GAME SYSTEM, GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20140378210A1
• Filed: 09/04/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: INUKAI, Shinsaku, UEDA, Hideo
• Granted Patent: US 9,636,591 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/24
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5375 for graphically or textually suggesting an action, e.g. by displaying an arrow indicating a turn in a driving game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/61 Score computation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/634 for replaying partially or entirely the game actions since the beginning of the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games

Abstract

A game system includes a game progresser, a storage, a game reproducer, and a changer. The game progresser is configured to control game progress in accordance with a player'"'"'s instruction information. The storage is configured to store a game-play-history of a first-player in accordance with a first instruction information of the first-player. The game reproducer is configured to reproduce a first game progress of the first player based on the game-play-history, during a second game progress progressed by the game progresser in accordance with a second instruction information of a second-player. The changer is configured to change at least one of: control on the first game progress of the first-player reproduced by the game reproducer; and control on the second game progress of the second-player to be progressed in accordance with the second instruction information, with reference to at least one of first and second player'"'"'s game situations.

Claims

1. A game system comprising:

a game progresser configured to control game progress in accordance with a player'"'"'s instruction information;

a storage configured to store a game-play-history of a first player in accordance with a first instruction information of the first player;

a game reproducer configured to reproduce a first game progress of the first player based on the game-play-history, during a second game progress progressed by the game progresser in accordance with a second instruction information of a second player; and

a changer configured to change at least one of;

control on the first game progress of the first player reproduced by the game reproducer; and

control on the second game progress of the second player to be progressed in accordance with the second instruction information, with reference to at least one of a first player'"'"'s game situation and a second player'"'"'s game situation.

2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the changer is configured to refer at least one of:

information included in the game-play-history; and

the second instruction information of the second player, to change the at least one control.

3. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an attribute value storage configured to store player attribute values associated with each player, and

wherein the changer is configured to change the at least one control, based on the attribute values of the player.

4. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game-play-history includes a process of the first instruction information having input during the progress of the game,

the changer is configured to change the at least one control, based on the process.

5. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game-play-history includes a time at which the first instruction information has input during the progress of the first game, the time being associated with the first instruction information,

the changer is configured to change the at least one control, based on the time.

6. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game-play-history includes a judgment result of judging the first instruction based on a judgment criterion, the first instruction having input with respect to each of a plurality of game tasks in the game, the judgment result being associated with each of a plurality of game tasks,

the changer is configured to change scoring process in accordance with the judgment result.

7. The game system according to claim 6, wherein the changer is configured to change the judgment criterion.

8. The game system according to claim 6, wherein the changer is configured to compare a first judgment result and a second judgment result, the first judgment result being of judging, based on the game-play-history of the first player, the first instruction information having input with respect to one task in the game, the second judgment result being of judging, based on the judgment criteria, the second instruction information input from the second player with respect to the one task.

9. The game system according to claim 7, wherein the changer is configured to compare a first judgment result and a second judgment result, the first judgment result being of judging, based on the game-play-history of the first player, the first instruction information having input with respect to one task in the game, the second judgment result being of judging, based on the judgment criteria, the second instruction information input from the second player with respect to the one task.

10. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the changer is configured to change a game point-providing process of providing points in accordance with the timing of input of instruction information during the progress of the game.

11. The game system according to claim 2, wherein the changer is configured to change a game point-providing process of providing points in accordance with the timing of input of instruction information during the progress of the game.

12. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the changer is configured to change a game point-providing process of providing points in accordance with the timing of input of instruction information during the progress of the game.

13. The game system according to claim 4, wherein the changer is configured to change a game point-providing process of providing points in accordance with the timing of input of instruction information during the progress of the game.

14. The game system according to claim 5, wherein the changer is configured to change a game point-providing process of providing points in accordance with the timing of input of instruction information during the progress of the game.

15. The game system according to claim 6, wherein the changer is configured to change a game point-providing process of providing points in accordance with the timing of input of instruction information during the progress of the game.

16. A game device comprising:

a game progresser configured to control game progress in accordance with a player'"'"'s instruction information;

a game reproducer configured to reproduce a first game progress of a first player based on a game-play-history in accordance with a first instruction information of the first player, during a second game progress progressed by the game progresser in accordance with a second instruction information of a second player; and

a changer configured to change at least one of;

control on the first game progress of the first player reproduced by the game reproducer; and

control on the second game progress of the second player to be progressed in accordance with the second instruction information, with reference to at least one of a first player'"'"'s game situation and a second player'"'"'s game situation.

17. A game control method comprising:

storing, in a storage, a game-play-history in accordance with a first instruction information of a first player;

reproducing a first game progress of the first player based on the game-play-history, during a second game progress progressed in accordance with a second instruction information of a second player; and

changing at least one of;

control on the first game progress of the first player reproduced; and

control on the second game progress of the second player to be progressed in accordance with the second instruction information, with reference to at least one of a first player'"'"'s game situation and a second player'"'"'s game situation.

18. A computer program product including a program embodied on a non-transitory machine-readable medium and to be executed for performing a game control method, the program comprising:

codes for reproducing a first game progress of a first player based on the game-play-history in accordance with a first instruction information of the first player, during a second game progress progressed in accordance with a second instruction information of a second player; and

codes for changing at least one of;

control on the first game progress of the first player reproduced; and

control on the second game progress of the second player to be progressed in accordance with the second instruction information, with reference to at least one of a first player'"'"'s game situation and a second player'"'"'s game situation.

19. A game system comprising:

a changer configured to change control on game progresses that comprises;

an asynchronous virtual game progress reproduced during a game played by a player with reference to an actual game-play-history actually played by at least one opponent; and

a game progress based on instructions from the player, with reference to at least one of an opponent'"'"'s game situation of the at least one opponent and a player'"'"'s game situation of the player.

20. A game control method comprising:

changing control on game progresses that comprises;

an asynchronous virtual game progress reproduced during a game played by a player with reference to an actual game-play-history actually played by at least one opponent; and

a game progress based on instructions from the player, with reference to at least one of an opponent'"'"'s game situation of the at least one opponent and a player'"'"'s game situation of the player.

21. A computer program product including a program embodied on a non-transitory machine-readable medium and to be executed for performing a game control method, the program comprising:

codes for changing control on game progresses that comprises;

an asynchronous virtual game progress reproduced during a game played by a player with reference to an actual game-play-history actually played by at least one opponent; and

a game progress based on instructions from the player, with reference to at least one of an opponent'"'"'s game situation of the at least one opponent and a player'"'"'s game situation of the player.