Patent ID: 7993200

Claim:
A game device including a controller that outputs a numerical value according to a pressing force with respect to an operation member, comprising: means for displaying a gauge; a first means for controlling the gauge to expand or contract according to continued pressing of the operation member; a second means for controlling the gauge to expand or contract based on the continued pressing of the operation member, and switching a change to be given to the gauge between expansion and contraction based on the numerical value output from the controller, said numerical value indicative of the pressing force of the operation member that is continually pressed; means for causing the first means for controlling to start gauge control and restricting said second means for controlling from said gauge control when the pressing of the operation member is detected, and causing the second means for controlling to start the gauge control and restricting said first means for controlling from said gauge control when a length of the gauge is set to a predetermined status by the first means for controlling; and means for executing game processing based on the length of the gauge when release of the pressing of the operation member is detected.