Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus therefor

A game apparatus comprising an input device for detecting positions designated by a player on an input surface, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to said processor, said memory storing instructions that, when executed by said processor, control said processor to:
• store shape data indicating, for a plurality of reference patterns, a shape of a reference pattern among the plurality of reference patterns, and store a default reference value corresponding to each of the plurality of reference patterns;
• calculate an input graphic drawn on the input surface by using the positions detected by the input device;
• calculate for each of the plurality of reference patterns, a score related to a degree of similarity between a shape of one of the plurality of reference patterns indicated by the shape data stored in the storage device and a shape of the input graphic;
• set a reference value for each of the plurality of reference patterns by adjusting the default reference value of each of the plurality of reference patterns by a respective adjustment amount, the respective adjustment amounts being variable as between different reference patterns in the plurality of reference patterns;
• identify the shape of the input graphic from among the plurality of reference patterns by using a result obtained by performing a predetermined calculation for each of the plurality or reference patterns through using the score and the set reference value as an offset to the score;
• and
• perform a game process in accordance with the identified shape.

A method for operating a game apparatus which includes at least one processor and a memory, an input device for detecting positions designated by a player on an input surface, and a storage device for storing shape data indicating, for a plurality of reference patterns, a shape of a reference pattern among the plurality of reference patterns, and for storing a default reference value corresponding to each of the plurality of reference patterns, the method comprising:

• calculating an input graphic drawn on the input surface by using the positions detected by the input device;
• calculating, for each of the plurality of reference patterns, a score related to a degree of similarity between a shape of one of the plurality of reference patterns indicated by the shape data stored in the storage device and a shape of the input graphic;
• setting a reference value for each of the plurality of reference patterns by adjusting the default reference value of each of the plurality of reference patterns by a respective adjustment amount, the respective adjustment amounts being variable as between different reference patterns in the plurality of reference patterns;
• identifying, in connection with the at least one processor, the shape of the input graphic from among the plurality of reference patterns by using a result obtained by performing a predetermined calculation for each of the plurality of reference patterns through using the score and the set reference value as an offset to the score;
• and
• performing a game process on the game apparatus in connection with the at least one processor and in accordance with the shape identified.