Patent ID: 8622834
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game control device for controlling the progress of a match game in which a group composed of a head character and a follower character which acts in accordance with action instructions of the head character competes with another group in a game space, comprising: a follower character controlling unit for determining an action instruction to be given to the follower character by the head character in accordance with an operation command entered by a game player using an operation unit and causing the follower character to act in accordance with determined the action instruction; a first evaluation value setting unit for setting a first evaluation value used to evaluate a management ability of the head character to manage the follower character; a second evaluation value setting unit for setting a second evaluation value used to evaluate the follower character based on an ability value indicating an ability of the follower character; an evaluation difference value calculating unit for calculating an evaluation difference value indicating a difference between the first and second evaluation values when the first evaluation value is lower than the second evaluation value; a head character management ability setting unit for setting a management ability value used to reflect the management ability on the match game based on the evaluation difference value, the head character management ability setting unit changing the management ability value to reduce the management ability of the head character as the evaluation difference value increases; and a management ability information storage unit for storing a management ability determination table in which a plurality of the evaluation difference values are respectively associated with a plurality of reduction amounts of the management ability value such that a higher the reduction amount of the management ability value the higher the evaluation difference value; and wherein the head character management ability setting unit specifies, from among the reduction amounts of the management ability value in the management ability determination table, a reduction amount of the management ability value corresponding to an evaluation difference value calculated by the evaluation difference value calculating unit, and reduces the management ability value by the specified reduction amount of the management ability value.