How to play Blades of Thunder on Mac

Game summary

A U.S. recon team reports a terrorist cell is planning a major attack in the Middle East, hoping to overrun the oil refineries of the Gulf States to fuel worldwide terror. To secure our freedom you must hunt down and destroy this threat before it strikes. Take command of a deadly gunship to deal America's wraith in the steel jacketed fury of today's deadliest weapon systems. The game features 10 operation levels with air, land and sea missions, topped by elaborate boss fights. Your gunship's tactical weapon systems include machine guns, hydra rockets and homing missiles. There are also weapon and armor power-ups found throughout the game. Use radar to keep on top of targets and enjoye the real-time 3D graphics packed with realistic visual effects. Features multiple difficulty levels.
First released: Feb 2005

Play Blades of Thunder on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Blades of Thunder 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).

Blades of Thunder 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 Blades of Thunder like you would on any PC.
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