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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2000
Hiroaki Yotoriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Namco Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.