Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Yasushi Mito

Toyokazu Sakai

Hideyasu Nakano

Ryo Horie

Tomohiro Inami

Naoko Nasuhara

Hidekazu Shimizu

Takuya Kobayashi

Masayuki Shamoto

Masanori Kono

Hiroyuki Takada

Hiroshi Hayasaka

Koji Makino

Takuya Aono

Kazunori Yokoyama

Hyogo Takahashi

Yuki Nakano

Miho Ikeuchi

Nayuta Aoshima

Takehiro Iikawa

Shigeharu Saeki

Satoshi Tsuchida

This game system () includes multiple game machines (A,B) connected to a network (), allows a player of a game machine to select one of selective items on a game prepared in advance, and allows the player to play a game having content reflecting the selected item. This game system is provided with a device () for storing relation data for determining whether or not a predetermined connection exists between players, a device () for determining the selection state pertaining to the items selected by the players on the game machines, a device () for determining, based on the relation data, other players that have the predetermined connection with the player, and a device () which, when the player is making the selection from the selective items, presents the player making the selection with the selection state of other players having the predetermined connection with that player.

Game system utilizing network

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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Yasushi Mito