WO2010058618A1

WO2010058618A1 - Game device, method for controlling game device, program and information storing medium

Info

Publication number: WO2010058618A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/062008
Authority: WO
Inventors: 啓成麻野; 一馬鶴本; 浩二石井; 礼博北條; 健太小川; 智史小山; 直克泉; 翔太逢坂; 淳一田谷
Original assignee: 株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント
Priority date: 2008-11-21
Filing date: 2009-06-30
Publication date: 2010-05-27
Also published as: JP5433215B2; US20110223998A1; TWI393581B; TW201026364A; JP2010119787A

Abstract

Provided is a game device that can be configured to improve operability of an operation means. A first acquisition means (61) acquires information of an operation condition of an operation member included in the operation means. A second acquisition means (62) acquires information of a position or posture change in the operation means. A first control means (63) makes an operation subject do a first action in accordance with an acquisition result of the first acquisition means (61). A second control means (64) makes the operation subject do a second action in accordance with an acquisition result of the second acquisition means (62).

Description

GAME DEVICE, GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM

The present invention relates to a game device, a game device control method, a program, and an information storage medium.

For example, a game device is known that executes a game in which a user operates an operation target using an operation means. In addition, for example, a game device that executes a game in which a user operates a first operation target and a second operation target is known. In addition, for example, a game device that displays a gauge that expands or contracts based on a user's operation on a game screen and executes a game process based on the length of the gauge when the user performs a predetermined operation is known. .

JP 2007-259989 A

It is necessary to improve the operability of the operation means in the game device as described above.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a game device, a game device control method, a program, and an information storage medium that can improve the operability of the operation means. .

In order to solve the above problems, a game device according to the present invention includes first acquisition means for acquiring information related to an operation state of an operation member included in the operation means, and information related to a change in position or posture of the operation means. Based on the second acquisition means to be acquired, the first control means for causing the operation target to perform the first action based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition means, and the acquisition result of the second acquisition means And a second control unit that causes the operation target to perform a second operation.

The game device control method according to the present invention includes a first acquisition step of acquiring information related to an operation state of the operation member included in the operation means, and a first acquisition step of acquiring information related to a change in the position or orientation of the operation means. 2 acquisition step, based on the acquisition result in the first acquisition step, a first control step for causing the operation target to perform a first action, and based on the acquisition result in the second acquisition step, And a second control step for causing the operation target to perform a second action.

Further, the program according to the present invention includes a first acquisition unit that acquires information about an operation state of an operation member included in the operation unit, a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a change in the position or orientation of the operation unit, Based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition unit, the first control unit that causes the operation target to perform the first action, and the operation target based on the acquisition result of the second acquisition unit is the second As a second control means for performing the above operation, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, an arcade game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer or the like function as a computer It is a program to make it.

The information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium recording the above program.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of the operation means in the game in which the user operates the operation target.

Also, in one aspect of the present invention, the first control means may set a direction related to the first operation to a direction based on an operation state of the operation member. The second control unit may set a direction related to the second operation to a direction based on a change in position or posture of the operation unit.

The game device according to the present invention also includes a first acquisition unit that acquires information about an operation state of an operation member included in the operation unit, and a second acquisition that acquires information about a change in the position or orientation of the operation unit. Based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition means, the first control means for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object, and the second acquisition means based on the acquisition result of the second acquisition means. And second control means for controlling the position or posture of the operation target.

The game device control method according to the present invention includes a first acquisition step of acquiring information related to an operation state of the operation member included in the operation means, and a first acquisition step of acquiring information related to a change in the position or orientation of the operation means. 2 on the basis of the acquisition result in the first acquisition step, the first control step for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object, and the acquisition result in the second acquisition step. And a second control step for controlling the position or posture of the second operation target.

Further, the program according to the present invention includes a first acquisition unit that acquires information about an operation state of an operation member included in the operation unit, a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a change in the position or orientation of the operation unit, Based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition means, the first control means for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object, and the second operation based on the acquisition result of the second acquisition means As a second control means for controlling the position or orientation of the target, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a game machine for business use, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, etc. It is a program for causing a computer to function.

According to the present invention, it becomes possible to improve the operability of the operation means in the game in which the user operates the first operation object and the second operation object.

In one aspect of the present invention, the first control unit may set the direction related to the first operation target to a direction based on an operation state of the operation member. The second control unit may set a direction related to the second operation target to a direction based on a change in position or posture of the operation unit.

In addition, the game device according to the present invention includes a display control unit that displays a gauge on a display unit, an acquisition unit that acquires information on a change in the position or orientation of the operation unit, and the acquisition unit based on the acquisition result. Based on the control result of the first control means, the first control means for controlling at least one of the maximum length of the gauge, the minimum length of the gauge, and the extension or contraction speed of the gauge. And a second control means for expanding or contracting the gauge, and a game process executing means for executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed.

The game device control method according to the present invention is based on a display control step of displaying a gauge on a display unit, an acquisition step of acquiring information on a change in the position or orientation of the operation unit, and an acquisition result in the acquisition step. A first control step for controlling at least one of the maximum length of the gauge, the minimum length of the gauge, and the extension or contraction speed of the gauge, and a control result in the first control step. And a game process executing step of executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed. And

Further, the program according to the present invention includes a display control unit that displays a gauge on a display unit, an acquisition unit that acquires information on a change in the position or orientation of the operation unit, and a maximum value of the gauge based on an acquisition result of the acquisition unit. First control means for controlling at least one of a length, a minimum length of the gauge, and an extension or contraction speed of the gauge, and a control result by the first control means, As a second control means for extending or contracting the gauge, a game process executing means for executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed, a home game machine (stationary game machine) ), A program for causing a computer such as a portable game machine, an arcade game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer to function.

According to the present invention, an operation in a game device that displays a gauge that expands or contracts based on a user's operation on the game screen and executes a game process based on the length of the gauge at the time when the user performs a predetermined operation. The operability of the means can be improved.

In the aspect of the invention, the first control unit may include a unit for controlling the maximum length of the gauge or the minimum length of the gauge based on the acquisition result of the acquisition unit, and an acquisition result of the acquisition unit. And a means for controlling the rate of expansion or contraction of the gauge. As the difference between the maximum length of the gauge and the minimum length of the gauge increases, the extension or contraction speed of the gauge may be slowed to control the extension or contraction speed of the gauge.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation input part. It is a figure which shows an example of a controller. It is a figure which shows an example of game space. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the operating method of a soccer game. It is a functional block diagram of the game device concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a game device performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a game device performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the change of the attitude | position of a controller. It is a figure which shows an example of the change of the attitude | position of a controller. It is a figure which shows an example of the change of the attitude | position of a controller. It is a figure which shows an example of the change of the attitude | position of a controller. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a game device performs. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a game device performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the acquisition method of the numerical value which shows the grade of the inclination of a controller.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The game device according to the first embodiment is realized by, for example, a consumer game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer. Here, the case where the game device according to the first embodiment is realized by a consumer game machine will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of the game device according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 10 includes a consumer game machine 11, a monitor 30, a speaker 31, an optical disk 32, and a memory card 33. The monitor 30 and the speaker 31 are connected to the consumer game machine 11. For example, a home television receiver is used as the monitor 30, and for example, a speaker built in the home television receiver is used as the speaker 31. The optical disk 32 and the memory card 33 are information storage media and are attached to the consumer game machine 11.

The home game machine 11 is a known computer game system. The home game machine 11 includes a bus 12, a microprocessor 13 (control unit), a main memory 14, an image processing unit 15, an audio processing unit 16, an optical disk drive 17, a memory card slot 18, a communication interface (I / F) 19, and a controller. An interface (I / F) 20 and an operation input unit 21 are included. Components other than the operation input unit 21 are accommodated in the housing of the consumer game machine 11.

The bus 12 is used for exchanging addresses and data among the units of the consumer game machine 11. The microprocessor 13, the main memory 14, the image processing unit 15, the sound processing unit 16, the optical disk drive 17, the memory card slot 18, the communication interface 19, and the controller interface 20 are connected by the bus 12 so that mutual data communication is possible.

The microprocessor 13 executes control processing and various information processing of each unit of the consumer game machine 11 based on an operating system stored in a ROM (not shown) and a program read from the optical disc 32 or the memory card 33. The main memory 14 includes, for example, a RAM, and a program and data read from the optical disc 32 or the memory card 33 are written as necessary. The main memory 14 is also used for work of the microprocessor 13.

The image processing unit 15 includes a VRAM, and draws a game screen on the VRAM based on image data sent from the microprocessor 13. Then, the image processing unit 15 converts the game screen into a video signal and outputs it to the monitor 30 at a predetermined timing. The sound processing unit 16 includes a sound buffer, and outputs various sound data (game music, game sound effects, messages, etc.) read from the optical disk 32 to the sound buffer from the speaker 31.

The optical disc drive 17 reads programs and data recorded on the optical disc 32. Here, the optical disk 32 is used to supply the program and data to the consumer game machine 11, but any other information storage medium such as a memory card 33 may be used. Moreover, you may make it supply a program and data to the consumer game machine 11 from a remote place via data communication networks, such as the internet.

The memory card slot 18 is an interface for mounting the memory card 33. The memory card 33 includes a nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM) and stores various game data such as saved data. The communication interface 19 is an interface for communication connection to a data communication network such as the Internet.

The controller interface 20 is an interface for connecting a plurality of controllers 23 wirelessly. For example, an interface conforming to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) interface standard can be used as the controller interface 20. The controller interface 20 may be an interface for connecting the controller 23 by wire.

The operation input unit 21 is for a user to input an operation. The operation input unit 21 includes a light emitting unit 22 and one or a plurality of controllers 23. FIG. 2 shows an example of the operation input unit 21, and FIG. 3 shows an example of the controller 23.

As shown in FIG. 2, the light emitting unit 22 includes a plurality of light sources and is disposed on the upper portion of the monitor 30. In the example shown in FIG. 2,

light sources

34 a and 34 b are provided at both ends of the light emitting unit 22. The light emitting unit 22 may be disposed below the monitor 30.

The controller 23 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a direction button 27 and

buttons

28a, 28b, and 28c are provided on the surface 23a of the controller 23. The direction button 27 has a cross shape and is generally used to indicate a direction. The

buttons

28a, 28b, 28c are used for various game operations.

The controller 23 includes an imaging unit 24 and a captured image analysis unit 25. The imaging unit 24 is an imaging device such as a CCD, and is provided on the front end 23 b (one side surface) of the controller 23. The captured image analysis unit 25 is a microprocessor or the like, for example, and is built in the controller 23. When the user points the front end 23 b of the controller 23 toward the monitor 30, the

light sources

34 a and 34 b are projected on the captured image of the imaging unit 24. The captured image analysis unit 25 analyzes the positions of the

light sources

34a and 34b projected on the captured image of the imaging unit 24, and for example, a relative position of the controller 23 with respect to a predetermined reference position 35 and a straight line connecting the

light sources

34a and 34b. And the inclination angle of the controller 23 with respect to. The game apparatus 10 stores information on the positional relationship between the reference position 35 and the game screen displayed on the monitor 30, and based on this information and the analysis result of the captured image analysis unit 25, The position indicated by the front end 23b of the controller 23 can be acquired. Therefore, the operation input unit 21 is used as a pointing device for the user to indicate a position on the game screen displayed on the monitor 30.

Furthermore, the controller 23 includes an acceleration sensor 26. The acceleration sensor 26 is, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction that are orthogonal to each other. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the X-axis direction corresponds to the short direction of the controller 23, and the Z-axis direction corresponds to the long direction of the controller 23. The Y-axis direction corresponds to the normal direction of the surface 23a of the controller 23. By using the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26, it is possible to determine a change in the position or posture of the controller 23.

An operation signal indicating the state of the controller 23 is transmitted via the controller interface 20 from the controller 23 to the microprocessor 13 at regular intervals (for example, every 1/60 seconds). The operation signal includes, for example, identification information for identifying the controller 23, information indicating the analysis result of the captured image analysis unit 25, information indicating the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26, the direction button 27 and the

buttons

28a, 28b, Information indicating the pressed state of 28c. The microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the direction button 27 and the

buttons

28a, 28b, and 28c of the controller 23 are pressed, the position indicated by the front end 23b of the controller 23, and the change in the position and posture of the controller 23. The determination is made based on the operation signal supplied from the controller 23.

In the game apparatus 10, for example, a soccer game imitating a soccer game between the A team and the B team is executed. This soccer game is realized by executing a program read from the optical disc 32. Below, the case where A team is operated by a user and B team is operated by a computer (microprocessor 13) is explained. Team B may be operated by another user.

A game space is constructed in the main memory 14 to display the game screen of the soccer game. FIG. 4 shows an example of the game space. The game space shown in FIG. 4 is a virtual three-dimensional space 40 composed of three coordinate elements (Xw, Yw, Zw). As shown in FIG. 4, a field 41 that is an object representing a soccer field is arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space 40. In the field 41, for example, a goal line 42 and a touch line 43 are represented. A soccer game is played in a pitch 44 that is an area surrounded by two goal lines 42 and two touch lines 43. On the field 41, a goal 45 that is an object representing a goal, a player character 46 that is an object representing a soccer player, and a ball 47 that is an object representing a soccer ball are arranged.

One goal 45 is associated with Team A, and the other goal 45 is associated with Team B. When the ball 47 moves into the goal 45 associated with one team, a scoring event for the other team occurs.

Although omitted in FIG. 4, eleven player characters 46 belonging to the team A and 11 player characters 46 belonging to the team B are arranged on the field 41. One of the player characters 46 belonging to Team A is set as a user's operation target, and the player character 46 set as the user's operation target operates according to the user's operation. On the other hand, among the player characters 46 belonging to Team A, the player characters 46 that are not set as user operation targets operate according to the operation of the computer. The player character 46 belonging to the B team also operates according to the operation of the computer.

When the player character 46 and the ball 47 approach each other, the player character 46 and the ball 47 are associated with each other under a predetermined condition. In this case, the movement action of the player character 46 is a dribbling action. Hereinafter, a state in which the ball 47 is associated with the player character 46 is described as “the player character 46 holds the ball 47”.

A virtual camera 48 is set in the virtual three-dimensional space 40. A game screen showing the virtual three-dimensional space 40 viewed from the virtual camera 48 is displayed on the monitor 30. For example, the virtual camera 48 moves in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 based on the movement of the ball 47 so that the ball 47 is always displayed on the game screen.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the game screen 50. As shown in FIG. 5, an image representing a state where the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is viewed from the virtual camera 48 is displayed on the game screen 50. In FIG. 5,

player characters

46a, 46b, 46c, and 46d are player characters 46 belonging to Team A, and player character 46e is a player character 46 belonging to Team B.

As shown in FIG. 5, an elapsed time image 51 indicating the elapsed time from the start of the game, a score image 52 indicating the score status of both teams, a cursor image 53, and a gauge image 54 are displayed on the game screen 50. . The cursor image 53 guides the player character 46 set as the user's operation target, and FIG. 5 shows a state in which the user is operating the player character 46a. The gauge image 54 is displayed, for example, when the user presses a shoot button (for example, button 28b) of the controller 23. Details of the gauge image 54 will be described later.

Here, how to operate the soccer game is explained. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method of operating a soccer game. In this soccer game, the user does not play the game with the front end 23b of the controller 23 facing the monitor 30 as shown in FIG. 2, but with the left hand on the front end 23b side of the controller 23 as shown in FIG. And hold the rear end 23c side opposite to the front end 23b with the right hand, and play the game with the controller 23 so that the negative direction of the Y-axis substantially coincides with the direction of gravity.

First, the operation for moving the player character 46 will be described. When moving the player character 46, the user uses the direction button 27 to specify the moving direction of the player character 46. When the direction button 27 is pressed, the player character 46 moves in a direction corresponding to the pressed state of the direction button 27.

Next, an operation for causing the player character 46 to perform a pass motion will be described. When causing the player character 46 to perform a pass action, first, the user presses a pass button (for example, the button 28c). Thereafter, the user designates the path direction by moving the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to a desired path direction (in other words, a direction in which a desired path partner is located) while keeping the pass button pressed.

For example, the user designates the path direction by moving the controller 23 in the direction indicated by the arrows A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, or A8 in FIG. For example, when the player character 46a wants to perform a pass action to the player character 46b on the game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5, the user corresponds to the direction from the player character 46a to the player character 46b (the direction indicated by the arrow A1). ) To move the controller 23. Further, for example, when the player character 46a wants the player character 46a to perform a pass motion to the player character 46c on the game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5, the user corresponds to the direction corresponding to the direction from the player character 46a to the player character 46c (indicated by the arrow A7). Direction).

After specifying the desired path direction, the user releases the pass button. When the press of the pass button is released, a pass in the direction specified by the user is executed. If the user does not specify the pass direction, a pass in the front direction of the player character 46 is executed.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the moving direction of the player character 46 is designated using the direction button 27, and the pass direction of the player character 46 moves the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the desired pass direction. It is to be specified.

By the way, when both the moving direction and the pass direction of the player character 46 are designated using the direction button 27, the player character 46 moves in the second direction while moving the player character 46 in the first direction. It is difficult to perform an operation for performing the pass operation. In this regard, in the first embodiment, such an operation can be performed relatively easily by the user.

In order to allow the user to perform the operation as described above, the direction button 27 is used to specify the moving direction of the player character 46 and the pass direction of the player character 46 is specified. A mode in which an operation member (for example, an operation lever) other than the direction button 27 is used is also conceivable. However, when this mode is adopted, in order to cause the player character 46 to perform a pass motion in the second direction while moving the player character 46 in the first direction, the user uses two different operation members. Two different directions (first and second directions) must be specified. Such an operation is difficult for a user (particularly a user with a low level of skill). In this regard, according to the first embodiment, since the pass course can be designated by the movement of the controller 23 itself, the user moves the player character 46 in the first direction while moving the player character 46 in the second direction. It is possible to easily perform an operation for performing the pass operation.

Next, an operation for causing the player character 46 to perform a shooting action will be described. In order to cause the player character 46 to perform a shooting action, the user first presses the shooting button. When the shoot button is pressed, a gauge image 54 is displayed on the game screen 50. As shown in FIG. 5, the gauge image 54 includes a rectangular frame image 54 a and a gauge main body image 54 b that is arranged left-justified in the frame image 54 a and extends independently. When the shoot button is initially pressed, the right end of the gauge body image 54b overlaps the left end of the frame image 54a, and the length of the gauge body image 54b becomes zero. If the pressing of the shoot button is continued, the gauge body image 54b expands at a constant speed in the right direction as time elapses. The gauge body image 54b expands until the right end of the gauge body image 54b reaches the right end of the frame image 54a.

When the user releases the push of the shoot button, the strength of kicking the ball 47 during the shoot operation is determined based on the length of the gauge body image 54b at that time. Then, a shooting operation is performed based on the determined strength. The user can adjust the strength of kicking the ball 47 during the shooting operation by adjusting the timing at which the pressing of the shooting button is released based on the gauge image 54.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram mainly showing functions related to the present invention among the functions realized by the game apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 7, the game apparatus 10 includes a game situation data storage unit 60, an operation member information acquisition unit 61 (first acquisition unit), a position / attitude information acquisition unit 62 (second acquisition unit), a first A control unit 63, a second control unit 64, and a display control unit 65 are included. The game situation data storage unit 60 is realized by, for example, the main memory 14, and the other functional blocks are realized by, for example, the microprocessor 13 executing a program.

The game situation data storage unit 60 stores game situation data indicating the current situation of the game. For example, the following data is stored in the game situation data storage unit 60.
(1) Data indicating the elapsed time (2) Data indicating the scoring status (3) Data indicating the state (for example, position, posture, moving direction / speed, etc.) of each player character 46 (4) State of the ball 47 (for example, position) (5) Data indicating the player character 46 operated by the user (6) Data indicating the player character 46 holding the ball 47 (7) State of the virtual camera 48 ( (8) Data indicating the display state of the gauge image 54 (for example, position, line-of-sight direction 48a, angle of view, etc.)

The data indicating the display state of the gauge image 54 includes data indicating whether or not the gauge image 54 is being displayed, and numerical data indicating the current length of the gauge body image 54b.

The operation member information acquisition unit 61 acquires operation member information related to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means. In the case of the present embodiment, the operation member information acquisition unit 61 acquires information indicating the pressing state of the direction button 27 of the controller 23. When an operation lever (operation stick) is included in the controller 23, the operation member information acquisition unit 61 may acquire information indicating the tilt state (tilt direction) of the operation lever.

The position / posture information acquisition unit 62 acquires position / posture information related to changes in the position or posture of the operating means. In the case of the present embodiment, the position / posture information acquisition unit 62 acquires information indicating the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 as information regarding a change in the position or posture of the controller 23.

The first control unit 63 causes the operation target to perform the first operation based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61. For example, the direction related to the first operation to be operated is set based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61. In the case of the present embodiment, the player character 46 set as the operation target of the user corresponds to the “operation target”, and the movement motion (dribble motion) corresponds to the “first motion”. In the case of this embodiment, the moving direction of the player character 46 set as the user's operation target is set to a direction based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61.

The second control unit 64 causes the operation target to perform the second operation based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. For example, the direction related to the second operation to be operated is set based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In the case of this embodiment, the player character 46 set as the operation target of the user corresponds to the “operation target”, and the pass action that is an action other than the movement action corresponds to the “second action”. In the case of this embodiment, the pass direction of the player character 46 set as the operation target of the user is set to a direction based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62.

The display control unit 65 generates a game screen 50 based on the stored contents of the game situation data storage unit 60 and displays the game screen 50 on the monitor 30.

Here, a process executed by the game apparatus 10 in order to realize the above functional block will be described. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing processing executed by the game apparatus 10 every predetermined time (for example, 1/60 seconds). The microprocessor 13 executes the processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 according to the program stored in the optical disc 32.

As shown in FIG. 8, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the player character 46 (hereinafter referred to as “player character X”) that is the user's operation target is holding the ball 47 (S101). ). When the player character X holds the ball 47, the microprocessor 13 updates the position and orientation of the player character X based on the pressed state of the direction button 27 (S102). For example, the moving direction of the player character X is updated to a direction corresponding to the pressed state of the direction button 27. Further, the position of the player character X is updated to a position moved from the current position in the moving direction by a distance based on the moving speed. The position of the ball 47 is also updated based on the pressed state of the direction button 27 so that the player character X performs a dribbling action.

Thereafter, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the pass button has been pressed (S103). When the pass button is pressed, the microprocessor 13 stores the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 in the main memory 14 (S104). By executing this process, the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 while the user presses the pass button is stored in the main memory 14.

Further, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the pass button is released (S105). When the pass button is released, the microprocessor 13 reads the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 while the pass button was pressed from the main memory 14, and determines the pass direction based on the detection result (S106). ). For example, based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 that has been read, the acceleration vector generated in the controller 23 while the pass button is being pressed is acquired. Then, the path direction is determined based on the direction indicated by the acquired acceleration vector. For example, data associating the direction of the acceleration vector with the direction in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is read from the optical disc 32. Then, based on this data, a direction in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 corresponding to the direction of the acquired acceleration vector is determined, and the direction is acquired as a path direction. A player character 46 other than the player character X belonging to the team A (referred to as “player character Y” in this case) in a direction in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 corresponding to the direction of the acquired acceleration vector. If it is located, the pass direction may be determined based on the position of the player character Y. For example, the direction from the current position of the player character X to the current position of the player character Y may be determined as the pass direction. Alternatively, the direction from the current position of the player character X to the future position of the player character Y estimated based on the current position of the player character Y may be determined as the pass direction.

After the pass direction is determined, the microprocessor 13 causes the player character X to start a pass action (S107). For example, motion data of the pass motion is read from the optical disc 32, and the posture of the player character X is updated based on the motion data. Further, the movement direction of the ball 47 is updated to the pass direction determined in S106, and the update of the position of the ball 47 is started so that the ball 47 moves in this direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the shoot button is pressed (S108). When the shoot button is pressed, the microprocessor 13 displays (updates) the gauge image 54 (S109). While the shoot button is pressed, the microprocessor 13 increases a numerical value (hereinafter referred to as “gauge value”) stored in the main memory 14 from an initial value (for example, 0) with the passage of time. Further, while the shoot button is pressed, the microprocessor 13 expands the gauge body image 54b as the gauge value increases. That is, the length of the gauge body image 54b is updated to a length corresponding to the gauge value.

Further, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the pressing of the shoot button is released (S110). When the press of the shoot button is released, the microprocessor 13 causes the player character X to start a shoot operation (S111). For example, motion data of a shooting action is read from the optical disc 32, and the posture of the player character X is updated based on the motion data. Further, the strength with which the player character X kicks the ball 47 is set based on the gauge value at the time when the pressing of the shoot button is released. That is, the force vector (or acceleration vector) applied to the ball 47 is based on the gauge value when the shoot button is released and the pressed state of the direction button 27 when the shoot button is released. Is set. For example, the magnitude of the force vector is set based on the gauge value when the shoot button is released, and the direction of the force vector is the pressed state of the direction button 27 when the shoot button is released. Set based on. Then, updating of the position of the ball 47 is started based on the force vector.

Further, the microprocessor 13 updates the states of the player characters 46 other than the player character X (S112). For example, the state of the player characters 46 other than the player character X is updated so that the player characters 46 other than the player character X act according to the behavior algorithm.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S101 that the player character X does not hold the ball 47, the microprocessor 13 updates the position and orientation of the player character X based on the pressed state of the direction button 27, as shown in FIG. (S113). Further, the microprocessor 13 updates the state of the player character 46 other than the player character X and the state of the ball 47 (S114). For example, the state of the player characters 46 other than the player character X is updated so that the player characters 46 other than the player character X act according to the behavior algorithm. Further, for example, when a player character 46 other than the player character X holds the ball 47, the state of the ball 47 is updated based on the action of the player character 46.

When the processing of S101 to S114 is executed, the microprocessor 13 updates the game screen 50 (S115). For example, the state of the virtual camera 48 (for example, the position, the line-of-sight direction 48a and the angle of view) is updated based on the state of the ball 47 (for example, the position). Thereafter, an image representing a state in which the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is viewed from the virtual camera 48 is generated on the VRAM. Further, the elapsed time image 51, the score image 52, and the cursor image 53 are overwritten and drawn on the image formed on the VRAM. When the shoot button is pressed, the gauge image 54 is also overwritten. The image thus generated on the VRAM is displayed on the monitor 30 as the game screen 50.

As described above, in the game apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, the moving direction of the player character 46 is designated using the direction button 27, and the pass direction of the player character 46 is in a direction corresponding to the desired pass direction. It is specified by moving the controller 23. According to the game device 10 according to the first embodiment, for example, the user compares an operation that causes the player character 46 to perform a pass motion in the second direction while moving the player character 46 in the first direction. Can be done easily.

Here, a modification of the first embodiment will be described.

[Modification 1-1]
The second control unit 64 may set the pass direction of the player character 46 set as the operation target of the user based on the change in the posture of the controller 23. In this case, the user can specify the path direction by changing the attitude of the controller 23.

10, 11, and 12 are diagrams illustrating examples of changes in the attitude of the controller 23. For example, the path direction may be specified by tilting the controller 23 forward as indicated by the arrow A9 in FIG. 10 or tilting the controller 23 backward as indicated by the arrow A10 in FIG. . Further, for example, the right side (rear end 23c side) of the controller 23 is lifted upward as indicated by an arrow A11 in FIG. 11, or the left side (front end 23b side) of the controller 23 is upward as indicated by an arrow A12 in FIG. The path direction may be specified by lifting the

For example, on the game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5, when the user tilts the controller 23 back as shown by the arrow A10 in FIG. 10, the pass action to the player character 46b located in the upward direction of the player character 46a. May be performed by the player character 46a. Further, for example, on the game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5, when the user lifts the right side (rear end portion 23c side) of the controller 23 upward as indicated by the arrow A11 in FIG. 11, the player character 46a is positioned in the left direction. The player character 46a may perform a pass action to the player character 46c who is playing. Further, for example, on the game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5, the user tilts the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by the arrow A9 in FIG. 10, and the left side (front end 23b side) of the controller 23 as indicated by the arrow A12 in FIG. ) Is lifted upward, the player character 46a may perform a pass action to the player character 46d located in the lower right direction of the player character 46a.

The change in the attitude of the controller 23 is not limited to the examples shown in FIGS. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of a change in the attitude of the controller 23. For example, the right side (rear end 23c side) of the controller 23 protrudes forward as indicated by the arrow A13 in FIG. 13, or the right side of the controller 23 is pulled forward as indicated by the arrow A14 in FIG. A direction may be designated. Similarly, the path direction may be designated by protruding the left side (front end 23b side) of the controller 23 forward or by pulling the left side of the controller 23 forward. For example, in the game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5, when the user pulls the right side of the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by the arrow A14 in FIG. 13, the player character 46d located in the lower right direction of the player character 46a. Alternatively, the player character 46a may perform a pass action.

[Modification 1-2]
The first control unit 63 may set the pass direction of the player character 46 set as the user's operation target based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61. The second control unit 64 may set the moving direction of the player character 46 set as the user's operation target based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In this case, the user designates the moving direction of the player character 46 by moving the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the desired moving direction, and designates the pass direction of the player character 46 by operating the direction button 27. It will be.

[Modification 1-3]
The second control unit 64 may set the shooting direction of the player character 46 set as the user's operation target based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In this case, the user can designate the shooting direction by moving the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the desired shooting direction.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the movement of the virtual camera 48 is controlled based on a change in the position or orientation of the controller 23. That is, the second embodiment is characterized in that the user can arbitrarily move the virtual camera 48 by changing the position or posture of the controller 23. Details of the second embodiment will be described below.

The game device according to the second embodiment is also realized by, for example, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer. Here, a case where the game device according to the second embodiment is realized by a consumer game machine will be described.

The game apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment also has the hardware configuration shown in FIG. Also, in the game apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment, for example, a soccer game imitating a soccer game between the A team and the B team is executed. That is, for example, a game screen 50 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the monitor 30, and in order to display the game screen 50, a virtual three-dimensional space 40 (game space) as shown in FIG. The Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the user plays the game while holding the front end portion 23b side and the rear end portion 23c side of the controller 23 with both hands so that the negative Y-axis direction substantially coincides with the gravity direction.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the user can arbitrarily move the virtual camera 48 by changing the position or posture of the controller 23. Hereinafter, an operation for moving the virtual camera 48 will be described.

When moving the virtual camera 48, the user first presses a predetermined button (for example, the button 28a). Thereafter, the user designates the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 by moving the controller 23 in the direction corresponding to the desired moving direction while keeping the predetermined button pressed. For example, the user designates the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 by moving the controller 23 in the directions indicated by arrows A1 to A8 in FIG. For example, when it is desired to move the virtual camera 48 in the positive direction of the Xw axis, the user moves the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the positive direction of the Xw axis (the direction indicated by the arrow A3). For example, when the virtual camera 48 is desired to be moved in the positive direction of the Zw axis, the user moves the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the positive direction of the Zw axis (direction indicated by the arrow A1).

In the second embodiment, the user designates the moving direction of the player character 46 using the direction button 27 as in the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the moving direction of the player character 46 is specified using the direction button 27, and the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 is specified by moving the controller 23 in the direction corresponding to the desired moving direction. For example, when both the moving direction of the player character 46 and the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 are designated using the direction buttons 27, an operation for moving the player character 46 and the virtual camera 48 in different directions from each other is performed. It is impossible to do. In this regard, according to the second embodiment, the user can perform such an operation. Further, according to the second embodiment, the user can perform an operation of moving the player character 46 and the virtual camera 48 in different directions without operating two different operation members. Such operations can be performed relatively easily.

Here, functions implemented by the game apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described. The game apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment also has functional blocks shown in FIG. That is, the game apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment also includes a game situation data storage unit 60, an operation member information acquisition unit 61 (first acquisition unit), a position / attitude information acquisition unit 62 (second acquisition unit), 1 control unit 63, second control unit 64, and display control unit 65. In particular, in the second embodiment, the operations of the first control unit 63 and the second control unit 64 are different from those of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the first control unit 63 and the second control unit 64 will be described. Will be described. Since the operation of other functional blocks is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

The first control unit 63 controls the position or orientation of the first operation target based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61. In the case of the present embodiment, the player character 46 set as the operation target of the user corresponds to the “first operation target”. In the case of the present embodiment, the first control unit 63 moves the player character 46 set as the user's operation target based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61. More specifically, the direction and moving direction of the player character 46 set as the user's operation target are set based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61.

The second control unit 64 controls the position or posture of the second operation target based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In the present embodiment, the virtual camera 48 corresponds to a “second operation target”. In the present embodiment, the second control unit 64 moves the virtual camera 48 based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. More specifically, the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 is set based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62.

Next, processing executed by the game device 10 according to the second embodiment will be described. The processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is also executed in the game device 10 according to the second embodiment. In particular, in the second embodiment, in order to update the position of the virtual camera 48 in S115 of FIG. 9, for example, processing as shown in FIG. 14 is executed. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not a predetermined button (for example, the button 28a) is pressed (S201). When the predetermined button is pressed, the microprocessor 13 updates the position of the virtual camera 48 based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 (S202). For example, the acceleration vector of the acceleration generated in the controller 23 when the user moves the controller 23 is acquired based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26. Then, the position of the virtual camera 48 is updated to a position moved from the current position by a predetermined distance in a direction corresponding to the direction of the acceleration vector (the moving direction of the controller 23).

As described above, in the game apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment, the user designates the moving direction of the player character 46 using the direction button 27 and moves the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the desired moving direction. Thus, the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 can be designated. According to the game device 10 according to the second embodiment, for example, the user can relatively easily perform an operation of moving the player character 46 and the virtual camera 48 in different directions.

Here, a modification of the second embodiment will be described.

[Modification 2-1]
The first control unit 63 sets the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61, and the second control unit 64 sets the player character 46 set as the user's operation target. The movement direction may be set based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In this case, the user designates the movement direction of the player character 46 by moving the controller 23 in a direction corresponding to the desired movement direction, and designates the movement direction of the virtual camera 48 using the direction button 27.

[Modification 2-2]
The second control unit 64 may set the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 based on a change in the attitude of the controller 23. In this case, the user can specify the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 by changing the attitude of the controller 23.

For example, the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 is designated by tilting the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by an arrow A9 in FIG. 10 or tilting the controller 23 toward the rear as indicated by an arrow A10 in FIG. It may be. For example, when the controller 23 is tilted forward as indicated by an arrow A9 in FIG. 10, the virtual camera 48 may be moved away from the point of sight and zoomed down. Further, for example, when the controller 23 is tilted back as indicated by an arrow A10 in FIG. 10, the virtual camera 48 may approach the point of sight and zoom in.

Further, for example, the right side (rear end 23c side) of the controller 23 is lifted upward as indicated by an arrow A11 in FIG. 11, or the left side (front end 23b side) of the controller 23 is upward as indicated by an arrow A12 in FIG. The moving direction of the virtual camera 48 may be specified by lifting the For example, when the right side of the controller 23 is lifted upward as indicated by an arrow A11 in FIG. 11, the virtual camera 48 may be moved in the Xw axis negative direction. Further, for example, when the left side of the controller 23 is lifted upward as indicated by an arrow A12 in FIG. 12, the virtual camera 48 may be moved in the positive direction of the Xw axis.

Further, for example, by protruding the right side (rear end 23c side) of the controller 23 forward as indicated by an arrow A13 in FIG. 13, or by pulling the right side of the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by an arrow A14 in FIG. The moving direction of the virtual camera 48 may be designated. Similarly, the moving direction of the virtual camera 48 may be designated by protruding the left side (front end 23b side) of the controller 23 forward or by pulling the left side of the controller 23 forward.

[Modification 2-3]
The second control unit 64 may control the orientation (posture) of the virtual camera 48 based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. For example, the second control unit 64 may control the line-of-sight direction 48 a of the virtual camera 48 based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In this case, the user can designate the line-of-sight direction 48 a of the virtual camera 48 by moving the controller 23.

[Modification 2-4]
The first control unit 63 sets the movement direction of the first player character 46 based on the acquisition result of the operation member information acquisition unit 61, and the second control unit 64 sets the movement direction of the second player character 46. May be set based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In this case, the user can designate the moving direction of the first player character 46 using the direction button 27, and the moving direction of the second player character 46 can be changed by moving the controller 23 in the direction corresponding to the desired moving direction. It becomes possible to specify.

[Third Embodiment]
The third embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b displayed on the game screen 50 when the shoot button is pressed is controlled based on a change in the position or posture of the controller 23. There is. That is, the third embodiment is characterized in that the user can arbitrarily adjust the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b by changing the position or posture of the controller 23. Details of the third embodiment will be described below.

The game device according to the third embodiment is also realized by, for example, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer. Here, the case where the game device according to the third embodiment is realized by a consumer game machine will be described.

The game apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment also has a hardware configuration shown in FIG. In the game device 10 according to the third embodiment, for example, a soccer game imitating a soccer game between the A team and the B team is executed. That is, for example, a game screen 50 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the monitor 30, and in order to display the game screen 50, a virtual three-dimensional space 40 (game space) as shown in FIG. The Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the user plays the game by holding the front end portion 23 b side and the rear end portion 23 c side of the controller 23 with both hands.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the user adjusts the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b displayed on the game screen 50 when the shoot button is pressed by changing the position or posture of the controller 23. It can be done. Hereinafter, this point will be described.

When the player character 46 performs a shooting action, the user first presses the shooting button. When the shoot button is pressed, a gauge image 54 is displayed on the game screen 50. When the display of the gauge image 54 is started, the right end of the gauge body image 54b overlaps the left end of the frame image 54a, and the length of the gauge body image 54b becomes zero.

When the user keeps pressing the shoot button and tilts the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by an arrow A9 in FIG. 10, for example, the length of the frame image 54a, that is, the gauge body image 54b is based on the degree of the tilt. The maximum length (lmax) of the variable changes. More specifically, as the degree of inclination of the controller 23 increases, the length of the frame image 54a (the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b) increases. FIG. 15 shows an example of the game screen 50 when the length of the frame image 54a changes.

While the shoot button is pressed, the gauge body image 54b is stretched at a constant speed until the right end of the gauge body image 54b reaches the right end of the frame image 54a, that is, until the length of the gauge body image 54b reaches the maximum length. To do.

When the user releases the shoot button, the player character 46 performs a shoot operation. In this case, the strength with which the player character 46 kicks the ball 47 is set based on the length of the gauge body image 54b at the time when the pressing of the shoot button is released. That is, when the length of the gauge body image 54b at the time the release of the shoot button is released is 1 and the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b is 1max, the value of the parameter P relating to the strength of kicking the ball 47 is P = 1 / Lmax. Based on the value of the parameter P, the player character 46 performs a shooting action. Specifically, the greater the value of the parameter P, the stronger the player character 46 kicks the ball 47.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the user can adjust the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b by changing the attitude of the controller 23. Since the speed at which the gauge body image 54b expands is constant, as the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b is increased, the unit time (for example, 1 / lmax) when the gauge body image 54b is expanded is increased. The amount of change per 60 seconds is small. The smaller the amount of change per unit time, the easier it is to adjust the size of the parameter P. That is, the timing at which the value of the parameter P (P = 1 / lmax) relating to the strength with which the player character 46 kicks the ball 47 becomes a value corresponding to the desired strength, that is, the player character 46 kicks the ball 47. It becomes easy for the user to release the pressing of the shoot button at a timing at which the strength becomes a desired strength. If the maximum length of the gauge main body image 54b is short, the parameter P reaches the maximum value in a short time, so that the user can instruct to kick a strong shot quickly.

Here, functions implemented by the game apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment will be described. The game apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment also has functional blocks shown in FIG. That is, the game apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment also includes a game situation data storage unit 60, an operation member information acquisition unit 61, a position / attitude information acquisition unit 62 (acquisition means), a first control unit 63, and a second control unit. 64 and a display control unit 65. In particular, in the third embodiment, the operations of the first control unit 63 and the second control unit 64 are different from those in the first embodiment. Therefore, hereinafter, the first control unit 63 and the second control unit 64 will be described. Will be described. Since the operation of other functional blocks is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

The first control unit 63 controls the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. The second control unit 64 expands the gauge main body image 54 b based on the control result of the first control unit 63. Moreover, the game device 10 (game process execution means) according to the third embodiment executes a game process based on the length of the gauge body image 54b when a predetermined operation is performed.

In the case of this embodiment, when the user tilts the controller 23 toward the front as shown by an arrow A9 in FIG. 10 while pressing the shoot button, the first control unit 63 determines the gauge based on the degree of the tilt. The maximum length of the main body image 54b is set. For example, as the degree of inclination of the controller 23 increases, the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b is set longer. In addition, the second control unit 64 starts the extension of the gauge body image 54b when the user presses the shoot button, and continues until the gauge body image 54b reaches the maximum length while the user presses the shoot button. Stretch at a predetermined speed.

Next, processing executed by the game device 10 according to the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the game apparatus 10 when the shoot button is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the shoot button is pressed, the microprocessor 13 initializes the variable l to a predetermined initial value (0) and initializes the variable lmax to a predetermined initial value (LMAX0) (S301). . Further, the microprocessor 13 starts displaying the gauge image 54 (S302). In this case, the length of the frame image 54a is set to a length corresponding to the variable lmax, and the length of the gauge body image 54b is set to a length corresponding to the variable l.

Thereafter, the processing described below (S303 to S309) is repeatedly executed every predetermined time (for example, 1/60 seconds) until the shoot button is released.

That is, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the pressing of the shoot button is released (S303). If the pressing of the shoot button has not been released, the microprocessor 13 adds a predetermined value ΔL to the value of the variable l (S304). When the value of the variable l becomes larger than the value of the variable lmax, the value of the variable l is set to the value of the variable lmax. The predetermined value ΔL corresponds to the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b. The larger the predetermined value ΔL, the faster the gauge body image 54b is stretched.

Further, the microprocessor 13 determines whether or not the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 is stable (S305). That is, it is determined whether or not a state in which the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 has hardly changed continues for a certain period of time. The case where the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 hardly changes for a predetermined time is a state where the position and orientation of the controller 23 hardly change. In this case, the acceleration sensor 26 detects only gravitational acceleration.

When the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 is stable, the microprocessor 13 acquires a numerical value indicating the degree of inclination of the controller 23 based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 26 (S306). In the case of the present embodiment, the above numerical values are acquired on the assumption that only the acceleration of gravity is detected by the acceleration sensor 26. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a method for obtaining a numerical value indicating the degree of inclination of the controller 23. A symbol Sa in FIG. 17 indicates a state where the user holds the controller 23 so that the negative Y-axis direction matches the gravity direction G. Symbols Sb and Sc indicate the state of the controller 23 when the user tilts the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by an arrow A9 in FIG. In the state Sc, the Z-axis negative direction coincides with the gravity direction G, and the state Sc has a greater degree of inclination of the controller 23 than the state Sb. As shown in FIG. 17, as the degree of inclination of the controller 23 increases, the angle θ between the Z-axis positive direction and the gravity direction G increases. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the angle θ between the positive Z-axis direction and the gravity direction G is acquired as a numerical value representing the degree of inclination of the controller 23.

After the numerical value (θ) indicating the degree of inclination of the controller 23 is acquired, the microprocessor 13 stores data associating the numerical value (θ) with the maximum length (LMAX) of the gauge body image 54b from the optical disc 32. The maximum length (LMAX) of the gauge body image 54b corresponding to the numerical value (θ) acquired in S306 is read out (S307). Then, the microprocessor 13 updates the value of the variable lmax to the maximum length (LMAX) acquired in S307 (S308).

Thereafter, the microprocessor 13 updates the game screen 50 (gauge image 54) (S309). For example, the length of the frame image 54a is set to a length corresponding to the value of the variable lmax, and the length of the gauge body image 54b is set to a length corresponding to the variable l. Since the process of updating the state (position, etc.) of each player character 46 and the ball 47 is also executed in parallel with the processes of S303 to S308, the state of the player character 46 and the ball 47 displayed on the game screen 50 is also executed. Will also be updated.

If it is determined in S303 that the shoot button has been released, the microprocessor 13 calculates the value of the parameter P relating to the strength with which the player character 46 kicks the ball 47 (S310). The value of parameter P is calculated by P = 1 / lmax.

After the value of the parameter P is calculated, the microprocessor 13 causes the player character 46 that is the operation target of the user to perform a shooting action based on the value of the parameter P calculated in S310 (S311). For example, motion data of a shooting action is read from the optical disc 32, and the posture of the player character 46 that is a user's operation target is updated based on the motion data. Also, force vector data in which the value of the parameter P is associated with the force vector (or acceleration vector) applied to the ball 47 is read from the optical disc 32. For example, in this force vector data, the force vector is set such that the larger the value of the parameter P, the larger the magnitude of the force vector applied to the ball 47. Alternatively, in the force vector data, the force vector is set so that the angle between the direction of the force vector applied to the ball 47 and the field 41 (Xw-Zw plane) increases as the value of the parameter P increases. The Based on the force vector data, a force vector corresponding to the value of the parameter P calculated in S310 is acquired, and the movement process of the ball 47 is started based on the force vector.

According to the game device 10 according to the third embodiment, the user can increase the maximum length of the gauge main body image 54b by changing the posture of the controller 23, and as a result, the strength of kicking the ball 47 of the player character 46 is increased. It becomes easy for the user to release the pressing of the shoot button at a timing at which the desired strength is obtained.

Here, a modification of the third embodiment will be described.

[Modification 3-1]
The shoot operation is not started when the user releases the shoot button, but the shoot operation is started when the user depresses the shoot button once and then presses the shoot button again. Also good. In this case, a button that is pressed first and a button that is pressed later may be different buttons.

[Modification 3-2]
In S310 of FIG. 16, the value of the parameter P regarding the strength with which the player character 46 kicks the ball 47 may be calculated by P = 1. In this case, since the value of the parameter P increases as the gauge main body image 54b becomes longer, the user changes the posture of the controller 23 to increase the maximum length of the gauge main body image 54b. A stronger force can be specified as the kicking force.

By the way, in Modification 3-2, when the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b (in other words, the difference between the maximum length and the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b) increases, the speed at which the gauge body image 54b expands is reduced. You may control as follows. That is, instead of specifying a stronger force as the force at which the player character 46 kicks the ball 47, the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b may be reduced.

In this case, the first control unit 63 controls the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b based on the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b. As described above, since the first control unit 63 controls the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62, the first control unit 63 It can be said that the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b is controlled based on the acquisition result of the posture information acquisition unit 62. That is, it can be said that the first control unit 63 controls the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b and the expansion speed of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In this case, the gauge main body image 54b is expanded at the expansion speed controlled by the first control unit 63 until reaching the maximum length controlled by the first control unit 63. Therefore, the second control unit 64 Can be said to extend the gauge body image 54b based on the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b and the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b.

In this case, the value of ΔL in S304 of FIG. 16 is set based on the attitude of the controller 23. Specifically, the same processing as S305 and S306 is executed before the processing of S304 is executed. Thereafter, data in which the numerical value (θ) indicating the degree of inclination of the controller 23 is associated with the value (ΔL) incremented to the variable l is read from the optical disc 32 and actually acquired based on this data. A value (ΔL) corresponding to the numerical value (θ) is acquired. Then, the value of the variable l is updated to l + ΔL. Since the value of ΔL in S304 corresponds to the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b, the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b is set based on the attitude of the controller 23 by executing the processing described above. It will be.

When the extension speed of the gauge main body image 54b is slow, it takes time until the player character 46 is instructed to kick the ball 47 strongly. Therefore, if it carries out as mentioned above, a user will be able to designate stronger power as (A) player character 46 kicking force of ball 47, or (B) strength that player character 46 kicks ball 47 You will have to choose whether to be able to specify it quickly. As a result, the interest regarding the operation related to the chute is improved.

[Modification 3-3]
The first control unit 63 may control the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. The second control unit 64 may contract the gauge body image 54b based on the control result of the first control unit 63.

In this modified example 3-3, when the display of the gauge image 54 is started, the length of the gauge body image 54b is set to the maximum length. Then, while the user presses the shoot button, the gauge body image 54b contracts at a constant speed until it reaches the minimum length.

In the modified example 3-3, the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b is controlled based on the attitude of the controller 23. As a result, the user adjusts the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b by changing the posture of the controller 23. For example, in this modified example 3-3, the basic value of the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b is set to a value larger than zero. Then, when the user tilts the controller 23 toward the front as indicated by the arrow A9 in FIG. 10, the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b is reduced based on the degree of the tilt. In this case, the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b decreases as the degree of inclination of the controller 23 increases.

When the user releases the press of the shoot button, the value of the parameter P relating to the strength of kicking the ball 47 is calculated based on the length of the gauge body image 54b when the shoot button is released, Based on the value of the parameter P, a chute operation is performed. At this time, the value of the parameter P is calculated by P = 1 / (lmax−lmin) where the length of the gauge body image 54b is 1 and the maximum length and the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b are 1max and 1min, respectively. The In this case, the longer the user holds down the shoot button, the weaker the kicking strength of the ball 47 is. The value of parameter P may be calculated by P = (lmax−l) / (lmax−lmin). In this case, the longer the user presses the shoot button, the stronger the strength of kicking the ball 47.

Note that Modification 3-2 and Modification 3-3 may be combined. That is, the value of the parameter P related to the strength of kicking the ball 47 may be calculated by P = 1 or P = 1max-l. Further, when the minimum length of the gauge main body image 54b is reduced (in other words, when the difference between the maximum length and the minimum length of the gauge main body image 54b is increased), the contraction speed of the gauge main body image 54b is decreased. The contraction speed of the image 54b may be controlled. In this case, the first control unit 63 controls the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b and the contraction speed of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. The second control unit 64 expands the gauge body image 54b based on the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b and the contraction speed of the gauge body image 54b.

[Modification 3-4]
Instead of the maximum length of the gauge body image 54 b, the extension speed of the gauge body image 54 b may be controlled based on the attitude of the controller 23. For example, the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b may be slowed by the user changing the attitude of the controller 23. When the extension speed of the gauge main body image 54b becomes slow, it becomes easier for the user to release the pressing of the shoot button at a timing such that the strength at which the player character 46 kicks the ball 47 becomes a desired strength. For this reason, if it does as mentioned above, it will become possible to improve a user's operativity. In the modified example 3-4, the first control unit 63 controls the extension speed of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. The second control unit 64 expands the gauge body image 54b based on the expansion speed of the gauge body image 54b.

Similarly, in Modification 3-3 described above, the contraction speed of the gauge body image 54b may be controlled based on the attitude of the controller 23 instead of the minimum length of the gauge body image 54b. In this case, the first control unit 63 controls the contraction speed of the gauge body image 54b based on the acquisition result of the position / posture information acquisition unit 62. In addition, the second control unit 64 contracts the gauge body image 54b based on the contraction speed of the gauge body image 54b.

[Modification 3-5]
Instead of controlling the maximum length (or minimum length, expansion speed, contraction speed) of the gauge body image 54b based on the attitude of the controller 23, the maximum length of the gauge body image 54b based on the movement of the controller 23 (see FIG. 6). (Or minimum length, extension speed, contraction speed) may be controlled.

[Other variations]
The present invention is not limited to the first to third embodiments described above.

For example, a game executed on the game apparatus 10 is not limited to a game that displays a three-dimensional game space composed of three coordinate elements on the game screen 50. The game executed on the game apparatus 10 may be a game that displays a two-dimensional game space constituted by two coordinate elements on the game screen 50.

For example, the game executed on the game apparatus 10 is not limited to a soccer game. The game executed on the game device 10 may be a sports game other than a soccer game (for example, a basketball game, an ice hockey game, an American football game, a baseball game, or a golf game).

Further, for example, the game apparatus 10 may be configured integrally with a game apparatus main body and operation means (controller), for example, like a portable game machine.

Claims

First acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a change in position or orientation of the operation means;
First control means for causing the operation target to perform a first action based on an acquisition result of the first acquisition means;
Second control means for causing the operation target to perform a second action based on an acquisition result of the second acquisition means;
A game apparatus comprising:
The game device according to claim 1,
The first control means sets a direction related to the first operation to a direction based on an operation state of the operation member,
The second control unit sets a direction related to the second operation to a direction based on a change in a position or posture of the operation unit;
A game device characterized by that.
First acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a change in position or orientation of the operation means;
First control means for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition means;
Second control means for controlling the position or posture of the second operation object based on the acquisition result of the second acquisition means;
A game apparatus comprising:
The game device according to claim 3.
The first control means sets a direction related to the first operation target to a direction based on an operation state of the operation member;
The second control unit sets a direction related to the second operation target to a direction based on a change in a position or posture of the operation unit;
A game device characterized by that.
Display control means for displaying the gauge on the display means;
Obtaining means for obtaining information on a change in position or posture of the operating means;
First control means for controlling at least one of the maximum length of the gauge, the minimum length of the gauge, and the extension or contraction speed of the gauge based on the acquisition result of the acquisition means;
Second control means for expanding or contracting the gauge based on a control result of the first control means;
Game process execution means for executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed;
A game apparatus comprising:
The game device according to claim 5,
The first control means includes
Means for controlling the maximum length of the gauge or the minimum length of the gauge based on the acquisition result of the acquisition means;
Means for controlling the extension or contraction speed of the gauge based on the acquisition result of the acquisition means,
Controlling the extension or contraction speed of the gauge such that the extension or contraction speed of the gauge becomes slower as the difference between the maximum length of the gauge and the minimum length of the gauge increases.
A game device characterized by that.
A first acquisition step of acquiring information relating to an operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
A second acquisition step of acquiring information relating to a change in the position or orientation of the operation means;
A first control step for causing the operation target to perform a first action based on an acquisition result in the first acquisition step;
A second control step for causing the operation target to perform a second action based on an acquisition result in the second acquisition step;
A method for controlling a game device, comprising:
First acquisition means for acquiring information related to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a change in position or orientation of the operation means;
First control means for causing the operation target to perform a first action based on an acquisition result of the first acquisition means; and
Second control means for causing the operation target to perform a second action based on an acquisition result of the second acquisition means;
As a program to make the computer function.
First acquisition means for acquiring information related to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a change in position or orientation of the operation means;
First control means for causing the operation target to perform a first action based on an acquisition result of the first acquisition means; and
Second control means for causing the operation target to perform a second action based on an acquisition result of the second acquisition means;
As a computer-readable information storage medium having recorded thereon a program for causing the computer to function.
A first acquisition step of acquiring information relating to an operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
A second acquisition step of acquiring information relating to a change in the position or orientation of the operation means;
A first control step for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object based on the acquisition result in the first acquisition step;
A second control step for controlling the position or orientation of the second operation target based on the acquisition result in the second acquisition step;
A method for controlling a game device, comprising:
First acquisition means for acquiring information related to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a change in position or orientation of the operation means;
First control means for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition means; and
Second control means for controlling the position or orientation of the second operation object based on the acquisition result of the second acquisition means;
As a program to make the computer function.
First acquisition means for acquiring information related to the operation state of the operation member included in the operation means;
Second acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a change in position or orientation of the operation means;
First control means for controlling the position or orientation of the first operation object based on the acquisition result of the first acquisition means; and
Second control means for controlling the position or orientation of the second operation object based on the acquisition result of the second acquisition means;
As a computer-readable information storage medium having recorded thereon a program for causing the computer to function.
A display control step for displaying the gauge on the display means;
An acquisition step of acquiring information relating to a change in the position or orientation of the operating means;
A first control step for controlling at least one of the maximum length of the gauge, the minimum length of the gauge, and the extension or contraction speed of the gauge based on the acquisition result in the acquisition step;
A second control step for expanding or contracting the gauge based on a control result in the first control step;
A game process execution step for executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed;
A method for controlling a game device, comprising:
Display control means for displaying the gauge on the display means;
Obtaining means for obtaining information on a change in position or orientation of the operating means;
First control means for controlling at least one of the maximum length of the gauge, the minimum length of the gauge, and the extension or contraction speed of the gauge based on the acquisition result of the acquisition means; and
Second control means for extending or contracting the gauge based on a control result by the first control means;
Game process execution means for executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed;
As a program to make the computer function.
Display control means for displaying the gauge on the display means;
Obtaining means for obtaining information on a change in position or orientation of the operating means;
First control means for controlling at least one of the maximum length of the gauge, the minimum length of the gauge, and the extension or contraction speed of the gauge based on the acquisition result of the acquisition means; and
Second control means for extending or contracting the gauge based on a control result by the first control means;
Game process execution means for executing a game process based on the length of the gauge when a predetermined operation is performed;
As a computer-readable information storage medium having recorded thereon a program for causing the computer to function.