JP5738512B2 - Game program and game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game program for a battle game in which a card-like item is used as an attack item, and in particular, a part of card-like items among a large number of card-like items held by a player in the game space. The present invention relates to processing for causing a player to select an item.

  Conventionally, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1, competitive game software using a portable game device called “Meteor Rockman (registered trademark) 2” has been commercialized. In this competitive game, the game space is divided into two worlds, “real world” and “radio wave world”, and the player operates an operation member of a portable game device (hereinafter simply referred to as “game device”) to character. (Hereinafter referred to as “player character”) is moved to the “radio wave world”, encounters an enemy character at random during the search of the “radio wave world”, enters a battle, and battles the enemy character. ing. In the battle, the player character attacks the enemy character by making full use of a fire using a firearm called “Rock Buster” and an attack using a card-like item (hereinafter referred to as “battle card”). .

  Rock Buster is a weapon that only shoots, but the battle cards include a wide variety of different types of attacks and effects, etc., and various types of battle cards can be used for various enemy characters In this battle game, the main attack element is to let the player select the battle card to be used in each battle and to use the selected battle card during the battle. Can be said to be a secondary attack element against battle cards.

Therefore, the game progress when entering the battle,
(I) The player is made to select several battle cards according to a predetermined selection rule from a large number of battle cards held by the player character.
(II) When the battle card selection process is completed, the player character starts a battle with the enemy character, avoids the attack of the enemy character, or performs an attack using a battle card or an attack by a rock buster. Alternatively, when any physical strength gauge of the enemy character becomes zero, winning or losing is determined, and the battle process is terminated.
(III) When a predetermined condition is satisfied before winning or losing, the battle card can be reselected, and when the player performs a battle card reselection operation, the processing of (I) and (II) is executed. .
It is assembled in three processes.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the battle card selection process in the step (I).

  When entering the battle, as shown in FIG. 17, a card selection screen CSG in which six battle cards BC are arranged in a format of 2 rows × 3 columns is displayed on the horizontally long display screen of the game apparatus. At this time, the display screen is divided into six card display areas A to F, and the card selection screen CSG is displayed on a screen in which six battle cards BC are displayed at substantially the center of the card display areas A to F, respectively. Although the types and effects of attacks of each battle card BC are various, the size of the battle card BC is the same, and is smaller than the size of each of the card display areas A to F. Are not displayed overlapping each other.

  The player character has a large number of battle cards (in the following description, more than 30) BC, but the number of battle cards BC that can be used in one battle is limited to 30. . Therefore, the 30 battle cards BC can be edited in advance by the player at the start of the game, for example. The player cannot freely select the edited 30 battle cards BC, and the order for creating the card selection screen CSG by shuffling 30 battle cards BC at the start of the battle is determined. Specifically, after 30 battle cards BC are shuffled and determined in order, they are divided into two 15 mountains each, and a battle card BC for selection is taken out in order from each mountain and displayed on the display screen. Are displayed in the six card display areas AF.

  The mountains M1 and M2 (maximum 15 cards) of the two battle cards BC shown beside the card selection screen CSG in FIG. 17 indicate the two mountains prepared for creating the card selection screen CSG. The displayed card selection screen CSG takes out three battle cards BC in order from the top from the top mountain M1 and places them in the card display areas A to C, respectively, while three in order from the top from the bottom mountain M2. The battle card BC is taken out and placed in the card display areas D to F, respectively.

  The player can select a desired battle card BC from the battle cards BC displayed in the card display areas A to F by operating an operation member of the game device, for example, an operation member such as a cross key or a push button. However, a predetermined selection rule is provided for the selection, and a battle card BC that does not conform to the selection rule cannot be selected by a specific selection operation.

Specifically, as a selection rule, (i) a battle card BC arranged vertically on the card selection screen CSG can be selected, and (ii) when there are a plurality of battle cards BC of the same name, they are related to the arrangement. The following three conditions are set: (iii) the player can select any battle card BC set as a favorite card in advance, and the player can select any one of the above (i) to (iii). When you select a battle card BC from the card selection screen CSG in any of these conditions), a limitation that can not be selected Battle card BC only in the rest of the conditions so that the take for the rest of the battle card BC.

  Since the card selection screen CSG shown in FIG. 17 is a state in which a battle card BC is first selected, all of the battle cards BC displayed in the card display areas A to F are selection candidates. In this state, for example, when the player first selects the battle card BC in the card display area A, the battle card BC in the card display area D can be selected as the second battle card BC regardless of the name according to the condition (i). However, the battle card BC in the card display areas B, C, E, and F has the same name as the battle card BC in the card display area A (condition (ii)) or not a favorite card (condition (iii)) It cannot be selected as the second battle card BC.

Then, in the above example, for example, the battle card BC is the same name as the battle card BC card display area A of the card display area B, and battle card BC card display area F is Feibari' preparative card, the remaining cards With respect to the battle cards BC in the display areas B, C, D, E, and F, the player displays the battle card BC in the card display area B under the condition (ii) and the card display area F in the condition (iii). The battle card BC can be selected, and the battle cards BC in the card display areas C and E cannot be selected.

In addition, Battle card BC of the card display area F is, because it is Feibari' door card, the selection order of battle card BC Battle card BC and the card display area F of the card display area B is not a problem.

  In addition, the battle card BC that is not selected on the card selection screen CSG remains as it is on the card selection screen CSG display in the reselection of the next battle card BC, and only in the card display area where the battle card BC is selected and removed. The battle card BC is replenished from the mountains M1 and M2 of the battle card BC, and a new card selection screen CSG is displayed. For example, in the above example, four battle cards BC of the card display areas A, B, D, and F are selected from the six cards, and only the battle cards BC of the card display areas C and E remain, When the card selection screen CSG is displayed, two battle cards BC are replenished to the card display areas A and B from the pile M1 of the battle card BC, and two battle cards BC are displayed from the pile M2 of the battle card BC. A card selection screen CSG is created by supplementing the areas D and F.

  As described above, the battle game software “Meteor Rockman (registered trademark) 2” is combined with the content of selectively using a part of the battle card in which a variety of attack contents are described in the attack of the player character. , The element of enjoying the collection of cards (a) and the element of making the attack strategic (not just shooting) by restricting some battle cards that can be used for attacks from among many “battle cards” ( b) or by including only element (c) that adds “luck” to the strategy of the attack by allowing the player to select only a part of the battle cards from a large number of battle cards according to a predetermined selection rule. This enhances the interest of the fighting game.

"Meteor Rockman 2 Official Complete Guide", Capcom Inc., issued on December 20, 2007

By the way, in a battle game such as “Meteor Rockman (registered trademark) 2”, a card selection screen CSG for allowing the player to select a battle card BC is displayed on the game screen for the above elements (b) and (c). is intended to contribute significantly to the performance effects of definitive to display, selection of Battle card BC in the game progression process is an important step in directing surface by the card selection screen CSG also in terms of content.

  However, the card selection screen CSG of the conventional battle card BC has the same size of the battle card BC regardless of the type and effect of the attack, and the six battle cards BC are displayed in a 2 × 3 format on the display screen. Since they are arranged in an orderly manner, the card selection screen CSG of the battle card BC becomes monotonous, and it cannot be said that the effect of visual game production is sufficient.

  Moreover, although the battle card BC that can be selected is limited by the arrangement of the battle card BC on the card selection screen CSG, the above conditions (ii) and (iii) are, depending on the type of the battle card BC. The selection is limited, and the selection is not directly limited by the arrangement as in the condition (i).

  As a result, even if the player selects the desired battle card BC from the six battle cards BC displayed on the card selection screen CSG according to the above conditions (i) to (iii) under certain restrictions, the player The combination of the battle cards BC to be selected tends to be uniform for any player, and the game effect in the battle card BC selection method is not sufficient.

  In the above battle game, by repeating the game progress in which the player selects and uses the 30 battle cards BC edited by the player several times in units of 2 to 6 during one battle. Since it produces the fun of the battle, for example, a restriction that the player must select the battle card BC more strategically is added to the restriction in the selection of the battle card on the card selection screen CSG. There was room for improvement.

  Furthermore, in the conventional card selection screen CSG, six battle cards BC are arranged in an orderly manner in 2 rows × 3 columns, and the card selection screen CSG that is repeatedly opened becomes a screen with a similar card arrangement, There was room for improvement, such as adding some changes to give a different impression each time the card selection screen CSG was opened.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and restricts the selection of cards on the card selection screen by changing the arrangement position of a predetermined number of cards on the card selection screen or adding elements that overlap each other. it is to considering the card overlapping relationship to conditions, and an object thereof is to provide a gate arm program and the game system with enhanced game presentation in visual and card selectivity in the card selection screen.

Game program provided by the first aspect of the present invention, a computer, a player character operated by the player owns a number of virtual cards on the game space, the flop Layer operates the operation means A game that functions as a game device that controls a game in which the player character is moved in a virtually provided field in the game space and encounters an enemy character during the movement, and the player character is played against the enemy character. In the program, when the player performs an operation of selecting a part of the large number of cards by the operation means while the game is in progress, the number of cards is larger than the total number of cards from the large number of cards. Remove the small predetermined number of cards, a predetermined arrangement including a state where the card overlapping format A card selection screen display means for creating a card selection screen arranged in the above and displaying the card selection screen on the display means; and a card that the player uses from the card included in the card selection screen by the operation means. When the selection operation information is input by the selection operation information input means and the selection operation information input means, the selected card is the top card and the overlapping card is the top card. A determination unit that determines whether or not a selection condition that only a card can be selected is satisfied, and if the card selected by the player by the determination unit is determined not to match the selection condition, the card is assigned to the card. Different from the first game effect related to the attack on the enemy character by the defined player character Confirming means for confirming to the player whether or not to select a card for generating a second game effect, and when it is determined by the determining means that the card selected by the player meets the selection condition or the confirming means When it is confirmed that the card selected by the player is selected as a card for generating the second game effect, a card setting means for setting the card as a card that can be used by the player character; When an operation using the card set by the card setting means is performed by the means, the first game effect is generated when the card meets the selection condition, and the card generates the second game effect. Game effect generating means for generating the second game effect when selected as a card to be played And functioning (claim 1).

In the game program according to claim 1, the number of cards displayed on the card selection screen is six, and the predetermined arrangement format divides the display screen into a display area of 2 rows × 3 columns. In the first set including two display areas located at diagonal corners, a card is placed at the center of each display area, and in the second set including two display areas located at other diagonal corners. In the third set including two display areas not located at the corners, the first set or the first set or the center of each display area is arranged at a position shifted inward of the display screen from the center of each display area. it may be formatted to place the card in a position that has shifted in the direction of the display regions of the second set (claim 2).

Gaming system provided by the second aspect of the present invention, a control unit for executing a game program storage unit for storing a game program according to claim 1 or 2, the game program game program storage unit stored in the (Claim 3 ).

According to the present invention, a player generates a game effect defined on a card using a part of a large number of cards, and enjoys the game with various effects based on the game effect. in the game device capable, when selecting a card to be used player, since so as to display the card selection screen arranged in a predetermined arrangement format is taken out a predetermined number of cards from many cards, adjacent cards Each time the card selection screen is displayed, overlapping or not overlapping each other, the position and number of overlapping portions of the cards change, and the visual presentation on the card selection screen is improved.

  In addition, when the player selects a card from the card selection screen, for example, when there is a card selected by the player when no other card is superimposed on the card, a selection having a predetermined positional relationship with the card is selected. Since only cards that meet the conditions are set as usable cards, the card that can be selected as a card that can be used by the player changes when the position and number of overlapping portions of the cards change every time the card selection screen is displayed. In addition, in each card selection screen, the cards that can be subsequently selected change in the order selected by the player, so that the combination of cards that can be selected by the player changes in a complex manner, and the fun in card selection is improved.

  In particular, when a card is used as an attack element of a player character in a battle game, the card selection is an attack element selection, so for the player, the card selection is an important strategic element in the battle with the enemy character, The interest of the battle game can be further improved.

  If many cards of the same type or size are mixed in many cards, cards of different types and sizes will be displayed on the predetermined number of cards displayed on the card selection screen, and the card selection screen will be displayed. The design is easy to change every time, and the visual presentation of the card selection screen can be further improved.

In addition, if the same type and size are mixed in a large number of cards, and the selection condition is that there are no other cards on top and there is a card selected by the player, it is the same as that card If it is added that the type is included, not only can the card be selected on the condition that the card is in the positional relationship on the card selection screen, for example, the vertical or horizontal positional relationship, but it is not in the vertical or horizontal positional relationship. However, cards of the same type can be selected, and the number of combinations of cards that can be selected increases as the selection conditions increase. Thus, for example, in the competition game can be a combination of weapon more can be selected in the selection process occurs more, the effect is produced to a more strategic choice for the player, increasing the fun of the battle game.

  In addition, since a large number of cards having different sizes are mixed, the degree of overlap on the card selection screen changes variously, thereby changing the cards satisfying the selection condition, so that the player is more strategic. The effect of making a selection occurs, and the fun of the game can be increased.

  Furthermore, if different types of cards are provided with different types of attack power, and the number of cards with a higher attack strength is reduced, the player can select a card with a higher attack strength on the card selection screen. This makes it possible to make the card selection more strategic for the player, and to improve the fun and interest of the battle game.

  Furthermore, a first game effect and a different second game effect are defined for each card, and even if a card cannot be selected under normal selection conditions because other cards overlap on the card selection screen, If the player can select it on the condition that it is used as a card that generates the defined second game effect, the types and combinations of cards that the player can select from the card selection screen become more complicated, and the card selection strategy is As a result, it is possible to further improve the enjoyment and fun of the game.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an overview of a game apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view showing an overview of the game apparatus.

  The game apparatus 1 is a portable video game machine, which stores the game program and game data from a dedicated portable recording medium (hereinafter referred to as “game media”) in which the game program and game data are recorded. A player (player) can enjoy the contents of a game by reading it into (RAM) and executing a game program by a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  Although the present embodiment is a portable video game machine, the present invention can also be applied to other types of game machines such as home video game machines and arcade game machines, and personal computers. In the following description, as a game content, the player character has a large number of virtual battle cards, and when the player character encounters an enemy character while moving in the game space, the game character enters the battle mode, An example of a battle-type game in which a part of the large number of battle cards described above is used by a player character to battle against an enemy character will be described.

  The game apparatus 1 includes a lower main body 2 made of a horizontally long rectangular thin rectangular parallelepiped, and an upper main body 3 attached to the upper side of the upper surface of the lower main body 2 by a pair of hinges 2a and 2b so as to be opened and closed. It is a portable game device that can be folded. The upper main body 3 is electrically connected to the lower main body 2 through the connection portion 2c.

  A first display 4 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the lower main body 2. On the left side of the display 4, a cross key 7 and a power button 8 are arranged up and down. On the right side of the display 4, an operation button 10 consisting of four buttons A, B, X, and Y and an operation button 11 consisting of two buttons are arranged up and down, and the power on / off state is below it. An indicator lamp 9 is provided for indicating.

  Furthermore, a media mounting portion 13 for mounting a recording medium is provided at the approximate center of the side surface along the upper long side of the lower main body 2, and an R button 14 is provided at the upper right corner of the lower main body 2. An L button 15 is provided at the upper left corner of the main body 2.

  On the other hand, a second display 5 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the upper body 3 (the surface facing the upper surface of the lower body 2 in the closed state), and speakers 12A for outputting sound effects in stereo on both sides of the display 5. , 12B are arranged.

  The power button 8 is an operation button for supplying power to a circuit in the game apparatus 1 and starting the game apparatus 1. When the power is turned on, the indicator lamp 9 is lit. The cross key 7 is used as an operation key for moving the player character on the menu screen or a card selection screen (to be described later) for allowing the player to select a battle card. is there.

  The R button 14 and the L button 15 are used, for example, for opening a card selection screen for the player to select a battle card. When the player selects a card on the card selection screen, the operation button 10 is used as an operation member for determining or canceling the selected battle card or viewing the explanation of the battle card. Is used as an operation member for instructing the use of the selected battle card or instructing the shooting of a lock buster held by the player character as a normal weapon.

  The first display 4 and the second display 5 display various images such as a game title image, a menu image, a card selection screen, and a game progress image. The progress image of the game is displayed on the second display 5 of the upper body 3, and the card selection screen is displayed on the first display 4 of the lower body 2. Note that the progress image of the game is always displayed on the second display 5, but the card selection screen is displayed on the first display 4 when the process shifts to a process for allowing the player to select a battle card. The first and second displays 4 and 5 are composed of, for example, transflective color liquid crystal displays and have substantially the same display size.

  A transparent touch panel 6 is provided on the display surface of the first display 4. The touch panel 6 has a large number of micro capacitors or micro resistors arranged in a grid pattern on the panel surface. The touch panel 6 is touched directly with a hand or touched with a dedicated touch pen, and the micro capacitor or micro resistor at the contact position is touched. , And a touch position on the display surface of the first display 4 is detected from the change information and input to the CPU.

  In the selection of the battle card on the card selection screen, the player can select with the cross key 7 and the operation button 10 as described above, but can also touch the touch panel 6 to select a desired battle card.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the game device according to the present invention.

  The game apparatus 1 includes a CPU 21, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 22, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 23, a drawing processor 24, a VRAM (Video-RAM) 25, a D / A (Digital-Analog) converter 26, and a display unit 27. , A display unit 28, an audio processor 29, an amplifier 30, a speaker 31, an input signal processing unit 32, a touch panel 33, an operation unit 34, a driver 35, and a bus 36.

  The display unit 27 corresponds to the first display 4 in FIG. 1, the display unit 28 corresponds to the second display 5 in FIG. 1, and the speaker 31 corresponds to the speakers 12A and 12B in FIG. The touch panel 33 corresponds to the touch panel 6 in FIG. 1, and the operation unit 34 corresponds to the cross key 7, the power button 8, and the operation buttons 10 and 11 in FIG. 1.

  In the game apparatus 1, a game program and game data (character and background image data, image data for displaying information such as status, sound data such as sound effects and BGM, message data using characters and symbols, etc.) are recorded. The content of the game can be enjoyed by mounting the media 37 on the media mounting unit 13, reading the game program and game data in the game media 37 into the RAM 22 by the driver 35, and executing the game program by the CPU 21.

  The player can advance the game by operating the operation members of the touch panel 6, the cross key 7 and the operation buttons 10 of the lower main body 2.

  The CPU 21, RAM 22, ROM 23, drawing processor 24, audio processor 29, and driver 35 are connected to each other via a bus 36 so that data can be transmitted.

  The CPU 21 comprehensively controls the game progress by executing the game program read from the game media 37 into the RAM 22 by the driver 35 as described above. More specifically, when a player's operation signal is input from the operation member of the touch panel 33 or the operation unit 34, the CPU 21 performs a predetermined game progress process for the operation signal according to the game program, and according to the processing result. A game progress image is generated by the drawing processor 24 and displayed on the display unit 27 and the display unit 28, and a sound effect corresponding to the processing result is generated by the audio processor 29 and output from the speaker 31.

  The drawing process of the game progress image to be displayed on the display units 27 and 28 is mainly performed by the drawing processor 24. The CPU 21 determines the content of the game progress image to be displayed on the display units 27 and 28 based on the player's operation signals from the touch panel 33 and the operation unit 34, generates necessary drawing data for the content, The drawing data is transferred to the drawing processor 24 to perform drawing processing.

  Further, the CPU 21 determines the sound effect or BGM sound content to be output from the speaker 31, causes the sound processor 29 to generate sound data corresponding to the sound content, and outputs the sound data from the speaker 31.

  The RAM 22 provides an area for storing the game program and game data read from the game media 37 by the driver 35 and a work area for the CPU 21 to process the game program. In the RAM 22, game programs and game data necessary as the game progresses are read from the game media 37 and stored.

  The game program describes processing procedures and various instructions to be executed by the CPU 21, and controls game screens, sounds, and the like according to operation signals from the touch panel 33 or the operation unit 34. The contents of are included. The game data includes, for example, image data for drawing a player character, enemy character, background and other objects, and also includes sound data used as BGM and various sound effects.

  In the present embodiment, the game program stored in the game media 37 forms a virtual world or society in the game space, and encounters various enemy characters when the player character is moved in the society by the player's operation. The player is a game program of a battle game whose main content is to enjoy a battle with an enemy character through the player character. More specifically, the player character holds a fireable weapon called “Rock Buster” and a card-type item that defines a variety of attack contents called “Battle Card”. You can enjoy defeating enemy characters using rock busters and battle cards.

  A rock buster can be used at any time during a battle, but its attack power is weak, and it is very difficult to defeat an enemy character with a lock buster alone. A battle card has a variety of attack types and attack powers defined against a rock buster. When a player uses a battle card, the attack defined for that battle card is added to the enemy character, You can do more damage than Rock Buster, or you can make enemy characters unfavorable, such as paralysis, but the number of cards that can be used and the types of cards that can be used are limited as the game progresses Is assembled so that the player cannot freely select as will be described later.

  Therefore, the player needs to strategically use the lock buster and the battle card according to the type of the enemy character to capture the enemy character, and the battle game according to the present embodiment is the player's battle in the capture process. The best part of the match is the choice of cards and their strategic use.

  The ROM 23 stores a basic program indicating a basic function of the game apparatus 1 such as a disk loading function, a game program stored in the game media 37, a procedure for reading game data, and the like. When the game media 37 is loaded in the media loading unit 13, the CPU 21 operates the driver 35 in accordance with the basic program in the ROM 23, reads the game program and game data from the game media 37 into the RAM 22, and sets the game start state.

  The drawing processor 24 generates an image of each frame of the animation image and displays it on the display unit 27 and the display unit 28. Based on a drawing command from the CPU 21, the drawing processor 24 displays a two-dimensional image of each frame to be displayed on the display unit 27 and the display unit 28 (not only an image showing the progress of the original battle game but also a menu screen, a card selection screen, etc. Image). Connected to the drawing processor 24 is a VRAM 25 for creating a two-dimensional image of each frame.

  The VRAM 25 is provided with two buffer memories (hereinafter referred to as “screen buffers”) for storing two-dimensional image data of each frame displayed on the display units 27 and 28. The screen buffers 25A and 25B have the same memory structure and memory capacity.

  The VRAM 25 is composed of two screen buffers 25A and 25B in the case of normal drawing processing in which an animation image is displayed on one display, for example, the first display 4, using one screen buffer 25A. While the display process on the first display 4 is being performed, the image data of the next frame is generated by the other screen buffer 25B, and this process is alternately performed between the screen buffer 25A and the screen buffer 25B. Thus, the drawing process of each frame on the first display 4 every 1/60 seconds is smoothly performed.

  The D / A converter 26 converts the image data output from the VRAM 25 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the display units 27 and 28. The D / A converter 26 is provided with a switch circuit for switching the image data from the screen buffer 25A and the image data from the screen buffer 25B. The switching of the switch circuit is controlled by the drawing processor 24.

  The sound processor 29 reads sound effects or BGM sound data from the RAM 22 based on a sound command from the CPU 21, performs a required processing process and D / A conversion process, and outputs the processed sound to the amplifier 30. The amplifier 30 amplifies the audio signal input from the audio processor 29 with a predetermined amplification degree, and then outputs it to the speaker 31.

  The input signal processing unit 32 calculates a touch position on the panel surface (display surface of the first display 4) based on touch information input from the touch panel 33 (information on changes in resistance and capacitor as sensors), and the calculation. The result is input to the CPU 21.

  On the panel surface, as shown in FIG. 4A, the upper left corner is set as the origin O and the y axis is set downward and the x axis is set to the right direction. A sensor position (x, y) is defined for a sensor such as a capacitor. For example, when the player touches the P point portion of the touch panel 6 with a finger, the contact area includes a plurality of sensors St as shown in FIG. The signal shown is input to the input signal processing unit 32.

  The input signal processing unit 32 calculates the coordinates (x, y) of the sensor St that has made contact from the input signal, calculates the center position of the contact area from these coordinates, and uses the calculation result as contact position information. Input to the CPU 21. For example, when the range in the x-axis direction of the contacted region is x (i) to x (i + n) and the range in the y-axis direction is y (j) to x (j + m), input signal processing The unit 32 inputs (x (i) + x (i + n)) / n and (y (j) + y (j + m)) / m to the CPU 21 as the coordinates of the contact position P.

  Next, the progress of the game in the competitive game of the game apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

  The battle game according to the present invention encounters an enemy character when the player character is moving in a world or society virtually formed in the game space, and a battle is forcibly performed every time the player character encounters it. The main feature is that the player selects some of the battle cards held by the player character during the battle, and battles the enemy character using the lock buster and the battle card. Event. Since the present invention relates to processing for causing a player to select a battle card in each battle, the following description will describe processing when each battle is started.

  When the player character encounters an enemy character and a battle is performed, for example, a battle screen 40 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the second display 5, and the player visually recognizes the development of the battle on the battle screen 40. Can do.

On the battle screen 40, an image (an image drawn in perspective) showing the battle situation when the enemy character PB is viewed with a virtual camera from behind the player character PA is displayed, and the periphery of the battle screen 40 and the lower part of each enemy character PB Displays various status information about the battle. Note that the position of the virtual camera on the battle screen 40 is not fixed, and the battle screen 40 showing the attack effect by changing the position of the virtual camera according to the attack of the player character PA or the enemy character PB is created. The

  In the example of FIG. 5, a battle field composed of three lanes 41 is set, and a player character PA and an enemy character PB are arranged at both ends of the battle field. The example in FIG. 5 is a situation in the middle of the battle, so only two enemy characters PB are drawn in the center lane 41 and the right lane 41, but at the start of the battle, the enemy character PB in each lane 41 is drawn. May appear, and the player character PA may face a total of three enemy characters PB.

Each lane 41 is provided with a plurality of squares, and the enemy character PB can move back and forth in units of squares and move left and right between the three lanes 41. On the other hand, the player character PA can move the three lanes 41 to the left and right. Although the player character PA attack by the lock buster can not attack only enemy character PB on the lane 41 in which the player character PA is riding, attacks by bus Torr card, the player character PA depending on the type of the defined attack in Battle card Some can attack enemy characters PB on lanes 41 other than the lane 41 on which they are riding.

  The status information includes the physical strength value (HP) 42 of the player character PA, the physical strength value (HP) 43 of the enemy character PB, information 44 regarding the number of battle cards selected on the card selection screen, the name of the battle card that can be activated next, There is information 45 of attack power, custom gauge 46, etc., the physical strength value (HP) 42 of the player character PA is displayed numerically in the upper left corner of the screen, and the physical strength value (HP) 43 of the enemy character PB is displayed for each enemy character PB. Displayed numerically at the bottom.

  The information 44 regarding the number of battle cards is information indicating the number of remaining battle cards excluding the battle card that can be activated next, and is displayed as a symbol mark of the card on the lower left side of the battle screen 40. Further, the name 45 and the attack power information 45 of the battle card that can be activated next are displayed on the lower right side of the battle screen 40 along with the card icon 45a and the numerical value of the name and the attack power. In the example of FIG. 5, since there are two remaining battle cards, only one symbol mark indicating information 44 relating to the number of battle cards is displayed.

  The custom gauge 46 is a vertically long gauge and is displayed in the vertical direction in the upper right corner of the battle screen 40. The custom gauge 46 is a gauge that indicates the conditions under which the player can refill the battle card during the battle. When the R button 14 or the L button 15 is pressed while the custom gauge 46 is full, the first display 4 is displayed. Is displayed on the card selection screen CSG (see FIG. 11), and the battle state displayed on the second display 5 is stopped.

  The custom gauge 46 is 0 when the battle state of the battle screen 40 is resumed, but is configured to rise at a predetermined speed as time passes. When the custom gauge 46 is full, the state is maintained. At this time, the player can open the card selection screen CSG and refill the battle card.

Normally, the second display 5 displays a state in which the player character PA is moving in a virtual society, but when the player character PA encounters the enemy character PB, it shifts to the battle mode. When the player character PA encounters the enemy character PB, the player character PA does not have a battle card to be used for the battle. battle start screen that faces the character PB (still image) is displayed, the card selection screen CSG is displayed on the first display 4, in a state to select a bar torr card to the player. That is, the player's operation is processed as an operation on the first display 4. When the card selection screen CSG is initially displayed, the player may be able to dismiss the player character PA from the battle by pressing the L button 15.

  Next, a battle processing procedure when the player character PA encounters the enemy character PB will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the player character PA encounters the enemy character PB, a battle start screen with the enemy character PB is displayed on the second display 5, and the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is executed.

  In a state where the battle start screen is displayed, first, the processing of “display of card selection screen I” is performed, and a card selection screen CSG described later is displayed on the first display 4 (S1). The player can perform an operation of selecting a desired battle card 50 (see FIG. 11) on the card selection screen CSG displayed on the first display 4 (loop processing of S2 to S4). When the player finishes selecting the battle card 50 (S4: YES), the process proceeds to step S5, and a battle process described later is performed (S5). When the player does not select the battle card 50 in the card selection screen CSG (S2: NO) and operates the “OK” button 51 (see FIG. 11) in the card selection screen CSG (S4: YES), the battle is performed. Since the player has not selected the battle card 50 at the start, the battle from the enemy character PB is responded with a lock buster. If the custom gauge 46 is full during the battle, the player can always display the card selection screen CSG by pressing the R button 14 or the L button 15 and select the battle card 50.

  Then, when the player makes full use of the lock buster and the battle card 50 to cause the player character PA to attack the enemy character PB and annihilate the enemy character PB (the HP of all the enemy characters PB is set to 0), the player wins. On the contrary, when the HP of the player character PA becomes 0 due to the attack of the enemy character PB, it becomes “losing”, the content of the battle is displayed on the second display 5 by a predetermined “result screen” (S6), and the battle process is performed. finish.

  The “result screen” is a screen showing a result of evaluating how to battle the enemy character PB in the battle when the battle is won. For example, the time required until the battle is ended or a plurality of enemy characters PB are simultaneously displayed. Various evaluation values such as when the player is defeated are calculated, and various rewards such as money and items given to the player character PA are displayed based on the calculation results. On the other hand, if the battle is defeated, the game over screen is displayed as a “result screen” and the title screen is displayed again.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the card selection screen CSG divides the first display 4 into 6 card display areas A, B, C, D, E, and F of 2 rows × 3 columns. A screen in which six battle cards 50 are taken out from a large number of battle cards 50 possessed by the player character PA and placed in each of the card display areas A to F. In the example shown in FIG. 11, two battle cards 50B and 50C arranged in the card display area B and the card display area C, two battle cards 50D and 50E arranged in the card display area D and the card display area E, respectively. Are overlapping each other. Then, the player can select the battle card 50 according to the selection conditions described later.

In FIG. 11, the battle cards 50 arranged in the card display areas A to F are identified by the reference numerals 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, and 50F, respectively. . Accordingly, in the following description, the battle cards are collectively referred to as “battle cards 50”, and when the battle cards arranged in the card display areas A to F are identified, they are described as “battle cards 50A” to “battle cards 50F”. To do.

  The size of the first display 4 is, for example, 256 dots (horizontal) × 192 dots (vertical), and the sizes of the card display areas A to F are 82 dots (horizontal) × 86 dots (vertical).

  The battle card 50 is a card-like item in which various attack details are defined. As shown in FIG. 13, the battle card 50 is divided into three classes, standard class, mega class, and giga class, according to the attack power and the rarity of the attack content (see the “Summary” column). The height is in the relationship of standard class <mega class <giga class. And according to this relationship, the size of the card also has a relationship of standard class <mega class <giga class. On the other hand, the number of types of battle cards included in each class is conversely the standard class, and the order is standard class> mega class> giga class. For example, there are about 200 standard classes, tens of mega classes, and dozens of giga classes.

  The standard class, mega class, and giga class card sizes are 72 dots (horizontal) × 56 dots (vertical), 90 dots (horizontal) × 70 dots (vertical), 108 dots (horizontal) × 84 dots ( Vertical). Also, as shown in the “color” column of FIG. 13, the battle card 50 is painted in a color according to the class, the standard class battle card 50 is yellow, the mega class battle card 50 is blue, and the giga class The battle card 50 is red. In addition, each battle card 50 has a picture according to the type of the card.

  The “attribute” column in FIG. 13 shows the attribute of the attack content defined for each battle card 50 corresponding to the attribute defined for the enemy character PB. The attributes are used to classify the types of enemy characters PB and to set strength relationships, and include attributes such as “water”, “flame”, “tree”, and “electricity”. “None” indicates that the attribute is not “water”, “flame”, “tree”, or “electricity”. The “attribute” defined in the battle card 50 indicates that the enemy character PB having the attribute as a weak point is effective, and the enemy character PB encountered in the battle when the player edits the 30 battle cards 50. The attributes of the battle card 50 are taken into account in consideration of the attributes of

  Returning to FIG. 11, when the player plays a game for the first time, as a default setting, the player character PA is given a predetermined number (for example, 30) of standard class battle cards 50, and the game is played. The battle card 50 can be increased. Further, the number of battle cards 50 that can be used in one battle is limited to 30. When the player is not performing a battle, the battle card 50 is stored in a folder that stores the battle card 50 used for the battle. The battle card 50 in the folder can be edited by inserting or replacing the one outside the folder. Therefore, the player edits 30 battle cards 50 to be used for the battle from among the large number of battle cards 50 with reference to the class, attack contents, attributes, and the like of the battle card 50. The edited 30 battle cards 50 are stored in a folder. And the battle card 50 stored in the folder is shuffled for each battle. The pile M of the battle card 50 described beside the card selection screen CSG in FIG. 11 indicates 30 battle cards 50 that are shuffled.

Further, as described above, the player can edit 30 battle cards 50 for use in battle from among a large number of battle cards 50. When the editing is completed, the player can edit the 30 battle cards 50. predetermined number (e.g., four) only favorite card can be designated as "Feibari' bets card" from within. If Feibari' bets card included in the card selection screen CSG, the player has an advantage of being able to select the Fe y Bari' preparative card unconditionally.

  On the other hand, during the battle, the player can open the card selection screen CSG and select the battle card 50 from the card selection screen CSG every time the custom gauge 46 is full. The display area of each card selection screen CSG In A to F, the battle cards 50 are taken out in order from the mountain M of the battle card 50, and arranged (or supplemented) in the display areas A to F in the order in which the battle cards 50 are selected. In addition, the number described in each battle card 50 of the mountain M of the battle card 50 in FIG. 11 indicates the order of being taken out on the card selection screen CSG.

  As described above, the player can take out the battle cards 50 little by little from the edited 30 battle cards 50 and use them in the battle for each battle. The order in which 50 can be taken out is difficult to predict depending on the order for creating the card selection screen CSG (the order of the battle card 50 in the mountain M) and the conditions for selecting the battle card 50 on the card selection screen CSG. The player cannot take out the desired battle card 50 freely. The selection conditions for the battle card 50 on the card selection screen CSG will be described later.

  When the process proceeds to step S1 in FIG. 6, the “card selection screen display I” process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7.

  “Display card selection screen I” is a process of creating a card selection screen CSG at the start of the battle and displaying it on the first display 4. Before the player character PA encounters the enemy character PB and the battle starts, the player selects 30 battle cards 50 to be used for the battle and stores them in the folder. First, the 30 battle cards The appearance order of 50 card selection screens CSG is determined by random lottery, and arranged on the card selection screen CSG in accordance with the determined order. Accordingly, the “card selection screen display I” includes processing 1 (S201, S202) for determining in which card display areas A to F the six battle cards 50 mainly taken out from the folder, and each battle card. The process 2 (S203 to S205) for determining the display positions in the 50 card display areas A to F and the six battle cards 50 taken out from the mountain M of the battle card 50 are subjected to overlap determination, and the determination result and process 1 Process 3 for creating the card selection screen CSG by arranging the six battle cards 50 in the determined card display areas A to F in order based on the arrangement order of the card display areas A to F determined in step S3. (S206, S207).

  First, processing 1 will be described.

  Since the order of taking out the six battle cards 50 is determined, the arrangement order of the six card display areas A to F can be determined, and the order of taking out the battle card 50 and the arrangement order of the card display areas A to F can be made to correspond. For example, the card display areas A to F in which the six battle cards 50 are arranged are uniquely determined. Therefore, in process 1, the arrangement order of the six card display areas A to F is determined.

By the way, in the card selection screen CSG according to the present invention, when the six battle cards 50 are respectively arranged in the six card display areas A to F, control is performed so that adjacent battle cards 50 are likely to overlap each other. There is a need. The battle card 50 includes three types of battle cards 50 of different sizes, but since the total number of mega-class and giga-class battle cards 50 is small, 30 battle cards 50 stored in a folder are included in the battle card 50. The number of mega-class and giga-class battle cards 50 included is also small, and six battle cards 50 taken out in succession often become standard classes.

The size of the battle cards 50 standard class, whereas a 72 dots (horizontal) × 56 dots (vertical), the size of the card display area A~F is 8 2 dots (horizontal) × 8 6 dots (vertical) Therefore, if the six battle cards 50 are respectively arranged in the centers of the six card display areas A to F, each battle card 50 does not protrude from the card display areas A to F. It is not possible to create an overlapping state. Therefore, some of the six battle cards 50 need to be shifted from the center of the card display areas A to F.

  In this case, in the card display areas B and E located in the center in the horizontal direction of the screen, the battle card 50 can be overlapped with the battle card 50 adjacent to the left and right even if the battle card 50 is shifted from the center to either the left or right. In the card display areas A and D to be performed, if the battle card 50 is shifted from the center to the left side, it is difficult to overlap with the battle cards 50 arranged in the center card display areas B and E. Similarly, in the card display areas C and F located at the right end, if the battle card 50 is shifted from the center to the right side, it is difficult to overlap the battle cards 50 arranged in the center card display areas B and E.

  Further, when the deviation from the center in each of the card display areas A to F is set at random, the six battle cards 50 are arranged so as to be biased to the left or right as a whole in the card selection screen CSG, for example. There are cases where the scene becomes a configuration, and such a biased arrangement is not preferable in consideration of the visual game effect of the card selection screen CSG.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the battle card 50 is placed in the center in the card display areas A and F located at one diagonal corner, and the battle card is placed in the card display areas C and D located at the other diagonal corner. 50 is arranged close to the center card display areas B and E, or conversely, the card display areas C and D are arranged with the battle card 50 in the center, and the card display areas A and F are battle cards. 50 is arranged close to the card display areas B and E in the center.

As described with reference to FIG. 4, the first display 4 has the upper left corner as the origin O and the y axis is set downward and the x axis is set to the right. The card display areas A and C are set by the xy coordinates. , D, and F, the center positions a, c, d, and f of the card display areas A, C, D, and F are set as “reference positions” as shown in FIG. E is a center position b3, e3 of each card display area B, E , and a position b1 shifted to the left and right by a predetermined distance (for example, 12 dots) with respect to the center positions b3, e3, as shown in FIG. , B2, e1, and e2 are set as “reference positions”.

  Therefore, in step S201 of process 1, the six card display areas A to F are divided into three groups (A, F), (B, E), and (C, D), and the battle card 50 is stored in the card display area. A set of card display areas (A, F) arranged in the center (more specifically, arranged so that the center position of the horizontally long battle card 50 matches the reference position set in each card display area) And (C, D) are determined by random lottery.

  When a set of card display areas in which the battle card 50 is arranged at the reference position (hereinafter referred to as “card display area of the reference position arrangement”) is determined, the order in which the arrangement order is determined for the set of three card display areas. Is automatically determined. Specifically, when the card display area set of the reference position arrangement is (A, F), the arrangement order of the three sets is (A, F), (C, D), (B, E). , (C, D), the arrangement order of the three sets is (C, D), (A, F), (B, E). That is, the order of (B, E) is always the third, and when any of (A, F) and (C, D) is determined as a set of card display areas of the reference position arrangement in step S201, the determination is made. The set is the first and the remaining set is the second.

  In step S202 of process 1, for each set of card display areas for which the arrangement order is determined, the order of the arrangement order is determined by lottery. For example, when the arrangement order of the three sets is (A, F), (C, D), (B, E), each of (A, F), (C, D), and (B, E) For each group, a lottery is performed to determine the order of arrangement. Accordingly, the first and second arrangement orders of the six card display areas A to F are determined in the group (A, F), and the third and fourth arrangement orders in the group (C, D). Is determined, and in the group (B, E), the fifth and sixth in the same arrangement order are determined.

  For example, in the above example, the order of the pair (A, F) is [F, A], the order of the pair (C, D) is [C, D], and the order of the pair (B, E) is [ E, B], the arrangement order of the six card display areas A to F is F → A → C → D → E → B. Data in the arrangement order of the six card display areas A to F is stored in the RAM 22 and is maintained until the end of the battle. That is, the battle card 50 used during the battle is replenished from the pile M of the battle card 50, but the refilled battle card 50 is arranged according to the above-described order.

  Next, process 2 will be described.

  In process 1, since the arrangement order of the six card display areas A to F is determined, in process 2, the position of the battle card 50 in the card display areas A to F is determined. For the first group in the arrangement order of the three groups, the position of the battle card 50 in the card display area is determined to be the reference position (the center of the card display area). , The position of the battle card 50 in the card display area is determined.

  As described above, for the second and third sets of card display areas, all the battle cards 50 are arranged at positions shifted from the center of the card display area. The amount of shift affects the overall appearance of the card selection screen CSG. On the other hand, for the pair (B, E) located in the center, if the amount of deviation from the center of the battle card 50 is small, it is difficult for the adjacent battle card 50 to overlap. With respect to the card display area, positions b1, b2, e1, and e2 that are shifted to the left and right with respect to the center positions b3 and e3 of each card display area are set as reference positions (see FIG. 12), and the battle card 50 has these reference positions. I try to shift it from

  Accordingly, in step S203 of process 2, first, with respect to the card display area of B, which of the two reference positions b1 and b2 is set as the reference position for the placement of the battle card 50 is determined by random lottery. For the E card display area, the reference position shifted in the opposite direction to the reference position of the card display area B out of the two reference positions e1 and e2 is determined as the reference position for the placement of the battle card 50. For example, when the reference position b1 of the card display area B is determined as the reference position for the placement of the battle card 50, the reference position e2 of the card display area E is determined as the reference position for the placement of the battle card 50, and conversely the card display When the reference position b2 of the area B is determined as the reference position for the placement of the battle card 50, the reference position e1 of the card display area E is determined as the reference position for the placement of the battle card 50.

  The reference positions of the card display areas B and E determined in step S203 are also maintained until the battle ends. That is, during the battle, the card selection screen CSG opened for the second time or later is also taken out from the pile M of the battle card 50, and the battle card 50 placed in the card display areas B and E is the card determined in step S203. The display areas B and E are arranged with their positions shifted from the reference position.

  Next, in step S204 of process 2, the shift amount from the reference position of the battle card 50 in each of the card display areas A to F is determined by random lottery. For example, when the set of card display areas at the reference position is (A, F), the shift amount of the card display areas A and F with respect to the reference position is set to zero. On the other hand, for the card display areas B and E, the shift amount is determined by lottery within the range of −12 to +12 dots in the X-axis direction and −6 to +6 dots in the Y-axis direction. The shift amount is determined by lottery within the range of -9 to 0 dots in the direction and -6 to +6 dots in the Y axis direction. For the card display area D, 0 to +9 dots in the X axis direction and -6 to +6 in the Y axis direction are determined. The shift amount is determined by lottery within the range.

  When the set of the card display areas at the reference position is (C, D), the shift amount of the card display areas C and D with respect to the reference position is set to 0, and the card display area A is set in the X-axis direction. The shift amount is determined by lottery within the range of 0 to +9 dots and Y axis direction from -6 to +6 dots. For the card display area F, the X axis direction is -9 to 0 dots and the Y axis direction is -6 to +6 dots. The shift amount is determined by lottery within the range. Further, the above-described shift amount is merely an example, and an appropriate shift amount is appropriately set according to the size of the screen of the first display 4 and the size of the card selection screen CSG.

  In addition, when the battle card 50 taken out from the mountain M of the battle card 50 is a large mega class or giga class, the shift process from the reference position is not applied, and the shift amount is set to zero. Further, when the mega class or giga class battle card 50 is arranged in the card display areas B and E, the arrangement reference position is set to the center reference positions b3 and e3, and the battle card 50 is set in the card display areas B and E. Placed in the center of Accordingly, the mega-class or giga-class battle card 50 is arranged so that the center positions of the B and E card display areas coincide with the reference positions b3 and e3 at the center of each card display area. The card display areas of D and F are arranged so that the center positions thereof coincide with the reference positions a, c, d, and f set in the card display areas of A, C, D, and F.

Next, in step S205 of process 2, the shift amount from the reference position in the card display areas A to F determined in step S204 is adjusted. The adjustment of the shift amount is such that when the six battle cards 50 are arranged at the positions in the card display areas A to F determined in step S204, the adjacent battle cards 50 are too close to each other and overlap each other. In some cases, the adjacent battle cards 50 may slightly overlap each other, and the card selection screen CSG does not look good, or the player cannot fully grasp the overlapping state of the battle cards 50. This is a process for reducing malfunctions.

  Accordingly, in step S205, the 16 items shown in FIG. 14 are checked for the two battle cards 50 respectively arranged in the two adjacent card display areas. If the check result of any item is within 4 dots, the correction content for that item is performed. For example, when the amount of deviation in the Y direction between the upper side of the battle card 50A arranged in the card display area A and the upper side of the battle card 50B arranged in the card display area B is within 4 dots, the battle card in the card display area A The arrangement position of 50A is corrected by +6 dots or -6 dots in the Y direction (see (1-1) in FIG. 14). Further, when the amount of deviation in the X direction between the right side of the battle card 50A arranged in the card display area A and the left side of the battle card 50B arranged in the card display area B is within 4 dots, the battle card in the card display area A The arrangement position of 50A is corrected by +6 dots or -6 dots in the X direction (see (2-1) in FIG. 14).

  In FIG. 14, when the battle card 50 to be compared is arranged in the card display area of the reference position arrangement determined in step S201, the arrangement position of the battle card 50 is always fixed at the center position of the card display area. Therefore, it is excluded from the check target. For example, when the set of the card display areas of the reference position arrangement is (A, F), the arrangement positions are not adjusted for the battle cards 50A, 50F arranged in these card display areas A, F. Similarly, when the battle card 50 is a mega class or giga class with a large size, it is arranged at the reference position of the card display area, so that the arrangement position is not adjusted. Further, when the arrangement position is adjusted as a result of the check, the adjustment is not performed even when the battle card 50 protrudes from the card selection screen CSG.

  The processes of steps S204 and S205 are performed each time the battle card 50 is replenished from the mountain M of the battle card 50.

  Next, in step S <b> 206 of the process 3, a combination in which the battle cards 50 overlap is determined from the size of the six battle cards 50 taken out from the pile M of the battle card 50 and the arrangement position on the card selection screen CSG of each battle card 50. Is done. This determination is performed when the battle cards 50 are overlapped with each other, so that the battle card 50 arranged later is displayed below the battle card 50 arranged first.

  Therefore, for example, the arrangement order of the card display areas A to F determined in step S202 is F → A → C → D → E → B, and the overlap determination of the battle cards determined in step S206 is the battle card 50B. In the case of the battle card 50C, the battle card 50D, and the battle card 50E, as shown in FIG. 11, the battle card 50B arranged later with respect to the battle card 50C arranged earlier is displayed so as to overlap below. The battle card 50E arranged later with respect to the battle card 50D arranged first is displayed so as to overlap below.

  Next, in step S207 of process 3, the six battle cards 50 are sequentially extracted from the pile M of the battle card 50, and the arrangement position set in the card display area in the arrangement order corresponding to the removal order is set in the card display area. The card selection screen CSG is created by arranging the center positions of the battle cards 50 respectively and the card selection screen CSG is displayed on the first display 4. In the creation of the card selection screen CSG at this time, as described above, the overlapping battle cards 50 are created so that the battle cards 50 to be arranged later overlap the battle cards 50 arranged in advance.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when the card selection screen CSG is displayed on the first display 4 by the processing of “display card selection screen I”, the player displays the six battle cards 50 </ b> A to 50 </ b> F displayed on the card selection screen CSG. The battle cards 50 that meet the predetermined selection conditions can be selected one by one.

In this embodiment, as a predetermined selection condition,
(1) As for the overlapping battle cards 50, only the battle card 50 at the top can be selected .
(2) When there are a plurality of non-overlapping battle cards 50 and a plurality of battle cards 50 satisfying the condition of (1), (2-1) Battle cards that are in a vertical or horizontal positional relationship with respect to the first selected battle card Can be selected regardless of the type (name), (2-2) the battle card of the same name with respect to the first selected battle card, even if it is not in the arrangement relationship of (2-1) (2-3) When a battle card that is not up or down or left or right relative to the first selected battle card is selected under the condition (2-2), the first selected battle card On the other hand, you cannot select battle cards that have a vertical or horizontal positional relationship (except for the conditions in (2-1)),
(3) A battle card set in advance as a favorite card by the player can be freely selected .
The conditions are set.

For example, in the example of FIG. 11, the player can select battle cards 50A of four from the selection condition (1), 50 C, 50 D, the first battle card 50 from 50F. For example, when the player selects the battle card 50A for the first time, the battle card 50D can be selected from the selection condition (2-1) as the second battle card 50, but the battle cards 50C and 50F are the selection condition ( It cannot be selected unless the selection condition (3) is satisfied. Also, if the battle card 50C satisfies the selection condition (2-2), the player selects the battle cards 50 C as the second Battle card 50, the battle card 50D by selection condition (2-3) Selection criteria Even if (2-1) is satisfied, it cannot be selected.

  Further, on the card selection screen CSG, which of the battle cards 50 displayed on the card selection screen CSG can be selected by dimming the brightness of the battle card 50 that does not meet the selection conditions (1) to (3) above. The player can be identified. In the state where the battle card 50 is not selected, the lower battle card 50 among the overlapping cards is displayed dark (with reduced brightness), indicating that it cannot be selected (see battle cards 50B and 50E in FIG. 11). .

  Accordingly, in this state, the player operates the cross key 7 to move the cursor displayed on the card selection screen CSG (specifically, the cursor displayed as a frame surrounding the four corners of the battle card 50) to the desired battle card 50. If the battle card 50 is selected by operating the A button in the operation button 10 or by directly touching the desired battle card 50 with a touch pen (S2: YES), the “card” is displayed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The process of “change selection screen” is performed (S3).

  In the process of “changing the card selection screen”, it is determined whether or not the selected battle card 50 meets the selection condition (whether or not the dark battle card 50 is selected) (S401). If the selection condition is met (if a battle card 50 that has not been darkened is selected) (S401: YES), the battle card 50 is filled and displayed to indicate that it has been selected (S402). The brightness of the remaining battle card 50 that does not meet the selection conditions (1) to (3) is darkened for the battle card 50 (S403). On the other hand, if the selected battle card 50 does not meet the selection conditions (S401: NO), steps S402 to S403 are skipped and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the processes of steps S3 and S4 are repeated until the player operates the “OK” button 51 displayed on the card selection screen CSG (loop of S2 to S4), and the player operates the “OK” button. Then (S4; YES), the process proceeds to “battle processing” (S5).

  When the “battle process” is entered, a battle between the player character PA and the enemy character PB is processed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the process proceeds to “battle processing” in step S <b> 5, the battle screen 40 (see FIG. 5) is displayed on the second display 5. The plurality of battle cards 50 selected by the player on the card selection screen CSG can be used only in the order of selection, and the battle card 50 that can be activated next is displayed on the lower side of the battle screen 40 as shown in FIG. The

  Accordingly, when the player operates the A button of the operation button 10 during the battle (S601: YES), if the battle card 50 that can be activated next is displayed on the lower side of the battle screen 40 (S602: YES), the battle is performed. The card 50 is activated (S603), a hit determination as to whether or not the attack by the battle card 50 hits the enemy character PB, and a process of subtracting the physical strength value (HP) of the enemy character PB based on the hit determination is performed (S604). ) Based on the subtraction process, the attack effect by the battle card 50 is displayed on the battle screen 40 (S605). If the battle card 50 that can be activated next is not displayed on the lower side of the battle screen 40 (S602: NO), that is, if all the selected battle cards 50 are used, the process for the operation of the A button is performed. Otherwise, the process returns to step S601.

  When the player operates the B button of the operation button 10 (S606: YES), the lock buster possessed by the player character PA is fired (S607), and whether or not the attack by the lock buster hits the enemy character PB. The hit determination and the subtraction process of the physical strength value (HP) of the enemy character PB based on the hit determination are performed (S608), and the attack effect by the lock buster is displayed on the battle screen 40 based on the subtraction process (S609). ). It should be noted that while the player continues to press the B button, the lock buster is fired continuously, and the battle screen 40 displays the effect of the rock buster fire. The display of the attack effect is a display of an image showing the damage state of the enemy character PB that has been attacked by the battle card 50 or the lock buster, and information on the reduced physical strength value (HP) of the enemy character PB.

  Then, when the enemy character PB is completely annihilated by the attack by the battle card 50 or the rock buster of the player character PA (S610: YES), the player character PA is “winned” (S621), and the battle process is ended and the flowchart of FIG. Return. When there are a plurality of enemy characters PB, the physical strength value (HP) is updated for each enemy character PB in response to the attack of the player character PA, and when the physical strength value (HP) becomes 0, the enemy character PB It is erased from the battle screen 40. Therefore, when the last remaining enemy character PB has a physical strength value (HP) of 0 and is erased from the battle screen 40, the enemy character PB is annihilated.

  On the other hand, if there is an attack of the enemy character PB during the battle (S611: YES), the hit determination whether or not the attack hits the player character PA and the physical strength value (HP) of the player character PA based on the hit determination are determined. Subtraction processing is performed (S612), and the attack effect is displayed based on the calculation processing (S613). This attack effect is a display of an image showing the state of damage of the player character PA that has been attacked and information on the decreased physical strength value (HP) of the player character PA, as in the case of the attack effect on the enemy character PB.

  Then, when the physical strength value (HP) of the player character PA becomes 0 due to the attack of the enemy character PB (S614: YES), the player character PA becomes “losing” (S622), and the battle process is terminated and the flowchart of FIG. Return.

  In the description of the processing of steps S601 to S614, S621, and S622 described above, only the processing procedure of the attack of the player character PA and the attack of the enemy character PB is described. For example, the player character PA moves sideways on the lane 41. By doing so, the enemy character PB can avoid the attack, and the enemy character PB may similarly avoid the attack from the player character PA.

  Therefore, in the battle process, the mutual attack / avoidance process between the player character PA and the enemy character PB is repeated, and the stamina value (HP) of the player character PA becomes 0, or the stamina values ( When HP becomes 0, the victory or defeat is decided, and the battle ends.

  When the player operates the R button 14 or the L button 15 to replenish the battle card 50 during the battle (S615: YES), it is determined whether or not the custom gauge 46 displayed on the battle screen 40 is full. If the custom gauge 46 is full (S616: YES), the “card selection screen display II” process is performed, and the card selection screen CSG is displayed on the first display 4. (S617). On the other hand, if the player does not operate the R button 14 or the L button 15 (S615: NO) or the custom gauge 46 is not full (S616: NO), the process returns to step S601 and the battle is continued. That is, the player cannot select a new battle card 50 on the card selection screen CSG.

  When the process proceeds to step S617, the “card selection screen display II” process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the “card selection screen display II” process, a battle card is displayed in the card display area without the battle card 50 in contrast to the card selection screen CSG in which only the battle card 50 that has not been selected in the previous card selection process is displayed. The card selection screen CSG is generated by supplementing the battle cards 50 from the 50 mountains M.

The replenishment of the battle card 50 is performed on the card display area of the battle card 50 that has been selected and lost in the previous card selection process, but if it is rearranged at the same position as the battle card 50 that has been lost. Instead, the arrangement position is calculated again, and the battle card 50 is replenished to the new arrangement position. Thus, the recalculation of the arrangement position is performed by changing the position in the card display area of the battle card 50 to be replenished, thereby changing the overlapping state with the battle card 50 remaining in the previous card selection process, This is to make the overall appearance of the card selection screen CSG different from the previous card selection screen CSG. As a result, the player, since the arrangement and degree of overlap six bus Torr card 50 every time you open the card selection screen CSG is different, in a variegated card selection screen CSG can be selected in the battle card 50.

  In the “card selection screen display II” process, first, the data of the arrangement order of the battle cards 50 in each card display area in the card display area without the battle card 50 in the card selection screen CSG remaining in the previous card selection process is obtained. It is read from the RAM 22 (S613a). For example, if the previous card selection screen CSG has the contents shown in FIG. 11 and the player has selected three battle cards 50A, 50C, and 50D on the card selection screen CSG, the card selection screen displayed for the second time. The CSG is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, battle cards 50A, 50C, and 50D indicated by dotted lines indicate selected battle cards, and battle cards 50B, 50E, and 50F indicated by solid lines indicate battle cards 50 that remain without being selected.

  Assuming that the arrangement order of the card display areas A to F determined when creating the first card selection screen CSG is F → A → C → D → E → B, in the example of FIG. The arrangement order data (No. 2, No. 3, No. 4) of the two card display areas A, C, D are read out. Therefore, the order of replenishment of the battle cards 50 in the three card display areas A, C, and D is A → C → D from the magnitude relationship of the data.

  Subsequently, the battle card 50 is taken out from the mountain M of the battle card 50 (S613b). In the example of FIG. 15, as shown in FIG. 15A, the mountain M of the battle card 50 is the seventh battle card because the six battle cards 50 have already been taken out by creating the card selection screen CSG. It is a mountain with 50 at the top. Accordingly, the seventh battle card 50 is taken out from the mountain M of the battle card 50.

  Subsequently, the same processing as the processing in steps S204, S205, and S206 (see FIG. 7) in the “card selection screen display I” is performed for the card display area to be replenished first (S613c to S613e). That is, for the card display area to be replenished first, the shift amount from the reference position of the battle card 50 is determined by random lottery (S613c), and the shift amount is further adjusted (S613d), then the battle card 50 It is determined whether or not the battle card 50 taken out from the mountain M overlaps with the adjacent battle card 50 (S613e).

  Then, based on the recalculated arrangement position in the card display area and the result of the overlap determination, the battle card 50 taken out from the mountain M of the battle card 50 is replenished to the first card display area (S613f).

  When the replenishment process for the first battle card 50 is completed, it is determined whether or not the replenishment process for all the battle cards 50 to be replenished is completed (S613g). NO), returning to step S613b, the same process as the replenishment process of the first battle card 50 is repeated (the loop of steps S613b to S613g).

  FIG. 15B shows an example of a state in which the battle card 50 is replenished in the card display areas A, C, and D in FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 15, as described above, the order of replenishment of the battle card 50 in the card display areas A, C, D is A → C → D. Although the replenishment position is recalculated, the card display area A is set to the card display area of the reference position arrangement in the processing of “Display card selection screen I”, so the replenishment position is the case of the previous card selection screen CSG (Position n1 (reference position a1) in FIG. 15A). Further, since the battle card 50A in the card display area A does not overlap with the adjacent battle card 50, the refilled battle card 50A in FIG. 15B is the same as the battle card 50A in FIG.

On the other hand, for the card display areas C and D, the recalculated replenishment position may be different from that in the previous card selection screen CSG. In FIG. 15B, the replenishment position n2 of the card display area C slightly moves to the upper left to become n2 ′, and the replenishment position n3 of the card display area D slightly moves to the right to become n3 ′. An example is shown. In addition, in the overlap determination of the two battle cards 50 with respect to the card display areas C and D, it is determined that the battle card 50C and the battle card 50D overlap with each other, and based on the determination result, from the mountain M of the battle card 50 The second battle card 50 (the eighth battle card 50) to be taken out is arranged under the battle card 50B, and the third battle card 50 (the ninth battle card 50) is under the battle card 50E. Placed in.

  As described above, the battle cards 50C and 50D that are replenished later are arranged below the battle cards 50B and 50E that are in an overlapping relationship. This is to prevent the disadvantage that the battle cards 50B and 50E arranged below are not selected according to the selection conditions (1) and (2).

  And if the battle card 50 is replenished to all the card display areas which should be replenished (S613g: YES), it will return to the battle process of FIG.

Returning to the battle process of FIG. 9, the battle card 50 is selected by the player in steps S <b> 618 to S <b> 620. In addition, since the process of step S618-S620 is the same as the process of step S2-S4 of FIG. 6 mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted. When the player's selection of the battle card 50 on the card selection screen CSG ends (S620: YES), the process returns to step 601 and the battle is continued.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the six battle cards 50 are arranged in 2 rows × 3 columns as the card selection screen CSG for allowing the player to select the battle card 50, the adjacent battle cards 50 are arranged. Since the control is performed so that they are easily overlapped with each other, a change occurs in the arrangement of the six battle cards 50 in the card selection screen CSG, and the visual effect of the image showing the progress of the game can be enhanced. .

  Further, when there are a plurality of places where the two battle cards 50 overlap, the balance of the arrangement of the six battle cards 50 on the card selection screen CSG is adjusted so as not to be biased. It doesn't look bad.

  Furthermore, as a selection condition when the player selects the battle card 50 using the card selection screen CSG, only the battle card 50 at the top of the two overlapping battle cards 50 can be selected. The element of luck becomes larger than before whether or not the player can select the battle card 50 that the player wants to select on the card selection screen CSG, and the selection of the battle card 50 on the card selection screen CSG can be made more strategic. . Thereby, the interest of a battle game can be heightened with respect to a player.

  Further, during the battle, the battle card 50 is replenished from the mountain M of the battle card 50, but the battle card 50 selected on the previous card selection screen CSG is replenished in the second and subsequent card selection screens CSG. Therefore, the combination of the battle cards 50 that can be selected by the player on each card selection screen CSG changes in a complicated manner, and the fun of selecting the battle cards 50 is improved.

  By the way, in the above embodiment, only one attack content is defined in the battle card 50, and when the battle card 50 is activated on the battle screen 40, only the attack defined in the battle card 50 is performed. However, two or more attack details may be defined in the battle card 50, and the conditions that can be selected on the card selection screen CSG may be varied according to the attack details.

  If it does so, while increasing the kind of attack by the battle card 50 substantially, the selection method of the battle card 50 can also be made more complicated and varied, and the fun of a battle type game is improved more. Can be made.

  For example, although the attack content of the battle card 50 shown in FIG. 13 attacks the enemy character PB directly, if the attack content is “original use of the battle card 50”, each battle card 50 will be “assisted”. A method may be considered in which a “basic use” is defined, and a battle card 50 that cannot be selected by a selection condition on the card selection screen CSG can be selected if it is an “auxiliary use”.

More specifically, the attack contents of each battle card 50 are classified into six attributes of “no attribute”, “flame attribute”, “water attribute”, “electric attribute”, and “tree attribute”. In response to this, an auxiliary attack is defined so that the player can select whether or not to use the battle card 50 as an auxiliary attack before the battle starts. An auxiliary attack is, for example,
(A) attributeless battle card;
The battle field (see lane 41 of the battle screen 40 in FIG. 5) is scraped to make it easier to attack the enemy character PB. (B) A battle attribute battle card;
(C) a water attribute battle card that increases the attack power of the battle card 50 selected immediately before by a predetermined value;
Make the player character PA a transparent human who can dodge most attacks (d) battle cards with electrical attributes;
When activated, the enemy character PB is paralyzed for a certain period of time and cannot move (e) a tree attribute battle card;
If the battle field (see lane 41 of the battle screen 40 in FIG. 5 ) is changed to grass, and the attack of the flame attribute is subsequently performed, the attack power is doubled.

  Then, if the player has selected to use the battle card 50 as an auxiliary attack, the selection conditions (1) to (3) above (as the original use of the battle card 50) on the card selection screen CSG. The battle card 50 that cannot be selected under the selection conditions (1) is made selectable under selection conditions different from the selection conditions (1) to (3) above.

For example, the card selection screen CSG shown in FIG. 11, the groups located six battle cards 50A~50F under other battle card 50 (i) (Battle card 50 B, 50 E), the other Battle groups that are not located under the card 50 (b) (Battle card 50A, 50 C, 50 D, 50F) and divided into, for group (i), if the "ancillary use" groups ( In addition to the battle card 50 of (b), it can be freely selected (selection condition (4)). Can be selected only (selection condition (5)).

By adding the selection conditions (4) and (5) to the selection conditions (1) to (3), for example, in the card selection screen CSG shown in FIG.
(I) as a battle card 50 to the "inherent use", select the battle cards 50A, 50 C, 50 D, Battle card 50 according to the selection criteria (1) to (3) from the 50F groups (b) (Ii) In addition to the selection of (i) above, according to the selection condition (4), the battle cards 50 B and 50 E of the group (A) are selected as the battle cards 50 for “auxiliary use” (iii) As the battle card 50 for “original use”, either one of the battle cards 50 B and 50 E of the group (A) can be selected according to the selection condition (5).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the battle card 50 selection process in the card selection screen CSG when auxiliary use is added to the battle card 50. In the flowchart shown in the figure, in order to simplify the description, the process for selecting the battle card 50 of the group (A) according to the selection condition (5) is omitted. Therefore, the flowchart shown in the figure is the content obtained by adding the processing of steps S404 to S406 to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  According to the flowchart shown in FIG. 16, when it is determined in step S401 that the battle card 50 selected by the player does not meet the selection condition (S401: NO), the battle card 50 selected by the player is further selected. It is determined whether or not it is under another battle card 50 (S404), and if it is under another battle card 50 (S404: YES), whether it is used as an auxiliary card for the player ("Auxiliary use"). Is inquired (S405). When the player selects “use as an auxiliary card” in response to this inquiry (S406: YES), the process proceeds to step S402, and the battle card 50 is The remaining buttocks that are filled to indicate that they have been selected (S402) and do not meet the selection conditions (1) to (3) above The brightness of the card 50 is darkened (S403).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S404 that it is not under another battle card 50 (S404: NO), or if the player does not select “use as auxiliary card” in step S406 (S406: NO), Returning to the flowchart of FIG.

  The use of the battle card 50 selected as “auxiliary use” on the card selection screen CSG in the battle screen 40 is basically the same as the battle card 50 selected as “original use”. Activated in the order selected on the card selection screen CSG. Therefore, for example, if the attack content of the battle card 50 selected as “auxiliary use” is (c) above, the player character PA becomes a transparent person from when the battle card is activated, and the enemy character PB It makes it easier to dodge attacks. On the other hand, when the attack content of the battle card 50 selected as “auxiliary use” is (b), the attack content is against the battle card 50 selected immediately before the battle card 50 is selected. Works. Therefore, for example, in the example of FIG. 11, when the battle card 50B is selected as “auxiliary use” after the battle card 50B is selected as “original use”, the battle card 50B is activated. The attack power is doubled by the battle card 50D.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 16, the description is omitted when there is the selection condition (5). However, when there is the selection condition (5), for example, in step S405, the battle card 50 is displayed as “original use. ”Or“ auxiliary use ”, and if the player selects“ original use ”, cancel the battle card 50 of the group (b) selected so far You can make it.

  In the above embodiment, a battle game has been described as an example. However, the game device according to the present invention is not limited to a battle game, and a player selects a part of many card-like items using a card selection screen CSG. And can be widely applied to games of various genres in which the game is progressed while using the card-like items.

  In the above-described embodiment, the game in which the player character PA uses the battle card 50 has been described. However, the player character PA does not appear, and the player himself / herself can enjoy the game using card-like items in the game space. It can also be applied to.

It is a front view which shows the general view of the game device which concerns on this invention. It is a right view which shows the general view of the game device which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the game device which concerns on this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the touch position of a touchscreen. It is a figure which shows an example of a battle screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a battle. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of "the display I of a card selection screen." It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of "change of a card selection screen". It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a "battle process." It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of "display of a card selection screen II". It is a figure which shows an example of a card selection screen. It is a figure which shows the reference position of each card | curd display area of a card selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the battle card contained in each class of a standard class, a mega class, and a giga class. It is a figure which shows the item which checks the overlap condition of a battle card. It is a figure which shows an example of the card selection screen displayed on the 2nd time. It is a figure which shows the procedure of the selection process of the battle card with respect to the modification of the selection conditions of a battle card. It is a figure for demonstrating the selection process of the battle card | curd in a competitive game.

1 game device 2 lower body 3 upper body 4 first display (lower screen)
5 Second display (upper screen)
6 Touch panel 7 Cross key 8 Power button 9 Indicator light 10, 11 Operation button 12A, 12B Speaker 13 Media mounting part 14 R button 15 L button 21 CPU
22 RAM
23 ROM
24 drawing processor 25, 25A, 25B VRAM
26 D / A converter 27, 28 Display unit 29 Audio processor 30 Amplifier 31 Speaker 32 Input signal processing unit 33 Touch panel 34 Operation unit 35 Driver 36 Bus 37 Game media 40 Battle screen 41 Lane 42 Player character physical strength value (HP)
43 Enemy Character Health Value (HP)
44 Battle Card Number Information 45 Names of Battle Cards that can be Activated and Attack Power Information 46 Custom Gauge 50, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50F Battle Card PA Player Character PB Enemy Character CSG Card Selection Screen

Claims (3)

The computer, the player character operated by the player owns a number of virtual cards on the game space, the flop Layer is provided with the player character by operating the operation means virtually in the game space field And a game program that functions as a game device that controls a game to be played against the enemy character using the card when encountering an enemy character during the movement,
The computer,
When the player performs an operation of selecting a part of the large number of cards with the operation means during the progress of the game, a predetermined number of cards smaller than the total number of cards are taken out from the large number of cards , A card selection screen display means for creating a card selection screen arranged in a predetermined arrangement format including a state where the cards overlap and displaying the card selection screen on the display means;
A selection operation input means for inputting information of the selection operation when the player selects a card to be used by the player character from cards included in the card selection screen by the operation means;
When the selection operation information is input by the selection operation information input unit, the selected unit determines whether or not the selected card meets a selection condition that only the top card can be selected as an overlapping card. When,
If it is determined by the determination means that the card selected by the player does not meet the selection condition, the card is used as a first game related to an attack on the enemy character by the player character defined in the card. Confirmation means for confirming with the player whether or not to select a card for generating a second game effect different from the effect;
When it is determined by the determination means that the card selected by the player meets the selection condition, or the confirmation means has confirmed that the card selected by the player is selected as a card for generating the second game effect. A card setting means for setting the card to a card that can be used by the player character ;
When the player performs an operation using the card set by the card setting means by the operation means, the first game effect is generated if the card meets the selection condition, and the card is Game effect generating means for generating the second game effect when the card is selected as a card for generating the game effect;
To function,
A game program characterized by that. The number of cards displayed on the card selection screen is six,
In the predetermined arrangement format, the display screen is divided into display areas of 2 rows × 3 columns, and in the first set including two display areas located at diagonal corners, a card is arranged at the center of each display area. In the second set including two display areas located at other diagonal corners, the card is arranged at a position shifted inward of the display screen from the center of each display area, and two displays not located at the corners. The third set including an area is a format in which cards are arranged at positions shifted from the center of each display area in the direction of each display area of the first set or the second set . Game program. A game system comprising: a game program storage unit that stores the game program according to claim 1; and a control unit that executes the game program stored in the game program storage unit.

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