Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Critic Reviews

Jurassic has enough open-ended depth to appease "RollerCoaster Tycoon" players, fossil hunters, and anyone looking to bag some big game.

It succeeds through its intoxicating fluidity and the way it turns the dream of the movie into your own reality.

While business minutia often drags down world-building sims, Operation Genesis offers enough variety and a bit of real action to not only set it apart but also keep players very satisfied.

It’s a niche game that will only appeal to fans of this genre. If you enjoyed "Zoo Tycoon," you are sure to like JPOR. All others who are interested should rent first.

After playing this game, I don't think I will even think I'll ever lay eyes on rollercoaster tycoon again even if it did just launch onto the Xbox not to long ago. I think I will stick with this game.

With a very limited amount of amenities and dinosaurs represented, Jurassic Park falters a little in the replayability category.

A very addictive game that continues to surprise and delight the more you play. For the money, there's plenty to do, and best of all it lets you focus on what you find fun.

While I don’t have any huge complaints overall with Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, it just seems to be missing something and at times the action is slow and tedious.

The geographical limitations are a real hindrance, but there is enough to do within the space you're given.

The game is pretty slow-paced and outside of the few mentioned action sequences, is almost devoid of any visceral attributes that seem so inherent with flesh-eating dinosaurs.

An enjoyable game that should appeal to dinosaur buffs and park simulation fans alike, thanks to its attractive graphics engine and unique features.

Thanks to the half-decent camera you can also get right down into the action to appreciate the slaughter even more. It’s worth getting Operation Genesis for this opportunity alone.

Long-term fun is doomed to extinction. Sure, you get a lot to do, but not many ways to do it.

To enjoy this game properly you are going to need a keyboard and a mouse -- two things that are readily available on the PC -- so you might as well plan on going for that version instead.

As a "Zoo Tycoon" clone, Operation Genesis isn't at all bad, but the fact that it's merely a "Zoo Tycoon" clone is sufficient enough criticism.

Sure, it's nice to play around with dinosaurs, but the control and framerate issues keep any interest in the game strictly short term.

As good as the control system is on Xbox, games like this just aren't as appealing on console.

Be it a comatose dinosaur that needs reviving, a fossil find that needs extraction, or research team that needs a project, everybody unfailingly 'needs' a little of your time.

Compared to other sim and tycoon games this one is not as deep which can be a good thing for Xbox players.

If the developers concentrated on one console version at a time, then maybe there would have been more depth and polish besides the fascinating dinosaurs.