Mobile terminal, control method for mobile terminal, and program

A mobile terminal used in a game, the mobile terminal comprising:

• a casing with a longitudinally long rectangular shape;
• a display unit that is provided on the casing and displays the game;
• a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the mobile terminal;
• and
• a control unit configured to change over a manipulation mode of the game depending upon the orientation of the mobile terminal detected by the detection unit,
• wherein:
• the mobile terminal can be manipulated both in longitudinally oriented and laterally oriented;
• and
• the control unit conducts changeover between a first manipulation mode that causes the game to be manipulated automatically or semi-automatically and a second manipulation mode that causes the game to be manipulated manually depending upon the orientation of the mobile terminal detected by the detection unit;
• and
• the control unit sets the first manipulation mode in a case where the mobile terminal is longitudinally oriented, and sets the second manipulation mode in a case where the mobile terminal is laterally oriented.

A control method for a mobile terminal used in a game, the mobile terminal having:

• a casing with a longitudinally long rectangular shape;
• and a display unit that is provided on the casing and displays the game,
• the control method comprising:
• a step of detecting an orientation of the mobile terminal;
• and
• a step of changing over a manipulation mode of the game depending upon the detected orientation of the mobile terminal,
• wherein in the step of changing over the manipulation mode:
• the changing over between a first manipulation mode that causes the game to be manipulated automatically or semi-automatically and a second manipulation mode that causes the game to be manipulated manually depending upon the detected orientation of the mobile terminal is conducted;
• and
• the first manipulation mode is set in a case where the mobile terminal is longitudinally oriented, and the second manipulation mode is set in a case where the mobile terminal is laterally oriented.

A program executed by a mobile terminal used in a game, the mobile terminal having:

• a casing with a longitudinally long rectangular shape;
• and a display unit that is provided on the casing and displays the game, the program causing the mobile terminal to operate as:
• a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the mobile terminal;
• and
• a control unit configured to change over a manipulation mode of the game depending upon the orientation of the mobile terminal detected by the detection unit,
• wherein:
• the control unit conducts changeover between a first manipulation mode that causes the game to be manipulated automatically or semi-automatically and a second manipulation mode that causes the game to be manipulated manually depending upon the orientation of the mobile terminal detected by the detection unit;
• and
• the control unit sets the first manipulation mode in a case where the mobile terminal is longitudinally oriented, and sets the second manipulation mode in a case where the mobile terminal is laterally oriented.