How to play NHL Blades of Steel 2000 on Mac

Game summary

Try to win Lord Stanley's Cup in NHL BLADES OF STEEL 2000. You can play with or against any NHL team and use the Exhibition mode to learn the controls and practice your skills. When you want to test your tactics, enter the race for the Stanley Cup in the Season mode. If getting through a Season is a bigger time investment than you want, just skip it and go straight to the Playoffs. When a friend challenges your domination of the rink, put him in his place with the link cable Two-Player mode. No matter what mode you play, you will have to win the game in a shootout if it's tied at the end of regulation. And if you get into a fight and lose, you will have to sit in the penalty box. Try to become the greatest hockey player in the world with NHL BLADES OF STEEL 2000.
First released: May 2000

Play NHL Blades of Steel 2000 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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).

NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000 like you would on any PC.
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