Video game program, video game device, and video game control method

Abstract

The video game character role giving section gives predetermined roles to avoid overlapping the roles. The team member determining section determines a team, as “Team A” to which a “manager character”, a “catcher character” and a “pitcher character” that are operated by first, second and third players respectively. The video game character operating section allows the first, second and third players to operate the “manager character”, the “catcher character” and the “pitcher character” so that “Team A” to which the “manager character”, the “catcher character” and the “pitcher character” belong can play a game against “Team B” that is operated and controlled by a CPU.

1 . A computer readable medium storing a computer program of a computer network game in which a first player controls a first video game character through a first terminal device and a second player controls a second video game character through a second terminal device, the computer program comprising:
 code for giving a first role to the first video game character on the basis of characteristics of the first video game character and a second role to the second video game character on the basis of characteristics of the second video game character;   code for determining a first team including the first video game character and the second video game character; and   code for operating the first video game character on the basis of a first command by the first player through a first operation portion being configured on the first terminal and the second video game character on the basis of a second command from the second player through a second operation portion being configured on the second terminal,   the first player and the second player simultaneously playing the computer network game.   
   
   
       2 . The computer readable medium storing the computer program according to  claim 1 , the computer program further comprising
 code for enabling the first player and the second player alternatively control the first video game character and the second video game character when the first role and the second role are identical.   
   
   
       3 . The computer readable medium storing the computer program according to  claim 1 , the computer program further comprising
 code for directing a third video game character by operating at least one of the first video game character by the first player and by the second video game character by the second player.   
   
   
       4 . The computer readable medium storing the computer program according to  claim 1 , the computer program further comprising
 code for displaying information of the first game character on the basis of the first command on at least one of a first display portion being configured on the first terminal and a second display portion being configured on the second terminal.   
   
   
       5 . The computer readable medium storing the computer program according to  claim 4 , the computer program further comprising
 code for enabling the first player to change from controlling the first video game character to controlling at least one of the second video game character and the third video game character, and   code for displaying information with regards to changes after the first player changes from controlling the first video game character to controlling at least one of the second video game character and the third video game character on at least one of the first display portion and the second display portion.   
   
   
       6 . The computer readable medium storing the computer program according to  claim 5 , the computer program further comprising
 code for enabling the first player and the second player alternatively control the first video game character and the second video game character when the first role and the second role are identical.   
   
   
       7 . The computer readable medium storing the computer program according to  claim 6 , the computer program further comprising
 code for displaying who controls the first video game character, when the first video game character and the second video game character alternatively control the first video game character.   
   
   
       8 . A video game device for a computer network game in which a first player controls a first video game character through a first terminal device and a second player controls a second video game character through a second terminal device, the video game device comprising:
 a video game character role giving section being configured to give a first role to the first video game character on the basis of characteristics of the first video game character and a second role to the second video game character on the basis of characteristics of the second video game character;   a team member determining section being configured to determine a first team including the first video game character and the second video game character, and to operate the first video game character on the basis of a first command by the first player through a first operation portion being configured on the first terminal and the second video game character on the basis of a second command from the second player through a second operation portion being configured on the second terminal,   the first player and the second player simultaneously playing the computer network game.   
   
   
       9 . A control method for controlling a computer network game in which a first player controls a first video game character through a first terminal device and a second player controls a second video game character through a second terminal device, the the method comprising:
 giving a first role to the first video game character on the basis of characteristics of the first video game character and a second role to the second video game character on the basis of characteristics of the second video game character;   determining a first team including the first video game character and the second video game character; and   operating the first video game character on the basis of a first command by the first player through a first operation portion being configured on the first terminal and the second video game character on the basis of a second command from the second player through a second operation portion being configured on the second terminal,   the first player and the second player simultaneously playing the computer network game.