Game system and computer readable storage medium with reduced waiting period between selection and start of action of player character

A game system comprising:

• a display apparatus capable of displaying a game screen;
• an input apparatus for outputting a signal corresponding to operation of a player;
• and
• a game control apparatus for displaying a plurality of characters including at least one character set as an operation object of the player on the game screen, and making respective characters take action in accordance with a predetermined program,
• wherein the game control apparatus comprises:
• counting devices for counting synchronized with progress of a game, the counting devices being provided so as to be respectively associated with the characters of operation objects;
• a selection opportunity providing device responsive to arrival of the count value of a counting device at a predetermined value, for providing the player with an opportunity of selecting an action to be taken by the character of operation object from a plurality of choices prepared beforehand via the input apparatus;
• an action start ordering device for ordering a start of the selected action as regards the character of the operation object, when the player has selected the the action in response to the providing of opportunity conducted by the selection opportunity providing device;
• and
• a counting control device responsive to the start of action of the character, for decreasing a count value of the counting device by a value depending on a kind of the started action so as to make a waiting time corresponding to the action selected by the player start to run after execution of the action by the character has commenced.

A game system comprising:

• a display apparatus capable of displaying a game screen;
• an input apparatus for outputting a signal corresponding to operation of a player;
• and
• a game control apparatus for displaying a plurality of characters including at least one character set as an operation object of the player on the game screen, and making respective characters take action in accordance with a predetermined program while referring to the output signal of the input apparatus,
• wherein the game control apparatus comprises:
• a plurality of counting devices respectively for counting synchronized with progress of a game, the counting devices being provided so as to be respectively associated with the plurality of characters;
• a selection opportunity providing device responsive to arrival of the count value of one of the counting devices associated with characters of operation objects at a predetermined value, for providing the player with an opportunity of selecting an action to be taken by the character of the operation object from a plurality of choices prepared beforehand via the input apparatus;
• an automatic selection device responsive to arrival of the count value of one of the counting devices associated with characters located outside of the operation object at a predetermined value, for automatically selecting an action to be taken by the character located outside of the operation object;
• an action start ordering device for ordering a start of the selected action of the character to which the action is assigned, when the player has selected the action in response to the providing of opportunity conducted by the selection opportunity providing device, or when the automatic selection device has selected the action;
• and
• a counting control device responsive to the start of action of the character, for decreasing a count value of the counting device corresponding to the character who has started the action by a value depending on a kind of the started action so as to make a waiting time corresponding to the action selected by the player start to run after execution of the action by the character has commenced.

A computer readable storage medium having a game program recorded thereon to display a plurality of characters including at least one character set as an operation object of the player on a game screen, and make respective characters take action while referring to directions given by a player via a predetermined input apparatus, wherein the program is formed so as to make the computer function as:

• counting devices for counting synchronized with progress of a game, the counting devices being provided so as to be respectively associated with the characters of operation objects;
• an action control device responsive to arrival of a count value of one of the counting devices at a predetermined value, for executing processing required to make a character of the operation object take action in response to directions given from the player via the input apparatus;
• and
• a counting control device responsive to a start of action of the character made by the processing of the action control device, for decreasing a count value of the counting device by a value depending on a kind of the started action so as to make a waiting time corresponding to the action selected by the player start to run after execution of the action by the character has commenced.

A computer readable storage medium having a game program recorded thereon to display a plurality of characters including at least one character set as an operation object of the player on a game screen, and make respective characters take action while referring to directions given by a player via a predetermined input apparatus, the program comprising executable code for execution by a computer processor causing said computer processor to function as:

• counting devices for counting synchronized with progress of a game, the counting devices being provided so as to be respectively associated with the characters of operation objects;
• a selection opportunity providing device responsive to arrival of the count value of a counting device at a predetermined value, for providing the player with an opportunity of selecting an action to be taken by the character of operation object from a plurality of choices prepared beforehand via the input apparatus;
• an action start ordering device for ordering a start of the selected action as regards the character of the operation object, when the player has selected the action in response to the providing of opportunity conducted by the selection opportunity providing device;
• and
• a counting control device responsive to start of action of the character, for decreasing a count value of the counting device by a value depending on a kind of the started action so as to make a waiting time corresponding to the action selected by the player start to run after execution of the action by the character has commenced.

A computer readable storage medium having a game program recorded thereon to display a plurality of characters including at least one character set as an operation object of the player on a game screen, and make respective characters take action while referring to directions given by a player via a predetermined input apparatus, the program comprising executable code for execution by a computer processor causing said computer processor to function as:

• counting devices respectively for counting synchronized with progress of a game, the counting devices being provided so as to be respectively associated with the plurality of characters;
• a selection opportunity providing device responsive to arrival of the count value of one of the counting devices associated with characters of operation objects at a predetermined value, for providing the player with an opportunity of selecting an action to be taken by the character of operation object from a plurality of choices prepared beforehand via the input apparatus;
• an automatic selection device responsive to arrival of the count value of one of the counting devices associated with characters located outside of the operation object at a predetermined value, for automatically selecting an action to be taken by the character located outside operation object;
• an action start ordering device for ordering a start of the selected action as regards the character to which the action is assigned, when the player has selected the action in response to the providing of opportunity conducted by the selection opportunity providing device, or when the automatic selection device has selected the action;
• and
• a counting control device responsive to the start of action of the character, for decreasing a count value of the counting device corresponding to the character who has started the action by a value depending on a kind of the started action so as to make a waiting time corresponding to the action selected by the player start to run after execution of the action by the character has commenced.