Patent ID: 8715049

Claim:
A game device for executing a game configured such that a plurality of game characters perform a competitive sport using a moving object, the game device comprising: first selecting means for selecting one of a plurality of movement control information items stored in a movement control information storage for storing the plurality of movement control information items for controlling at least one of a movement target position and a moving direction of a game character; relationship information acquiring means for acquiring relationship information associated with a combination of a first game character and a second game character in possession of the moving object, from a relationship information storage for storing the relationship information indicating a level of cooperativeness or congeniality between game characters in association with the combination of the game characters; second selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of movement control information items based on a selection result obtained by the first selecting means and the relationship information acquired by the relationship information acquiring means; first game character control means for causing the first game character to move based on the one of the plurality of movement control information items that has been selected by one of the first selecting means and the second selecting means; and second game character control means for causing, in a case where the first game character is caused to move based on the one of the plurality of movement control information items that has been selected by one of the first selecting means and the second selecting means, the second game character to perform an action for moving the moving object toward a target position determined based on the one of the plurality of movement control information items that has been selected by the other one of the first selecting means and the second selecting means.