JP6643607B2 - Game system, game control device, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a game control device, and a program.

  A game executed based on one or more objects is known. For example, as a sports game (a baseball game, a soccer game, a basketball game, an ice hockey game, an American football game, or the like), a game in which a user uses one or a plurality of player characters corresponding to a real athlete to play a game. Are known.

JP-A-2005-036035

  In such a game as described above, there are cases where it is desired to urge the user to acquire and use an object provided in a period other than the specific period than an object provided in the specific period. For example, there may be a case where a user wants to urge the user to acquire and use an object provided after a specific point in time, rather than an object provided before a specific point in time.

  For example, in the sports game described above, when the 2016 season of the sport in the real world ends, a player character group in which the ability parameters are set based on the results of each real athlete in the 2016 season is created / created. The user character is provided and a player character of the player character group is acquired and used by the user. Further, when the 2017 season ends, a new player character group in which the ability parameters are set based on the performances of the actual athletes in the 2017 season is newly created and provided. A character is obtained and used by the user.

  In this case, a player character group corresponding to the same player is a player character group of the 2016 season (hereinafter, referred to as an “old player character group”) and a player character group of the 2017 season (hereinafter, referred to as a “new player character group”). However, for a player whose performance in the 2017 season is lower than that in the 2016 season, the ability parameter is set lower in the old player character group than in the new player character group. There is a case where the user does not want to acquire and use the player characters of the new player character group and continues to use the player characters of the old player character group. For this reason, in such a sports game, there is a case where the user wants to urge the user to acquire and use the new player character group rather than the old player character group.

  As a method for urging the user to acquire and use a player character of the new player character group rather than the old player character group, the ability parameter of the player character of the new player character group is relatively compared to the player character of the old player character group. A high setting method is conceivable. However, in this case, the value of the ability parameter may be different from the ability of the real player, and as a result, the reality may be impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to encourage a user to acquire and use an object provided in a period other than a specific period than an object provided in a specific period. A game system, a game control device, and a program.

  In order to solve the above problem, a game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an object selection receiving unit that receives selection of one or a plurality of objects as a use target used in a game, a first game mode, A game mode selection accepting unit that accepts a selection of any of a plurality of game modes including a second game mode in which use of the provided object is restricted, and the selected object is selected based on the object to be used. A game execution means for executing a game in a game mode; and a reward giving means for giving a reward to a user in accordance with the execution of the game, wherein the reward giving means comprises the first game mode and the second game mode. Between the first game mode and the first game mode. Also towards the second game mode is made different so as to be advantageous for the user.

  The game control device according to one embodiment of the present invention is selected by the user from a plurality of game modes including a first game mode and a second game mode in which use of an object provided in a specific period is restricted. A reward mode providing a reward to the user in accordance with execution of a game executed based on one or a plurality of objects selected by the user as a game in a game mode; Means that, between the first game mode and the second game mode, at least one of the presence, absence, value, and grant condition of the reward is set in the second game mode more than in the first game mode. The difference is made in an advantageous manner for the user.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for explaining a player character group provided by a game system and a tournament performed by a game system. It is a figure showing an example of a game mode selection image. It is a figure showing an example of an attention picture. It is a figure showing an example of a team setting image. It is a figure showing an example of a warning picture. It is a figure showing an example of a game image. It is a figure showing an example of correspondence of a difference value and a capacity reduction rate. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of user data. It is a figure showing an example of player character data. It is a figure showing an example of possession player character data. It is a figure showing an example of team data. It is a figure showing an example of tournament data. It is a figure showing an example of processing performed by a game system. It is a figure showing an example of other processing performed by a game system. It is a figure showing an example of other processing performed by a game system. It is a figure showing an example of other processing performed by a game system.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  [1. Configuration of Game System] FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a server 10 and a game terminal 30. The game terminal 30 can mutually perform data communication with the server 10 via the network N.

  The server 10 is, for example, a server computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the server 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The control unit 11 includes at least one microprocessor (CPU), and executes information processing according to a program stored in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 includes a main storage unit (for example, a RAM) and an auxiliary storage unit (for example, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a hard disk drive, or a solid state drive), and stores programs and data. The communication unit 13 is for performing data communication with another device via the network N. The server 10 can access the database DB. The database DB may be built in the server 10, or may be built in a server computer different from the server 10.

  The game terminal 30 is a computer used by a user to play a game. For example, the game terminal 30 includes a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a portable information terminal (including a tablet computer), a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a home game machine (stationary game machine), and a portable game machine. Or an arcade game machine installed in a game facility or the like. Although only one game terminal 30 is shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 may include a plurality of game terminals 30 used by a plurality of users, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game terminal 30 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, an operation unit 34, a display unit 35, and an audio output unit 36. The control unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the communication unit 33 are the same as the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 of the server 10. The operation unit 34, the display unit 35, and the sound output unit 36 may be provided on the game terminal 30 itself, or may be provided as an external device connected to the game terminal 30.

  The operation unit 34 is for the user to perform various operations. The display unit 35 is for displaying various images, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. Although the operation unit 34 and the display unit 35 are separately illustrated in FIG. 1, the operation unit 34 and the display unit 35 may be integrally configured as a touch panel. However, it is not essential that the operation unit 34 and the display unit 35 are integrally configured as a touch panel. For example, the operation unit 34 may be a button (key), a lever (stick), a touch pad (track pad), a mouse, or the like. As described above, the display unit 35 may be provided separately. The operation unit 34 may be for the user to perform an operation by voice or gesture. The audio output unit 36 is for outputting audio data, and is, for example, a speaker or headphones.

  The programs and data are supplied to the server 10 or the game terminal 30 from a remote place via the network N, and are stored in the storage unit 12 or the storage unit 32. Note that the server 10 or the game terminal 30 may include a component (for example, an optical disk drive or a memory card slot) for reading a program or data stored in an information storage medium (for example, an optical disk or a memory card). . Then, the program or data may be supplied to the server 10 or the game terminal 30 via the information storage medium.

  In the following, it is assumed that the game terminal 30 is a smartphone or a tablet computer having a touch panel.

  [2. Outline of Game] The game system 1 can execute various games. For example, sports games (games based on baseball, soccer, tennis, American football, basketball, volleyball, etc.), racing games, fighting games, fighting games, card games, role playing games, simulation games, adventure games, or nurturing games As described above, it is possible to execute various games regardless of the game format and genre. Note that the game may be executed by the game terminal 30 performing data communication with the server 10 or another game terminal 30, or may be executed by the game terminal 30 alone.

  In the game system 1, a game executed based on one or a plurality of objects (for example, a game character, a game card, a game item, or the like) selected by the user is executed. Hereinafter, a game based on soccer will be described as an example of a game executed by the game system 1. Specifically, a soccer game in which a user organizes his or her soccer team using a game character representing a soccer player (hereinafter referred to as “player character”) and plays a soccer game with an opponent team will be described. I do.

  A user who plays a soccer game can perform a lottery of a player character by using a game item or a game point. When a lottery of a player character is performed, a player character selected from the group of player characters prepared by the game system 1 based on the lottery process is given to the user. The user collects the player characters provided in this way, and organizes his or her soccer team using the collected player characters. Then, the user participates in the tournament using his or her soccer team. In the tournament, a match with the opponent team is held.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a player character group provided in the game system 1 and a tournament performed in the game system 1.

  In the game system 1, a player character imitating a real soccer player is provided. That is, a player character in which the name of a real soccer player is set and in which skill parameters are set based on the ability and performance of the soccer player is provided. The ability parameter is a parameter indicating the height of various soccer-related abilities (running power, endurance, pass, shoot, dribble, tackle, or the like), or a parameter indicating the presence or absence of a specific ability related to soccer.

  FIG. 2 shows that the player character group of "16-17 1st" is in a state that can be provided to the user (that is, a state that can be provided to the user) before the time point T1. I have. That is, during the period before the time point T1, when the user performs the lottery of the player character, the player character selected based on the lottery process from the player character group of “16-17 1st” is given to the user.

  The player character group of “16st 1st year” is a player character group created at the start of the soccer league starting from August 2016 and ending in May 2017 in the real world. The ability parameters of each player character included in the player character group of “16st 1st year” are the respective player characters at the end of the previous year's soccer league (the soccer league that started in August 2015 and ended in May 2016). Is set based on the results of

  FIG. 2 shows that, at time T1, the player character group of "16-17 year 2nd" can be provided to the user. That is, in the period after the time point T1, when the user performs a lottery of the player character, the player character selected based on the lottery process from the group of the player characters of “16-17, 2nd” is given to the user.

  The "16-17 year 2nd" player character group is a group of player characters that can be provided to the user later than the "16-17 year 1st" player character group. This is a group of player characters created and provided in the middle of the soccer league that starts in August and ends in May 2017. For example, the player character group of "2nd in 16-17" is a character group created when the first half of the soccer league ends and the second half starts. The ability parameters of each player character included in the "16-17 year 2nd" player character group are set based on the results of each player at the end of the first half of the soccer league. Note that, after the time point T1, the newly created player character may be added to the “16-17 year 2nd” player character group.

  After the time point T1, the provision of the player character group of "16-17 1st year" is stopped. That is, when the time T1 is reached, the object to be given to the user is changed from the "16-17 year 1st" player character group to the "16-17 year 2nd" player character group. However, the user can use the player character of “16-17 1st” acquired before the time point T1 even after the time point T1.

  Further, FIG. 2 shows that, at time T3, the player character group of "17st to 18th year 1st" can be provided to the user. That is, in the period after the time point T3, when the user performs the lottery of the player character, the player character selected based on the lottery process from the player character group of “17st, 1st year of 2018” is given to the user.

  The “17-18 year 1st” player character group is a player character group that can be provided to the user later than the “16-17 year 2nd” player character group. This is a group of player characters created and provided at the start of the soccer league that starts in August and ends in May 2018. The ability parameters of each player character included in the “17st to 18th year 1st” player character group are the respective player characters at the end of the previous term soccer league (the soccer league that started in August 2016 and ended in May 2017). Is set based on the results of Note that, after the time point T3, the newly created player character may be added to the “17-18 year 1st” player character group.

  After the time point T3, the provision of the player character group "16-17 year 2nd" is stopped. That is, at the time point T3, the object to be given to the user is changed from the "16-17 year 2nd" player character group to the "17-18 year 1st" player character group. However, the user can use the player character “16-17 year 1st” or “16-17 year 2nd” acquired before time point T3 even after time point T3.

  In the following, each of “16-17 1st”, “16-17 2nd”, and “17-18 1st” will be referred to as “season”.

  As described above, in the game system 1, the user participates in the tournament using his own team and plays a game with the opponent team. The opponent team may be a team of another user or a team prepared by a game developer.

  At the tournament, preliminary and final rounds will be held. The user can proceed to the final round by achieving a result that satisfies a predetermined condition in the preliminary round, and can obtain a predetermined reward by achieving a result that satisfies a predetermined condition in the main race. The preliminary round and the final round may be of a league type or a tournament type. Different formats may be adopted for the preliminary round and the final round. Alternatively, only the final round may be performed without performing the preliminary round.

  The game in the tournament may be one in which both the user team and the opponent team are automatically advanced by being operated by the computer (AI), or the data of both the user team and the opponent team. The game progress / result may be automatically determined by executing a simple simulation process based on the game. Alternatively, a match in a tournament may be one in which a user operates a user team and a computer operates an opponent team. In this case, the user may operate only in a certain scene during the game, and may automatically proceed in other scenes, or the user may operate in all scenes from the beginning to the end of the game. It may be something. The game in the tournament may be such that a user operates a user team and another user who is an opponent operates the opponent team.

  FIG. 2 shows that the 29th tournament is held during the period from time T2 to time T5, and the 30th tournament is held from time T4. Although the tournament is held before time T2, it is omitted in FIG.

  In the game system 1, two game modes, a "restricted mode" and a "unlimited mode", are prepared as game modes for the tournament. In other words, as the 30th tournament, tournaments in both game modes of the limited mode tournament and the unlimited mode tournament are held. The same applies to the 29th convention.

  The “restriction mode” is a game mode in which a registration rule for registering only player characters of the latest season as team members is set. In other words, the “restriction mode” is a game mode in which the use of a player character in a season other than the latest season (hereinafter referred to as “old season”) is restricted. However, the use of the player character of the old season is not completely prohibited, and the user can register the player character of the old season as a member of his own team. If the member is included, the registration rule is violated and a penalty described later is imposed. In the restriction mode, the use of the player character in the previous season may be completely prohibited. That is, in the restricted mode, player characters of the previous season may not be registered as team members.

  For example, in the case of the 30th tournament, “1st in the year 17-18” corresponds to the latest season, and “1st in the year 16-17” and “2nd in 16-17” correspond to the old season. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, in the restricted mode, a registration rule is set such that only the player character of “17-18 1st” is registered as a team member, and “16-17 1st” and “16-17 1st” are set. The use of the player character "2nd year 2017" is restricted.

  On the other hand, in the case of the 29th tournament, at the time T2 when the qualifying starts, "16-17 2nd" corresponds to the latest season. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, at the start of the preliminary round, in the restricted mode, a registration rule is set such that only the player character of "16nd to 17th year 2nd" is registered as a team member. However, in the 29th tournament, the provision of the player character group of "17st to 18th 1st" has been started at the time T3 during the preliminary round. In this case, since the latest season changes from "16-17 2nd" to "17-18 1st", normally, in the restricted mode, only the player character of the latest season "17-18 1st" is used. Is registered as a team member, and the use of the "16-17 year 2nd" player character that is no longer in the latest season is restricted. During the period up to the end of the period), the use of the player character "2nd in 16-17" is not restricted. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in the restriction mode in this case, a registration rule is set such that only the player characters of “2nd in 16-17” and “1st in 17-18” are registered as team members.

  On the other hand, the “unlimited mode” is a game mode in which a registration rule is set such that player characters in all seasons can be registered as team members. That is, the “unrestricted mode” is a game mode in which there is no restriction in the restricted mode, and in which the use of player characters in the previous season is not restricted. In the unlimited mode, no penalty is imposed even if the user registers the player character of the previous season as a member of his own team.

  The user can select whether to participate in the tournament of the game mode of the restricted mode or the unlimited mode. FIG. 3 shows an example of a game mode selection image displayed on the display unit 35 to accept the selection of the game mode. As shown in FIG. 3, the game mode selection image G100 includes an area A110 for the restricted mode and an area A120 for the unrestricted mode.

  The area A110 includes a part P111 and areas A112 and A113. The part P111 is a part (check box) for selecting the restriction mode. An area A112 indicates information on rewards to the user who has selected the restriction mode. The area A112 indicates that a right to participate in a special tournament called a manager championship is provided as a reward. Further, it is shown that this reward is not provided to all users, but is provided to a predetermined number of users in descending order of the results in the final round. An area A113 indicates a registration rule of a soccer team member in the restricted mode. FIG. 3 shows an example of the case of the 30th tournament. In the area A113, there is shown a registration rule of registering only the player character of the latest season, "17-18, 1st", as a team member. I have.

  On the other hand, area A120 includes parts P121 and areas A122 and A123. The part P121 is a part (check box) for selecting the unlimited mode. An area A122 shows information on rewards to the user who has selected the unlimited mode. The area A122 indicates that the right to participate in a special tournament called the manager championship is not provided as a reward. That is, it is shown that the reward provided in the limited mode is not provided in the unlimited mode. An area A123 indicates a registration rule of a soccer team member in the unlimited mode. The area A123 indicates a registration rule that player characters of all seasons can be registered as members of a soccer team.

  The user selects one of the parts P111 and P121 to select one of the limited mode and the unrestricted mode. As shown in FIG. 3, the game mode selection image G100 includes a part P130. The part P130 is a part for determining the selection of the game mode.

  If the user selects the part P130 while the part P121 is selected, the user will participate in the tournament in the unlimited mode. On the other hand, if the user selects the part P130 with the part P111 selected, the user will participate in the restricted mode tournament. In this case, if the player character of the previous season is included in the members of the team of the user, a caution image is displayed on the display unit 35.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the attention image. As shown in FIG. 4, the attention image G200 includes a message M210 indicating that the player character of the previous season is included in the user's team members (starting member and bench member), and changing the user's team. Registration M). The attention image G200 includes a part P230 selected when the user confirms the messages M210 and M220.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a team setting image for setting the team of the user. As shown in FIG. 5, the team setting image G300 includes areas A310, A320, A330, and A340.

  An area A310 indicates a starting member or formation of the team. On the other hand, an area A320 indicates a bench member of the team.

  The area A310 includes eleven parts P311-1 to P311-11 respectively corresponding to the eleven player characters as starting members. The area A320 includes seven parts P311-12 to P311-18 for each of the seven player characters who are bench members.

  “Player C1” displayed in association with the part P311-1 indicates the name of the player character. The alphabet in the part P311-1 indicates the position of the player character, and the number in the part P311-1 indicates the ability value of the player character. The ability value indicates the level of ability that the player character can exert in the position. The ability value is calculated based on the ability parameter of the player character, and the higher the ability value, the higher the ability. Although omitted in FIG. 5, an image or the like indicating the physical strength or motivation of the player character may be displayed in association with the part P311-1. The parts P311-2 to P311-18 are the same as the parts P311-1.

  The user can change the position and formation of the player character by dragging and moving each of the parts P311-1 to P311-11. Further, the user can drag and drop any one of the parts P311-1 to P311-11 in the area A310 to any of the parts P311-12 to P311-18 in the area A320, or can drag and drop the part P311-12 in the area A320. The starting member and the bench member can be exchanged by dragging and dropping any one of .about.P311-18 to any of the parts P311-1.about.P311-11 in the area A310.

  In FIG. 5, the part P312 is associated with each of the parts P311-5, P311-7, and P311-18. The part P312 is displayed in association with the player character of the previous season, and indicates that the player character is not the player character of the latest season. Therefore, FIG. 5 shows that the player characters corresponding to the parts P311-5, P311-7, and P311-18 are not the player characters of the latest season. Note that the part P312 is displayed only in the limited mode.

  The area A320 further includes a part P321. When the user selects the part P321, of the player characters owned by the user, the player character who is not a starting member or a bench member is displayed, and the user is a player character who is not a starting member or a bench member. Can be replaced with a player character who is a starting member or a bench member.

  An area A330 indicates team information. The area A330 includes the areas A331 to A334. An area A331 indicates the total value of the team. The overall value indicates the overall ability of the team. The total value is calculated based on the ability parameters of each player character who is a member of the team. The higher the overall value, the stronger the team.

  An area A332 indicates the offense value of the team. The offense value indicates the attack strength of the team. The offense value is calculated based on the attack capability parameter of each player character who is a member of the team. The higher the offense value, the higher the team's attack power.

  An area A333 indicates the defense value of the team. The defense value indicates the team's defense ability. The defense value is calculated based on the defensive ability parameter of each player character who is a member of the team. The higher the defense value, the higher the team's defense.

  An area A334 indicates a team cooperation value. The cooperation value indicates the level of team cooperation. The cooperation value is calculated based on the ability parameter relating to the cooperation of each player character who is a member of the team. The higher the cooperative value, the higher the cooperative power of the team.

  When the user changes the starting member or the bench member or changes the formation, the numerical values displayed in the areas A331 to A334 are also updated.

  Area A340 includes parts P341 to P346. The part P341 is a part for using a game item that recovers a player character's physical strength, motivation, or injury. The part P342 is a part for automatically setting a starting member and a bench member. The part P343 is a part for changing the emblem or uniform of the team. The part P344 is a part for saving or loading tactics data of the team. The part P345 is a part for changing the display mode of the parts P311-1 to P311-18. By selecting the part P345, the user can display the face images of the player character as the parts P311-1 to P311-18, for example. The part P346 is a part for setting the tactics of the team.

  The team setting image G300 further includes a part P350. The part P350 is a part for registering the team set in the team setting image G300. When the part P350 is selected by the user, team data is registered.

  If the game mode selected by the user is the restriction mode and the part P350 is selected in a state where the player character of the previous season is included in the members (starting members and bench members) of the team of the user, A warning image is displayed on the display unit 35.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the warning image. As shown in FIG. 6, the warning image G400 includes a message M410 indicating that the members of the user's team include the player character of the previous season, and a penalty that if the state is left as it is, the total value of the team is reduced. Is imposed on the message M420.

  Further, warning image G400 includes parts P430 and P440. By selecting the part P430, the user can return to the team setting image G300 and reset the team. On the other hand, when the user selects the part P440, the team data is registered while the player character of the previous season is included.

  FIG. 7 is a match image displayed on the display unit 35 during a match. FIG. 7 shows a match image displayed at the time of a match in a tournament in the restricted mode. That is, FIG. 7 shows a match image displayed at the time of a match between the user team, which is the team of the user who has selected the restriction mode, and the opponent team. The game image G500 shown in FIG. 7 includes parts P510-1, P510-2, and P520.

  In a game in the restricted mode tournament, when a player character of the previous season is included in a user team member, the ability of the player character of the user team is reduced as a penalty for violating the registration rules. This penalty reduces not only the player character of the old season but also the ability of the player character of the latest season. Note that only the ability of the player character in the old season may be reduced.

  In this case, first, a difference value between the total value of the user team and the total value of the opponent team is calculated. For example, a difference value obtained by subtracting the total value of the opponent team from the total value of the user team is calculated. In the game system 1, the correspondence between the difference value and the ability decrease ratio as in the example shown in FIG. 8 is defined, and the ability decrease ratio corresponding to the difference value is acquired based on the correspondence relationship. Then, the value of the ability parameter of each player character of the user team is reduced based on the acquired ability reduction ratio.

  For example, when the total value of the user team is "800" and the total value of the opponent team is "600", "200" is acquired as the difference value. Further, “15%” is acquired as the capability reduction ratio corresponding to the difference value “200” based on the correspondence relationship. Then, the value of the ability parameter of each player character of the user team is reduced by 15%. That is, the value of the ability parameter of each player character of the user team is set to a value obtained by multiplying the original value by 0.85. In this case, as a result of a decrease in the value of the ability parameter of the player character of the user team, the total value, the offense value, the defense value, and the cooperation value of the team also decrease.

  Part P520 indicates that the total value of the user team has decreased by 120 as a penalty for violating the registration rule by the user team. The part P510-1 indicates the total value of the user team. Part P510-1 indicates that the total value of the user team has decreased from the original value “800” to “680”. On the other hand, the part P510-2 indicates the total value of the opponent team. The part P510-2 indicates that the total value of the opponent team remains at the original value (600). In this case, the game is played in a state where the ability of the player character of the user team is reduced. If the player character of the old season is included in the members of the opponent team, the ability of the player character of the opponent team is reduced by the same method as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the game image G500 further includes an area A530. In the area A530, a two-dimensional image indicating the current situation of the game is displayed. In the area A530, a plurality of parts P531 each indicating the current position of the player character of the user team, a plurality of parts P532 each indicating the current position of the player character of the opponent team, and a part P533 indicating the current position of the ball are provided. Is displayed. The positions of the parts P531, P532 and P533 change according to the movement of the player character or the ball. The numbers in the parts P531 and P532 indicate the player character's uniform numbers.

  The user can grasp the current situation of the game by looking at the area A530. In FIG. 7, a two-dimensional image showing the current situation of the game is displayed. However, a three-dimensional image showing the current situation of the game may be displayed, or the current situation of the game is displayed as text. May be.

  In the above-mentioned soccer game, two game modes of an unlimited mode and a restricted mode are prepared as game modes of the tournament, and the user can select any one of these game modes. In the above-mentioned soccer game, in the restricted mode, the right to participate in the special tournament called the manager championship is provided as a reward, and in the unlimited mode, the right is not provided as a reward, so that the restricted mode is selected. It is possible to prompt the user. In the restriction mode, the use of the player character in the old season is restricted, so that the user can be encouraged to acquire and use the player character in the latest season.

  In the above-mentioned soccer game, the presence or absence of a reward is made different between the unlimited mode and the limited mode. However, the value of the reward may be made different between the unlimited mode and the limited mode. That is, a reward may be provided in the unlimited mode, and a reward with a higher value may be provided in the limited mode than in the unlimited mode. Alternatively, reward grant conditions (acquisition conditions) may be different between the unlimited mode and the limited mode. For example, in the unlimited mode, rewards are given to m users in the order of good performance in the tournament, and in the restricted mode, rewards are given to k users (k> m) in the order of good performance in the tournament. Alternatively, the condition for giving a reward in the restricted mode may be less strict than in the unlimited mode. Even in this case, it is possible to prompt the user to select the restriction mode, and as a result, it is possible to prompt the user to acquire and use the player character of the latest season.

  Further, in the restriction mode of the soccer game, when the player character of the old season is included in the user team members, the ability of the player character of the user team is reduced, so that the player character of the old season is lower than the player character of the old season. It is possible to prompt the user to acquire and use the player character of the latest season.

  Furthermore, in the above-mentioned soccer game, by displaying the part P312 in association with the player character of the old season in the team setting image G300, the fact that the player character of the old season is a starting member or a bench member is displayed. The user becomes easier to grasp.

  Instead of displaying the part P312 in association with the player character in the previous season, a part indicating which season the player character is may be displayed in association with each player character. For example, the part indicating “16-17 1st” is displayed in association with the player character “16-17 1st”, and the part indicating “16-17 2nd” is displayed as the “16-17 2nd” player character. The part indicating “17-18 1st” may be displayed in association with the player character of “17-18 1st”.

  The game executed by the game system 1 is not limited to the soccer game. For example, a new player character group is provided regularly or irregularly, and the user organizes his / her own team using the player characters and executes another sports game in which the opponent team plays a game in the game system 1. Is also good. Further, for example, a new game card group may be provided regularly or irregularly, and a card game in which a user organizes his or her own deck using game cards and plays against an opponent may be executed in the game system 1. . By adopting the same configuration as the above-mentioned soccer game, the user can be encouraged to acquire and use the latest player character or game card even in such a game.

  [3. Functional Block] FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing functional blocks related to the above-described functions among the functional blocks realized in the game system 1.

  [3-1] As shown in FIG. 9, the game system 1 includes a data storage unit 100. For example, the data storage unit 100 is realized by at least one of the database DB, the storage unit 12, and the storage unit 32. The data storage unit 100 stores data necessary for providing a game.

  Here, as a specific example of data stored in the data storage unit 100, data necessary for providing the above-described soccer game will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the data storage unit 100 stores user data D101, player character data D102, owned player character data D103, team data D104, and tournament data D105.

  [3-1-1] FIG. 10 shows an example of the user data D101. The user data D101 is data indicating a list of users who play a game in the game system 1.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the user data D101 includes “user ID”, “user name”, “game point”, “game item”, and “MCC participation right flag” fields. The “user ID” field indicates identification information for uniquely specifying each user. The “user name” field indicates the name of the user. The “game point” field indicates the amount of game points owned by the user, and the “game item” field indicates a list of game items owned by the user. The “game point or game item owned by the user” indicates a game point or a game item that can be used (consumed) arbitrarily by the user. The “MCC participation right flag” field indicates whether or not the user has the right to participate in a special tournament called manager championship. For example, if the user does not have the right, “0” is registered in the “MCC participation right flag” field, and if the user has the right, “1” is registered in the “MCC participation right flag”. Field.

  [3-1-2] FIG. 11 shows an example of the player character data D102. The player character data D102 is data indicating a player character group currently provided by the game system 1 or a player character group provided in the past by the game system 1. As shown in FIG. 11, player character data D102 is stored for each season.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the player character data D102 includes “player character ID”, “player character name”, “position”, and “ability parameter” fields. The “player character ID” field indicates identification information for uniquely identifying a player character. Even if the player characters correspond to the same real player, if the seasons are different, different player character IDs are set. The “player character name” field indicates the name of the player character. The “position” field indicates the position of the player character. The “ability parameter” field indicates the ability parameter of the player character. For example, a parameter indicating the height of each ability (running power, endurance, pass ability, shooting ability, dribbling ability, tackle ability, etc.) of the player character, and a parameter indicating whether the player character has the specific ability are included. It is registered in the “ability parameter” field.

  [3-1-3] FIG. 12 shows an example of the possessed player character data D103. Owned player character data D103 is data indicating a list of player characters owned by the user. As shown in FIG. 12, the owned player character data D103 is stored for each user (associated with a user ID).

  As shown in FIG. 12, the owned player character data D103 includes a "serial number", a "player character ID", a "player character name", a "position", an "ability parameter", and a "season" fields. The “serial number” field indicates a serial number for uniquely identifying a player character owned by the user. If the user owns a plurality of the same player characters, these player characters have the same player character ID but different serial numbers. The "player character ID", "player character name", "position", and "ability parameter" fields are the same as in the player character data D102. However, the ability parameters of the player characters owned by the user may change according to the progress of the game. For example, the ability parameter of the player character may be increased by practicing or using the game. The “season” field indicates which season the player character is.

  [3-1-4] FIG. 13 shows an example of the team data D104. The team data D104 is data of the soccer team set by the user. As shown in FIG. 13, team data D104 is stored for each user (associated with a user ID).

  As shown in FIG. 13, the team data D104 includes member data D1041, formation data D1042, and tactics data D1043. The member data D1041 is data indicating a player character set as a starting member and a bench member of the team. The formation data D1042 is data indicating a team formation. The tactics data D1043 is data indicating the tactics (operations, etc.) of the team.

  [3-1-5] FIG. 14 shows an example of the tournament data D105. As shown in FIG. 14, the tournament data D105 is stored for each tournament. The tournament data D105 includes participating user data D1051 and match result data D1052. Participating user data D1051 indicates a list of users participating in the tournament. Participating user data D1051 also includes data indicating whether each user participating in the tournament has selected the restricted mode or the unlimited mode. The match result data D1052 indicates a match result of each user in the tournament.

  [3-2] As shown in FIG. 9, the game system 1 includes an object selection receiving unit 110, a game mode selection receiving unit 120, a display control unit 130, a game execution unit 140, and a reward giving unit 150. These are realized in the server 10 or the game terminal 30. A part of these may be realized by the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30, and the rest may be realized by the control unit 11 of the server 10. Alternatively, all of them may be realized by the control unit 11 of the server 10, or all of them may be realized by the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30.

  [3-2-1] The object selection receiving unit 110 receives selection of one or a plurality of objects as a use target used in the game.

  An “object” is an object that can be used in a game. For example, a game character, a game card, a game item, or the like corresponds to an example of the “object”.

  For example, “object” is an object corresponding to a real person. In other words, it is an object created based on a real person. That is, the object reflects the characteristics of a real person. For example, it is an object in which parameters (such as ability parameters) are set based on the results of real people. Specifically, a game character or a game card which is a character or a card of a real person corresponds to an example of “an object corresponding to a real person”. Note that the “object” may not be an object corresponding to a real person. The object may be a fictitious person or a living thing.

  The “real person” is, for example, a famous person in the real world. For example, an athlete, a fighter, an entertainer, or the like in the real world corresponds to an example of the “real person”. A person who actually existed in the past is also an example of a “real person”. That is, a famous person in history also corresponds to an example of “real person”. When the "real person" is an athlete, the result that the athlete has achieved in one or more games (such as a league match or a tournament match) corresponds to an example of "the actual person's result". That is, stats in one game or a match correspond to an example of the above-mentioned “achievement”.

  For example, in a soccer game, a game character (or game card) corresponding to a real soccer player corresponds to an example of “an object corresponding to a real person”. In this case, the ability parameters of the game character are set based on the results (the number of goals, the number of assists, the number of shoots, the pass success rate, the number of fouls, and the like) obtained by the soccer player in the game.

  Further, for example, in a baseball game, a game character (or a game card) corresponding to a real baseball player corresponds to an example of “an object corresponding to a real person”. In this case, the ability parameter of the game character is a result obtained by the baseball player in the game (a result recorded as a fielder (batting average, hitting point, number of home runs, a strikeout, a number of steals, or a number of errors) or a result recorded as a pitcher (defense) Rate, the number of wins, the number of strikeouts, the number of dead and dead balls, or the ball speed)).

  The “use target” is an object to be used by the user in the game. For example, the “use target” corresponds to an example of the “use target” when the user plays a game using one game character. Further, for example, in the case of a game in which a user forms a group (or a team, a party, or the like) by a plurality of game characters and plays using the formed group, the plurality of game characters included in the formed group are " This corresponds to an example of “use target”.

  Further, for example, the “use target” is a game card or a game item to be used by a user in a game. For example, in the case of a card game in which a user organizes a deck with a plurality of game cards and plays using the organized deck, the plurality of game cards incorporated in the deck correspond to an example of the “use target”. .

  “Accepting selection of one or more objects” means, for example, accepting an operation of selecting one or more objects. It may be to receive data indicating that one or more objects have been selected.

  In the case of the above-mentioned soccer game, a player character corresponds to an example of an “object”, and a team member (a starting member or a bench member) corresponds to an example of a “use target”. The object selection receiving unit 110 receives selection of 18 player characters as team members (starting members and bench members) from among the player characters owned by the user.

  [3-2-2] The game mode selection receiving unit 120 receives selection of any one of a plurality of game modes including the first game mode and the second game mode.

  The “game mode” is a game system, style, form, method, or the like. The “second game mode” is a game mode in which the use of an object provided in a specific period is restricted as compared with the “first game mode”. The “first game mode” is, for example, a game mode in which use of an object provided in a specific period is not limited. In the “first game mode”, the use of the object provided in the specific period is restricted, but the degree of the restriction may be a game mode smaller than the second game mode. For example, if the “second game mode” is a game mode in which the use of n (n ≧ 1) or more objects provided in a specific period is restricted, the “first game mode” The game mode may be a game mode in which the number of provided objects is not limited, or may be a game mode in which use of m (m> n) or more objects provided in a specific period is limited.

  Here, the “specific period” is a period in which at least one of the start time and the end time is specified. For example, if you want to encourage the user to obtain and use an object provided after a specific point in time, rather than an object provided before a specific point in time, set the part before the specific point in time as a “specific period” Is done. Also, for example, if it is desired to urge the user to acquire and use an object provided before the specific time point, rather than an object provided after the specific time point, the time after the specific time point is set as a “specific period”. Is set. Further, for example, when it is desired to urge the user to acquire and use the object provided in a certain period, a period other than the period is set as the “specific period”.

  An “object provided during a specific period” is an object that can be selected as a use target by a user during a specific period. For example, in a game in which an object is provided to a user from among candidate objects and the user can select the provided object as a use target, "an object provided in a specific period" The assigned object. In addition, it can be said that the object has been in the lineup of candidate objects in the specific period.

  "The use of the object provided in the specific period is restricted" means that the use of the object provided in the specific period is prohibited, for example. In addition, for example, an object provided during a specific period can be used, but using an object provided during a specific period imposes restrictions on the game that are disadvantageous to the user. For example, in the case of a game aiming at achievement of a predetermined purpose, control may be performed to make it difficult to achieve the purpose by using an object provided during a specific period. Further, for example, an object provided during a specific period can be used, but the capability of the object may be lower than the original capability, or the specific capability of the object may not be used. Further, for example, an object provided during a specific period can be used, but the time during which the object can be used may be shorter than in the first game mode. Further, for example, the object provided in the specific period can be used, but the number of the usable objects may be smaller than that in the first game mode.

  For example, the “second game mode” is a game mode having the same game content as the first game mode, and in which the use of an object provided in a specific period is restricted as compared with the first game mode. It is.

  Specifically, for example, the “first game mode” is a game mode in which the user aims to achieve a predetermined purpose using the object to be used. The “second game mode” is a game mode in which the user aims to achieve the same purpose as the first game mode using the object to be used, and is provided in a specific period as compared with the first game mode. This is a game mode in which the use of the object is restricted.

  Note that the “purpose” is to be achieved by the user, and differs depending on the game. For example, in the case of a game in which a user fights against an opponent, obtaining a predetermined result (for example, victory) in the battle corresponds to an example of the “purpose”. Further, in the case of a game in which the user performs a plurality of battles, achieving a predetermined result in the plurality of battles corresponds to an example of the “purpose”. For example, in the case of a game in which a user participates in a league match or a tournament match, obtaining a predetermined result (for example, winning) in a league match or a tournament match corresponds to an example of the “purpose”.

  The “opponent” may be a computer (CPU) or another user. The number of opponents may be one or more.

  “Competition” is performed between a plurality of users and one or a plurality of opponents, and determines a result such as a win or loss. Winning / losing does not always have to be decided, and a draw may be made. The “match” may be a one-to-one match or a one-to-many match. It may be a battle royal battle. The “battle” also includes a competition (for example, a race or the like) in which the user competes with one or more opponents for ranking. “Competition” is not limited to sports games and races, but also includes battles and the like.

  In addition, for example, in the case of a game in which the user aims to exterminate an enemy, a game in which the user aims to obtain a specific game item, or a game in which the user aims to clear a game event, Defeating, obtaining a specific game item, or clearing a game event is an example of a “purpose”.

  “Accepting selection of any of the plurality of game modes” means, for example, accepting an operation of selecting any of the plurality of game modes. It may be to receive data indicating that any one of the plurality of game modes has been selected.

  In the case of the above-mentioned soccer game, the unlimited mode corresponds to an example of a “first game mode”, and the limited mode corresponds to an example of a “second game mode”. Further, a period before the player character group in the latest season is ready to be provided to the user corresponds to an example of the “specific period”, and the player character in the previous season is referred to as “an object provided in the specific period”. Corresponds to an example. For example, in the case of the 30th tournament, the period before the time point T3 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to an example of the “specific period”, and the player characters “16-17, 1st” and “16-17, 2nd” are “ Object provided during a specific period ”. The game mode selection receiving unit 120 receives one of the unlimited mode and the restricted mode.

  [3-2-3] The display control unit 130 executes control for displaying an image indicating an object to be used on the display unit 35. The display control unit 130 associates the object displayed in the image with information indicating whether the object is an object provided in a specific period, and restricts use of the object in the second game mode. Control for displaying at least one of the information indicating whether or not the information is displayed.

  The “image indicating the object to be used” is, for example, an image indicating a list of objects to be used.

  “Executing control for displaying an image on the display unit” means generating an image and displaying the image on the display unit. "Executing control for displaying an image on a display unit" means to display an image on a display unit of another device by transmitting data for displaying the image to another device. Is also good. Here, the “data for displaying an image” may be the image itself or data necessary for generating the image.

  “Displaying information in association with an object” means displaying information so that a user can recognize that information is related to an object. For example, displaying an object and information so as to have a predetermined positional relationship, or displaying an image (frame, line, balloon, etc.) indicating the association between the object and the information are referred to as “information associated with the object. Is displayed. "

  In the case of the soccer game described above, the team setting image G300 illustrated in FIG. 5 corresponds to an example of an “image indicating an object to be used”. Also, the part P312 corresponds to an example of “information indicating whether or not the object is an object provided in a specific period” or “information indicating whether use of the object is restricted in the second game mode”. . The display control unit 130 executes control for displaying the team setting image G300 shown in FIG.

  [3-2-4] The game execution unit 140 executes a game in the game mode selected by the user based on the object to be used.

  “Executing the game based on the object to be used” means, for example, executing the game based on the parameters of the object to be used.

  In the game of the second game mode, the game execution unit 140 determines whether the object provided during the specific period is included in the object to be used when the object provided during the specific period is included in the object to be used. May be executed so as to make it more difficult to achieve the purpose in the game than in the case where is not included.

  "Control for making it difficult to achieve the purpose" means, for example, changing a game parameter so that the user becomes difficult to achieve the purpose.

  For example, changing the game parameter so that the ability of the object to be used is reduced (or so that the specific ability of the object to be used cannot be used) corresponds to an example of the “control”. Alternatively, changing the game parameters so that the ability of the object selected as the use target is likely to be reduced (or a state in which the specific ability of the use target object cannot be used) also corresponds to an example of the above “control”. .

  For example, in the case of a game in which a user and an opponent compete with each other using objects to be used, the ability of the object to be used by the opponent is increased (or the object to be used by the opponent is increased). Changing the game parameters (so that the specific ability can be used) also corresponds to an example of the “control”. Alternatively, changing the game parameter so that the ability of the object used by the opponent increases (or the state in which the special ability of the object used by the opponent can be used) is also equivalent to an example of the above “control”. I do.

  In addition, in the case of a game in which the user aims to exterminate the enemy, a game in which the user aims to obtain a specific game item, or a game in which the user aims to clear a game event, the strength of the enemy Or increasing the difficulty of obtaining a specific game item or increasing the difficulty of clearing a game event corresponds to an example of the above-mentioned “control”.

  In the case of the soccer game described above, the tournament in the unlimited mode corresponds to an example of the “game in the first game mode”, and the tournament in the restricted mode corresponds to an example of the “game in the second game mode”. The game execution unit 140 executes a tournament of the game mode selected by the user based on the player character selected as a member of the user's team. For example, the game execution unit 140 compares the game between the team of the user U1 and the opponent team with the ability parameters of the player characters that are members of the team of the user U1 and the ability parameters of the player characters that are members of the opponent team. Perform based on In this case, when the player character of the previous season is included in the team members of the user U1, the game execution unit 140 lowers the value of the ability parameter of each player character that is a member of the team of the user U1.

  [3-2-5] The reward giving unit 150 gives the user a reward in accordance with the execution of the game. For example, some rights related to the game may be given to the user as “reward”. Specifically, the user has the right to play a specific game (for example, a game in a special game mode other than the first game mode and the second game mode), the right to participate in a special game tournament, and the like as a “reward”. May be provided. Further, for example, a game point (or in-game currency) may be given to a user as a “reward”. For example, the game points owned by the user may be increased by giving the game points to the user as “rewards”. Further, for example, an object (for example, a game item, a game character, or a game card) may be provided to the user as a “reward”. For example, a new object not owned by the user may be given to the user as a “reward”, or the object already held by the user may be further given to the user as a “reward” to allow the user to retain the object. May be increased.

  “Granting a reward to a user” means associating the identification information of the user with the reward. For example, in the case of granting a user a right related to a game as a reward, associating information indicating the right with the identification information of the user corresponds to an example of “rewarding a user”. Further, for example, in a case where a game point (or in-game currency) is given to a user as a reward, the game point is further associated with the user's identification information in a state where the user's identification information and the game point are associated with each other, thereby associating with the user's identification information. Increasing the given game points corresponds to an example of “rewarding a user”. Also, for example, when an object is given to a user as a reward, a new object is associated with the user's identification information, or the object is further associated with the user's identification information in a state where the user's identification information is associated with the object. Increasing the number of objects associated with the user's identification information by associating corresponds to an example of “rewarding a user”.

  "Granting a reward to the user in accordance with the execution of the game" means, for example, granting a reward to the user after the end of the game. The reward may be given to the user before the start of the game or during the execution of the game. Note that the presence or absence or value of the reward to be given to the user may be changed based on the result of the game, or may be constant regardless of the result of the game.

  The reward granting unit 150 determines whether at least one of the reward, the presence, the value, and the grant condition between the first game mode and the second game mode is higher in the second game mode than in the first game mode. To make it different for you.

  The “value of reward” is the amount, usefulness, or rarity of reward. The “reward grant condition” is a condition that the user needs to satisfy in order to be rewarded (that is, a condition that the user needs to satisfy in order to acquire the reward). For example, in the case where a reward is given to a user who has achieved a result equal to or higher than a predetermined criterion, a condition that the user has achieved a result which is equal to or higher than a predetermined criterion corresponds to an example of “reward providing condition”.

  For example, "making the presence or absence of a reward different between the first game mode and the second game mode so that the user is more advantageous in the second game mode than in the first game mode" A predetermined reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the two game mode, and the predetermined reward is not given to the user according to the execution of the game in the first game mode. In addition, "the predetermined reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the second game mode, and the predetermined reward is not given to the user according to the execution of the game in the first game mode" includes: A first reward and a second reward (predetermined reward) are given to the user according to the execution of the game in the second game mode, and the first reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the first game mode. However, this also includes not giving the second reward (predetermined reward) to the user.

  For example, "to make the value of the reward different between the first game mode and the second game mode so that the user is more advantageous in the second game mode than in the first game mode" In the two-game mode, the reward is given to the user such that the value of the reward given to the user is higher than in the case of the first game mode. That is, a first reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the first game mode, and a second reward higher in value than the first reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the second game mode. It is to be.

  Here, “to increase the value of the reward” means, for example, “to increase the amount or the number of rewards (game points or objects)”. Alternatively, it means "to increase the usefulness or scarcity of a target (object or the like) given as a reward". Specifically, it means, for example, "so that an object with higher ability is given as a reward" or "so that an object with higher rarity is given as a reward".

  Further, the “second reward having a higher value than the first reward” means, for example, as the second reward, more rewards of the same type, usefulness, or scarcity as the first reward are given to the user than the first reward. It is to be. Further, for example, as a second reward, a reward with higher utility or scarcity than the first reward is given to the user. Further, for example, as the second reward, another reward is provided to the user in addition to the first reward.

  "The conditions for giving a reward are different between the first game mode and the second game mode so that the user is more advantageous in the second game mode than in the first game mode." The condition for providing a reward in the game mode is made looser than the condition for providing a reward in the first game mode, so that the user can easily be satisfied. That is, the condition for providing the reward in the first game mode is set to the first condition, and the condition for providing the reward in the second game mode is set to the second condition that is more easily satisfied by the user than the first condition. It is to be. For example, if rewards are given to a predetermined number of users in descending order of performance, in the first game mode, rewards are given to m users in descending order of performance, and in the first game mode, rewards are granted in descending order of performance. That is, a reward is given to k users (k> m).

  In the case of the above-mentioned soccer game, the right to participate in a special tournament called a manager championship is set as a “reward”. The reward granting unit 150 grants the right as a reward to a predetermined number of users in descending order of performance in the tournament (final game). In addition, the reward giving unit 150 makes the presence or absence of a reward different between the unrestricted mode and the restricted mode so that the restricted mode is more advantageous to the user than the unrestricted mode. Specifically, the reward granting unit 150 grants the right as a reward to a predetermined number of users in order of good performance in the tournament in the restricted mode, and does not grant the right as a reward regardless of the performance in the tournament in the unlimited mode.

  [4. Processing] Next, processing executed in the game system 1 will be described.

  [4-1] FIG. 15 shows an example of processing executed when the user selects the game mode. The game mode selection receiving unit 120 is realized by executing the processing illustrated in FIG. 15 according to a program. Hereinafter, the process illustrated in FIG. 15 will be described on the assumption that the user U1 selects the game mode.

  As shown in FIG. 15, first, the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30 displays the game mode selection image G100 on the display unit 35 (S300). Then, when the selection of the game mode is completed (that is, when the part P130 is selected by the user U1), the control unit 31 notifies the server 10 of the game mode selection result via the communication unit 33 (S302). ), The server 10 receives the selection result via the communication unit 13 (S100). At this time, information that can specify the user ID of the user U1 is transmitted from the game terminal 30 to the server 10 together with the selection result.

  When the selection result is received by the server 10, the control unit 11 of the server 10 registers the selection result (S102). For example, the control unit 11 registers the selection result in the participating user data D1051 in association with the user ID of the user U1.

  [4-2] FIG. 16 shows an example of processing executed when the user sets his or her soccer team. By executing the processing illustrated in FIG. 16 according to a program, the object selection receiving unit 110 and the display control unit 130 are realized. Hereinafter, the process illustrated in FIG. 16 will be described on the assumption that the user U1 sets his or her soccer team.

  As shown in FIG. 16, first, the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30 displays the team setting image G300 on the display unit 35 (S310). Although omitted in FIG. 16, the control unit 31 acquires the player character data D103 and the team data D104 owned by the user U1, and displays the team setting image G300 on the display unit 35 based on these data.

  For example, based on the owned player character data D103, the member data D1041, and the formation data D1042, the parts P311-1 to P311- corresponding to the eleven player characters of the starting members, respectively, in the area A310 of the team setting image G300. 11 is displayed. In the area A320 of the team setting image G300, parts P311-12 to P311-18 respectively corresponding to the seven bench member player characters are displayed based on the owned player character data D103 and the member data D1041. Further, when the part P321 is selected by the user U1, based on the owned player character data D103 and the member data D1041, the participant is a player character owned by the user U1 and is set as a starting member and a bench member. A player character that is not displayed is displayed.

  Further, the control unit 31 determines whether or not the player character of the old season is included in the starting member or the bench member, and when the player character of the old season is included in the starting member or the bench member, The part P312 is displayed in association with the player character. In addition, while the team setting image G300 is displayed, the control unit 31 moves or replaces the parts P311-1 to P311-18 according to the operation of the user U1.

  When the setting of the team is completed (that is, when the part P350 is selected by the user U1), the control unit 31 transmits the team data D104 indicating the setting contents of the team of the user U1 to the server 10 via the communication unit 33. (S312), and the server 10 receives the team data D104 via the communication unit 13 (S110). At this time, information that can specify the user ID of the user U1 is transmitted from the game terminal 30 to the server 10 together with the team data D104.

  When the team data D104 is received by the server 10, the control unit 11 of the server 10 registers the team data D104 in the database DB (or the storage unit 12) in association with the user ID of the user U1 (S112).

  [4-3] FIG. 17 shows an example of processing executed until the start of the match between the user team and the opponent team. The processing shown in FIG. 17 is executed according to a program, whereby the game execution unit 140 is realized. Hereinafter, the processing illustrated in FIG. 17 will be described on the assumption that the user team is the team of the user U1.

  As shown in FIG. 17, first, the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30 determines whether or not the game mode selected by the user U1 is the restricted mode (S320).

  If the game mode selected by the user U1 is the restricted mode, the control unit 31 determines that the player character of the previous season is a member of the user team (a starting member or a It is determined whether it is included in the bench member) (S322).

  When the player character of the previous season is included in the members of the user team, the control unit 31 reduces the ability of the player character of the user team (S324). For example, first, the control unit 31 calculates a difference value by subtracting the total value of the opponent team from the total value of the user team. In addition, the control unit 31 acquires the capability reduction ratio corresponding to the calculated difference value based on the correspondence shown in FIG. Then, the control unit 31 decreases the value of the ability parameter of each player character of the user team according to the acquired ability decrease ratio. When the player character of the old season is not included in the members of the user team, the control unit 31 executes the following step S326 without executing the process of step S324.

  Further, the control unit 31 determines whether or not the player character of the previous season is included in the members of the opponent team based on the data of the opponent team (S326). When the player character of the previous season is included in the members of the opponent team, the control unit 31 reduces the ability of the player character of the opponent team (S328). The processing in this step is the same as that in step S324. When the player character of the previous season is not included in the opponent team members, the control unit 31 executes the following step S326 without executing the process of step S328.

  Thereafter, the control unit 31 displays the game image G500 on the display unit 35 (S330). In this case, the control unit 31 displays the parts P510-1, P510-2, and P520 based on the processing results of steps S322 to S328.

  Then, the control unit 31 starts the game (S332). For example, the control unit 31 causes the computer (AI) to cause each player character of the user team and the opponent team to act on the basis of the team data D104 of each of the user team and the opponent team, thereby causing the game to progress. In this case, each player character operates based on the ability parameter of the player character. If the capability parameter is reduced in steps S324 and S328, the value of the reduced capability parameter is used. The control unit 31 may cause the player character of the user team to act according to the operation by the user, and cause the player character of the opponent team to act according to the operation by the computer, thereby causing the game to proceed.

  Although the processing illustrated in FIG. 17 has been described as being executed by the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30, the processing illustrated in FIG. 17 may be executed by the control unit 11 of the server 10.

  [4-4] FIG. 18 shows an example of a process for giving a reward to a user who has participated in the tournament in the restricted mode. This process is executed, for example, when the result of the tournament is determined. The processing shown in FIG. 18 is executed according to a program, whereby the reward giving unit 150 is realized.

  As shown in FIG. 18, first, the control unit 11 of the server 10 specifies a user who satisfies a condition for providing a reward from users who participated in a tournament in the restricted mode (S120). For example, in a case where the condition of the reward is that the rank in the tournament is within the predetermined rank, the user whose rank is within the predetermined rank is specified from the users who participated in the tournament in the restricted mode.

  After executing step S120, the control unit 11 gives a reward to the user specified in step S120 (S122). For example, when the user specified in step S120 includes the user U1, the control unit 11 sets the MCC participation right flag (see FIG. 10) registered in association with the user ID of the user U1 to “1”. , The right to participate in the manager championship is given to the user U1 as a reward.

  Note that the control unit 11 of the server 10 does not execute the processing shown in FIG. 18 for the user who has participated in the tournament in the unlimited mode.

  Although the processing shown in FIG. 18 has been described as being executed by the control unit 11 of the server 10, the processing shown in FIG. 18 may be executed by the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30. For example, the control unit 31 of the game terminal 30 of the user U1 who participated in the restricted mode tournament determines whether the user U1 satisfies the condition for granting a reward, and the user U1 satisfies the condition for granting a reward. Then, a process of giving a reward to the user U1 may be executed.

  [5. Conclusion] In the game system 1 described above, two game modes, an unlimited mode and a restricted mode, are prepared as the game modes of the tournament, and the user can select one of them. In the game system 1, in the limited mode, the right to participate in the special tournament called the manager championship is set as a reward, whereas in the unlimited mode, the right is not set as a reward, so that the limited mode is selected. It is possible to prompt the user. In the restriction mode, the use of the player character in the old season is restricted, so that the user can be encouraged to acquire and use the player character in the latest season.

  In the restriction mode of the game system 1, when the player character of the previous season is included in the members of the user team, the ability of the player character of the user team is reduced. As a result, it is possible to encourage the user to acquire and use a player character of the latest season more than a player character of the old season.

  In the game system 1, by displaying the parts P312 in association with the player character of the previous season in the team setting image G300, the user can easily grasp that the member of the user team is not the player character of the old season. .

  [6. Modifications] The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

  [6-1] In the example described above, a tournament is performed in a soccer game. However, it is not essential to play a match in a tournament format, and a match may be played in another format.

  [6-2] The soccer game may include a training part and a match (contest) part. The breeding part is a game part in which a user breeds a player character and creates his own original player character. That is, this is a game part in which an original player character whose parameters are determined according to the game play of the user is generated. On the other hand, the game part is a game part in which a team formed using the original player characters created by the user in the training part plays a match between the opponent team.

  In such a soccer game, the restriction mode may be a game mode in which use of an object created in a specific period is restricted. In this case, for example, a period other than the latest predetermined period may be set as the “specific period”, or a period other than the past predetermined period may be set as the “specific period”. By doing so, the user may be prompted to use a player character created in a recent predetermined period or a past predetermined period.

  [6-3] In the above, an example in which the present invention is applied to a soccer game has been mainly described, but the present invention can be applied to other games.

[7. Supplementary Note] From the above description, the present invention is grasped, for example, as follows. In addition,
In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the drawings are written in parentheses as appropriate.
Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

  1) A game system (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention is an object that receives selection of one or a plurality of objects (for example, player characters) as use targets (for example, starting members and bench members of a user team) used in a game. A selection accepting means (110), a first game mode (for example, an unlimited mode), and a second game mode (for example, a restricted mode) in which use of an object (for example, an old season player character) provided in a specific period is restricted. And a game execution means (140) for executing a game in the selected game mode based on the object to be used, based on the object to be used. ) And rewarding the user according to the execution of the game. A reward providing means (150), wherein the reward providing means (150) includes at least one of the presence or absence of a reward, a value, and a grant condition between the first game mode and the second game mode. The first and second game modes are different from each other so as to be more advantageous for the user than the first game mode (see FIG. 3).

  7) In addition, the game control device (10 or 30) according to one embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of games including a first game mode and a second game mode in which use of an object provided in a specific period is restricted. A reward for giving a reward to the user in accordance with the execution of a game that is executed based on one or more objects selected by the user as a use object by a game in a game mode selected by the user from the modes. A reward means (150), wherein the reward grant means (150) determines at least one of the presence or absence of reward, value, and grant condition between the first game mode and the second game mode, The second game mode is different from the first game mode so as to be more advantageous for the user.

  8) The program according to one embodiment of the present invention functions a computer as the game system (1) according to any one of 1) to 6) or the game control device (10 or 30) according to 7). It is a program to make it.

  9) An information storage medium according to one embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium storing the program described in 8).

  10) The control method for the game system (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes an object selection receiving step (S312 or S110) for receiving selection of one or a plurality of objects as a use target used in a game; and a first game mode. A game mode selection receiving step (S302 or S100) of receiving any one of a plurality of game modes including a second game mode in which use of an object provided in a specific period is restricted; A game execution step (S330, S332) of executing the game of the selected game mode based on the object of (1), and a reward giving step (S122) of giving a reward to the user according to the execution of the game. Between the first game mode and the second game mode, Whether based compensation, value, at least one of giving condition is different as the better of the second game mode than in the first game mode is advantageous for the user (see FIG. 3).

  11) The control method of the game control device (10 or 30) according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of control methods including a first game mode and a second game mode in which use of an object provided in a specific period is restricted. A reward is given to the user according to the execution of a game that is executed based on one or a plurality of objects selected by the user as a target of use of the game in the game mode selected by the user from the game modes. A reward providing step (S122), wherein between the first game mode and the second game mode, at least one of the presence / absence, value, and grant condition of the reward is more than the first game mode. The two game modes are different so as to be advantageous to the user (see FIG. 3).

  According to the inventions described in the above 1), 7) to 11), at least one of the presence or absence of reward, the value, and the grant condition is set between the first game mode and the second game mode by the first game mode. By making the second game mode more advantageous for the user than the mode and making it different, it is possible to prompt the user to select the second game mode. Since the second game mode is a game mode in which the use of the object provided in the specific period is restricted, as a result of the above, the second game mode is provided in a period other than the specific period than the object provided in the specific period. It is possible to prompt the user to acquire and use the object.

  2) In one aspect of the present invention, the first game mode is a game mode in which the user aims at achieving a predetermined purpose (for example, winning in a tournament) using the object to be used, and The game mode is a game mode in which the user aims to achieve the same purpose as the first game mode using the object to be used, and the use of the object provided in the specific period is restricted. The game mode may be set.

  According to the invention described in 2), as the game mode aiming at achieving the same object, one of the first game mode and the second game mode in which use of the object provided in the specific period is restricted. The user can select. Then, on that basis, it is possible to prompt the user to select the second game mode, and as a result, it is possible to obtain and obtain an object provided in a period other than the specific period than an object provided in the specific period. It is possible to prompt the user for use.

  3) In one aspect of the present invention, in the game of the second game mode, the game execution means (140) may be configured such that the object to be used includes an object provided during the specific period. Means may be provided for executing control for making it more difficult to achieve the object than when the object provided in the specific period is not included in the objects to be used.

  According to the invention described in 3), in the game in the second game mode, when the object to be used includes an object provided in the specific period, the object to be used is included in the specific period during the specific period. Compared to the case where the provided object is not included, by performing the control in the game to make it more difficult to achieve the purpose, a period other than the specific period than the object provided in the specific period is performed. It is possible to prompt the user to acquire and use the object provided to the user.

  4) One aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit (130) for executing control for displaying an image (G300) indicating the object to be used on a display unit (35), and the display control unit (130). ) Is information indicating whether the object is an object provided in the specific period in association with the object displayed in the image (P312), and the use of the object is restricted in the second game mode. Control for displaying at least one of the information (P312) indicating whether or not the display is performed may be executed.

  According to the invention described in 4), information indicating whether or not the object to be used is an object provided in a specific period, and whether or not use of the object to be used is restricted in the second game mode Is displayed on the display means, whether the object to be used is an object provided during a specific period, and whether the object to be used is used in the second game mode. It becomes easier for the user to determine whether or not the restriction is imposed.

  5) In one aspect of the present invention, the reward granting means (150) grants a predetermined reward (for example, a right to participate in a manager championship) to the user according to execution of the game in the second game mode. The predetermined reward may not be given to the user in accordance with the execution of the game in the first game mode.

  According to the invention described in 5), a predetermined reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the second game mode, and the predetermined reward is given to the user according to the execution of the game in the first game mode. By not giving it, the user can be prompted to select the second game mode. As a result, it is possible to prompt the user to acquire and use the object provided in a period other than the specific period.

  6) In one aspect of the present invention, the reward giving means (150) gives a first reward to the user in accordance with the execution of the game in the first game mode, and executes the game in the second game mode. , A second reward higher in value than the first reward may be given to the user.

  According to the invention described in 6), the first reward is given to the user in accordance with the execution of the game in the first game mode, and the first reward is provided with a higher value than the first reward in accordance with the execution of the game in the second game mode. By providing a high second reward to the user, it is possible to prompt the user to select the second game mode. As a result, it is possible to encourage the user to acquire and use an object provided in a period other than the specific period than an object provided in the specific period.

  1 game system, N network, DB database, 10 server, 11 control unit, 12 storage unit, 13 communication unit, 30 game terminal, 31 control unit, 32 storage unit, 33 communication unit, 34 operation unit, 35 display unit, 36 Voice output unit, 100 data storage unit, 110 object selection reception unit, 120 game mode selection reception unit, 130 display control unit, 140 game execution unit, 150 reward giving unit, D101 user data, D102 player character data, D103 owned player character Data, D104 team data, D1041 member data, D1042 formation data, D1043 tactics data, D105 tournament data, D1051 participant user data, D1052 game result data, G100 game mode selection image, G2 0 Attention image, G300 team setting image, G400 warning image, G500 game image, A110, A112, A113, A120, A122, A123, A310, A320, A330, A331, A332, A333, A334, A340 areas, P111, P121, P130, P230, P311-1 to P311-18, P312, P321, P341 to P346, P350, P430, P440, P510-1, P510-2, P520, P531 to P533 Parts, M210, M220, M410, M420 messages.

Claims (6)

Object selection receiving means for receiving a selection of one or more objects as a use target used by the user in the game,
A game mode aims to achieve a given purpose the user uses the object of the use object, and a first game mode is a game mode in which the use of object provided during a certain period of time is not limited, the user uses the object of the use object aims to achieve the same purpose as the first game mode a game mode, and a is a game mode in which use of the object provided in the specific period is limited Game mode selection accepting means for accepting selection of any of a plurality of game modes including two game modes;
Game execution means for executing a game in the selected game mode based on the object to be used;
And reward providing means in response to the execution of the game, grant a reward to the user,
Including
The reward providing means may determine whether at least one of the reward, the value, and the grant condition between the first game mode and the second game mode is greater than the first game mode. The modes are different in favor of the user ,
In the game of the second game mode, the game execution means may include, when the object to be used includes an object provided in the specific period, the object to be used is included in the specific object during the specific period. Including means for executing control to make it more difficult to achieve the object than when the object provided is not included,
Game system. The game system according to claim 1 ,
Including display control means for performing control for displaying an image indicating the object of use on a display means,
The display control unit associates information indicating whether or not the object is an object provided in the specific period in association with the object displayed in the image, and restricts use of the object in the second game mode. Executing control for displaying at least one of information indicating whether or not to be performed,
Game system. The game system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The reward providing means,
Giving a predetermined reward to the user in accordance with the execution of the game in the second game mode,
Not giving the predetermined reward to the user in accordance with the execution of the game in the first game mode;
Game system. The game system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The reward providing means,
Providing a first reward to the user according to execution of the game in the first game mode;
Giving a second reward higher in value than the first reward to the user in accordance with execution of the game in the second game mode,
Game system. A first game mode in which a user aims to achieve a predetermined purpose using an object, and in which a use of an object provided in a specific period is not restricted , and wherein the user uses an object. a game mode aims to achieve a given purpose to and from said one of the plurality game modes and a second game mode is a game mode in which use of the object provided in the specific period is limited Game execution means for executing a game in a game mode selected by a user based on one or more objects selected as a target of use by the user ;
In accordance with the execution of the game, includes a reward giving means for giving a reward to the user,
The reward providing means may determine whether at least one of the reward, the value, and the grant condition between the first game mode and the second game mode is greater than the first game mode. The modes are different in favor of the user ,
In the game of the second game mode, the game executing means may be configured such that the object selected during the specific period is included in the object selected as the object of use, Including means for executing control for making it difficult to achieve the object as compared with a case where the object provided in the specific period is not included,
Game control device. A program for causing a computer to function as the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or the game control device according to claim 5 .

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