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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Hajime Harima, Tokyo, JP;
Namco Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A game apparatus, a storage medium and a computer program, which can generate a more interesting and exciting fighting image by changing a hit effect according to an attack condition. The game apparatus for generating an image to be viewed from a predetermined viewpoint in an object space of a predetermined game wherein a plurality of characters fight with one another, to execute the predetermined game, comprises: a memorizing section ( ) for memorizing hit effect data representative of a hit effect, therein; a hit decision section ( ) for deciding whether one of the characters hits an attack on one another of the characters, or not; and a hit effect generation section ( ) for changing the hit effect data memorized in the memorizing section according to the attack decided by the hit decision section, to generate the hit effect in the object space according to the hit effect data changed thereby.