Patent ID: 7300344
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A video game apparatus, comprising: a monitor for displaying game images; a plurality of operable members for operating the game images including a character displayed on the monitor; a data transmitter for transmitting data to a second video game apparatus; a mode instructing member for selectively instructing a training mode and a transfer mode; a first setter for setting a character to be trained and training initial values thereof when the training mode is instructed, each of said training initial values reflecting at least one aspect of basic abilities of the character; a training controller for obtaining training values to be added to the training initial values of the set character in accordance with actions taken by the character in line of a training purpose in response to the operation of the plurality of operable members; an item giving device for giving a plurality of kinds of items to the character which are prepared in advance and influential to sums of the training values in relation to at least one of the trained state of the character and action instructing operations given to the character by the operable members, the item having influence on the character when the item belongs to the character; a judger for judging whether training has been successful, said data transmitter transmitting character data of the character to the second video game apparatus when a transfer mode is instructed and when judged by the judger as having been successfully trained, said character data of the character to be transmitted including the training initial values of the character and the items given during the training such that a user of the second game device can begin training of the character with said training initial values and said items.