How to play Alcatraz on Mac
Game summary
Side scrolling shooter where players control two team members and infiltrate the famous prison. There are three missions to complete with a time limit of two hours. Some intermediate sections change to a shooting-gallery perspective.
The game should be played by two players, as the screen is permanently split into two halves, even in the single player mode. In single player mode, players can exchange between team members anytime
Both players can explore different parts of the prison at the same time.
First released: Dec 1992
Play Alcatraz on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Alcatraz 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).
Alcatraz 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 Alcatraz like you would on any PC.
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