Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a game requiring an element of a participants physical...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-26
2010-02-23
Vo, Peter DungBa (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a game requiring an element of a participants physical...
C463S007000, C273S317100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07666079
ABSTRACT:
Specification of an attack for a player character is received by means of an attack specifying operation of the player. A direct attack reaction is determined in the case where it is determined that the attack hits an enemy character A. The direct attack reaction indicates a reaction of the direct attack target character that suffers the direct attack. The enemy character A is then caused to execute the determined direct attack reaction. In the case where it is determined that an indirect attack to be caused by contact between the enemy characters A, B hits an enemy character B when the enemy character A executes the direct attack reaction, an indirect attack reaction indicating a reaction of the enemy character B that suffers the indirect attack is determined. The enemy character B is then caused to execute the determined indirect attack reaction.
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Greenblum & Bernstein PLC
Hall Arthur O.
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
Vo Peter DungBa
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