Storage medium storing game program, game apparatus, and game control method

A game apparatus that displays on a screen a virtual game space in which a plurality of non-player objects serving as targets are arranged, said game apparatus comprising:

• a selection means for sequentially switching said plurality of non-player objects and selecting one non-player object therefrom each time a predetermined input is made from an operation means;
• a non-player object selection priority setting means for setting priorities for selection to be made by said selection means, for said plurality of non-player objects;
• and
• an input state continuous time detection means for detecting a continuous time during which a state where said predetermined input is being made continues, wherein
• said selection means includes:
• a first selection means for sequentially switching said plurality of non-player objects and selecting a non-player object, according to the priorities set by said non-player object selection priority setting means, when said continuous time is less than a predetermined value;
• and
• a second selection means for switching to a non-player object with a highest one of said priorities and selecting said non-player object, when said continuous time is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.

A game control method for a game apparatus that displays on a screen a virtual game space in which a plurality of non-player objects serving as targets are arranged, said game control method comprising the steps of:

• (a) sequentially switching said plurality of non-player objects and selecting one non-player object therefrom each time a predetermined input is made from an operation means;
• (b) setting priorities for selection to be made in said step (a), for said plurality of non-player objects;
• and
• (c) detecting a continuous time during which a state where said predetermined input is being made continues, wherein
• said step (a) includes the steps of:
• (a-1) sequentially switching said plurality of non-player objects and selecting a non-player object, according to the priorities set in said step (b), when said continuous time is less than a predetermined value;
• and
• (a-2) switching to a non-player object with a highest one of said priorities and selecting said non-player object, when said continuous time is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.