How to play Madden NFL 21: NXT LVL Edition on Mac

Game summary

Next Gen Player Movement utilizes Next Gen Stats—leveraging real athlete data from thousands of NFL plays fed into the Madden animation engine—to create fluid, athletic player movement when accelerating, running routes, and changing direction for every player on the field. Feel game day come to life with authentic new environments unlocked by a new deferred lighting system that improves player fidelity and enhances the details of the game in every part of the stadium. Immerse yourself in the sounds of the game with location-based audio and brave the elements as stunning weather detail powered by next gen tech adds a new level of realism. Getting the ball into the hands of your Superstar X-Factors has never been easier with star-driven play calling. Call the right play, for the right player, in clutch moments. Re-live the thrill of victory via new Next Gen Stats-powered replays. Triggered by certain statistical moments and presented in beautifully rendered cinematics, these replays highlight the biggest plays by the best players in the game, all backed by hard data. In the next generation of Madden NFL, there’s nothing more real than game day.
First released: Dec 2020

Play Madden NFL 21: NXT LVL Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Madden NFL 21: NXT LVL 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).

Madden NFL 21: NXT LVL 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 Madden NFL 21: NXT LVL Edition like you would on any PC.
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