Namco Limited

Namco Bandai Games, Ltd.

Hiroaki Yotoriyama

Tetsuya Akatsuka

Masuya Oishi

Takashi Otani

Tadashi Iguchi

Teruaki Konishi

A method for adding a new game performance to a game wherein players enjoy operating own registered characters by inputting own accounts. The game performing method for performing a predetermined game wherein a plurality of players operates own registered characters by inputting own accounts, has: storing a plurality of characters including a registered character; storing play data of the plurality of characters; determining one character of the plurality of characters instead of the registered character to be a player character of a player according to an operation inputted by the player; selecting the registered character corresponding to an account of the player as a CPU character from the plurality of characters; and performing a fight of the CPU character selected against the player character determined by controlling an action of the CPU character on the basis of play data corresponding to the CPU character.

Game performing method, storage medium, game apparatus, data signal and program

Triangular relation is introduced such that a vertical-attribute attack B(first action) is more advantageous than a horizontal-attribute attack B(second action); the horizontal-attribute attack Bis more advantageous than a movement action B(third action); and the movement action Bis more advantageous than the vertical-attribute attack B. If the vertical and horizontal attribute attacks occur at the same time, hit check is carried out using pseudo hit areas each of which is larger then than hit areas specified by the orbits of attacks, the amount of axis following compensation for character is set to be larger, or the judgment of hit is canceled even when the attacks hit against each other. If an attribute parameter (or difficulty level setting) for any one of the vertical-attribute attack, horizontal-attribute attack, and movement action is changed, the attribute parameters for the other actions are also changed at the same time.

Image generation method, program, and information storage medium

A method for expressing a feeling and so on included in a speech of a player, more plainly, when the player has a chat through a network. The method for providing an electronic chat between a first apparatus controlling a first own player character and a second apparatus controlling a second own player character, through a network, comprises: inputting a speech data to the first apparatus; inputting a motion pattern of the first own player character to the first apparatus; sending a chat data including the speech data and the motion pattern to the second apparatus; receiving a chat data sent from the second apparatus; outputting a speech data included in the chat data received from the second apparatus; and moving and displaying the second own player character on the basis of a motion pattern included in the chat data received from the second apparatus.

Method, storage medium, apparatus, server and program for providing an electronic chat

An objective of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional action game machine in which three-dimensional actions of game characters can be realized through a simple input system and an information storage medium suitable for use therein. The game machine has a plurality of input modes including a two-dimensional action mode (or first input mode), a three-dimensional step action mode (or second input mode) and a three-dimensional running mode (or second input mode). By switching the input mode, actions of the game character in the three-dimensional space can be inputted. If a lever is manipulated two times in the same direction within a predetermined time period and held at the manipulated position, the game machine enters the three-dimensional running mode wherein the game character can freely move about on the plane in the three-dimensional space.

Game machine and information storage medium

An object of the present invention is to provide a game device which gives variety to a fighting game for leading a player to play the game repeatedly, and to provide an information storage medium usable in the game device. The player can select one of a normal game mode in which a game character controlled by the player fights against an enemy game character and a weapon obtaining mode in which the player's game character can obtain an item (e.g., weapon) to be used. The weapon obtained in the weapon obtaining mode can be used in the normal game mode. Depending on the weapon used by the player's game character, various functions such as the number and type of special techniques, the basic position, a series of actions subsequent to the basic position, a hit area of weapon, offensive power, durability and so on may be changed in the same game character controlled by the player. The weapon obtaining mode may also be used as an operation guidance mode for beginners. In the weapon obtaining mode, a map having a plurality of points set thereon is displayed. The map can display information relating to a weapon obtainable at each of the points on the map.

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Hiroaki Yotoriyama