Game program, game controlling method, and information processing apparatus

A computer-implemented method, comprising executing on a computer having at least a processor, a storage unit, and a display screen configured to provide a graphical user interface, steps to operate a computer game comprising:

• storing, in the storage unit, an accumulated point value associated at least with a first player and a second player;
• receiving, from a user interface of the first player, a first action execution instruction, and executing, in the computer game, a first action based on the first action execution instruction;
• receiving, from a user interface of the second player, a second action execution instruction, and executing, in the computer game, a second action based on the second action execution instruction;
• incrementing the accumulated point value by a first amount based on the first action execution instruction, and incrementing the accumulated point value by a second amount based on the second action execution instruction;
• periodically causing the user interface of the first player and the user interface of the second player to update a gauge element based on a current value of the accumulated point value, and determining, after incrementing the accumulated point value, whether the accumulated point value has reached a threshold;
• restricting access to a gameplay action until the accumulated point value has reached a threshold, and, when the accumulated point value has reached a threshold, enabling access to the gameplay action and causing each of the user interface of the first player and the user interface of the second player to provide a gameplay action triggering element;
• and
• receiving a selection of the gameplay action triggering element from one of the first player and the second player, and causing the user interface of the one of the first player and the second player to be updated to remove the gameplay action triggering element.

An information processing apparatus configured to provide a computer game, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises at least a processor and a storage unit, the storage unit comprising computer-readable instructions configured to cause the information processing apparatus to carry out steps of:

• storing, in the storage unit, an accumulated point value associated at least with a first player and a second player;
• receiving, from a user interface of the first player, a first action execution instruction, and executing, in the computer game, a first action based on the first action execution instruction;
• receiving, from a user interface of the second player, a second action execution instruction, and executing, in the computer game, a second action based on the second action execution instruction;
• incrementing the accumulated point value by a first amount based on the first action execution instruction, and incrementing the accumulated point value by a second amount based on the second action execution instruction;
• periodically causing the user interface of the first player and the user interface of the second player to update a gauge element based on a current value of the accumulated point value, and determining, after incrementing the accumulated point value, whether the accumulated point value has reached a threshold;
• restricting access to a gameplay action until the accumulated point value has reached a threshold, and, when the accumulated point value has reached a threshold, enabling access to the gameplay action and causing each of the user interface of the first player and the user interface of the second player to provide a gameplay action triggering element;
• and
• receiving a selection of the gameplay action triggering element from one of the first player and the second player, and causing the user interface of the one of the first player and the second player to be updated to remove the gameplay action triggering element.