Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

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  • Summary: Now is your chance to fulfill Dr. John Hammond's dream by successfully designing and managing the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis allows gamers to create the most amazing theme park he world has ever seen. As the first ever fully 3D action-sim, OperationNow is your chance to fulfill Dr. John Hammond's dream by successfully designing and managing the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis allows gamers to create the most amazing theme park he world has ever seen. As the first ever fully 3D action-sim, Operation Genesis gives players two games in one. Either build the ultimate dinosaur theme park or engage in 12 action-packed missions that will truly test your gaming skills. Dream it. Build it. Survive it. This truly is Jurassic Park... your way! [Vivendi Universal]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Jurassic has enough open-ended depth to appease "RollerCoaster Tycoon" players, fossil hunters, and anyone looking to bag some big game. [2 May 2003, p.79]
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  2. Gamezilla!
    85
    Visually and aurally stunning, and has somewhat interesting if uninspired gameplay, but doesn’t have enough interest to hold die hard niche fans.
  3. PC Gameworld
    82
    Takes the theme park genre and injects it with a little dino-fever. The end result is surprisingly entertaining!
  4. Computer Gaming World
    70
    Despite the amount of stuff to do, JPOG isn't particularly deep. [June 2003, p.100]
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  5. PC Gamer
    70
    Genesis' gameplay would really benefit from more depth: once you get the basic structures in place and the cash starts to roll in, there's little challenge left. [Apr 2003, p.104]
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  6. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    Those who play the most detailed and complex theme park sims won't get anything new from Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. For dinosaur fans, however, it's a dream come true.
  7. Yahoo!
    30
    Just too much fluff and not enough fun.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. iamachicken11
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    I love this game. It brings back so much nostalgia. All of the dinosaurs had cool and unique roars, There were so many things to do in thisI love this game. It brings back so much nostalgia. All of the dinosaurs had cool and unique roars, There were so many things to do in this game and I absolutely enjoy it… Expand
  2. AndyN.
    May 7, 2004
    10
    Brilliant.
  4. parker86
    Apr 26, 2014
    10
    This is my most favorite themed game. It's really fun and enjoyable to play like the Jurassic park builder. I used to play the play station 2This is my most favorite themed game. It's really fun and enjoyable to play like the Jurassic park builder. I used to play the play station 2 version of this game when i was a kid. I highly recommend this great game… Expand
  5. balloonsnake
    Jul 12, 2021
    9
    The OG evolution. Great game, Great fun. It has a fine amount of difficulty, and seeing your dinosaurs do their thing is incredible. I alsoThe OG evolution. Great game, Great fun. It has a fine amount of difficulty, and seeing your dinosaurs do their thing is incredible. I also like how you can click a dinosaur for a statistics section on the left of the screen, and how you can click a viewing area to see the view. All the games functions work great and yes, the game has cheats for money, dinosaurs, ratings, and anything you would need. Just as good as the movie. (Jurassic park, of course not JP 3 that one stinks.)… Expand
  6. Xah
    May 5, 2003
    8
    It's a f####n "DINO-MITE", a real blast!
  7. InnocentGamer
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    For its time it was amazing in terms of the dinosaurs, the gameplay was fairly simple and there is a lot of downtime, but it has immenseFor its time it was amazing in terms of the dinosaurs, the gameplay was fairly simple and there is a lot of downtime, but it has immense nostalgic value. Reviewed outside of that context its at best a 5/10… Expand
  8. sinadoom
    Nov 14, 2011
    4
    Decent sim. The only downside is that it gets boring very quickly. The whole enjoyment comes from building the park. Sure the challenges are aDecent sim. The only downside is that it gets boring very quickly. The whole enjoyment comes from building the park. Sure the challenges are a good addition but once you're done with them (which are really easy) it feels like a chore to have to build a park again. Because once you're done, it's just boring. There's nothing exciting or particularly fun to do.… Expand

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