How to play Ack-Ack Attack! on Mac

Game summary

The object of the game is to destroy as many helicopters and paratroopers as possible. If a paratrooper lands on the ground he may still be hit by flying debris, another paratrooper free- falling on top of him or by your gravity-bound shells. There are three levels of play: Easy, Hard, and Insane. You may select the level of play before the game starts. The game also keeps track of your statistics, how many shots fired, how many hits, how many choppers and troops hit, etc. Keep in mind that you have until the START of the next sortie to try and kill the troops on the ground, using the gravity-bound shells or dropping burning wreckage on them. When the next sortie starts, if there are more than four (4) troops landed on either side of your base the game will end and your gun emplacement will be BLOWN UP!
First released: Dec 1995

Play Ack-Ack Attack! on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Ack-Ack Attack! on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Ack-Ack Attack! installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Ack-Ack Attack! like you would on any PC.
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