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Great game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 18
Date: February 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So far I have only played the game demo (availible at http://www.jpthegame.com) but I really loved it, and I think the game will be as good as the Demo, the Dino's do everything what they supposed to do, they eat, sleep, drink, poop etc. and the missions where you have to photograph or shoot the dino's from a helicopter are well made, this game is a must have for every fan of Jurassic Park or Dinosaurs, the graphics are highly detailed and it sounds like the sounds of the Dinosaurs are comming right out the movie, and the sountrack from John Williams makes it all a great game.

Dream it, Build it, Survive it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: February 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Though I have only played the demo, I feel that this is truly a game that fans of Jurassic Park, dinosaurs, and even that "Tycoon" series alike should at least look into. Dinosaur models, sounds, activities, and how realistic the activities are preformed are extremly accurate. (Such as herbivorious dinosaurs will make herds, and carnivores will become stressed if they don't have running space or are denied the ability to hunt, and carnivores will fight over territory.)

You go to dig sites and fossil markets to extract dinosaur D.N.A. from items such as amber and fossilized bones, though you may only get 5-15% of a certain dinosaur's D.N.A. at a time from the bones, yet from a piece of amber, you may get up to 65% of a dinosuar's full D.N.A. After you get 100% of any given dinosaur's D.N.A., you can then clone your dinosaurs into a living, breathing dinosaur body. The process is done by removing an alligator's D.N.A. from an egg, and inserting the D.N.A. of the dinosaur.
Due to a 'scientific process', the dinosaur grows to adult size in 4 days, then is released into the confined area you have made for her. (All dinosaurs are females to protect against uncontrolled breeding.)So, the good thing is: you don't have to wait for the dinosaur to grow up. The bad thing is: you don't get to watch the dinosaur grow up. (To same this is a good thing.)

In compliance with the realism, the dinosaurs can also get sick. The main diseases they may get include: Gastric Poisioning, Bumblefoot, Tick Infestation, Rabies, Dinosaur Flu, and Dino Belly. If you do not vaccinate the infected dinosaur(s) then a major outbreak will occur throughout the park. Luckly for us though, there is a "Cure All" button, so now we won't have to cure each individual one. You also have to set up research facilities so you can discover more vaccicnes, because all of them are not handed over to you. >:)

After you have established a good park, visitors will come see if the so called "real dinosaurs" ad in the paper was a big joke. Well, after they discover that they are not, they'll go and tell their friends. Though the InGen Corperation has put a limit on how many visitors you may have at one time, you can allow more as you prove to InGen that you can keep the dinosaurs from breaking out of the confiments and eating your visitors. >:] (You also loose a lot of money when this happens.) You can also take ballon rides over the park, photo rides THROUGH the park, and helicopter rides around it.

Now the bad, if you purchase the PC version of this game, I hope you have a strong video card. If not, prepare for slow frame rates, jagged models, and in some cases the game won't even start. It runs on the Direct 3D system. On my computer, all it shows is all white with gray squares because my computer doesn't support Direct 3D. :(

Overall, I really think you guys should look into this game, as it seems to have a lot of potential. Where else can you get a Jurassic Park game that looks this good anyway?

(Did I mention that there are over 25 species of dinosaurs in this game?)

You Run Jurassic Park!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: October 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is great! And I found it very pleasing to be watching the dinosaurs.

First off... the dinosaurs. The way they moved was incredible. They're motion gave the reality that they are actually there.They're behavior also created a dynamic form that they were all different, and not the same dinosaur in another's costume. Some seem to like to hunt a lot, While others played and fought in territorial fights. Some examples of aggresion include spinosaurus. Spinosaurus will fight for territory many times, while others such as tyrannosaurus will flee before challengers after it loses just one territory fight, meaning that spinosaurus always has confidance while tyrannosaurus gives up. Allosaurus doesn't fight at all, though they are incredibly stupid and keep on going after the same dangerous prey even though it is seriously damaged. Allosaurus run from other large carnivores, but the other large carnivores don't eat them.

The fact that many dinosaurs played a lot is very annoying. Because they will practically starve themselves to death or play to the point of dying of dehydration. They're too stupid to even survive. Plus they constantly run in circles around the predator, meaning that the predator could easily get them.

Herbivores tend to have a very different behavior than carnivores. Corythosaurus tend to run long distances and separate from their herd. But Camarasaurus does sort of have the same behavior, except they do it to join other herds of camarasaurus or brachiosarus. Hadrosaurs like the edmontosaurus and ouranosaurus like to make another hadrosaur into their leader. If the dinosaur has a particular species for it's friend then they will make that different species their leader or simply follow them around a lot for protection against predators.

Now I'll talk about the machines and stuff that you can ride. First is the helicopter. The controls for the helicopter were very easy and I had very little trouble with them. It's a great way to cure dinosaurs and get their health back. Or if you get angry you can simply kill them all. You can also herd them or lure them. Now the jeep. I have serious issues with it because when you try to turn left it will go right first, then left. This was very annoying because I kept on running into things. Plus when you let go of the button it will keep on running for a couple of seconds and then stop. Finally the balloon. The only thing you could do with the balloon is use it as a last resort to take good pictures of dinosaurs. But the balloon moved around so much that I couldn't get it centered or get the shot of the dinosaurs that I wanted. This results in messy pictures and that is why I say to use it only if there is no other way. And by the way, large carnivores will attack the jeep. That's another reason why you should use the balloon.

Now the guests. I loved how the guests liked different things. And I liked how they had names and showed where they came from. They even talk to each other. But they are more stupid than some of the dinosaurs. They will walk back and forth in one area or walk around in circles saying stuff like ''Where's the bathroom? Why didn't they put in a bathroom?'' This made me think of shooting the guest with the rifle. Sadly you can't do this. Otherwise it would be rated M.

The missions are very fun. They include herding dinosaurs through mazes of fences, killing rogue dinosaurs and saving a president, shooting the hatchery power boxes to stop them from creating more, rescueing John Hammond using the jeep, and taking great pictures of dinosaurs for a calender. There are other missions though. And if you can beat them all you can unlock Site B.

Now I have had serious problems with this. Some of the worst things I'll tell. One of the bad things is that my dinosaurs go in the water and can't get out. I try to put land around it but it won't let me because it says that there is something in the way. So my dinosaur died because of this. Here's another one that sort of made me sad. Why can't the dinosaurs breed? In the movie and book they're all female, but the game could have at least tilted it a little bit. Plus you can't name the dinosaurs like in Zoo Tycoon. That makes it impossible to track them down unless they're the leader or there's only one.

I thought that the game was totally awesome. I would reccomend this to anyone. Thanks for reading!

this game rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: May 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

... Anyways, this game really does rock, with awsome graphics and sounds. You get to build your own cool park and dinosaurs. You can even fly in a chopper and shoot dinosaurs. Plus, there's so much much more to this game that it'd take days to write about! BUY THIS GAME IT'S AWESOME!!!

Welcome To Jurassic Park!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: February 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

One day I was flipping around on the internet and found a game called Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. I played the demo and I was hooked! I bothered my parents for a month and I got the game. On with the review. There are only 4 modes of gameplay in this game. The first is Operation Genesis, the fun! You start out with one digsite and unlock more as you go along. I thought it was extreamly fun and I have 10 5 star parks. The next is Missions. There are 10 super challenging ones. They are hard and itm took me 2 months to beat them all. My favorite one is Danger Club Safari because you have to take pictures of rampaging dinos without getting eaten. Stick withe the raptors and go on mountains to take pictures of the big ones. You can also do Excersises. They are like scenarios in Zoo Tycoon. Jurassic Classic is the best because they give you the park from the movies and you have to manage it. The last is Site B. A private island where dinosaurs you pick roam free. I saw wich herbivores would last the longest on an island with huge bloodthirsty carnivores. The graphics are incredible!! I thought they were real dinos and the fights and hunting of the carnivores was a visual treat. The audio was what the movies sounded like. Listen to these words and obey them: BUY! THE! GAME! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Surprisingly inspired gameplay and graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: September 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Although I typically only play games such as Warcraft III, Splinter Cell, Freedom Force, and Neverwinter Nights, I was nicely surprised at the overall quality of this title.

While it only takes a few hours to achieve the five-star park rating to 'win' (although you can choose to continue), it's a whole lotta fun getting there. Primarily due to an almost incessant amount of in-game 'emails' (although the idea works nicely), you'll constantly be checking on your genetics lab, your fossil dig sites, your park research, your beloved dinosaurs, park management, and deciding what to build/create next that you'll rarely have time to actually enjoy the park you're creating! The game includes excellent training exercises (plus it practically holds your hand the entire game, anyway) and a few superfluous yet well-done missions - added, I'm sure, to make this game seem longer.

Although it has a few quirks (as most games do), its inspired gameplay and notable graphics make this a short, sweet, and fairly polished title that deserves more recognition from the mainstream game press than it's getting.

This Game is SWEET!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. It lets you build your own park, protect your guests, and make real, live-looking dinos! You can also do missions, which provide excellent practice. It's also amazing because, well, try smashing a safari car into a Brontasaurous or an angry T-rex or Spinosaurous. Watch it explode. It's worth it to see was the dinos do to the humans (if they're carnivores),but don't let them kill too mach 'cause you pay A LOT of money, and your populairity goes zippo.
I got another sweet idea for you. If you've got some carnivores, clone a lot because when you destroy all the fences, security, and exits an' you hate some guests you get your revenge!
All in all, it was a great game and I'd rate it 5 stars on anything but park size. It's... too... SMALL!
So, anyways it's a great game and I really like it. I hope you have fun on it too... if you buy or play it at your friend's house (I played it at my cousin's).

Hope you like it!! :)(: (they're smiley faces).

WOW!!! The graphics are AWESOME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ever since I saw the movie, I wanted to build my own version of JP. Well, here it is. I absolutely love this game. The graphics are AWESOME!!! It is especially pleasing to see the great detail and effort put forth to make the dinos look realistic. Also, the dinos' AI is pretty smart... even for a dino. Some dinos would play with each other, some would chase and eat each other, and some would protect each other. My only fustration was the dino cap limit. You can only produce 60 dinos max. This game is much easier to play and learn compared to Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sim City, etc. I was up and playing this game like a pro after the tutorials. I really like how the team incorporated the various rides in the movie and put them in the game. He he he, I like it when a T-Rex trashes one of my land cruisers and I have to fly in and rescue the poor visitor. Bottom line: A GREAT GAME!!!
I hope they make an expansion pack that includes dinos from Jurassic Park III.....

What he said...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can't add much of a better review than what is already here but I too played the demo and was very excited by it. I am a HUGE Jurassic Park fan and found it completely exhilarating. Universal has used its license to the extreme. All the wonderful elements are here: John Williams soundtrack, real sounds from the movie (the T-Rex has the same train sound), logos and even ambiance of being there. The graphics are amazing. I always found the idea of a dinosaur theme park very interesting and that is what I loved about the movie. This game gives that same feeling to me. What would it be like to visit (in this case run) a dinosaur theme park? In the movie, it becomes a disaster. But this is my opportunity to see Jurassic Park run as a full functioning park with "real" visitors. This looks to be one of the best Jurassic Park licensed games.

One of a kind!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is wonderful! I am amazed at this game! This is a very beneficial game for both teens and parents.

It is great for teens because it lets them make their very own Jurassic Park with almost every dinosaur from the three movies plus at least 10 new ones! The basic premise of the game is you start by sending fossil teams to various locations all over the world to dig up fossils and gather dinosaur DNA. You then build the entrance and enclosures for the dinosaurs to be kept in, and so on and so on. You manage the park and the dinosaurs in various vehicles such as a ranger helicopter, safari vehicle, and, in a dinosaur rampage, a machine gun turret.The game is very realistic with varying weather and(no park simulator is complete without them)disasters. You can control everything from the T-rex to the type of souvenirs you sell! Plus, the soundtrack is beautiful; just as it was in the movies.

This game is good for parents because without their teens knowing it, this game teaches their teens economic, math, business, and management skills.

To wrap this statement up, I would highly recommend for parents to get this game for teens if you believe they are old enough to see mild violence (when a dinosaur breaks out).

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