Multiple items can be set to be extracted in a queue of up to 6 items, but the genetics lab wont automatically move on to other items if the queue becomes empty. Like the fossil hunting, extraction takes a chunk of time. Once you have fossils or amber you have to send them to the genetics lab for extraction. The precious stones and metals can only be sold, but a little extra money in the coffers is never a bad thing. Amber can also be of varying quality but is worth a lot more than fossils, but you can’t tell what DNA is inside until you use it. Fossils can be of varying quality and aren’t worth a whole lot if you choose to sell them, but the upside is you can tell what species they are of.
Noteworthy finds can be dinosaur fossils, amber, or precious stones and metals. When a fossil team finds something noteworthy they will message you and let you know. Fossil hunting takes time, so once you put a fossil hunting team on a site you can go and do other things. You can unlock more fossil sites by getting better and better ratings for you park, but more on that in a bit. Additional fossil hunting teams can be bought but at a good chunk of change. At first you only have one fossil team and one fossil site available. To get the DNA, you have to send your fossil hunting teams to good fossil sites. Thus, a careful balance must be maintained between having enough dinosaurs in the park to keep people happy but also making sure that you don’t make too many that have low amounts of DNA. A dinosaur’s life expectancy can get gauged by how much of its DNA it contains, while a dinosaur can be created with only 50% of the species DNA it will only live for a short time. Dinosaurs don’t live forever, even with the best care and habitat. You also have just enough DNA to create one or two of the dinosaur species, which you “create” inside of hatcheries. At the start you have a limited amount of money, enough to make basic facilities and a couple dinosaur enclosures. The basic gameplay puts you in charge of everything from building the park to finding the best fossil sites to get the DNA. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis borrows heavily from the Tycoon and Theme Park games with its style of play but adds various JP-flavored twists and additions to make it seem fresh and makes it more than just a me-too title. Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is the latest game to bear the Jurassic Park name, but while most other JP games cast the player into a role where the dinosaurs have already escaped Operation Genesis puts the player in the shoes of the head honcho at the park, where the goal is to not only prevent the dinosaurs from escaping in the first place but also to place the public and create the ultimate theme park.
The Jurassic Park movie franchise has always had a steady but small array of video games on various platforms that let the player experience events similar to what they see on the big screen.