How to play Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! on Mac

Game summary

Shrek and friends are back in an all-new adventure in Shrek 2: Beg For Mercy! on Game Boy Advance. This action-oriented game features the acrobatics and swordplay of Puss in Boots. Additionally, Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! allows players to control some of their other favourite characters, including Shrek and Donkey. Players can re-enact the story of Puss in Boots and discover just how he came to meet up with a large green ogre and a magical talking donkey. This side-scrolling adventure emphasizes combat-heavy gameplay with an intuitive input-driven combo system. Puss in Boots also has an assortment of enhanced acrobatic manoeuvres at his disposal.
First released: Nov 2004

Play Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! 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).

Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! 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 Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! like you would on any PC.
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