US 6,821,204 B2 · Game system and game program

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a game system that displays a 3-D game screen and a 2-D map screen for representing a 3-D game space. The present game system includes a 2-D map screen display control section, a cursor operating section, a first cursor movement control section, a 3-D game screen display control section, and a second cursor movement control section. The 2-D map screen display control section is to display the 2-D map screen including a first cursor. The cursor operating section is operated by a player. In accordance with an operation of the cursor operating section, the first cursor movement control section moves the first cursor on a 2-D field map. The 3-D game screen display control section is to display the 3-D game screen including a second cursor. The second cursor movement control section moves the second cursor in the 3-D game space in relation to a movement of the first cursor on the 2-D field map.

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Dependent claims

A game system in which a 3-D game screen for displaying a state of a 3-D game space viewed from a predetermined viewpoint and a 2-D map screen for displaying at least part of a 2-D field map representing a plan view of the 3-D game space viewed from top are displayed, the game system comprising:

a 2-D map screen display control section for displaying a 2-D map screen including a first cursor for indicating an arbitrary location on the 2-D field map;
a cursor operating section operable by a player for moving the first cursor;
a first cursor movement control section for moving the first cursor on the 2-D field map in accordance with an operation of the cursor operating section;
a 3-D game screen display control section for displaying the 3-D game space including a second cursor for indicating a location in the 3-D game space corresponding to the location indicated by the first cursor on the 2-D field map;
and
a second cursor movement control section for moving the second cursor in the 3-D game space in relation to the movement of the first cursor on the 2-D field map.

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A game system having a video game machine that causes a 3-D game space to be displayed on a home television receiver and a hand-held game machine communicably connected to the video game machine,

the hand-held game machine comprising:
a 2-D map image display control section for making a display device incorporated in the hand-held game machine display at least part of a 2-D field map representing a plan view of the 3-D game space viewed from top and having a first cursor superposed thereon for indicating an arbitrary location on the 2-D field map;
a cursor operating section operable by a player for moving the first cursor;
and
a transmitting section for transmitting operation information indicating an operation of the cursor operating section to the video game machine, and
the video game machine comprising:
a 3-D game screen display section for making the home television receiver display a state of the 3-D game space viewed from a predetermined viewpoint and a second cursor for indicating a location in the 3-D game space corresponding to the location indicated by the first cursor on the 2-D field map;
a receiving section for receiving the operation information from the hand-held game machine;
and
a second cursor movement control section for moving, based on the operation information received by the receiving section, the second cursor in the 3-D game space in relation to a movement of the first cursor on the 2-D field map.

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A recording medium having a game program recorded thereon, the game program executable by a computer of a game system in which a 3-D game screen for displaying a state of a 3-D game space viewed from a predetermined viewpoint and a 2-D map screen for displaying at least part of a 2-D field map representing a plan view of the 3-D game space viewed from top are displayed, the game program causing the computer to execute the steps of:

displaying, on the 2-D map screen, a first cursor for indicating an arbitrary location on the 2-D field map;
moving the first cursor on the 2-D field map in accordance with an operation by a player;
displaying, on the 3-D game screen, a second cursor for indicating a location in the 3-D game space corresponding to a location indicated by the first cursor on the 2-D field map;
and
moving the second cursor in the 3-D game space in relation to a movement of the first cursor on the 2-D field map.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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