How to play Halo 3: Limited Edition on Mac

Game summary

Has a three-way folding steel container. Bestiarum: A hard cover, bound collection of information and art covering the species, cultures and civilizations of Halo 3. A relatively small poster of John-117 and the Arbiter. An illuminating collection of original "Halo 3" storyboard art from artist Lee Wilson, depicting key moments and pivotal scenes from the epic cinematic production of "Halo." An extra disc that contains exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage and videos, a high-definition "Making of 'Halo 3'," a documentary showcasing the Bungie team and its effort to create the most anticipated title in the industry's history, numerous high-definition featurettes documenting the creative design processes involved in developing the game; and a look at some early game concepts and their evolution through the game's development. The extra disc contains an audio-visual calibration tool.
First released: Oct 2007

Play Halo 3: Limited Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Halo 3: Limited Edition 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).

Halo 3: Limited Edition 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 Halo 3: Limited Edition like you would on any PC.
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