Patent ID: 7011582

Claim:
A game apparatus for enabling a player to play a game in which the player's character controlled by the player fights against an enemy character within a predetermined three-dimensional (3D) game space, said game apparatus comprising: a display apparatus that displays said 3D game space as a game image which is viewed in relation to the player's character; storage means for storing item data relating to items held by said player's and enemy characters; item computation means for: selecting at least one prize item from items held by a defeated character in accordance with a predetermined rule after one of said player's and enemy characters has defeated the other; displaying said prize item in relation to a defeated character in said 3D game space so that characters other than the defeated character may acquire said prize item; adding said prize item to items held by a character who acquires said prize item; subtracting said prize item from items held by the defeated character in accordance with a predetermined rule; and updating said item data in said storage means based on the results of addition and subtraction; and character revival control means for reviving said defeated character in said game space under a predetermined condition, wherein said player's and enemy characters compete for items, wherein said prize item selection means displays said prize item for a predetermined time; and wherein said item addition means adds said prize item to items held by a character who has performed a predetermined item-acquiring action within said predetermined display time.