Patent ID: 6623359
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game machine for a game in which a plurality of game characters including first and second game characters can move in a three-dimensional space specified by three axes, that is, first, second and third axes, said game machine comprising:action input means which has a plurality of input modes including first and second input modes and inputs an action of the game characters by changing an input mode; action computation means for computing movement of the game characters in a direction of the first and a direction of the second axes based on an input from said action input means in the first input mode, and for computing movement of the game characters in a direction of the first and a direction of the third axes based on an input from said action input means in the second input mode; and image generation means for generating an image to be displayed on a display section based on movement of the game characters computed by said action computation means, wherein said action computation means judges the input mode based on whether a time required to perform one operation in said action input means is within a given time period.