JP7732690B2 - Game program, game control method and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

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

Recently, battle games have become popular as games provided to mobile devices via communication networks, in which multiple players, each operating a different mobile device, cooperate to fight against enemy characters. In such multiplayer battle games, it is common for enemy characters to be heavily damaged, or for the damage to be felt by friendly characters in the group to be affected (for example,
Recovering the HP (hit points) of allied characters. Special skills are activated by input operations by one player in the group.

For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a battle game in which a raid battle is executed in which players cooperate with other players to battle enemy characters. In such a raid battle of a multiplayer battle game, if the amount of points awarded to a specific player by other players is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, an attack with a power corresponding to the points awarded to the specific player is executed against the enemy character in accordance with an instruction from the specific player.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-233637

However, in conventional multiplayer battle games, special skills are activated by input operations performed by only one player, so the cooperation or support of other players in activating the special skill does not affect the magnitude of the special skill's effect. Furthermore, each player individually strengthens the skill to change the magnitude of the special skill's effect. Therefore, in order to significantly change the effect of a skill, a player must make an individual effort, and there is no mechanism for significantly changing the effect of a skill by cooperating with other players in a group.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and aims to provide a game program, a game control method, and an information processing device that make it possible for other players' willingness to cooperate or agree with the activation of a special action to influence the effect of the special action.

The game program according to the present invention includes a storage unit, and is installed in a computer that provides a game.
A step of storing points in a storage unit based on first actions of the characters of the player and the other player executed in accordance with input instructions from the player and the other player, a step of determining whether the points stored in the storage unit are equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a step of determining whether the points are equal to or greater than a predetermined value, when it is determined that the points are equal to or greater than the predetermined value, a step of determining whether the player or the other player is the first to take a second action.
The computer executes the steps of: setting a specific period from the time when the input instruction for the action is accepted as a cooperation acceptance period; accepting, during the cooperation acceptance period, input instructions for the second action from cooperating players other than the player who issued the input instruction for the second action, among the own player and other players, up to an upper limit number set for each cooperating player; and changing the effect of the second action according to the number of input instructions for the second action accepted from the cooperating players. Note that the computer may be, for example, a mobile terminal, a stationary terminal, a server, or the like, as long as it is capable of executing the above steps.

In addition, in the game program of the present invention, it is preferable to further cause the computer to execute a step of changing the effect of the second action depending on the period of time from the start time of the game to the time when it is determined that the points are equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

In addition, in the game program of the present invention, it is preferable that the computer further executes a step of displaying an operation button for activating a second action only during the cooperation acceptance period, and that the input operation for the second action accepted during the cooperation acceptance period is a selection operation of the operation button.

In the game program according to the present invention, it is preferable that in the step of displaying the operation button, the display mode of the operation button is changed depending on the reaching period.

In the game program according to the present invention, it is preferable that in the step of displaying the operation button, the operation button is displayed so as to move at a speed corresponding to the arrival time period.

In addition, it is preferable that the game program according to the present invention further executes a step of causing the computer to display a gauge having a length corresponding to the points stored in the storage unit.

In addition, in the game program of the present invention, it is preferable that the computer executes a step of displaying on the display screen as a specific area an area having a predetermined angle with a first position on the display screen specified by the player as its vertex, and when a second position within the specific area is specified by the player, accepting it as an input instruction for the first action.

A game control method according to the present invention is a game control method for a computer having a memory unit and providing a game, the game control method comprising the steps of: storing points in the memory unit based on first actions of each character of the player and another player executed in accordance with input instructions from the player and another player; determining whether the points stored in the memory unit are equal to or greater than a predetermined value; if it is determined that the points are equal to or greater than the predetermined value, setting a specific period from the time when an input instruction for a second action was first received from the player or another player as a cooperation acceptance period; accepting input instructions for the second action from cooperating players, among the player and another player, other than the player who issued the input instruction for the second action, up to an upper limit set for each cooperating player during the cooperation acceptance period; and changing the effect of the second action in accordance with the number of input instructions for the second action received from the cooperating players.

The information processing device of the present invention is an information processing device that provides a game, and has: a memory unit that stores points based on first actions of each character of the player and another player executed in accordance with input instructions from the player and another player; an accumulation unit that determines whether the points stored in the memory unit are equal to or greater than a predetermined value; a cooperation unit that, if it is determined that the points are equal to or greater than the predetermined value, sets a specific period from the time when the input instruction for the second action was first received from the player or another player as a cooperation acceptance period, and accepts input instructions for the second action from cooperating players other than the player who gave the input instruction for the second action, among the player and another player, during the cooperation acceptance period, up to a maximum number of times set for each cooperating player; and an activation unit that changes the effect of the second action in accordance with the number of input instructions for the second action received from the cooperating player.

The game program, game control method, and information processing device according to the present invention make it possible to change the effect of a special action depending on the number of players who cooperate in the special action.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a battle game. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a game system 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a mobile terminal 2. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a battle game. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a battle game. 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating examples of data structures of various tables. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the game system 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operational flow of an accumulation process. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an input instruction. 10A is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a guide figure A, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a battle game. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a mobile terminal 20. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of an input instruction process. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining another example of a guide figure. 10A and 10B are schematic diagrams for explaining an example of input instruction processing using guide figures in stages;

Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but extends to the inventions set forth in the claims and their equivalents.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a battle game realized by cooperation between a plurality of mobile terminals and terminal game programs possessed by each mobile terminal.
The battle game provided by a plurality of mobile terminals of this embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this embodiment, a player operates a mobile terminal 2a owned by the player to play a battle game in which the player's character cooperates with characters of other players. Hereinafter, the player himself will be referred to as the "own player," the character owned by the player will be referred to as the "own character," other players will be referred to as "other players," and characters owned by other players will be referred to as "other characters." Note that the multiple other players are represented by the mobile terminals 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2m, 2m, 2m, 2m, 2b, 2c, 2d ...d, 2c, 2d, 2d, 2d, 2c, 2d, 2d, 2d, 2c, 2d, 2d, 2d, 2c, 2d, 2d, 2d, 2c, 2d, 2
2c, ... to play a battle game with each of the other characters.
The mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c may be simply referred to as mobile terminals 2.

In a battle game, a player's character and one or more other characters are movably placed in the same battle game space, and battle one or more enemy characters present in this battle game space. During the battle, the player's character and the other characters perform normal actions in accordance with the operations of the player and the other characters. Each of the player's character, the other characters, and the enemy character is associated with an HP, and the HP of each character increases or decreases according to the actions of the opponent character. As a result of the battle, the HP of each character may reach a predetermined value (for example, 0 (zero)).
A character that falls into any of the following conditions will be unable to fight or will be defeated. Note that HP is an example of a physical strength parameter or life parameter that allows each character to continue playing the battle game.

Normal actions include attacks, defenses, item usage, and skill activations performed by each character, and affect enemy characters, the player's character, and/or other characters during battles. Attacks are actions that reduce the HP associated with an enemy character. Defenses are actions that reduce the amount of HP reduction when an enemy character performs an HP reduction action associated with the player's character. Items include recovery items that increase the HP associated with the player's character or other characters, attack items that reduce the HP associated with an enemy character, and defense items that reduce the amount of HP reduction when an enemy character performs an HP reduction action associated with the player's character. Skills are special abilities possessed by each character and/or learned during the battle game, such as attack magic that reduces the HP associated with an enemy character, special moves that reduce the HP associated with an enemy character more than attack magic, or recovery magic that increases the HP associated with the player's character and other characters. Each character activates skills by consuming their MP (magic points). Note that MP is an example of an activation parameter consumed to activate a specific action, such as a skill. The normal action is an example of a first action.

Before the start of the battle game, the player forms a team with two other players from among the multiple players. Each player can form a team by requesting cooperation in the battle game from the player themselves to the other players, or by other players requesting cooperation in the battle game from the player themselves, or by inviting other characters present in a game space different from the battle game space from the player's own character. When the battle game begins, the player's character and other characters belonging to the team battle against one or more enemy characters present in the game space. Note that the number of players on a team is not limited to three.

In a battle game, skills of the player's character and skills of other characters are activated in accordance with input instructions from the player and other players, and points are stored based on the activated skills. For example, when a skill such as an attack magic spell of the player's character or another character is activated once,
When the skill hits an enemy character (for example, succeeding in reducing the HP associated with the enemy character), one point is stored according to the skill. In this case, if the player hits an enemy character three times with a skill and another player hits an enemy character five times with a skill during a battle game, a total of eight points accumulated according to these skills are stored. Hereinafter, the accumulated and stored points may be referred to as accumulated points.
Points may be stored when a normal action other than a skill is performed. For example, one point is stored each time an attack by the player's character or another character is successful, and the accumulated points are stored according to the number of successful attacks by each character. The amount of points stored for each activation of a skill may also be changed according to the type of skill. For example, when a high-level skill is activated once, a higher amount of points (e.g., three points) is stored than when a low-level skill is activated. Note that points may be accumulated according to the activation of a skill or the execution of an attack.

The player's mobile terminal 2a and the other players' mobile terminals 2b and 2c share the accumulated points and display the accumulated points in real time ((A) in FIG. 1).
The accumulated points from 2b and 2c are displayed by a gauge (B).
It is a bar graph with a length corresponding to the accumulated points, and displays accumulated points up to, for example, 10 points. Note that the upper limit of points that can be displayed by the gauge is 1.
0 points is an example of a predetermined value.

The player's mobile terminal 2a and the other players' mobile terminals 2b and 2c have accumulated points of 1.
It is determined whether or not 0 points or more have been stored. If 10 points or more have been stored, the player and other players can activate special skills (C).
The special skill is an example of a second action.
A special skill is an action that has a greater effect on the player's character and/or other characters than the first action. For example, a special skill is a special attack magic that reduces the HP associated with an enemy character by a greater amount than when a skill such as an attack magic is activated, or a special recovery magic that increases the HP associated with the player's character and other characters by a greater amount than when a skill such as a recovery magic is activated. Also, for example, a special attack is an action that reduces the HP associated with an enemy character by a greater amount than when an attack is executed.

When it becomes possible to activate a special skill, a special skill activation button for activating the special skill is displayed on the mobile device 2a and the mobile devices 2b and 2c. When either the player or the other player first selects the special skill activation button (D), the time when the instruction to activate the special skill is given is stored. The special skill activation button is an example of an operation button. Next, a specific period (e.g., 5 seconds) from the time when the instruction to activate the special skill is given is set as the cooperation acceptance period. Hereinafter, the player who first selects the special skill activation button may be referred to as the activating player.

Next, during the cooperation acceptance period, it is determined whether or not a command to activate a special skill has been issued from a cooperating player. A cooperating player is any player among the player himself or other players other than the activating player. When a cooperating player selects the special skill activation button displayed on the mobile device 2 of the cooperating player (E), it is determined that a command to activate a special skill has been issued from the cooperating player. Each cooperating player presses the special skill activation button displayed on the mobile device 2 of the cooperating player,
The special skill activation button can be selected once during the cooperation reception period. The upper limit of the number of times that the special skill activation button can be selected during the cooperation reception period (for example, three times) may be set in advance for each cooperating player. In this case,
Each cooperating player can select the special skill activation button up to the maximum number of times during the cooperation acceptance period.
In addition, a total upper limit of the number of times each cooperating player can select the special skill activation button during the cooperation acceptance period may be set in advance, and each cooperating player may be allowed to select the special skill activation button until the total upper limit of the number of times is reached during the cooperation acceptance period.

The effect of the special skill changes depending on the number of times the cooperating player selects the special skill activation button during the cooperation acceptance period (F). The effect of the special skill is the degree of influence on the enemy character, the player's character, and/or other characters, such as the amount of damage to the enemy character or the amount of damage recovered from the player's character and other characters, and the more times the skill is selected, the greater the amount of damage or the amount of recovery.

Then, when the cooperation acceptance period ends, the special skill that has been instructed to be activated by the activating player is activated with a changed effect.

In this way, if a cooperating player cooperates or agrees with the activation of a special action by the activation player, the effect of the special action can be changed. This makes it possible for the cooperating player's willingness to cooperate or agree to influence the effect of the special action. Furthermore, since more cooperation or agreement can be obtained from cooperating players, it is possible to realize a battle game that requires each player to strategize so as to activate special actions at appropriate moments in the progression of the battle game, thereby making the battle game more interesting.

Figure 2 shows an example of the general configuration of the game system 1.

The game system 1 includes mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c owned by a player A and other players B and C who belong to the same team. The mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c are connected to each other via a communication network, for example, via a base station, a mobile communication network, a gateway, and the Internet (not shown). Each of the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c broadcasts game control data corresponding to the progress of the battle game to the other mobile terminals. The game control data includes at least each character's HP, MP, position within the battle game space, performed actions, and the IDs (identifications) of other characters (including enemy characters) affected by the actions. The game control data may further include each character's level, owned items, owned cards, and skills, as well as enemy characters' HP, MP, and position within the battle game space.

Figure 3 shows an example of the general configuration of the mobile device 2.

The portable device 2 connects to other portable devices via base stations, mobile communication networks, gateways, and the Internet, and communicates with the other portable devices. The portable device 2 controls the progress of the game in response to the player's operation of an operation unit 23 (such as a touch panel). The portable device 2 also receives various data from the other portable devices and controls the progress of the game. To this end, the portable device 2 includes a device communication unit 21, a device storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a device processing unit 25.

In this embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 is a multi-function mobile phone (a so-called "smartphone"
), but the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile terminal 2 may be any type of terminal to which the present invention is applicable, such as a mobile phone (a so-called "feature phone") or a mobile information terminal (
The device may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable game console, a portable music player, a tablet terminal, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, or the like.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna having a sensitivity band within a predetermined frequency band, and connects the mobile terminal 2 to a wireless communication network.
The base station and the mobile station communicate with each other through a channel assigned by the base station.
A wireless signal line is established using a method such as the Wireless Multiple Access (WDMA) system, and communication is carried out between the base station and the WLAN.
The device communication unit 21 then transmits the data supplied from the device processing unit 25 to the other mobile devices 2, etc. The device communication unit 21 also supplies data received from the other mobile devices 2, etc. to the device processing unit 25. The device communication unit 21 periodically broadcasts various data to the other mobile devices 2, but may also transmit various data in response to a request from the other mobile devices 2.

The device storage unit 22 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The device storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, driver programs, application programs, data, etc., used for processing by the device processing unit 25. For example, the device storage unit 22 stores, as driver programs, an input device driver program that controls the operation unit 23, an output device driver program that controls the display unit 24, etc.
The mobile terminal 2 stores, as an application program, a terminal game program or the like that progresses the battle game based on instruction data input by the player operating the operation unit 23 and game control data acquired from other mobile terminals 2, and displays display data related to the progress of the battle game. The terminal storage unit 22 also stores, as data, game control data acquired from other mobile terminals 2, display data related to the progress of the game, video data, image data, etc. The terminal storage unit 22 may also temporarily store temporary data related to predetermined processing.

The operation unit 23 may be any device that can operate the mobile terminal 2, such as a touch panel or key buttons. The player uses the operation unit 23 to input letters, numbers,
When the operation unit 23 is operated by the player, it generates a signal corresponding to the operation. The generated signal is then supplied to the device processing unit 25 as an instruction from the player.

The display unit 24 may also be any device capable of displaying videos, images, etc., such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, etc. The display unit 24 displays videos corresponding to the video data supplied from the device processing unit 25, images corresponding to the image data, etc.

The device processing unit 25 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The device processing unit 25 controls the overall operation of the mobile device 2, and may include, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
The device processing unit 25 is a central processing unit (CSM). The device processing unit 25 controls the operation of the device communication unit 21, the display unit 24, etc. so that various processes of the portable device 2 are executed in an appropriate order based on the programs stored in the device storage unit 22 and the operation of the operation unit 23, etc. The device processing unit 25 executes processes based on the programs (operating system programs, driver programs, application programs, etc.) stored in the device storage unit 22. The device processing unit 25 can also execute multiple programs (application programs, etc.) in parallel.

The terminal processing unit 25 includes at least a battle game executing unit 251, an accumulation unit 252, and a cooperation unit 25
3, and an initiation unit 254. Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by a processor included in the device processing unit 25. Alternatively, each of these units may be
It may be implemented in the mobile terminal 2 as firmware.

4 and 5 are diagrams showing examples of the display screen of the battle game displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c.

FIG. 4(a) shows battle game screens 400a and 400b displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c.
400a and 400c. The mobile terminal 2a is owned by player A, and the mobile terminals 2b and 2c are owned by other players B and C. The battle game screen 400a displays a certain range of the battle game space around the player's character 401a. Similarly, the battle game screens 400b and 400c display certain ranges of the battle game space around other characters 401b and 401c, respectively.
Your character 401a, another character 401b, another character 401c, enemy character 4
For example, when the range of the battle game space displayed on the battle game screen 400a is changed in accordance with the movement of the player character 401a, the enemy character 402a may not be displayed on the battle game screen 400a and a different enemy character may be displayed, depending on the position of the enemy character 402a in the battle game space.

When the enemy character is a so-called boss character that the player's character 401a, other characters 401b, and other characters 401c cooperate to fight, the enemy characters 402a, 402b,
In this case, the position, HP, MP, etc. of the enemy character (boss character) in the battle game space are shared between the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c. On the other hand, enemy characters other than the boss character that the player character 401a, the other character 401b, and the other character 401c fight individually are the enemy characters 402a, 402b, 402c.
In the case of c, the enemy characters 402a, 402b, and 402c are different characters. In this case, the positions, HP, MP, etc. of the enemy characters (enemy characters other than the boss character) in the battle game space are not shared among the mobile devices 2a, 2b, and 2c.

The battle game screens 400a, 400b, and 400c include gauges 403a, 403b, and
The gauges 403a, 403b, and 403c are displayed.
The length of the battle game screen 400a and 400b corresponds to the accumulated points obtained by accumulating points corresponding to the skills activated by the other characters 401b and 401c when the skills hit the enemy characters. The accumulated points are accumulated through cooperation between the player's character 401a, the other characters 401b and 401c, and are displayed on the battle game screen 400a and 400b.
The gauges 403a, 403b, and 403c displayed at 400b and 400c have the same value. Also, the gauges 403a, 403b, and 403c have the maximum length when the accumulated points are equal to or greater than a predetermined value (for example, 10 points).
By displaying 03c on the battle game screens 400a, 400b, and 400c, player A and other players B and C can visually see the points required to activate the special skill.

FIG. 4(b) shows battle game screens 410a and 410b displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c.
10a, 410b, and 410c are diagrams showing examples of battle game screens 410a, 410b, and 410c.
Each of the characters 411a, 411b, and 411c is a character of the player.
A certain range of the battle game space around each of the battle game screens 410a, 410b, and 410c is displayed.
, 412c are displayed.

In the battle game screens 410a, 410b, and 410c,
, 400b, 400c, the length of the gauges 413a, 413b, 413c is at its maximum. In this case, it is indicated that the accumulated points have reached a predetermined value (for example, 10 points) or more, and special skill activation buttons 414a, 414b, 414c are displayed on the battle game screens 410a, 410b, 410c. Special skill activation buttons 414a, 414b
, 414c are buttons for activating special skills, and only one of the player A and the other players B and C can select the special skill activation button. In this way, by displaying the special skill activation buttons 414a, 414b, 414c on the battle game screens 410a, 410b, 410c of all players, the player A and the other players B and C, it becomes possible to give all members of the team the right to activate special skills.

FIG. 4(c) shows battle game screens 420a, 420b, and 420c displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c.
20b, 420c are diagrams showing examples of battle game screens 420a, 420b, 420c.
Similarly to the battle game screens 410a, 410b, and 410c, each of the screens 410a, 410b, and 410c displays a battle game space of a certain range around each of the player character 421a, other character 421b, and other character 421c, enemy characters 422a, 422b, and 422c, gauges 423a,
423b, 423c, and special skill activation buttons 424a, 424b, 424c, etc. are displayed.

When the special skill activation button 424a is first selected by player A on the battle game screen 420a, the battle game screens 420a, 420b, and 420c transition to a cooperation acceptance period screen.

FIG. 5(a) shows cooperation acceptance period screens 500a and 500b displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c.
500a, 500b, and 500c are diagrams showing examples of cooperation acceptance period screens 500a, 500b, and 500c.
Each of the groups 501a, 501b, and 501c contains a set of the player's character and other characters.
is displayed. In addition, a cooperation waiting display image 502 indicating that the cooperation acceptance period is in progress is displayed on the cooperation acceptance period screen 500a of the mobile device 2a owned by the player A, who is the activating player. In addition, a cooperation waiting display image 502 indicating that the cooperation acceptance period is in progress is displayed on the mobile devices 2b and 2c owned by the other players B and C, who are the cooperating players.
The cooperation reception period screens 500b and 500c include special skill activation buttons 503b and 503b.
is displayed.

After the special skill activation button 424a is first selected by player A, cooperation acceptance period screens 500a, 500b, and 500c are displayed only for the cooperation acceptance period (for example, 5 seconds). Then, after the cooperation acceptance period (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed, the cooperation acceptance period screens 500a, 500b, and 500c are displayed.
00a, 500b, and 500c will transition to the special skill activation screen.

FIG. 5(b) shows a special skill activation screen 510a displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c.
510a, 510b, and 510c.
10c are the same screen.
The player A's own character 511a, the player A's own character 511a,
A battle game space within a certain range around the character 512, an enemy character 512a, a gauge 513a, a special skill effect image 514a, etc. existing within the battle game space within the certain range are displayed.
On the special skill activation screens 510a, 510b, and 510c, a special attack magic skill having a greater attack power than a normal attack magic skill is activated on the enemy character 512a.

The special skill activation screens 510a, 510b, and 510c are screens that are displayed when the two other cooperating players, players B and C, select the special skill activation buttons 503b and 503b during the cooperation acceptance period.

5(c) and (d) are diagrams showing examples of other special skill activation screens 520a, 520b, 520c and 530a, 530b, 530c displayed on the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, 2c.
In 530c, similar to the special skill activation screens 510a, 510b, and 510c, a player's character 521a, an enemy character 522a, a gauge 523a, a special skill effect image 524a,
Also displayed are a player's character 531a, an enemy character 532a, a gauge 533a, and a special skill effect image 534a.

The special skill activation screens 520a, 520b, and 520c are displayed when only one of the other players B and C, who are cooperating players, presses the special skill activation button 503b during the cooperation reception period.
, 503c are selected. The size of the effect image 524a is smaller than the size of the effect image 514a. The display time of the effect image 524a is the same as that of the effect image 514a.
The display time is shorter than that of 14a.

The special skill activation screens 530a, 530b, and 530c are screens that are displayed when neither of the other players B and C, who are cooperating players, selects the special skill activation buttons 503b and 503c during the cooperation reception period.
The display time of the effect image 534a is smaller than that of the effect image 524a.
is shorter than the display time.

To realize the above functions, the device storage unit 22 stores various tables such as a player's own table, other player's table, accumulated points table, and activated cooperation table shown in FIG. 6. The device storage unit 22 also stores one or more types of battle game space data. The battle game space data includes data defining the field in which each character can move, data for drawing trees, rocks, and structures (buildings, bridges, etc.), as well as images, HP, MP, and positions of other characters. The device processing unit 25 also stores, as shown in FIG. 3,
The device processing unit 25 includes a battle game execution unit 251, an accumulation unit 252, a cooperation unit 253, and an activation unit 254. Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by a processor included in the device processing unit 25. Alternatively, each of these units may be implemented in the server 3 as firmware.

The following describes in detail the various tables shown in Fig. 6 and the functional blocks of the device processing unit 25 shown in Fig. 3. The following describes the mobile device 2a of player A, but the mobile devices 2b and 2c of other players B and C also have the same functions as the mobile device 2a.

6(a) shows the player table. The player table stores the player ID, name, level, HP, MP, position, image, job, attribute, possessed skills, possessed special moves, etc. of the player character in association with the player ID, name, level, HP, MP, position, image, job, attribute, possessed skills, possessed special moves, etc. The position is the position of the player character within the battle game space.

6B shows the other player table. The other player table stores, for each other character, the player ID, name, level, HP, MP, position, image, etc. of the other character in association with the other character.

FIG. 6(c) shows the cumulative points table. The cumulative points table includes:
When a skill hits an enemy character, the accumulated points corresponding to the skill are stored in association with the time at which the accumulated points were stored.

6(d) shows the activation cooperation table. The activation cooperation table stores, for an activating player, the player ID of the activating player, the time, the player ID of the cooperating player, etc., in association with each other. The time is the time when the special skill activation button is selected by the activating player.

(Functions of the Battle Game Executing Unit 251)
The battle game executing unit 251 controls the start and execution of the battle game. When the battle game starts, the battle game executing unit 251 refers to the player's table, extracts the player ID, name, level, HP, MP, etc., and transmits the extracted various data as game control data to the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players via the device communication unit 21. In addition, the battle game executing unit 251 also controls the mobile device 2b of the other player B and the mobile device 2c of the other player C.
via the terminal communication unit 21, the game control data of each of the other characters is received, and various data included in the received game control data is stored in the other player's table.

The battle game executing unit 251 also starts a battle game by movably positioning the player's character, other characters, and enemy characters in the battle game space based on the battle game space data, the player's table, and the other player's table stored in the device storage unit 22. The battle game executing unit 251 draws a battle space within a certain range around the player's character, and creates display data by superimposing a gauge corresponding to the accumulated points stored in the accumulated point table. The battle game executing unit 251 then displays a screen image on the display unit 24 based on the created display data.
The battle game screen will be displayed.

The battle game executing unit 251 also controls the actions, movement, etc. of the player's character based on instruction data input by the player's operation of the operation unit 23, and updates various data in the player's table as the game progresses. The battle game executing unit 251 references the player's table to extract various data, and periodically transmits the extracted data as game control data to the other players' mobile devices 2 b, 2 c via the device communication unit 21.

Furthermore, the battle game executing unit 251 periodically receives game control data of other characters from the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C via the device communication unit 21, and stores various data included in the received game control data in the other player table. The battle game executing unit 251 periodically references the own player table and the other player table, reflects the data on the own character and the other characters in the battle game space, and controls the execution of the battle game.

(Functions of the accumulation unit 252)
When the player operates the operation unit 23 to instruct the activation of a skill such as an attack magic spell, and the instructed skill hits an enemy character (successfully reduces HP associated with the enemy character), the accumulation unit 252 refers to the accumulation point table to extract the latest accumulated points and specifies points corresponding to the activated skill. The accumulation unit 252 calculates the next latest accumulated points by adding the specified points to the extracted accumulated points, and updates and stores the calculated accumulated points together with the current time in the accumulation point table. The accumulation unit 252 stores the accumulated points in the accumulation point table, generates an accumulated point update instruction including the stored accumulated points and time, and transmits the accumulated point update instruction to the mobile devices 2 of the other players B and C via the device communication unit 21.
b, and transmit it to 2c.

In addition, when the accumulation unit 252 receives an accumulated point update instruction from the mobile terminals 2b and 2c of other players B and C via the terminal communication unit 21, it stores the accumulated points and time included in the received accumulated point update instruction in the accumulated point table as the next latest accumulated points and time.

The accumulation unit 252 also checks whether the accumulated points stored in the accumulated points table reach a predetermined value (1
If the accumulated points are equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the accumulation unit 252 generates an activation preparation instruction, transmits the activation preparation instruction to the mobile devices 2 b and 2 c of the other players B and C via the device communication unit 21, and also transmits the activation preparation instruction to the cooperation unit 253
to hand over.

(Functions of the Cooperation Department 253)
The cooperation unit 253 receives an instruction to prepare for activation from the accumulation unit 252, or
When an activation preparation command is received from C's mobile device 2b, 2c via the device communication unit 21, a battle game screen in which a special skill activation button is superimposed on the battle game space is displayed on the display unit 24. First, the cooperation unit 253 draws the battle game space within a certain range around the player's character, and creates display data by superimposing a gauge and special skill activation button according to the accumulated points stored in the accumulated point table. Then, the cooperation unit 253 displays the battle game screen on the display unit 24 based on the created display data.

In addition, when the special skill activation button is selected by player A, the cooperation unit 253 sends a reception start instruction including player A's player ID and the time the special skill activation button was selected to the mobile devices 2b and 2c of other players B and C via the device communication unit 21.
When the cooperation unit 253 sends a reception start instruction to the mobile terminals 2b and 2c, it stores the player ID of player A as the activating player ID in the activation cooperation table, and also stores the time when the special skill activation button was selected in the activation cooperation table.

In addition, when the cooperation unit 253 receives a reception start instruction from the mobile terminals 2b and 2c of other players B and C, it stores the player ID of the other player included in the reception start instruction as the activating player ID in the activation cooperation table, and also stores the time included in the reception start instruction in the activation cooperation table.

Furthermore, when the cooperation unit 253 transmits an acceptance start instruction to the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C or receives an acceptance start instruction from the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C via the device communication unit 21, it displays a cooperation acceptance period screen on the display unit 24. When the cooperation unit 253 transmits an acceptance start instruction to the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C, it creates display data including images of the player's character and the other characters and a cooperation waiting display image indicating that the cooperation acceptance period is in progress. When the cooperation unit 253 receives an acceptance start instruction from the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C, it creates display data including images of the player's character and the other characters and a special skill activation button. Then, the cooperation unit 253 displays the cooperation acceptance period screen on the display unit 24 based on the created display data only during the cooperation acceptance period (e.g., 5 seconds). Note that the cooperation unit 253 may display the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen so that it moves during the cooperation acceptance period. The cooperation unit 253 may randomly change the moving speed and/or moving direction of the special skill activation button at any timing, thereby adding an element of a shooting game and making the game more entertaining.

Furthermore, when a cooperation acceptance period screen including a special skill activation button is displayed, if player A selects the special skill activation button during the cooperation acceptance period, the cooperation unit 253 refers to the activation cooperation table, stores the player ID of player A as a cooperating player, and transmits a cooperation instruction to the mobile devices 2b and 2c of other players B and C via the device communication unit 21. Note that player A can select the special skill activation button up to a predetermined upper limit of times during the cooperation acceptance period.

The cooperation unit 253 may extend the cooperation acceptance period each time the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen is selected by a cooperating player other than the activating player. For example, the cooperation unit 253 extends the cooperation acceptance period by an additional 5 seconds from the time when the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen is selected by one of the cooperating players other than the activating player. This makes it possible to give a grace period to a cooperating player who is unable to decide whether or not to cooperate within the cooperation acceptance period alone. Furthermore, one cooperating player may
The possibility of selecting the special skill activation button changes depending on the timing of the selection of the special skill activation button by other cooperating players, so each cooperating player can be required to use a strategy.
This can provide new opportunities for communication between players.

Furthermore, when the cooperation unit 253 receives a cooperation instruction from the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C via the device communication unit 21 during the cooperation acceptance period, the cooperation unit 253 stores the player ID of the player who sent the cooperation instruction as a cooperation player ID in the activated cooperation table.
can select the special skill activation button up to a predetermined upper limit during the cooperation acceptance period. In this case, the cooperation unit 253 stores the player IDs of other players B and C as the cooperating player IDs in the activation cooperation table for the selected number of times. This requires each cooperating player to perform an operation such as repeatedly pressing the special skill activation button during the cooperation acceptance period in order to increase the effect of the special skill, making it possible to provide a game with a sense of realism.
In this case, the selection time at which the special skill activation button was selected may be stored for each of the other players, and the effect of the special skill may be increased the shorter the interval between the stored selection times and/or the closer each stored selection time is to one of a plurality of predetermined selection timings for each of the other players. This makes it possible to provide a battle game that adds the fun of a timing game.

(Function of the actuator 254)
When the cooperation acceptance period has elapsed, or when the player IDs of all cooperating players have been stored as cooperating player IDs in the activation cooperation table, the activation unit 254 changes the effect of the special skill according to the number of cooperating player IDs stored in the activation cooperation table, and activates the changed special skill. Note that, during the cooperation acceptance period, the activation unit 254 of the mobile device 2 owned by the activating player transmits display data to the mobile devices 2 owned by players other than the activating player to display the battle game image immediately before the special skill activation button was selected. As a result, the mobile devices 2 of players other than the activating player also display the character of the activating player,
A special skill activation screen including a certain range of battle game space around the character and an enemy character 512a existing within the certain range of battle game space is displayed. When the activation unit 254 activates a special skill, it resets the accumulated points stored in the accumulated point table to the initial value (0 (zero)).

In addition, the cooperation unit 253 may calculate the arrival period as the difference period between the start time when the accumulation of cumulative points began in the cumulative point table and the time included in the reception start instruction, and change the effect of the special skill according to the arrival period.

For example, by increasing the special period as the reaching period becomes shorter, the effect of the special skill increases as the frequency of skill activation by each player increases. In this case, it becomes possible to reward each player for actively using skills. This can encourage players to be more active in the game.

In this case, the cooperation unit 253 may change the display mode, such as the size of the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen, depending on the reaching period.
The shorter the arrival period, the larger the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen is displayed. This makes it possible to prevent mistakes such as selecting the special skill activation button.

Furthermore, in a display mode in which the special skill activation button is displayed as moving, the cooperation unit 253 may change the speed at which the moving skill activation button moves depending on the arrival period. For example, the cooperation unit 253 may slow down the speed at which the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen moves as the arrival period becomes shorter, making it easier to select the special skill activation button.

The start time at which accumulation of cumulative points in the cumulative point table begins is the latest of either the start time at which the battle game is started by the battle game executing unit 251 or the time at which the special skill is activated by the activation unit 254 and the battle game screen is redisplayed. If the special skill is activated multiple times by the activation unit 254, the start time is the latest of the times at which the special skill is activated.

The cooperation unit 253 may store the selection time at which each cooperating player selects the special skill activation button included in the cooperation acceptance period screen during the cooperation acceptance period, and may increase the effect of the special skill as the time interval between the selection times between the cooperating players becomes shorter. When there are three or more cooperating players, the cooperation unit 253 may increase the effect of the special skill as the average time difference between the selection times between the cooperating players becomes shorter. This increases the effect of the special skill as the timing of cooperation between the cooperating players becomes closer, thereby providing a battle game with added excitement of a timing game. Furthermore, when the special skill activation button is selected by each of the multiple cooperating players in a predetermined order (e.g., in ascending order of the character levels of the cooperating players), the cooperation unit 253 may increase the effect of the special skill. This provides each player with a sense of exhilaration similar to that of combo cooperative play, and may increase each cooperating player's motivation to select the special skill activation button.

7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the game system 1. This operation sequence is mainly executed by the device processing unit 25 based on a program stored in advance in the device storage unit 22.
It is executed in cooperation with each element of

The following describes the operation sequence of the game system 1 shown in Figure 7.

First, the accumulation unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2a of player A periodically executes accumulation processing while the battle game is being executed by the battle game executing unit 251 (step S10
1). Details of the battle execution process will be described later.
The accumulation process is also periodically executed in the accumulation unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2c of the other player C and in the accumulation unit 252 of the other player C.

Next, the accumulation unit 252 of the portable device 2a transmits the accumulated point update instruction or the activation preparation instruction generated by the accumulation process to the portable device 2b of the other player B via the device communication unit 21 (step S102). The accumulation unit 252 of the portable device 2a also transmits the accumulated point update instruction or the activation preparation instruction to the portable device 2c of the other player C via the device communication unit 21 (step S103). When transmitting the activation preparation instruction to the portable devices 2b and 2c, the accumulation unit 252 of the portable device 2a passes the activation preparation instruction to the cooperation unit 253. The accumulation unit 252 of the portable device 2b of the other player B and the accumulation unit 252 of the portable device 2c of the other player C also transmit the accumulated point update instruction or the activation preparation instruction generated by the accumulation process to the other portable devices via the device communication unit 21 every time the accumulation process is executed.

Next, when the cooperation unit 253 of the portable device 2a receives the activation preparation instruction from the accumulation unit 252 of the portable device 2a, it displays a battle game screen on which a special skill activation button is superimposed on the display unit 24 of the portable device 2a (step S104). At the same time, when the cooperation unit 253 of the portable device 2b receives the activation preparation instruction from the portable device 2a via the device communication unit 21, it displays a battle game screen on which a special skill activation button is superimposed on the display unit 24 of the portable device 2b (step S1
05). At the same time, the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2c receives the mobile terminal 2a from the terminal communication unit 2
When the activation preparation instruction is received via the mobile terminal 2c, a battle game screen on which a special skill activation button is superimposed is displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2c (step S106).

Next, when the special skill activation button displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile device 2a is selected by the player A (step S107), the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile device 2a transmits a reception start instruction to the mobile device 2b via the device communication unit 21 (step S108).
Note that, when either the other player B or the other player C selects the special skill activation button displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile device 2b or 2c, a reception start instruction is similarly transmitted to the mobile devices 2 of players other than the other player who selected the special skill activation button.

Next, when the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2a transmits the reception start instruction to the mobile terminals 2b and 2c, it displays a cooperation reception period screen including a cooperation waiting display image indicating that the cooperation reception period is in progress on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2a (step S110). At the same time, when the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2b receives the reception start instruction from the mobile terminal 2a via the device communication unit 21, it displays a cooperation reception period screen including a special skill activation button on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2b (step S111). At the same time, when the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2c receives the reception start instruction from the mobile terminal 2a via the device communication unit 21, it displays a cooperation reception period screen including a special skill activation button on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2c (step S
112).

Next, when the cooperation acceptance period screen including the special skill activation button is displayed, if the player B selects the special skill activation button during the cooperation acceptance period, the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile device 2b stores the player ID of the player B as a cooperating player in the activation cooperation table, and transmits a cooperation instruction to the mobile device 2a via the device communication unit 21 (step S11
3). In addition, when the cooperation acceptance period screen including the special skill activation button is displayed, if the player C selects the special skill activation button during the cooperation acceptance period, the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile device 2c stores the player ID of the player C as a cooperating player in the activation cooperation table, and transmits a cooperation instruction to the mobile device 2a via the device communication unit 21 (step S
114).

Next, when the cooperation acceptance period screen including the cooperation waiting display image is displayed, if the cooperation unit 253 of the mobile device 2a receives a cooperation instruction from the mobile devices 2b and 2c of the other players B and C during the cooperation acceptance period via the device communication unit 21, the cooperation unit 253 refers to the activated cooperation table and stores the player ID of the player who sent the cooperation instruction as the cooperation player ID (step S115
).

Next, when the cooperation acceptance period has elapsed or when the player IDs of all players other than the activating player have been stored as cooperating player IDs in the activation cooperation table, the activation unit 254 of the mobile device 2a changes the effect of the special skill in accordance with the number of cooperating player IDs stored in the activation cooperation table, and activates the changed special skill (step S116). At the same time, when the cooperation acceptance period has elapsed or when the player IDs of all players other than the activating player have been stored as cooperating player IDs in the activation cooperation table, the activation unit 254 of the mobile device 2b changes the effect of the special skill in accordance with the number of cooperating player IDs stored in the activation cooperation table, and activates the changed special skill (step S117). At the same time, when the cooperation acceptance period has elapsed or when the player IDs of all players other than the activating player have been stored as cooperating player IDs in the activation cooperation table, the activation unit 254 of the mobile device 2c changes the effect of the special skill according to the number of cooperating player IDs stored in the activation cooperation table, and activates the changed special skill (step S118).

8 is a diagram showing an example of an operational flow of the accumulation process by the accumulation unit 252. The accumulation process shown in FIG. 8 is executed in step S101 of FIG.

First, the accumulation unit 252 determines whether or not the skill activated by the player operating the operation unit 23 hits the enemy character (successfully reduces the HP associated with the enemy character) (step S201).

Next, if it is determined that the activated skill has hit the enemy character (step S201—Yes), the accumulation unit 252 accumulates points according to the activated skill and stores the accumulated points (step S202).If it is determined that the activated skill has not hit the enemy character (step S201—No), the accumulation unit 252 proceeds to step S204, which will be described later.

Next, the accumulator 252 generates an accumulated point update instruction including the stored accumulated points and time (step S203).

Next, the accumulation unit 252 determines whether or not an accumulated point update instruction has been received from the mobile device of another player via the device communication unit 21 (step S204). When it is determined that an accumulated point update instruction has been received from the mobile device of another player (step S
204-Yes), and stores the received cumulative points and time (step S205).
Furthermore, if it is determined that an instruction to update accumulated points has not been received from the mobile terminal of another player (step S204-No), the accumulation unit 252 proceeds to step S206, which will be described later.

Next, the accumulation unit 252 checks whether the accumulated points stored in the accumulated points table reach a predetermined value (1
0 points) or more (step S206).

Next, if the accumulation unit 252 determines that the accumulated points are equal to or greater than the predetermined value (10 points) (step S206—Yes), it generates an activation preparation instruction (step S207) and ends the series of steps. If the accumulation unit 252 determines that the accumulated points are not equal to or greater than the predetermined value (10 points) (step S206—No), it returns the process to step S201.

As explained above, in the game system 1 of this embodiment, when the special skill activation button is selected by player A, a special skill can be activated with an effect corresponding to the number of selections of the special skill activation button received from other players B and C. In this way, the game system 1 of this embodiment can have the intention of cooperation or approval of other players affect the effect of the special skill, making it possible to increase the entertainment value of the battle game.

In the game system 1 according to the present embodiment, a specific mobile terminal 2 among the plurality of mobile terminals 2 may function as a host. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 2 functioning as a host will be referred to as
is referred to as the host terminal, and mobile terminals other than the host terminal are referred to as client terminals. In this case, the host terminal manages the cumulative point table and the activation cooperation table, and the client terminal does not store the cumulative point table or the activation cooperation table. Furthermore, the client terminal does not have an accumulation unit 252, and each time an activated skill hits an enemy character, it transmits points corresponding to the skill to the host terminal. The accumulation unit 252 of the host terminal stores cumulative points obtained by accumulating points received from the client terminal. The host terminal periodically transmits the cumulative points stored in the cumulative point table to the client terminal, and the cooperation unit 253 of the client terminal creates display data including a gauge corresponding to the cumulative points received from the host terminal. Furthermore, when the special skill activation button is selected, the cooperation unit 253 of the client terminal transmits a reception start instruction only to the host terminal. The host terminal
The reception start instruction is sent to all clients.
transmits a cooperation instruction only to the host terminal. When the cooperation acceptance period has elapsed or when the player IDs of all cooperating players have been stored as cooperating player IDs in the activation cooperation table, the activation unit 254 of the host terminal transmits to all client terminals the number of cooperating player IDs stored in the activation cooperation table and display data for displaying the battle game image immediately before the special skill activation button was selected on the mobile device 2 owned by the activating player. The activation unit 254 of the client terminal displays the special skill activation screen based on the received number of cooperating player IDs and the display data for displaying the battle game image. In this way, by having multiple mobile devices 2 function as host terminals and client terminals, it is possible to prevent data loss or inconsistency between the mobile devices. Note that the host terminal may manage not only the cumulative point table and the activation cooperation table, but also all tables related to game progress, battle game space data, etc. In addition, the functions of the host terminal may be provided to a server device, and the portable device 2 may communicate with the server device, receive data on various tables and battle game space data, and transmit data generated or changed as the game progresses to the server device, thereby progressing the game.

In this embodiment, a skill input instruction may be accepted based on a position designation within a specific area on the display screen.

Hereinafter, a skill input instruction process using a pointing device such as a touch panel as the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2 will be described.

9 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a skill input instruction based on a position designation within a specific area on the display screen. For convenience, the player operating the mobile device 2 will be described below as the player himself/herself, but the same processing is also performed on mobile devices 2 operated by other players.

FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of a battle game screen 900 displayed on the mobile device 2.

The battle game screen 900 displays a player's character 901, a certain range of the battle game space around the player's character 901, and enemy characters 902 existing within the certain range of the battle game space.
02, gauge 903, etc. are displayed.

When the player taps a point on the battle game screen 900 of the mobile device 2 using the player's finger or the like, the point on the battle game screen 900 designated by the tap operation is identified as a designated position 904. The designated position 904 is an example of a first position.

Figure 9(b) shows an example of the battle game screen 910 after a tap operation.

The battle game screen 910, like the battle game screen 900 in FIG.
Displays include a player's character 911, a certain range of battle game space around the player's character 911, an enemy character 912 existing within the certain range of battle game space, a gauge 913, etc. On the battle game screen 910, a guide figure A based on a designated position 914 is displayed for a predetermined period of time (e.g., 3 seconds). Note that the designated position 914 is the same position as the designated position 904 in FIG. 9( a).

Figure 10(a) is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of guide figure A.

The guide figure A is composed of a circular figure A1 that defines a circular area B1 centered on the designated position, a first linear figure A2 located on a first straight line that passes through the designated position, and a second linear figure A3 located on a second straight line that passes through the designated position. The first straight line is centered on the designated position and is aligned with a predetermined axis C.
The first straight line is a straight line that forms a first angle with the specified axis, and the second straight line is a straight line that forms a second angle with the specified axis and has the specified position as its center. Angle A4 is the angle between the first straight line and the second straight line that have the specified position as their vertex (the angle that is the difference between the first angle and the second angle). Angle A4 is an example of a predetermined angle.

The battle game screen 900 includes a circle A1, a first line A2, and a second line A3.
The first angular region B2 is a region having an angle A4, and the second angular region B3 is a region other than the circular region B1 and the first angular region B2.

FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of the battle game screen 1000 when a tap is made while the guide figure A is being displayed.

The battle game screen 1000, like the battle game screen 910 in FIG. 9B, displays a player's character 1001, a certain range of the battle game space around the player's character 1001,
Enemy characters 1002, gauges 1003, and
A guide figure A is displayed.

The guide figure A causes the battle game screen 1000 to be divided into a circular area B1, a first angle area B2, and a second angle area B3.
and a second angle area B3, and input instructions for different actions are associated with the circular area B1, the first angle area B2, and the second angle area B3, respectively. For example, an input instruction for attack is associated with the circular area B1, an input instruction for skill activation is associated with the first angle area B2, and an input instruction for defense is associated with the second angle area B3.

When the guide figure A is displayed, the player can move the circle area B1, the first angle area B2,
10(b), the designated position 1004 is included in the first angle area B2, so an instruction is given to activate a skill associated with the first angle area B2. The designated position 1004 is an example of a second position. In this way, the first position (such as the designated position 904 in FIG. 9(a)) and the second position (such as the designated position 1004 in FIG. 10(b)) are instructed to be activated.
Since the input instruction for skill activation can be made based on the relative relationship with the character (e.g., 004), skill activation can be performed with intuitive and simple operations.

11 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a mobile device 20 that performs a skill input instruction based on a position designation. In FIG. 11, the same components as those of the mobile device 2 shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile device 20 includes a device communication unit 21, a device storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a device processing unit 250. The device processing unit 25 includes at least a battle game execution unit 25
1, the battle game execution unit 251, the accumulation unit 252, the cooperation unit 253, the activation unit 254, and the input processing unit 255. The function of the input processing unit 255 will be described below.
2. The cooperation unit 253 and the activation unit 254 are the same as those shown in FIG. 3, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The input processing unit 255 is an operation unit 2 that is configured with a pointing device such as a touch panel.
3 is tapped by the player, a designated position on the battle game screen designated by the tapping operation is identified, and an action based on the identified designated position is executed.

Figure 12 shows an example of the operational flow of input instruction processing by the input processing unit 255.

First, the input processing unit 255 identifies a designated position on the battle game screen that has been designated by the player tapping the operation unit 23 (step S301). Next, the input processing unit 255 determines whether or not a guide figure is displayed on the battle game screen (
Step S302).

Next, if it is determined that the guide figure is not displayed (step S302—No), the input processing unit 255 selects an attack as the action of the player character and executes the attack (
Step S303), and proceed to step S308.

Furthermore, if it is determined that a guide figure is displayed (step S302-Yes), the input processing unit 255 determines whether the designated position identified in step S301 is included in the circular area (step S304).

Next, if the input processing unit 255 determines that the designated position is included in the circular area (step S304—Yes), the process proceeds to step S303. On the other hand, if the input processing unit 255 determines that the designated position is not included in the circular area (step S304—No), the process proceeds to step S
It is determined whether the specified position identified in 301 is included in the first angle region (step S30
5).

Next, when it is determined that the designated position is included in the first angle region (step S305—Yes), the input processing unit 255 selects activation of a skill as an action of the player's character,
On the other hand, if it is determined that the specified position is not included in the first angle region (step S306), the input processing unit 255
5-No), defense is selected as the action for the player's character, defense is executed (step S307), and the process proceeds to step S308.

Next, if a guide figure is displayed, the input processing unit 255 erases the guide figure.Then, the input processing unit 255 creates a new guide figure based on the designated position identified in step S301, and displays the created guide figure on the battle game screen (step S308), thereby ending the series of steps.

As described above, in the game system 1 of this embodiment, the player can easily give input instructions for the next multiple actions based on the immediately preceding tap operation. This allows the player to give input instructions intuitively without having to check the user interface for operation input, thereby improving the operability of the battle game.

Furthermore, by associating actions such as attacks that require continuous operations (rapid taps) with the circular area B1 centered on the designated position, continuous operations can be performed while the guide figure is displayed.
It is possible to improve the operability of the battle game. Note that the number of angle regions divided by the guide figure A may be greater than this.

Figure 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of guide figure A.

The guide figure A is composed of a circular figure A1 that defines a circular area B1 centered on the designated position, a first line figure A2 located on a first line that passes through the designated position, a second line figure A3 located on a second line that passes through the designated position, a third line figure A4 located on a third line that passes through the designated position, and a fourth line figure A5 located on a fourth line that passes through the designated position. The battle game screen is composed of the circular figure A1, the first line figure A2, the second line figure A3, the third line figure A4, and the fourth line figure A5 that define the circular area B1, the first angle area B2, the second angle area B3, the third angle area B4, and the fourth line figure A5.
The first angle region B2 is a region having an angle A6, the second angle region B3 is a region having an angle A7, and the third angle region B4 is a region having an angle A8.
The fourth angle area B5 is an area other than the circular area B1, the first angle area B2, the second angle area B3, and the third angle area B4. By increasing the number of angle areas in this way, even if the number of actions associated with the angle areas increases, the number of angle areas can be increased appropriately, thereby improving the operability of the battle game.

The input processing unit 255 may change the magnitude of angles A6 to A8 depending on the state of the player's character. For example, when an input instruction to activate a skill is associated with angle area B2, the input processing unit 255 increases angle A6 as the amount of MP of the player's character increases. As a result, the angle area B2 decreases as the MP decreases, making it possible to prevent the erroneous activation of a skill that consumes MP. Furthermore, the input processing unit 255 may change the magnitude of angles A6 to A8 depending on the state of the player's character. For example, when angle area B2 is associated with an input instruction to activate a skill, the input processing unit 255 increases angle A6 as the amount of MP of the player's character increases. As a result, the angle area B2 decreases as the MP decreases, making it possible to prevent the erroneous activation of a skill that consumes MP.
When a defense input instruction is associated with angle 3, the angle A7 is increased as the player character's HP decreases. This increases angle area B3 as the HP decreases, which encourages the player to select defense to limit HP loss due to an opponent's attack when HP is low, and also makes it possible to prevent erroneous input of actions other than defense.

The input processor 255 may change the size of each area depending on the player's operation history. For example, if the circular area B1 is associated with an input instruction for an attack that requires continuous operations (rapid taps), the input processor 255 enlarges the circular area B1 when the number of rapid taps in the previous three seconds exceeds a predetermined number. This makes it possible to prevent the player from accidentally inputting rapid taps.

The input processing unit 255 determines whether the plurality of actions to be associated with each area of the guide figure A are:
In the case of a hierarchical data structure such as a tree structure, the input instruction process may be executed using guide figures in stages. The input instruction process using guide figures in stages will be described below.

14(a) is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of actions having a hierarchical data structure. For example, in the upper hierarchy, major classification items are set that classify actions into skills, attack, defense, etc. Next, in the middle hierarchy, intermediate classification items are set that classify skills into attack-type, defense-type, etc. Then, in the lower hierarchy, minor classification items are set that classify attack-type skills into fire attribute skills, water attribute skills, etc. Each minor classification item in the lower hierarchy is an action that is the target of an input instruction.

14(b) is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of input instruction processing using guide figures in stages. The guide figure A divides the battle game screen into a circular area B1 centered on the first specified position, a first angle area B2, a second angle area B3, and a third angle area B4. For example, the first angle area B2 is associated with "skill" among the major categories in the upper hierarchy, and the second angle area B3 is associated with "attack" among the major categories in the upper hierarchy.

If the player taps the first angle area B2 while the guide figure A is displayed, the guide figure A-1 is displayed. The guide figure A-1 divides the battle game screen into a circular area B1-1, a first angle area B2-1, a second angle area B3-1, and a second angle area B4-1, each of which is centered on the second specified position.
For example, the first angle area B2-1 is associated with the "offensive" category of the middle-level classification items, and the second angle area B3-1 is associated with the "defensive" category of the middle-level classification items.

If the player taps the first angle area B2-1 while the guide figure A-1 is displayed, the guide figure A-2 is displayed. The guide figure A-2 divides the battle game screen into a circular area B1-2 centered on the third specified position, a first angle area B2-2, a second angle area B3-2, and a third angle area B4-2. For example, the first angle area B2-2 is associated with "fire attribute skills" among the items in the lower layer, and the second angle area B3-2 is associated with "water attribute skills" among the items in the lower layer.

When the player taps the first angle area B2-2 while the guide figure A-2 is displayed, a "fire attribute skill" is activated.

In this way, by using the input instruction process using the guide figure in stages, it becomes possible to easily select an item having a hierarchical data structure by simply tapping. Note that the input instruction process using the guide figure in stages is not limited to the input instruction of an action. For example, it can also be used when selecting a menu in a hierarchical manner. Furthermore, it can be used in any field other than the game field as long as it selects an item having a hierarchical data structure.

It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make various changes, substitutions, and alterations thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Game system 2, 20 Portable terminal 21 Terminal communication unit 22 Terminal storage unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25, 250 Terminal processing unit 251 Battle game execution unit 252 Accumulation unit 253 Cooperation unit 254 Initiation unit 255 Input processing unit

Claims (13)

A computer having a display screen and providing a game in which a player's character performs actions,
a first means for displaying, on the display screen, a second area formed by two straight lines having a predetermined angle and connected to a first area based on a first position on the display screen designated by a player; and
a second means for accepting a second input instruction relating to a second action of the player's character when a second position on the display screen specified by the player is within the second area; The game program according to claim 1, wherein the second means, when the second position is within the first area, accepts a first input instruction relating to a first action different from the second action of the player's character. The game program according to claim 2, wherein the second means, when the second position is outside the first area and outside the second area, accepts a third input instruction relating to a third action of the player's character that is different from the first action and the second action. A computer having a display screen and providing a game in which a player's character performs actions,
a first means for dividing the display screen into a plurality of regions by at least two straight lines connected to a first region based on a first position on the display screen designated by a player; and
a second means for receiving a second input instruction regarding a second action of the character when a second position on the display screen specified by a player is within a second area of the plurality of areas; The game program of claim 4, wherein the second means accepts a third input instruction relating to a third action of the player's character that is different from the second action when the second position is a third area of the plurality of areas that is different from the second area. The game program of claim 5, wherein the second means, when the second position is within the first area, accepts a first input instruction regarding a first action of the player's character that is different from the second action and the third action. A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first area is an area that includes the first position. A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first area is a circular area centered on the first position. A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein one of the straight lines extends along an edge of the display screen. A game processing system having a display screen and providing a game in which a player's character performs an action,
a first means for displaying, on the display screen, a second area formed by two straight lines having a predetermined angle and connected to a first area based on a first position on the display screen designated by a player; and
A game processing system comprising: a second means for accepting a second input instruction regarding a second action of the player's character when a second position on the display screen specified by the player is within the second area. A game processing system having a display screen and providing a game in which a player's character performs an action,
displaying, on the display screen, a second area formed by two straight lines having a predetermined angle and connected to a first area based on a first position on the display screen designated by a player;
and when a second position on the display screen designated by the player is within the second area, accepting a second input instruction regarding a second action of the player's character. 1. A concession processing system having a display screen and providing a game in which a player's character performs an action, comprising:
a first means for dividing the display screen into a plurality of regions by at least two straight lines connected to a first region based on a first position on the display screen designated by a player; and
A game processing system comprising: a second means for accepting a second input instruction regarding a second action of the character when a second position on the display screen specified by a player is within a second area of the plurality of areas. A concession processing system having a display screen and providing a game in which a player's character performs an action,
Dividing the display screen into a plurality of regions by at least two straight lines connected to a first region based on a first position on the display screen designated by a player;
and when a second position on the display screen specified by the player is within a second area among the plurality of areas, accepting a second input instruction regarding a second action of the character.