Apparatus and method for displaying player character showing special movement state in network game

A method for progressing a game in which a plurality of players participate, each of the players who respectively use a plurality of terminal apparatuses manipulating player characters to participate in the game, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a movement information receiver, movement information transmitted from each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses;
• progressing, by a game processor, the game on the basis of the movement information received by the movement information receiver;
• determining, by a special character determiner, whether a presence of a special player character showing a predetermined special movement state is identified on the basis of the movement information received by the movement information receiver;
• transmitting, by a game information transmitter, game information according to a progress state of the game progressed by the game processor to at least one of the plurality of terminal apparatuses;
• receiving, by a game information receiver of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, the game information;
• causing, by a graphics processor of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, a display to display an image based on the game information received by the game information receiver;
• and
• transmitting, by a movement information transmitter of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, the movement information on a movement of a player character according to an input by a player from an input to the server apparatus,
• wherein the graphics processor of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses causes the display to display:
• a normal image based on the player character of the player who uses the terminal apparatus and a progress state of the game when the special character determiner determines that there is no special player character showing the special movement state;
• and
• a special image based on the special player character showing the special movement state and the progress state of the game when the special character determiner determines that there is the special player character showing the special movement state.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program for progressing a game in which a plurality of players participate, each of the players who respectively use a plurality of terminal apparatuses manipulating player characters to participate in the game, the program being executable by a computer and causing the computer to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a movement information receiver, movement information transmitted from each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses;
• progressing, by a game processor, the game on the basis of the movement information received by the movement information receiver;
• determining, by a special character determiner, whether a presence of a special player character showing a predetermined special movement state is identified on the basis of the movement information received by the movement information receiver;
• transmitting, by a game information transmitter, game information according to a progress state of the game progressed by the game processor to at least one of the plurality of terminal apparatuses;
• receiving, by a game information receiver of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, the game information;
• causing, by a graphics processor of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, a display to display an image based on the game information received by the game information receiver;
• and
• transmitting, by a movement information transmitter of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, the movement information on a movement of a player character according to an input by a player from an input to the server apparatus,
• wherein the graphics processor of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses causes the display to display:
• a normal image based on the player character of the player who uses the terminal apparatus and a progress state of the game when the special character determiner determines that there is no special player character showing the special movement state;
• and
• a special image based on the special player character showing the special movement state and the progress state of the game when the special character determiner determines that there is the special player character showing the special movement state.