How to play Overkill on Mac
Game summary
Overkill is 2D side-scrolling shooter, similar to Defender or Strike Force . The story is typical for sci-fi games - action takes place in 2690 A.D, the player is leader of the elite fighter corps and tries to end conflict between two big fractions. The player's ship can be freely moved on the screen (and screen can be moved in the left and right - just like in Defender). He shoots enemies, collect power-ups and rescue civilians. After a successful mission, he can choose next planet.
First released: Dec 1993
Play Overkill on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Overkill 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).
Overkill 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 Overkill like you would on any PC.
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