Video game apparatus, video game method and storage medium

A video game apparatus comprising:

• an input device configured to input an action to be performed toward at least one enemy character by a character moving in accordance with an externally transmitted input in a battle against the at least one enemy character;
• a storage device configured to store a program including an escape instruction counting step of counting number of times an instruction to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character has been given to said character in said action instruction step, an escape determination step of determining whether the instructed escape will succeed or failin accordance with number of times counted in said escape instruction counting step, a battle continuation step of controlling the battle between said character and the at least one enemy character to continue in a case where said escape determination step determines a failure of the escape, an escape execution step of controlling said character to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character and completing the battle in a case where said escape determination step determines a success in the escape;
• a processing device configured to execute the program stored in said storage device;
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• a display device configured to display an image corresponding to the battle between said character and said at least one enemy character and an image corresponding to the battle to be completed by the execution of said escape execution step.

An escape determination method comprising the following steps:

• an action instruction step of instructing an action to be performed toward at least one enemy character by a character which moves in accordance with an externally transmitted input in a battle against the at least one enemy character;
• an escape instruction counting step of counting number of times an instruction to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character has been given to said character in said action instruction step;
• an escape determination step of determining whether the instructed escape will succeed or fail in accordance with number of times counted in said escape instruction counting step;
• a battle continuation step of controlling the battle between said character and the at least one enemy character to continue in a case where said escape determination step determines a failure of the escape;
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• an escape execution step of controlling said character to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character and completing the battle in a case where said escape determination step determines a success in the escape.

A computer readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute the following steps:

• an action instruction step of instructing an action to be performed toward at least one enemy character by a character which moves in accordance with an externally transmitted input in a battle with the at least one enemy character;
• an escape instruction counting step of counting number of times an instruction to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character has been given to said character in said action instruction step;
• an escape determination step of determining whether the instructed escape will succeed or fail in accordance with number of times counted in said escape instruction counting step;
• a battle continuation step of controlling the battle between said character and the at least one enemy character to continue in a case where said escape determination step determines a failure of the escape;
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• an escape execution step of controlling said character to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character and completing the battle in a case where said escape determination step determines a success in the escape.

A program signal embodied in a carrier wave, wherein a program to be provided by said program signal controls a computer to execute the following steps:

• an action instruction step of instructing an action performed toward at least one enemy character by a character which moves in accordance with an externally transmitted input in a battle against the at least one enemy character;
• an escape instruction counting step of counting number of times an instruction to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character has been given to said character in said action instruction step;
• an escape determination step of determining whether the instructed escape will succeed or fail in accordance with number of escape times counted in said escape instruction counting step;
• a battle continuation step of controlling the battle between said character and the at least one enemy character to continue in a case where said escape determination step determines a failure of the escape;
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• an escape execution step of controlling said character to escape from the battle against the at least one enemy character and completing the battle in a case where said escape determination step determines a success in the escape.