<s>
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
being	O
co-published	O
with	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
five-star	O
rated	O
dinosaur	O
theme	O
park	O
named	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
on	O
custom-generated	O
islands	O
by	O
hatching	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
building	O
attractions	O
,	O
keeping	O
visitors	O
entertained	O
,	O
and	O
ensuring	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
Mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
Generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
functions	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
and	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
game	I-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
obtain	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
's	O
DNA	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
extract	O
it	O
through	O
fossils	B-Protocol
or	O
amber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
obtain	O
fossils	B-Protocol
and	O
amber	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
send	O
a	O
fossil-hunting	O
team	O
to	O
dig	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
nine	O
dig	O
sites	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
dig	O
site	O
contains	O
fossils	B-Protocol
from	O
three	O
particular	O
dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fossils	B-Protocol
of	O
some	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Brachiosaurus	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
dig	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chance	O
of	O
finding	O
fossils	B-Protocol
depends	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
to	O
find	O
fossils	B-Protocol
and	O
amber	O
at	O
sites	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
exhausted	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
often	O
of	O
low	O
quality	O
with	O
little	O
DNA	O
to	O
provide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valuable	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
silver	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
or	O
opal	B-Language
are	O
also	O
discovered	O
infrequently	O
by	O
the	O
dig	O
team(s )	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
sold	O
for	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attractions	O
must	O
be	O
researched	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
constructed	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
the	O
Balloon	O
Tour	O
,	O
Safari	B-Application
Adventure	O
and	O
Viewing	O
Dome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Safari	B-Application
Tour	O
and	O
Balloon	O
Tour	O
attractions	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
take	O
over	O
"	O
the	O
ride	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
park	O
exploration	O
and	O
photography	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
when	O
a	O
visitor	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
using	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
carnivores	O
such	O
as	O
Dilophosaurus	O
and	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
do	O
not	O
generally	O
need	O
tight	O
security	O
like	O
their	O
larger	O
counterparts	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
still	O
harm	O
guests	O
if	O
they	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
about	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
general	O
types	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
including	O
taking	O
photographs	O
of	O
dinosaurs	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
rack	O
up	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
from	O
the	O
photos	O
in	O
a	O
safari	B-Application
mission	O
and	O
dinosaur	O
control	O
missions	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
retire	O
the	O
carnivores	O
(	O
preferably	O
large	O
ones	O
)	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
herbivores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
had	O
been	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Starship	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Terran	I-Application
Ascendancy	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
number	O
was	O
later	O
reduced	O
to	O
25	O
due	O
to	O
scheduling	O
issues	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
choosing	O
to	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
fewer	O
dinosaurs	O
that	O
were	O
well	O
known	O
from	O
the	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	O
Project	O
Genesis	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
footage	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
as	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephan	O
Schütze	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
composing	O
a	O
score	O
that	O
sounded	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
by	O
John	O
Williams	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
composed	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Lost	O
World	O
:	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
sold	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
400,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
Mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
Generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
console	O
business	O
sims	O
I	O
’ve	O
ever	O
played.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Kato	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
wrote	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dinosaurs	O
and	O
humans	O
for	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
intelligent	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
faster	O
game	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
John	O
Williams	O
 '	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
dinosaur	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
camera	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Land	O
Cruisers	O
and	O
helicopters	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
engaging	O
as	O
they	O
should	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
