Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a game requiring an element of a participants physical...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-16
2002-04-02
Harrison, Jessica J. (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a game requiring an element of a participants physical...
C273S461000, C273S139000, C273S140000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06364764
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a game system using a computer, and an operation guiding system and a storage medium suitable for the same.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As a game of such type, there is known a fishing game in which a fishing spot is displayed on a screen of a display device, and a fisherman, a position and activity of a fishing rod and the like in the screen are changed according to a player's operation in response to an input device, thereby causing fishing to be virtually experienced. With respect to lure fishing, there exists a high strategy regarding the selection and combination of point, lure and approach, and thus, there are a plenty of games of such type. In particular, in a game which takes priority in reality, there is well reproduced the feeling of actual fishing in which a variety of actions is produced at a lure according to the player's operation, these actions attract a fish's interest, thereby causing the fish to bite at the lure, which is satisfied with the player who is interested in fishing.
However, there has not existed a game which guides the lure's actions, and which presents the player with to what extent an effect is attained by such actions. The player provides the lure with various actions gropingly. Even if the player catches a fish successfully, the player cannot identify whether the result is caused by a luck or is caused by an effect on adequate lure actions. Therefore, the play contents are likely to depend on a monotonous repetition of works such as lure casting and retrieval, the player does not feel an intellectual aspect in the play, and may lose his or her interest in the game at an earlier stage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game system which continuously stimulates a player by eliminating the monotonousness from works requested in a process for improving a predetermined result, thereby increasing the player's interest, and an operation guiding system and a computer readable storage medium preferably used for such game system.
A game system of the present invention comprises an image display device, an input device for outputting a signal according to the player's operation, and a control device for advancing a fishing game utilizing a contrivance in a virtual fishing spot with reference to the output of the input device, and displaying an image according to the progress on the screen of the display device. In order to solve the aforementioned problem, the control device comprises: guide device for guiding a contrivance operation to the player through the screen of the display device; evaluation device for comparing the operation guided by the guide device with the contrivance operation caused by the player via the input device, thereby evaluating the player's contrivance operation; evaluation notifying device for notifying the evaluation caused by the evaluation device to the player; and evaluation reflecting device for changing the progress of the fishing game according to the evaluation caused by the evaluation device.
According to the game system of the present invention, a contrivance operation is guided to the player, and thus, the player can properly operate the contrivance by referring to that guidance. The guided operation and an actual operation are compared with each other and are evaluated, and the evaluation result is notified to the player, and the progress of the fishing game is changed according to the evaluation result. Thus, the player concentrates his or her consciousness on faithfully operating a contrivance in response to the guidance on the screen in order to obtain high score. In this manner, the monotonousness concerning a contrivance retrieving work are eliminated, the player is continuously stimulated, and the player's interest in the game is increased.
In the game system of the present invention, the guide device may present the player with information concerning a direction of operating a contrivance, and may present the player with information concerning a timing of operating the contrivance.
In a preferred embodiment of the game system according to the present invention, the guide device displays a first image corresponding to the contrivance and a second image indicating a position through which the contrivance should pass on the screen of the display device. When the contrivance is retrieved at the virtual fishing spot, the first image is relatively moved in the contrivance retrieving direction relevant to the second image, and the first and second images are relatively moved in a direction orthogonal to the contrivance retrieving direction according to a predetermined course change operation relevant to the input device, whereby the contrivance operation may be guided.
By doing this, while there is expressed an appearance in which the contrivance is retrieved by relative movement relevant to the retrieving direction, there can be expressed an appearance in which the contrivance is moved horizontally on a water surface through relative movement in a direction orthogonal to the retrieving direction, and is moved vertically underwater. Then, a plurality of second images are dispersed properly, whereby the player is presented with a plurality of preferable passing positions of the contrivance on a water surface or underwater, and a course change operation is requested to the player so that the first image passes through these positions, whereby a preferable contrivance operation (action) can be clearly guided to the player. The difficulties in the contrivance operation can be changed according to the allocation state of the second images.
Further, in the guide device when a predetermined course change operation is made for the input device, the first image may be relatively displaced in a direction orthogonal to the retrieving direction relevant to the second image. When the predetermined course change operation is not made, the first image may be held at a predetermined position relevant to the second image with respect to the orthogonal direction. In this case, if no such course change operation is made, the contrivance does not move in a direction orthogonal to the retrieving direction. Thus, an appearance of the contrivance on the water surface or underwater viewed from the uuperside can be preferably expressed. Therefore, it is convenient to guide a crosswise operation of the contrivance on water level.
On the other hand, in the guide device, when a predetermined course change operation is made for the input device, the first and the second images may be relatively displaced in one direction orthogonal to the retrieving direction. When the predetermined course change operation is not made, the first and the second images may be relatively displaced in the other direction of the orthogonal direction. In this case, when no such course change operation is made, a contrivance moves to the other side in the orthogonal direction relevant to the retrieving direction. Thus, an appearance in which the contrivance floats and sinks according to the player's operation can be preferably expressed on a cross section at which underwater is cut out in the vertical direction. Therefore, it is convenient to guide a contrivance operation mainly in the vertical direction underwater.
In addition, mode selecting device for selecting a first mode or a second mode according to a predetermined condition is provide. In the case where the first mode is selected, in the guide device, when a predetermined course change operation is made for the input device, the first image is relevantly displaced in a direction orthogonal to the retrieving direction relevant to the second image. When the predetermined course change operation is made, the first image is held at a predetermined position relevant to the second image with respect to the orthogonal direction. In the case where the second mode is selected, in the guide device, when a predetermined course change
Cherubin Yveste G
Harrison Jessica J.
Jordan and Hamburg LLP
Konami Corporation
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