Patent ID: 7740532
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a game control program in executable form for controlling a game device provided with a display portion and an operable portion with a set of keys operable by a user to provide input to play a game on the game device, the game including first and second opposite sides, the program controlling the game device to function as an apparatus comprising: a moving object direction device, operated by said second opposing side, configured for directing a moving object depicted on said display screen; a designating device configured for designating a plurality of areas concurrently corresponding to different predefined locations on a display screen of the display portion, each of said designated areas having a corresponding key among said set of keys of the operable portion associated therewith and being selectable by selection of a corresponding one of said set of keys of the operable portion by said first opposing side in anticipation of said moving object engaging a selected one of said designated areas, and each of said designated areas including a plurality of sections defined wholly within and based on an outer perimeter boundary of the designated area and said sections being in fixed spatial relationship with respect to the outer perimeter boundary of the designated area independent of operation of said keys throughout a selection process selecting the designated area to effect operation of the designated area; said moving object direction device directing said moving object depicted on said display screen to move to one of said plurality of designated areas so as to engage with said one of said plurality of designated areas in accordance with operations by said second opposing side; a designated area selection receiving device configured for receiving a selection input from the operable portion initiated by the user selecting one of the set keys of the operable portion for the first opposing side and effecting, based on said selection input, selection of a single entire one of said plurality of designated areas to be a selected designated area for attempted engagement with said moving object operated by said second opposing side, said selection of said selected designated area including a concurrent selection of each of said plurality of sections of said selected designated area for processing initiating engagement with said moving object operated by said second opposing side whereby said selection process is effected; a section detecting device configured for detecting a section, engaged by the moving object, of said sections of said selected designated area when the moving object engages said selected designated area; and a game processing device configured for processing execution of the game, in accordance with a game result predetermined as assigned to the section detected by the section detecting device, to display on the display portion the game result assigned to the section detected whereby said operation of said selected designated area is effected.