How to play Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
On June 6th, 1944 the combined forces of the United States, Great Britain, Canada and France launched the greatest amphibious invasion in the history of the world. The blow fell in Normandy, France - striking Adolph Hitler's Atlantic Wall with nine divisions of assault troops plus support from navel gunfire and massive air strikes. Close Combat lets you relive this monumental battle in real-time tactical detail.
First released: Dec 2000
Play Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg 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).
Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg 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 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg like you would on any PC.
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