JP4194456B2 - Game device and program for causing computer to function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device capable of executing an intelligent game, in particular, a video game device for business use or a consumer video game device, a game for a personal computer, a game for a mobile phone, a game device executable for a game provided to a portable game, The present invention also relates to a program for generating an image in a game device.

  Conventionally, a game called an “action game” is known as a game provided to a video game machine. In general, in the case of a so-called fighting game of 3D type, for example, such an action game causes the player character and the enemy character to appear in a virtual space formed on the screen of the game device, and the enemy character near the player character is displayed. By applying an attack operation, the enemy character is damaged and the enemy is defeated. In such a game apparatus, the player operates the player character so as to be close to the enemy character, and defeats the enemy by executing an attack operation with the enemy character within a predetermined area with respect to the player character. To be able to.

  As a recent trend of such action games, particularly so-called fighting games, when the enemy character is attacked, the player's own character is not laid down and the game is over. It is controlled so that it can withstand the attack of enemy characters within the range of. Specifically, an initial hit point is set as a physical strength unique to the player character, and when the enemy character is attacked, the hit point is reduced, and the player character is surrendered when there is no remaining hit point, resulting in a game over. It is comprised so that. Therefore, the physical strength replaced by hit points becomes a parameter indicating the situation of the player's own character, so it becomes an important factor when the player recognizes the remaining amount of hit points and considers the game progress strategy. It is given as a physical strength gauge (also referred to as a hit point gauge) that is always displayed at a fixed position, and the player executes the game operation while confirming the current state of the player character by visually checking the length of the physical strength gauge display.

  However, in the conventional game device only having the physical strength unique to the player's own character, the game progress strategy is considered only by a single element of the physical strength gauge based on the current situation of the player's own character, thereby improving the playability of the game There was a limit. If it is assumed in the real world that a predetermined person or the like attacks an enemy, how to defend against not only the enemy but also the attack from the enemy becomes important. In particular, when using a sword or the like as a means of attacking an enemy, the attacking weapon itself should also function as a protective shield.

With respect to this defense, some conventional game devices are controlled such that if a player performs a defense operation (such as pressing a guard button) against an enemy character attack at a predetermined timing, the hit points will not decrease even if the attack is received. Exists. However, in the case of a conventional game device, hit points are not simply reduced, and it is less important as a consideration for a game strategy like a physical strength gauge. On the other hand, in the real world, when defending with a defense means such as a weapon or a shield, the defense cannot be made permanently and often can only withstand attacks within a predetermined range due to fatigue of the defense means. Therefore, ignoring this fact and proceeding with the game impairs the realism in the game device, and cannot meet the demands of consumers as players who pursue realism in the game device. In addition, prior art that gives a special attack level gauge correlated with physical strength, for example, displays elements other than mere physical strength in the game as gauges or meters and influences the development of the game by these correlations However, even in these technologies, there has been a strong demand for pursuing realism with respect to the defense action of the player's own character or adding a new strategic element to the player in the game device.
JP 2000-005446 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems and requirements, and allows the player to build a strategy that takes into account the correlation between the player and the virtual world on the game by having a defense strength in addition to the inherent physical strength. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device that does not make the user feel a conflict with the real world and a program that generates an image in the game device.

The present invention for solving the above problems is capable of reading information by the computer, causes the computer to function as means for generating a game image including a moving or attack operation of at least the own character and the enemy character in the game space a program for, in the own character initially, a predetermined amount hit points previously set, and point setting means for setting a guard points preset predetermined amount, with respect to the effective attack of the enemy character When the guard operation is performed by the player, if the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing when the guard point remains, only the guard point is decreased by a predetermined amount, and if the guard point remains, the guard operation is performed outside the predetermined timing. If done, both guard points and hit points When the amount is reduced and no guard points remain, the point subtracting means for controlling the hit points to decrease by a predetermined amount regardless of whether or not the guard operation is executed, and the game progress ends when no hit points remain. An end execution means for controlling, a plurality of valid time areas obtained by dividing a time area before a predetermined time elapses from a guard operation input of the player, and an invalid time area as a time area after the predetermined time elapses And the computer is caused to function as guard point decrease amount setting means for setting a decrease amount of each guard point corresponding to each valid time region and invalid time region.

Whether or not the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing is determined when the enemy character has an effective attack from the input of the guard operation by the player until the predetermined time elapses. It is preferable to further cause the computer to function as timing determination means for determining that it has been made.

Moreover, it is preferable that the reduction amount of each guard point is set to increase according to the elapsed time from the card operation input of the player by the guard point reduction amount setting means , and the computer is further functioned .

Further, the present invention provides a game device that controls at least the actions of the player character and the enemy character in the virtual area displayed on the image display device in accordance with the instruction read from the storage means, and performs control as follows. Is done. In this game apparatus, the player character has point setting means for setting a preset predetermined amount of hit points and a preset predetermined amount of guard points in the initial state. In addition, when the player performs a guard operation against an effective attack of an enemy character and the guard point remains when the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing, only the guard point is decreased by a predetermined amount. If a guard operation is performed outside the predetermined timing when the guard point remains, both the guard point and the hit point are reduced by a predetermined amount. If the guard point does not remain, the hit point regardless of whether the guard operation is performed or not. A point subtracting means for controlling the game to be reduced by a predetermined amount, an end executing means for controlling the game to end when the hit points no longer remain, and a predetermined time elapsed from the guard operation input of the player A plurality of effective time areas obtained by dividing the previous time area, and after the predetermined time has elapsed And it sets the dead time domain as a time domain, and a guard point reduction amount setting means for setting a decreasing amount of each of the guard point corresponding to the respective effective time region and the ineffective time domain.

Further, the present invention stores a program that allows a computer to read information, and that causes the computer to function as a means for generating a game image that includes at least movement of the player character and enemy character or an attacking action in the game space. a a storage medium, the player character in an initial state, and a predetermined amount hit points previously set, and point setting means for setting a guard points preset predetermined amount, effective attack of the enemy character On the other hand, when the guard operation is performed by the player, when the guard point remains, if the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing, only the guard point is decreased by a predetermined amount, and predetermined when the guard point remains. If the guard operation is performed outside the timing, the guard point and the previous Both of the hit points are decreased by a predetermined amount, and when the guard point does not remain, a point subtracting means for controlling the hit point to be decreased by a predetermined amount regardless of whether or not the guard operation is executed, and the hit End execution means for controlling the game progress to end when no points remain, a plurality of effective time areas obtained by dividing a time area before a predetermined time elapses from a guard operation input by the player, and the predetermined time The computer functions as a guard point reduction amount setting means for setting an invalid time region as a time region after elapse and setting a reduction amount of each guard point corresponding to each effective time region and the invalid time region The program for making it memorize is memorized.

According to the game device, the program, and the storage medium , a defense gauge is newly adopted as an information element about the fighting power of the player character in the action game in addition to the physical strength gauge that has been adopted in the conventional game device. The health gauge is defined as a hit point with the initial state as the MAX value, and the defense gauge is defined as a guard point with the initial state as the MAX value. On the other hand, in the conventional game device, when the player character is attacked by an enemy character, the hit points corresponding to the physical strength gauge are reduced, and the game is terminated when the points disappear. There is also a game in which a defense button called a guard button is prepared separately, and the enemy's effective attack is defended as long as the button is kept pressed. On the other hand, in the game device, the program, and the storage medium, it is necessary for the player to execute a guard operation when defending the player character against an effective attack of the enemy character, but this guard point element is newly provided. When the guard operation is successful, the hit points corresponding to the physical strength gauge are not decreased, but instead the guard points are decreased, and when the guard points are eliminated, the hit points as the physical strength gauge are decreased. In addition, since the game device, the program, and the storage medium reduce the guard points if the guard operation is executed regardless of whether the guard operation is performed outside the predetermined timing, the guard operation is effective against the enemy. Even if it is a useless guard operation that is not for the guard point, the guard point is decreased. Therefore, the player chooses which point to reduce in consideration of the remaining amount of hit points and guard points, and continues the game progress so as not to lose hit points corresponding to the physical strength gauge. In addition, since a dark guard operation unnecessarily reduces guard points, the player plays a game using more strategic thinking and technical skills. This means that a new strategic element is added to the game progress, and as a result, it is possible to provide a game device that keeps the player's interest. Furthermore, when the player makes a guard operation mistake with respect to the effective attack of the enemy, the guard fails, but not only the hit points are reduced but also the guard points are reduced. In other words, if the player does not have the ability to cope with the attack of the enemy character by the guard operation, not only the hit points are reduced due to not being guarded but also the guard points are wasted. Therefore, the difference in the player's operation ability has a great influence on the progress of the game, and the player is trained to improve his / her own operation ability. It will squeeze.

  In the present invention, whether or not the timing of the guard operation with respect to the effective attack of the enemy is good depends on the length of time from the guard operation to the effective attack of the enemy. Further, according to the present invention, the shorter the time from the start of the guard operation of the player until the effective attack of the enemy is set, the fewer guard points are consumed. I can feel it strongly.

  Hereinafter, the content of the present invention can be understood in more detail by illustrating an embodiment of the game device of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, an external view of a video game machine using a game apparatus of the present invention, which is a premise for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, is illustrated in FIG. In this figure, the video game machine main body 1 has a substantially box shape, and a game processing board or the like is provided therein. Further, two connectors 2a are provided on the front surface of the video game machine main body 1, and a PAD 2b for game operation is connected to these connectors 2a via a cable 2c.

  A CD-ROM drive 1b for reading a CD-ROM is provided on the upper part of the video game machine main body 1. Although not shown, a video output terminal and an audio output terminal are provided on the back of the video game machine main body 1. The video output terminal is connected to the video input terminal of the TV receiver 5 via the cable 4a, and the audio output terminal is connected to the audio input terminal of the TV receiver 5 via the cable 4b. In such a video game machine, the user can play the game while viewing the screen displayed on the TV receiver 5 by operating the PAD 2b.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a video game machine using the game apparatus according to the present embodiment. This game machine includes a CPU block 10 that controls the entire game device, a video block 11 that controls display of a game screen, a sound block 12 that generates sound effects, a subsystem 13 that reads a CD-ROM, and the like. Has been.

  The CPU block 10 includes an SCU (System Control Unit) 100, a main CPU 101, a RAM 102, a ROM 103, a sub CPU 104, a CPU bus 105, and the like. The main CPU 101 controls the entire apparatus. The main CPU 101 has an arithmetic function similar to a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) in order to satisfy high-speed processing requirements in a three-dimensional game, thereby enabling high-speed execution of application software. The RAM 102 is used as a work area for the main CPU 101, and the ROM 103 is written with an initial program for initialization processing. The SCU 100 smoothly performs data input / output between the main CPU 101, the VDP 120, 130, the DSP 140, the CPU 141, and the like by controlling the buses 105, 106, and 107. Further, the SCU 100 includes a DMA controller therein, and can transfer sprite data during the game to the VRAM in the video block 11. Thereby, application software such as a game can be executed at high speed.

  The sub CPU 104 is called SMPC (System Manager & Peripheral Control) and has a function of collecting data (peripheral data) from the PAD 2b via the connector 2a in response to a request from the main CPU 101. Based on the peripheral data received from the sub CPU 104, the main CPU 101 performs processing such as moving its own character or enemy character (described later) in the game screen, for example. Further, although the PAD 2b is connected to the connector 2a here, an arbitrary operation device such as a joystick or a keyboard can be connected. In this case, the sub CPU 104 has a function of automatically recognizing the type of the operating device connected to the connector 2a and collecting data according to a communication method corresponding to the type of the operating device.

  The video block 11 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor) 120 that draws characters and the like made of polygon data of a video game, and a VDP 130 that draws a background screen, synthesizes polygon image data and background images, and performs clipping processing. Yes. The VDP 120 is connected to the VRAM 121 and the frame buffers 122 and 123. Polygon drawing data representing a video game machine character is sent from the main CPU 101 to the VDP 120 via the SCU 100 and written to the VRAM 121. The drawing data written in the VRAM 121 is drawn in the drawing frame buffer 122 or 123, and the drawn data in the frame buffer 122 or 123 is sent to the VDP 130. Information for controlling drawing is provided from the main CPU 101 to the VDP 120 via the SCU 100. Then, the VDP 120 executes drawing processing according to this instruction.

  The VDP 130 is connected to the VRAM 131, and image data output from the VDP 130 is output to the encoder 160 via the memory 132. The encoder 160 generates a video signal by adding a synchronization signal or the like to the image data, and outputs the video signal to the TV receiver 5. Thereby, a game screen is displayed on the TV receiver 5 as an image display device.

  The sound block 12 includes a DSP 140 that performs speech synthesis in accordance with the PCM method or the FM method, and a CPU 141 that controls the DSP 140 and the like. The audio data generated by the DSP 140 is converted into a signal of a specific channel by the D / A converter 170 and then output to the speaker 5b.

  The subsystem 13 includes a CD-ROM drive 1b, a CD I / F 180, a CPU 181, an MPEG AUDIO 182 and an MPEG VIDEO 183. The sub-system 13 has functions for reading application software supplied in the form of a CD-ROM, reproducing moving images, and the like. The CD-ROM drive 1b reads data from the CD-ROM, and the CPU 181 performs processing such as control of the CD-ROM drive 1b and error correction of the read data. Data read from the CD-ROM is supplied to the main CPU 101 via the CD I / F 180, the bus 106, and the SCU 100, and used as application software. MPEG AUDIO 182 and MPEG VIDEO 183 are devices for restoring data compressed by the MPEG standard (Motion Picture Expert Groug). By restoring the MPEG compressed data written in the CD-ROM using these MPEG AUDIO 182 and MPEG VIDEO 183, it is possible to reproduce a moving image.

  Next, the game configuration of the game apparatus of the present invention will be described by exemplifying an image actually displayed on an image display device (corresponding to the TV receiver 5 described above). Referring to FIG. 3, an image configuration displayed on the image display device 5 of the game device of the present embodiment is illustrated. As shown in the figure, the display image includes background images 218 and 220 such as buildings and road surfaces, own character 212, a plurality of enemy characters 216, and various symbols 300, 302, 304, 306, 308 is configured.

  To explain these image processing, first, various background images are provided on the world area 214 formed as an absolute three-dimensional virtual space so as to match the game subject in the game device. In the case of this embodiment, for example, an image of the road surface 218 is given to an area where the player character 212 can move according to the game subject, and an image of the building element 220 standing along the road image 218 is given. Has been. As these background images, images corresponding to the progress of the game are positioned in the coordinate system (world coordinate system) of the world area 214 that is specified by one absolute three-dimensional coordinate. In addition, the player character 212 also gives an image along the game subject to a predetermined coordinate on the motion path set in the world area 214, here, a battle person image having a predetermined medium-distance combat weapon such as a sword. Yes. Furthermore, one or more enemy characters 216 appearing as the game progresses are positioned at predetermined positions in the world area 214. Such a character is formed by combining a plurality of objects in which a plurality of polygons (polygonal plane elements) are combined with the coordinates of the characters 212 and 216 themselves regardless of the world coordinates, that is, local coordinates, in advance. In other words, the polygon information arranged in the local coordinate system is converted to world coordinates and is given on the screen having the background image. Further, as will be described in detail later, as a pattern for displaying the game progress state on the screen, here, a special killing out of the consecutive kill timer 300 and the enemy character 216 for displaying the start time and possible time for the two-sword flow mode as a special attack are displayed. A boss hit point gauge 302 that displays the remaining physical strength of the enemy character 216a, a physical strength gauge (hit point gauge) 304 that displays the remaining physical strength of the player character 212, an activation icon 306 in an attack state that is more advantageous than the normal state as a special mode, A defense gauge (guard point gauge) 308 that displays the defense power of the player character 212 is displayed. These symbols are set in the viewpoint coordinate system and are always displayed at predetermined positions in the world area 24. Note that this three-dimensional image processing technique is a well-known technique and is not the essence of the present invention, so a detailed description is omitted here.

  In the game device of this embodiment, the player operates the player character 212 to move on the movement path in the world area, and attacks and defeats a plurality of enemy characters 216 that appear as the game progresses. The configuration is adopted. Further, both the own character 212 and the enemy character 216 use weapons such as swords and nunchakus. Here, the basic idea of the progress of the game will be described. The player moves his / her character 212 in the virtual space based on his / her operation. At this time, the world area around the player character 212 is cut out and displayed on the screen so that the player character 212 is positioned approximately at the center of the screen, and the background image 218 arranged in the world area displayed along with the movement of the player character. 220 scrolls. Further, the enemy character 216 is controlled so as to appear corresponding to the preset appearance areas according to the movement of the player character 212. The player moves the player character 212 closer to the enemy character 216 by performing a movement operation, and executes an attack operation in anticipation of a predetermined distance. When the attack operation is executed, an attack motion is executed by a predetermined weapon inherent to the own character 212. If the timing of the attack operation matches a predetermined condition, it is determined that the attack on the enemy character 216 is successful, and the enemy character 216 falls down. The motion is executed, and then the enemy character 212 disappears.

  Next, the game progress at the time of a battle is demonstrated, referring each symbol 300,302,304,306. First, the player character 212 has a predetermined physical strength in the initial state, and decreases when the enemy character 216 receives an attack, and when all the physical strength is consumed, the game is over. In addition, the physical strength of the player character 212 can be recovered minutely as time passes according to the progress of the game. Specifically, hit points are defined as physical strength converted values, and the initial state is set in advance according to the status and attack mode of the enemy character 216 according to the attack hit of the enemy character 216 with the MAX value (for example, 1000 points). When the hit points are subtracted and the hit points are zero, the game is over. The hit points are added up to the MAX value as much as a preset hit point corresponding to the occurrence of a specific event during the game and the passage of time. Furthermore, hit points can be significantly recovered by acquiring recovery items that appear on the world area as the game progresses. A symbol generated by the viewpoint coordinate system for displaying the hit point remaining amount so that the player can visually recognize the hit point at the normal position on the screen is shown as a reference number 304 in FIGS. It is displayed to have a proportional gauge 304a length. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the hit point has a MAX value in (a), and a state in which the hit point has decreased due to the attack of the enemy character 216 in (b).

  In the embodiment of the game apparatus, not only the physical strength defined by the hit points but also the defense strength (also referred to as the defense strength) defined as the guard points are added as elements representing the battle state of the player character 212. Yes. First, the defense power of the player character 212 has a predetermined defense power in the initial state, and is returned to the initial state every time one scenario in progress of the game is started. The defense strength is reduced by the player when the enemy character 216 is attacked. If the defense is successful, the defense power is reduced instead of decreasing the physical strength. Is not executed, and the physical strength is reduced with the attack hit of the enemy character 216. Specifically, the guard point is defined as a defense strength conversion value, and the enemy character 216 is executed when the player performs an appropriate guard operation for the effective attack of the enemy character 216 with the initial state set to the MAX value (for example, 1000 points). The guard points calculated from the time difference from the attack arrival time to the attack time, for example, the guard points calculated according to the data table shown in FIG. 9, are subtracted, and when the guard point becomes zero, the defense becomes impossible and the hit points decrease. Will go. Therefore, the player character 212 can consider the point obtained by adding the guard point to the hit point as equivalent to the current physical strength, and the player in the attack strategy has the remaining physical strength gauge 304 compared to a game device in which only the physical strength gauge 304 exists. It becomes possible to play by comprehensively considering the amount and the remaining amount of the defense gauge 308. As in the case of the hit point, a symbol generated by the viewpoint coordinate system for displaying the remaining guard point amount is shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 as shown in FIGS. The gauge 308a has a length proportional to the guard point value. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the guard point is at the MAX value in (a), and a state in which the guard point is decreased due to guard against the attack of the enemy character 216 in (b).

Further, regarding the adoption of the guard point and the defense gauge 308 as an image display corresponding to the guard point, the calculation of the physical strength gauge and the defense gauge for the guard operation of the own character 212 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. . When the game is started (S20), first, the hit point of the physical strength gauge 304 is set to the MAX value (S22), and the guard point of the defense gauge 308 is set to the MAX value (S24). Both MAX values are set and stored in advance corresponding to the player character 212.
Next, if the player operates the guard button of the PAD 2b according to the attacking action of the enemy character 216 and the enemy character 216 makes an effective attack (described later), the guard point of the defense gauge 308 is determined (S26, S28, S30). ). When it is determined that no guard points remain in the defense gauge 308, a predetermined amount of hit points of the physical strength gauge 304 is subtracted (S36), and it is determined whether or not the hit points of the physical strength gauge 304 remain after subtraction (S36). S38). When it is determined that the guard points remain in the defense gauge 308, the guard points of the defense gauge 308 are decreased by a predetermined amount (S32), and it is determined whether the defense is successful (S34), and the defense is successful. If it is determined that the hit point of the physical strength gauge 304 remains (S38). When it is determined that the defense has failed, the hit point of the physical strength gauge 304 is subtracted by a predetermined amount (S36), and it is determined whether or not the hit point of the physical strength gauge 304 remains (S38). When it is determined that the hit points of the physical strength gauge 304 remain, steps S26 to S38 are repeated and executed again. further,
When it is determined that no hit points of the physical strength gauge 304 remain, the play ends (game over) (S40), and the flow ends (S42). In steps S32 and S36, the guard points and hit points are subtracted by a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount here refers to the defense derived from the attack power of the enemy character, the item equipped by the own character, etc. for the hit point. It is a point that is subtracted according to the damage amount that is gradually calculated from the correlation of force, and the guard point means a reduction amount that is calculated according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 and the data table shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the hit value and the guard point are both set to a maximum value of 1000 points, the effective time area before 60 frames (= 1 second) from the guard operation (button press), and the invalid time area after 60 frames have elapsed. It is assumed that there is no effective attack within 60 frames as the effective time area, and it is assumed that the defense fails, that is, it becomes a useless guard. Further, the effective attack on the enemy character 216 is an attack from the enemy character 216. Means an attack that hits the player character 212 when the attack reaches the player character 212, and includes even dark throwing and shooting that are not locked to the player character 212. It is assumed that it is not a thing.

  First, when the process starts (S51) and the player presses the defense button and executes the guard operation input (S52), the timer means (not shown) determines the time from the start of the guard operation input to the effective attack of the enemy character 216. It is counted and it is determined whether or not 60 frames have elapsed until the effective attack (S53). At this time, when it is determined that the effective attack of the enemy character 216 has been made after 60 frames have elapsed, it is determined that the guard has failed (S54), and a preset data table (guard point reduction amount setting means: see FIG. 9) is used. After the corresponding guard point decrease amount (50 points) is calculated and the guard points are subtracted, the present process ends (S56). If there is an attack from the enemy character 216 within 60 frames, the guard point decrease amount (0 to 50) corresponding to the time difference from the guard operation input to the attack of the enemy character 216 is determined as success of the guard. Point) is calculated, the guard point is subtracted (S55), and the present process ends (S56). It is divided into six time areas until 60 frames as the effective time area, the guard point decrease amount increases sequentially from the start of the guard operation, and the maximum guard point decrease amount after 60 frames as the invalid time area. It is set to become. Thus, as the time from the guard operation input to the attack of the enemy character 216 is shorter, it is treated that the guard operation input is performed at a better amount timing. In particular, when the attack of the enemy character 216 arrives within 10 frames (= 0.2 seconds) from the guard operation input, an extremely small guard point reduction amount is set as the best defense (guard operation). For example, in the case of the data table shown in FIG. 9, the guard point decrease amount within 10 frames from the guard operation input is set to 2 points, but the guard point decrease amount is set to 0 point to emphasize as a perfect defense. It is also possible to set such that guard points and hit points are not reduced. If a specific image visually recognized by the player at this time is described as an example, when the player actually performs the guard operation input, even if the enemy character 216 starts the attack motion, the attack reaches the motion that the attack reaches. Since there is a slight time lag, if you try to perform the guard operation input at a better timing, instead of performing the defense operation immediately after the attack motion of the enemy character 216 starts, It is required to perform the guard operation input at the moment when the attack is about to reach. Therefore, the player can strongly feel the intervention of his / her operation technique, and the degree of immersion in the game is doubled.

  Next, the enemy character 216 will be described. The enemy character 216 is mainly composed of a special enemy character 216a and a normal enemy character 216b. The normal enemy character 216b has a unique hit point (physical strength) set in advance, and when the attack of the player character 212 is successful, the hit point is subtracted by the attack point for each attack determined according to the status of the player character 212. When the remaining hit points disappear or become negative, the surrender motion is given for image processing and then disappears. However, the normal enemy characters 216 are characters that appear in large numbers as the game progresses, and it is normal that the remaining hit points possessed by each enemy character 216 are not displayed on the screen so as not to make the player feel complicated. On the other hand, the special enemy character 216a is, for example, the enemy character 216 that appears at the end of each scenario as the game progresses, and it is necessary for the player to recognize it as a special strong enemy. Therefore, unlike the normal enemy character 216b, a unique remaining hit point is displayed. 3 and 4, a boss hit point gauge 302 is displayed in which the remaining hit points of the special enemy character 216a are displayed with the gauge length. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the hit points have not decreased, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the player character 212 has attacked several times to reduce the hit points.

  Here, referring to the display symbols shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 again, reference numeral 300 indicates a special attack mode timer. In this game device, in order to enhance the playability of the game device, in addition to the normal attack mode, an attack posture that is more advantageous than the normal attack mode is given to the player character 212 under a predetermined condition. When this special attack mode is activated, it is clearly indicated at a predetermined position on the screen so that the player can easily confirm that the advantageous situation with respect to the normal attack mode continues as indicated by reference numeral 306. The In detail, since it is not the essence of the present invention, it is omitted, but FIG. 8 shows the normal attack mode (see FIG. 8A) and the special attack mode (FIG. 8B). In the normal attack mode, the gauge 300a increases with time, and when the MAX value is reached, the special attack mode can be selected by the player's operation. In addition, the ratio to the MAX value is displayed in% so that the increase in the gauge 300a can be clearly indicated and confirmed (67% is illustrated in FIG. 8A). Furthermore, the gauge 300a can be greatly increased by executing an attack or a guard operation at a special timing. The special attack mode is activated only for a predetermined time, and the gauge 300a gradually decreases with the passage of time, and the mode ends when the display of the cage 300a disappears. In addition, when the special attack mode is executed, the percentage display in the normal attack mode is changed from the% display in the normal attack mode so that the player can check the remaining time in the mode (54 seconds in FIG. 8B). At the same time, the current gauge for the cage MAX is displayed in% (84% is illustrated in FIG. 8B). The above is the embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

  According to the game device and the program of the present invention, the player character has a unique hit point (physical strength) and guard point (defense power), and the player considers the correlation between the two and does not end the game. It is necessary to confront the character. Therefore, a strategic element in the progress of the game is increased, and the playability of the game device is improved. For example, when the player character faces the enemy character, the player visually checks the hit point gauge and selects whether or not to perform the guard operation while determining the physical strength of the player character. Normally, when the player character faces the enemy character, the guard operation is performed. It is possible to frequently use guard operations for special enemy characters with strong attack power while leaving the guard points without making it possible to produce a unique game progression according to the player's idea.

  Also, according to the present invention, the guard points are reduced even if the guard operation is unsuccessful. Therefore, the guard operations are intentionally sealed for enemy characters whose guard operation timing is difficult. In this respect, it is possible to improve the strategy of the game and improve the playability. Further, according to the present invention, the guard point decrease amount becomes smaller as the guard operation timing with respect to the attack of the enemy character is better, so that the intervention technique of the operation technique is high for the player and the interest in the game is maintained.

It is the figure which illustrated the hardware element used for the game device of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the hardware element of FIG. It is the image displayed on the image display apparatus of the game device of this invention. It is an image when a game progresses with respect to FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows the hit point gauge shown to FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows the guard point gauge shown to FIG. It is a control flow figure in the program of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a reference diagram showing an example of the attack state of the player character in the image shown in FIG. 3. It is a time table which shows the guard point reduction | decrease amount set in the guard point reduction | decrease amount setting means of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the step by which a guard point is subtracted in the guard point subtraction means of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

212 ... Own character 216 ... Enemy character 304 ... Hit point gauge (physical strength gauge)
308 ... Guard point gauge (Defense gauge)

Claims (5)

It is capable of reading information by the computer, a program for causing a computer to function as means for generating a game image including a moving or attack operation of at least the own character and the enemy character in the game space,
A point setting means for setting a predetermined amount of hit points set in advance and a predetermined amount of guard points set in advance in the initial state;
When a player performs a guard operation against an effective attack of the enemy character,
If the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing when the guard point remains, only the guard point is decreased by a predetermined amount, and if the guard operation is performed outside the predetermined timing when the guard point remains, the guard point is decreased. And a point subtracting means for controlling the hit points to be decreased by a predetermined amount regardless of whether or not the guard operation is performed when both of the hit points are decreased by a predetermined amount and the guard points do not remain,
End execution means for controlling the game progress to end when the hit points no longer remain;
A plurality of effective time areas obtained by dividing a time area before a predetermined time elapses from a guard operation input of the player, and an invalid time area as a time area after the predetermined time elapses, and each effective time A program for causing a computer to function as guard point decrease amount setting means for setting a decrease amount of each guard point corresponding to a region and the invalid time region. The determination as to whether or not the guard operation has been performed at a predetermined timing is that the guard operation has been performed at a predetermined timing when there is an effective attack of an enemy character between the input of the guard operation by the player and the elapse of the predetermined time. The program according to claim 1 for causing a computer to further function as timing determination means for determination. The amount of decrease in the guard point, and set to increase in accordance with the elapsed time from the card operation input of the player by the guard point reduction amount setting means, according to claim 1 or 2 for the computer to further function The program described in. A game device that controls at least the actions of the player character and the enemy character in a virtual area displayed on the image display device according to a command read from the storage means,
A point setting means for setting a predetermined amount of hit points set in advance and a predetermined amount of guard points set in advance in the initial state;
When a player performs a guard operation against an effective attack of the enemy character,
If the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing when the guard point remains, only the guard point is decreased by a predetermined amount, and if the guard operation is performed outside the predetermined timing when the guard point remains, the guard point is decreased. And a point subtracting means for controlling the hit points to be decreased by a predetermined amount regardless of whether or not the guard operation is performed when both of the hit points are decreased by a predetermined amount and the guard points do not remain,
End execution means for controlling the game progress to end when the hit points no longer remain;
A plurality of effective time areas obtained by dividing a time area before a predetermined time elapses from a guard operation input of the player, and an invalid time area as a time area after the predetermined time elapses, and each effective time A game apparatus comprising: a guard point reduction amount setting means for setting a reduction amount of each guard point corresponding to a region and the invalid time region. A storage medium that can read information by a computer and stores a program for causing the computer to function as a means for generating a game image including at least the movement of the player character and the enemy character or an attacking action in the game space. ,
A point setting means for setting a predetermined amount of hit points set in advance and a predetermined amount of guard points set in advance in the initial state;
When a player performs a guard operation against an effective attack of the enemy character,
If the guard operation is performed at a predetermined timing when the guard point remains, only the guard point is decreased by a predetermined amount, and if the guard operation is performed outside the predetermined timing when the guard point remains, the guard point is decreased. And a point subtracting means for controlling the hit points to be decreased by a predetermined amount regardless of whether or not the guard operation is performed when both of the hit points are decreased by a predetermined amount and the guard points do not remain,
End execution means for controlling the game progress to end when the hit points no longer remain;
A plurality of effective time areas obtained by dividing a time area before a predetermined time elapses from a guard operation input of the player, and an invalid time area as a time area after the predetermined time elapses, and each effective time A storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as guard point reduction amount setting means for setting a reduction amount of each guard point corresponding to a region and the invalid time region.

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