JP4987270B2 - GAME DEVICE AND GAME PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wired or wireless LAN gate (Local Area Network) capable communicably connected to each other by chromatography beam apparatus and a game program.

  Conventionally, a plurality of video game devices having a connection function to a communication network such as the Internet are connected to a game server via the communication network, and various information such as operation information is mutually communicated between the video game devices, For example, a network game system capable of executing a battle game program such as shogi or mahjong among a plurality of players is known.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-187273, an unspecified number of players can participate in a battle-type game such as fortune telling, shogi, playing cards, mahjong, etc., and a game such as a game of shogi or mahjong between players who are not acquainted with each other. A network game system that enables the above is described. In this network game system, personal information (such as name, date of birth, address, hobby, self-portrait, self-portrait, game results, etc.) can be exchanged between players participating in the game as a business card. The method of exchanging business cards in the game space so that players actually exchange business cards with each other is shown. Each player in the video game apparatus is provided with a memory for storing personal information of the partner player included on a business card acquired, so as to store such content and results of games played against with personal information of the partner player in the memory It has become.

  Conventionally, for example, game software applicable to a network system has been commercialized as seen in game software “Monster Hunter G” which is a kind of hunting action game. This game software “Monster Hunter G” is provided with two types of modes, a single mode and a network mode. If the player's video game device has a function capable of being connected to the network, the player You can connect the device to the Internet and enjoy the game in network mode.

  Monster Hunter G makes a main character (hereinafter referred to as “hunter”), a player's alternation, appear in a virtual society where a wide variety of monsters (hereinafter referred to as “monsters”) inhabit, and the hunter is responsible for subjugating monsters. Receive orders for various orders (hereinafter referred to as “quests”) such as capture, collection of mushrooms and eggs, and acquisition of raw meat and fish, etc. It is a hunting action game whose content is to do.

  In this monster hunter G, each player can receive an order for a quest independently and can complete the quest, but it is also possible to team up with other players to perform the same quest together. In other words, when a hunter controlled by a player receives a quest at a predetermined place for receiving a quest provided in the game space, a collaborator can be recruited for that quest. When a hunter controlled by another player announces participation, a team is formed and the team can then go on a journey to accomplish a common quest.

  In the monster hunter G, when a team is formed, personal information is exchanged between hunters in the game space. In this case, since each player creates a hunter that is his or her own character to appear in the game space instead of the player's own personal information, information regarding the hunter is exchanged with each other.

JP 2001-187273 A Monster Hunter G Official Guidebook (Published June 7, 2005, first edition Produced and released by Enterbrain Co., Ltd. P4-P15, P42-P45)

  By the way, in game software such as “Monster Hunter G” in which an unspecified number of uninformed players form a team and develop a game toward a common purpose, the team is formed through a hunter in the game space. It is normal for players to introduce themselves, but if you team up with the same player over and over and do multiple quests, you will have some kind of trust and friendship between the players. Therefore, it is preferable that such a friendly relationship is reflected in the game development and the game effect because the range of the game effect is widened and the way of enjoying the game is improved for the user.

  In particular, when a plurality of portable video game devices are connected to each other wirelessly by wired or wireless LAN and game software such as “Monster Hunter G” is played by a plurality of players, the game is played in a state where a plurality of players face each other. Since it is usual to operate, even players who are not initially acquainted with each other will be able to have a trust relationship and friendly relationship by repeating the task of jointly performing quests in the game space, so that If the friendly relationship is reflected in the game development and the game effect, the fun of the game will be improved.

  As a self-introduction method between players, a method of exchanging a card similar to a business card in the game space is suitable as disclosed in the above Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-187273. This is because exchanging cards is an act similar to exchanging business cards in the real world, and it is considered a familiar act in that it is possible to organize players who are acquainted by collecting and organizing cards.

  However, in the business card exchange in the video game disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-187273, the game provided as a network game is a battle game such as shogi, playing cards, mahjong, etc., and the opponent is an unfamiliar opponent. The business card exchange in the real world is merely realized by electronic data, and the business card exchange in the game space is not reflected in the game development or game effect. In addition, there are some game software that can be used for networked games that reflect the introduction of players by exchanging business cards to specific relationships such as friendships and trusts in game development and game effects. do not do.

The present invention, which has been proposed under the circumstances described above, a communicably connectable Gate beam device to each other by wired or wireless, a plurality of players towards a common purpose When a game is to be developed, evaluation points for evaluating the relationship between players are given based on the number of cooperation and the number of battles, etc., and a predetermined game effect is generated according to the integrated value of the evaluation points. an object of the present invention is to provide a more gate beam apparatus and a game program with improved ways to enjoy and games.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

Game program provided by the first aspect of the present invention is connected to be capable of communicating with other Gate beam apparatus, by the first character and the player of the operation of the other game device that is controlled by the operation of the player a second character controlled is a computer to function as a game device for controlling the game appearing in the game space, the computer, the second character data transmitted from the other game device specific information receives a unique information receiving means for storing in a memory, said first character and said second if advanced game satisfies a predetermined condition by cooperation or competition of characters, the second of to evaluate the relationship between the pre-Symbol first character and the second character that you save the unique information of the character in the condition An evaluation point generating means for generating a valence point, the each second character, and evaluation points integrator for integrating the evaluation point where the evaluation point generating means caused, the evaluation point accumulating means the second When the integration value of the evaluation point obtained by accumulating for each character reaches a predetermined threshold value, it is characterized and the game effect onset raw means to allow generating a predetermined game effect, to that to function (claim 1) .

The game program according to 請 Motomeko 1, wherein the predetermined threshold comprises a plurality of threshold set at a predetermined interval, the game effect generating means, the integrated value of the evaluation points for each of the second character It is preferable that a predetermined game effect can be generated each time the value reaches each threshold .

3. The game program according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation point accumulating unit accumulates all the evaluation points generated by the evaluation point generating unit, and the game effect generating unit accumulates the evaluation points. When the value reaches a predetermined cumulative threshold value, it is preferable that a predetermined game effect can be generated . The game program according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined cumulative threshold is composed of a plurality of cumulative thresholds set at predetermined intervals, and the game effect generating means is configured such that the cumulative value of the evaluation points corresponds to each cumulative threshold. It is preferable that a predetermined game effect can be generated each time the value reaches .

A game device provided by a second aspect of the present invention is a program storage unit storing the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and a computer that executes the game program stored in the program storage unit characterized by comprising a preparative (claim 5).

According to the present invention, it constitutes a wired or wireless network with other Gate beam device, the first player character and other game device controlled by the own device in the operation of the player on the game screen to display the second character controlled by the operation, if these characters were game to progress in cooperation or competition, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the unique information of the second character data, for example, An evaluation point for evaluating the relationship between the first character and the second character is given to the first character on the condition that it is acquired in the card format. Then, the evaluation points are accumulated for each second character that acquires unique information, when the integrated value reaches a predetermined threshold value, a predetermined game effect becomes possible occurrence.

For example, the game in the "Hunter G" causes the game to progress to achieve the common quest in cooperation with a second character controlled by the other player (Hunter) and achieves its quest, the second character on condition that it acquires a card describing the unique information, the relationship between the second character, for example, the evaluation point for evaluating the friendship degree is given to the first character. Then, the evaluation point, while being integrated into every second character, all the evaluation points are accumulated, the accumulated value for each its second character reaches a predetermined threshold value, or the cumulative accumulated value of a predetermined When the threshold value is reached, a predetermined game effect, for example, a specific item dedicated to the friendship degree evaluation is given, and the ability of the first character to attack / defend is increased in favor of the first character. Game effects such as enabling execution of hidden game development can be generated.

  This allows players to not only enjoy the game progress of jointly achieving a common quest, but also to collect rare items by repeating cooperative work with other players and accumulating evaluation points for friendship. It is possible to enjoy the progress of the game, such as improving the ability of the first character controlled by the player and executing hidden game development.

  That is, it is possible to provide a video game apparatus that is more interesting and interesting, and a game system that uses this video game apparatus.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a game system according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the game system 1 is composed of a plurality (four in the figure) of portable video game apparatuses 2 that form a network with each other by a wireless LAN. As the portable video game apparatus 2, for example, “PSP“ PlayStation Portable ”” (registered trademark) manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. can be applied.

The portable video game device 2 (hereinafter abbreviated as “game device 2”) is a game program from a dedicated portable recording medium (hereinafter referred to as “game media”) in which a game program and game data are recorded. In addition, the game data can be enjoyed by the player by reading the game data into a memory (RAM) in the apparatus and causing the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute the game program.

  The game apparatus 2 has a function (hereinafter referred to as “wireless LAN function”) in which the game apparatus 2 forms a network wirelessly with other game apparatuses 2 through a wireless LAN and allows the game apparatuses 2 to enjoy the same game software.

  For example, in the game software “Monster Hunter G”, a game for connecting a plurality of game devices to each other via the Internet and communicating operation information on each game device with each other to achieve a common quest together. There is a mode called “Network Mode” where you can enjoy the development.

As described above, the game software “Monster Hunter G” builds a virtual society in the game space, makes a character appearing as a substitute for the player appear in this virtual society, and the player controls the movement of the character in the virtual society. The main game development is to execute the various quests provided, but in the network mode, it becomes possible for a plurality of players to form a team and perform common quests. in the apparatus can proceed the game by controlling the operation of its own character while monitoring the operation of the other character data which is controlled by the crossed other video game apparatuses team.

  The wireless LAN function of the game apparatus 2 is to realize a function corresponding to the network mode of the game software “Monster Hunter G” with a portable video game machine. Specifically, a plurality of game apparatuses 2 are mutually connected by a wireless LAN. Wirelessly connected to each other, and the operation information of each game device 2 is communicated with each other, so that each game device 2 can perform actions of other characters controlled by other game devices 2 for the purpose of achieving a common quest. This makes it possible to control the movement of one's character while monitoring.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the game apparatus 2.

  The game apparatus 2 includes a CPU 201, a drawing data generation processor 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 204, a drawing processing processor 205, a VRAM (Video-RAM) 206, and a D / A (Digital-Analog). A converter 207, a display unit 208, an audio processor 209, an amplifier 210, a speaker 211, an operation unit 212, a driver 213, a wireless LAN module 214, and a bus 215 are included.

In the game device 2, a game program and game data (character and background image data, image data for displaying information such as status, sound data such as sound effects and BGM, message data using characters and symbols, and the like) are recorded. The content of the game is obtained by mounting the media 3 in a media mounting unit (not shown) provided in the game apparatus 2, reading the game program and game data in the game media 3 into the RAM 203 by the driver 213, and executing the game program by the CPU 201. Can enjoy. The player can advance the game by operating an operation member provided in the operation unit 212.

  The CPU 201, the drawing data generation processor 202, the RAM 203, the ROM 204, the drawing processing processor 205, the voice processing processor 209, the operation unit 212, the driver 213, and the wireless LAN module 214 are connected to each other via a bus 215 so that data transmission is possible.

The CPU 201 performs overall control of the game progress by executing the game program read from the game media 3 to the RAM 203 by the driver 213 as described above. More specifically, when a player 's operation signal is input from the operation unit 212, the CPU 201 performs a predetermined game progress process for the operation signal in accordance with the game program, and indicates the progress of the game on the display unit 208. While being displayed as an image (hereinafter referred to as “game image”), the sound is output from the speaker 211 by sound. The game progress process includes, for example, a case where a menu screen or a list of a plurality of items acquired by a hunter is displayed on the display unit 208.

The drawing process of the game image to be displayed on the display unit 208 is mainly performed by the drawing processor 205. The CPU 201 determines the content of the game image to be displayed on the display unit 208 based on the operation signal of the player from the operation unit 212, causes the drawing data generation processor 202 to generate the necessary drawing data for the content, and The drawing data is transferred to the drawing processor 205 to perform drawing processing.

  Further, the CPU 201 determines the sound effect or BGM sound content to be output from the speaker 211, causes the sound processor 209 to generate sound data corresponding to the sound content, and outputs sound based on the sound data from the speaker 211. Let

  The drawing data generation processor 202 performs various arithmetic processes necessary for the drawing process. The CPU 201 determines a game image to be displayed on the display unit 208, reads out image data (background, hunter, enemy character data, etc.) necessary for drawing the game image from the RAM 203 and supplies it to the drawing data generation processor 202. . In addition, the CPU 201 supplies operation information input from the operation unit 212 to the drawing data generation processor 202.

  Based on the image data and operation information supplied from the CPU 201, the drawing data generation processor 202 obtains data necessary for drawing (for example, data indicating the positional relationship between the hunter, enemy characters and the background, item list data, etc.). The calculation result is supplied to the drawing processor 205.

  The RAM 203 provides an area for storing a game program and game data read from the game media 3 by the driver 213 and a work area for the CPU 201 to process the game program. In the RAM 203, a game program and game data necessary for the progress of the game are read from the game media 3 and stored.

  The game program describes processing procedures and various instructions to be executed by the CPU 201, and includes contents for controlling the game screen, sound, and the like in accordance with operation signals from the operation unit 212. include. The game data includes, for example, image data for displaying hunters, enemy characters, other objects and backgrounds, menu screens, item lists, etc., and is used as BGM and various sound effects. Audio data to be recorded is also included.

  The ROM 204 stores a basic program indicating a basic function of the game apparatus 2 such as a disk loading function, a game program stored in the game media 3, and a procedure for reading game data. When the game media 3 is loaded in the media loading unit, the CPU 201 operates the driver 213 according to the basic program stored in the ROM 204, reads the game program and game data from the game media 3 into the RAM 203, and sets the game start state.

  The drawing processor 205 generates a game image every 1/60 seconds and displays it on the display unit 208. The drawing processor 205 creates a game image to be displayed on the display unit 208 using data supplied from the drawing data generation processor 202 based on a drawing command from the CPU 201. A VRAM 206 for creating a game image is connected to the drawing processor 205.

  The VRAM 206 is provided with two buffer areas (hereinafter referred to as “screen buffers”) for storing image data of each frame displayed on the display unit 208. The screen buffers 206A and 206B have the same memory structure and memory capacity. Although not shown, the VRAM 206 has a work area for creating a display image in the screen buffers 206A and 206B.

  The two screen buffers 206A and 206B are provided in the VRAM 206 in the case of a drawing process in which image data is displayed on the display unit 208 while the display process on the display unit 208 is performed using one screen buffer 206A. Then, the image data of the next frame is generated in the other screen buffer 206B using the work area, and this processing is alternately performed between the screen buffer 206A and the screen buffer 206B, whereby 1/60 to the display unit 208 is obtained. This is because the drawing process for each frame per second is performed smoothly.

  The D / A converter 207 converts the image data output from the VRAM 206 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the display unit 208. The D / A converter 207 is provided with a switch circuit for switching the image data from the screen buffer 206A and the image data from the screen buffer 206B. Switching of the switch circuit is controlled by the drawing processor 205.

  As described above, the display unit 208 displays various information related to the operation state of the game apparatus 2, the progress state of the game, and the game content. The display unit 208 is, for example, a light-emitting element that is provided at approximately the center of the surface of the apparatus main body that is configured by a thin rectangular parallelepiped having a horizontally long rectangular front shape, for example, a transflective color liquid crystal display and an LED (Light Emitting Diode). It is constituted by. The operation state (power on / off, mode setting state, etc.) of the game apparatus 2 is displayed by turning on the light emitting element, and various information relating to the game progress state and game contents are displayed on the transflective color liquid crystal display.

  The sound processor 209 reads out sound effects or BGM sound data from the RAM 203 based on a sound command from the CPU 201, performs necessary processing and D / A conversion processing, and outputs the processed sound to the amplifier 210. The amplifier 210 amplifies the audio signal input from the audio processor 209 with a predetermined amplification degree, and then outputs it to the speaker 211. One speaker 211 is provided at each of the left and right ends of the apparatus main body, and stereo output is possible.

The operation unit 212 inputs an operation command to the CPU 201 . The operation unit 212 includes a power switch for turning on / off the power, a wireless switch for using a wireless LAN, and a plurality of operation buttons necessary for playing a game. The plurality of operation buttons are, for example, direction keys including four keys, up, down, left, and right, four operation buttons “◯”, “△”, “×”, and “□”, and a menu screen for displaying the menu screen. These are operation buttons that are generally provided in a controller of a game device, such as a menu button, a “SELECT” button, and a “START” button.

  The “START” button is basically an operation button for instructing “game start” at the start of the game, and the “SELECT” button is basically an operation for selecting an operation mode of the game at the start of the game. Although it is a button, it also functions as an operation button for inputting a specific command (for example, a command such as “deletion” or “confirmation” in editing work) while the game is in progress by the game program.

  The direction key is mainly operated to specify the direction of movement of the hunter displayed on the display unit 208 and to specify the selection direction for selecting the selection item displayed on the menu screen. The “○” button, “△” button, “×” button, and “□” button indicate, for example, the type of hunter action (attack / defense type, run / jump / bend type, etc.) in the game progress. Specify, display information about hunters (hunter status, information about acquired items, etc.), and commands specific to the selected item (for example, “detail display”, “confirm”) on the menu screen ) To input.

  The driver 213 reads data such as game programs and game data recorded on the game media 3 from the game media 3 mounted on the media mounting unit. When the game apparatus 2 is a PSP (registered trademark), a UMD (Universal media Disc) (registered trademark), which is a kind of optical disk, is employed as the game media 3, so the driver 213 is configured by an optical disk driver.

  The wireless LAN module 214 is a communication module for configuring a network by performing data communication with another game device 2 through a wireless LAN compliant with the communication standard IEEE802.11b (used frequency band: 2.4 GHz, communication speed: 11 Mbps). . The wireless LAN module 214 performs data communication in an ad hoc mode with the wireless LAN module 214 of another game device 2, and operation information on the operation unit 212 and game status information with a plurality of other game devices 2. The function to send and receive various information such as.

  Next, for the game program applied to the game system 1, a series work of the above-mentioned game software “Monster Hunter G” (hereinafter referred to as “Monster Hunter Portable”), which was developed to be enjoyed on a game machine adopting a wireless LAN. Will be described as an example.

  In the game system 1, a plurality of players bring the game devices 2 to the same place or area, and enjoy the game software “Monster Hunter Portable” in the network mode while talking to each other. In this game system 1, each player communicates with other players through a hunter in the game space, but communicates with other players through direct conversation. Unlike the case where it comprises, it is thought that the relationship between players is more intimate and the psychological state of each player in a game development directly influences each other.

  In particular, in the case of game software such as Monster Hunter G, in which a plurality of players cooperate with each other and perform game operations for the purpose of achieving a common quest, it is considered that a friendly relationship will occur between players throughout the game. When a common goal is achieved through cooperation, if some kind of game effect is generated because the friendship between hunters in the game space controlled by those players has deepened, the game effect will be enhanced and the network mode of the player will be enhanced. Can improve the way you enjoy the game.

  Therefore, in the game software “Monster Hunter Portable” according to the present embodiment, in the network mode, an evaluation value of “friendship degree” indicating a friendly relationship among a plurality of hunters appearing in the game space is provided, and a plurality of players control each of them. When multiple hunters form a team and complete a common quest, each hunter is given an evaluation point for evaluating their friendship (hereinafter referred to as “Friendship Point”). Every time the integrated value reaches a predetermined integration threshold, a predetermined game effect (for example, provision of a special item or enhancement of a hunter's ability) is generated.

  Note that even if the players are acquainted with each other, if there is no acquaintance between the hunters controlled by each of those players in the game space, even if a team is formed, it is difficult to create a friendly relationship. Points are generated on the condition that hunters introduce themselves and recognize each other's hunters.

  In order to reflect this hunter recognition condition in the game content, for example, a card similar to a business card in the real world (hereinafter referred to as “guild card”) is provided in each hunter, and each hunter is another hunter who forms a team. A friendship point will be generated only if the hunter's guild card is obtained from.

  As described above, the game software “Monster Hunter Portable” according to the present embodiment is characterized in that a predetermined game effect is generated based on friendship points in a network game.

  Therefore, in the following explanation, an outline of the game contents of the game software “Monster Hunter Portable” and a part of occurrence of the game effect based on the friendship point will be specifically explained.

  First, the outline of the game contents of “Monster Hunter Portable” will be described.

  “Monster Hunter Portable” is a game where a hunter that is a player's alternation appears in a virtual society in the game space, and quests (requests and commands received from villages and people in the virtual society) are performed through the hunter. It is the basis of progress.

  For example, a virtual society is a society in which multiple types of monsters that are enemy characters live in environments similar to the real world (environments similar to natural environments such as forests, hills, jungles, deserts, and lakes). Subdue or capture other things that exist in the virtual society (eg fish, insects, animals such as mushrooms, wild plants, minerals such as jewels) To get goods (such as huge eggs and tickets to the village).

  The quest contains a wide variety of contents and is classified into multiple levels according to the difficulty of achievement. The quests are classified into a plurality of classes such as “low”, “medium”, and “high” depending on the level. For example, if the difficulty level of a quest is classified into 8 levels of levels L1 to L8, the quests of level L1 to L3 are low class, the quests of level L4 and L5 are middle class, and the quests of level L6 to L8 are high class It is classified.

  Monsters include multiple types of monsters with different attack and defense powers. The higher the difficulty of the quest, the higher the attack and defense power of the monsters to be subjugated or captured. In addition, the types of other items or specific items (hereinafter referred to as “items”) that can be collected or acquired by the quest class are different.

  A hunter who appears in the virtual society as a player's alternation can acquire a plurality of weapons with different attack power and armor with different defense power as the game progresses, and the player can obtain a desired weapon from the plurality of acquired weapons and armor. You can equip a hunter with weapons and armor. In addition, it is possible to acquire items for making tools, weapons, and armor that assist attack power and defense power as the game progresses. In the virtual society, there is an armor shop that buys and sells weapons, armor and items, and an armor workshop that manufactures weapons and armor, and hunters are armed using currency (unit [z]) distributed in the virtual society. And can purchase and manufacture items.

  When a player completes a quest by operating a hunter that exists in the virtual society, a reward is paid for the achievement of the quest. The reward increases as the quest level increases. Each player receives an order for a quest independently, and not only does the game progress to achieve that quest, but also recruits friends for the quest he has ordered, or other players recruit friends. You can apply for certain quests and team up with a predetermined number of teams to advance the game to achieve a common quest.

  When a player receives an order for a quest alone, the player can acquire the entire reward for the quest. However, when the player receives an order for a quest jointly with another player, the player can acquire only an amount that equally divides the reward for the quest. Players get rewards while completing various quests for hunters, and they use the rewards to purchase weapons and items from the armor shop or manufacture them at the armor workshop. Can be simulated.

  When the player operates the hunter and completes the quest, in addition to the reward, the hunter set in the quest is given points to the hunter (hereinafter referred to as “hunter points”). In addition, hunters have multiple classes (hereinafter referred to as “hunter ranks”) that indicate the ability to subdue or capture monsters (hereinafter referred to as “subjugation etc.”). Rise every time you complete a quest.

  Also, the level of quests that can be ordered is determined by the Hunter rank. For example, if the hunter rank is 24 levels of HR1 to HR24, these ranks HR1 to HR24 are divided into 8 parts every 3 ranks, and the maximum quest level that can be ordered for each divided rank group is the quest. Corresponding to levels L1 to L8. That is, the quest level that can be ordered with Hunter Rank HR1 to HR3 is (L1), the quest level that can be ordered with Hunter Rank HR4 to HR6 is (L1, L2), and the quest level that can be ordered with Hunter Rank HR7 to HR9 is (L1). ˜L3),... Quest levels that can be ordered with Hunter ranks HR22 to HR24 are (L1 to L8).

  When a player participates in a game for the first time, a hunter who is a substitute for the player who appears in the virtual society is provided with the minimum necessary equipment, living funds and residence. Accordingly, the player operates the game device 2 to control the movement of the hunter in the virtual society, and obtains a reward while performing a quest corresponding to the hunter rank, and acquires necessary weapons and items by the reward. Will be repeated. As the hunter rank of the hunter increases, quests with higher difficulty (quest level) can be ordered, and when a quest with higher difficulty is achieved, a higher reward is obtained, so the player can You can experience how the hunter's living environment in the virtual society improves as you progress.

Also, if multiple hunters controlled by multiple players form a team and complete a common quest, each hunter has a friendship point QP on condition that the guild cards are exchanged. Given. Since this friendship point QP is given to each hunter who has a guild card, each hunter's guild card has a friendship point QP (i) (i is the hunter number) accumulated value ΣQP ( and i), the cumulative value SUMQP = ΣQP friendly level point QP is the sum of the friendship level point QP (i) of each Hunter (1) + ΣQP (2) + ... + ΣQP (n) (n is a replaceable guild card Maximum number of hunters).

  Then, every time the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) for each hunter reaches a preset integration threshold value SQP, a predetermined privilege is given to the hunter, and the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship point QP is A predetermined privilege (different from the privilege based on the integrated value of friendship points for each hunter) is given to the hunter every time the preset cumulative threshold TQP is achieved. The preset integration threshold value SQP is a value that is an integer multiple of 10, for example, 10, 20, 30,. The preset cumulative threshold TQP is a value that is an integer multiple of 20, for example, 20, 40, 60. The integrated threshold value SQP and the cumulative threshold value TQP are design matters and can be arbitrarily set.

  The predetermined privilege is, for example, that an item that can be acquired only by the friendship point QP, for example, a heart-shaped coin (hereinafter referred to as “heart coin”) is given as a reward. A plurality of types of coins of different colors are prepared for this heart coin, and the color of the heart coin that can be earned varies depending on the accumulated threshold value SQP and the accumulated threshold value TQP of the cleared friendship point QP.

For example, in this embodiment, five types of heart coins of green, yellow, white, blue and red are prepared, and the green and yellow heart coins are integrated values ΣQP (i of the friendship points QP (i) for each hunter. ) Is given to each hunter every time the predetermined integration threshold value SQP is reached. For example, for each hunter, when the accumulated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship points QP (i) reaches the accumulated threshold SQP = 10, 20, 30, 40, three green heart coins are given to each hunter, If the accumulated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship points QP (i) exceeds “40”, three yellow heart coins are reached each time the accumulated threshold value SQP = 10 × K (K = 5, 6, 7,...) Is reached. Each hunter is given one by one.

Further, a predetermined number of white, blue and red heart coins are given to each hunter each time the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship points QP reaches a predetermined cumulative threshold value TQP. Which color of the heart coin is paid is related to the above-mentioned Hunter Rank. In this embodiment, the Hunter Rank is classified into three types of Normal Rank, Hard Rank, and Gray Trunk in ascending order. Only white heart coins are given to hunters, and white and blue heart coins are given alternately to hard-ranked hunters every time cumulative value SUMQP of friendship points QP reaches cumulative threshold TQP. Every time the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship point QP reaches the cumulative threshold value TQP, white, blue and red heart coins are sequentially given.

  For example, in the above example, if the hunter ranks HR1 to HR12 are normal ranks, the hunter ranks HR13 to HR20 are hard ranks, and the hunter ranks HR21 to HR24 are gray trunks, each hunter has a friendship point QP at the hunter ranks HR1 to HR12. To collect only white heart coins, hard ranks HR13 to HR20 can collect white and blue heart coins by collecting friendship points QP, and gray trunks HR21 to HR24 have friendship points QP. Collecting gives you white, blue and red heart coins.

  The heart coin is a coin for exchanging with a specific rare item in the game space. It is the same as a coin paid as a reward in the sense that it is to be exchanged for armor, armor, or other items, but a heart coin is a coin for rewards in that it is a dedicated coin for a particular rare item. Is different. That is, it is a coin for exclusive use of rare item exchange newly added by adding friendship point QP.

The rare items that can be exchanged for each color heart coin are different, and the rareness of the items exchanged in the order of green, yellow, white, blue, and red is high. Therefore, each player raises the hunter rank of the hunters he or she controls, and collects friendship points QP by teaming up with the best players and performing a number of quests, thereby collecting rare items. Will be able to obtain. Since the player usually seeks acquisition of items with high rarity, in the game system 1 according to the present embodiment, the player can obtain only by the accumulated value SUMQP of the friendship point QP and the accumulated value ΣQP (i) for each hunter. By providing a rare item, a new way of enjoying the game is provided to the player, and the fun of the network game is further enhanced.

  The game space of “Monster Hunter Portable” is a field where hunters, who are players of other players, live, receive orders for quests, and prepare for those quests (hereinafter referred to as “base fields”). It consists of a field for inhabiting and performing quests (hereinafter referred to as “hunting field”).

  In the base field, there are houses where hunters live, places where hunters gather (hereinafter referred to as “meeting places”), armor shops, armor workshops, etc. The game progresses by repeating the order for the quest and the journey to complete the quest.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a basic scene configuration when a hunter receives a quest in the game space and goes on a journey to achieve the quest.

  In the figure, (a) shows the first scene when the game is started (scene "in the hunter's house"), and shows the state where the hunter A is in the house. When the player operates the direction key of the operation unit 212, the hunter A displayed on the display unit 208 moves in the operated direction. When the player operates the “□ button” of the operation unit 212 with the hunter A in front of the door d1, the hunter A can open the door d1 and go out of the house. Accordingly, if the player operates the direction key of the operation unit 212 to move the hunter A in front of the door d1, and then operates the “□ button” of the operation unit 212, the hunter A will go out of the house. Thus, the screen of the display unit 208 is switched to the “inside village” scene of (b).

  FIG. 3B shows a village scene where Hunter A lives in the game space. When the player operates the direction key of the operation unit 212 in this scene, Hunter A moves in the village in the operation direction. Become. As described above, the village is provided with a hunter A house H1, a meeting place H2, an armor shop (not shown), and an armor workshop (not shown), and the player operates the direction keys of the operation unit 212. Then, if the hunter A is moved in front of the entrance (door or the like) of a desired building and the “□ button” of the operation unit 212 is operated, the hunter A can be put into the building.

  Since the order for the quest and the departure for the quest achievement are performed at the meeting place H2, the player operates the direction key of the operation unit 212 to move the hunter A in front of the door d2 of the meeting place H2, and operate it. When the “□ button” of the section 212 is operated, the hunter A enters the meeting place H2, and the screen of the display section 208 is switched to the scene “in the meeting place” of (c).

  At the same time, the wireless LAN module 214 is activated, and communication with other game apparatuses 2 for information transmission / reception is performed. This communication state is continued even when the meeting place H2 goes to the hunting field for the quest achievement, but is released when the meeting place H2 enters the village. That is, in the scenes of FIGS. 3A and 3B, the wireless LAN is not configured with the other game apparatuses 2, and the wireless LAN is configured in the scenes of FIGS.

In FIG. 1, in order to distinguish the four game devices 2, the reference numerals are “2A”, “2B”, “2C”, and “2D” in order from the upper game device 2 in the clockwise direction. ) Is a game screen on the display unit 208 of the game apparatus 2A, in this state, the player of the game apparatus 2B operates the direction key or the “□ button” on the operation unit 212 to bring Hunter B into the meeting place H2. , Information indicating that the hunter B has entered the meeting place H2 and information regarding the hunter B (information for drawing the hunter B, position information at the meeting place H2, etc.) are transmitted to the game apparatus 2A. At the same time, information related to Hunter A (information for drawing Hunter A, position information at meeting place H2, etc.) is transmitted from game device 2A to game device 2B.

By sending and receiving the position information in the meeting place H2 of the hunters A and B, the game apparatus 2A displays “inside the meeting place” displayed on the display unit 208 by the drawing processor 205 based on the received information about the hunter B. A drawing process for causing Hunter B to appear in the scene is performed. Similarly, in the game apparatus 2B, based on the received information regarding the hunter A, the drawing processing processor 205 performs a drawing process for switching to an image in which the hunter B is entered in the meeting place H2 where the hunter A exists on the display unit 208. As for the other game devices 2C and 2D, when the player performs the same operation as that of the game device 2B, the drawing processing processor 205 performs the same drawing process. In each of the game devices 2A to 2D, the game devices 2C and 2D An image in which two hunters who are the players of the player gather at the meeting place H2 is displayed on the display unit 208.

In the “inside meetinghouse” scene, the guild manager C and the guild reception D for receiving the guild are displayed at the counter. The guild manager C plays a role of providing information necessary for the progress of the game to the player through conversations with the hunters A, B,. This information includes information related to quests that can be ordered at the meeting place H2, a method of configuring friends for the ordered quests, and the like. Also, the guild manager C gives a hunter who has returned after completing the quest, when the cumulative value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) has reached the predetermined cumulative threshold SQP, or the cumulative value SUMQP is predetermined. It also has a role of paying out the heart coins given when the accumulated threshold TQP is reached to the hunter.

  On the other hand, the guild reception D plays a role of providing information regarding the quest to the hunter and enabling the order of the quest. For example, in the game apparatus 2A, when the player operates the direction key of the operation unit 212 or the “◯ button” to make the conversation between the hunter A and the guild reception D, as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  Then, the player operates the direction key (up / down key) of the operation unit 212 to select a desired quest, for example, “monster M1 hunting”, and operates the “○ button” of the operation unit 212 to select the desired quest. Once determined, the order for the “Monster M1 Hunt” quest is completed. A series of operation information for the quest order of the player in the game apparatus 2A is transmitted to the other game apparatuses 2B to 2D as needed.

  In the “inside meetinghouse” scene, a bulletin board E for recruiting friends for the ordered quest is also displayed (see FIG. 3C). Following the series of operations for ordering the quest, the player of the game apparatus 2A asks the guild reception D to ask "Do you want to recruit friends?" ) And “O” button to select “YES” and input to specify the number of people to be recruited in the same way, and the quest for “Monster M1 Hunting” that has been ordered is pasted on the bulletin board E. When the “monster M1 hunting” quest is pasted on the bulletin board E, the player of the game apparatus 2A is in a state of recruiting friends for this quest.

  Since this recruitment state is displayed on the game screen of the display unit 208 of the game devices 2B to 2D, each player of the game devices 2B to 2D operates the operation unit 212 to place a hunter controlled by itself in front of the bulletin board E. When the “□ button” on the operation unit 212 is operated, participation in the “monster M1 hunting” quest is established. For example, when the player of the game device 2B operates the operation unit 212 to move the hunter B in front of the bulletin board E and operates the “□ button” of the operation unit 212, the quest for “monster M1 hunting” of the hunter B is performed. Participation is established. That is, it is established that Hunter A forms a team with Hunter B. Information on the formation of the team is transmitted and received between the game apparatuses 2A to 2D.

In the present embodiment, the maximum number of players that can form a team in one quest is four, and thereafter, the hunters controlled by the players of the game apparatuses 2C and 2D (hereinafter referred to as hunters controlled by the game apparatus 2C). "Hunter C ' " and the hunter controlled by the game device 2D is called "Hunter D' ") to join the team of Hunter A, the recruitment status of friends for the "Monster M1 Hunt" quest is canceled, You can go on a journey to accomplish that quest.

  Note that the player of the game device 2A can go on a journey to achieve the quest with a team of less than the capacity by performing an operation for departure to the quest described later in a state of less than the capacity. On the other hand, when a team becomes full, game devices 2 other than the game devices 2A to 2D cannot allow a hunter controlled by the game device 2 to participate in the team, and only become a member of another team. Absent.

Each player of the game apparatuses 2A to 2D operates a direction key of the operation unit 212 after the team for the “monster M1 hunting” quest is formed, and sends the hunters A , B, C ′, D ′ to the meeting place H2. When the player of the game apparatus 2A moves to a predetermined exit provided (not shown in FIG. 3C) and performs a starting operation, for example, pressing an “□ button” of the operation unit 212, As shown in FIG. 3D, the game screens of the display units 208 of the game devices 2A to 2D are switched to the “hunting field” screen corresponding to the quest, and the game progresses to hunting monsters. .

In the screen of FIG. 3D, each player of the game apparatuses 2A to 2D operates the operation unit 212 independently of each other to control the operations of the hunters A , B, C ′, and D ′ that are their alternations. be able to. The operation information of each game device 2A to 2D is communicated with each other, and is reflected in the actions of the hunters A , B, C ′, and D ′ that are the other players displayed on the display unit 208 of each game device 2A to 2D. Thus, each player can enjoy a game in which a monster is subjugated by teaming up with other players.

In the scene of “inside the meeting place” shown in FIG. 3C, the above-described guild cards can be exchanged between the hunters A , B, C ′, and D ′ . More specifically, each player of the game devices 2A to 2D passes the guild cards of hunters A , B, C ′, and D ′ controlled by the players to the hunters A , B, C ′, and D ′ of other players. Can be operated. Also, other players can decide whether to receive the passed guild card.

  Therefore, for example, when the player of the game apparatus 2A transmits the guild card of the hunter A to the game apparatus 2B, if the player of the game apparatus 2B performs an operation of receiving the transmitted guild card, the guild card of the hunter A becomes the hunter B It was passed to. On the other hand, if the player of the game apparatus 2B performs an operation not to receive the transmitted guild card, or if the reception is automatically refused due to a condition such as already having the guild card of Hunter A, Hunter A No guild card will be handed over to Hunter B. As a result, when the player A and the player B perform the operation of handing the guild card to the opponent's hunter to the hunter controlled by the player A and the player B and receiving the guild card from the opponent's hunter, the guild between the hunters A and B Card exchange will be established.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a guild card.

  The guild card 4 corresponds to a real business card in the game space, and has a horizontally long rectangular shape. A friendship degree display area AR1 for displaying information related to the friendship point is provided at the right end of the card. In addition, a self-introduction area AR2 describing a hunter's self-introduction is provided in the lower left part of the friendship degree display area AR1, and a hunter-specific information display area AR3 for displaying information unique to the hunter is provided in the upper left part of the area. An equipment display area AR4 for displaying information on weapons and armor that the hunter is currently equipped with is provided in the approximate center of the upper part of the self-introduction display area AR2.

In the friendship degree display area AR1, the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship degree points QP (i) for each hunter is displayed by the amount of points accumulated in the heart-shaped container 41. The heart-shaped container 41 is filled with 100 points, and when the number exceeds 100 points, the number of heart-shaped containers 41 is indicated by “heart symbol × number”. The friendship point QP in the heart-shaped container 41 is displayed so that the point level increases, for example, in units of 10 points.

Also, heart-shaped container 41, as shown in FIG. 5, are displayed in symbol character 42 that models the player to control the Hunter friendship degree target is held in the hand, thereby friendly level point QP between the character 42 integrated value ΣQP (i) is adapted to be seen visually in (i). In the example of FIG. 5, if the guild card 4 is a hunter A guild card owned by the player of the game apparatus 2B and the cat character is the model of the player of the game apparatus 2A, the friendship degree display area AR1 includes: It is indicated that the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) indicating the friendship degree of Hunter B with Hunter A is “250 points”. In this way, the friendship level is visually displayed by the character image in order to create visual enjoyment and fun of the game, and is not limited to the display mode shown in FIG. Absent.

In the self-introduction display area AR2, a simple self-introduction message of the hunter is displayed in characters. For example, "Hello, still a fledgling hunter. Regards." Is a text message, such as are displayed. This self-introduction sentence can be arbitrarily input by the player through an “editing” operation of the guild card 4 described later. Although the guild card 4 corresponds to a business card of a hunter, the game mate also has a character as a business card of a player who operates the hunter. For this reason, the content of the self-introduction display area AR2 may be the content of the player's own introduction.

In the hunter specific information display area AR3, information such as a hunter title, a hunter name, a hunter rank, a skill, and a battle history are displayed. Among them, the title of the hunter can be input by the player through the “editing” operation of the guild card 4 . For example, a title of a hunter is prepared in advance with a plurality of title names, and the player can set the title by selecting a desired title from among them.

  In the equipment display area AR4, the equipment that the hunter is currently equipped with is “weapon”, “head equipment”, “body equipment”, “arm equipment”, “waist equipment”, and “leg equipment” from the top. Is displayed.

The operation related to the guild card 4 can be performed by displaying a menu screen on the game screen of the display unit 208 and selecting a “guild card” included in the menu screen. The operation unit 212 includes an operation button for displaying a menu screen, and the player can display the menu screen as a pop-up screen on the game screen by operating the operation button.

  On the menu screen, a plurality of items including the item “guild card” are arranged vertically, and at the beginning of the display, the uppermost item is highlighted as a selection item. In the display state of the menu screen, processing related to the “guild card” based on the player's operation is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the player operates the direction key (up / down key) of the operation unit 212 to move the reverse display position to the “guild card” field, and operates the “○ button” of the operation unit 212 to operate the “guild card”. (S1: YES), “View”, “Edit”, and “Pass” sub-items are displayed next to the “Guild Card” field, and “View” at the top is highlighted as a selection item. (S2). In this display state, when the player operates the direction key (up / down key) and the “○ button” on the operation unit 212 to select processing of a desired item, the processing program for that item is activated, and processing for that item is performed. Is done.

That is, when the “view” item is selected (S3: YES), a list of guild cards 4 acquired from other players as shown in FIG. Based on the operation of the operation unit 212, processing for viewing a desired guild card 4 in the list is performed (S4).

As shown in FIG. 7, the list of guild cards 4 includes a card No. in the horizontal direction. The hunter name, hunter rank (HR), and friendship points fields are provided, and the acquired guild card 4 is displayed along with the contents of these fields in units of eight in the vertical direction.

In addition, the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship points QP is displayed at the top of the list. At the beginning of the display, the topmost guild card 4 in the list is highlighted as a selection item, and the highlighted display position can be moved by the player operating the direction key (up / down direction key) of the operation unit 212. A portion of “No. 2 JIRO 22 118” surrounded by a frame in FIG. 7 indicates a reverse display position. If there is a guild card 4 that is not displayed (No. 9 or later guild card 4 ), the player operates the direction key (left / right direction key) of the operation unit 212, for example, No. 9. 9 to No. The displayed screens of the 16 guild cards 4 are sequentially switched and displayed.

When the player operates the direction key (up / down key) of the operation unit 212 to highlight the position of the desired hunter name and operates the “○ button” of the operation unit 212, the guild card 4 of that hunter name is displayed. It is displayed in the display mode shown in FIG. 5, and details of the guild card 4 can be seen. Thereafter, when the player operates the “x button” of the operation unit 212, the display returns to the list display of the guild card 4 shown in FIG. Further, the guild card 4 with a hunter name that is considered unnecessary by the player can be deleted by highlighting the hunter name and operating the “START button” on the operation unit 212.

Returning to FIG. 6, when the “edit” item is selected (S5: YES), an edit screen of the guild card 4 of the hunter operated by the player as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the game screen of the display unit 208. Then, based on the operation of the operation unit 212 of the player, processing for correcting the title of the hunter in the hunter-specific information display area AR3 of the guild card 4 shown in FIG. 5 and the content of self-introduction is performed ( S6 ). In the editing screen of FIG. 8, the title, self-introduction, and action (the action of making the player model the character 42) can be edited, and the player operates the direction keys (up and down direction keys) of the operation unit 212. By doing so, a desired edit field can be selected.

  After the player selects the self-introduction column, when the “○ button” of the operation unit 212 is operated, a keyboard is displayed on the display unit 208, and the player can change the content of the self-introduction using this keyboard. . Then, after inputting the contents of the self-introduction, when the player operates the “◯ button” of the operation unit 212, the contents are fixed, and the self-introduction column is corrected to the contents.

  On the other hand, when the player selects the title or action column and then operates the “○ button” on the operation unit 212, a plurality of preset titles or actions are displayed in a list, and the player can use the direction key ( The desired title or action can be selected by operating the up and down direction keys. After that, when the player operates the “O” button of the operation unit 212, the selected content is confirmed, and the title column or the action column is corrected to the content.

Returning to FIG. 6, when the item “pass” is selected (S7: YES), a process of passing the own guild card 4 to another player is performed (S8).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of processing in which a player passes his / her guild card 4 to another player. Hereinafter, a process of transferring the guild card 4 from the player of the game apparatus 2A to the player of the game apparatus 2B will be described.

When the “pass” process is selected, a list (hereinafter referred to as “hunter list”) in which hunters of opponents who can pass the guild card 4 are arranged in the vertical direction is displayed on the game screen of the display unit 208. (S10). This hunter list includes all hunters operated by players of other game devices 2 connected to the game device 2A via a wireless LAN, depending on conditions such as having already gone on a quest trip. If the guild card 4 cannot be delivered, this is indicated by changing the display color. In the initial display of the hunter list, the reverse display position indicating the selected position is the topmost hunter.

When the player operates the “□” button on the operation unit 212 with the hunter list displayed (S11: YES), the hunter at the selected position on the hunter list is set as the transmission partner (S12). . Further, when the direction key (up / down direction key) of the operation unit 212 is operated by the player (S13: YES), the selection position (reverse display position) on the hunter list is moved in the operation direction (S14). Further, when the “O” button of the operation unit 212 is operated by the player (S15: YES), the process proceeds to step S16, and the process of transmitting the guild card 4 to the set transmission partner game device 2 is performed. Is called.

Accordingly, the player operates the direction key (up / down direction key) of the operation unit 212 to move the selected position to a desired hunter, and operates the “□ button” of the operation unit 212 to move the guild card 4 . You can set multiple hunters you want to send.

After the transmission partner is set, when the “O” button of the operation unit 212 is operated by the player (S15: YES), a confirmation message as to whether or not the guild card 4 can be transmitted is displayed on the game screen of the display unit 208 ( S16). On the game screen of the display unit 208, for example, a confirmation message is displayed with the characters “I want to send a guild card. Are you sure? Yes / No”.

The “Yes / No” portion can be selected by the direction keys (left and right keys) of the operation unit 212. When the player selects “Yes” and operates the “○ button” of the operation unit 212 ( (S17: YES), a process of passing the guild card 4 to the set hunter is executed (S20). That is, if the set hunter is Hunter B, the information on the guild card 4 of Hunter A is transmitted from game device 2A to game device 2B. If hunters C ′ and D ′ other than Hunter B are set as transmission partners, information on guild card 4 of Hunter A is continuously transmitted from game device 2A to game devices 2B, 2C and 2D. . And the transmission result is displayed on the game screen of the display part 208 (S21), and the process which hands over the guild card 4 is complete | finished.

Transmission result is displayed on the game screen of the display unit 208 of the game device 2A, for hunters the completion of the transmission of the guild card 4, and displays a message indicating that sent the guild card 4 into their hunter guild A message indicating that the guild card 4 could not be transmitted is displayed to those hunters who failed to transmit the card 4 .

On the other hand, when the player selects “No” and operates the “O” button of the operation unit 212 (S18: YES), the process of handing over the guild card 4 is terminated without performing the processes of steps S20 and S21.

Note that the player can cancel the transmission partner of the already set guild card 4 by operating the “x button” on the operation unit 212. If the player operates the “x button” of the operation unit 212 in a state where a confirmation message for whether or not to transmit the guild card 4 is displayed on the game screen of the display unit 208 (S19 : YES ), the process returns to step S10. Return to the setting process of the transmission partner of the guild card 4 .

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for receiving a guild card 4 transmitted from another player. Below, it demonstrates as a reception process of the guild card 4 in the game device 2B to which the guild card 4 was transmitted from 2A of game devices.

When receiving the information of the guild card 4 from the game apparatus 2A, the game apparatus 2B, whether or not the state Hunter B has been completed starting preparations for the Quest journey, a guild card 4 Hunter A already It is determined whether or not the card holder for storing the guild card 4 is full (whether or not the information storage area of the guild card 4 provided in the RAM 203 is full) (S31, If the hunter B is in a ready state for departure (S31, S35), the information “impossible to receive” is returned to the game apparatus 2A (S32), and the receiving process for the guild card 4 is completed. If the hunter B already has the guild card 4 (S33: YES), information “reception unnecessary” is returned to the game apparatus 2A (S34), and the receiving process of the guild card 4 is completed, and the card holder Is full (S35: YES), the information “cannot be received” is returned to the game apparatus 2A (S36), and the receiving process of the guild card 4 is completed.

If Hunter B is not ready for departure (S31: NO), does not have Hunter A's guild card 4 (S33: NO), and the card holder is not full (S35: NO), Step The process proceeds to S37, and a display indicating reception of the guild card 4 is performed on the game screen of the display unit 208. This display is performed by an icon display or a text message such as “Guild card has arrived”.

For the reception of the guild card 4, the player sees the guild card 4, the Remove guild card 4 (not stored on the card holder), and stores the guild card 4 in the card holder, one of the It can be carried out. The process of viewing the guild card 4 is performed by operating the “□ button” of the operation unit 212, and the process of deleting the guild card 4 is performed by operating the “× button” of the operation unit 212. The process of storing the card 4 is performed by operating the “◯ button” on the operation unit 212.

Therefore, when the player operates the “□ button” of the operation unit 212 in the reception display state of the guild card 4 (S38: YES), the guild card of Hunter A received on the game screen of the display unit 208 of the game apparatus 2B is displayed. 4 is displayed in the display mode shown in FIG. 5 (S39). When the “X button” of the operation unit 212 is operated by the player while the guild card 4 of the hunter A is displayed (S40: YES), the process proceeds to step S37, and the reception state of the guild card 4 is displayed. Return.

Further, when the “x button” of the operation unit 212 is operated by the player in the display state of reception of the guild card 4 (S41: YES), the guild card 4 received on the game screen of the display unit 208 of the game apparatus 2B is deleted. A confirmation message is displayed (S42). On the game screen of the display unit 208, for example, a confirmation message with characters “Delete it? Are you sure? Yes / No” is displayed.

The “Yes / No” portion can be selected by the direction keys (left and right keys) of the operation unit 212. When the player selects “Yes” and operates the “○ button” of the operation unit 212 (S43). : YES), the process of deleting the received guild card 4 and the process of displaying the process result are executed (S44), and the receiving process of the guild card 4 is completed. On the other hand, when the player selects “NO” and operates the “◯ button” of the operation unit 212 (S43: NO), the process proceeds to step S37, and the display state of the reception of the guild card 4 is returned.

In addition, when the player operates the “○ button” of the operation unit 212 in the reception display state of the guild card 4 (S45: YES), the received guild card 4 is stored on the game screen of the display unit 208 of the game apparatus 2B. A confirmation message is displayed (S46). On the game screen of the display unit 208, for example, a confirmation message with characters “Save. Are you sure? Yes / No” is displayed.

The “Yes / No” portion can be selected by the direction keys (left and right keys) of the operation unit 212 as in the case of deletion. When the player selects “Yes” and operates the “O” button on the operation unit 212 (S47: YES), processing for saving the received guild card 4 in the card holder and processing for displaying the processing result are executed. (S48), the process for receiving the guild card 4 ends. On the other hand, when the player selects “NO” and operates the “◯ button” on the operation unit 212 (S47: NO), the process proceeds to step S37 and returns to the reception display state of the guild card 4 .

  Next, the game progress process when a plurality of hunters form a journey to achieve a quest in the hunting field with a team will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following description, the processing procedure in the game apparatus 2A will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure for game progress in the scene of the hunting field shown in FIG.

  Whether or not the operation unit 212 of the game device 2A is operated by a player is constantly monitored (S51), and whether or not the operation unit 212 of the game devices 2B to 2D is operated by another player (operations from the game devices 2B to 2D). Whether or not information is transmitted) is constantly monitored (S52). When the player operates the operation unit 212 of the game apparatus 2A at an arbitrary timing (S51: YES), the information is displayed on the display unit 208 of the game apparatus 2A. Drawing processing is performed by the drawing processor 205 so that the hunter A operates in accordance with the operation (S53). In addition, operation information of the operation unit 212 of the game apparatus 2A is transmitted to the other game apparatuses 2B to 2D (S54). Thereby, in the other game devices 2B to 2D, the drawing processing processor 205 performs the drawing process so that the hunter A displayed on the display unit 208 operates according to the operation.

  Further, when operation information of operation unit 212 is transmitted from any of game devices 2B to 2D at an arbitrary timing (S52: YES), it corresponds to the game device displayed on display unit 208 of game device 2A. Drawing processing is performed by the drawing processing processor 205 so that the hunter operates according to the operation (S55). For example, when the operation information of the operation unit 212 is transmitted from the game device 2B, the hunter B corresponding to the game device 2B displayed on the display unit 208 of the game device 2A operates according to the operation. The drawing processing processor 205 performs drawing processing.

Then, while repeating the processing of steps S51 to S55, when the four players of the game apparatuses 2A to 2D control the actions of the hunters A , B, C ′, and D ′, respectively, subjugate the monster that is the target of the quest ( S56: YES), the completion of the quest is displayed (S58), and a predetermined reward is paid as a reward for the achievement of the quest (S60). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the guild cards 4 of the hunters B , C ′, and D ′ are stored in the card holder (S61), and any hunters B , C ′, and D ′ have the guild cards 4 . If not (S61: NO), the process proceeds to step S65, where the process for returning to the meeting place H2 (the process for returning to the scene of “inside the meeting place” in FIG. 3C) is executed, and the journey to achieve the quest. The game progress process ends.

If the guild card 4 of any one of the hunters B , C ′, and D ′ is held (S61: YES), the friendship point QP (i) for the hunter is given to the hunter A (S62). For example, Hunter B, C ', D' "1" Hunter numbers in the order of "2", and "3", Hunter B, C ', D' When have all guild card 4, The friendship points QP (1), QP (2), and QP (3) with the hunters B , C ′, and D ′ are given to the hunter A.

Subsequently, the friendship point QP (i) for each given hunter is added to the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point (S63), and the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) is updated. Is done.

In addition, all friendly level point QP granted (i) is added to the cumulative value SUMQP friendly level point QP (S64), the cumulative value SUMQP friendly level point QP is updated. For example, when the friendship points QP (1), QP (2), and QP (3) are awarded for all of the hunters B , C ', and D' , these friendship points QP (1) and QP (2) , QP (3) is added to the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship points QP .

When the accumulating process and accumulating process of the friendship point QP (i) are completed, the process proceeds to step S65, and the process of returning to the meeting place H2 (the process of returning to the “meeting place” scene in FIG. 3C) is executed. In step S65, the game progress process for the journey to achieve the quest ends.

Also, for example, if all the hunters who have departed for the quest have failed to achieve the quest, such as being killed by monsters (S57: NO), the quest failure is displayed (S59), the payment of the reward or the friendship point QP The process of returning to the meeting place H2 without executing the process of granting is executed (S65), and the game progress process of the journey for achieving the quest ends.

  Next, processing for generating a special game effect based on the integrated value ΣQP (i) or the cumulative value SUMQP of friendship points will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. The following description will be given as a processing procedure in the game apparatus 2A.

12 returns to the “inside meeting place” scene shown in FIG. 3 (c) after completing the quest, and by talking with the guild manager C, the friendship point QP (i) accumulated value ΣQP (i) or It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which receives a heart coin based on the accumulation value SUMQP.

  Even in the “meeting hall” scene, the player is constantly monitored for the operation of the operation unit 212 of the game apparatus 2A (S71), and the other players operate the operation unit 212 of the game apparatuses 2B to 2D. (S72: YES), the operation unit 212 of the game apparatus 2A is operated by the player at an arbitrary timing (S71: YES). The drawing processor 205 performs a drawing process so that the hunter A displayed on the display unit 208 of the game apparatus 2A operates in accordance with the operation (S73), and the operation information of the operation unit 212 of the game apparatus 2A Is transmitted to the other game devices 2B to 2D (S74). Thereby, in the other game devices 2B to 2D, the drawing processing processor 205 performs the drawing process so that the hunter A displayed on the display unit 208 operates according to the operation.

  Further, when operation information of operation unit 212 is transmitted from any of game devices 2B to 2D at an arbitrary timing (S72: YES), it corresponds to the game device displayed on display unit 208 of game device 2A. Drawing processing is performed by the drawing processor 205 so that the hunter operates in accordance with the operation (S75). For example, when the operation information of the operation unit 212 is transmitted from the game device 2B, the hunter B corresponding to the game device 2B displayed on the display unit 208 of the game device 2A operates according to the operation. The drawing processing processor 205 performs drawing processing.

Then, when hunter A speaks to guild manager C while repeating the processes of steps S71, S73, and S74 (S76: YES), whether or not cumulative value SUMQP of friendship point QP has reached a predetermined cumulative threshold TQP. Is discriminated (S77). Predetermined cumulative threshold TQP changes according to increase of the cumulative value SUMQP friendly level point QP, an integral multiple of a value of 20 does not exceed the cumulative value SUMQP previous friendship level point QP is a predetermined cumulative threshold TQP Become. For example, if the cumulative value SUMQP of the previous friendship point QP is “35”, “40”, “60”,... “20 × K (K: integer)” becomes the predetermined cumulative threshold TQP. When the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship point QP has reached the predetermined cumulative threshold TQP (S77: YES), processing I for paying out a reward (heart coin) for the increase of the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship point QP is performed. (S78), the special game effect generation process based on the friendship point QP ends.

As described above, the reward payout process I is a process of paying out a white, blue or red heart coin to Hunter A based on the Hunter Rank of Hunter A and the cumulative value SUMQP of Friendship Points QP . In this process, the hunter rank of hunter A is determined, and a process of paying out heart coins to hunter A is performed based on the determination result and the determination result in step S77.

For example, if Hunter A has a normal rank and the cumulative value SUMQP of the current friendship point QP reaches “40”, white heart coins are paid out to Hunter A. Also, if Hunter A is a hard rank and the cumulative value SUMQP of this friendship point QP has reached “40”, the previous reward (reward when TQP = 20) will be a white heart coin. Is paid out, so blue heart coins are paid out to Hunter A in this reward. Also, if Hunter A is a gray trunk and the cumulative value SUMQP of this friendship point QP has reached “60”, the blue heart coin will be used for the previous reward (reward when TQP = 40). Has been paid out, so red heart coins are paid out to Hunter A in this reward.

If the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship point QP does not reach the predetermined cumulative threshold TQP in step S77 (S77: NO), the cumulative value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) for each hunter is the predetermined cumulative threshold. It is determined whether or not SQP (i) has been reached (S79). The predetermined integration threshold value SQP changes according to the increase of the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) , and the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the previous friendship point QP (i) does not exceed 10 Is a predetermined integral threshold value SQP. Further, the predetermined integration threshold value SQP is different for each hunter.

For example, if the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the previous friendship point QP (i) for Hunter B is “35”, “40”, “50”,... “10 × K (K: integer)” is Hunter A predetermined integration threshold SQP (1) for B (“1” is a hunter number assigned to hunter B). If the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the previous friendship point QP (i) with respect to the hunter C ′ is “12”, “20”, “30”,... “10 × K (K: integer)” A predetermined integration threshold value SQP (2) for the hunter C ′ (“2” is a hunter number assigned to the hunter C ′ ).

When the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) for each hunter has reached a predetermined integration threshold SQP (i) (S79: YES), the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship point QP (i) ) Is paid out (S80), and the special game effect generation process based on the friendship point QP ends.

As described above, the reward payout process II is a process in which green or yellow heart coins are paid out to the hunter A for each hunter based on the integrated value ΣQP (i) of the friendship points QP (i) . For example, if the accumulated value ΣQP (1) of the current friendship point QP (i) of Hunter B reaches the accumulated threshold value SQP (1) = 30, green heart coins are paid out to Hunter A. If the accumulated value ΣQP (1) of the current friendship point QP (i) of Hunter B reaches the accumulated threshold value SQP (1) = 40, yellow heart coins are paid out to Hunter A.

In the above embodiment, a special coin for rare item exchange is paid out as a special game effect for the integrated value ΣQP (i) or the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship point QP (i). As long as some kind of privilege is given to Hunter A based on the above, it is not limited to this. For example, as a special game effect based on the integrated value ΣQP (i) of friendship points QP (i) for each hunter, when a team is formed with the hunter, the attack power or defense power of the hunter A May be changed so as to be advantageous. For example, attack power and defense power may be increased, and special attack techniques and continuous techniques may be used.

Further, as a game effect based on the cumulative value SUMQP of the friendship degree points QP , when a certain cumulative threshold value TQP is reached, a hidden quest may be accepted or a hidden mini game may be enabled.

  In the above embodiment, a hunting action game has been described as an example. However, a configuration according to the present invention that evaluates friendship and generates a privilege as a game effect based on the evaluation value is common to a plurality of players. Any game device that enjoys game progress toward the purpose can be widely applied, and is not limited to the genre or type of game software. For example, the present invention can also be applied to other action games, role playing games, racing games, fighting games, and battle games.

  In the above embodiment, the game system 1 in which a plurality of game devices 2 are configured by a wireless LAN has been described. However, the present invention uses an Internet communication network instead of the wireless LAN, or a plurality of game devices. 2 can also be applied to a game system in which a wired network is formed.

It is a lineblock diagram showing an example of a game system concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a portable video game device. It shows an example of a basic scene configuration when a hunter receives an order for a quest in the game space and goes on a journey to achieve the quest. It is a figure which shows the state by which the selection screen of the quest was displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of a guild card. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the process regarding the "guild card" based on a player's operation in a menu screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the list | wrist of the acquired guild card. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which edits a guild card. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the process in which a player passes his guild card to another player. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the process which receives the guild card transmitted from the other player. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the game progress when a plurality of hunters form a journey for achieving a quest in the hunting field by teaming up. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which produces | generates the special game effect based on the integrated value or accumulation value of a friendship degree point.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game system 2 Portable video game apparatus 201 CPU
202 Drawing data generation processor 203 RAM
204 ROM
205 Drawing processor 206 VRAM
207 D / A converter 208 Display unit 209 Audio processor 210 Amplifier 211 Speaker 212 Operation unit 213 Driver 214 Wireless LAN module 215 Bus 3 Game media 4 Guild card

Claims (5)

It is connected to be capable of communicating with other Gate beam apparatus, a second character controlled by a first character and the player of the operation of the other game device that is controlled by the operation of the player appearing in the game space A computer for functioning as a game device for controlling a game ,
The computer,
And specific information reception means receives the unique information of the second character data transmitted from the other game device, stored in the memory,
Said first character and said second cooperative or if advanced game satisfies a predetermined condition by the opponent character, the second pre-Symbol first on condition that you save the unique information of the character an evaluation point generating means for generating the evaluation point for evaluating the relationship between the character and the second character,
Evaluation point integrating means for integrating the evaluation points generated by the evaluation point generating means for each second character ;
When the integration value of the evaluation point where the evaluation point accumulating means is integrated for each of the second character reaches a predetermined threshold value, and the game effect onset raw means to allow generating a predetermined game effect,
Game program to make it function. The predetermined threshold value includes a plurality of threshold values set at predetermined intervals, and the game effect generating means performs a predetermined game every time the integrated value of the evaluation points for each second character reaches each threshold value. The game program according to claim 1 , wherein an effect can be generated . The evaluation point accumulating unit accumulates all the evaluation points generated by the evaluation point generating unit, and the game effect generating unit is configured to generate a predetermined game effect when the accumulated value of the evaluation points reaches a predetermined accumulation threshold. The game program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game program can be generated . The predetermined cumulative threshold includes a plurality of cumulative thresholds set at predetermined intervals, and the game effect generating means can generate a predetermined game effect every time the cumulative value of the evaluation points reaches each cumulative threshold. to the game program according to claim 3. A game apparatus comprising: a program storage unit that stores the game program according to claim 1; and a computer that executes the game program stored in the program storage unit .

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