How to play Alita: Battle Angel – The Game on Mac

Game summary

Under the shadow of the last great city in the sky, prepare to set off through the streets of Iron City and get ready for an epic adventure six-hundred years in the making… Alita: Battle Angel – The Game is the official game based on the all-new theatrical film produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It’s a high-octane cyberpunk MMORPG mobile game that allows players to experience all the action, emotion, locations, weapons, and characters from the movie! Lost in the labyrinthine streets of Iron City, join forces with the heroine Alita, cyborg jacker Hugo and their friends in an effort to stop the power-hungry forces of The Factory. Alita: Battle Angel – The Game provides both PvE and PVP game modes alongside an innovative gameplay narrative told within the story of the Alita movie! Enhance your character with cyborg upgrades, gather your crew and hit the streets – Alita: Battle Angel – The Game is waiting! Features: PVE and PVP Gameplay - Face a variety of challenges, and gameplay modes from the movie. Personalized Outfits - Choose from numerous weapons, gear and cybernetic upgrades to customize the look of your player character. Powerful Hunter Warriors - Hunter Warriors are the police and bounty hunters of Iron City and can be hired to assist you in battle. Team up and choose your tactics wisely so you can bring down the mightiest enemies. Stunning graphics and special effects - With stunning, high-quality action and graphics – this game is built to showcase the incredible detail, depth and scale of the world of Alita Battle Angel. As Alita would say — “Do not stand by, in the presence of Evil!” Join players around the world as you prepare for the battle of your lives!
First released: Feb 2019

Play Alita: Battle Angel – The Game on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Alita: Battle Angel – The Game 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).

Alita: Battle Angel – The Game 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 Alita: Battle Angel – The Game like you would on any PC.
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