How to play Dead or Alive Paradise on Mac

Game summary

Dead or Alive Paradise is a port and a remake of the 2006 game Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 and a part of the Dead or Alive series. It is the first game in the series to be released for the portable game system. It is also the first game in the series not to be developed by Team Ninja. The game expands upon the activities available in the original which consisted of mainly beach-related minigames.
First released: Mar 2010

Play Dead or Alive Paradise on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Dead or Alive Paradise 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).

Dead or Alive Paradise 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 Dead or Alive Paradise like you would on any PC.
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