How to play Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1 on Mac
Game summary
Best of PlayStation®Network, Vol.1 includes four hits from the PSN library including:
When Vikings Attack! – This energetic third person adventure from the PlayStation®Network features fast-paced battles pitting up to four co-operative players against the Viking hordes, and manically competitive “Versus” arenas where players can test their skills against friends.
Sound Shapes – Equal parts instrument and game, Sound ShapesTM gives everyone the ability to make music. Play through a unique campaign that fuses music and artwork into a classic 2D platformer, featuring artwork by Pixeljam, Capy, Superbrothers and more, with music by I Am Robot and Proud, Jim Guthrie and Deadmau5. Create your own unique musical levels with all of the campaign content and share with the world. Sound Shapes creates an ever-changing musical community for everyone to enjoy at home or on the go.
Tokyo Jungle – With over 50 playable animals to choose from, unleash your inner beast to hunt your way to the top of Tokyo's post-apocalyptic food chain. Whether in Story or Survival Mode, you never know where your next meal will come from or the dangers you'll face, so be prepared for anything and everything. Forage through this desolate but dangerous city to complete story-based challenges using a variety of survival skills, from all-out attack to stealth. Beware-- you are not the only animal out there hunting for survival!
Fat Princess - Choose from five distinct character classes and switch at any time to best help your team. Charge head first into battle, heal teammates as they break through enemy lines, and upgrade your team and the castle defenses as you work with your team to save your princess. There's a catch, though—the other team has been feeding her magical cake, making her harder to escort back to your castle.
First released: Jun 2013
Play Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1 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).
Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1 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 Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1 like you would on any PC.
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