Turn based video game that displays character battle sequence

A video game processing apparatus comprising:

• a storage that stores a video game program controlling a battle between at least one player character and at least one enemy character on a screen;
• a computer for running a program read from the storage;
• and
• a display device disposed as an output for the computer;
• and
• characterized by the computer running the program and executing:
• calculating data determining an action sequence for each character based on specific information about the character when the battle is begun, the specific information stored with a correlation to each of the characters;
• comparing the data calculated for each character;
• determining an action sequence for the characters according to a result of the comparison;
• and
• displaying the action sequence, from the character in the current action to the character acting a number of turns after the current character, in a specific window on the display device.

A computer-readable data storage medium recording a video game program enabling a plurality of players to participate over a network and controlling a battle between a plurality of player characters each controlled by a player and at least one enemy character, the program causing the computer to execute:

• calculating data determining an action sequence for each character based on specific information about the character when the battle is begun, the specific information stored with a correlation to each of the characters;
• comparing the data calculated for each character;
• determining an action sequence for the characters according to a result of the comparison;
• and
• displaying the action sequence, from the character in the current action to the character acting a number of turns after the current character, in a specific window on a screen.

A video game processing method enabling a plurality of players to participate over a network and controlling a battle between a plurality of player characters each controlled by a player and at least one enemy character, a program stored on a medium causing a computer, on the network, having a display screen to execute the method comprising:

• calculating data determining an action sequence for each character based on specific information about the character when the battle is begun, the specific information stored with a correlation to each of the characters;
• comparing the data calculated for each character;
• determining an action sequence for the characters according to a result of the comparison;
• and
• displaying the action sequence, from the character in the current action to the character acting a number of turns after the current character, in a specific window on the screen.

A video game processing apparatus comprising:

• a storage that stores a video game program enabling a plurality of players to participate over a network and controlling a battle between the plurality of player characters each controlled by a player and at least one enemy character;
• a computer for running a program read from the storage;
• and
• a display device disposed as an output for the computer;
• and
• characterized by the computer running the program and executing:
• calculating data determining an action sequence for each character based on specific information about the character when the battle is begun, the specific information stored with a correlation to each of the characters;
• comparing the data calculated for each character;
• determining an action sequence for the characters according to a result of the comparison;
• and
• displaying the action sequence, from the character in the current action to the character acting a number of turns after the current character, in a specific window on the display screen.