How to play The Polar Express on Mac
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Game summary
An adventure game based on the CGI-animated Robert Zemeckis movie starring Tom Hanks and based on the children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. Climb aboard the Polar Express and meet memorable characters from the film as you race across train tops, ride runaway rail cars, and sort through mountains of presents. Explore massive 3D environments including the North Pole and The Polar Express. Interact with recognizable characters from the movie, including Hero Girl, Know-it-All, Lonely Boy, Hero Boy, the Hobo, Smokey & Steamer and the Elves. Play mini-games, solve puzzles, and search for lost presents.
First released: Nov 2004
Play The Polar Express on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Polar Express 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).
The Polar Express 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 The Polar Express like you would on any PC.
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