Game system, control method of controlling computer, and a storage medium storing a computer program

A game system, comprising:

• a display device that displays and outputs a game screen;
• an input device including at least one operating unit;
• a sequence data storage device that stores sequence data in which the operation timings on the operating unit during a game are described;
• a game region presenting device that causes a game region in which a plurality of reference portions arranged apart from each other are set to be displayed on the game screen of the display device;
• a mark display control device that displays an operation indication mark for indicating an operation on the operating unit while moving the operation indication mark in the game region such that the operation indication mark arrives at at least one of the plurality of reference portions at an operation timing indicated by the sequence data, wherein the mark display control device controls a display of the operation indication mark such that a moving path of the operation indication mark is changed by a predetermined condition,
• wherein the input device is configured so as to be able to detect the operation on the operating unit, the game region presenting device causes a game region in which at least one of the plurality of reference portions is set as an operation reference portion corresponding to the operating unit to be displayed on the game screen of the display device, and the mark display control device controls the display of the operation indication mark using a detection result of the operation on the operating unit as the predetermined condition such that the moving path used at the time of movement from the operation reference portion corresponding to the operating unit changes according to the detection result of the operation on the operating unit,
• wherein the mark display control device determines whether or not a specific operation has been performed on the operating unit based on the detection result of the operation on the operating unit, and controls the display of the operation indication mark such that the operation indication mark moves a predetermined distance or more along the moving path when the specific operation has been performed,
• wherein the mark display control device controls the display of the operation indication mark such that as the operation indication mark moves along the moving path, a moving direction of the operation indication mark changes at predetermined intervals having the predetermined distance or more;
• an audio output device that reproduces and outputs a sound;
• a music data storage device that stores music data used to reproduce music;
• and
• a music reproducing device that reproduces the music through the audio output device based on the music data, wherein the sequence data is described such that the operation timing of the operating unit during reproduction of the music is associated with information corresponding to a beat of the music, and the mark display control device uses the beats of the music as the predetermined intervals.

A control method of controlling a computer incorporated into a game system comprising:

• a display device that displays and outputs a game screen;
• an input device including at least one operating unit;
• a sequence data storage device that stores sequence data in which operation timings on the operating unit during a game are described, wherein the control method of controlling the computer comprises the steps:
• a game region presenting step that causes a game region in which a plurality of reference portions arranged apart from each other are set to be displayed on the game screen of the display device;
• and
• a mark display control step that displays an operation indication mark for indicating an operation on the operating unit while moving the operation indication mark in the game region such that the operation indication mark arrives at one of the plurality of reference portions at an operation timing indicated by the sequence data, the operation timings being associated with information corresponding to beats of music, wherein the mark display control step further includes a step that controls a display of the operation indication mark such that a moving path of the operation indication mark is changed by a predetermined condition.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program for a game system comprising:

• a display device that displays and outputs a game screen;
• an input device including at least one operating unit;
• a sequence data storage device that stores sequence data in which operation timings on the operating unit during a game are described, wherein the computer program for the game system is configured so as to cause a computer which is incorporated into the game system to function as:
• a game region presenting device that causes a game region in which a plurality of reference portions arranged apart from each other are set to be displayed on the game screen of the display device;
• and
• a mark display control device that displays an operation indication mark for indicating an operation on the operating unit while moving the operation indication mark in the game region such that the operation indication mark arrives at one of the plurality of reference portions at an operation timing indicated by the sequence data, the operation timings being associated with information corresponding to beats of music, wherein the computer program for the game system is configured so as to cause the mark display control device to further function as a device that controls a display of the operation indication mark such that a moving path of the operation indication mark is changed based on the beats of the music.

A game system, comprising:

• a display device that displays and outputs a game screen;
• an input device including at least one operating unit;
• a sequence data storage device that stores sequence data in which operation timings on the operating unit during a game are described;
• a game region presenting device that causes a game region in which a plurality of reference portions arranged apart from each other are set to be displayed on the game screen of the display device;
• and
• a mark display control device that displays an operation indication mark for indicating an operation on the operating unit while moving the operation indication mark in the game region such that the operation indication mark arrives at one of the plurality of reference portions at an operation timing indicated by the sequence data, wherein the mark display control device controls a display of the operation indication mark such that a moving path of the operation indication mark is changed by a predetermined condition, the moving path having an associated length between the reference portions and wherein the operation indication mark is moved along the moving path at a velocity, the mark display controller device determining the velocity of the operation indication mark along the moving path as a function of the associated length and the operation timing to cause the operation indication mark to arrive at one of the reference portions at the operation timing,
• the mark display control device for selecting the moving path from a plurality of moving paths including a first moving path and a second moving path, determining a first velocity associated with the first moving path, and determining a second velocity associated with the second moving path, the second velocity being different than the first velocity, each of the first velocity and the second velocity being determined such that the operation indication mark arrives at the one of the reference portions at the operation timing.

A control method of controlling a computer incorporated into a game system comprising:

• a display device that displays and outputs a game screen;
• an input device including at least one operating unit;
• a sequence data storage device that stores sequence data in which operation timings on the operating unit during a game are described, wherein the control method of controlling the computer comprises the steps:
• a game region presenting step that causes a game region in which a plurality of reference portions arranged apart from each other are set to be displayed on the game screen of the display device;
• and
• a mark display control step that displays an operation indication mark for indicating an operation on the operating unit while moving the operation indication mark in the game region such that the operation indication mark arrives at one of the plurality of reference portions at an operation timing indicated by the sequence data, wherein the mark display control step further includes a step that controls a display of the operation indication mark such that a moving path of the operation indication mark is changed by a predetermined condition, the moving path having an associated length between the reference portions and wherein the operation indication mark is moved along the moving path at a velocity, the mark display control step determines the velocity of the operation indication mark along the moving path as a function of the associated length and the operation timing to cause the operation indication mark to arrive at one of the reference portions at the operation timing,
• the mark display control step selects the moving path from a plurality of moving paths including a first moving path and a second moving path, determines a first velocity associated with the first moving path, and determines a second velocity associated with the second moving path, the second velocity being different than the first velocity, each of the first velocity and the second velocity being determined such that the operation indication mark arrives at the one of the reference portions at the operation timing.