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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2000
Naoji Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Okumura, Tokyo, JP;
Junichiro Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Makio Kida, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Sumi, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Hiroyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The gun-shaped controller comprises a controller in the shape of a gun and a trigger lever and a cross-shaped directional key to be operated with a player's finger is arranged in the upper part of a grip By comprising the cross-shaped directional key it is possible to move the character on the screen or the character's visual field with this cross-shaped directional key in addition to the conventional action of shooting targets on the screen. Thus, the gun-shaped controller is compatible with roll-playing games and adventure games.