance skill notification area 59C. The main character notification area 59A and the partner character notification area 59B are areas for notifying information of the main character and partner character who are performing a dance on the opponent's dance screen 50D. In these areas, for example, their character images CA (mainly only the head) are displayed as information on the main character and partner character. In addition, the dance skill notification area 59C is an area for notifying the type (eg, “overhead”) of the dance (dance associated with the skill activation) that the main character and partner character are performing. And it is grasped | ascertained that the difficulty level is rising by presentation of such a situation presentation area | region 59. FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of an auto setting screen. The auto setting screen 50E is a game screen for making settings related to auto play. The auto setting screen 50E is transitioned to when the auto play instruction icon is touched on the team selection screen 50A as described above. As shown in FIG. 11, the auto setting screen 50E includes an auto setting area 60 for executing various settings relating to auto play. The auto setting area 60 includes a “UI display” switch icon 60A, an “opponent display” switch icon 60B, and a “skill activation” switch icon 60C. The “UI display” switch icon 60A is an icon that functions as a switch as to whether or not to display the object 51 and the determination line 52 included in the play guidance screen 50B during auto play. In other words, in the case of auto play, display or non-display of the object 51 and the like on the play guidance screen 50B is set by the user through the “UI display” switch icon 60A. The “UI display” switch icon 60A may also function as a switch for determining whether or not to display various UIs (user interfaces) such as acquired score information.

  The “opponent display” switch icon 60B is an icon that functions as a switch for displaying whether or not to display each character image CA corresponding to the dance unit of the opponent during auto play. In the play guidance screen 50B, the character image CA may be switched from the own dance unit to the one corresponding to the character of the opponent's dance unit at an appropriate timing (there are many character images CA corresponding to the own dance unit). It is preferable to be displayed). The “opposition display” switch icon 60B functions as a switch for selecting whether or not to execute such switching even in auto play when such switching is performed.

  The “skill activation” switch icon 60C is an icon that functions as a switch for selecting whether or not to perform switching to a dance movie accompanying the skill activation, that is, the dance screen 50D even in auto play. When the “skill activation” switch icon 60C is set to “ON”, the screen is switched to the dance screen 50D at an appropriate timing based on the activation conditions also in auto play. That is, the skill of each character is activated at an appropriate timing. On the other hand, when the “skill activation” switch icon 60C is set to “OFF”, switching to the dance screen 50D is not executed in auto play. In other words, special videos that accompany skills are not provided.

  Note that “ON” and “OFF” of the “skill activation” switch icon 60C may be set in units of both teams (uniform for both teams), or may be set separately for each team. In auto play, all play actions required in the music game based on the sequence data QD may be processed according to a predetermined rule. Specifically, as in the above-described provision of the dance screen 50D, all play acts may be uniformly processed as a predetermined evaluation result such as “PERFECT !!”. For this reason, in the case of auto play, a uniform score may be given to the user in units of selected music (or difficulty). Furthermore, a reward may be given to the user based on the obtained score. Further, when the “skill activation” switch icon 60C is set to “OFF”, a process may be executed in which the skill is activated but the moving image (dance screen 50D) associated therewith is not displayed. In this case, the “skill activation” switch icon 60C can satisfy the desire of the user who wants to watch only normal dance.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a character screen. The character screen 70 is a game screen for presenting details of each character. Many characters are prepared in the music game, and details of each character are displayed on the character screen 70. The character screen 70 is changed when the “DANCER” icon 42 is touched on the home screen 40 as described above. As shown in FIG. 12, the character screen 70 includes a character image CA and a character detail area 71. The character image CA is an image corresponding to each character as described above. The character detail area 71 is an area for displaying detailed information of each character. The character detail area 71 is provided for each character image CA so as to correspond to each character. Each character detail area 71 includes a character name area 72, a parameter area 73, a dance skill area 74, and a costume area 75.

  The character name area 72 is an area for displaying the name of each character. The parameter area 73 is an area for displaying parameter information of each character. The dance skill area 74 is an area for displaying information on skills related to dance of each character. Specifically, a lot of skill related skills (dance skills) are prepared in the music game, and at least one skill is set for each character. Such dance skills may be overlapped among a plurality of characters (including a case of being different among some characters) or may be uniquely different. In the dance skill area 74, information on such dance skills for each character is displayed. The costume area 75 is an area for displaying information on costumes worn by each character.

  In the example of FIG. 12, the parameter area 73 displays the same information as the character information area 50A6 on the team selection screen 50A as the parameter information of each character. In addition, in each character's dance skill area 74, information on “overhead” is displayed as a skill related to dance. In this case, when any character provides a dance video (special video) on the dance screen 50D as the main character, the dance corresponding to “overhead” is performed. When a plurality of dance skills are set for each character, the dance skill area 74 also functions as an icon for popping up a skill selection field. Also, in the costume area 75, information on costumes such as “dedicated wear (Zero)” is displayed. These correspond to the same dedicated wear even if there is a difference for each character. For this reason, all the characters wear the same costumes, although there are differences in how to wear them. When there are a plurality of costumes to be worn, the costume area 75 also functions as an icon for popping up a costume selection field (not shown; another screen may be used). In the costume selection column, each character, in other words, a costume to be worn by each character image CA is selected from a plurality of costumes for wearing candidates. And the costume which character image CA wears is changed by change of this costume. It should be noted that the costume selection field may be configured so that it can be selected whether or not the costume is worn, and a shirtless character image CA may be displayed in accordance with such selection without wearing.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the character screen 70 displaying the skill selection field. As shown in FIG. 13, the skill selection field 76 includes a skill selection icon 78 and a cancel icon 79. The skill selection icon 78 is an icon indicating a dance skill as a selection candidate. For this reason, the skill selection icon 78 is provided for each selection candidate dance skill. The skill selection icon 78 also functions as a touch position for setting the dance skill of each selection candidate to a dance at the time of skill activation (change from the current skill). That is, with the touch operation on the skill selection icon 78, the dance skill corresponding to the touch-selected skill selection icon 78 is determined as a dance to be performed on the dance screen 50D. On the other hand, the cancel icon 79 functions as a touch position for canceling the dance skill change (pop-up in the skill selection field 76). That is, with the touch operation on the cancel icon 79, the skill selection field 76 disappears and the screen returns to the character screen 70 in FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 13, two skill selection icons 78 respectively corresponding to “overhead” and “slide Cinderella” are displayed in the skill selection field 76. In this case, with the touch operation on each skill selection icon 78, “overhead” and “slide cinderella” are determined as dances to be performed on the dance screen 50D. In addition, a dance pattern image 54 is displayed on the skill selection icon 78 in the same manner as the character icon 53 on the play guidance screen 50B in each selection opportunity state. More specifically, the two skill selection icons 78 display a dance pattern image 54 indicating “overhead” and a dance pattern image 54 indicating “slide Cinderella”, respectively. The “overhead” dance pattern image 54 shows a dance by two characters, and the “slide Cinderella” dance pattern image 54 shows a dance by three characters.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a lottery result screen. The lottery result screen 80 is a game screen for providing a lottery game for granting various elements related to the character training game by lottery. The lottery result screen 80 is transitioned to when the “lottery” icon 44 is touched on the home screen 40 as described above. Specifically, when the “lottery” icon 44 is selected on the home screen 40, a transition is made to a lottery selection screen (not shown) on which a plurality of options are displayed, and among the plurality of options related to the lottery displayed here. Any option is selected by the user, and the in-game currency is consumed as necessary. Then, after a lottery is appropriately performed (a lottery screen may be provided separately), the screen changes to a lottery result screen 80. The example of FIG. 14 shows a case where a lottery game of a type in which a card corresponding to each character is drawn as an element related to the character breeding game is provided. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, the lottery result screen 80 includes, for example, a card image 81 and a lottery icon 82.

  The card image 81 is an image showing a card acquired by the current lottery. In the card image 81, a character image CA corresponding to each character is displayed. Further, when the same card as the already acquired card is acquired as a result of the lottery game, the overlapping card is automatically combined with the already acquired card, and the card image 81 corresponding to the card is displayed in the card image 81 corresponding to the card. Information indicating the number of synthesis (for example, a number such as “2”) is displayed. Along with the synthesis, the parameter of the already acquired card or its upper limit value increases by a predetermined amount, while the association between the redundantly acquired card and the user is released. Note that the increase in parameters and the like may be omitted at the time of synthesis.

  On the other hand, the lottery icon 82 is an icon that functions as a touch position for requesting execution of a lottery game, in other words, a card lottery. That is, with the touch operation on the lottery icon 82, a lottery game is provided and a card lottery is actually executed. Although a lottery game may be provided along with consumption of an appropriate value, as an example, a predetermined amount of in-game currency is consumed for a lottery game per lottery.

  In the example of FIG. 14, ten card images 81 are displayed on the lottery result screen 80. That is, the user has acquired 10 cards in this lottery. Also, information such as “item conversion” is displayed in one of the ten card images 81 instead of the character image CA. This means that the corresponding card (card image 81) has been converted to an item. Each card image 81 has a right to be converted into an item when a predetermined number of card images 81 of the same type are collected (when cards of the same type are combined a predetermined number of times and reach the preset maximum number of combinations). Is granted. When this right is exercised, the card image 81 is converted into an item, and information indicating such conversion (such as “item conversion”) is displayed on the card image 81. The item to be converted may be changed (including change in value) depending on the type and rarity (rare degree) of the card used for conversion, or may be the same item uniformly. Moreover, after the right to convert to an item is granted, an item to be given at any timing may be lottery, and an item according to the lottery result may be given.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 14, each card image 81 is configured to have a different type depending on the posture of each character, a plurality of differences, and the like. On the other hand, use of such a card image 81 itself in a music game or the like is not assumed. That is, each card image 81 is collected in a so-called bromide manner and is mainly displayed for viewing. However, with the acquisition of each card image 81, the costume worn by the character of each card image 81 can be selected as the costume of each character when playing the music game. That is, with the possession of each card image 81, the costume of the card image 81 is displayed, for example, in the costume area 75 of the character screen 70 and used as a dance costume or the like when the skill is activated. For this reason, the lottery game is played in order to acquire such costumes in addition to acquiring bromide for ornamental use and its collection.

  Each character may be set with various characteristics in dance skills (a kind of characteristic). Such characteristics may include characteristics related to growth. For example, a character having high rarity (so-called rareness) may be given a characteristic of growing faster than other characters even if the same experience is gained. Furthermore, the dance skill may include a skill that is granted (unlocked) only when various conditions such as a play situation are satisfied. Moreover, each card image 81 may be used for play in a game, not for ornamental use. For example, each card image 81 may be configured such that a character corresponding to the card image 81 appears in the game through selection on the team organization screen or the like. Specifically, the card image 81 corresponding to the above-mentioned different characters such as various skills and rareness (including the case where the skills are different even for the same character) is a play situation or lottery etc. It may be given according to appropriate conditions. Then, based on such a card image 81, characters having different skills may be reproduced in the game. Further, such a card image 81 may be actually generated (issued) as a physical card by an appropriate method.

  Next, details of start preparation and end preparation will be described. As described above, the start preparation and the end preparation are caused by switching between the dance screen 50D and the play guidance screen 50B when the music game is provided as a battle game. For this reason, before and after switching between the dance screen 50D and the play guidance screen 50B, a start period in which start preparation is executed and an end period in which end preparation is executed are set. First, in the start period, when the execution period is guided in the music game, the execution period guidance across the switching is omitted as preparation for start, and such execution period is also excluded from the evaluation target. In other words, the period during which such omission and exclusion is performed functions as the start period. For this reason, such a start period is set based on the execution period. Specifically, a period having the same length as the execution period is set as the start period. The start period may be fixed or variable. For example, the length may be fixedly set as the start period based on the longest execution period in the music game. Alternatively, the presence or absence of an execution period across the switching time may be determined along with the provision of the switching condition, and a start period corresponding to the execution period may be set according to the presence or absence.

  Also, the start preparation is executed on the user side even when the start period (the start period of the opponent) associated with the opponent switching condition is met. With the activation of the opponent's dance skill, the difficulty level of the music game is switched, and the guidance sequence data QD is also switched. For this reason, when an execution period that spans switching is guided by the sequence data QD after switching, a process of hiding such execution period and excluding it from the evaluation target is executed as a start preparation on the user side. . The execution period that is not displayed in the start period is not excluded from the evaluation target, and may be processed as a predetermined evaluation result.

  In addition, during the start period, a partner character selection opportunity (including a partner selection opportunity via the partner selection screen 50C) for performing a dance in the special video is also provided. For this reason, such a selection opportunity is limited to a period in accordance with the start period (even if the start period is variable, a certain period is ensured in order to secure the user's selection time in the selection opportunity). Similarly, the opponent's notice is also notified during the start period. In the start period, various types of guidance such as execution time and execution period may be omitted as appropriate. Specifically, for example, in the start period, guidance for all execution times and all execution periods may be omitted. For example, when the length of the start period is shorter than the length of the execution period, it may be difficult to determine whether or not there is an execution period that spans switching in advance. That is, depending on the length of the start period, it may be preferable that the execution period is not displayed. In addition, when a notice is given when the opponent's dance skill is activated, it may be necessary for the user to consider whether or not to activate the dance skill to compete with it. For example, in such a case, execution time and execution period guidance may be omitted. Alternatively, in the start period, guidance for the execution time and execution period that are not displayed (to be displayed in the future) may be omitted. Further, only one of the guidance such as the execution time and the execution period may be omitted. In these cases, the non-display execution time or the like may be processed as a predetermined evaluation result, or may be excluded from the evaluation target. That is, they may be processed appropriately. In such a case, the start period (the same applies to the end period described later) is not limited to the execution period, and may be set as appropriate.

  On the other hand, on the dance screen 50D, the display of the objects 51 and the like (guidance of each execution time) is omitted, and during that time they are automatically processed as a predetermined evaluation result according to a predetermined rule. For this reason, in the end period, when the execution period is guided, the evaluation of the execution period across the switching is automatically processed as preparation for the end. That is, even after returning from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B (the game screen on which the display of the object 51 etc. is returned and the automatic processing is originally ended), only the evaluation of the execution period across the switching is performed over a certain period. Automatic processing continues. Such a fixed period functions as an end period.

  In addition, even when it corresponds to the opponent's termination period, the user side prepares for termination. Contrary to when the dance skill is activated, the difficulty level of the music game returns to the original difficulty level and the guidance sequence data QD also returns to the original level when the opponent's dance skill ends. For this reason, when the execution period across the switching is guided by the returned sequence data QD, such execution period guidance is maintained on the user side as preparation for termination. That is, originally, there may be no such guidance for the execution period due to the switching of the sequence data QD, but there is a possibility that the play action is continued by the user. For this reason, in the end period, the display of the object 51 that guides such a period is maintained so that the guidance of the execution period across the switching is continued.

  On the other hand, when the execution time comes immediately after the return, the difficulty of guiding the execution time increases, and therefore the execution time guidance is omitted in the end period. That is, in the end period, all the display of the object 51 corresponding to each execution time of the sequence data QD returned to the original is not displayed. Furthermore, when there is an execution period across the end time at the end of the end period in the sequence data QD that has been returned to, the guidance of such execution period is also omitted. Below, with reference to FIGS. 15-17, an example of the pattern of the start period and end period which arise when an opponent is a computer (including the case of an auto play) is demonstrated. As in the case of the start period, the execution period that is not displayed in the end period is not excluded from the evaluation target and may be processed as a predetermined evaluation result.

  The start preparation and the end preparation in the start period and the end period are not limited to the above-described forms, but are requested from the user of the dance skill activation such as the user's activation or the opponent's activation, and the execution time or the execution period. Depending on the combination of the types of play actions (in other words, the types of objects 51), various processes in the above start preparation and end preparation may be combined as appropriate. For example, when only a specific play action is desired to be executed by the user even during the start period, etc., non-display, display, predetermined evaluation, evaluation exclusion, etc. may be appropriately set according to the type of play action. On the other hand, such start preparation and end preparation, in other words, the start period and the end period may be omitted as appropriate (including only one of them). That is, the start period and the end period are not set, and for example, immediately after the end of the dance screen 50, the user may start guidance based on the original sequence data QD as usual, and the normal touch operation may be similarly requested. .

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a character set for a character regarding dance skills. As shown in FIG. 15, each character is set with a personality regarding dance skills so as to include tendencies relating to three types of classifications “permitted”, “time”, and “during execution”. “Availability” is a tendency related to whether or not the dance skill is activated (possible). For this reason, the classification “permitted” includes “permitted” and “not permitted”. “Time” is a tendency regarding the time when dance skills are activated. The “time” classification includes, for example, “early”, “mid”, “late”, and “advantageous” categories. “Initial stage”, “intermediate stage”, and “end stage” respectively correspond to an early stage, an intermediate stage, and an end stage in the music game. “Advantageous time” corresponds to the time when the dance skill is activated. For example, when an advantageous time can occur in a part of the music according to the character characteristics, such a time is used as an advantageous time.

  “When the opponent is running” is a tendency regarding whether or not to activate the dance skill so as to compete when the opponent activates the dance skill. For this reason, the classification of “when the opponent is executed” includes the categories of “counter” (skills are activated to counter) and “do not counter”. Each character is set with a personality so as to include a tendency based on these combinations (when the dance skill is not activated, the subsequent combinations do not occur, so 4 × 2 + 1 9 patterns). And when such a character of each character is set as a leader of a dance unit, it is reflected in the dance unit. The dance unit leader may be set under appropriate conditions. For example, it may be set based on the user's designation on the team formation screen, or may be automatically set according to the order of arrangement at the time of team formation. In addition, the above-mentioned personality such as “Availability” is merely a tendency, and even if, for example, the “early” category is set as the personality in the “time” classification, there is a 100% probability of dancing at the beginning of the music game. There is no need to activate skills. That is, a probability that the set tendency is easily selected by the computer is set for each character. The probabilities to be set may be different between characters having the same tendency. In addition, regarding whether or not to activate the dance skill, setting not to be activated (“No”) may function as a probability setting (for example, an activation probability of 5%) that has a strong tendency not to activate. In this case, the tendency about “time” and “when the other party is activated” may be set to the setting of “not activated” (“no”).

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a start period and an end period that occur in the opponent when the user first satisfies the switching condition. In the example of FIG. 16, for example, in a dance unit of an opponent (computer), a character set with a character of “counter” is classified as a leader (hereinafter referred to as a leader character). In some cases). In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, the music game is switched to the dance screen 50D when the switching condition is satisfied (dance skill is activated), and the switching (dance skill is activated) is completed when the end condition is satisfied ( Return to the original play guidance screen 50B). The end condition is satisfied, for example, when a predetermined period corresponding to the dance skill has elapsed. In this case, this predetermined period functions as a dance skill activation period. And the pattern of the start period and the end period which occur in the opponent (computer) when the user first satisfies the switching condition includes three patterns of pattern 1, pattern 2, and pattern 3.

  Pattern 1 corresponds to the case where the opponent's dance skill activation period (the period during which the dance screen 50D is provided, in other words, the length of the special video) matches the user's dance skill activation period. In this case, the timing of the dance skill activation period of the opponent is adjusted to coincide with the time of the user skill activation period. Specifically, the time of the start period that should be given to the opponent is adjusted so that the time of the skill activation period matches that of the user. That is, the start period of the opponent is shortened so that the start time of the skill activation period matches that of the user. In the start period, for example, start preparation, selection opportunity, and notice are executed as described above, but these are not necessary for the computer over the same period as the user. For this reason, the length of the start period is adjusted in order to match the timing of the skill activation period.

  On the other hand, the dance skill activation period may be set to be different according to the skill of the main character, even if it is the same period. Pattern 2 and Pattern 3 are set when the dance skill activation period is set to be different depending on the skill of the main character, and the user's dance skill activation period and the opponent's dance skill activation period are different. Applicable. Specifically, pattern 2 is when the opponent's dance skill is activated for a longer period of time than that of the user, and pattern 3 is vice versa when the opponent's dance skill is activated for a period of time shorter than that of the user. Each is applicable. In both cases of pattern 2 and pattern 3, the start period is adjusted in the same way as pattern 1 so that the opponent's dance skill matches the start time of the opponent. As a result, in pattern 2, the user finishes activating dance skills (providing the dance screen 50D) earlier than the opponent. For this reason, the user's skill of the opponent is from the return to the play guide screen 50B (provided with own end condition) until the opponent's dance skill activation period ends (equipped with the opponent end condition). A play with a high difficulty level accompanying the activation is required. On the other hand, in Pattern 3, the dance skill is activated earlier by the opponent than the user. For this reason, the user can request the opponent to play with a high degree of difficulty associated with the skill activation until the user's dance skill activation period ends after returning to the play guidance screen 50B. In this way, when the opponent is a computer, the start period on the computer side is adjusted so that the skill activation start time is matched as much as possible by adjusting the start period on the opponent side. As a result, the disadvantage received by the user, for example, the period during which a play with a high degree of difficulty is required, is reduced as much as possible. As a result, the user can enjoy the game more comfortably. In this example, the time when the end condition is satisfied (return time) functions as the return time of the present invention.

  FIG. 17 shows a start period that occurs in the opponent when the user satisfies the switching condition after the opponent requests that the dance skill be activated (has a switching condition) and before the dance skill is actually activated. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of an end period. That is, the example of FIG. 17 shows an example of the opponent's start period when the user requests to activate the dance skill so as to counter the opponent's dance skill activation. Also in such a case, as in the example of FIG. 16, the dance skill activation time is adjusted to the opponent (computer) in accordance with the start time of the user's dance skill. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, when the user requests to activate the dance skill to counter the opponent's dance skill activation, the pattern of the start period and the end period generated in the opponent (computer) is as follows: Three patterns of pattern 4, pattern 5, and pattern 6 are included.

  Pattern 4 is when the dance skill activation period is the same between the user and the opponent. Pattern 5 is when the opponent dance skill activation period is longer than that of the user, and pattern 6 is the opposite. If the user's dance skill activation period is longer than that of the opponent, respectively. That is, although there is a difference whether the dance skill is activated first by the user or the opponent, the patterns 4 to 6 correspond to the patterns 1 to 3 in the example of FIG. On the other hand, since there is a difference that the opponent activates the dance skill first as compared with the example of FIG. 16, in the patterns 4 to 6, the actual dance is performed after the start period has elapsed as compared to the patterns 1 to 3. There is a waiting period before the skill starts. Specifically, in any of patterns 4 to 6, unlike patterns 1 to 3, a predetermined start period is provided in the same manner as the user. Then, when the switching condition is satisfied by the user during this start period, the standby period is set so as to coincide with the start time of the user's dance skill. That is, the dance skill activation start time is adjusted according to the waiting period so as to coincide with each other. In this way, the dance skill activation start time is appropriately adjusted so that the opponent's skill activation period coincides with that of the user as much as possible.

  Note that a plurality of attributes having superiority or inferiority may be prepared for the music game, and such attributes may be set for each character. And as above-mentioned, when the time of the activation period of a user and an opponent's dance skill corresponds (it suffered), even if the score (evaluation result) obtained there differs according to superiority or inferiority between the attributes of a main character Good. Specifically, for example, when the dance skill is activated alone, if the attribute of the user's main character is superior to that of the opponent, a score of 20% is added to that criterion. If the attribute of the user's main character is inferior to that of the opponent, that criterion may be subtracted by 20%.

  Next, details of the sequence data QD will be described. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the sequence data QD. The sequence data QD is prepared for each music piece and each difficulty level. That is, the sequence data QD includes a plurality of sequence data QDa, QDb, QDc... Corresponding to a plurality of pieces of music having different degrees of difficulty. Since the difficulty level of each sequence data QD depends on the number of execution periods (the number of execution periods is the same when the execution period is included), in many cases, the number of execution periods is different from each other. Yes. The example of FIG. 18 shows an example of the sequence data QD when both the execution time and the execution period are guided in the music game. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, each sequence data QD includes a sequence record RS for managing information on a time when an appropriate play action is to be executed. The sequence record RS includes a first sequence record RS1 and a second sequence record RS2.

  The first sequence record RS1 is a sequence record RS that manages information on the execution time as information on the time when an appropriate play action is to be executed. The first sequence record RS1 includes information on “execution time”, “route”, and “type”. “Execution time” is information indicating an execution time to be guided to each user. For example, in “execution time”, information in which values indicating the bar number, the number of beats, and the time in the beat are separated by commas is described as information on the execution time. “Route” is information indicating each route. Information for identifying each route is described as “route” information. Specifically, for example, when each route is distinguished by numbers such as 1 to 4 in order from the left so as to correspond to the arrival position index 52A, such numbers are described as route information. Each reaching position index 52A also functions as information on a position to be touched as an appropriate play action. For this reason, the “route” information indicating the route corresponding to each arrival position index 52A also functions as information indicating an appropriate play action. “Type” is information indicating the type of the object 51. For example, each execution time and each execution period are guided by different types of objects 51. For this reason, information for distinguishing these types is described as type information.

  2nd sequence record RS2 is sequence record RS which manages the information of an execution period as information of the time when a suitable play act should be performed. The second sequence record RS2 includes information on “execution period”, “route”, and “type”. The “route” and “type” information is the same as the “route” and “type” information of the first sequence record RS1. On the other hand, the “execution period” is information indicating a period during which an appropriate play action should be continued as an appropriate play action. The information of “execution period” includes, for example, information of execution start time and execution end time (in this case, the execution start time and the execution end time may be grasped as the execution time, respectively). Further, as the information on the execution start time and the execution end time, information in which a value indicating the measure number, the number of beats, and the time in the beat is separated by a comma is used as in the execution time. In the sequence record RS, various kinds of information as described above are recorded so as to be associated with each other. The “route” information may be replaced by various types of information. For example, information on the appearance position and the arrival position of the object 51 may be used as “route” information. Similarly, when the “execution period” information functions as the type information of the object 51, the “type” information may be omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 19 to 27, screen switching processing, difficulty switching processing, guidance omission processing, guidance maintenance processing, video presentation processing, special evaluation processing, screen return processing, difficulty level returning processing, and evaluation exclusion Processing will be described. The screen switching process is a process for switching the game screen from the play guidance screen 50B to the dance screen 50D. When the switching condition is satisfied during provision of the play guidance screen 50B, the guidance control unit 33 starts the screen switching process of FIG. 19 and first provides a selection opportunity (step S101). The selection of each character is realized by, for example, a touch operation on the character icon 53. For this reason, the guidance control part 33 provides the selection opportunity by displaying the character icon 53 corresponding to each character on the guidance screen 50B for play.

  Subsequently, the guidance control unit 33 sets the start time of switching to the dance screen 50D (step S102). The guidance control unit 33 sets the start time at the end time of the start period so that the start period is formed before switching when the start period is fixed in a predetermined period since the switching condition is provided. . Next, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether a start condition for starting switching to the dance screen 50D is satisfied (step S103). As an example, the start condition is satisfied with the end of the start period. That is, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not the end time of the start period has come as a start condition. If the end time has not arrived, the guidance control unit 33 returns to step S103 again, and repeatedly executes the process of step S103 until the end time arrives. That is, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not the end time of the repeated start period has come until the end time comes.

  On the other hand, when the start condition is satisfied, that is, when the end time of the start period arrives, the guidance control unit 33 switches the game screen from the play guidance screen 50B to the dance screen 50D (step S104). More specifically, the guidance control unit 33 hides the object 51, the determination line 52 (including the arrival position index 52A), and the like of the play guidance screen 50B so that the play guide screen 50B is displayed on the dance screen 50D. Switch. And the guidance control part 33 complete | finishes this screen switching process after this switching. Thereby, switching of the game screen accompanying the provision of switching conditions is realized. More specifically, when the switching condition is satisfied, a start period is set, and the play guidance screen 50B is switched to the dance screen 50D after the start period has elapsed. A selection opportunity is also provided in the start period. The selection opportunity may include a partner selection opportunity (presentation of the partner selection screen 50C or the like), and provision of such an opportunity may be realized by another process.

  The difficulty level switching process is for switching (changing) the difficulty level of the music game with the activation of the dance skill of the opponent while the dance screen 50D is being provided (during the activation of the dance skill) as one of the effects of the dance skill. It is processing. When the switching condition is satisfied by the opponent while the play guidance screen 50B is provided, the guidance control unit 33 starts the difficulty level switching process of FIG. 20 and first specifies the current difficulty level and the difficulty level after the switching. (Step S201). The difficulty level of the music game depends on the contents of the sequence data QD. Therefore, the guidance control unit 33 specifies the current sequence data QD and the switching sequence data QD as the current difficulty level and the difficulty level after switching. In the music game, for such switching, guidance based on the current sequence data QD (display) and guidance based on the switching sequence data QD are also executed in parallel without being displayed. Therefore, the guidance control unit 33 specifies these sequence data QD as the current sequence data QD and the switching sequence data QD. In this case, the current sequence data QD and the switching sequence data QD function as current sequence data and other sequence data of the present invention, respectively. Similarly, the current difficulty level corresponding to these and the difficulty level after switching function as the current difficulty level and another difficulty level of the present invention.

  Subsequently, the guidance control unit 33 sets the start time of difficulty level switching (step S202). The guidance control unit 33 sets the start time at the end time of the start period so that the start period is formed before switching when the start period is fixed in a predetermined period since the switching condition is provided. . Or the guidance control part 33 may acquire the process result, and may set the same start time, when the start time is set in step S102 of the screen switching process of FIG. Next, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether a start condition for starting the switching of the difficulty level is satisfied (step S203). As an example, the start condition is satisfied with the end of the start period. That is, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not the end time of the start period has come as a start condition. If the end time has not come, the guidance control unit 33 returns to step S203 again, and repeatedly executes the process of step S203 until the end time comes. That is, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not the end time of the repeated start period has come until the end time comes.

  On the other hand, when the start condition is satisfied, that is, when the end time of the start period comes, the guidance control unit 33 switches the difficulty level of the music game (step S204). Specifically, the guidance control unit 33 switches the guidance sequence data QD from the current sequence data QD to the switching sequence data QD that has been used for guidance in parallel with the non-display. That is, the guidance based on the current sequence data QD is hidden, and the guidance based on the switching sequence data QD is switched to display. And after this switching, the guidance control part 33 complete | finishes this difficulty level switching process. Thereby, switching of the difficulty accompanying the activation of the dance skill of the opponent is realized.

  The guidance omission process includes a start period (including a start period associated with the opponent's skill activation, that is, the opponent's start period), or an end period (including an end period associated with the opponent's skill activation, that is, the opponent's end period). ) Is a process for realizing start preparation or end preparation. More specifically, the guidance omission process is performed when the start period includes an execution period that spans switching, or when the execution period that spans the end of the end period is included. This is a process for omitting (hiding) guidance. Alternatively, the guidance omission processing is also processing for omitting execution time guidance based on the sequence data QD in the end period. The guidance control unit 33 starts the guidance omission processing of FIG. 21 repeatedly at a predetermined period in the start period or end time, and first determines whether or not the omission conditions are satisfied (step S301). The omission condition is satisfied, for example, when there is an execution period that spans switching at the start time. Further, for example, in the end period, the omission condition is satisfied when the execution period is included in the end period, or when there is an execution period straddling the end time of the end period. That is, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not there is an execution period across the switching in the start period, whether or not the execution period is included in the end period in the end period, and the execution period across the end time. It is determined whether each exists.

  Subsequently, the guidance control unit 33 specifies an omission target (step S302). Specifically, an execution period or an execution time that satisfies the omission conditions in the start period and the end period is specified. Next, the guidance control unit 33 omits the identified guidance to be omitted (step S303). Specifically, the guidance control unit 33 realizes this guidance by hiding the display of the object 51 corresponding to the specified omission target execution period or the like (including transparent display). And the guidance control part 33 complete | finishes this guidance omission process, after omitting the omission target guidance. Thereby, the start preparation and the end preparation in the start period (including those of the opponent) and the end period are realized. More specifically, in the start period, guidance for the execution period across the switching is omitted. Further, in the end period, guidance for each execution time and guidance for the execution period across the end of the end period are omitted.

  The guidance maintenance process is a process for realizing the end preparation in the end period when the execution period is guided based on the sequence data QD. More specifically, it is a process for maintaining the display of the execution period across the return from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B in the end period. The guidance control unit 33 starts the guidance maintenance process of FIG. 22 repeatedly at a predetermined cycle at the end timing, and first determines whether or not the maintenance condition is satisfied (step S401). The maintenance condition is satisfied, for example, when there is an execution period straddling the return time. In the case of the opponent's end period, the presence / absence of such an execution period is determined based on the sequence data QD before returning. That is, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not there is an execution period that straddles the return time in the end period.

  Subsequently, the guidance control unit 33 specifies a maintenance target (step S402). Specifically, the guidance control unit 33 specifies an execution period that satisfies the maintenance condition, that is, an execution period that spans the return time as the maintenance target. Next, the guidance control unit 33 maintains the guidance for the identified maintenance target (step S403). Specifically, the guidance control unit 33 realizes this guidance by continuing to display the object 51 corresponding to the identified execution period of the maintenance target until the execution period ends. And the guidance control part 33 complete | finishes this guidance maintenance process, after maintaining the guidance of a maintenance object. Thereby, the end preparation is realized in the end period when the execution period is guided based on the sequence data QD. More specifically, guidance for the execution period across the return timing is maintained in the end period. Note that the guidance maintenance process of FIG. 22 may be guided in the execution period even in the termination period by normal guidance in the case of the termination period of the user. For this reason, in such a case, the guidance maintenance process of FIG. 22 may be omitted. That is, the guidance maintenance process of FIG. 22 may be executed only in the case of the opponent's end period (when difficulty switching is performed).

  The moving image presentation process is a process for presenting a special moving image on the dance screen 50D. That is, the video presentation process is a process for displaying a dance video accompanying the dance skill activation on the dance screen 50D. When switching to the dance screen 50D is executed, the video control unit 34 starts the video presentation process of FIG. 23, and first acquires the selection result of the selection opportunity and the selection result when the partner selection opportunity is given. (Step S501). More specifically, the moving image control unit 34 acquires information on the dance skill to be activated, the main character that activates the skill, and the partner character as the selection result.

  Subsequently, the moving image control unit 34 determines the music being played (step S502). Next, the moving image control unit 34 specifies a moving image to be presented on the dance screen 50D (step S503). The moving image data MD is configured to be able to reproduce a plurality of special moving images, for example, for each piece of music, for each dance skill, and for each character combination (may be distinguished for each difference between the main character and the partner character). For this reason, for example, the moving image control unit 34 executes this specification based on the dance skill acquired in step S501, information on the main character and partner character, and the music determined in step S502. That is, the moving image control unit 34 specifies a moving image corresponding to the combination as a special moving image to be presented on the dance screen 50D from a plurality of moving images based on the dance skill, main character, and partner character to be activated.

  Subsequently, the moving image control unit 34 presents the identified moving image on the dance screen 50D (step S504). That is, the moving image control unit 34 displays a moving image (dance animation by each character) on the dance screen 50D based on the moving image data MD corresponding to the identified moving image. And the moving image control part 34 complete | finishes this moving image presentation process after this presentation. Thereby, the special animation (dance animation corresponding to the dance skill activation) by the dance skill, the main character, and the partner character selected by the user is displayed on the dance screen 50. That is, display of the dance screen 50 (dance skill activation) is realized.

  The special evaluation process is a process for processing the evaluation of each execution time according to a predetermined rule while the dance screen 50D is being displayed (dancing skills are being activated). The example of FIG. 24 shows a case where a predetermined evaluation result is used as a predetermined rule and each execution time is processed as a predetermined evaluation result. In this case, the evaluation unit 35 repeatedly starts the special evaluation process of FIG. 24 at a predetermined cycle while the dance screen 50D is displayed, and first determines whether or not an evaluation target exists (step S601). The evaluation target is an execution time corresponding to the object 51 that should arrive at each arrival position index 52A while the dance screen 50D is displayed while not being displayed, that is, each execution time when the time comes during the display of the dance screen 50D. Therefore, the evaluation unit 35 determines whether or not each object 51 has reached the arrival position index 52A while being hidden while the dance screen 50D is displayed, or whether or not there is an execution time corresponding to the current time. Moreover, when the execution period over switching or the execution period over return is evaluated, these may also be specified as an evaluation object. The same applies when the execution time included in the start period or the end period is processed according to a predetermined rule (in other processes, the target is similarly set according to the contents of the start preparation or end preparation). May be). When each object 51 that has reached the arrival position index 52A does not exist, or when there is no execution time corresponding to the current time, the evaluation unit 35 determines that there is no evaluation target. And the evaluation part 35 skips subsequent processes and complete | finishes this special evaluation process.

  On the other hand, when the evaluation target exists, that is, when each object 51 that has reached the arrival position index 52A exists, or when there is an execution time corresponding to the current time, the evaluation unit 35 determines the evaluation of the evaluation target. (Step S602). That is, the evaluation unit 35 determines an evaluation of an execution time or the like (for example, an execution period) corresponding to such an object 51 as a predetermined evaluation result. More specifically, the evaluation unit 35 uses, for example, “PERFECT” as the predetermined evaluation result, and determines the evaluation at each execution time as “PERFECT”. If there is an execution period that spans switching or an execution period that spans back as an evaluation target, the evaluation is similarly determined as “PERFECT” even if the execution period has not ended.

  Subsequently, the evaluation unit 35 actually gives the evaluation determined in step S602 to the user (step S603). This grant is realized by giving a score. That is, the evaluation unit 35 actually gives the user a score corresponding to “PERFECT” determined in step S602. And the evaluation part 35 complete | finishes this special evaluation process, after giving such evaluation. Thereby, evaluation of each execution time is processed as a predetermined evaluation result while providing the dance screen 50D. That is, in addition to providing a special moving image, an effect of activating dance skills is given that a predetermined evaluation result can be obtained over a certain period without performing a play act.

  The screen return process is a process for returning the game screen from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B. When the provision of the dance screen 50D is started, the guidance control unit 33 repeatedly starts the screen returning process of FIG. 25 at a predetermined cycle, and first determines whether or not the end condition is satisfied (step S701). The end condition is satisfied, for example, after a predetermined period has elapsed since the start of switching to the dance screen 50D (start of dance skill activation). The predetermined period is set according to the dance skill being activated. For this reason, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not a predetermined period corresponding to the dance skill being activated has elapsed since the start of the provision of the dance screen 50D in order to determine whether the end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is not satisfied, that is, if the predetermined period has not elapsed since the start of the provision of the dance screen 50D, the guidance control unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current screen return processing.

  On the other hand, when the end condition is satisfied, that is, when a predetermined period has elapsed since the start of providing the dance screen 50D, the guidance control unit 33 sets an end period (step S703). Specifically, for example, the guidance control unit 33 uses a uniform period as the end period, and sets the uniform period as the end period from the elapse of the predetermined period. Subsequently, the guidance control unit 33 restores the game screen to the original (step S703). That is, the guidance control unit 33 switches the game screen from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B. And the guidance control part 33 complete | finishes this screen return process, after returning a game screen to the guidance screen 50B for play in this way. Thus, after the dance screen 50D (in other words, a special dance video) is provided for a predetermined period corresponding to the dance skill, the game screen is returned to the original play guidance screen 50B. In addition, an end period in which the end preparation is to be executed after such a return is set.

  The difficulty level return process is a process for returning the difficulty level of the opponent to the original level (returning to the original difficulty level) with the end of the dance screen 50D (end of the activation of the dance skill). When the provision of the dance screen 50D is started, the guidance control unit 33 repeatedly starts the difficulty level returning process of FIG. 26 at a predetermined cycle, and first determines whether or not the end condition is satisfied (step S801). The end condition is satisfied, for example, after a predetermined period has elapsed since the start of switching to the dance screen 50D (start of dance skill activation). The predetermined period is set according to the dance skill being activated. For this reason, the guidance control unit 33 determines whether or not a predetermined period corresponding to the dance skill being activated has elapsed since the start of the provision of the dance screen 50D in order to determine whether the end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is not satisfied, that is, if the predetermined period has not elapsed since the start of the provision of the dance screen 50D, the guidance control unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current screen return processing.

  On the other hand, when the end condition is satisfied, that is, when a predetermined period has elapsed since the start of providing the dance screen 50D, the guidance control unit 33 restores the difficulty level of the music game (step S802). As described above, the difficulty level of the music game depends mainly on the contents of the sequence data QD, and is switched by changing the guidance sequence data QD so that the switching sequence data QD is used for guidance in the difficulty level switching process. Is realized. Therefore, the guidance control unit 33 realizes this return by returning the guidance sequence data QD to the original sequence data QD. Specifically, the guidance control unit 33 hides the guidance (object 51) based on the switching sequence data QD and displays the original sequence data QD (the current sequence data QD in the difficulty level switching process of FIG. Then, this return is realized by displaying a guide (object 51) based on the sequence data QD selected for play by the user. Thereby, the difficulty level of the music game is restored to the original with the end of the opponent's dance screen 50D (end of the dance skill activation).

  The evaluation exclusion process is a process for excluding the execution time included in the sequence data QD to be evaluated from the evaluation target in the start period or the end period. More specifically, the evaluation exclusion process is executed in order to exclude the execution period spanning the switching in the start period and each execution time included in the end period and the execution period straddling the end time in the end period. The When the start period or the end period is started, the evaluation unit 35 repeatedly starts the evaluation exclusion process of FIG. 27 at a predetermined cycle, and first determines whether or not an exclusion target exists (step S901). Specifically, in the start period, the evaluation unit 35 has an execution period across the switching in the sequence data QD to be evaluated (current sequence data QD, in other words, the sequence data QD selected for play by the user). It is determined whether or not. In the end period, the evaluation unit 35 determines whether or not there is an execution time belonging to the end period in the evaluation target sequence data QD (original sequence data QD, in other words, the sequence data QD selected for play by the user). And whether or not there is an execution period straddling the end time. And when such an exclusion target does not exist, that is, when there is no execution period across the switching in the start period, when there is no execution time belonging to the end period in the end period, and there is an execution period across the end time If it does not exist, the evaluation unit 35 skips the subsequent processes and ends the current evaluation exclusion process.

  On the other hand, the evaluation unit 35 performs execution when there is an exclusion target, that is, when there is an execution period across the switching in the start period, when there is an execution time belonging to the end period in the end period, and execution across the end time. If there are periods, these execution periods and the like are specified as exclusion targets (step S902). Subsequently, the evaluation unit 35 excludes the specified execution period of the exclusion target from the evaluation target (step S903). Specifically, the evaluation unit 35 realizes such exclusion by excluding the score to be given by these exclusion targets from the total score to be given as the play result of the music game. That is, the score obtained by these exclusion targets is excluded from the denominator of the score obtained as the evaluation result. And the evaluation part 35 complete | finishes this evaluation exclusion process, after performing such exclusion. Thereby, the execution period to be excluded in the start period or the end period is excluded from the evaluation object. More specifically, the execution period that spans the switching in the start period, the execution period that spans the end period, and the execution period that crosses the end time are excluded from the evaluation target in the end period. That is, part of start preparation and end preparation is realized. In addition, about the execution time etc. which straddle switching time (start time), when processing by any one of an evaluation object (special evaluation process) and an exclusion object process, it does not need to be the object of the other process. For example, when these execution times and the like are all subject to evaluation and there is no exclusion target, the processing in FIG. 27 may be omitted.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, when the switching condition is satisfied in the music game, the play screen 50B including the display of the object 51 etc. to the dance screen 50D not including the display of the object 51 etc. Can be switched to. Then, on the dance screen 50, a special movie, that is, a dance movie associated with the dance skill activation is displayed instead of guidance on each execution time based on the object 51 or the like. For this reason, it is possible to give priority to the display of such a special moving image visually through the dance screen 50D rather than guidance of each execution time based on the object 51 or the like. In such a dance screen 50D, the evaluation of each execution time or the like that should originally be guided through the play guidance screen 50B is a predetermined rule, more specifically a predetermined rule, instead of evaluation based on the actual touch operation of each user. It is processed as an evaluation result. That is, on the dance screen 50D, each execution time is processed as a predetermined evaluation result according to a predetermined rule without the user being aware of it. For this reason, it is possible to give priority to the special moving image over the guidance of each execution time based on the object 51 and the like consciously by the user. As a result, a special moving image can be preferentially provided to the user through such a dance screen 50D rather than guidance of each execution time based on the object 51 or the like. Thereby, the degree of freedom of game development can be improved as compared with the case where guidance such as each execution time is essential.

  In addition, when switching to the dance screen 50D is executed based on a user's designated operation (when a switching condition is satisfied in accordance with the execution of such a designated operation), the intention of the user may be reflected at the time of switching. it can. Thereby, such switching can be utilized as game characteristics. On the other hand, the dance screen 50D ends with the completion of the end condition. For this reason, the provision period of the dance screen 50D can be limited to a part of the music game. Thereby, the strategy, such as where to switch the music game, can be given to the switching to the dance screen 50D.

  Furthermore, switching to the dance screen 50D or returning from the dance screen 50D to the play guidance screen 50B may have various effects, for example, when an execution period across these switches is guided. . On the other hand, the guidance such as the execution period across the switching and the like is hidden (guidance is omitted) through start preparation or end preparation, for example. For this reason, such an influence can be suppressed through setting of a start period in which such start preparation is executed or an end period in which end preparation is executed.

  On the other hand, when such a music game is provided as a battle-type game, the difficulty level of the opponent's game is higher than the current level of difficulty due to switching to the dance screen 50D on the user side. Can be switched in degrees. That is, when viewed from the opponent, the difficulty level of the game changes regardless of the player's own play. For this reason, it is possible to make it difficult for the opponent to predict when the difficulty level is switched as compared with the case where the difficulty level is switched based on the player's own play. Thereby, a user's tiredness can be suppressed comparatively. Further, when such difficulty switching is executed based on a user's designated operation, it can be used as a bargaining element such as where to switch such switching in the music game. As a result, it is possible to improve the fun of the game.

  In the above form, the guidance control unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the display switching means of the present invention by executing the process of step S104 of FIG. Further, the guidance control unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the guidance control means of the present invention by executing the process of step S303 in FIG. Similarly, the guidance control unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the screen return means of the present invention by executing step S703 in FIG. On the other hand, the evaluation unit 35 of the game machine 3 functions as a time processing unit and a period processing unit of the present invention by executing the processing of step S602 in FIG. Further, the moving image control unit 34 of the game machine 3 functions as the image presenting means of the present invention by executing step S504 in FIG. Further, the guidance control unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as a time setting unit and a difficulty level switching unit by executing the processing of FIG. Specifically, the guidance control unit 33 executes step S202 of FIG. 20 as the time setting unit of the present invention, and executes the process of step S204 of FIG. 20 as the difficulty level switching unit of the present invention. Function. Similarly, the guidance control unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the difficulty level returning means of the present invention by executing step S803 in FIG.

  This invention is not limited to the form mentioned above, You may implement in the form to which the appropriate deformation | transformation or change was given. For example, in the above-described form, a special video (special dance video) is displayed on the dance screen 50D as an effect of activating dance skills. However, the image displayed on the dance screen 50D is not limited to such a moving image. For example, various still images related to the dance skills of each character may be displayed on the dance screen 50D. Furthermore, the screen switched from the play guidance screen 50B is not limited to the dance screen 50D that displays such a dance video. For example, priority may be given to guidance at each execution time on a screen where an appropriate game element such as another mini game or a story related to each character is switched from the play guidance screen 50B.

  Further, the center server 2 may execute all or a part of the roles (various processes, etc.) of the game machine 3 in the above-described form. That is, the game system of the present invention may be configured such that the center server 2 and the game machine 3 cooperate appropriately to realize the functions of the game machine 3 and the center server 2 of the present embodiment. On the other hand, the center server 2 may be omitted. In this case, one game machine 3 may function as the game system of the present invention.

  Various aspects of the present invention derived from each of the above-described embodiments and modifications will be described below. In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of each aspect of the present invention, the corresponding members illustrated in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is thereby limited to the illustrated embodiments. It is not a thing.

  The game system of the present invention includes an input device (36) for inputting a user's play act, an instruction indicator (51) corresponding to an execution time when the play act is to be executed, and a reference indicator corresponding to the current time ( 52A) and a display device (37B) that displays a guidance screen (50B), and the positions of the instruction mark and the reference mark are based on sequence data (QD) in which each execution time is described. Each execution time is guided through the guide screen by causing a relative displacement between the instruction mark and the reference mark so as to coincide with each other at the execution time, and the user's input through the input device A game system (1) for providing a game that evaluates the timing of an actual play act based on each execution timing, wherein a switching condition is satisfied in the game Display switching means (33) for switching the display of the display device from the guide screen to a special screen (50D) in which the display of the indication sign and the reference sign is less conspicuous than the guide screen, and the display of the display device Time processing means (35) for processing the evaluation of each execution time to be guided through the guidance screen in accordance with a predetermined rule instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action when the special screen is switched to; It is to be prepared.

  According to the present invention, when the switching condition is satisfied in the game, the display of the display device is switched from the guidance screen to a special screen in which the indication sign and the reference sign are not conspicuous than the guidance screen. For this reason, other game elements can be visually prioritized through the special screen rather than guidance of each execution time based on the instruction sign and the reference sign. In such a special screen, the evaluation of each execution time to be guided through the guidance screen is processed according to a predetermined rule instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action. That is, on the special screen, evaluation of each execution time is processed according to a predetermined rule without the user being aware of it. For this reason, it is possible to give priority to other game elements over guidance of each execution time based on the instruction sign and the reference sign from the viewpoint of the user. As a result, it is possible to preferentially provide the user with game elements other than the guidance of each execution time based on the instruction sign and the reference sign through such a special screen. Thereby, the freedom degree of game development can be improved and it can lead to the improvement of the interest property of a game by extension.

  Appropriate elements may be provided to the user in preference to the guidance of each execution time based on the instruction sign and the reference sign depending on the type of game. For example, game story descriptions, background displays, other mini-games, or communications with other users (email, chat, etc.) are provided as part of the game, such as chat with users (e.g. chat with users) As long as it is done, it may not be an element constituting the game itself. Alternatively, when a character appears in the game, for example, various elements related to such a character such as introduction of the character and various actions may be provided to the user preferentially over the guidance of each execution time. For example, as one aspect of the game system of the present invention, when the game includes a plurality of characters having different characteristics and progresses through some characters of the plurality of characters, An image presenting means (34) for presenting an image (CA) related to characteristics on the special screen so as to stand out from the instruction mark and the reference sign may be further provided. Note that the character may include not only anthropomorphic characters such as a person but also objects such as cars and animals.

  Character characteristics may be appropriately set according to the type of game. For example, in the case of a game of a type in which a plurality of characters battle, characteristics relating to such a battle may be set for each character. Alternatively, in the case of a game for nurturing a character, characteristics relating to the nurturing element may be set for each character. For example, if the target to be trained is a baseball player, the characteristics related to hitting and throwing, if the target is a soccer player, various characteristics such as dribbling, passing, and shooting, or characteristics related to the goalkeeper, if the target is idle, such as singing or dancing May be set, and various images (including moving images) relating to the hitting and the like may be presented on the special screen so as to stand out from the instruction sign and the reference sign. Similarly, for example, in an aspect in which an image related to character characteristics is presented on a special screen, the image presentation means is configured as a music game in which the game is guided in accordance with the rhythm of the music. In addition, a moving image in which a character image corresponding to the part of the character performs a dance according to the characteristic of the part of the character according to the rhythm of the music is presented as an image related to the characteristic of the part of the character. May be.

  A dance movie may be provided by any number of characters. For example, such a moving image may be provided by a single character or may be provided by a plurality of characters. When provided by a plurality of characters, the plurality of characters may be determined randomly or may be determined according to the play situation. Or such a some character may be determined according to a user's selection. Specifically, for example, in a mode in which a dance video is presented on a special screen, the display switching means switches from the guidance screen to the special screen when the part of the character includes two or more characters. Before the above, a selection opportunity for selecting a part of the two or more characters as the dance target may be provided.

  Switching from the guidance screen to the special screen may be performed immediately after the provision of the switching condition, or may be performed after a predetermined period has elapsed. When switching is performed after the elapse of a predetermined period, the switching timing may be fixed or variable. Moreover, such a switching period may be set to an appropriate period. For example, when a predetermined period such as a continuation period in which a play act should be continued is guided, a decision is made based on such a period (if such period is considered and determined in advance, and an appropriate Including both cases determined based on processing). Specifically, for example, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, the display switching means is an execution period indicating a period in which the play action is to be continuously executed or a period in which the play action is to be repeatedly executed on the sequence data. When the information is described and the execution period is also guided through the guidance screen, the switching is performed so that a start period based on the execution period is formed before switching from the guidance screen to the special screen. May be adjusted based on the execution period. In this case, a start period based on the execution period is set before switching from the guidance screen to the special screen. For this reason, for example, switching can be realized so that an execution period that spans such switching does not occur. Alternatively, such an execution period can be excluded from the guidance target and the evaluation target. That is, it is possible to suppress the influence associated with the execution period across the switching throughout the start period.

  As described above, switching from the guidance screen to the special screen may be realized so that an execution period across the switching does not occur. Or when such an execution period arises, such an execution period may be excluded from guidance objects. In this case, such an execution period may be excluded from the evaluation target, or may be evaluated according to an appropriate rule. Specifically, for example, as a mode in which a start period is formed, guidance control means that omits guidance for the execution period included in the start period from the guide screen when the start period is formed in the switching An aspect further comprising (33) may be employed.

  Various conditions may be used as the switching condition. For example, a condition that is satisfied randomly or a condition that is satisfied according to the play situation may be used as the switching condition. Alternatively, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, when the input condition allows the input device to input a specified action for specifying switching to the special screen, the specified action is performed via the input device. It may be satisfied when it is input on the guidance screen. In this case, such switching can be used as game characteristics.

  The special screen may be configured such that the display of the instruction sign and the reference sign is less noticeable than the guidance screen by various methods. For example, on the special screen, the indication sign and the reference sign may be displayed smaller than the guidance screen. Alternatively, the display itself of the instruction sign and the reference sign may be hidden. In this case, the indication mark and the reference sign may be hidden by various methods. For example, a special screen that does not include a display of an instruction sign or the like may be displayed on the guidance screen so as to cover the guidance screen, or a guidance screen that has no image of the instruction sign or the like functions as a special screen. May be. For example, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, the display switching means uses, as the special screen, a screen that hides the instruction sign and the reference sign when the switching condition is satisfied. The guidance screen may be switched to a special screen.

  Various rules may be used as the predetermined rule. For example, a rule that excludes each execution time from the evaluation target may be adopted as the predetermined rule. That is, on the special screen, the evaluation at each execution time may be processed so as to be excluded from the evaluation target. Alternatively, a predetermined evaluation result may be used as a predetermined rule. That is, on the special screen, the evaluation of each execution time may be processed as a predetermined evaluation result. In this case, the predetermined evaluation result may be different in several execution periods according to various conditions such as a play situation, or may be consistent in all execution periods. Specifically, for example, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, the time processing means uses a predetermined evaluation result as the predetermined rule, and uniformly evaluates each execution time as the predetermined evaluation result. It may be processed.

  The special screen may be switched to return to the guidance screen again, or may be switched to another screen. Or the special screen as it is may be maintained. Specifically, for example, as one aspect of the game system of the present invention, screen return means (33) for returning the display of the display device from the special screen to the guidance screen when an end condition is met on the special screen. The aspect which further comprises may be employ | adopted. In this case, switching to the special screen can be limited to a part of the music game. Thereby, the strategy can be given to the switching to the special screen.

  Various conditions may be adopted as the termination condition. For example, as an end condition, a condition that is irregularly satisfied (a period of a special screen is randomly set) may be employed, or a condition that is satisfied according to a play situation may be employed. Further, such a play situation may include an elapsed time (play time). Or conditions based on a user's selection result may be adopted. Specifically, for example, in the aspect using the end condition of the present invention, the end condition may be satisfied when a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of display of the special screen.

  When returning from the special screen to the guidance screen, such guidance and evaluation at each execution time may be executed at an appropriate time as in the case of switching from the guidance screen to the special screen. For example, the guidance and evaluation at each execution time may be restored immediately after the end condition is satisfied, or a predetermined period may be provided before the guidance and evaluation at each execution time is returned. For example, in the aspect of returning from the special screen to the guidance screen, the time processing means describes in the sequence data information on a period during which the play action should be continuously executed or a period during which the play action should be repeatedly executed, When the execution period is also guided via the guidance screen, an end period of the execution period is formed in the end period so that an end period based on the execution period is formed after switching from the special screen to the guidance screen. The evaluation may be processed as a predetermined evaluation result instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action.

  On the other hand, the computer program (PG2) of the present invention is configured to cause the input device and the computer (31) connected to the display device to function as each means of the above-described game system.

  In addition, the control method of the present invention includes an input device (36) for inputting a user's play action, an indicator (51) corresponding to an execution time when the play action is to be executed, and a reference corresponding to the current time. A display device (37) for displaying a guidance screen (50B) including a sign (52A), and positions of the indication sign and the reference sign based on sequence data (QD) in which each execution time is described Guides each execution time through the guide screen by causing a relative displacement between the instruction sign and the reference sign so that the values coincide with each other at each execution time, and each input through the input device The game is added to the computer (31) incorporated in the game system (1) for providing a game for evaluating the time of the actual play action of the user based on each execution time. A display switching procedure for switching the display of the display device from the guide screen to a special screen in which the display of the indication sign and the reference sign is not conspicuous from the guide screen when the switching condition is satisfied, and the display of the display device Is switched to the special screen, a timing processing procedure for executing evaluation of each execution timing to be guided through the guidance screen according to a predetermined rule instead of evaluation based on the actual play action is executed. Is. By executing the computer program or the control method of the present invention, the game system of the present invention can be realized.

(Reference example)
An input device for inputting a play act of a user, and a display device for displaying a guidance screen for guiding each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time in which the play action is to be executed is described Connected, guides each execution time through the guidance screen, and plays a game that evaluates the user's actual play action time input through the input device based on each execution time against the opponent through the evaluation result There is a game system provided as a competitive game. For example, as such instruction signs, reference signs, guidance screens, and play actions, musical score display, judgment display, game screen, and operation of buttons on the controller are used, respectively, and it is difficult to play music according to level-up conditions etc. A music game that changes the degree or the like is known (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-246156). In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-218046 also exists as a prior art document related to the present invention.

  In the music game disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-246156, the determination display moves toward each score display, and the operation timing of the button is guided by the matching timing of the positions, and the timing is evaluated. Further, when the level-up condition is satisfied based on the evaluation result, the difficulty level of the music is increased, whereas when the level-down condition is satisfied, the difficulty level of the music is decreased. However, such a change in the difficulty level of the song is based solely on the evaluation result (skill) of the player's own play. For this reason, such a change may be preliminarily estimated from the own play situation, and is often included in the category of the user's prediction. In addition, there are many cases in which the time of change of such a difficulty level is fixed, and there is a high possibility that the time of such change is easily memorized. As a result, the user may get bored early.

  In the music game disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-218046, the operation timing of the operation button is guided by the arrival of the timing mark at the lower end of the track, and the time lag between the arrival time and the operation button pressing time Is evaluated. Such a timing mark includes an event timing mark, and an event may occur according to an evaluation result for such an event timing mark. Such events include those in which the timing mark is masked by the masking area. Such a masking area is used when two players compete for a score according to the operation result of one player. It may be displayed so as to obstruct the player. In the music game disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2000-218046, the difficulty level is changed by displaying such a masking area. However, such a masking area merely hides the present timing mark display, and does not change the number of timing marks, in other words, sequence data. For this reason, it may be possible to use such a change in the degree of difficulty as an element of bargaining, but it is still expected by the user by taking measures such as storing the timing mark display before displaying the masking area. There is a possibility that the change will be included in the category, and there is room for improvement of interest.

  Then, the aspect illustrated below aims at providing the game system etc. which can suppress a user's tiredness.

  The game system of this reference example determines each execution time based on an input device (36) for inputting a user's play action and sequence data (QD) in which each execution time to execute the play action is described. And a display device (37) that displays a guidance screen (50B) for guidance, guides each execution time through the guidance screen, and also plays the user's actual play input via the input device. A game system (1) for providing a game that evaluates a time of action based on each execution time as a battle-type game that battles with an opponent through an evaluation result, wherein the user selects a switching condition in the battle-type game When the difficulty level of the game should be switched in the battle-type game played by the opponent of the user A time setting means (33) for setting a start time, and the current sequence data from the current difficulty level corresponding to the current sequence data, the difficulty level of the battle-type game played by the opponent at the start time Comprises difficulty level switching means (33) for switching to another difficulty level corresponding to another sequence data.

  According to this reference example, when the switching condition is satisfied, the starting time is specified in the game of the opponent of the user who satisfies the switching condition, and the difficulty level of the game is separated from the current difficulty level at the starting time. Can be switched to the difficulty level. That is, when viewed from the opponent, the difficulty level of the game changes regardless of the player's own play. For this reason, compared with the case where a difficulty level is switched based on a self play, it can make it difficult for the user of an opponent to predict the switching time etc. of a difficulty level. Thereby, a user's tiredness can be suppressed comparatively and the interest property of a game can be improved by extension.

  The start time (difficulty switching time) may be set immediately after the switching condition is provided, or may be set after a predetermined period has elapsed. When the start time is set after a predetermined period has elapsed, the predetermined period may be fixed or variable. Further, such a predetermined period may be set to an appropriate period. For example, when a predetermined period such as a continuation period in which a play act should be continued is guided, a decision is made based on such a period (if such period is considered and determined in advance, and an appropriate Including both cases determined based on processing). Specifically, for example, as one aspect of the game system of this reference example, information on an execution period indicating a period in which the play action should be continuously executed or a period in which the play action should be repeatedly executed is described in the current sequence data. And when the execution period is guided via the guidance screen, the start period based on the execution period is formed before the start time so that the execution period spans the start time in the start period. An aspect further provided with guidance control means (33) that omits guidance may be employed. In this case, a start period based on the execution period is set before switching the difficulty level. For this reason, for example, switching can be realized so that an execution period that spans such switching does not occur. Alternatively, such an execution period can be excluded from the guidance target and the evaluation target. That is, it is possible to suppress the influence associated with the execution period across the switching throughout the start period.

  As described above, the switching of the difficulty level may be realized so that an execution period across the switching does not occur. Or when such an execution period arises, such an execution period may be excluded from guidance objects. In this case, such an execution period may be excluded from the evaluation target, or may be evaluated according to an appropriate rule. Specifically, for example, as a mode in which a start period is formed, a period processing unit (35) that processes an evaluation of an execution period across the start time according to a predetermined rule when guidance is omitted by the guidance control unit. ) May be employed.

  The difficulty level may be switched so as to return again from another difficulty level to the original difficulty level, or may be switched to another difficulty level. Alternatively, another difficulty level may be maintained as it is. Specifically, for example, as one aspect of the game system of this reference example, the difficulty level of the game is changed to the other sequence data when an end condition is satisfied in the battle type game of the other difficulty level. An aspect may further be adopted that further comprises difficulty level returning means (33) for returning from the corresponding another difficulty level to the current difficulty level corresponding to the current sequence data. In this case, switching to the difficulty level can be limited to a part of the music game. Thereby, the strategy can be given to the switching of the difficulty level.

  Various conditions may be adopted as the termination condition. For example, as an end condition, a condition that is irregularly satisfied (a period of a special screen is randomly set) may be employed, or a condition that is satisfied according to a play situation may be employed. Further, such a play situation may include an elapsed time (play time). Or conditions based on a user's selection result may be adopted. Specifically, for example, in the aspect using the end condition of this reference example, the end condition may be satisfied when a predetermined period has elapsed from the start time.

  When the difficulty level returns from another difficulty level to the original difficulty level, guidance and evaluation at each execution time may be returned as usual immediately after switching to another difficulty level, or special processing is performed. May be returned as usual after a predetermined period is executed. As such a special process, for example, a process for excluding an appropriate target included in the predetermined period from the display target or the evaluation target or treating it as a predetermined evaluation result may be used. For example, in an aspect in which the difficulty level is returned from another difficulty level to the original difficulty level, the guidance control means has an execution period that spans a return time when the difficulty level of the game returns from the another difficulty level to the current difficulty level. Of the execution period spanning the return period in the end period so that an end period based on the execution period is formed after the return time when being guided in the different difficulty level. Guidance may be further omitted. In this aspect, the guidance control means may further omit guidance for all execution times included in the current sequence data in the end period. Further, in this aspect, the period processing means may further process at least one of an execution period extending over the return time in the end period and an evaluation of the total execution time according to the predetermined rule.

  Various conditions may be used as the switching condition. For example, a condition that is satisfied randomly or a condition that is satisfied according to the play situation may be used as the switching condition. Alternatively, in one aspect of the game system of the present reference example, when the input device allows the input of a designated act that designates switching of the difficulty level of the game, the designated act is performed by the user. It may be satisfied when the current difficulty level is input via the input device. In this case, such switching can be used as an element of bargaining with the opponent.

  On the other hand, the computer program (PG2) of this reference example is configured to cause the input device and the computer (31) connected to the display device to function as each means of the above-described game system.

  In addition, the control method of the present reference example executes each execution based on an input device (36) for inputting a user's play action and sequence data (QD) in which each execution time at which the play action is to be executed is described. And a display device (37) for displaying a guide screen (50B) for guiding the time, guides each execution time through the guide screen, and inputs the user's actual input through the input device. A computer (31) incorporated in a game system (1) that provides a game that evaluates the timing of the play act based on each execution time as a battle-type game that battles against the opponent through the evaluation result. When the user satisfies the switching condition in the game, the difficulty level of the game in the battle-type game played by the opponent of the user is The time setting procedure for setting the start time as the time to be replaced, and the current difficulty level corresponding to the current sequence data from the current difficulty level corresponding to the difficulty level of the battle-type game played by the opponent at the start time The difficulty level switching procedure for switching to another difficulty level corresponding to the sequence data different from the sequence data is executed. By executing the computer program or control method of this reference example, the game system of this reference example can be realized.

1 game system 3 game machine 31 control unit (computer)
33 Guidance control unit (display switching means, guidance control means, screen return means, time setting means, difficulty switching means, difficulty returning means)
34 Video control unit (image presentation means)
35 Evaluation part (time processing means, period processing means)
36 Input device 37 Monitor (display device)
51 objects (indicating signs)
52A Arrival position index (reference sign)
50B Play guidance screen (guidance screen)
50D dance screen (special screen)
CA character image (character, image)
QD sequence data PG2 program (computer program)

Claims (12)

Connected to an input device for inputting a user's play action, and a display device for displaying a guidance screen including an instruction sign corresponding to an execution time when the play action should be executed and a reference sign corresponding to the current time And generating a relative displacement between the instruction mark and the reference mark so that the positions of the instruction mark and the reference mark coincide with each other at each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time is described. The game system provides a game that guides each execution time through the guidance screen and evaluates the actual play act time of the user input via the input device based on each execution time,
Display switching means for switching the display of the display device from the guide screen to a special screen in which the display of the indication sign and the reference sign is less conspicuous than the guide screen when a switching condition is satisfied in the game;
When the display of the display device is switched to the special screen, time processing means for processing evaluation of each execution time to be guided through the guidance screen according to a predetermined rule instead of evaluation based on the actual play action When,
Screen return means for returning the display of the display device from the special screen to the guidance screen when an end condition is met on the special screen;
Equipped with a,
In the time processing means, information on an execution period indicating a period in which the play action is to be continuously executed or a period in which the play action is to be executed is described in the sequence data, and the execution period is also guided through the guidance screen. In this case, the execution period is evaluated instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action so that an end period based on the execution period is formed after switching from the special screen to the guidance screen. A game system for processing as a predetermined evaluation result .   When the game includes a plurality of characters having different characteristics and progresses through a part of the plurality of characters, an image related to the characteristics of the part of the character is displayed as the indication sign and the reference The game system according to claim 1, further comprising image presenting means for presenting on the special screen so as to stand out from a sign.   When the game is configured as a music game that guides each execution time according to the rhythm of music, the character image corresponding to the part of the character is displayed according to the characteristic of the part of the character. The game system according to claim 2, wherein a moving image in which the dance is performed in accordance with the rhythm of the music is presented as an image related to the characteristics of the partial character.   The display switching means may further change some of the two or more characters to the dance before switching from the guide screen to the special screen when the some characters include two or more characters. The game system according to claim 3, which provides a selection opportunity for selection as an object of the game.   In the display switching means, information on an execution period indicating a period in which the play action is to be continuously executed or a period in which the play action is to be executed is described in the sequence data, and the execution period is also guided through the guidance screen. The switching timing is adjusted based on the execution period so that a start period based on the execution period is formed before switching from the guidance screen to the special screen. The game system according to any one of the above.   The game system according to claim 5, further comprising guidance control means for omitting guidance for the execution period included in the start period from the guide screen when the start period is formed in the switching.   The switching condition is satisfied when the specified action is input on the guidance screen via the input device when the input device allows the input of a specified action specifying switching to the special screen. The game system as described in any one of Claims 1-6.   The display switching means uses, as the special screen, a screen that hides the instruction sign and the reference sign when the switching condition is satisfied, and switches the guidance screen to the special screen. The game system as described in any one of -7.   The game according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the time processing means uses a predetermined evaluation result as the predetermined rule and uniformly processes the evaluation of each execution time as the predetermined evaluation result. system. The termination condition is, the filled when predetermined period has elapsed from the start of the display of the special screen, the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The computer program comprised so that the computer connected to the said input device and the said display apparatus might function as each means of the game system as described in any one of Claims 1-10 . Connected to an input device for inputting a user's play action, and a display device for displaying a guidance screen including an instruction sign corresponding to an execution time when the play action should be executed and a reference sign corresponding to the current time And generating a relative displacement between the instruction mark and the reference mark so that the positions of the instruction mark and the reference mark coincide with each other at each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time is described. A computer incorporated in a game system that provides a game that guides each execution time through the guidance screen and evaluates the actual play action time of each user input through the input device based on each execution time In addition,
A display switching procedure for switching the display of the display device from the guide screen to a special screen in which the display of the indication sign and the reference sign is less conspicuous than the guide screen when a switching condition is satisfied in the game;
Timing processing procedure for processing the evaluation of each execution time to be guided through the guidance screen according to a predetermined rule instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action when the display of the display device is switched to the special screen When,
A screen return procedure for returning the display of the display device from the special screen to the guidance screen when an end condition is met on the special screen;
Was executed,
In the time processing procedure, information on an execution period indicating a period in which the play action is to be continuously executed or a period in which the play action is to be executed is described in the sequence data, and the execution period is also guided through the guidance screen. In this case, the execution period is evaluated instead of the evaluation based on the actual play action so that an end period based on the execution period is formed after switching from the special screen to the guidance screen. A control method for processing as a predetermined evaluation result .

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