Gaming machine and methods of providing games to players having player characters and enemy characters

A computer-implemented method of providing a game to a player via a gaming machine including a display device and a gaming controller, including the steps of:

• receiving, by a gaming controller, a signal indicating a wager being placed by a player and responsively displaying a primary game on a display device, the primary game including a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols being displayed with the plurality of reels;
• randomly generating, by the gaming controller, an outcome of the primary game and displaying the outcome on the display device;
• detecting a triggering condition occurring with the primary game and responsively displaying a secondary game on the display device, the secondary game including a player character and an enemy character being displayed on an animated game field;
• randomly selecting a first random number from a predefined range of numbers, the first random number being associated with an enemy strength value of the enemy character;
• randomly selecting a second random number from the predefined range of numbers, the second random number being associated with a player strength value of the player character;
• determining an outcome of the secondary game including whether the player character defeats the enemy character as a function of the player strength value and the enemy strength value;
• and
• providing an award to the player as a function of the outcome of the secondary game, the award being randomly selected from a set of secondary game awards, each of the secondary game awards including a different award value and an associated selection probability.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

• display a primary game on a display device, the primary game including a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols being displayed with the plurality of reels;
• randomly generate an outcome of the primary game and display the outcome on the display device;
• detect a triggering condition occurring with the primary game and responsively display a secondary game on the display device, the secondary game including a player character and an enemy character being displayed on an animated game field;
• randomly select a first random number from a predefined range of numbers, the first random number being associated with an enemy strength value of the enemy character;
• randomly select a second random number from the predefined range of numbers, the second random number being associated with a player strength value of the player character;
• determine an outcome of the secondary game including whether the player character defeats the enemy character as a function of the player strength value and the enemy strength value;
• and
• provide an award to the player as a function of the outcome of the secondary game, the award being randomly selected from a set of secondary game awards, each of the secondary game awards including a different award value and an associated selection probability.