Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Toyokazu Sakai

Masahiro Kiyomoto

Koichi Tomita

Toru Miki

Shohei Sakuraba

Yasushi Mito

Kanae Kokutani

Naotaka Okamoto

Hideyasu Nakano

Erina Takeda

Atsushi Usami

Takuya Kobayashi

Ryo Horie

Yusuke Kobayashi

Hiroyuki Takada

Hiroshi Hayasaka

Tomohiro Inami

Takuya Aono

Kazunori Yokoyama

Hidekazu Shimizu

Masayuki Shamoto

Naoko Nasuhara

Hyogo Takahashi

Miho Ikeuchi

Nayuta Aoshima

Takehiro Iikawa

Shigeharu Saeki

The game system provides a music game which guides respective operation timings. Concretely, the game system presents on a game screen, a game area which includes: five lane images extending in parallel to each other such that a height difference is formed between an upper lane image group and a lower lane image group; and evaluation sign images and object images which are disposed along the respective lane images. The game system controls the display of the evaluation sign images and the object images such that the evaluation sign images are moved through the object images on the respective lane images at the respective operation timings to guide the respective operation timings through the coincidence of the evaluation sign images and the object images.

Game system and computer readable storage device

Provided is a game system capable of imposing restriction upon the beneficial effects of the characteristics of a character that has been selected. This game system is provided with control panels having individual rotational buttons. The game system provides a music game in which operation timings at which the individual rotational buttons are to be operated are guided in accordance with the rhythm of a musical piece selected from a musical piece group. Furthermore, the game system awards card selection opportunities for selecting character cards to be used in play, from a plurality of character cards prepared so as to have a plurality of skills which are different to each other, and which respectively correspond to changes. In a special mode, the game system sequentially implements, in a prescribed order every time the special mode is offered, the changes corresponding to the skills of the respective selected character cards.

Game system, and storage medium used in same

Provided is a game system capable of expanding the range of factors that affect the result of the music game. The game system is provided with control panels having individual rotational buttons. The game system provides a music game in which operation timings at which the individual rotational buttons are to be operated are guided in accordance with the rhythm of a musical piece selected from among a musical piece group. Furthermore, the game system awards card selection opportunities for selecting character cards to be used in play, from among a plurality of character cards prepared so as to have a plurality of skills which are different to each other, and which respectively correspond to changes. In a special mode, the game system implements, in the music game, the changes corresponding to the skills of the character cards selected at the card selection opportunities.

An input device is provided which can input operations corresponding to play techniques used in stringed instruments. A guitar controller (), which comprises a body part (), a neck part () extending from the body part () and a head part () provided at the front end of the neck part (), has, in the head part (), a triaxial acceleration sensor () that can detect accelerations.

Input device and game system including the input device

The player is given the further enjoyment after the completion of a game and encouraged to participate in the next game. The relationship between characteristic parameters used for displaying a character and ability parameters of the player that are computed based on the execution of a game is defined for each character. The relationship between the characteristic parameters and the ability parameters is set to be different from character to character. Therefore, a character that the player has selected changes according to a game result. Because the way a character changes differs from character to character, the player is given the enjoyment of finding a character for which he/she can take advantage of his/her play style in addition to the enjoyment given by an actual game. In order to realize this enjoyment, a relationship between the characteristic parameters and the ability parameters of a character is intentionally made secret and unknown to the player when the player selects a character. Therefore, this stimulates the player's motivation to enter the game and encourages the player to actively enter the game in search of a character that is suitable for his/her own habit.

Game result evaluation method and device

Further interest after completion of a game and motivation to participate in the next game are given to players of any skill. Using the results (for example, skill points, maximum combo number) of players evaluated for each predetermined parameter in for example a music game, and players again compete against each other. In other words, after the music game a separate game (secondary game) is played. Winning or losing in the secondary game depends on the results of the players for each parameter in the primary game, and the skill of the player in the secondary game. Therefore, a player's effort and skill in the primary game can be utilized in the result of the secondary game, and even if the result of the primary game is unsatisfactory, the player can seize the chance to win the secondary game, depending on the skill of the player in the secondary game. Therefore, players of various levels of skill in the primary game are given further interest after completion of the primary game, and moreover are given motivation to compete in the primary game.

Game result evaluating method and device

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Toyokazu Sakai