Patent ID: 7448950

Claim:
A video game system, comprising: a game console having memory and a processor; a game controller compatible with the game console; and a video game, having a first object rendered in a scene comprising one or more surroundings and a second object configured to initiate a negative action upon the first object, the first object being controlled by a user through the game controller to defeat the second object with a negative impact upon the second object, the video game being executed on the game console to perform a method comprising: receiving a first input from the user through the game controller to control the first object to impose the negative impact upon the second object; displaying and recording original images of the first object, the second object, and the one or more surroundings chronologically forward; receiving a second input from the user to perform a first action when the first object and the second object are interacting with each other, the first action comprising: rewinding and displaying the recorded images of the first object, the second object and the one or more surroundings chronologically backward; generating, after the recorded images are rewound chronologically backward, a new manifestation of the first object, wherein: the new manifestation of the first object is configured to co-exist with the recorded images of the first object, the second object and the one or more surroundings; and the new manifestation of the first object is independent of the recorded images of the first object and configured to be controlled by the user through the game controller to affect the second object and the one or more surroundings in the recorded images in a manner similar to that of the recorded first object; and replaying the recorded images of the first object, the second object and the one or more surroundings chronologically forward while: receiving further input from the user to control the new manifestation of the first object; and displaying the new manifestation of the first object chronologically forward.