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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game
Tomohiro Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Kando, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Arakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image display apparatus is caused to respectively display operation guidance constituted from operation instruction icons and end display icons each presenting a specific image and card type icons having display images indicating specific images in first and second specific regions of an image display screen under a predetermined condition. In the case where the operation instruction icons are selected and one end display icon is thereby reached when the card type icon corresponding to the specific image presented by the one end display icon is displayed in the second specific region, the display image of the card type icon is displayed so as to become an exposed state at least temporarily. A privilege relating to a special effect is applied to the player character in the case where all of the display images of the card type icons keep the exposed states for a predetermined period of time.