Patent ID: 8029348
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game apparatus comprising at least one controller, a game processor and a display, for playing a game by operating a predetermined number of player characters in real time, said game apparatus further comprising: number-of-operating-players setter programmed logic circuitry for setting a number of players; player character control programmed logic circuitry for controlling said predetermined number of player characters based on input from said controller and on said game processor, and for displaying said predetermined number of player characters on said display; operating player setter programmed logic circuitry for assigning said players to each of said predetermined number of player characters; and comparator programmed logic circuitry for comparing a number of players set by said number-of-operating-players setter programmed logic circuitry with a number of said predetermined number of player characters, wherein when the number of said predetermined number of player characters is larger than the number of said players, said operating player setter programmed logic circuitry assigns any one of the players to operate more than one of said player characters, wherein every player character may be assigned to any one of the players, wherein when two or more player characters are assigned to one of said players, said player character control programmed logic circuitry simultaneously controls said two or more player characters according to the input from the controller operated by said one of players, and wherein said operating player setter programmed logic circuitry further includes re-assignor programmed logic circuitry that, after a first player has been designated to operate a number of player characters, re-assigns the player characters being operated by the first player under a predetermined condition to a second player being assigned to operate a first number of player characters in such a manner that said second player operates a second number of player characters which is different than said first number of player characters, said second number of player characters including player characters previously operated by the first player.