Match-up game system

Abstract

A match-up game system includes a game database providing step of providing a game database based on a data record regarding a previous match of the virtual characters from the game server computer to the headquartered computer; a ranking data record generation step in which the headquarter server computer generates a ranking data record for ranking the virtual characters based on the data record of the game database; and a ranking data record providing step of sending the ranking data record from the headquarter server computer to the member client computer and the gamer client computers.

1 . A match-up game system, in which a headquarter server computer of a headquarter holding a member registered thereto; a game server computer of a game provider providing game software in which virtual characters of gamers play a match against each other; a member client computer of the member; and gamer client computers of the gamers are connected to each other via an electrical communication network, comprising:
 a game database providing step of providing a game database based on a data record regarding a previous match of the virtual characters from the game server computer to the headquartered computer;   a ranking data record generation step in which the headquarter server computer generates a ranking data record for ranking the virtual characters based on the data record of the game database; and   a ranking data record providing step of sending the ranking data record from the headquarter server computer to the member client computer and the gamer client computers.   
   
   
       2 . The match-up game system according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the ranking data record generation step, one ranking data record is generated through integration of the game database provided from the game server computers. 
   
   
       3 . The match-up game system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a matchmaking step in which the headquarter server computer selects more than one of the virtual characters as opponents and notifies the gamer client computers of the virtual characters thus selected. 
   
   
       4 . The match-up game system according to  claim 3 , wherein, in the matchmaking step, the headquarter server computer selects the virtual characters as the opponents according to a request from the member client computer. 
   
   
       5 . The match-up game system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a video image providing step of providing a video image containing contents of a match of the virtual characters from the game server computer to the headquarter server computer; and   a video image distribution step of distributing the video image from the headquarter server computer to the member client computer.   
   
   
       6 . The match-up game system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a match-up software distribution step of distributing match-up software in which the virtual characters of different game databases play the match against each other from the headquarter server computer to the gamer client computers; and   a ranking data record modification step of modifying the ranking data record according to a result of the match in the match-up software.