Game apparatus, game program and information recording medium

• US 8,317,625 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2011
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
• Inventors: Saito, Chikara, Araki, Ryoma
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US13/297,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20120129612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 377 Days
• Field of Search: 463 40- 43, 704/257, 709/224
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/218 using pressure sensors, e.g. generating a signal proportional to the pressure applied by the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/833 Hand-to-hand fighting, e.g. martial arts competition A63F13/837 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6081 generating an output signal, e.g. under timing constraints, for spatialization
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6607 for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8029 Fighting without shooting

Abstract

The present invention aims at providing a game such that even when player uses predetermined characters for a long time to proceed the game as in the case of the RPG, there is no possibility that player may become weary of motion patterns of characters used. The present invention is essentially based on the finding that there is employed a scheme to store motion information of characters every title data obtained when specific conditions of the game are attained to permit a player to set an arbitrary title data with respect to a character so that the player can change motion information of each character as occasion demands also in the progress of the game.

Claims

1. A game apparatus which can control a character in a game based on input command input by an input device and can display the game on a display,

the game apparatus comprising:

a title database that stores titles, each of the titles being given to the character when the character attains predetermined condition, in a manner that each of the titles relates to the predetermined condition,

a motion information database that stores motion information that controls actions of the character based on title that is given to the character, in a manner that each of the motions relates to corresponding title, the title being one of the titles stored in the title database;

a title data extracting part that extracts title from the title database when the character attains the predetermined condition using the predetermined condition attained by the character;

a title storage part that stores title or titles which have been read out by the title data extracting part;

an action mode determining part that determines action of the character based on the motion information, which is stored in the motion information database and is extracted based on the title selected from the title or titles stored in the title storage part based on the input command; and

a character display part that displays a character on the display, action of the character being controlled by the action mode determining part;

wherein the motion information is motion parameters for determining various actions of the character displayed on the display, and wherein the input device comprises a sensor key, the game apparatus further comprises a detection information extracting part that extracts detected information that is detected by the sensor key, wherein the action mode determining part determines actions of the character by changing the motion parameters based on the detected information extracted by the detection information extracting part and determining the parameters of actions of the character after the motion parameters are changed.

2. A game apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the detection information extracted by the detection information extracting part comprises a pressing force with respect to the sensor key when input of the input command is detected by the sensor key, a time interval during which input commands are detected by the sensor key, and number of times that the sensor key detects input commands within a predetermined time.

3. A game apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the motion information is motion data that indicates how the character acts,

wherein the action mode determining part determines actions of the character based on the motion data, and

wherein the character display part displays actions of the character determined by the action mode determining part by reproducing the motion data.

4. A program that makes a computer act as a game apparatus which can control a character in a game based on input command input by an input device and can display the game on a display,

the game apparatus comprising:

a title database that stores titles, each of the titles being given to the character when the character attains predetermined condition, in a manner that each of the titles relates to the predetermined condition,

a motion information database that stores motion information that control actions of the character based on title that is given to the character, in a manner that each of the motions relates to corresponding title, the title being one of the titles stored in the title database;

a title data extracting part that extracts title from the title database when the character attains the predetermined condition, the title being stored relating to the predetermined condition attained by the character;

a title storage part that stores title or titles which have been read out by the title data extracting part;

an action mode determining part that determines action of the character based on the motion information, which is stored in the motion information database and is extracted based on the title selected from the title or titles stored in the title storage part based on the input command; and

a character display part that displays a character on the display, action of the character being controlled by the action mode determining part wherein the motion information is motion parameters for determining various actions of the character displayed on the display, and wherein the input device comprises a sensor key, the game apparatus further comprises a detection information extracting part that extracts detected information that is detected by the sensor key, wherein the action mode determining part determines actions of the character by changing the motion parameters based on the detected information extracted by the detection information extracting part and determining the parameters of actions of the character after the motion parameters are changed.

5. A computer readable information storage medium in which the program according to claim 4 is stored.