Music game device with automatic setting, method for controlling the same, and storage medium therefor

A game device in which a player manipulates a manipulation unit, the game device comprising:

• an input unit for setting play information including a plurality of stages which are executed according to a progress degree of game and play conditions in the stages;
• a storage unit for collectively storing the play information set by the input unit;
• an automatic setting changing unit for automatically changing a part of the play information set by the player to a preset standard play information if the play information set by the player includes a setting which cannot be executed by the music game device;
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• a control unit for successively executing the plurality of stages according to the play condition based on the play information stored in the storage unit.

A method of controlling a music game device comprising the steps of:

• receiving play information including a plurality of tunes to be successively played and a play order of the plurality of tunes;
• temporarily and collectively storing the play information;
• automatically changing a part of the play information set by the player to a preset standard play information if the play information set by the player includes a setting which cannot be executed by the game device;
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• successively reproducing the plurality of tunes in the play order based on the play information.

A computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for controlling a computer to execute a music game, the program controls the computer as a computer game device comprising:

• an input unit for setting play information including a plurality of tunes to be successively played and a play order of the plurality of tunes;
• a storage unit for collectively storing the play information;
• an automatic setting changing unit for automatically changing a part of the play information set by the player to a preset standard play information if the play information set by the player includes a setting which cannot be executed by the music game device;
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• a reproduction unit for successively reproducing the plurality of tunes in the play order based on the play information stored in the storage unit.