JPH0975552A - Shooting game device and its arithmetic operation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a shooting skill competition based on 'clear' time by displaying earned points based on time spent for 'clear' action and deciding the best score among players according to the length of time spent for 'clear' actions until the specified game points are earned or the game is ended. SOLUTION: A game arithmetic part 11 for showing a game picture on a display 12 measures the play time of a game with the help of a timer part 111 and detects whether part or the whole of a specified target is rendered invalid. Consequently, a clear decision part 118 decides whether the whole or specified part of the game has been cleared, and if the clear decision part 118 decides that the whole or specified part of the game has been cleared, the timer part 111 seeks the time spent for the clear action, and a game score display and arithmetic part 112 displays the score based on the spent time. Thus, the best score is competitively determined among the players depending upon the length of time spent for the clear action until the specified points of the game are earned or the game is ended.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shooting game apparatus, and more particularly to a shooting game apparatus for shooting a target on a display using the shooting device and a calculation method thereof.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a target is displayed on a CRT,
Shooting game devices that are designed to shoot a target displayed on a CRT by an input device that imitates a gun are also widely used, and these actually operate the gun to attack an enemy on the screen. Therefore, you can enjoy shooting with a lot of reality.

In such a shooting game device, the skill of the player is evaluated by competing for the number of hit targets and the hit rate. However, the skill of the player is reflected in the game time. Had not formed. Therefore, there is nothing formed for the purpose of evaluating the skill of the player based on the time for clearing the game or for time attack.

[0004]

On the other hand, in a racing game or the like, the player can shorten the time to reach the goal by competing in the control technique and compete for the clear time. Therefore, the player can enjoy not only the enjoyment of driving a racing car, but also the enjoyment of shortening the clear time.

Further, in an actual gun battle, when the player or the enemy is moving, the time until the player catches the enemy depends on the skill of the player, and the bullet of the player is
Even when hitting an enemy, the damage done to the enemy will differ depending on the hit position, and the time that the enemy will be hit will also differ.

Therefore, even in a shooting game, time is an effective factor for measuring the skill of the player.
Also, by using time as an element, it becomes a more advanced and exciting shooting game device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a shooting game apparatus capable of competing for shooting skill in clear time.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a shooting game device according to the invention of claim 1 is a shooting device for shooting a target displayed on a display, and an input from the shooting device. And a game calculation means for performing a shooting game calculation for switching the target from the valid state to the invalid state based on a predetermined game program and displaying a game screen on the display, the game calculation means comprising: A timer means for measuring time, and a clear determination means for determining whether or not the whole game or a predetermined portion is cleared by detecting whether or not a part or all of a predetermined target is disabled,
When the clear determination means determines that all or a predetermined part of the game has been cleared, the timer means determines the time required for clearing, and has a result display calculation means for displaying a result based on the time, It is characterized by competing for the player's performance by the length of time required for clearing to a predetermined point or completion.

By doing so, it becomes possible to compete in shooting skills in clearing time in a shooting game, and it is possible to provide a shooting game apparatus capable of enjoying more advanced and exciting shooting.

Further, in claim 1, the result display calculation means includes a record storage means for storing a record of a clear time of a player in the past, and a clear time of the player and a past record stored in the record storage means. It may be formed so as to include a comparison result calculation means for comparing and displaying the results.

In this way, it is possible to display the results compared with the past clear time. As a result displayed by the comparative result calculating means, a ranking or a time difference from the past record may be used as necessary.

Therefore, the player can make a relative evaluation of his or her own clear time, and since his or her own record is saved as a record, a shooting game device that can enjoy better results can be provided. Can be provided.

A shooting game apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the shooting game apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the game calculation means has a plurality of impact areas with different invalidation times set for the target. Detects which landing area of the target the landing position by belongs to,
Based on the target invalidation time determining means for determining the invalidation time of the target according to the detection result, and the target invalidation time determined by the target invalidation time determining means, the operation to switch the target from the valid state to the invalid state It has a target invalidation calculation means for performing, and the player can shorten the time required for clearing by shooting an impact area where the target invalidation time is short.

By doing so, the skill of the player can be reflected in the target invalidation time. The target invalidation time is, for example, when shooting an enemy character, the time from when the bullet hits the enemy character until it is completely hit, and the time until the enemy character is completely hit is prolonged. Will delay the progress of the game.

That is, the target invalidation time is an important factor that influences the clear time of the player in a game in which the player can compete for shooting skills by the clear time. You have to aim precisely at the key points. Therefore, it is possible to provide a shooting game device capable of competing for the skill of shooting in a clear time reflecting the skill of the player.

Further, the target invalidation calculation means can calculate a motion which is an operation for switching the target from the valid state to the invalid state according to the part to which the landing position detected by the target invalidation time determining means belongs. preferable. By doing so, not only the time at which the target is hit, but also the action when the target is hit are reflected on the game screen according to the landing position, so that a more realistic shooting game device can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shooting game device according to the second aspect, wherein the target invalidation time determining means shortens the target invalidation time by a follow-up hit by the player.

By doing so, even when the player's bullet hits the target at a place other than the critical point, it is possible to shorten the time until the target is switched from the valid state to the invalid state by hitting the target. Therefore, the player can provide a shooting game device in which the time required for clearing can be shortened by performing follow-up shots even if one shot is inevitable and the player can compete for shooting skills according to the time required for clearing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shooting game device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the result display calculation means is based on a play time measured by the timer means, and a predetermined time during the game start or during the game. And an area result display calculation means for calculating an area time, which is a time required to clear the area from another point to another predetermined point, and displaying the result of each area based on the area time. To do.

By doing so, the player can know not only the result of the time required to clear the game from the start to the end, but also the result of the time required to clear the area on the way. Therefore, it is possible to provide a shooting game device capable of knowing more detailed information about one's own time.

Further, when the game is divided into several areas by setting the predetermined points at a good break point in the game and setting the areas, or by setting the areas according to the content of the game, the player can , It is preferable because it is possible to know the performance of each area.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the shooting game apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the area result display calculation means displays an area result display area in the game screen when the area is finished in the middle of the game. Is set, and the results of the area are displayed together with the game screen.

According to the invention of this claim, not only at the end of the game but also at the end of each area, the results of the area can be displayed. Therefore, the player can immediately know the result in each area at the end of each area.

In this way, the player can play the next area based on the results of the finished area, and can enjoy the play in consideration of the time required for clearing continuously during the game. Can be provided.

Further, the result display of the area is displayed together with the current game screen such as overlapping the game screen or being displayed on a part of the game screen, so that the player feels an unnatural feeling of interruption. You can play the game without playing.

Particularly, in a game in which there is a section in which the player cannot input between each area, if the game screen of the section is formed to display the results of the area, The section can be used more effectively. By doing so, the player can provide a shooting game device that allows the player to enjoy the game without being messy even in a section where input is not possible.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a calculation method for a shooting game apparatus, which comprises a shooting device for shooting at a target displayed on a display. Based on a predetermined game program, there is a game calculation step for performing a shooting game calculation for switching the target from the valid state to the invalid state. The game calculation step includes a step of measuring a play time of the game and a different invalidity for the target. The setting of a plurality of landing areas with different activation times, the step of detecting which landing area of the target the shooting position of the player belongs to, and the invalidation of the target according to the detection result in the step. Steps to determine time , Based on the target invalidation time determined in the step, by performing a step of performing a calculation to switch the target from the valid state to the invalid state and by detecting whether a part or all of the predetermined target is in the invalid state, A clear determination step for determining whether or not all or a predetermined part of the game has been cleared, and when it is determined that all or a predetermined part of the game has been cleared in the clear determination step, clearing is required based on the play time measured in the step. And a grade display calculation step of displaying the grade based on the time.

Therefore, it is possible to make a relative evaluation of one's own clear time, and it is possible to provide a calculation method for a shooting game apparatus that reflects the skill of the player.

[0029]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a shooting game device to which the present invention is applied. In this shooting game device, a display 12 is provided inside the housing 10 toward the player P. The display 12 is of a raster scanning type, and a CRT is used in this embodiment.

A gun case 14 is provided on the front surface of the housing 10 so that the gun 20 can be housed therein. The gun 20 is connected to the housing 1 via a cable.
0 is configured to be connected to the internal circuit.

A coin insertion slot 16 is provided below the housing 10. When a player inserts a coin and presses the start button 18, a shooting game is started.

When the player P holds the gun 20 and moves toward the display 12, the game screen is displayed on the display 12. The player can enjoy the shooting game by aiming at the targets displayed one after another on the game screen and operating the trigger button.

Further, in the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention, a foot operation type input section 30 is provided at a position where it can be operated by the player's feet by connecting to the lower front surface of the housing 10.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of the shooting game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The shooting game apparatus of the present embodiment is formed so that the game PCB 40 calculates the game screens in which targets having various offensive abilities appear one after another in accordance with a predetermined game program and displays them on the display 12. .

The game PCB 40 is a game calculation unit 1 for calculating a game screen according to a predetermined game program.
10, an image synthesizing unit 120 for displaying the calculated game screen on the display 12, and a voice synthesizing unit 130 for synthesizing and outputting an audio signal according to the game development to the speaker 50.
Is included and functions as a game calculation means.

This game calculation section 110 has a start button 1
The game is configured to start based on a signal from the operation unit 11 such as 8.

When the player shoots the target with the gun 20, the game calculation section 110 detects the landing position. Then, when the position of the impact point and the position of the target match, it is determined that the bullet has hit, and the screen where the bullet hits the target is displayed as an image, and the player visually enjoys whether the bullet hits the aimed target. be able to.

Further, the foot operation type input section 30 is formed by including a pedal 32 on which the player puts his / her foot on and depresses, and a pressure sensor 34 for detecting the pressure applied to the pedal 32. It is formed so as to detect a pressure value generated by stepping.

In the foot operation type input section 30, the method of detecting the depression of the pedal 32 is ON, OF.
You may make it form using the switch which detects F.

The pressure value detected by the foot operation type input unit 30 is input to the game calculation unit 110, and the game calculation unit 11
At 0, the game calculation in the attack state and the defense state, which will be described later, is performed according to this pressure value.

Here, a structure in which the game calculation section 110 detects the landing position on the display 12 when the trigger 26 of the gun 20 is operated will be described.

A light receiving portion is formed on the barrel of the gun 20. That is, the barrel of the gun 20 is formed in a hollow shape, a lens 22 is provided at the tip of the barrel, and a light receiving sensor 24 is provided at the back.
Is provided to receive light 210 from the direction of the barrel
It is configured to detect using.

The light receiving sensor 24 is connected to the display 12
On the other hand, a detection area 200 having a diameter of several cm is set. When the raster scan of the display 12 passes through the detection area 200, the light receiving sensor 24 outputs a detection pulse to the game calculation section 110.

When the player aims at the target and operates the trigger 26, the trigger signal is the game calculation unit 1.
10, and the game calculation unit 110 sends the flash screen data so that the image synthesis unit 120 flashes the display 12 for position detection at the next inter. The light receiving sensor 24 outputs a detection pulse when the raster scanning on the display 12 is performed with a light amount of a certain amount or more. Since the game calculation unit 110 performs the position calculation by receiving the detection pulse, when the display 12 is flashed for position detection, the game calculation unit 110 receives the detection pulse input from the light receiving sensor 24 when this flash screen is displayed. Based on the horizontal and vertical raster scanning positions at that time, the X and Y coordinates representing the landing position on the screen are detected. The game calculation section 110 is configured to judge whether or not the hitting position and the hit area of the target match, and perform a game effect for hitting or a game effect for losing.

The technique for detecting the landing position on the display 12 in this manner is disclosed in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-285955 filed by the present applicant.

In this manner, when shooting an enemy, the screen is flashed to detect the landing position at the time of trigger operation of the gun 20 with sufficient brightness without being influenced by the contents of the display screen. However, the target is hit or missed.

Next, the outline of the game contents played in the shooting game device of this embodiment will be specifically described. FIGS. 7A and 7B are games played in the shooting game device of this embodiment. It shows the configuration and its specific contents. As shown in FIG. 7A, the game played on the shooting game device according to the present embodiment is composed of all three stages, and each stage is composed of four areas. This area has 4 to 5 shooting points, which will be described later.

For example, the stage 1 is composed of four areas 480-1 to 480-4 as shown in FIG. 7B. When moving from one area 480 to the next area 480, the player is set to move from place to place.

Further, in the shooting game of the present embodiment, the player is formed to attack the enemy character appearing on the display screen while being attacked by the enemy character.

Therefore, the player uses the foot operation type input unit 30 to distinguish between the attacking state and the defending state and perform a shooting battle with the enemy character. The attacking state is a state where the player can damage the enemy character by attacking the enemy character while being exposed to the attack of the enemy character, and the defending state is when the player hides or avoids the enemy character. Dodge the character's attacks and dangers. Such a shooting battle is performed for each shooting point, and when all the enemy characters there are annihilated, it is formed so as to proceed to the next shooting point.

3 to 5 show the shooting points of the game screen of the shooting game apparatus according to the present embodiment and the game screens in the attacking state and the defending state.

At the upper center of the game screen, the remaining game time 380 is displayed. This remaining time 380 decreases in real time as the game progresses,
The game is over. Also, in the lower left of the screen,
Life 390 is displayed, and this life 390 is
Six pieces are given at the start of the game, and the number decreases by one each time the enemy character attacks. Also, at the bottom right of the screen, the remaining number of bullets 370 and timer 400 for time attack
Is displayed. The former represents a display of the number of bullets that the player can attack at one time, and when it reaches 0, the pedal 32 must be released and reloaded as described later. The latter represents the play time since the stage started, and when the game is cleared, you can evaluate your skill with the total time.

At the shooting point on the game screen of FIG.
The shadow of the two wooden boxes is the player battle position 310, and the player hides behind the wooden box to avoid the bullets of the enemy character, and shoots with the enemy character located at the enemy character battle position 320 on the right side of the screen in FIG. It is set to do.

However, since the real player is separated from the virtual three-dimensional game space in which the enemy character displayed on the screen exists, the shooting game apparatus of this embodiment places the virtual player in the game space. (Does not appear on the game screen), the player uses the foot operation type input unit 3
By inputting the attack state and the defense state from 0, the position of the virtual player is operated to be in the attacking or defending state so as to fight the enemy character, and the view image of the virtual player is displayed on the game screen. It is displayed.

When the game is started, a screen in which the shooting points are overlooked as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed as a view image of the virtual player on the game screen. The viewpoint of the virtual player is
As shown in FIG. 3, the bird's-eye view position where the shooting points can be seen is gradually moved to the player fighting position 310 when the shooting battle is performed, and the visual image of the virtual player during that time is displayed on the game screen. During this movement, the player and the enemy character 330 are set in a non-combat state in which they cannot attack, and inputs from the gun 20 and the foot operation type input unit 30 are not accepted.

When the movement is completed, the virtual player is positioned at the player battle position 310 behind the wooden box 340 in the defense state, and the battle starts.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are side views showing the positional relationship of the virtual player 300 in the virtual three-dimensional game space. FIG. 6A shows a defense state and FIG. 6B shows an attacking state. Is represented.

In the defense state, the virtual player 300 has a positional relationship with the wooden box 340 as shown in FIG. 6A, and the virtual player 3 shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the display.
A game screen, which is a visual field image viewed from the viewpoint position 302 of 00, is displayed as shown in FIG.

In the shooting game device of this embodiment, the player is in an attacking state when the player is stepping on the foot operation type input section 30, and when the player is releasing his / her foot from the foot operation type input section 30. When you release the stepping motion with your foot on, you are in a defensive state.

When the battle starts, the enemy character 330, which is visible through the space between the wooden boxes, starts shooting, but when the player has instructed the defensive state (the state in which the foot operation type input unit 30 is not stepped on), The virtual player 300 is shown in FIG.
Since it is hidden behind the wooden box as shown in (A), it is possible to protect itself from the attack of the enemy character 330. That is, the defense state is formed so that the player cannot attack the enemy character, but cannot attack the enemy character. However, since the time given to one play is limited, the player has to aim for the attack of the enemy character and defeat the enemy character from behind the wooden box. Therefore, when the player steps on the foot operation type input unit 30 with any foot, the virtual player 300 comes out of the shadow of the object and takes a position as shown in FIG. At this time, the viewpoint position 30 of the virtual player 300 of FIG.
A game screen, which is a view image viewed from 2, is displayed as shown in FIG. In such an attack state, the player can attack the enemy character 330, but the enemy character 330 can also attack the virtual player, and if hit, the virtual player will be damaged. .

When the player stops stepping on the foot operation type input unit 30 in order to avoid the attack of the enemy character, the defense state is restored again.

Further, in the shooting game device of this embodiment, the attacking ability of the enemy character 330 is low at the beginning when the player enters the attacking state, and after a while, the attacking ability of the enemy character 330 is gradually increased and once the defense is performed. When transitioning to the state and starting the attack state again,
The attacking ability of the enemy character 330 is formed to be reset.

Further, in the shooting game apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the game is set such that the player uses a 6-barrage gun, and the number of bullets that can be fired at once is 6. Therefore, if the player fires 6 shots,
It is formed so that an ammunition will run out and you will not be able to attack the enemy character, you will have to reload by temporarily moving to the defense state, and then you will have to start the attack again.

In this way, when the player defeats the enemy placed at the shooting point while properly using the attack defense, the player moves to the shooting point set on the spot or in the vicinity, and the enemy appears there and the shooting battle is resumed. Be started. As described above, 4 to 5 shooting points are prepared in one area, and when all of them are cleared, the player moves to the next area. It should be noted that it takes about 5 seconds to move from this area to the next area, and is positioned as a non-combat state like the above-mentioned movement from the start of the game to the first shooting point. Then, on the game screen, a view image of the virtual player moving is displayed.

As described above, in the shooting game apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is determined that the player should switch the attack / defense at an appropriate place, and the game is set to switch the attack state or the defense state naturally. ing.

Therefore, the player can enjoy shooting in a shooting battle while properly using the attacking state and the defending state according to the battle situation in the game space.

Conventionally, such a shooting game device is formed to evaluate the skill of the player by competing for the number of hit targets and the hit rate.
The clear time of the game did not matter. This is because in the conventional shooting game device, the skill of the player is not formed so as to be reflected in the game time.

However, in the shooting game device of the present embodiment, the necessity of transitioning to the defense state for reloading and preventing the attacking ability of the enemy from increasing, and the time loss that occurs when transitioning to the defense state are adjusted. , The attack defense must be used properly, and it is formed so that there is a difference in the time to clear the game depending on the skill of the player.

Next, the time attack mode peculiar to the shooting game device of the present embodiment will be described.

The shooting game device of this embodiment has a story mode and a time attack mode. The story mode is a mode in which all three stages shown in FIG. 7A are sequentially advanced to play the game while enjoying the story.

The time attack mode is a mode in which one stage is selected and the time for competing for the stage is competed. In this mode, there is no life limit (however you can be shot), you compete only for the time to clear one stage, but if you can not clear within the time limit (180 seconds), the game is over. At the start of the game, the player selects the time attack mode, selects the stage he / she wants to time attack, and starts the time attack.

The player uses the time attack timer 400 displayed at the lower right of the game screen during the time attack.
You can know the play time up to now. Further, when one stage is cleared, or when the game is over because the game cannot be cleared within the time limit, the stage result screen 600 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and the player can display his or her own results and results on the stage result screen 600. I can know. On the stage result screen 600, area time 610, which is the clear time of area 1,
Area time 620, which is the clear time for Area 2, Area time 630, which is the clear time for Area 3, Area time 640, which is the clear time for Area 4 (because it is an area where you fight the boss), and Stage 1 Stage time 65 which is the clear time of
0, time difference with top 660, ranking display 6
70 is displayed.

In this way, by displaying the area time of each area, the player can know not only the clear time from the start to the end of the game, but also the clear time of the area on the way. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game device in which a time attack can be enjoyed in each area.

Further, in the shooting game apparatus of this embodiment, the area shown in FIG. 8 is displayed in the non-combat state in which one area ends and moves to the next area, that is, the area result screen display 490 of FIG. 7B. Result screen 50
0 is displayed. The area result screen 500 overlaps with the screen displaying the view image accompanying the movement of the virtual player's viewpoint, and the area time 510, which is the clear time of the area, is the best time difference from the earliest time in this area. The difference 520 from the time is displayed.

In this way, the player can know the results in the area immediately after clearing each area. Therefore, the player can flexibly approach the next area based on his shooting situation and the clear time in the finished area.

Next, a structure for realizing the function of displaying the results in the time attack as described above will be described.

Since the play time becomes a problem in the time attack mode, the game calculation section 110 detects whether all the predetermined enemy characters are in the invalid state by the timer section 111 for measuring the play time of the game. A clear determination unit 118 for determining whether or not the entire game or a predetermined portion has been cleared, and the clear determination unit 1
When 18 determines that the entire game or a predetermined part has been cleared, the timer means calculates the time required for clearing, and the result display calculation unit 112 is provided to display the result based on the time. Further, the result display unit 112 has a clear time display calculation unit 115 that calculates and displays the clear time of each area and stage in order to display the clear time of the current game. In order to display the results by comparing the past record with the record storage unit 114 for storing the record of the clear time of the player in the past, and the past record stored in the record storage unit 114 and the present clear time. It is formed including a comparative result calculation unit 113 for displaying the result based on the result.

The comparison result calculation unit 113 and the clear time display calculation unit 115 are formed to function as area result display calculation means when displaying and calculating the results of each area.

The timer section 111 measures the game time from when the virtual player is located at the shooting point in the first area until the end of the last area in the stage, or until the time limit is reached and the game is over. Is formed.

The clear judging section 118 judges whether or not the whole game or a predetermined part is cleared by detecting whether or not all the predetermined enemy characters are in the invalid state. The clear determination unit 118 of the embodiment is configured to include an enemy character information storage area that stores information on an enemy character and a state determination area that sets whether the enemy character is in a valid state or an invalid state. The enemy character information storage area is configured to include an information area that stores identification data of the enemy character and an information area group that stores information on shooting points, areas, and stages to which the enemy character belongs. Then, in the information storage area of the enemy character, enemy character information about which enemy character appears at which shooting point in which area of which stage is set, and the enemy character is initially set to a valid state in the state determination area. Has been done.

Then, the clear determination unit 118 receives the enemy character disappearance information from the target invalidation time determination unit 116 described later. The disappearance information is information including identification data of the hit enemy character, data indicating that the enemy character is hit, and time data until the enemy character disappears. When there is a hit by the follow-up hit, which will be described later, the disappearance information including the identification data of the enemy character hit by the follow-up hit, the data indicating the hit by the follow-up hit, and the shortened time until disappearance data is displayed. receive.

The clear judging unit 118 receives the disappearance information of the enemy character, and when the disappearance time of the enemy character has elapsed and the disappearance is confirmed, the clear judging unit 118 sets the state judgment area of the corresponding enemy character to the invalid state.

When there is a hit due to the follow-up hit, the clear decision unit 118 uses the information on the extinction of the enemy character that was received previously to set a new hit-off shot before setting the state judgment area of the enemy character to the invalid state. Receive information about disappearance. Usually, if there is a hit by overtaking, a short disappearance time is set, so
This disappearance information causes the state determination area of the enemy character to be set to the invalid state earlier.

The clear determination unit 118 determines each shooting point,
When the invalid state is set in the state determination areas of the enemy characters belonging to each area and each stage, it is determined that the shooting point, area, and stage have been cleared.

When the clear determination unit 118 determines that each area and each stage has been cleared, the clear time display calculation unit 115 also displays the stage result screen shown in FIG. 9 based on the game time measured by the timer unit 111. The image synthesizing unit is configured to give an instruction to display the stage time 650 of 600 and the area time 510 of the area result screen 500 shown in FIG.

Further, the clear time display calculation unit 115, based on the game time measured by the timer unit 111, the time attack timer 400 displayed on the game screen.
It is formed so that the image synthesizing unit gives an instruction to display the display time.

The game time measured by the timer section 111 is the entire game time including the non-combat time, but the stage time 650 that the clear time display calculation section 112 instructs the display includes the non-combat time. There is no play time. That is, strictly speaking, the stage time 650 is a play time that does not include non-combat time until the last area in the stage is finished. In the non-combat state, the player can not defend against attack.
In the shooting game device of this embodiment, the clear time is not included.

Therefore, the clear time display calculation unit 115
When instructing the image synthesizing unit to display the time attack timer 400 on the game screen in real time, 2
Since the non-combat time is included in the play time measured by the timer unit 111 in the second and subsequent areas, the time excluding that portion is calculated and the time is displayed.

That is, the non-combat time (from the end of one area to the shooting point in the next area) is a preset value (set to 5 seconds in the shooting game device of the present embodiment). , The play time measured by the timer unit 111 in the I-th area is T,
When the play time that does not include the non-combat state is P and the area movement time that is the non-combat time is E, when I = 1, P = T I ≧ 2, P = T−E × (I−1) It

Further, the comparison result calculation unit 113, at the end of the game, the time difference 660 from the top of the stage result screen 600 shown in FIG. 9, the ranking display 670, and at the end of each area, the area result screen 500 shown in FIG.
It is formed so that the image combining unit gives an instruction to display the difference 520 from the best time.

At this time, since the ranking calculation performed by the comparison result calculation unit 113 is performed by comparing with the record of the game played in the past, the record storage unit 114 stores the number of the game played in the past. Records of stage time and area time are kept.

Therefore, the comparison result calculation unit 113 compares the past stage time and area time stored in the recording storage unit 114 with the current stage time and area time, and thereby compares the time with the top. Difference 660, ranking display 670, and difference 520 from the best time are calculated.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a procedure of displaying a result in the shooting game device of this embodiment.

First, a shooting calculation is performed in each area (step 10), and when neither the game clear (step 20) nor the time limit is exceeded (step 30), one of the areas 1 to 3 is cleared (step 10). 40), the area result screen 500 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and the area result is displayed (step 50). Then, shooting calculation is performed in the next area (step 60).

While any one of the areas 1 to 3 is not cleared (step 40), the shooting calculation is continued in the area (step 6).
0). Further, when the time limit is exceeded before clearing all areas (step 30), the stage result screen 600 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed and the stage result is displayed (step 80). Then, the game ends (step 90), and the ranking of the top performers up to the present is displayed (step 100).

When the four areas are cleared within the time limit (step 20), the clear screen for displaying the game clear is displayed (step 110), and then the stage result screen 600 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. Then, the stage result is displayed (step 120). If the player's score is within the 20th place (step 13
0), the player makes a name entry (step 1
40), the game ends (step 90), and the ranking of the top performers up to now is displayed (step 1).
00).

Next, the extinction time of the enemy character, which is different depending on the landing area peculiar to the shooting game apparatus of this embodiment, and the motion and hitting-up of the enemy character will be described. The disappearance means that the enemy character is in an invalid state, and the disappearance time means a time when the enemy character is switched from the valid state to the invalid state when a bullet hits the enemy character.

In the shooting game device of this embodiment, the time until the enemy character disappears varies depending on the impact area, that is, where the player's bullet hits the enemy character. 11 is a game screen when the player's bullet hits the enemy's head, and FIG. 12 is a game screen when the player's bullet hits the enemy's foot.

That is, when a hit point such as the head hits the game, the time until it disappears is short, and a flashing motion is used to create a game effect that disappears. A game effect that conveys to the player that he or she has missed the critical point is performed with a sober motion. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the player displays the motion of the enemy character so that the player can know that the bullet shot by the player hit the foot of the enemy character.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the landing area of the enemy character. Basically, the landing area of the enemy character is the head 71
0, body 720, right arm 730, left arm 740, right foot 75
It is divided into 6 parts of 0 and the left foot 760, and the time until the enemy disappears and the motion at the time of being killed differ depending on where the player's bullet hits. That is, when the player's bullet hits the enemy character's head 710, as shown in FIG.
It disappears at the interchange. Also, when the body 720 is hit, 80 inter, right arm 730, left arm 740, right foot 750,
When the left foot 760 is hit, it takes 90 inters until each disappears, and when it hits other than the head, the time is lost. Therefore, the player must accurately aim at the critical point of the enemy in order to get a good time.

Further, the shooting game device of the present embodiment is formed so that it can be hit. That is, when a bullet hits a portion other than the head 710, the time until the bullet disappears is relatively long, but the player can make a follow-up hit during that time. That is, when the follow-up hit performed within a predetermined time after the first hit hits the enemy character further, the enemy character performs the motion of receiving the bullet again, and the time until disappearance is shortened. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the effect of shortening the extinction time due to additional hitting.

As shown in FIG. 14, when the player's bullet hits the enemy character's head with one shot, 810 has the shortest disappearing time, and when the first hits the body or the left and right arms and legs 820, The disappearance time becomes shorter in the order of. First, 830 if 2 more hits hit, then 1 more
If the follow-up hit hits 840, the longest hit is 850 if no follow-up hit is performed or if the follow-up hit does not hit.

If the first hit hits, the enemy character disappears after a certain period of time even if the hitting is not performed. Therefore, in order for the hitting to contribute to shortening the time until the enemy character disappears, Must be done in time. With the predetermined time for accepting the second hitting as the second hitting time and the predetermined time for accepting the third hitting as the third hitting time, FIG. 15 shows the hitting when the first hit on the body. It is the figure which showed the specific example by which time is shortened by this.

First, if the first shot hits the body of the enemy character 910, and if the follow-up hit is not performed, the enemy character disappears 930 after 80 inters. However, within the second acceptance time (40 inter) 920, the second hitting hit hits 940, and the enemy character disappears 960 40 inters after the hit. That is,
For example, if the second follow-up shot is performed 20 inters after the first shot, the enemy character disappears 960 after 60 inters at 20 + 40 from the first shot.

[0107] In addition, if the second hit is a hit, 950, then the third hit is hit 950 within the acceptance time (20 inter) of the third hit, 970, and the enemy character is 20 inter after the hit. Disappears 9
60. In other words, for example, if the third overtaking hit is performed 10 inter-pages after the second, the first over
The enemy character disappears 990 after 50 inters at 0 + 10 + 20.

In this way, even when the player's first shot hits a place other than the critical point of the target, by hitting off,
Since the disappearance time of the target can be shortened, the player is configured to be able to shorten the clear time even when it is not necessary to make one shot.

Further, in the shooting game device of the present embodiment, the enemy character is formed so that its motion is different depending on the hit portion. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the motion of the enemy character (that is, the motion when it is done) at the time of hitting and at the time of hitting.

First, when the first hit an enemy, a motion corresponding to the part is performed. There are three types of motions to be performed during secondary hits, each of which is secondary and tertiary, and as shown in FIG. 16, the motions are selected and displayed randomly.

Next, a description will be given of a configuration for realizing the disappearance time of the enemy character and the motion of humiliation and the hitting-up function which differ depending on the landing area as described above.

In order to realize the function as described above, the game calculation section 110 detects which landing area of the enemy character the landing position by the shooting of the player belongs to, and the enemy character of the enemy character is detected according to the detection result. It includes a target invalidation time determination unit 116 that determines the disappearance time, and a target invalidation calculation unit 117 that receives the target invalidation time determined by the target invalidation time determination unit 116 and performs a calculation to eliminate the enemy character. It is configured.

Since the game calculation unit 110 has the coordinates indicating the position of the center of gravity of the enemy character in the virtual three-dimensional game space and the motion information indicating what motion the enemy character is performing, the target invalidation is performed. Time determination unit 11
6 determines the landing area of each part of the enemy character in the virtual three-dimensional game space based on the coordinates indicating the position of the center of gravity of the enemy character and the motion information.

Therefore, the target invalidation time determination unit 116
When the game calculation unit 110 detects the landing position on the display 12 as described above, it calculates which of the landing regions of each part of the enemy character the detection position corresponds to, and depending on the corresponding part. Figure 1 as described above
The annihilation time shown in 3 is determined.

Further, as described above, there is a possibility that the extinction time can be shortened by the overtaking, so the target invalidation time determination unit 1
When 16 determines the disappearance time, it calculates the disappearance time in consideration of the possibility of shortening the time until disappearance as described below.

That is, the target invalidation time determination unit 116
When the first shot hits the enemy character, the possibility of additional hitting is determined according to the landing area. If the head of the enemy character is hit, the follow-up calculation described below is not performed.

When a hit area other than the head area is hit, the following follow-up calculation is performed. First, the target invalidation time determination unit 116 determines the attack acceptance time for the second attack to be the attack acceptance time for the second attack = (the number of dead inters in each part) −40 inters. If there is no hit due to the follow-up hit within the attack acceptance time of the second hit, it is decided to die in the dead time of the first hit, and the follow-up hit calculation is ended.

Further, when the enemy character has a hit due to a follow-up hit within the attack acceptance time of the second shot, the following calculation is performed. Acceptance time for the third attack is 2 in advance
Since it is set to 0 inter, if there is no hit due to additional hits within the attack acceptance time of this third shot, 2
It is determined that 40 interns from the first hit, that is, 20 inters after the attack acceptance time of the third hit, die, and the follow-up calculation is ended.

If the enemy character has a hit due to a follow-up hit within the attack acceptance time for the third hit, it is determined that the enemy character should die at 20 inters from the third hit, and the follow-up hit calculation is ended.

The target invalidation calculation unit 117 receives the hit information and the follow-up information on the enemy character from the target invalidation time determination unit 116. The hit information is information including the fact that the first hit is a hit, the hit area where the hit is made, and the disappearance time of the enemy character corresponding to the hit area. Further, the follow-up information means that when the follow-up hit occurs within the follow-up acceptance time, or when the follow-up hit does not occur within the follow-up acceptance time or when the follow-up time does not occur and there is no follow-up hit, the fact and the confirmed enemy character It is information including the disappearance time.

The target invalidation calculation unit 117 receives the hit information and the follow-up information, and based on these, performs the calculation to eliminate the enemy character.

The operation of disappearing the enemy character specifically determines a motion until the enemy character disappears, and the image synthesizing unit 120 displays the disappearing motion of the enemy character as an image with the determined motion. To instruct. That is, as shown in FIG.
When the first hit information is received, the motion to be killed according to each part is determined. When the second hit information is received, from the three types of secondary motions prepared,
When one hit is randomly determined and the hit information for the third shot is received, similarly, one hit is randomly determined from three types of tertiary motions prepared.

By passing the motion information thus determined to the image synthesizing section in real time, the image synthesizing section displays an image in which the enemy character disappears.

FIG. 17 shows the target invalidation time determination unit 116 and the target invalidation calculation unit 117 when the enemy character is hit.
It is a flowchart figure which showed the procedure of the calculation which is performed.

First, when the target invalidation time determination unit 116 detects that the first shot hits one of the landing areas of the enemy character (step 210), the target invalidation calculation unit 117 receives the information and hits. The motion to be hit according to the hit area is determined, and the image compositing unit 120 is instructed to display the image in the motion.

At the time of detecting the first hit, the target invalidation time determination unit 116 determines whether or not the landing area is the head in order to detect the possibility of additional hitting (step 23).
0). If the landing area is the head, the target invalidation time determination unit 1
The 16 determines to disappear at the 40th interval from the first shot (step 240), and ends the follow-up calculation (step 250). The target invalidation calculation unit 117 receives the information, and is killed 40 interstitial after the first shot to end the motion and extinguish the enemy (step 240).

If there is a possibility of overtaking, the target invalidation time determination unit 116 detects whether or not there is a hit within the second acceptance time (step 26).
0). If there is no hit, the target invalidation time determination unit 116
Determines to disappear at 40 inters after the second acceptance time has elapsed (step 270), and ends the follow-up calculation (step 280). The target invalidation calculation unit 117 receives the information, and is killed 40 inters after the second reception time has elapsed, ends the motion, and eliminates the enemy (step 270).

If there is a hit, the target invalidation calculation unit 117
Decides the secondary motion (step 29).
0), the target invalidation time determination unit 116 detects whether or not there is a hit within the third reception time (step 300). If there is no hit, target invalidation time determination unit 1
After the third reception time has elapsed, 16 determines to disappear at 20 inters (step 310), and ends the follow-up calculation (step 320). Target invalidation calculation unit 117
Received the information, and after the third acceptance time passed, 20
After the inter, the motion is ended and the enemy is extinguished (step 310).

If there is a hit, the target invalidation calculation unit 117
Decides the third motion to be performed (step 33
0), the target invalidation time determination unit 116 determines to disappear at 20 inters from the time of the third hit (step 3).
40), the follow-up calculation is ended (step 350).
The target invalidation calculation unit 117 receives the information, ends the motion 20 intervening after the third hit, and ends the enemy (step 340).

The hitting motion to be hit may not be decided at random, but may be decided according to the hit part of the hitting. In addition, the acceptance time for additional hitting may be determined or changed depending on the previous hit portion, such that the second hit acceptance time is determined or changed depending on the first hit portion.

The present invention is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

In the above-described shooting game device, the enemy character is formed so as to disappear when it is in the invalid state. However, even if the enemy character is in the invalid state, it remains on the screen or exists in another form. You may form so that it may exist.

The present invention can be applied not only to shooting games with guns but also to shooting game devices using other shooting devices.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to a game device for business use but also to a game device for home use, for example.
FIG. 18 shows an example of a block diagram when the present invention is applied to a home-use game machine. This game device includes a main body device 1000, an operation unit 1012, a shooting device 1020, and a storage medium (CD-ROM, game cassette, memory card, etc.) 1306, and outputs generated images and sounds to a television monitor 1010 or the like. It is a game that you enjoy. The main unit 1000 has a CPU 110.
0, 3D calculation unit 1210, image synthesis unit 1220 including image formation unit 1228, voice synthesis unit 1300, working R
An AM 1302 and a backup memory (memory card or the like) 1304 for backing up data are included.

In such a home-use game machine, the CP
By executing the program stored in the storage medium 1306 by the U1100 using the RAM 1302, the game calculation means, the timer means, the result display calculation means, the record storage means, the comparison result means, the target invalidation time determination means, the target invalidation It is formed so as to function as a conversion calculation means and an area time calculation means.

The present invention can also be applied to a so-called multimedia terminal or a large attraction type game machine in which a large number of players participate.

Further, the arithmetic processing performed in the image synthesizing section of the present embodiment in FIG. 2, the three-dimensional arithmetic section of the home game machine in FIG. 18, the image forming section, etc., uses a dedicated image processing device. It may be processed, or may be processed by software using a general-purpose microcomputer, DSP or the like.

The configuration of the game calculation section and the calculation processing method are not limited to those described in this embodiment.

The present invention also includes a structure in which the image-combined game image is displayed on a display called a head mounted display (HMD).

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective explanatory view showing an example of a shooting game device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

6A and 6B are side views showing the positional relationship of virtual players in the game space.

7A and 7B are diagrams showing a configuration of a game played on the shooting game device of the present embodiment and its specific contents.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of displaying a result in the shooting game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a game screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing hit classifications of enemy characters.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the effect of shortening the extinction time by additional hitting.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a specific example for explaining the effect of shortening the extinction time by additional hitting.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship of the damaging motions of the enemy character at the time of hitting and hitting.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a calculation procedure when an enemy character is hit.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shooting game device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 display 20 gun 24 light receiving sensor 26 trigger 40 game PCB 110 game calculation unit 111 timer unit 112 result display calculation unit 113 comparison result calculation unit 114 record storage unit 115 clear time display calculation unit 116 target invalidation time determination unit 117 target invalidation Calculation unit 118 Clear determination unit 120 Image synthesis unit 130 Voice synthesis unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A shooting device for shooting at a target displayed on a display, and a shooting game calculation for switching the target from a valid state to a invalid state based on an input from the shooting device and a predetermined game program. A game operation means for displaying a game screen on the display, the game operation means measuring the play time of the game, and determining whether or not a part or all of the predetermined targets are disabled. Clear determination means for determining whether or not all or predetermined portions of the game have been cleared by detecting, and when the clear determination means determines that all or predetermined portions of the game have been cleared, the timer means has required clearing. Obtain time and display grades based on the time And a track record display operation means, in the length of time required to clear up certain points or termination of the game, a shooting game apparatus, characterized in that compete grades player. 2. The game calculation means according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of landing areas having different invalidation times are set to the target, and a landing position of a shot by a player is one of the landing areas of the target. Detects whether it belongs to a region, the target invalidation time determining means for determining the invalidation time of the target according to the detection result, based on the target invalidation time determined by the target invalidation time determining means, the target is valid A shooting game apparatus characterized by having a target invalidation calculation means for performing a calculation for switching from a state to an invalid state, wherein the player can shorten the time required for clearing by shooting a landing area where the target invalidation time is short. . 3. The shooting game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the target invalidation time determining means shortens the target invalidation time by a follow-up hit by a player. 4. The result displaying / calculating means according to claim 1, from a predetermined point during a game start or during a game to another predetermined point based on the play time measured by the timer means. The area game display calculation means for calculating the area time, which is the time required to clear the area, and displaying the result of each area based on the area time. 5. The area result display calculation means according to claim 4, wherein when the area is finished in the middle of the game, an area result display area for displaying the result of the area is set in the game screen, and the area result display area is displayed together with the game screen. A shooting game device characterized by displaying the results of an area. 6. A calculation method for a shooting game apparatus including a shooting device for shooting a target displayed on a display, wherein the target is changed from an effective state based on an input from the shooting device and a predetermined game program. There is a game calculation step for performing a shooting game calculation for switching to an invalid state, wherein the game calculation step comprises a step of measuring a play time of the game, and setting a plurality of impact areas to which the target has different invalidation times. And a step of detecting which landing area of the target the landing position by the shooting of the player belongs to, a step of determining the invalidation time of the target according to the detection result in the step, and the step of determining in the step. When the target is invalidated Based on the above, it is determined whether the whole game or a predetermined part has been cleared by detecting the step of performing a calculation for switching the target from the valid state to the invalid state and detecting whether a part or all of the predetermined target is in the invalid state. Clear determination step, and when it is determined in the clear determination step that all or a predetermined part of the game has been cleared, the time required for clearing is calculated based on the play time measured in the step, and the result is displayed based on the time. A calculation method for a shooting game apparatus, comprising: