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Video game that displays player characters of multiple players in the same screen

  • US 20040157662A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2003
  • Published: 08/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A video game apparatus that advances a game when multiple players move their player characters in a virtual space, comprising:

  • multiple input devices that correspond to each of the multiple players and receives input instructions for each player character according to an operation of each player;

    a player character mover that moves each player character in the virtual space based on the input instruction;

    an object mover that moves a predetermined object in the virtual space;

    a display controller that causes a display device to display a part of the virtual space with reference to the object;

    a position judge that determines a positional relationship between each player character and the object; and

    a game progress controller that changes at least one of a degree of advantage of a game progress and a degree of ease for each player character according to the determined positional relationship of each player character.

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