How to play Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak on Mac
Game summary
An Alfa System and Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2 exclusive adventure game
Kenran Butou Sai (絢爛舞踏祭), translates to "The Mars Daybreak", is a real-time simulation adventure game published in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 on July 7, 2005. The title is a spiritual successor to Gunparade March containing the same style of hybrid gameplay where the player interacts with AI controlled NPCs and then participates in combat segments with them. Sony's Prokion and Alfa System developed Kenran Butou Sai with the title being a part of the studio's larger interconnected universe known as Unkown World.
A television anime based off the world of Kenran Butou Sai, but focusing on a different story and characters, aired a year before the game's launch in 2004 called Mars Daybreak. The show was produced by Bones and was later released in North America by Bandai Entertainment in 2006.
Play Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak 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).
Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak 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 Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak like you would on any PC.
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