Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man plays God and creates video game dinosaurs?.

?We?ve made living biological attractions so astounding that they?ll capture the imagination of the entire planet,? says John Hammond in the opening installment of the Jurassic Park film franchise. That makes one of the best setups ever for a god game, starring players in the role of Hammond?s dinosaur-breeding, gene-splicing, amusement-park-building right-hand man.

Characters from the movies are your tutors and coworkers while you learn the ropes as the new manager of Jurassic Park. Everything is up to you?which dinos to create, where to place the attractions, how to cope with the inevitable emergencies, even whether or not Jurassic Park features pay toilets. As a break from the strategy stuff, you?ll jump into a helicopter and tackle problems like dino illness and unrest with some hands-on action?including ?retiring? a rampaging T-rex or two. How many other amusement park sims let you manage your business with a sniper rifle?

The fully 3D, rotatable world looks more or less the same as the PS2 version?s but with better fog effects and reflective water. The game was designed on a PC and ported to the Xbox, but the menu is amazingly easy to navigate, despite the hefty number of tasks you must juggle. The film soundtrack pops up at opportune times, alternately soothing and scaring players as they mess with Mother Nature.

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.

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