US 6,439,998 B1 · Game apparatus, game controlling method and recording medium for use with battle video games

Abstract

The present invention has an object to permit change the progressing rate of time during a battle period in response to the skill and experience of the player in a game apparatus. The controller unit, upon detection of start of a battle between characters, changes the progressing rate of time during the battle period, from the progressing rate of time during a non-battle period in response to any of a plurality of pieces of rate information previously prepared for regulating the progressing rate of time during the battle period. The controller unit, the audio process unit and the graphics process unit adjust the executing timing of the character in response to the changed progressing rate of time during the battle period. As a result, when the progressing rate of time during the battle period is changed, it is possible to cause the character to execute an action in response to such a change.

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Dependent claims

A game apparatus performing a video game in which battles are fought between characters, comprising:

a detector that detects a start of a battle between characters;
a changing system which, when the start of the battle is detected by said detector, changes a progressing rate of time during a battle period from a progressing rate of time during a non-battle period in response to any of a plurality of pieces of rate information previously prepared for regulating the progressing rate of time during the battle period;
and
an adjusting system that adjusts an executing timing of an action of a character in response to the progressing rate of time during the battle period changed by said changing system.

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A game control method for performing a video game in which a battle is fought between characters, comprising:

detecting a start of the battle between characters;
changing, when the start of the battle is detected, a progressing rate of time during a battle period from a progressing rate of time during a non-battle period in response to any of a plurality of pieces of rate information previously prepared for regulating the progressing rate of time during the battle period;
and
adjusting an executing timing of an action of a character in response to the progressing rate of time during the changed battle period.

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A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for performing a video game in which a battle is fought between characters, recording the program for executing:

detecting a start of the battle between characters;
changing, when the start of the battle is detected, a progressing rate of time during a battle period from a progressing rate of time during a non-battle period in response to any of a plurality of pieces of rate information previously prepared for regulating the progressing rate of time during the battle period;
and
adjusting an executing timing of an action of a character in response to the progressing rate of time during the changed battle period.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Game apparatus, game controlling method and recording medium for use with battle video games

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Game apparatus, game controlling method and recording medium for use with battle video games

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