Game system for varying parameter of a character

Details Game system for varying parameter of a character Game system for varying parameter of a character

2008-02-13

2010-06-15

Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

Data storage or retrieval

C463S030000, C463S031000, C463S037000, C463S044000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07736235

ABSTRACT:
A game apparatus generates a game image for display on a display screen. A size and a shape of an attack input supplied to the game apparatus is determined and one or more characteristics of an attacked game character is changed based on one or both of the size and shape of the supplied attack input.

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