Game device, game system, and computer-readable storage medium having program recorded thereon

A game device for controlling a baseball game or a softball game, in which a batter character operated by a user hits a ball object thrown by a pitcher character, comprising:

• a prediction accepting unit embodied by a processor programmed to accept a prediction made by the user on a pitch location;
• a pitch location deciding unit embodied by a processor programmed to decide the pitch location;
• a determination unit embodied by a processor programmed to determine a result of the prediction made by the user based on information on the prediction made by the user, which is accepted by the prediction accepting unit, and the pitch location, which is decided by the pitch location deciding unit;
• a display control unit embodied by a processor programmed to display an arrival point area indicating an arrival position of the ball object in an active area in which the ball object can be hit;
• and
• a decision unit embodied by a processor programmed to decide a result of batting when a specific area for hitting the ball object within the active area is specified based on a predetermined user's operation, the decision unit deciding the result of batting based on a positional relationship between the specific area and the arrival point area,
• wherein when the determination unit determines that the prediction made by the user is correct, after movement of the movable object is started, the display control unit increases a size of the arrival point area to be larger than a size of a case where the prediction is not made, while when the determination unit determines that the prediction made by the user is wrong, after movement of the movable object is started, the display control unit reduces the size of the arrival point area to be smaller than the size of the case where the prediction is not made.

A game system which comprises a terminal device used by a first user uses and a terminal device used by a second user, and which controls a game in which a character operated by the first user applies an action to a movable object operated by the second user, the game system comprising:

• a prediction accepting unit embodied by a processor programmed to accept a prediction made by the first user on a movement parameter of the movable object;
• a moving unit embodied by a processor programmed to decide the movement parameter of the movable object;
• a determination unit embodied by a processor programmed to determine a result of the prediction made by the first user based on information on the prediction made by the first user, which is accepted by the prediction accepting unit, and the movement parameter, which is decided by the moving unit;
• a display control unit embodied by a processor programmed to display an arrival point area indicating an arrival position of the movable object in an active area in which the action can be applied to the movable object;
• and
• a decision unit embodied by a processor programmed to decide the action to be applied to the movable object when a specific area for applying the action to the movable object within the active area is specified based on a predetermined first user's operation, the decision unit deciding the action based on a positional relationship between the specific area and the arrival point area,
• wherein the display control unit changes a size of the arrival point area based on determination of the result of the prediction by the determination unit, after movement of the movable object is started.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to operate as a game device, which causes the computer to function as respective units of the game device,

• wherein the game device comprises:
• a prediction accepting unit configured to accept a prediction made by a user on a movement parameter of the movable object;
• a moving unit configured to decide the movement parameter of the movable object;
• a determination unit configured to determine a result of the prediction made by the user based on information on the prediction made by the user, which is accepted by the prediction accepting unit, and the movement parameter, which is decided by the moving unit;
• a display control unit configured to display an arrival point area indicating an arrival position of the movable object in an active area in which the action can be applied to the movable object;
• and
• a decision unit configured to decide the action to be applied to the movable object when a specific area for applying the action to the movable object within the active area is specified based on a predetermined user's operation, the decision unit deciding the action based on a positional relationship between the specific area and the arrival point area,
• wherein the display control unit changes a size of the arrival point area based on determination of the result of the prediction by the determination unit, after movement of the movable object is started.