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Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (often abbreviated JP:OG or simply JPOG) is a park-building game that allows players to create their own version of Jurassic Park. It is reminiscent of games like SimCity and…

74 10 March 2003

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is a simulator developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment, released 10 March 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.

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What Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is a simulator game developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and released in 2003. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on TOSHI.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You have been chosen by the eccentric billionaire and CEO of InGen John Hammond as the newest manager of Jurassic Park, a theme park featuring dinosaurs as its main attraction! InGen has provided you with a series of small islands to build up your park from, and has given you access to some of the richest fossil sites in the world! Make the park a safe and affordable holiday destination for the entire family! InGen is counting on you.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, educational, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Jurassic Park series

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is the 37th of 80 entries we hold in the Jurassic Park series. The next entry was Jurassic Park Institute Tour: Dinosaur Rescue in 2003. Its critic score of 74 is 5 points above the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition at 85.

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How it was received

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 50 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 10 hrs.

What it launched against

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis launched on 10 March 2003, within three weeks of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Championship Manager 4, Final Fantasy X-2 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Championship Manager 4, Final Fantasy X-2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis — frequently asked questions

When did Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis come out?
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis was released on 10 March 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis?
The main story of Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis takes around 10 hrs.

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