Patent ID: 8113931
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A video game processing apparatus that causes an image display apparatus to display a player character of a video game on an image screen of the image display apparatus, the video game processing apparatus controlling progress of the video game by controlling an action of the player character displayed on the image screen in accordance with operations by a player, the video game processing apparatus comprising: a special effect selector that executes a special effect selection for selecting a special effect from among a predetermined plurality of kinds of special effects in a drawing based on an establishment of predetermined selection allowance conditions; and a special effect assignor that assigns, to the player character, the special effect selected by the special effect selector, wherein the predetermined selection allowance conditions include damage given to one of the player character and an enemy character reaching a predetermined value, the player character and the enemy character each include a maximum life value that increases in accordance with the progress of the video game, and the predetermined value increases in accordance with the maximum life value of the one of the player character and the enemy character during the progress of the game.