JP2010088641A - Program, information storage medium and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To operate various actions through a touch operation, in a game of controlling the movement of a player character by making the extension/contraction part of the player character successively hold a part to be held every time a holding operation instruction by a player is inputted. <P>SOLUTION: On the basis of a touch position at which the touch operation is performed, a parameter indicating touch operation conditions including touch duration and a slide operation speed is calculated. Then, an extension/contraction action to be exercised is selected on the basis of the parameter of the touch operation from the extension/contraction actions including at least the automatic holding action of automatically selecting the part to be held to be a holding target of the extension/contraction part and extending/contracting the extension/contraction part to hold it and the manual holding action of extending/contracting the extension/contraction part linked with the touch operation to hold the part to be held. Then, the selected extension/contraction action is exercised and the player character is controlled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and the like for causing a computer to execute a predetermined game by controlling the movement of a player character having a stretchable part based on an operation input.

  A portable game device having a touch panel as a pointing device on a display screen, such as a Nintendo DS (registered trademark) game machine manufactured by Nintendo, is known. In such a portable game device, a game using a touch panel for operation input is gaining popularity from users because it can perform more intuitive operation input than a game in which operation input is performed only by button operation.

For example, a touch-on position is set as a reference point, and an input distance (also referred to as touch distance) and an input speed (also referred to as touch speed) are obtained from the distance from the reference point to the currently touched position and the time difference. Further, an input vector (also referred to as a touch vector) is calculated from the transition of the currently touched position from the reference point. By using these as parameters for determining the type of operation input, the touch panel is started to touch (touch on), moved while touching (slide operation), and released from touch (touch off). Intuitive operation input is possible for the direction in the game and the size of the input (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-141722 A

  It is conceivable to realize an action game in which a player character extends his arm (or an equivalent of his arm) and moves in a rock climbing style by utilizing such intuitive operation input using the touch panel. In that case, it is necessary to set various player character actions in order to improve the game characteristics, and it is important how to determine the set action only by touch operation including elements such as touch-on, slide, and touch-off. Technical issues.

  It is an object of the present invention to perform a touch operation in a game in which movement of a player character is controlled by causing the gripped portion to grip the stretchable part of the player character one after another when a player's gripping operation instruction is input. Is to be able to operate various actions.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem, a player character having a stretchable portion that grips a gripped portion arranged in a virtual space is connected to a computer. A program for controlling the display based on the touch operation and executing a predetermined game,
Based on the touch position where the touch operation is performed, operation status calculation means for calculating parameters representing the touch operation status including the touch duration time and the slide operation speed (for example, the processing unit 200, the touch operation parameter calculation unit 212 in FIG. 11, Step S14 in FIG. 15 and Step S62 in FIG. 17),
An automatic gripping action (for example, A action described in FIG. 3) for automatically selecting a gripped portion (for example, the wall surface protrusion 8 in FIG. 3) to be a gripping target of the stretchable part and extending and contracting the stretchable part. A telescopic action that is triggered from a telescopic action that includes at least a manual gripping action (e.g., a B action described in FIG. 5) that grips the gripped part by expanding and contracting the stretchable part in conjunction with a touch operation. , Action action selection means for selecting based on the parameters (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the operation command determination unit 214, step S14 in FIG. 15, steps S66 to S96 in FIG. 17),
Control means (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the action control unit 216, step S <b> 16 in FIG. 15 to step S <b> 42 in FIG. 16) that controls the player character by activating the expansion / contraction action action selected by the activation action selection means. ), And a program for causing the computer to function.

Further, as another aspect of the invention, display control of a player character having a stretchable part that grips a gripped portion arranged in a virtual space based on a touch operation of the player on the touch screen is provided. A game device for executing a predetermined game,
Based on the touch position where the touch operation is performed, operation status calculation means for calculating parameters representing the touch operation status including the touch duration time and the slide operation speed (for example, the touch panel 1409 in FIG. 1, the control unit 1450, the processing in FIG. 11). Unit 200, touch operation parameter calculation unit 212, step S14 in FIG. 15, and step S62 in FIG.
An automatic gripping action that automatically selects a gripped portion that is a gripping target of the stretchable part and stretches and stretches the stretchable part, and a manual that grips the gripped part by stretching and contracting the stretchable part in conjunction with a touch operation. Based on the parameter, an action selection unit (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, an operation command determination) that selects an extension action that is started from an extension action including at least a gripping action. Unit 214, step S14 in FIG. 15, and steps S66 to S96 in FIG.
Control means (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the action control unit 216, and the steps in FIG. 15) that controls the player character by activating the telescopic action action selected by the invocation action selection means. S16 to step S42 in FIG. 16 may be implemented as a game device.

  According to the first invention, based on parameters indicating the status of the touch operation, such as the touch duration time and the slide operation speed, (1) the gripped part is automatically selected, and the expansion / contraction part is automatically directed toward the selected gripped part. Expansion / contraction action action including at least an automatic gripping action for extending and contracting automatically, and (2) a manual gripping action for allowing a player to grip a desired gripped part by expanding and contracting an expansion / contraction part in conjunction with a touch operation. An extension / contraction action to be activated can be selected. Then, the player character can be controlled to perform the selected expansion / contraction action. That is, the player can selectively use a plurality of rock climbing-like operations only by a touch operation.

Furthermore, as a second invention, there is provided a program according to the first invention,
Manual grasping action selecting means for selecting the extending action action to activate the manual grasping action when the touch duration time satisfies a predetermined duration condition. 214, step S14 in FIG. 15, and steps S84 to S96 in FIG. 17) may be configured as a program for causing the computer to function.

  The touch duration is the time from touch-on to touch-off. In this case, when a relatively slow touch operation is performed after touching, the manual gripping action is selected. The manual gripping action is an action for the purpose of selecting a gripped portion that the player wants to grip by the player character. Therefore, a slow touch operation does not make sense for the purpose, and operability can be improved.

The third invention is the program of the second invention,
When the manual gripping action selection unit satisfies a predetermined duration condition for the touch duration and the slide operation speed satisfies a predetermined low speed condition (for example, step S90 in FIG. 17) (for example, in FIG. 17). Causing the computer to function as a telescopic action to activate the manual gripping action in step S90 YES)
When the action action selecting unit satisfies a predetermined duration condition and a invariant condition where the touch position does not change (for example, NO in step S90 in FIG. 17), the stretchable part Stroke action selection means (for example, the processing unit 200 of FIG. 11, operation command) for selecting an attack action (for example, E action described in FIG. 10) that expands and contracts in the touch position variation direction immediately before touch-off as an expansion / contraction action action to be activated. Determination unit 214, step S96 in FIG.
The control means includes batting action execution means (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the action control unit 216, and steps S40 to S42 in FIG. 16) for executing the batting action in response to the selection by the batting action selection means. A program for causing the computer to function as described above.

  According to the third aspect, when the touch duration satisfies the predetermined duration condition and the touch position does not change, the attack action is selected. That is, more actions can be input by touch operation.

The fourth invention is the program of any one of the first to third inventions,
When the slide action speed satisfies a predetermined high speed condition (YES in step S86 in FIG. 17), the trigger action selection means selects an automatic grip action selection means (for example, an extension action action that triggers the automatic grip action) 11 is a program for causing the computer to function so as to include the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the operation command determination unit 214, and step S88 in FIG.

  According to the fourth aspect, the player can select and operate the automatic gripping action by performing a quick slide operation such as scratching the touch operation surface. Thus, a game play style with a good tempo is realized by a combination of quick operation and automatic gripping action.

The fifth invention is a program according to any one of the first to fourth inventions,
The operation status calculation means calculates a slide direction of the slide operation (for example, the input vector 20 in FIG. 3 and the slide direction 536 in FIG. 11) as one of the parameters,
The control means selects the slide from the gripped portion existing within a predetermined search range (for example, the wall projection selection area 22 in FIG. 3) defined on the basis of the position of the player character and the slide direction. Automatic gripping action execution means (for example, the processing unit 200 and the action control unit in FIG. 11) that executes the automatic gripping action with the gripped part closest to the extension line in the direction (for example, the similarity vector 21 in FIG. 3) as the gripping target. 216, steps S122 to S126) in FIG. 18 for causing the computer to function.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the nearest gripped part in the direction close to the sliding direction of the sliding operation is selected, a more intuitive operation for the player can be realized.

A sixth invention is a program according to any one of the first to fifth inventions,
The control means switches and selects the gripped part nearest to the telescopic end as a gripping target candidate while interlocking the position of the telescopic end of the telescopic part with the touch operation, and the gripping target candidate selected at the time of touch-off Manual gripping action execution means (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the action control unit 216, and steps S189 and S191 in FIG. 23) for executing the manual gripping action so that the telescopic part is gripped as a gripping target. A program for causing the computer to function may be configured.

The seventh invention is a program according to any one of the first to sixth inventions,
The player character has a plurality of the expansion / contraction portions, and the control means causes the computer to function so as to sequentially switch the expansion / contraction portions to be expanded / contracted.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to realize a natural operation like a rock climber that climbs the cliff by stretching the left and right arms in order.
Of course, when the player character design is set to a type other than the human type, the number of stretchable parts may be three or more. In this case, “to switch in order” is not necessarily in the order (for example, “1 → 2 → 3 → 1 → 2 → 3 → (repeated)”), but has a certain rule in the order of selection. If so, for example, a rotation of “1 → 2 → 3 → 2 → 1 → 2 → 3 → (repeated)” may be used.

The eighth invention is a program according to any one of the first to sixth inventions,
The operation status calculation means calculates a slide direction of the slide operation as one of the parameters,
The trigger action selection means grips the gripped portion when the extendable part is gripping the gripped portion and a touch operation is performed on the body portion of the player character and is slid. In this state, the expansion / contraction part is extended to move the body portion of the player character in the sliding direction, and then an injection action for injecting the player character in the direction opposite to the sliding direction (for example, FIGS. 7 to 8 will be described). C action) is selected as an expansion / contraction action action to be activated (for example, processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, operation command determination unit 214, steps S66 to S72 in FIG. 17),
The control means includes injection action execution means (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 11, the action control unit 216, and steps S26 to S30 in FIG. 16) for executing the injection action in accordance with the selection by the injection action selection means. A program for causing the computer to function as described above.
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, it becomes possible to perform operation inputs of various actions only by a touch operation.

The ninth invention is a program according to the eighth invention,
The injection action execution means calculates the player character's injection arrival position assuming the expansion / contraction part as a virtual elastic body and the body portion as a virtual weight, and moves the player character toward the injection arrival position. A program for causing the computer to function.
According to the ninth aspect, the movement after the injection can be expressed more realistically.

  A tenth invention is a computer-readable information storage medium storing any one of the first to ninth programs. The “information storage medium” mentioned here includes, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, an IC memory, and the like. According to the invention, by causing a computer to read and execute the program of any one of the first to ninth inventions, causing the computer to exert the same effect as any one of the first to ninth inventions. Can do.

  According to the present invention, based on parameters indicating the status of the touch operation such as the touch duration time and the slide operation speed, (1) the gripped portion is automatically selected, and the expansion / contraction part is automatically directed toward the selected gripped portion. Among the telescopic action actions including at least an automatic grip action that extends and contracts, and (2) a manual grip action that allows the player to grip a desired gripped portion by extending and contracting the stretchable part in conjunction with the touch operation. It is possible to select a telescopic action to be activated from Then, the player character can be controlled to perform the selected expansion / contraction action. That is, the player can selectively use a plurality of rock climbing-like operations only by a touch operation.

  Next, as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, a portable game device having a touch panel mounted on a liquid crystal display, such as a Nintendo portable game device “Nintendo DS (registered trademark)”, moves in a rock climbing style. An example of playing an action game will be described.

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 1 is an external view for explaining a configuration example of a portable game device. A portable game apparatus 1400 according to this embodiment includes a direction input key 1402 and a button switch 1404 for a player to input a game operation, a first liquid crystal display 1406, a second liquid crystal display 1408, a speaker 1410, and a control unit. 1450 is provided in a flip-flop type apparatus main body 1401 that can be opened and closed by a hinge 1414. Touch panels 1407 and 1409 that can input arbitrary positions on the display screen by touching with a stylus pen 1416 or the like are mounted on the surfaces of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, respectively.

  Further, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a memory card reader 1418 capable of reading and writing data from and to a memory card 1440 that is a computer-readable information storage medium. The memory card 1440 stores programs and various setting data necessary for the control unit 1450 of the portable game apparatus 1400 to execute various arithmetic processes related to game play. In addition, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, and the like which are not shown.

  The touch panels 1407 and 1409 cover almost the entire display screen of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 without shielding the display screen, respectively, and the stylus pen 1416 feels as if the player touches what is displayed on the screen. When touched with (or a finger or the like), the contact position coordinates in the orthogonal Xt, Yt axis coordinate system with the upper left as the origin can be output to the control unit 1450.

  The control unit 1450 corresponds to a control board of the game apparatus, and includes various microprocessors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a VRAM, and the like. Various IC memories such as RAM and ROM are installed. In addition, signals from the wireless communication module 1412, the triaxial acceleration sensor 1422, the driver circuit of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, the driver circuit of the touch panel 1407 and the touch panel 1409, the direction input key 1402, and the button switch 1404. A so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) such as a receiving circuit, an amplifier circuit for outputting an audio signal to the speaker 1410, and a signal input / output circuit to the memory card reader 1418 is mounted. Each element mounted on the control unit 1450 is electrically connected via a bus circuit so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received.

  The 3-axis acceleration sensor 1422 detects accelerations in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions orthogonal to detect the attitude change or position change of the portable game apparatus 1400, and sends the detection signal to the control unit 1450. Output. In addition, it is good also as a structure provided with a gyro sensor as a function addition instead of an acceleration sensor. Alternatively, if a change in position or orientation is detected with reference to geomagnetism, it can be replaced by a magnetic sensor.

  The control unit 1450 reads out the program and data stored in the memory card 1440 by the memory card reader 1418 and temporarily stores them in the IC memory to be mounted. Then, the read program is executed to execute arithmetic processing, and each part of the portable game device 1400 is controlled in accordance with operation inputs from the direction input key 1402, button switch 1404, touch panel 1407 and 1409, and an action game is played. Execute.

  In the present embodiment, the portable game device 1400 is configured to read out necessary programs and various setting data from the memory card 1440, but via the wireless communication module 1412, the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), WAN ( It is also possible to connect to a wired / wireless communication line 1 such as a Wide Area Network and download from an external device.

[Game Overview]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the game in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays a map screen W2 relating to the game stage currently being played, and the second liquid crystal display 1408 displays a main game screen W4 showing the peripheral details of the player character 2.

  On the map screen W2, information display 10 such as the elapsed time and score from the start of the game, map identification information, a stage schematic diagram 12, a start position 14, a goal position 16, and a current position 18 of the player character 2 are displayed. Is done. On the game screen W4, a player character 2, an enemy character 4, and a wall surface 6 on which the player character 2 climbs in a rock climbing style are displayed. The game screen W4 is generated by generating an image (so-called 3DCG) taken by the virtual camera in a cycle shorter than the refresh rate of the liquid crystal display, and combining the various information displays 10 with the generated image. Note that the virtual camera automatically controls movement, rotation, shooting angle of view, and the like so that the player character 2 is captured near the center of the screen (for example, within a range surrounded by a one-dot chain line in the figure).

  In the action game of this embodiment, the player character 2 is a game character that can be stretched like rubber with both arms extended and contracted. When the player performs a slide operation on the touch panel 1409 with the stylus pen 1416, the wall surface, which is a gripped portion provided on the wall surface 6 by the player character 2 by various actions determined based on the direction and speed of the slide operation. The arm is extended to the protrusion 8, the wall surface protrusion 8 is gripped, and the arm is contracted. The player repeats this to climb the player character 2 to the top of the wall surface 6.

  On the game stage, enemy characters 4 are arranged everywhere, and are automatically controlled to move in the horizontal direction of the screen. When the enemy character 4 comes into contact with the player character 2, it is determined that the player character 2 has been attacked, and the strength value (so-called “hit point”) is subtracted. If the proof strength value reaches “0” before reaching the goal, the game is over, and the game point is determined in consideration of the time until reaching the goal.

  In the present embodiment, the wall surface 6 is assumed to be a cliff-like elevation, but the angle can be set as appropriate. Also, the gripped portion that can be gripped by the player character 2 is not limited to fixed irregularities such as rock protrusions, driven carabiner, window frame, fence, wall cracks, etc. It may be a balloon, an elevator, or an animal that moves along a predetermined trajectory, a rope, an animal or the like, and prevents the player character 2 from being grabbed (or engaged by suction or hooking, etc.) and falling downward. If possible, it can be set appropriately. Further, as shown in the figure, the game screen configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the long sides of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 are horizontal, but the long sides of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 are also illustrated. Of course, the long side of the display may coincide with the climbing direction, and the portable game device 1400 may be used in a so-called “vertically held” manner.

[Explanation of player character actions and input operations]
The player makes a different operation input with the stylus pen 1416, and causes the player character 2 to perform any one of A action to E action appropriate for the game situation at the time, and advances the game.

  3 to 4 are diagrams for explaining the “A action” and its operation input in the present embodiment. In the A action, when the player performs a quick slide operation with a stylus pen 1416 and a short touch time (hereinafter also referred to as “slash operation”), the wall surface protrusion 8 existing in the slide direction is automatically selected and automatically selected. This is an automatic gripping action that moves with the hand extended.

  Specifically, when the touch time from touch-on to touch-off is shorter than the slash operation determination reference time and the moving speed of the slide operation during that time reaches the slash operation determination reference speed, the touch operation is It is determined as “operation”.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3A, when a slash operation is performed with the stylus pen 1416 (a series of operations of a touch-on + slide operation indicated by a thick black arrow and a touch-off indicated by a broken black arrow in the figure), the A action It is determined that an operation command has been input, the latest input vector 20 (sliding direction) is obtained, and the arm to be extended is selected from the left and right arms of the player character 2. For example, in the state of FIG. 3A, the right arm that does not hold the wall surface protrusion 8 is selected as the extension target. Then, a fan-shaped wall projection selection region 22 is set from the hand of the arm selected as the extension target, with the similarity vector 21 oriented in the same direction as the previously obtained input vector 20 as the center, and this wall projection selection. Among the wall projections 8 existing in the region 22, the one whose direction 24 from the hand of the arm to be extended (the one-dot chain arrow in the figure) is closest to the input vector 20 is selected as a target for extending the arm in the current action. Is done.

  When the target wall projection 8 is selected, as shown in FIG. 3B, the extension control is performed so that the arm to be extended of the player character 2 automatically grasps the target wall projection 8. When the arm reaches the target, as shown in FIG. 3 (3), the arm of the player character 2 is automatically shortened so as to return to the original standard length, and at the same time, the arm to be stretched The state where the arm on the opposite side grips the wall projection 8 is released, and automatically shortened to the original length.

  Further, when the slash operation is performed in the same manner, as shown in FIG. 4A, the arm to be expanded (the left arm in the state of FIG. 4) is selected after the input vector 20 is obtained, but not extended last time. The side arm or the arm that is not currently gripped is selected. Then, the wall surface protrusion selection region 22 is set from the hand of the arm to be extended, and the target wall surface protrusion 8 is selected.

  When the target wall projection 8 is selected, display control is performed so that the arm to be processed is extended and the target is grasped, as shown in FIG. When the target is grasped, as shown in FIG. 4 (3), the extended arm is shortened to the original standard length, and the opposite arm is released and shortened to the standard length.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the player performs a slash operation with the stylus pen 1416 in a direction in which the player character 2's arm is desired to be extended, the player character 2 automatically finds the target wall projection 8 and moves the arm. A action such as.

  As for the A action in the present embodiment, if any wall projection 8 does not exist in the wall projection selection area 22, the target cannot be selected, and the arm to be stretched may be left as it is, It may be stretched to some extent, but it may return to the standard length without grasping anything. Further, the timing of the A action activation may be a timing for detecting a touch-off at the time of a slash operation, or may be a timing for detecting a movement stop of the touch position. That is, it is possible to determine that the operation command for the A action has been input in the same manner even when the slide operation is quickly performed and then stopped without touching off.

  5 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the “B action” and its operation input in the present embodiment. The B action is extended at the time when the player character 2's arm is arbitrarily extended and the touch-off is detected by performing a slide operation at a slower speed than the time when the A action operation command is input with the stylus pen 1416. This is an action of grasping the wall surface protrusion 8 close to the hand of the arm. The B action is a manual gripping action in which the player extends the arm to an arbitrary position and grips the wall projection 8 desired by the player, and the movement of the arm on the side that is not automatically extended like the A action is released. do not do.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the player performs a slide operation with the stylus pen 1416 to the touch panel 1409 at a moving speed (slide speed) that does not reach the slash operation determination reference speed that is slower than the slash operation, The operation input of the B action is determined, and the extension target arm is selected. At this time, if one of the arms is in the gripped state, the arm that is not currently in the gripped state is the target for extension, and if both arms are in the gripped state, the arm on the opposite side of the previously extended arm It is.

  When the extension target arm is selected, as shown in FIG. 5B, the extension target arm is extended by a length corresponding to the input distance (slide distance) of the slide operation, and the position of the hand is the input direction vector. 20 is moved along. Therefore, if the slide operation is performed linearly, the arm is extended linearly, and if the slide operation is performed so as to draw an arc, the hand of the extended arm is also moved so as to draw an arc.

  When the touch-off is detected, as shown in FIGS. 5 (2) to 5 (3), the touch-off is present in the rectangular hand determination area 30 centering on the hand position of the arm to be extended at the detection timing, Operation is automatically controlled so that the wall surface protrusion 8 closest to the hand is grasped by the arm to be extended.

  When the arms are extended, the length of both arms is extended or shortened and the position of the body is moved so that the body is caught by the tension of both arms. More specifically, in the simplest control, both arms are extended in a straight line connecting the wall projections 8 holding the arms, and the body is moved to an intermediate position. In the control for obtaining more reality, an environment with virtual gravity is assumed toward the lower side of the screen, and a state in which the virtual weight (body) is suspended by two virtual elastic strings (arms) in the same environment is obtained by physical calculation. In FIG. 5 (3), the player character 2 is in a posture in which the body is slightly offset to the lower side of the screen from the middle position of both arms, and the latter “control for more reality” is performed. This is equivalent to

  To continue climbing from the state shown in FIG. 5 (3), use the stylus pen 1416 to perform a slash operation in the direction you want to extend your arm again to perform an A action, or perform a slide operation slower than the slash operation. B action.

  FIG. 6A corresponds to the former. If it is determined that the operation command for the A action has been input, the arm to be expanded is selected. In FIG. 5 (3), since both arms are in the gripped state, the left arm that has not been extended last time is selected as the extension target.

  Hereinafter, similarly to the A action described above, a predetermined fan-shaped wall projection selection region 22 with the input vector 20 as the center on the left and right sides is set with reference to the hand of the left arm. The wall projection 8 whose direction 24 from the hand of the arm to be extended (the one-dot chain arrow in the figure) most closely approximates the input vector 20 is selected as the target for extending the arm. Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (2), extension control is performed so that the extension target arm of the player character 2 automatically grasps the target wall surface protrusion 8. At this time, the direction of the body is controlled to temporarily turn sideways, and it is considered that the appearance of extending the left arm to the right side of the body looks natural.

  Since the action this time is the A action, when the extended arm reaches the target wall projection 8, as shown in FIG. 6 (3), the extension target arm of the player character 2 is returned to the original standard length. The shortening control is automatically performed. At the same time, the hand of the arm opposite to the extension target is released, the state where the wall surface protrusion 8 is grasped is released, and the shortening control is automatically performed to the original length.

  On the other hand, when the B action operation command is input again from the state of FIG. 5 (3), the relationship between the left and right arms described with reference to FIG. 5 is opposite, but the tip where the stylus pen 1416 extends the arm similarly. It is also possible to proceed with climbing by extending the arm so that is arbitrarily designated.

  In this way, the player character 2 can extend the arm to an arbitrary position and grip the desired wall projection 8 by the B action. In the A action, the slash operation and the control for automatically selecting the target wall projection 8 can be combined to enable quick climbing, but in the B action, the desired wall projection 8 can be grasped. Therefore, it is suitable for more complicated and puzzle-like situations where it is necessary to carefully select the position where the arm is extended.

  In the B action, when the touch-on position is included in the left and right hand determination areas 30, the arm on the side where the touch-on position is included in the hand determination area 30 is selected as the arm to be extended. That is, the player can arbitrarily select the arm to be extended by touching on the hand of the desired arm with the stylus pen 1416.

  7 to 8 are diagrams for explaining the “C action” and its operation input in the present embodiment. The C action is an action of hitting the enemy character 4 by hitting the body, shooting both players' arms with pachinko rubber straps, jumping the player character 2 with a pachinko, and hitting the enemy character 4.

Specifically, it is necessary to first make a state in which both hands are spread and the wall projection 8 is held with both hands. For this purpose, first, the wall projection 8 is grasped with the arm on the side that is not currently grasped using the B action.
That is, in the state of FIG. 7A, since the right hand is in a released state that is not gripped, if the player character 2 is slowly slid in the direction of the wall projection 8 on the left and slightly above the player character 2, The right arm extends in the input vector direction according to the slide distance. At this time, since it is necessary to extend the right hand of the player character 2 leftward from the body, the direction of the front and back of the body is controlled to be reversed so that it appears naturally as a human motion. Alternatively, the left hand may be extended after the operation of exchanging the left hand and the right hand holding the wall projection 8 is performed.

When the player adjusts the sliding direction of the pen tip so that the tip of the right arm extended with the stylus pen 1416 reaches the desired wall projection 8, as shown in FIG. Movement is controlled in the vector direction. That is, the position of the right hand is guided by the stylus pen 1416. When the player confirms that the right hand hand determination area 30 has approached the desired wall projection 8 and touches off, the player automatically selects the wall projection 8 closest to the right hand in the same area and automatically The operation is controlled so that the right hand grasps the wall projection.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7 (3), the player character 2 is in a state where both hands are holding the wall projection 8 and the body is hanging there. In other words, it looks like a pachinko when you think of your hands as rubber straps and your body as a bullet.

  From this state, as shown in FIG. 7 (3), the inside of the body determination area 32 centering on the body of the player character 2 is touched with the stylus pen 1416, and as shown in FIG. When the slide operation is performed in the opposite direction, it is determined that an operation command input for the C action has been made.

  Then, the display of the player character 2 is changed to a rotation mode that rotates like a yo-yo with the base of the arm as the rotation axis, and is moved in the direction of the input vector by an amount corresponding to the slide distance. At this time, both arms are extended.

  In addition to the action of the player character 2, the angle of view setting of the virtual camera is changed to a predetermined wide angle setting along with the detection of the C action operation command input. For example, in FIG. 8A, the original standard setting range is indicated by a one-dot broken line, and the angle of view is changed by arrows extending outward from the four corners. By widening the shooting angle of view, the state around the player character 2 is displayed in a wider range on the game screen. From the viewpoint of the player, it is preferable because the point aimed at by the pachinko can be seen more widely.

  When the touch-off is detected, both arms are hidden as shown in FIG. 8 (2), and in accordance with the slide distance of the slide operation performed so far in the opposite direction to the slide operation. The movement of the body 2b of the player character 2 in the rotation mode is controlled until it moves by the maximum reachable distance. That is, it looks like a bullet has been ejected from a pachinko. In addition, instead of obtaining the maximum reach distance according to the slide distance, the virtual bullet (body) biased by the restoring force of the virtual elastic strings of both arms in an environment where virtual gravity is acting below the screen Of course, it is also possible to employ a configuration obtained by physical calculation under the condition of upward injection.

  When the movement of the player character 2 is controlled, the view angle setting of the virtual camera is restored from the wide angle setting to the standard setting.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (2), when the player character 2 ejected with the touch-off detection hits the enemy character 4, the enemy character 4 is controlled to be destroyed and disappear. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 (3), the player character 2 that has moved by the maximum reachable distance is returned from the rotation mode to the original mode and displayed in the standard mode, and the movement after the injection is stopped there and moved downward in the screen. The movement is controlled to start a virtual free fall. Of course, since the player character 2 does not hold any of the arms in the state where the virtual free fall is started, the player character 2 falls from the wall surface 6 which has been climbed with no effort.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 (3), it is necessary to perform an operation so as to grip some wall surface protrusion 8 by the A action or the B action. In the example of FIG. 8 (3), when the slash operation is input upward, the right arm of the player character 2 grips the wall surface protrusion 8 by the A action and prevents virtual free fall. It should be noted that the arm that is to be extended by the A action or B action from the virtual free fall state may be selected from the arm that was not previously extended, or the input vector of the slash operation is the The right arm may be selected for the direction, and the left arm may be selected for the direction to the left of the direction directly above.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the “D action” and its operation input in the present embodiment. The D action is an operation for arbitrarily releasing the hand currently holding the wall surface protrusion 8.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9 (1), a hand determination area 30 of a predetermined size is set with the hand at the center as the hand holding the wall projection 8. When it is detected that the stylus pen 1416 has double-tapped and the tap position is within the hand determination area 30, the operation is controlled so that the hand is automatically released.

  When the hand is released, as shown in FIGS. 9 (2) to 9 (3), when the gripping hand remains, the body position is moved below the gripping hand, Shows as if virtual gravity is acting at the bottom of the screen. The downward movement of the body may be calculated by performing a physical calculation using the hand as a virtual elastic string and the body as a virtual weight.

  In this way, the hand that arbitrarily holds the wall projection 8 can be released by the D action. Therefore, by appropriately combining with other actions, particularly the B action, for example, FIG. 9 (1) to FIG. 9 (3). Play like this becomes possible. That is, in a situation where the enemy character 4 approaches the player character 2 from the right while holding the wall projection 8 with both hands and hits the player character 2 as it is, the action of climbing upward is still obstructed by the enemy character 4. If this is the case, it is possible to perform a brain-like play by intentionally releasing the right hand to shift the position of the body and avoid a collision with the enemy character 4 approaching from the right.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an “E action” and its operation input in the present embodiment. The E action is a striking action in which virtual flame energy is accumulated at the hand and the arm of the hand is extended toward the enemy character 4 to be hit.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10 (1), if the touch-on with the stylus pen 1416 is maintained without changing the position after the long press determination reference time, the determination of the E action operation command input start is made. As a result, the flame energy graphics 36 is applied to the hand that is not currently holding the wall projection 8.

From this state, when the player performs a slide operation toward the enemy character 4 that the stylus pen 1416 wants to attack, as shown in FIG. 10 (2), the player character 2 moves the arm on the side to which the flame energy graphics 36 is applied. It is expanded in the touch position variation direction (direction of the slide operation input vector 20) immediately before the touch-off until a predetermined length is reached. Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (3), when the extended arm hits the enemy character 4, it is determined that the enemy character 4 has been attacked by the player character 2 and is defeated / disappeared.
In other words, the E action makes it possible to create an active path by defeating an arbitrary enemy character 4 by performing an attack action that is smaller but faster than the C action.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to play an intuitive and speedy action game by appropriately using these A action to E action only by an operation input by the stylus pen 1416.

Note that the number of actions of the player character 2 may be smaller or larger than in the present embodiment depending on the content of the game. The number may be set in common throughout the game, or may be increased or decreased depending on the difficulty level setting, or a predetermined action may not be used for a predetermined time when attacked by the enemy character 4. Limits may be provided.
The action of each action is not limited to the example in the present embodiment, and can be set as appropriate.

[Description of functional block]
Next, a functional configuration for realizing the above-described features will be described.
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the portable game device 1400 includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, a sound output unit 350, an image display unit 360, a communication unit 370, and a storage unit 500.

  The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal to the processing unit 200 in accordance with various operation inputs made by the player. In the present embodiment, a direction input unit 102 and a contact position detection unit 104 are included.

  The direction input unit 102 includes a button switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, a multi-axis detection type acceleration sensor having two or more detection axes, or a single axis detection type acceleration sensor unit combined with different detection axis directions. Also, it can be realized by a multi-directional detection type inclination sensor that enables at least two detection directions or a single direction detection type inclination sensor unit combined with different detection directions. In FIG. 1, the direction input key 1402 and the triaxial acceleration sensor 1422 correspond to this.

  The contact position detection unit 104 is a device that can detect a contact position to the display screen range. The touch panels 1407 and 1409 in FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The processing unit 200 is realized by electronic components such as a microprocessor such as a CPU and a GPU, an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), and an IC memory, and includes the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 500. Input / output data to / from each functional unit. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on predetermined programs and data, and operation input signals from the operation input unit 100 to control the operation of the portable game apparatus 1400. In FIG. 1, the control unit 1450 corresponds to this.
The processing unit 200 in this embodiment includes a game calculation unit 210, a sound generation unit 250, an image generation unit 260, and a communication control unit 270.

The game calculation unit 210 executes processing related to the progress of the game. For example, processing for forming a game space in a three-dimensional virtual space, processing for placing an object such as a character in the game space, motion control processing for a placed character, various motion control processing such as character movement and attack, The execution target includes processing such as hit determination processing between objects (for example, enemy characters and player characters) due to an attack, physical calculation processing, and game result calculation processing.
The game calculation unit 210 according to this embodiment includes a touch operation parameter calculation unit 212, an operation command determination unit 214, and an action control unit 216.

  The touch operation parameter calculation unit 212 calculates the touch position in the game screen coordinate system based on the position coordinates output from the contact position detection unit 104, and stores it in association with the current system time at which the touch operation is detected. Stored in the touch operation data 530 of the unit 500.

Further, the touch operation parameter calculation unit 212 further calculates various parameter values indicating the status of the touch operation.
In the present embodiment, the following parameter values are calculated.
(1) The touch duration time 533 is calculated based on the system time difference from the touch-on to the present time and stored in the storage unit 500.
(2) The distance of the slide operation is calculated from the transition of the touch position from the touch-on touch position to the present time, and is stored in the storage unit 500 as the slide distance 534.
(3) Based on the detection cycle of the contact position detection unit 104 and the difference between the previous touch position and the current touch position, the speed of the slide operation (for example, the unit is dot / s or dot / f). The obtained slide speed 535 is stored in the storage unit 500.
(4) Based on the detection cycle of the contact position detection unit 104 and the difference between the previous touch position and the current touch position, the input vector 20 is calculated and stored in the storage unit 500 as the slide direction 536.

  The operation command determination unit 214 determines the type of operation command based on the various parameter values calculated by the touch operation parameter calculation unit 212, and the A action flag 523 included in the operation command determination data 522 of the storage unit 500 according to the determination result. , B action flag 524, C action flag 525, D action flag 526, E action flag 527 are operated.

Specifically, the operation command determination unit 214 performs the following processing.
(1) The touch duration 533 is shorter than a predetermined slash operation determination reference time (for example, 24 frames), and the slide speed 535 reaches a predetermined slash operation determination reference speed (for example, 1 dot / sec). When the speed is high, it is determined that the operation command for the A action has been input.
(2) When the touch duration time 533 is reached and the slide speed 535 is less than the slash operation determination reference speed, but is a predetermined slow operation determination reference speed (for example, greater than 1 dot / sec and less than 2 dots / sec). When the touch-on position is included in the hand determination area 30, it is determined that the B action operation command has been input.
(3) In a state where both hands of the player character 2 are holding the wall projection 8, when the touch-on position is included in the body determination area 32, it is determined that the C action operation command has been input.
(4) When the position of the double tap (the operation of touching almost the same position twice in a short time) is included in the hand determination area 30 of the hand holding the wall projection 8, the D action operation command is input. It is determined that
(5) When the touch continuation time exceeds a predetermined accumulation operation determination criterion, it is determined that an E action operation command has been input.
Then, “1” is stored in the action flag corresponding to each action determined to be input. Note that the initial setting of each action flag at the start of the game is “0”.

  The action control unit 216 causes the player character 2 to perform an action corresponding to the type of the operation command determined by the operation command determination unit 214.

  The sound generation unit 250 is realized by a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) or a voice synthesis IC, or an audio codec capable of playing back an audio file, for example. Based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 210, sound effects and BGM related to the game Then, sound signals of various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 350.

  The sound output unit 350 is realized by a device that outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 250. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1410 corresponds to this.

  The image generation unit 260 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generation unit 260 generates one game image in one frame time (1/60 second) based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 210, and outputs an image signal of the generated game image to the image display unit 360. .

  The image display unit 360 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 260. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In FIG. 1, the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 correspond to this.

  The communication control unit 270 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 370.

  The communication unit 370 is connected to the communication line 1 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a cable communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 1412 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The storage unit 500 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the portable game device 1400 in an integrated manner, a game program necessary for executing the game, various data, and the like. . Further, it is used as a work area of the processing unit 200, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation unit 100, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM and a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM and DVD. In FIG. 1, this corresponds to an IC memory or a memory card 1440 mounted on the control unit 1450.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 500 stores a system program 501 and a game program 502. When the processing unit 200 reads and executes the game program 502, the function as the game calculation unit 210 can be realized in the processing unit 200.

  The storage unit 500 stores game space setting data 510 and character initial setting data 512 as data prepared in advance.

Furthermore, player data status data 514, enemy character status data 520, operation command determination data 522, touch operation data 530, and touch operation parameter data 532 are generated and updated as the game progresses. ,
The injection vector 540 is stored.
In addition, data (for example, position coordinates and posture information in the virtual three-dimensional space coordinate system of the virtual camera) and the like necessary for executing processing related to the progress of the game are stored as appropriate.

  The game space setting data 510 stores various data for forming a game space in the virtual three-dimensional space. For example, model data, texture data, and motion data related to an arrangement object such as a ground surface, a building, a tree, a river, and a rock on which the player character 2 and the enemy character 4 move are included.

  The character initial setting data 512 stores various initial setting data of the player character 2 and the enemy character 4. For example, for the player character 2, model data, texture data, motion data, initial values of proof values (corresponding to so-called hit points), attack power, moving speed, initial arrangement position coordinates, and the like are stored. For the enemy character 4, model data, texture data, motion data, initial strength values, attack power, movement speed, attack pattern, movement pattern, appearance position coordinates, and the like are stored.

  The player character status data 514 includes, as various parameters indicating the current state of the player character 2, position coordinates in the current virtual three-dimensional coordinates, speed, current strength value, arm status data 516, determination area setting data 518, and the like. Stored.

  The arm status data 516 stores information related to the control of the left and right hands and arms. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, right arm local coordinate origin 516a, left arm local coordinate origin 516b, right hand position coordinate 516c, left hand position coordinate 516d, right hand grip state flag 516e, left hand grip state flag 516f, right hand grip order flag 516g, left hand A gripping order flag 516h is included.

  The right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f each store “1” when the left and right hands are gripping the wall projection 8 and store “0” when the hand is released.

  In the right hand grasping order flag 516g and the left hand grasping order flag 516h, “1” is stored on the side where the arm is extended next. In the initial state at the start of the game, both are set to “0”, but after the start of the start, the side where the arm extension is last controlled is set to “0”, and the remaining side is set to “1”.

  The determination area setting data 518 stores information defining areas such as the hand determination area 30 and the body determination area 32. These determination areas are updated from time to time according to the position of the hand or body serving as a reference.

  The enemy character status data 520 stores information such as position coordinates in the virtual three-dimensional space and the current strength value for each enemy character 4.

  The ejection vector 540 is obtained based on the slide distance 534 and the slide direction 536 when the game calculation unit 210 touches and slides the body determination area 32 when it is determined that the C action operation input has been made. The maximum arrival distance as the direction and length in which the player character 2 emits the body in the rotation mode is stored as vector information.

[Description of operation]
Next, the operation of the portable game device 1400 in this embodiment will be described.
15 to 16 are flowcharts for explaining the main processing flow in the present embodiment. The processing described here is realized by the processing unit 200 reading and executing the system program 501 and the game program 502.

  Here, description of the generation and display of the game screen and the output of the game sound is omitted. However, as in the known game, the image generation unit 260 has a cycle sufficiently shorter than the refresh rate of the liquid crystal display. Is generated and displayed on the image display unit 360 (first liquid crystal display 1406, second liquid crystal display 1408). Similarly, it is assumed that a sound signal of game sound is generated by the sound generation unit 250 and emitted from the sound output unit 350 (speaker 1410).

  As shown in the figure, the game calculation unit 210 first executes an initialization process such as a flag (step S2). Specifically, the A action flag 523 to the E action flag 527 are set to “0”. Also, the right hand grip state flag 516e, the left hand grip state flag 516f, the right hand grip order flag 516g, and the left hand grip order flag 516h of the arm status data 516 are set to “0”.

  Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the game space setting data 510 and starts displaying the game stage (step S4), and refers to the character initial setting data 512 to identify the objects of the player character 2 and the enemy character 4 in the game space. Are arranged at respective initial positions (step S6). At this time, the determination area setting data 518 of the player character 2 is also initialized.

  Next, the processing unit 200 arranges the virtual camera in the game space so that the player character 2 is photographed at approximately the center of the screen, and starts generating and displaying a game image (step S8). At this time, it is assumed that the angle of view setting of the virtual camera is set to the standard angle of view. Thereafter, 3DCG of the game space is generated in a predetermined drawing cycle in the same manner as a known video game, and a game screen is generated based on this.

  Since the processing steps so far are ready to start the game, the processing unit 200 performs the subsequent processing (steps S10 to S56) in a predetermined cycle sufficiently shorter than the refresh rate of the image display unit 360. Repeat until the game end condition is satisfied.

  Specifically, the processing unit 200 automatically controls the movement of the enemy character 4 arranged when the game is started (step S10). If there is a touch operation on touch panel 1409 (YES in step S12), processing unit 200 executes an operation command determination process (step S14).

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the operation command determination process in the present embodiment. In this process, first, the processing unit 200 stores the touch position coordinates in the current game screen coordinate system and the system time when the touch operation is detected in the touch operation data 530 (step S60).

  Then, the processing unit 200 refers to the touch operation data 530 and determines, from the stored data from the touch start to the present, [1] touch duration (elapsed time from the touch start to the present), [2] slide distance. (Movement distance of the touch position from the touch start position to the current touch position), [3] slide speed (movement speed from the touch position stored immediately before to the current touch position), [4] slide unit vector (A unit vector from the touch position stored immediately before to the current touch position. Equivalent to the input vector 20) is calculated as a touch operation parameter value and stored in the touch operation parameter data 532 of the storage unit 500 (step S62). ).

Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the operation command determination data 522 to determine which action flag is “1” (step S64).
In the case of an affirmative determination (YES in step S64), it is further determined whether the flag is “1” in the B action flag 524 (step S65). Here, if the B action flag 524 is not “1”, it is determined that the determination of the operation command is unnecessary at this time, and the operation command determination process is terminated as it is. However, if the B action flag 524 is “1”, it will be described later. Control goes to step S82.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S64 that any action flag is “0” (NO in step S64), the processing unit 200 determines that the determination of the operation command is necessary, and then detects this time. It is determined whether the touch position is included inside the body determination area 32 (step S66).

  When the touch position is included in the body determination area 32 (YES in step S66), the processing unit 200 further determines whether or not both hands are in the gripping state (step S68). When both hands are gripped (YES in step S68) and the previously calculated slide distance 534 reaches a predetermined body pulling operation determination reference distance (for example, 20 dots (pixels)) (YES in step S70), It is determined that the C action operation input has been made, the C action flag 525 is set to “1”, the other action flags are set to “0” (step S72), and the operation command determination process is terminated.

  On the other hand, even if the touch position detected this time is inside the body determination area 32, the hand is released (NO in step S68), or the slide distance 525 is less than the body pulling operation determination reference distance. (NO in step S70), the operation command determination process is terminated without setting the C action flag 525 as it is.

  If the determination in step S66 is negative after going back to the step, the processing unit 200 refers to the latest touch position coordinates and the determination area setting data 518 and doubles the left or right hand determination area 30. It is determined whether or not tapping has been performed (operation for touching the same position twice in a short time) (step S76).

  If the determination is affirmative (YES in step S76), the arm status data 516 is further referred to and the determination state flag is “1” in the double-tapped hand, that is, it is in the holding state. Is determined (step S78).

If it is determined that the hand is in the gripping state (YES in step S78), the processing unit 200 determines that an operation input for the D action has been made, and sets the D action flag 526 to “1”. Then, “0” is set in the other action flags (step S80), and the operation command determination process is terminated.
On the other hand, when the touch position detected this time is not in the body determination area 32 or in any of the left and right hand determination areas 30 (NO in step S76), the left or right hand determination area 30 is touched. Even if it is determined that the hand on the side where the determination area is touched is not in the gripping state (NO in step S78), the processing unit 200 does not operate the D action flag 526 and performs the A action, B action, and E action. The process proceeds to the operation command determination.

  First, with reference to the determination area setting data 518, it is determined whether any of the right hand or left hand determination area 30 has been touched (step S82). If not touched (NO in step S82), the touch duration time 533 is determined.

The touch duration 533 is equal to or shorter than a predetermined slash operation determination reference time (for example, 24 frames) (YES in step S84), and the slide speed 535 is equal to or higher than a predetermined slash operation determination reference speed (for example, 3 dots / frame). In this case (YES in step S86), the processing unit 200 determines that a quick slide operation has been performed in a short time so as to scratch the touch panel 1409, that is, an A action operation input has been made, and sets the A action flag 523 to " “1” and other action flags are set to “0” (step S88), and the operation command determination process is terminated.
When the touch duration 533 exceeds the slash operation determination reference time (NO in step S84), and when the touch duration 533 is equal to or shorter than the slash operation determination reference time but the slide speed is slower than the slash operation determination reference speed ( (NO in step S86), the process proceeds to step S90.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S82 that any of the right hand or left hand determination area 30 is touched (YES in step S82), and in step S84, the touch duration 533 exceeds the slash operation determination reference time. If it is determined that the slash operation is a slow slide operation (NO in step S84), the processing unit 200 then sets the slide speed 535 to a predetermined fixed position touch state determination reference speed (for example, It is determined whether it is 1 dot / frame or more (step S90). This fixed position touch state determination reference speed is a low speed reference for determining whether or not the touch position has changed. Of course, the reference value may be the touch distance without using the speed.

  When the slide speed 535 is equal to or higher than the fixed position touch state determination reference speed (YES in step S90), the processing unit 200 determines that the slide operation has been performed at a moderate speed not as high as the slash operation. Then, referring to the E action flag 527, if the flag is not set to “1” (NO in step S92), it is determined that the B action operation input has been made, and the B action flag 524 is set to “1”. And other action flags are set to “0” (step S94), and the operation command determination process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the slide speed 535 is less than the fixed position touch state determination reference speed (NO in step S90), the processing unit 200 performs a long-press touch to the fixed position to satisfy the invariant condition that the touch position does not change. That is, it is determined that an operation input for the E action has been made. Then, the E action flag 527 is set to “1” and the other action flags are set to “0” (step S96), and the operation command determination process is terminated.

  When the operation command determination process is completed, the processing unit 200 returns to the flowchart of FIG. 15, and sequentially refers to the A action flag 523 to the E action flag 527 and corresponds to the action flag for which “1” is set. The action process of the player character 2 is executed (step S16 to FIG. 16: S42).

  Specifically, when the A action flag 523 is set to “1” (YES in step S16), the processing unit 200 then determines touch-off (step S18). When it is detected that the touch has been released in the current control cycle, the touch-off is determined. If the touch-off is determined (YES in step S18), the processing unit 200 executes the A action process, and causes the player character 2 to perform the A action for a predetermined frame time (for example, one frame) (step 1). S20).

  On the other hand, when the B action flag 524 is set to “1” (NO in step S16 → YES in S22), the processing unit 200 executes the B action process (step S24).

  Also, as shown in FIG. 16, when the C action flag 525 is set to “1” (NO in step S22 → YES in S26), the processing unit 200 sets the shooting angle of view of the virtual camera to a predetermined value. Is changed to the wide angle setting (step S28), and the C action process is executed (step S30). On the other hand, if the C action flag 525 is “0” (NO in step S26), the setting of the shooting angle of view is returned to the standard (step S32).

If the D action flag 526 is set to “1” (YES in step S34), the touch-off is determined. Then, in the case of touch-off (YES in step S36), the processing unit 200 executes D action processing (step S38).
When the E action flag 527 is set to “1” (YES in step S40), the processing unit 200 executes the E action process (step S42).

Here, the flow of the A action process to the E action process will be described in detail.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the A action process. The A action process is a process for controlling the expansion and contraction of the arm and the movement of the body so that the player character 2 automatically moves by extending the arm in the direction of the slash operation (quick slide operation) by the stylus pen 1416.

In this process, the processing unit 200 first determines whether or not the A action process has already been executed once in the previous control cycle and the player character 2 is in a state of stretching control such as extending or contracting the arm (step S110). ).
If the extension control is not in progress (NO in step S110), the processing unit 200 performs arm extension / contraction control after the current control cycle is executed for the first time after the A action flag 523 is set to “1”. It is determined that it is necessary to start, and first, the right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f are referred to (step S112).

  If both the gripping state flags are set to “0” and it is determined that the gripping state of the right hand and the left hand is “release both hands” (“release both hands” in step S114), the processing unit 200 proceeds to It is determined whether the slide direction 536 calculated in the operation command determination process is tilted to the left or right with respect to the direction directly above the screen, and the left hand gripping order flag 516h or the right hand gripping order flag 516g on the side of the tilting direction is set to “1”. ”And the arm on the inclined side in the sliding direction 536 is set as an action processing target (step S116).

  If both the right hand grasping state flag 516e and the left hand grasping state flag 516f are set to “1” and judged to be the “two-hand grasping” state (“two-hand grasping” in step S114), the right hand grasping order flag 516g and the left hand Of the gripping order flags 516h, the arm on which “1” is set is set as a processing target (step S118).

  If only one of the right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f is set, the hand on the side where the grip state flag is “0” is released. ”State (“ one hand release ”in step S 114), the arm gripping order flag whose grip state flag is“ 0 ”is set to“ 1 ”, and the arm is processed (step S120).

  If the arm to be subjected to the expansion / contraction control is determined, the processing unit 200 next sets the wall projection selection area 22 that extends in a fan shape with the slide direction 536 as the center from the tip of the hand of the arm to be processed. (Step S122). If the wall surface protrusion 8 is included in the wall surface protrusion selection area 22 (YES in step S124), the processing unit 200 determines the angle formed between the direction from the hand of the arm and the slide direction 536 for each corresponding wall surface protrusion 8. The wall surface protrusion 8 that is calculated and the direction from the hand of the arm is closest to the sliding direction 536 is selected as the extension target point (step S126). The coordinates of the selected wall projection 8 in the game screen coordinate system are temporarily stored in the storage unit 500.

  In step S110, when the display process for extending the arm has already been performed in accordance with the execution of the A action process (YES in step S110), processing related to selection of the arm to be processed (steps S112 to S120), The process (steps S122 to S126) related to selection of the wall surface protrusion 8 that is a target point for extending the arm is skipped.

Now, if the arm to be extended and the wall surface protrusion 8 to be the target point are selected, the processing unit 200 performs an extension process and a shortening process of the arm to be processed.
Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the hand has reached the wall surface protrusion 8 of the target point by comparing the current position coordinates of the hand with the coordinates of the wall surface protrusion 8 selected previously (step S128). . If not reached (NO in step S128), the processing unit 200 performs motion control on the selected wall projection 8 so that the arm to be processed is extended by the current control cycle (step S130). Of course, if the hand of the arm to be processed is gripping the wall projection 8 at this time, the arm is controlled to extend to the wall projection 8 serving as a target point after releasing it.
Then, the position coordinates and the hand determination area related to the arm to be rationalized are updated (step S136). Then, the A action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the hand has reached the target wall projection (YES in step S128), the processing unit 200 sets the grip state flag of the hand on the processing target side to “1” and the hand on the opposite side. Is set to “0” to be in the “one hand released” state (step S138).

  Next, until the length of the arm to be processed reaches the standard length (NO in step S140), the processing unit 200 winds the stretched wire so that the stretched elastic body contracts the arm to be processed. In this manner, the motion control is performed so as to shorten the target wall surface projection toward the hand holding the target wall projection by the current control cycle (step S142). Then, body movement processing is executed in order to adjust the position of the body in accordance with the change in arm length (step S144), and the A action processing in the current control cycle ends.

It should be noted that the length of the arm contracted in the shortened display process of the arm is the direction of the arm in which the body is extended by a physical simulation assuming that the extended arm is an elastic body and connected to a body of a predetermined weight. However, it is preferable to obtain it by assuming that it moves by being restored by a restoring force, but it is also possible to reduce it by a predetermined length per frame.
In addition, in the case of moving the body in the body movement process, the back of the player character 2 faces the player side in the case where the right hand is extended to the left from the body, or vice versa. It is preferable that the body is turned sideways and the back is turned to the player side again from the state of facing, since the arm turning can be expressed like that.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the arm to be processed has been shortened to the standard length (YES in step S140), the processing unit 200 sets the grip order flag of the arm to be processed to “0” and the other side Is set to "1" (step S146), and the A action flag 523 is returned to "0" (step S148). That is, the movement by the A action is completed at this stage. Then, the data stored in the touch operation data 530 is discarded / initialized (step S150), and the A action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

  If the wall surface protrusion 8 does not exist in the wall surface protrusion selection region 22 set with the arm to be processed as a reference (NO in step S124), the process related to arm expansion / contraction in steps S128 to S150 is skipped. The A action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the B action process. In the B action process, the arm is extended by an amount corresponding to the operation distance in the direction in which the slide operation is performed at a slower speed than the slash operation, and if there is a place where it can be gripped, the body is moved accordingly. It is a process to control as follows.

  In this process, the processing unit 200 first determines whether or not the expansion / contraction control is performed such as extending or contracting the arm of the player character 2 (step S170).

If the arm expansion / contraction control is not in progress (NO in step S170), the processing unit 200 refers to the right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f to determine the grip state of both hands (step S174).
If both of the referred gripping state flags are set to “0” and it is determined that “both hands are released” (“both hands are released” in step S174), the processing unit 200 is the side where the hand determination area 30 is touched, Alternatively, “1” is set in the gripping order flag (left hand gripping order flag 516h or right hand gripping order flag 516g) of the hand inclined to the left / right in the slide direction 536 calculated in the previous operation command determination process. The arm on the left / right tilt side in the sliding direction 536 is set as an action processing target (step S176).

If both the right hand grasping state flag 516e and the left hand grasping state flag 516f are set to “1” and judged to be “two-hand grasping” state (“two-hand grasping” in step S174), the right hand grasping order flag 516g and the left hand grasping Of the gripping order flags 516h, the arm on which “1” is set is set as a processing target (step S178).
When only one of the right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f is set, the hand on the side where the grip state flag is “0” is released. ”State (“ one hand release ”in step S 174), the arm hand gripping order flag whose grip state flag is“ 0 ”is set to“ 1 ”, and that arm is set as a processing target (step S180).

  If the arm expansion / contraction control in the B action process described below has already been executed (YES in step S170), the step relating to the selection of the arm to be processed is skipped.

  If the arm to be processed for the expansion / contraction control is determined, the processing unit 200 next moves the right hand position coordinate 516c or the left hand on the processing target side at the start of touching in the previously determined slide direction 536. Using the position coordinates 516d as a reference position, the extension destination position moved by the extension amount corresponding to the slide distance 534 is calculated (step S182).

If touch-off is not detected (NO in step S184), the processing unit 200 performs motion control so as to move the hand of the arm to be processed to the extension position calculated from the current position (step S186). Of course, if the hand of the arm to be processed is gripping the wall projection 8 at this time, the arm is controlled to extend to the wall projection 8 serving as a target point after releasing it. Further, an upper limit is set on the length of the arm, and the extension is controlled so as not to extend further (of course, a configuration in which no upper limit is set for extension may be used).
Then, the right hand position coordinate 516c, the left hand position coordinate 516d, the hand determination area 30 and the like related to the arm to be processed are updated according to the stretched result (step S188), and the B action process in the current control cycle is performed. finish.

  On the other hand, if a touch-off is detected (YES in step S184), the processing unit 200 determines whether or not there is a wall protrusion in the hand determination area 30 obtained around the calculated extension destination position (step S190). .

  If there is no wall projection 8 in the same region (NO in step S190), the processing unit 200 determines that there is no place to grip, and in order to reduce the extended arm to the original standard length, the arm to be processed If the length has not returned to the standard length (NO in step S192), the arm is shortened by the current control cycle (step S194), and the B action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

If there is the wall protrusion 8 (YES in step S190), the processing unit 200 further determines whether or not the hand has reached the nearest wall protrusion 8 in the hand determination area 30 (step S196).
If not reached (NO in step S196), the arm to be processed is extended and controlled to the nearest wall projection 8 (step S198), and the position coordinates and determination area related to the arm are updated (step S200). The body movement process is executed (step S202), the data stored in the touch operation data 530 is discarded / initialized (step S210), and the B action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

When the hand reaches the nearest wall projection 8 in the hand determination area 30 (YES in step S196), the processing unit 200 sets the right hand grip state flag 516e or the left hand grip state flag 516f on the side of the processing target arm to “1”. Set (step S204), the right hand grasping order flag 516g or the left hand grasping order flag 516h on the side of the arm to be processed is set to “0 (next rest)”, and the grasping order flag of the opposite hand is set to “1 (next extension)”. Setting is made (step S206).
Next, the B action flag 524 is set to “0” (step S208), the data stored in the touch operation data 530 is discarded / initialized (step S210), and the B action process in the current control cycle is terminated. .

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the C action process. The C action process is a process that realizes an action that combines an instantaneous movement and an attack on the enemy character 4 by pulling the body of the player character 2 from the gripping state of both hands and releasing a pachinko.

  In this process, the processing unit 200 first determines the state of both hands of the player character 2 (step S220). If both hands are in the gripping state (YES in step S220), the processing unit 200 further performs a touch-off detection determination (step S222).

  If touch-off is not detected in this control cycle (NO in step S222), it can be determined that both arms referred to in the C action are in the stage of pulling the body part like a pachinko rubber. If the body part is not displayed in the standard mode (YES in step S234), the processing unit 200 starts display in the rotation mode in which the body part is rotated like yo-yo (step S236).

  Next, the body part displayed in the rotation mode is moved by a distance corresponding to the slide distance 534 in the direction of the slide direction 536 calculated in the operation command determination process of the current control cycle (step S238), and further the body. The determination area 32 is updated (step S240), and both arms are extended (step S242). Now, when the stylus pen 1416 is slid downward, the rotating body part of the player character 2 is moved and displayed as if it is pachinko. Then, the processing unit 200 calculates the injection vector 540 of the body (step S246), and ends the C action process in the current control cycle.

  The injection vector 540 can be obtained by physical calculation as an injection simulation of a weight assuming that both arms are elastic strings and the body is a weight, for example. The obtained injection vector 540 data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 500 until the C action flag 525 is cleared.

  On the other hand, if a touch-off is detected in the current control cycle from the two-hand grasp state in step S222 (YES in step S222), the processing unit 200 determines that the pachinko that has been pulled is released and fired, and the right hand grasp state Both the flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f are changed to “0” (step S250), and both hands are controlled to be shortened to the standard length instantaneously (step S252). Further, the position coordinates and the determination area relating to both arms are updated with the shortening of the arms (step S254).

  Next, if the state of both arms is not in the gripping state in step S220 (YES in step S220) and if the processing of releasing both arms in steps S250 to S254 is executed, the body in the rotation mode is then skipped with a slingshot. To control the movement.

  Specifically, based on the previously calculated injection vector 540, for example, the predicted position and moving distance of the body part after one frame, which is the amount of the current control cycle, are calculated (step S260). The predicted position and the moving distance here are in a virtual environment where a virtual deceleration force acts so as to gradually decelerate and stop toward the vector length (that is, the maximum reachable distance) of the previously calculated injection vector 540. It is obtained by an assumed physical simulation.

Next, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not the body part ejected with reference to the calculated speed has already been moved by the vector length of the ejection vector 540 (step S262).
If negative (NO in step S262), the processing unit 200 moves the body part in the rotation mode to the calculated predicted position (step S264), updates the body determination area 32 (step S278), and this time. The C action process in the control cycle is terminated.

  On the other hand, if affirmative (YES in step S262), the processing unit 200 determines the current display mode of the player character 2. If the player character 2 is in the rotation mode (YES in step S266), the display of the player character 2 is switched from the rotation mode to the display in the standard mode (step S268).

Next, the processing unit 200 moves the player character 2 to the previously calculated predicted position (step S270), and updates the hand determination area 30 of both hands (step S272).
Then, the C action flag 525 is set to “0” (step S274), the data stored in the touch operation data 530 is discarded and initialized (step S276), and the body determination area 32 is updated (step S278). ), The C action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of D action processing for causing the player character 2 to perform D action.
The D action is an action that releases the hand holding the wall projection 8.
Therefore, if the hand grip state flag of the hand determination area 30 including the current touch position is “1” (YES in step S290), the processing unit 200 determines that the processing target hand has not released the wall projection 8. Then, the gripping state flag is changed to “0” (step S292), the gripping order flag of the hand to be processed is set to “0 (next break)”, and the gripping order flag of the opposite hand is set to “1”. (Next stretch) "is set (step S294). Then, motion control is performed for the current control cycle (for example, only for one frame) so that the hand on the processing target arm side releases the wall projection 8 (step S296), and the D action processing in the current control cycle is completed. To do.

  On the other hand, when the hand grip state flag on the processing target side is already “0” in step S290 (NO in step S290), the processing unit 200 extends the arm because the hand has been released. It is determined that it is necessary to shorten If the length of the arm on the processing target side is not the standard length (NO in step S298), the arm is shortened by one frame (step S300), and the determination region related to the processing target arm is updated (step S300). S302). And after performing a body movement process (step S304), the body determination area | region 32 is updated (step S306), and D action process in this control cycle is complete | finished.

  In the body movement process here, the position of the body part is changed as the body part changes from the state in which the body part is supported by the extended arm to the state in which the body part is no longer supported. For example, assuming that the extended arm is an elastic string and the body part is a weight of a predetermined virtual weight, a position in a virtual environment where virtual gravity is applied downward in the screen is obtained by physical simulation, and the body is moved to the position.

  On the other hand, if the arm to be processed has already reached the standard length (YES in step S298), the processing unit 200 sets the D action flag to “0” (step S308), and then initializes the touch operation data 530. (Step S310), the D action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the E action process for causing the player character 2 to perform an E action of extending the arms and arms where the flame magic energy is stored and hitting the enemy character 4 to attack.

  In the E action process, first, the processing unit 200 refers to the right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f, gives an attack flame ball to the hand having the grip state flag of “0”, and displays a flame on the hand. It appears as if magic energy has accumulated (step S330).

Next, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not the hand arm to which the flame ball has been applied is during extension control or shortening control (step S332).
If the arm is not extended or shortened (NO in step S332), no touch-off is detected in the current control cycle (NO in step S334), and if the slide operation is further performed (YES in step S336), the processing unit 200 Determines that the attack direction has been entered. Then, until the arm on the hand side to which the flame ball is applied reaches a predetermined attack length (NO in step S338), the hand arm is controlled to extend by one frame in the sliding direction 536 (step S340). The E action process in the control cycle is terminated.

  If the arm of the hand with the flame ball is extended to the predetermined attack length (YES in step S338), the processing unit 200 next moves the arm until the arm returns to the standard length (NO in step S342). The shortening control is performed for one frame (step S344), and the E action process in the current control cycle is terminated.

  If the hand with the flame ball returns to the standard length (YES in step S342), the display of the flame ball is stopped (step S346). Since all the E actions are now completed, the processing unit 200 returns the E action flag 527 to “0” (step S348), initializes the touch operation data 530 (step S350), and ends the E action process. To do.

  On the other hand, when the touch-off is detected from the state where the flame ball is applied to the hand and arm in step S334 (YES in step S334), the processing unit 200 determines that the attack stop operation has been performed and displays the flame ball display. The process is stopped (step S346), the E action flag 527 is returned to “0” (step S348), the touch operation data 530 is initialized (step S350), and the E action process is terminated.

  After executing any one of the A action process to the D action process according to the state of the action flag, or when no action process is executed, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  Next, when all the action flags are “0” (NO in step S40) and the position of the player character is not in the initial position for starting the game (NO in step S44), the processing unit 200 drops with both hands released. It is determined that the player character 2 is inside, and a drop movement process of the player character 2 is executed (step S46). In the drop movement process, the predicted drop position for one frame is calculated, the player character 2 is moved to that position, and the determination areas for both hands and body parts are updated.

  Next, the processing unit 200 changes the shooting position of the virtual camera (step S48). In the present embodiment, a virtual shooting frame having the same aspect ratio and 60% area ratio is set at the center of the screen, and it is determined whether or not the player character 2 is in the virtual shooting frame. Each time this is updated, the position of the virtual camera is changed so that the player character 2 can be photographed at the center of the screen.

Next, the processing unit 200 performs an attack determination process for the player character 2 and the enemy character 4 (step S50).
For example, when the C action process is being executed and the player character 2 and the enemy character 4 collide, it is determined that the attack of the player character 2 has been hit. Further, while the E action process is being executed, it is determined that the attack of the player character 2 has been hit similarly when the hand determination area 30 to which the flame ball is applied collides with the enemy character 4.
On the other hand, when the enemy character 4 and the player character 2 collide in a state where the C action process is not executed, it is determined that the enemy character's 4 attack hits.

  Then, according to the result of such attack determination processing, the processing unit 200 updates the strength value of the player character 2 (step S52), and performs the disappearance processing of the enemy character 4 (step S54). That is, when the attack of the enemy character 4 is hit, the strength value of the player character 2 is subtracted according to the attack, and when the attack of the player character 2 is hit, display control is performed so that the enemy character 4 is done.

  Next, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not a predetermined game end condition is satisfied (step S56). In this embodiment, the game is cleared when the player character 2 reaches the top of the game stage, and the game is over when the player character 2 is attacked by the enemy character 4 and the strength value becomes “0”.

  If none of these game end conditions are satisfied (NO in step S56), the process returns to step S10 in FIG. If any one of the game end conditions is satisfied, the processing unit 200 executes a game end process such as displaying an ending screen according to the satisfied game end condition (step S58), and a series of processes related to the game execution Exit.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operation input of the A action to the E action is determined based on the parameters indicating the status of the touch operation such as the touch duration time, the slide speed, and the slide direction, and the operation input determined by the player character is supported. Can be made to take action. In other words, a rock climbing-like game can be played with only a touch operation for the player.

  In addition, when selecting the arm to be extended to execute each action in the left-right order, and holding the wall projection 8 only on either the left or right hand, the arm can be released regardless of the grasping order history. The player character is a real rock climber, such as selecting the arm on the side of the current hand or selecting the arm on the left / right side of the slide direction 536 when both hands are released. It is possible to realize arm movement (selection of expansion / contraction site) that looks natural.

[Modification]
As described above, the embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described. However, the application form of the present invention is not limited to this, and components can be added, omitted, or changed as appropriate.

[Modification 1]
For example, in the B action control process of the above-described embodiment, the wall projection 8 in the hand determination area 30 is selected as the extension target point when the touch-off is detected, but the touch-off is detected as shown in FIG. Not (NO in step S184), the wall surface protrusion 8 existing in the hand determination area 30 on the side of the arm to be extended is selected as the extension target point as needed after the arm is extended (step S189), and the touch-off is detected. In that case (YES in step S184), instead of step S190 in the above embodiment, a process of branching depending on the presence or absence of a wall surface protrusion set as an extension target point by selection may be performed (step S191).
The selection at any time in this case includes selecting “no selection target” when there is no wall projection 8 in the hand determination area 30.

[Modification 2]
In the above embodiment, the map screen W2 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406, the game screen W4 that is an enlarged view of the periphery of the player character 2 is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408, and a touch operation is performed on the touch panel 1409. However, a configuration may be adopted in which the enlarged peripheral view and the touch operation are not necessarily performed on the same screen.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 24, the game screen W4 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406, and the operation parts of the right arm, the left arm, and the body are respectively displayed in the screen display range of the second liquid crystal display 1408 by the processing unit 200. Instructed instruction areas 60, 62, and 64 (each range surrounded by a broken line in the figure) are set, and a guide display 66 is displayed on the display to display an operation screen W6 that clearly indicates the indicated areas. In the example shown in the figure, the instruction areas 60 and 62 are areas for indicating the right hand and the left hand as expansion / contraction targets, respectively, and the instruction area 64 is an area for indicating a body part as an operation part.

As a processing flow when such a configuration is adopted, steps S112 to S120 in FIG. 18 and steps S174 to S180 in FIG. 19 are omitted, and a case where a touch operation is performed on the instruction area 60 is selected as a processing target arm. The configuration. Then, in step S130 of FIG. 18 and step S186 of FIG. 19, if the hand on the side of the arm to be processed is in a single gripping state, the wall projection 8 currently gripped by the other hand is also gripped. Then, the operation is controlled so that the arm on the processing target arm is released and the extension is controlled. By doing so, it is possible to provide an operating system in which the player can always arbitrarily select the arm to be extended.
The detection of the touch operation on the instruction area 64 can be treated as the same as the detection of the touch operation on the body determination area 32 in the C action.

[Variation 3]
In the above-described embodiment, the arm of the player character 2 is used as the expansion / contraction part. However, the expansion / contraction part is not limited to the arm, but may be another body part such as a foot, nose or tail. Further, for example, as shown in the diagrams continuously showing the screen changes in FIGS. 25 (1) to 25 (3), the items may be possessed by the player character 2. In the example shown in the figure, the player character 2 may release the stretchable adhesive gel 68 to the left and right arms to be adsorbed by the wall surface protrusion 8. Of course, it is also possible to release the hoisting string, cable, whip and hook it on the wall projection 8 or the player character 2 has a telescopic rod, and the rod is extended and its tip is attached to the wall projection 8. It can also be configured to be inserted and fixed, and to move with the body along with the expansion and contraction of the rod.

[Modification 4]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it controls so that the wall surface protrusion 8 is released by touching the hand determination area | region 30 of the hand holding the wall surface protrusion 8, it is not restricted to this. For example, it is possible to control so that all hands are released by double-tapping the body determination area 32. Specifically, a step of determining whether or not the body determination region 32 has been double-tapped is provided between step S66 and step S68 of FIG. If the result is negative, the process proceeds to step S68. If the result is positive, the right hand grip state flag 516e and the left hand grip state flag 516f are changed to “0”, and the operation command determination process is terminated.

[Modification 5]
Further, in the E action of the above embodiment, when the touch-on with the stylus pen 1416 is performed without changing the position after the long press determination reference time, the flame energy graphics 36 is applied to the hand that is not currently grasping the wall surface protrusion 8. When the player performs a slide operation toward the enemy character 4 to be attacked with the stylus pen 1416 from that state, the player character 2 moves the arm on the side to which the flame energy graphics 36 is applied to the input vector 20 for the slide operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, when a predetermined item (an item that can be attacked) is acquired, an attackable mode is entered, and when the enemy character 4 in the screen is tapped, the player character 2 automatically becomes the enemy character 4 as in a known shooting game. It is possible to add or replace a configuration that fires a fire ball (that is, a bullet).

[Modification 6]
Further, the game device for realizing the present invention is not limited to the portable game device as in the above-described embodiment, but may be an ultra-thin device as long as it is an information processing device provided with a contact position detecting means for the display screen, specifically, a touch panel. Small personal computers called mobile PCs and pocket PCs, notebook personal computers, PDAs (Personal Data Assistance), mobile terminal devices called PDAs (Personal Handy-phone System), PDAs, and portable terminal devices that integrate PDAs, digital audio A device such as a player can be used.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 26, a portable terminal device 1500 including a touch panel 1509 that covers a display area of the liquid crystal display 1508 can be used. The mobile terminal device 1500 includes a wireless device used for communication between the speaker 1510, the microphone 1511, and the base station, and functions as a mobile phone or PHS. Further, the mobile terminal device 1500 reads an application program from the memory card 1540 by the memory card reader 1518 or downloads and acquires it from an external device connected to the communication line 1, such as a CPU mounted on the control board 1550. Can be executed on a processor. In addition, a direction input key 1502 for inputting various operations is provided, and key inputs in the up, down, left, and right directions can be performed.

  Accordingly, the game program 502 and various data of the above embodiment are read from the memory card 1540 or the like, the movement operation input is assigned to the direction input key 1502, and the attack operation input is assigned to the touch operation on the touch panel 1509. Similar to the embodiment, it can function as a game device that realizes the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the action game is taken as an example, but the present invention can be applied to other genre games such as RPG and fighting games.

The external view for demonstrating the structural example of a portable game device. The figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a game. The figure for demonstrating A action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating A action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating B action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating B action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating C action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating C action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating D action and its operation input. The figure for demonstrating E action and its operation input. The functional block diagram for demonstrating an example of a function structure. The data block diagram which shows the data structural example of arm status data. The data block diagram which shows the data structural example of determination area | region setting data. The data block diagram which shows the data structural example of touch operation data. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the main processes. The flowchart following FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of an operation command determination process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of A action process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of B action process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of C action processing. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of D action process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of E action process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process in the modification of B action process. The figure for demonstrating the modification of a screen structure and the operation input method. The figure which shows the example of a game screen which shows the modification of an expansion-contraction site | part. The external view which shows the modification of a game device.

Explanation of symbols

2 player character 4 enemy character 6 wall surface 8 wall surface protrusion 20 input vector 21 similarity vector 22 wall surface protrusion selection region 30 hand determination region 32 body determination region 36 flame energy 100 operation input unit 102 direction input unit 104 contact position detection unit 200 processing unit 210 Game operation unit 212 Touch operation parameter unit 214 Operation command determination unit 216 Action control unit 500 Storage unit 502 Game program 514 Player character status data 516 Arm status data
516e Right hand grip state flag
516f Left hand grip state flag
516g Right hand grip order flag
516h Left hand grasping order flag 518 Determination region setting data 522 Operation command determination data 530 Touch operation data 532 Touch operation parameter data 533 Touch duration 534 Slide distance 535 Slide speed 536 Slide direction 1400 Portable game device 1402 Direction input key 1408 Second liquid crystal Display 1409 Touch panel 1440 Memory card 1450 Control unit

Claims (11)

The computer controls display of a player character having an extendable part that holds the part to be gripped arranged in the virtual space based on the touch operation of the player on the touch screen and plays a predetermined game. A program for executing the program,
An operation status calculation means for calculating parameters representing the touch operation status including the touch duration and the slide operation speed based on the touch position where the touch operation is performed;
An automatic gripping action that automatically selects a gripped portion that is a gripping target of the stretchable part and stretches and stretches the stretchable part, and a manual that grips the gripped part by stretching and contracting the stretchable part in conjunction with a touch operation. A trigger action selecting means for selecting a telescopic action that is activated from a telescopic action including at least a gripping action based on the parameter;
Control means for controlling the player character by activating the telescopic action action selected by the activation action selection means;
A program for causing the computer to function as   For causing the computer to function such that the action action selecting means includes manual grip action selecting means for selecting the extension action action to activate the manual grip action when the touch duration time satisfies a predetermined duration condition. The program according to claim 1. The manual gripping action selecting means is selected as an extension / contraction action action that activates the manual gripping action when the touch duration time satisfies a predetermined duration condition and the slide operation speed satisfies a predetermined low speed condition. To function the computer,
When the action action selecting means satisfies a predetermined duration condition for a touch duration and satisfies an invariant condition in which the touch position does not vary, the extension / contraction part is expanded or contracted in the touch position variation direction immediately before touch-off. A batting action selection means for selecting an attack action as an extendable motion action to be activated,
The control means includes batting action execution means for executing the batting action in response to selection by the batting action selection means.
The program according to claim 2 for causing the computer to function.   For causing the computer to function such that the action action selecting means includes an automatic grip action selecting means for selecting an extension action action for activating the automatic grip action when a slide operation speed satisfies a predetermined high speed condition. The program as described in any one of Claims 1-3. The operation status calculation means calculates a slide direction of the slide operation as one of the parameters,
The control means selects a gripped portion closest to an extension line in the slide direction from gripped portions existing within a predetermined search range defined on the basis of the position of the player character and the slide direction. Automatic gripping action execution means for executing the automatic gripping action as a gripping target;
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-4 for making the said computer function like this.   The control means switches and selects the gripped part nearest to the telescopic end as a gripping target candidate while interlocking the position of the telescopic end of the stretchable part with a touch operation, and the gripping target candidate selected at the time of touch-off The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which causes the computer to function so as to have manual gripping action execution means for executing the manual gripping action so that the stretching part is gripped as a gripping target. The player character has a plurality of the stretchable parts,
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-6 for the said control means to function the said computer so that the said expansion-contraction site | part to be expanded-contracted may be switched in order. The operation status calculation means calculates a slide direction of the slide operation as one of the parameters,
The trigger action selection means grips the gripped portion when the extendable part is gripping the gripped portion and a touch operation is performed on the body portion of the player character and is slid. In this state, after extending the expansion / contraction part and moving the body portion of the player character in the sliding direction, the injection action for injecting the player character in the direction opposite to the sliding direction is selected as the expansion / contraction action action to be activated. Having action selection means,
The control means includes injection action execution means for executing the injection action in response to selection by the injection action selection means.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-6 for functioning the said computer like this.   The injection action execution means calculates the player character's injection arrival position assuming the expansion / contraction part as a virtual elastic body and the body portion as a virtual weight, and moves the player character toward the injection arrival position. The program according to claim 8 for causing said computer to function.   The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stored the program as described in any one of Claims 1-9. A game in which a predetermined character is executed by controlling display of a player character having an extendable part that can be extended and contracted and holds an extended part that is held in a virtual space based on a touch operation of the player on the touch screen. A device,
Based on the touch position where the touch operation is performed, an operation status calculation means for calculating parameters representing the touch operation status including the touch duration and the slide operation speed;
An automatic gripping action that automatically selects a gripped portion that is a gripping target of the stretchable part and stretches and stretches the stretchable part, and a manual that grips the gripped part by stretching and contracting the stretchable part in conjunction with a touch operation. A trigger action selecting means for selecting a telescopic action that is activated from a telescopic action including at least a gripping action based on the parameter;
Control means for controlling the player character by activating the telescopic action action selected by the action action selecting means;
A game device comprising:

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