Patent ID: 8480492

Claim:
A game control program embedded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, comprising: a module configured to move a player character in a game field in accordance with a control command from a player; a module configured to move a character belonging to a group, which includes the player character, along with the player character; a module configured to move an enemy character located in the game field so as to follow the player character or the character belonging to the group; a group control module configured to cause at least one of the characters belonging to the group to leave the group; a target control module configured to change a target of attack by the enemy character, from the player character or the character belonging to the group to the character that left the group, when at least one of the characters belonging to the group is caused to leave the group by the group control module; a module configured to allow the enemy character to attack the player character or the character that left the group when the enemy character catches up with the player character or the character that left the group; and a module configured to return the character that left the group to the group when a predetermined time has elapsed since the character left the group without the character being attacked by the enemy character.