History VideoGame / JurassicParkOperationGenesis

* TheTeam: Your command staff.
** TheLeader: You.
** TheLancer: Ray Arnold, who keeps track of visitors and your buildings.
** TheBigGuy: Robert Muldoon, your game warden who alerts you to dinosaur rampages and escapes.
** TheSmartGuy: Dr. Henry Wu, your chief geneticist who not only oversees extraction of dinosaur DNA and dinosaur cloning, but also research regarding improving park amenities and facilities.
** TheHeart: Jane Powers, your public relations assistant who keeps tabs on the visitors' feelings about the park.
** TeamMom: Dr. Ellie Sattler, who maintains the hatcheries and alerts you to health issues regarding your dinosaurs.
** TheTeamBenefactor: Both John Hammond and Peter Ludlow, your bosses.

''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' is a business simulator developed by Blue Tongue Software, based on the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise, and released in 2003 for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. The player's goal is to build Jurassic Park and make it a profitable success.

* DinkyDilophosaur: The game squandered an opportunity to avert this trope. By 2003, ''Dilophosaurus'' hadn't made an onscreen appearance since [[Film/JurassicPark1993 the first movie]] which implied that the one shown may be a juvenile. A park simulator would be a great place to show a full-grown ''Dilophosaurus'' in all its glory. There are plenty of obscure genera featured, and unlike in the film, no dramatic reason to reduce their size. Instead, the movie Dilo dimensions are treated as its adult size.

* DinkyDilophosaur: The game squandered an opportunity to avert this trope. By 2003, ''Dilophosaurus'' hadn't made an onscreen appearance since [[Film/JurassicPark1993 the first movie]] which implied that the one shown may be a juvenile. A park simulator would be a great place to show a full-grown ''Dilophosaurus'' in all its glory. Instead, the movie Dilo dimensions are treated as its adult size.

* LighterAndSofter: Operation Genesis is about making JP into a financial success and bringing dinosaurs to the public. In a way, the game is what Hammond saw in the park in the first place - wonder. As such, the game is far more optimistic and trouble free than the ''Film/JurassicPark'' film, unless you deliberately make it into a death park.

* StockDinosaurs: Since this is a ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' game, we get all the animals that appeared in the original trilogy (except ''Mamenchisaurus'', ''Compsognathus'', and ''Pteranodon'') and some genera that haven't appeared in the films at all. This includes ''Albertosaurus'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Ankylosaurus'', ''Brachiosaurus'', ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Corythosaurus'', ''Dilophosaurus'', ''Dryosaurus'', ''Edmontosaurus'', ''Gallimimus'', ''Kentrosaurus'', ''Pachycephalosaurus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Spinosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Styracosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', and ''Velociraptor''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs, there's ''Apatosaurus'', ''Baryonyx'', ''Chasmosaurus'', ''Compsognathus'', ''Deinonychus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Iguanodon'', ''Maiasaura'' and ''Ornithomimus''.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Along with the classic dinosaurs from the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' trilogy, we also see ''Acrocanthosaurus'', ''Camarasaurus'', ''Carcharodontosaurus'', ''Homalocephale'', ''Ouranosaurus'', and ''Torosaurus''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs there's ''Alioramus'', ''Panoplosaurus'', ''Tenontosaurus'', ''Thescelosaurus'', ''Wuerhosaurus'' and ''Yangchuanosaurus''.

* DummiedOut: LOADS of content, as one can see in the files or the trailer.

* StockDinosaurs: Since this is a ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' game, we get all the animals that appeared in the original trilogy (except ''Mamenchisaurus'', ''Compsognathus'', and ''Pteranodon'') and some genera that haven't appeared in the films at all. This includes ''Albertosaurus'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Ankylosaurus'', ''Brachiosaurus'', ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Corythosaurus'', ''Dilophosaurus'', ''Dryosaurus'', ''Edmontosaurus'', ''Gallimimus'', ''Kentrosaurus'', ''Pachycephalosaurus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Spinosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Styracosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', ''TyrannosaurusRex'', and ''Velociraptor''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs, there's ''Apatosaurus'', ''Baryonyx'', ''Chasmosaurus'', ''Compsognathus'', ''Deinonychus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Iguanodon'', ''Maiasaura'' and ''Ornithomimus''.

* LighterAndSofter: Operation Genesis is about making JP into a financial success and bringing dinosaurs to the public. In a way, the game is what Hammond saw in the park in the first place - wonder. As such, the game is far more optimistic and trouble free than the film, unless you deliberately make it into a death park.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Utilized as an in-game mechanic, no less. If you stick dinosaurs from [[AnachronismStew different time periods]] and [[MisplacedWildlife different continents]] together in the same enclosure, some of the more nerdy visitors will point this out, and their enjoyment of the park will subsequently go down. And of course any inaccuracies from the movies are carried into the game, including large raptors, poisonous ''Dilophosaurus'', featherless theropods, pronated front limbs, etc.

* CarnivoresAreMean / HerbivoresAreFriendly: Played with. While the large carnivores (''Allosaurus'', ''Carcharodontosaurus'', ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and ''Spinosaurus'') are the most dangerous species that can AND will kill anything (be it herbivores, other carnivores or even humans), the large herbivores (''Ankylosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', ''Torosaurus'') can hold their own in a fight and even occasionally kill them, as well as wreak havoc on the park themselves. The small carnivores (''Albertosaurus'', ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Dilophosaurus'', ''Velociraptor'') are easier to control and have a bigger chance of fleeing from a fight they cannot win. Due to its enourmous size, the ''Brachiosaurus'' is invincible from all carnivores but hard to maintain thus making it a potential safety hazard for the park, while the ''Kentrosaurus'' could kill even large carnivores despite its small size. However, all dinosaurs (except for ''Dryosaurus'', ''Gallimimus'' and ''Homalocephale'') will easily chase down humans instead if given the chance.

* GameBreakingBug: This game frequently won't run on modern computers due to not being compatible. If you try, it often crashes. There's also guides on the internet for uninstalling the game, because it's prone to not uninstalling correctly.

''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis0'' is a business simulator developed by Blue Tongue Software, based on the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise, and released in 2003 for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. The player's goal is to build Jurassic Park and make it a profitable success.

''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' is a business simulator developed by Blue Tongue Software, based on the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise, and released in 2003 for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. The player's goal is to build Jurassic Park and make it a profitable success.

''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' is a business simulator developed by Blue Tongue Software, based on the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise, and released in 2003 for PC, UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. The player's goal is to build Jurassic Park and make it a profitable success.

* VideoGame/DuelingWorks: This game is really similar in concept to ''Dinosaur Digs, '' a expansion pack for ''VideoGame/ZooTycoon'' that ''Operation Genesis'' came out a year after. ''Operation Genesis'' has several gimmicks to set it apart, like random tornados appearing in your park, the ability to pilot a helicopter to herd, shoot, or tranquilize dinosaurs, and a mission mode where you use the helicopter to do these things, or take pictures from a car, or drive to destinations with the car. Despite only being a expansion pack for a game with inferior graphics, ''Dinosaur Digs'' has a bigger variety of prehistoric animals[[note]]''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' has 25 species of dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous period, while ''Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs'' has 27 species- 18 different dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, 1 crocodilian, 1 marine reptile and 6 Ice Age animals, with some of them being easter eggs or DLC.[[/note]], more different and varied prehistoric-themed content[[note]]fences, paths, rocks, plants, animal shelters and food, staff, buildings, attractions and decorations[[/note]] and better landscaping tools than this game.

->''It's yours: Jurassic Park! It's your job to make it work. Just build the Park and populate it with dinosaurs. Lots of dinosaurs. This will be the greatest theme park in the history of the world! Your job is to keep the Park gates open. Prove to [=InGen=] that the Park is viable...and safe....Oh yes, you have a T. rex. But don't forget, she's a hunter! Design it. Build it. Breed dinosaurs. It's your's: Jurassic Park!''

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Along with the classic dinosaurs from the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' trilogy, we also see ''Acrocanthosaurus'', ''Camarasaurus'', ''Carcharodontosaurus'', ''Homalocephale'', ''Ouranosaurus'', and ''Torosaurus''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs there's ''Alioramus'', ''Chasmosaurus'', ''Panoplosaurus'', ''Tenontosaurus'', ''Thescelosaurus'', ''Wuerhosaurus'' and ''Yangchuanosaurus''.
* StockDinosaurs: Since this is a ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' game, we get all the animals that appeared in the original trilogy (except ''Mamenchisaurus'', ''Compsognathus'', and ''Pteranodon'') and some genera that haven't appeared in the films at all. This includes ''Albertosaurus'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Ankylosaurus'', ''Brachiosaurus'', ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Corythosaurus'', ''Dilophosaurus'', ''Dryosaurus'', ''Edmontosaurus'', ''Gallimimus'', ''Kentrosaurus'', ''Pachycephalosaurus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Spinosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Styracosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', ''TyrannosaurusRex'', and ''Velociraptor''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs, there's ''Apatosaurus'', ''Baryonyx'', ''Compsognathus'', ''Deinonychus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Iguanodon'', ''Maiasaura'' and ''Ornithomimus''.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Along with the classic dinosaurs from the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' trilogy, we also see ''Acrocanthosaurus'', ''Camarasaurus'', ''Carcharodontosaurus'', ''Dryosaurus'', ''Homalocephale'', ''Ouranosaurus'', and ''Torosaurus''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs there's ''Alioramus'', ''Chasmosaurus'', ''Panoplosaurus'', ''Tenontosaurus'', ''Thescelosaurus'', ''Wuerhosaurus'' and ''Yangchuanosaurus''.
* StockDinosaurs: Since this is a ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' game, we get all the animals that appeared in the original trilogy (except ''Mamenchisaurus'', ''Compsognathus'', and ''Pteranodon'') and some genera that haven't appeared in the films at all. This includes ''Albertosaurus'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Ankylosaurus'', ''Brachiosaurus'', ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Corythosaurus'', ''Dilophosaurus'', ''Edmontosaurus'', ''Gallimimus'', ''Kentrosaurus'', ''Pachycephalosaurus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Spinosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Styracosaurus'', ''Triceratops'', ''TyrannosaurusRex'', and ''Velociraptor''. Among the DummiedOut dinosaurs, there's ''Apatosaurus'', ''Baryonyx'', ''Compsognathus'', ''Deinonychus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Iguanodon'', ''Maiasaura'' and ''Ornithomimus''.

-->--'''John Hammond'''

* WhatTheHellPlayer: You get fined for when visitors are killed and Ludlow will rip you a new one. Likewise, your visitors will leave ''en masse'', and they will be furious if you kill a dinosaur for no reason (you can only kill a dinosaur in emergency mode without penalty).

* GoodCopBadCop: Uncle and nephew pair John Hammond and Peter Ludlow, respectively. Hammond warmly congratulates you for properly maintaining your park and awards you stars as they are earned; Ludlow sternly brings the park complaints to your atention and will fire you if you do a por job of addressing them or lose too many stars.

* GoodCopBadCop: John Hammond and Peter Ludlow, respectively. Hammond warmly congratulates you for properly maintaining your park and awards you stars as they are earned; Ludlow sternly brings the park complaints to your atention and will fire you if you do a por job of addressing them or lose too many stars.