Patent ID: 7677978
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game apparatus for executing a game which allows a first player to control an action of a first game object and which allows a second player or a computer to control an action of a second game object, the game apparatus comprising: a game image display; a touch panel display provided with a touch panel; a plurality of button switches; second object action execution programmed logic circuitry that executes the action of the second game object regardless of whether the first game object is active; first action execution programmed logic circuitry that detects that a button switch is singly operated and executing a first action of the first game object in accordance with a detection result; second action execution programmed logic circuitry that detects whether button switches are simultaneously or sequentially operated or whether a button switch is repeatedly operated, and executes a second action of the first game object that is different from the first action in accordance with a detection result; game progression control programmed logic circuitry that allows the game to progress in accordance with results of execution of the second object action execution programmed logic circuitry, the first action execution programmed logic circuitry, and the second action execution programmed logic circuitry, and displays a game situation on the game image display; touch panel display control programmed logic circuitry that displays a touch panel image including at least one button switch image on the touch panel display; association programmed logic circuitry that associates the second action with the button switch image; and alternate second action execution programmed logic circuitry that, when the touch panel detects a contact with the button switch image displayed on the touch panel display instead of simultaneous and/or sequential operation of the button switches, executes the second action associated with the button switch image by the association programmed logic circuitry as if the second action execution programmed logic circuitry had detected that button switches were simultaneously or sequentially operated or that the button switch was repeatedly operated.