Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program

A non-transitory storage medium storing a game program for a game apparatus equipped with a display for displaying a game screen and having a pointing device associated therewith for drawing a path by continuously designating different positions in said game screen, wherein said program allows a game processor to:

• display on said display a select screen for selecting one input mode from either a first input mode or a second input mode of the game program;
• determine, when said first input mode is selected, whether or not a path extending in a first direction is drawn by said pointing device;
• determine, when said second input mode is selected, whether or not a path extending in a second direction different from said first direction is drawn by said pointing device;
• and
• execute a common game process in accordance with a result of the determinations.

In a game apparatus equipped with a display for displaying a game screen and having a pointing device associated therewith for drawing a path by continuously designating different positions in said game screen, a method of playing a game program, said method comprising:

• displaying on said display a select screen for selecting one input mode from a first input mode or a second input mode of the game program;
• determining, when said first input mode is selected, whether or not a path extending in a first direction is drawn by said pointing device via at least one processor of the game apparatus;
• determining, when said second input mode is selected, whether or not a path extending in a second direction different from said first direction is drawn by said pointing device via the at least one processor;
• and
• executing a common game process using the at least one processor in accordance with a result of the determinations.

A game apparatus equipped with a display for displaying a game screen and using a pointing device for drawing a path by continuously designating different positions in said game screen, comprising:

• a select screen displaying means for displaying on said display a select screen to select a one input mode from either a right-handed input mode or a left-handed input mode;
• a detecting means for detecting coordinates input by said pointing device;
• a determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined path is input on the basis of the coordinates continuously detected by said detecting means;
• and
• a game processing means for executing predetermined game processing when said determining means determines that said predetermined path is input, wherein
• said determining means determines whether or not a diagonally right upward path is input as said predetermined path when said right-handed input mode is selected, and determines whether or not a diagonally left upward path is input as said predetermined path when said left-handed input mode is selected.

A controlling method in a game apparatus equipped with a display for displaying a game screen and using a pointing device for drawing a path by continuously designating different positions in said game screen, including:

• a select screen displaying step for displaying on said display a select screen to select one input mode from either a right-handed input mode and a left-handed input mode;
• a detecting step for detecting coordinates input by said pointing device;
• a determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined path is input on the basis of the coordinates continuously detected by said detecting step;
• and
• a game processing step for executing predetermined game processing when said determining step determines that said predetermined path is input, wherein
• said determining step determines whether or not a clockwise path is input as said predetermined path when said right-handed input mode is selected, and determines whether or not a counterclockwise path is input as said predetermined path when said left-handed input mode is selected.

A controlling method of a game apparatus equipped with a display for displaying a game screen and using a pointing device for drawing a path by continuously designating different positions in said game screen, the method comprising:

• displaying on said display a select screen to select one input mode from either a right-handed input mode or a left-handed input mode;
• detecting coordinates input by said pointing device;
• determining whether or not a predetermined path is input on the basis of the coordinates continuously detected by said detecting;
• and
• executing predetermined game processing when said determining determines that said predetermined path is input, wherein
• said determining determines whether or not a diagonally right upward path is input as said predetermined path when said right-handed input mode is selected, and determines whether or not a diagonally left upward path is input as said predetermined path when said left-handed input mode is selected.