Game device, game device control method, program, and information storage medium

A game device method for controlling a game device for implementing a match in which a player character group corresponding to a plurality of game players competes with an opponent character or an opponent character group opposing the player character group, the method comprising:

• an operating character obtaining step of obtaining, for each of the plurality of game players, data on an operating character operated by the game player;
• a teammate character obtaining step of obtaining, for at least one game player among the plurality of game players, data on one or more teammate characters selected by the game player from among a plurality of characters owned by the game player;
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• a game executing step of implementing a match in which the player character group, to which a plurality of operating characters corresponding to the plurality of game players and the teammate character selected by the at least one game player belong, competes with the opponent character or the opponent character group, based on the data obtained at the operating character obtaining step and the data obtained at the teammate character obtaining step.

A program for causing a computer to function as a game device for implementing a match in which a player character group corresponding to a plurality of game players competes with an opponent character or an opponent character group opposing the player character group, the program for causing the computer to function as:

• operating character obtaining means for obtaining, for each of the plurality of game players, data on an operating character operated by the game player;
• teammate character obtaining means for obtaining, for at least one game player among the plurality of game players, data on one or more teammate characters selected by the game player from among a plurality of characters owned by the game player;
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• game execution means for implementing a match in which the player character group, to which a plurality of operating characters corresponding to the plurality of game players and the teammate character selected by the at least one game player belong, competes with the opponent character or the opponent character group, based on the data obtained by the operating character obtaining means and the data obtained by the teammate character obtaining means.

A computer readable information storage medium for storing a program for causing a computer to function as a game device for implementing a match in which a player character group corresponding to a plurality of game players competes with an opponent character or an opponent character group opposing the player character group, the program for causing the computer to function as:

• operating character obtaining means for obtaining, for each of the plurality of game players, data on an operating character operated by the game player;
• teammate character obtaining means for obtaining, for at least one game player among the plurality of game players, data on one or more teammate characters selected by the game player from among a plurality of characters owned by the game player;
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• game execution means for implementing a match in which the player character group, to which a plurality of operating characters corresponding to the plurality of game players and the teammate character selected by the at least one game player belong, competes with the opponent character or the opponent character group, based on the data obtained by the operating character obtaining means and the data obtained by the teammate character obtaining means.