Program, storage medium on which program is recorded, and game device

The present invention provides a program (image processing technique) by which it is possible to increase options of ball manipulation types for ball movements (kicks) in a ball game and create very realistic game play. In a game device for executing a ball game in which by displaying an image of one's own character, a plurality of teammate characters, and a plurality of opponent characters moving in a game space a ball is put into a goal, when one's own character is in possession of the ball, a determination (S2) is made as to whether or not a kick command button of a controller operated by a player is being pressed, and when the kick command button is being pushed, a determination is made of a kicking strength of the ball according to a determination (S12) as to whether or not a pressure sensitivity of an input portion is not less than a prescribed value, and a height of the ball is determined according to a determination as to whether or not a length of pressing is not less than a prescribed value.