How to play SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs on Mac

Game summary

Lead a five-person squad on a mission to neutralize those responsible for the elimination of a NATO Special Forces team in this continuation of Sony's squad-based shooter series. Fourteen single-player missions are part of a six-day battle in Southeast Asia, with an enemy AI designed to follow authentic squad tactics in response to your decisions on the battlefield. Issue orders to your fellow soldiers with a context-based command system, while calling for the support of UAV surveillance drones and aerial strikes when needed. Utilize cover to protect your squad from attacks as you attempt to take out the enemy's defensive positions with explosive devices and heavy munitions. As you progress, you'll be able to expand your offensive arsenal by collecting the weapons from fallen foes. In addition to the single-player campaign, SOCOM 4 also includes competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes. Both the PlayStation Move and traditional Dual Shock controllers are supported as well.
First released: Apr 2011

Play SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs 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).

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs 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 SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs like you would on any PC.
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