JPH1033830A - Game device and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create a world view unlike before while providing fun provided in a quiz game and a mini game. SOLUTION: A problem for which the attributes of seriousness and humane studies, etc., are set and the mini game are displayed on a screen. Corresponding to the reply result of a player, the parameters of the seriousness and the humane studies, etc., corresponding to the respective attributes are changed stepwise and the image and voice, etc., of a game character 10 are changed stepwise based on the parameters. When many serious problems and mini games are cleared, the game character of high seriousness is raised. The event of branching the courses (school and work) of the game character is generated and which course is to be taken is selected based on the parameters. The setting and distribution of the attributes to the problems and the mini games is changed depending on which course is to be taken. Thus, a game capable of raising the game character while playing quizes and the mini games is realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a game device and an information storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game devices such as "Hot Fight! Fierce Fight! Quiz Island !!" (registered trademark) manufactured by Namco have been known as game devices capable of enjoying a quiz game. ing. In this game device, a game progresses in a form in which a question (quiz) is displayed on a screen, and a player answers the question within a time limit. According to this game apparatus, the knowledge and thinking ability of the player are tested, and the player can enjoy the thrill of having to answer within the time limit, so that the game is very popular as a game. However, the task performed by the player in this game apparatus is merely to answer the question, and for example, the view of the world that the roll plane game has as its attraction cannot be created with this kind of quiz game apparatus. For this reason, motivation for making the player continue playing in the arcade game device or purchasing the game software in the home game device has been weak.

On the other hand, as a game device capable of enjoying a so-called upbringing simulation game, a game device such as "Tokimeki Memorial" (registered trademark) manufactured by Konami is known. Although this game device has gained popularity due to its high claiming power, the repetition of the player's judgment input gives a flat impression, and in this respect, there is a problem that the interest of the game is somewhat lacking.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional game apparatus, and has an object to provide an unprecedented world while retaining the fun of quiz games and mini-games. An object of the present invention is to provide a game device and an information storage medium that can create a view.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus for displaying a problem to a player and playing a game in which the player answers the problem. Means for generating a screen displaying a question in which at least one attribute is set from among the attributes of
Or, after a plurality of question answers, means for changing a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner according to the answer result of the question, and changing the content of the game output information stepwise based on the parameter. And means for changing to.

According to the present invention, an attribute is set for a question set for a player. For example, when the answer to the question of the first attribute is correct, or when the answer rate of the question of the first attribute is high, the first parameter corresponding to the first attribute is increased. When the first parameter changes, game output information such as a game image and a game sound changes stepwise.
Similarly, when the answer to the question of the second attribute is correct, the second parameter changes, and the game output information changes stepwise. As described above, according to the present invention, the player can enjoy the quiz game by answering the question,
It is possible to enjoy game images, game sounds, and the like that change stepwise based on the parameters, and create a game with unprecedented fun.

According to the present invention, there is provided a game device for displaying a mini game screen to a player and playing the mini game by the player, wherein at least one of a plurality of attributes is set. Means for generating a mini-game screen; means for changing a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner according to a play result of the mini-game after playing one or more mini-games; Means for changing the content of the game output information stepwise based on the parameter.

According to the present invention, the player can enjoy playing the mini-game and enjoy the game image, the game sound, etc., which change stepwise based on the parameters, so that the player can enjoy the unprecedented interest. Create games with confidence. The present invention naturally includes a game in which a mini-game and a problem are mixed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the image of the game character displayed on the screen is changed stepwise based on the parameters. In this way, the player can enjoy watching the game character growing as the parameter changes. This makes it possible to realize an unprecedented type of game device in which game characters are raised while playing quiz games and mini-games.

According to the present invention, there is provided a game character displayed on a screen in accordance with an answer result or a play result of a player to a group of problems or a group of mini-games which form one set of a plurality of problems or a plurality of mini-games. The feature is to change the attribute stepwise. In this way, the age of the game character gradually increases each time the player clears the problem group and the mini game group. As a result, a simulation game of a type in which a game character is sequentially grown by answering a group of questions or completing a group of mini-games can be realized.

The present invention is also a game device for displaying a question to a player and playing a game in which the player answers the question, wherein at least one of a plurality of attributes is selected.
Means for generating a screen displaying a question with one attribute set, and after one or more question answers, a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters is changed stepwise according to the answer result of the question Means for causing the game progress information to branch to any one of a plurality of game stages in which at least one of the game output information and the content of the question to be asked is different; and Means for selecting which of the game stages to proceed to.

According to the present invention, for example, the first, second, and third
If the answer to the question of the attribute is correct, the first, second, and third parameters corresponding to the first, second, and third attributes change.
Then, a game stage is selected based on the changed first, second, and third parameters. For example, when the first parameter is high, the game proceeds to the first game stage, and when the second parameter is high, the game proceeds to the second game stage. This can increase the variety of game progress. Then, when the present invention is applied to a game of the game character breeding type, the course (school, occupation) of the game character is determined based on the parameters, and the fun of the game character breeding can be further increased.

According to the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus for displaying a mini-game screen to a player and allowing the player to play the mini-game, wherein at least one of a plurality of attributes is set. Means for generating a mini-game screen; means for changing a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner according to a play result of the mini-game after playing one or more mini-games; Means for generating a branch event in which the game progress branches to any one of a plurality of game stages in which at least one of the game output information and the content of the mini game is different; and any one of the plurality of game stages based on the parameter. Means for selecting whether to proceed.

According to the present invention, for example, the first, second, and third
If you clear the mini-game of the attribute of the first, second, third
Are changed, and a game stage is selected based on these parameters. As a result, the variety of the game progress can be increased, and when the present invention is applied to the game of the game character breeding type, the fun of the game character breeding can be further increased.

[0015] Further, the present invention relates to a ratio of a problem or a mini-game in which one attribute is set in one of the plurality of game stages or a mini-game, and a ratio of the other game stages. And the ratio of the problem or the mini-game in which the attribute 1 is set in the problem or the mini-game given in the above. For example, when progressing to the first game stage, many problems or mini-games of the first attribute are issued, and when progressing to the second game stage, many problems or mini-games of the second attribute are issued. Therefore, when the present invention is applied to the game of the game character breeding type, the first parameter corresponding to the first attribute of the game character that has progressed to the first game stage is further increased, and the more realistic A game character training simulation can be realized.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIGS. 1A and 1B show an example of a game screen generated according to the present embodiment. In this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (A), a question to be presented to the player is displayed on the screen, and the game proceeds in a form in which the player answers this problem. A first feature of the present embodiment is that at least one attribute among a plurality of attributes is set as a question, and a parameter corresponding to the attribute among the plurality of parameters is set in a stepwise manner according to a result of answering the question. The point is to change. And based on the changing parameters,
The game output information such as the game screen and the game sound is changed stepwise.

Specifically, the questions set in FIG. 1A include attributes of a personality genre and a specialty genre.
Each is set with the attributes of seriousness and natural science. If the answer to the question having such an attribute is correct or the rate of correct answers to such an question is high, the parameters corresponding to the degree of seriousness and the attribute of natural science increase as shown in FIG. Then, as is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 1A and 1B, the image of the game character 10 changes from a normal face to a serious face. Also, the voice of the game character changes to a serious one. Further, changes in the natural science parameters affect the course, occupation selection, and the like of the game character. On the other hand, the questions set in FIG. 2 (A) are set with naughtiness and humanities attributes as attributes of the personality genre and the specialty genre, respectively. 2B, the parameters corresponding to the degree of naughtiness and the attributes of the humanities increase, as shown in FIG. Then, the image, sound, and the like of the game character 10 change to those representing naughtiness.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the appearance and the like of the game character are changed to various ones according to the tendency of the player to answer the question given various attributes. For example, when a player who is good at serious problems plays a game, he / she grows up to a serious game character, and when a player who is good at humanities plays a game, he grows up to a game character having a profession in the humanities field. Therefore, the player can enjoy not only the pleasure of playing the quiz game to test his / her knowledge but also the pleasure of watching the growth of the game character, and can encourage the player to continue playing. What the game character grows depends on the attribute set for the question and the answer tendency. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain an effect more than a mere combination of the quiz game and the growth simulation game, and it is possible to provide a game device of a type which has not been conventionally provided.

Next, the details of this embodiment will be described. The game realized by this embodiment is a breeding simulation type quiz game whose main theme is parenting. FIG. 3A is a screen displayed at the start of the game. The player first names the game character that he or she raises. The age of the game character is 0 at first. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), for example, if five questions are set and the correct answer is three, the age of the game character becomes one year old and the game character grows. That is, the age attribute assigned to the game character changes stepwise according to the player's answer to a group of questions that is a set of a plurality of questions. The number of quotas gradually increases as the game character grows. At this time, in the present embodiment, a display as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B is performed to inform the player of the degree of growth of the game character from time to time and to satisfy the player's sense of achievement regarding game character development. I have. FIGS. 4 (A) and (B) show 2
It is a screen displayed when the game character reaches the age of 3 and the game character turns 3 years old. On the screen, symbol images 12a to 12h indicating the growth stages of the game character at each age are displayed in advance. When the age changes from two to three, the marker image 14 for identifying how old the current age is is moving as shown in FIG. 4B. Thereby, the player can visually recognize that the game character has grown to 3 years old by achieving the quota, and can increase the satisfaction of the player.

At the time of the question, FIG.
(B), the screen as shown in FIG. 2 (A), (B) is displayed. In the present embodiment, a problem is set in a form in which the game character 10 raised by the player asks a question to the player. That is, the player becomes the father or mother of the child (game character 10) appearing on the screen, and educates the child by answering various questions that the child asks. At this time, according to the present embodiment, the game character of the player who is good at the problem of the natural science grows up as a science-based person. This corresponds to the fact that in the real world, a child whose parent is good at natural science grows up into a science person. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to realize a training simulation game that is more suitable for events in the real world.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment when a question is asked. When a question is displayed and the player answers it, it is determined whether or not the answer is correct (steps S1 and S2). And the attributes A, B, C
It is determined whether or not a flag of (seriousness, degree of stiffness, degree of naughtiness) is set, and when it is set, the value of the parameter corresponding to each attribute is changed (steps S3 to S3).
7). Similarly, it is determined whether or not flags of attributes X, Y, and Z (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences) are set for the question. If the flags are set, the values of the parameters corresponding to the attributes are changed. (Steps S8 to S12). Next, it is determined whether or not the quota corresponding to each age has been achieved (step S13). If so, the age of the game character increases by one, the image of the game character changes according to the current value of each parameter, and then the count related to the number of quotas is cleared (steps S14 to S14).
S16).

Various methods are conceivable for changing the parameters. In this embodiment, when the answer is correct, a given integrated value is added to the parameter corresponding to the attribute of the question. The integrated value is changed according to the number of quotas (or age). For example, consider the case where the quota at the age of 3 and 8 is 3 and 8, respectively. In this case, when the number of correct answers to the given problem group becomes 3 or 8 or more, the game character grows up to 4 years old and 9 years old. A multiplication value according to each quota (or age) is set in the integrated value. When two questions of attribute A are correctly answered when the user is three years old, the integrated value 4 (= 2 (multiplied value) × 2 (the number of correct answers) )) Is added to the attribute A parameter. On the other hand, if the user is eight years old and answers two questions of the attribute A, the integrated value 12 (= 6 (multiplied value) × 2 (the number of correct answers)) is added to the parameter of the attribute A. In this way, as the age increases and it becomes difficult to clear the quota, the parameter increase value at the time of a correct answer increases, and the degree of change in the image and the like of the game character also increases. Thereby, the satisfaction of the player at the time of clearing the quota can be satisfied, and the fun of the game can be increased.

Note that the problem to be set for the player is shown in FIG.
Not only the type shown in FIG. 1A but also various types can be considered. For example, a problem in which all options are regarded as correct answers may be set, and a parameter corresponding to each option may be changed according to which option the player has selected. That is, when the option with the attribute A set is selected, the parameter corresponding to A is changed,
When the option of B is selected, the parameter of B is changed. By doing so, the variety of problem submissions can be increased and the game can be prevented from becoming monotonous.

In the present embodiment, the image of the game character is changed stepwise according to the change of the parameter and the like. For example, as shown in the table data of FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, a total of 59 game character image patterns are prepared, and which image pattern to display is determined based on age, personality parameters, and occupation. That is, when the age is 0 years old, only one image pattern is prepared, but when the age is 4 years old and 5 years old, four image patterns are prepared, and one of the four image patterns is prepared based on personality parameters and occupations. select. For example, when the parameter of the degree of seriousness is high, an image pattern of a game character having a more serious expression is selected from the four image patterns. The game character image of a serious expression at the age of 4, 5 is different from the game character image of a serious expression at the age of 6 to 8 years. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the image of the game character changes stepwise with changes in age, personality parameters, and occupations, so that the player can visually recognize the growth of the game character, and Can increase the variety of growth.

The second feature of the present embodiment is that a branch event of the game stage is generated, and the game stage to be advanced is selected based on a parameter that changes depending on the attribute in question. For example, in FIG. 7, as the age of the game character increases, branch events 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 occur sequentially (branch event 6 also occurs due to job change). When the branch event 1 occurs, any of the kindergartens a to c is selected as the game stage in which the player proceeds. In branching events 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, each elementary school, middle school, high school, university, or occupation is selected.

In the present embodiment, at least one of game output information such as an image and a game sound and a question to be set is different between game stages. For example, in the case of going to kindergarten a and kindergarten c, the kindergarten's school building and scenery projected on the screen, and the content and type of the question to be given are different.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the number of questions of one attribute question set in one game stage is different from the number of questions of one attribute question set in another game stage. ing. For example, kindergarten a with a serious school style
When advancing to, many questions having a serious attribute are set, and when going to a kindergarten c having a naughty school style, many questions having an attribute of naughty are set. By doing so, the game character of the player who has advanced to the kindergarten a becomes more serious, and the game character of the player who has advanced to the kindergarten c becomes more and more naughty. Thereby, the game character can be grown as desired by the player, and the pleasure of the player watching the growth of the game character can be increased.

In the branch events 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, an arbitrary course desired by the player can be selected. For example, a player who wants a serious college can go to college a, and a player who wants a stiff college can go to college b. However, in the present embodiment, for example, an entrance examination is performed in a branching event, and the student cannot enter a desired school unless a correct number of questions are answered correctly.

On the other hand, in the branch event 6, one of a plurality of occupations is automatically selected based on the values of the respective parameters accumulated so far. In this case, table data as shown in FIG. 8 is used. As shown in the figure, both the stiffness, one of the personality parameters, and the parameter value of natural science, one of the specialty parameters, are B.
The occupation c is selected for the class (low), the occupation d for the A class (medium), and the occupation g for the special class (high). The occupation c is, for example, a normal engineer, the occupation d is a scientist, and the occupation g is an astronaut. On the other hand, even if the personality parameters are the same, if the specialty parameters are different, the selected occupations are different as shown in FIG. Stiffness, parameter value of social science is B class,
In the case of the A class and the special class, occupations j, k, and n are respectively selected. The occupation j is, for example, a regular office worker, the occupation k is a diplomat, and the occupation n is a member of the Diet. In addition, even if the specialty parameters are the same, if the personality parameters are different, the selected occupations will be different. For example, even if the parameters of the social sciences are both class A, if the degree of seriousness is high, the lawyer is occupation i, and if the degree of naughtiness is high, the lawyer is occupation m.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by answering a question having various attributes, the parameters corresponding to the respective attributes change, and the game progress differs based on the changed parameters. . In other words, a game character raised by a player who is good at stiffness and natural science issues must walk on the path as a scientist, etc.A seriously, a game character raised by a player who is good at social science issues must be on a path as a lawyer etc. become. That is, the course of the game character also changes according to the qualities and abilities that the player actually has. In the real world, children often inherit the qualities of their parents. For example, a child of a science-based parent is often a science-based child, and the child often has a profession similar to that of the parent. According to the present embodiment, a child-rearing game can be played along such a real-world event, and the sense of realism of the game can be significantly increased as compared with a conventional training simulation game.

Next, an example of a hardware configuration of a game device capable of realizing the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the game device shown in FIG.
OM 1002, RAM 1004, information storage medium 100
6. Sound synthesis IC 1008, image synthesis IC 1010, I /
O ports 1012 and 1014 are connected to the system bus 1016
Are connected to each other so that data can be transmitted and received. The image synthesizing IC 1010 has a display 1018.
Is connected, and the speaker 1020 is connected to the sound synthesis IC 1008.
Are connected, the control device 1022 is connected to the I / O port 1012, and the communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014.

The information storage medium 1006 mainly stores a game program, image information for expressing a display object, and the like, and uses a CD-ROM, a game cassette, an IC card, an MO, an FD, a memory, and the like. Can be Also ROM
Reference numeral 1002 stores initialization information and the like of the game device main body.

The control device 1022 corresponds to a game controller, and is a device for inputting a result of a determination made by a player in accordance with the progress of a game to a game device main body.

In accordance with a game program stored in the information storage medium 1006, a system program stored in the ROM 1002, signals input by the control device 1022, the CPU 1000 controls the entire device and performs various data processing. The RAM 1004 is the CPU 10
This storage means is used as a work area of the data storage unit 00, for example, and stores predetermined contents of the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002, the calculation results of the CPU 1000, and the like. A data structure having a logical configuration such as the table data shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 is constructed on the RAM.

Further, this type of game apparatus includes a sound synthesis IC.
1008 and an image synthesis IC 1010 are provided so that a suitable output of a game sound or a game screen can be performed. The sound synthesis IC 1008 is an information storage medium 1006 or R
This is an integrated circuit that synthesizes game sounds such as sound effects and background music based on information stored in the OM 1002, and the synthesized game sounds are output by a speaker 1020. Further, the image synthesis IC 1010 includes a RAM 10
04, an integrated circuit that synthesizes pixel information to be output to the display 1018 based on image information sent from the ROM 1002, the information storage medium 1006, and the like. Note that a so-called head-mounted display (HMD) can also be used as the display 1018.

The communication device 1024 exchanges various types of information used inside the game device with the outside. The communication device 1024 is connected to another game device to transmit and receive given information according to the game program. It is used for transmitting and receiving information such as a game program via a communication line.

1 (A), 1 (B), 2 (A),
(B), FIG. 3 (A), (B), FIG. 4 (A), (B), and image processing and audio processing of FIGS. 11 (A) to (C) described later are flowcharts of FIG. This is realized by an information storage medium 1006 storing a game program for performing the processing and the like shown in (1), a CPU 1000 operating according to the game program, an image synthesis IC 1010, and the like. The processing performed by the image synthesis IC 1010, the sound synthesis IC 1008, and the like may be performed by software using the CPU 1000, a general-purpose DSP, or the like.

FIG. 10A shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to an arcade game device. The player looks at the game screen projected on the display 1100,
Operate the lever 1102 and the button 1104 to enjoy the game. The IC board 1106 built in the device has a CP
U, an image synthesis IC, a sound synthesis IC, and the like are mounted. Then, information for displaying the question with the attribute set, information for changing the parameter according to the answer to the question, information for changing the content of the game output information based on the parameter, and a branch event are generated. For example, information for determining a game stage, information for changing the setting distribution of attributes, and the like are stored in a memory 1108 which is an information storage medium on the IC substrate 1106. Hereinafter, such information is referred to as stored information. The stored information is a program code for performing the above various processes,
It includes at least one of image information, sound information, shape information of a display object, table data, player information, and the like.

FIG. 10B shows an example in which this embodiment is applied to a home game machine. The player enjoys the game by operating the game controllers 1202 and 1204 while looking at the game screen displayed on the display 1200. In this case, the stored information is stored in a CD-ROM 1206, which is an information storage medium that is
It is stored in cards 1208, 1209 and the like.

FIG. 10C shows a host device 1300,
An example in which the present embodiment is applied to a game device including the host device 1300 and terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n connected via a communication line 1302 will be described. In this case, the storage information is stored in an information storage medium 1306 such as a magnetic disk device, a magnetic tape device, or a memory that can be controlled by the host device 1300. Terminal 1304-1-1
When the CPU 304-n has a CPU, an image synthesis IC, and a sound synthesis IC and can synthesize a game image and a game sound in a stand-alone manner, the host apparatus 1300 can synthesize the game image and the game sound. Is delivered to the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n. on the other hand,
If the synthesis cannot be performed, the host device 1300 synthesizes the game image and the game sound, and the synthesized image is transmitted to the terminals 1304-1 to 1301.
4-n and output at the terminal.

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

For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a quiz game for displaying a question to a player has been mainly described, but a mini game screen may be displayed instead of the question. FIG. 11A is a screen example of a mini game in which the operation of tilting the operation lever in the direction indicated by arrows 50 to 52 on the screen is performed within the time limit. The game character 53 operates so as to match the input direction of the operation lever of the player. For example, an attribute of seriousness is set in this mini-game, and when the mini-game is cleared, parameters corresponding to seriousness change, thereby changing the game output information, the selection of the game stage, etc. by the same operation as in the above embodiment. . FIG. 11B shows that the player moves the game character 56 right and left and the bird 58 drops the egg 6.
This is a mini game in which 0 and 61 are caught so as not to drop to the ground. For example, a stiffness attribute is set in this mini-game, and when the mini-game is cleared, the stiffness parameter changes. FIG. 11C shows a mini-game in which the game character 64 runs and competes by repeatedly hitting the operation buttons. The higher the speed at which the operation buttons are repeatedly hit, the faster the game character 64 runs. For example, an attribute of naughty is set in this mini game. The scope of the present invention includes a mode in which a mini game and a problem are mixed and presented to a player.

The problem in the present invention is not limited to so-called quizzes. In the problem of the present invention, in addition to those described in the above-mentioned embodiment, puzzles, finding mistakes, matching pictures, placing places, Various things such as guessing, number guessing, time guessing, and reasoning are included.

The types of attributes and parameters set in the present invention are not limited to those described in the above embodiment. Further, the attribute may be reduced according to the question, the answer result of the mini game, and the play result.

The present invention can also be applied to various games other than the game character breeding type game described in the above embodiment.

Further, the game stage branched by the branch event is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, but may be any as long as the game progress is changed at least.

[0048]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are examples of a game screen generated according to an embodiment when a game is set.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are also examples of a game screen generated according to the embodiment when a game is set.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are examples of a game screen generated by the embodiment at the start of the game.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are examples of a game screen generated for causing a player to recognize the growth of a game character. FIG.

FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a process of changing an image of a game character in a stepwise manner.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a branch event.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process of selecting a game stage based on parameters.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a game device capable of realizing the present embodiment.

FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C are diagrams showing various types of game devices to which the present embodiment is applied.

FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C are examples of a mini game screen. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Game character 12a to 12h Symbol image 1000 CPU 1002 ROM 1004 RAM 1006 Information storage medium 1008 Sound synthesis IC 1010 Image synthesis IC 1012 I / O port 1014 I / O port 1016 System bus 1018 Display 1020 Speaker 1022 Control device 1024 Communication device 1100 Display 1102 Lever 1104 Button 1106 IC board 1108 Memory 1200 Display 1202, 1204 Game controller 1206 CD-ROM 1208, 1209 IC card 1300 Host device 1302 Communication line 1304-1 to 1304-n Terminal 1306 Information storage medium

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A game device for displaying a question to a player and playing a game in which the player answers the question, wherein a question in which at least one attribute is set from a plurality of attributes is set. Means for generating a screen to be displayed; means for changing parameters corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner in response to the answer to the question after one or more question answers; Means for changing the content stepwise based on the parameter. 2. A game device for displaying a mini-game screen to a player, wherein the player plays the mini-game, wherein at least one of a plurality of attributes is set in the mini-game. Means for generating a screen; means for, after playing one or a plurality of mini-games, means for changing a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner according to the play result of the mini-game; Means for changing the content of the game step by step based on the parameter. 3. The game device according to claim 1, wherein an image of the game character displayed on the screen is changed stepwise based on the parameter. 4. A display according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of questions or a plurality of mini-games are displayed on a screen according to a player's answer result or play result with respect to a set of problems or mini-games which is a set of mini-games. A game device characterized in that an age attribute given to a game character is gradually changed. 5. A game device for displaying a question to a player and playing a game in which the player answers the question, wherein the question indicates that at least one of a plurality of attributes is set. Means for generating a screen; means for changing, after one or more question answers, parameters corresponding to the attributes among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner according to the answer result of the question; Means for generating a branch event in which a game progress branches to one of a plurality of game stages having at least one of different problem contents, and selecting one of the plurality of game stages based on the parameter. A game device. 6. A game device for displaying a mini-game screen to a player and playing the mini-game by the player, wherein the mini-game of at least one of a plurality of attributes is set. Means for generating a screen; means for, after playing one or a plurality of mini-games, means for changing a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters in a stepwise manner according to the play result of the mini-game; Means for generating a branch event in which the game progress branches to any one of a plurality of game stages in which at least one of the contents of the mini-game is different; and to which of the plurality of game stages the game progresses based on the parameter. Means for selecting a game device. 7. The problem according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a problem that is issued in one of the plurality of game stages or a problem in which one attribute is set in a mini game or a mini game A game device, wherein a ratio is different from a ratio of a problem or a mini-game in which the first attribute is set among problems or mini-games presented in another game stage. 8. An information storage medium for displaying information for displaying a question to a player and playing a game in which the player answers the question, wherein at least one attribute is selected from a plurality of attributes. And information for generating a screen for displaying the set question, and after one or more question answers, a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters is changed stepwise according to the answer result of the question. An information storage medium, comprising: information for causing the game to output, and information for changing the content of the game output information stepwise based on the parameter. 9. An information storage medium for displaying a mini-game screen to a player and storing information for the player to play the mini-game, wherein at least one of a plurality of attributes is set. Information for generating a set mini-game screen, and after playing one or more mini-games, parameters corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters are stepwisely changed according to the play result of the mini-game. An information storage medium comprising: information for changing; and information for changing the contents of game output information stepwise based on the parameter. 10. The information storage medium according to claim 8, wherein an image of a game character displayed on a screen is changed stepwise based on the parameter. 11. The display device according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of questions or a plurality of mini-games are displayed on a screen according to an answer result or a play result of the player with respect to a question group or a mini-game group which forms one set. An information storage medium characterized in that an age attribute given to a game character is changed stepwise. 12. An information storage medium for storing information for displaying a question to a player and playing a game in which the player answers the question, wherein at least one attribute is selected from a plurality of attributes. And information for generating a screen for displaying the set question, and after one or more question answers, a parameter corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters is changed stepwise according to the answer result of the question. Information for causing the game progress information to generate a branch event in which the game progress branches to any one of a plurality of game stages in which at least one of the game output information and the question content is different, and Information for selecting which of the plurality of game stages to proceed to. 13. An information storage medium for displaying a mini-game screen to a player and storing information for the player to play the mini-game, wherein at least one of a plurality of attributes is set. Information for generating a set mini-game screen, and after playing one or more mini-games, parameters corresponding to the attribute among a plurality of parameters are stepwisely changed according to the play result of the mini-game. Information for changing, information for generating a branch event in which the game progresses to one of a plurality of game stages in which at least one of the game output information and the content of the mini game is different, and Information for selecting which of the plurality of game stages to proceed to. 14. The problem according to claim 12 or 13, wherein a problem which is issued in one of the plurality of game stages or a problem in which one attribute is set in a mini game or a mini game is set. An information storage medium, wherein the ratio is different from a ratio of a problem or a mini game in which the attribute is set to one in a problem or a mini game that is presented in another game stage.