How to play Alpha Prime on Mac

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Game summary

Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong. Now, something has happened to them and it's up to you to save them and face an unknown threat. Equipped with a surplus of advanced weapons and devices--including a variety of robots and manipulators, surveillance cameras and security systems that can be hacked, controlled and used to complete your task--your mission is simple: Get in, get 'em, and get out! 10 levels of fast-paced, unrelenting action including mining station, spaceship hangar, magnetic railway or asteroid surface Non-playable characters aid you in your mission to save the miners and get off the asteroid Countless enemies including Special Forces soldiers, robots and deranged miners 8 futuristic weapons including pistols, shotguns, machine guns, grenades… Vehicles can be used to move to different locations quickly Hack into devices including robots, surveillance cameras, security systems, doors, etc. Bullet time allows players to temporarily slow down the action and get the upper hand Compatible with Matrox TripleHead2Go™, enabling gamers to connect 3 screens
First released: May 2007

Play Alpha Prime on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Alpha Prime 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).

Alpha Prime 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 Alpha Prime like you would on any PC.
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