Game device, server device, game process control method, and information storage medium

A server device capable of communicating with a game device which performs a match process by controlling a COM character and controlling a player's character based on an operation input of a player, the server device comprising:

• a play data storage section which stores play data of each player recorded in a form available as control data of the COM character and identification information of the player while associating the play data with the identification information;
• a champion management section which manages one of the players as a champion;
• a champion play data transmission section which transmits the play data stored in the play data storage section and belonging to the player managed as the champion by the champion management section to the game device for use as control data of the COM character in the match process;
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• a play data update section which receives the play data of the player during the match process from the game device, and updates the play data of the player stored in the play data storage section based on the received play data;
• the champion management section allowing the champion to remain unchanged when the player has lost the match as a result of the match process of the game device, and managing the player as a new champion when the player has won the match as a result of the match process of the game device.

A game process control method comprising causing a computer to:

• store play data of each player recorded in a form available as control data of a COM character and identification information of the player while associating the play data with the identification information;
• manage one of the players as a champion;
• perform a specific login process to specify a present player;
• perform a match process by controlling the COM character based on the play data stored in the play data storage section and belonging to the player managed as the champion by the champion management section and controlling a player's character based on an operation input of the present player;
• update the play data of the player stored in the play data storage section based on the play data of the player during the match process of the match process section;
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• allow the champion to remain unchanged when the present player has lost the match as a result of the match process, and manage the present player as a new champion when the present player has won the match as a result of the match process.