Game apparatus and game program

A game apparatus, comprising:

• first display means for displaying a game image including an object operable by the player;
• second display means;
• a touch panel provided in relation with the second display means for detecting operation information;
• area information setting means for dividing the touch panel into a plurality of areas and setting different area information for each of the plurality of areas;
• area distinguishing means for distinguishing an area indicated by the player on the operation information detected by an operation on the touch panel by the player;
• and
• object changing means for changing a display state of the object based on the area information which is set for the area distinguished by the area distinguishing means;
• wherein the second display means displays an image indicating a content of the area information which is set for each of the plurality of areas.

A storage medium storing a game program for causing a computer of a game apparatus, including a touch panel for detecting operation information which indicates an operation performed by the player and a display section provided in relation with the touch panel for displaying an image including an object operable by the player, to execute game processing by causing the computer of the game apparatus to function as:

• area information setting means for dividing the touch panel into a plurality of areas and setting different area information for each of the plurality of areas regarding a display state of the object;
• marker display position storage means for storing a display position of a marker for representing one of the plurality of areas;
• area distinguishing means for distinguishing an area indicated by the player and an area corresponding to the display position of the marker based on the operation information;
• marker distinguishing means for distinguishing whether or not the player indicates the marker based on the operation information and the display position of the marker;
• marker display position changing means for, when it is distinguished by the marker distinguishing means that the player indicates the marker, changing the display position of the marker in accordance with a change in the operation information;
• display control means for displaying the game image and the marker on the display section;
• and
• object changing means for, when the display position of the marker is changed by the marker display position changing means, changing the display state of the object based on the area information which is set for the area corresponding to the display position of the marker and distinguished by the area distinguishing means.

A storage medium storing a game program for causing a computer of a game apparatus, including first display means for displaying a game image including an object operable by the player, second display means, and a touch panel provided in relation with the second display means for detecting operation information, to execute game processing by causing the computer of the game apparatus to function as:

• area information setting means for dividing the touch panel into a plurality of areas and setting different area information for each of the plurality of areas;
• area distinguishing means for distinguishing an area indicated by the player based on the operation information detected by an operation on the touch panel by the player;
• and
• object changing means for changing a display state of the object based on the area information which is set for the area distinguished by the area distinguishing means;
• wherein the second display means displays an image indicating a content of the area information which is set for each of the plurality of areas.