COMMENT DISPLAY-CAPABLE GAME SYSTEM, COMMENT DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20150165324A1
• Filed: 02/23/2015
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Kenichi, Kawano, Yoshiaki, Ikeda, Yuto
• Granted Patent: US 9,878,247 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/53 involving additional visual information provided to the game scene, e.g. by overlay to simulate a head-up display [HUD] or displaying a laser sight in a shooting game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00996 Board games available as video games

Abstract

A game system is provided that implements comment display so as not to interfere with operation when a player operates the game. This game system includes a game machine upon which a player plays a game. At least one comment which is to be displayed according to the circumstances of the game on the game machine are displayed to the player upon a game screen. A determination is made as to whether or not the player is being requested to perform an operation in the game, and a predetermined limitation is imposed upon the display of the at least one comment on the basis of the result of this determination.

Claims

1. A game system including a game apparatus upon which a user is enabled to play a game, the game system comprising:

a comment display control device configured to display at least one comment upon a game screen to be displayed according to a state of the game upon the game apparatus, wherein the comment display control device comprises;

an operation request determination device configured to determine whether or not a request is being made to the user to operate the game; and

a display limitation device configured to impose a predetermined limitation upon the comment display on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device.

2. A game system according to claim 1, wherein, on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device, the display limitation device makes the at least one comment translucent.

3. A game system according to claim 2, wherein

the comment display control device shifts the at least one comment in a predetermined direction;

and

on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device, the display limitation device makes a shifting speed of the at least one comment lower, as compared with when no request to operate the game is being made.

4. A game system according to claim 3, wherein, on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device, the display limitation device stops the shifting of the at least one comment.

5. A game system according to claim 1, wherein:

the comment display control device shifts the at least one comment in a predetermined direction; and

on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device, the display limitation device makes the number of the at least one comment appearing newly upon the game screen lower, as compared with when no request to operate the game is being made.

6. A game system according to claim 1, wherein:

the comment display control device performs pop-up display of the at least one comment upon the game screen; and

the display limitation device interrupts the pop-up display of the at least one comment appearing newly upon the game screen, on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device.

7. A game system according to claim 1, wherein the comment display control device further comprises a limitation cancellation device configured to cancel the limitation by the display limitation device, when a predetermined cancellation condition is satisfied.

8. A comment display control method for a game system including a game apparatus upon which a user is enabled to play a game, and configured to display at least one comment upon a game screen to be displayed according to a state of the game upon the game apparatus, comprising:

an operation request determination step of determining whether or not a request is being made to the user to operate the game; and

a display limitation step of imposing a predetermined limitation upon the comment display on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination step.

9. A storage medium storing a computer program to cause a computer of a game system including a game apparatus upon which a user is enabled to play a game to function as,

a comment display control device configured to display at least one comment upon a game screen to be displayed according to a state of the game upon the game apparatus, wherein the comment display control device comprises:

an operation request determination device configured to determine whether or not a request is being made to the user to operate the game; and

a display limitation device configured to impose a predetermined limitation upon the comment display on the basis of the result of determination by the operation request determination device.