How to play The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - Dark Edition on Mac

Game summary

Compared to the initial award winning PC release, the Xbox 360 edition will feature lots of new and exciting content. Additional hours of gameplay for the Xbox 360: New major adventures set in previously unseen locations, expanding the story and introducing new characters, mysteries and monsters. New Game Introduction and cinematic: All new animations and cut scenes, including a new, three and a half minute pre-rendered cinematic depicting the assassination of King Demavend of Aedirn. BAFTA Award winner and Academy Award nominee Tomasz Baginski brings this key historical event to life, setting the stage for the story told in The Witcher 2. Upgraded interface, designed specifically for the Xbox 360: Game camera and targeting have been redesigned for the Xbox, and with upgraded pad controls, players will now be able to experience fully The Witcher 2's spectacular and thrilling combat. Dark Edition content: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings game on 2 DVDs, MAKING-OF DVD: All the cinematic materials related to game - trailers, dev diaries, gameplay footage, interviews and making-of exclusive video. WORLD MAP: A map of the game's world. THE WITCHER MEDALLION: A wolf head metal medallion on a chain. QUEST HANDBOOK: The Witcher 2 quest handbook for both novice and experienced role-playing fans. GAME MANUAL: A rulebook and interface explanation to help you get started. ARTBOOK: Extensive, 232 pages documentary of game's graphical assets with descriptions. Including concept arts, cover renders and stories behind Art of The Witcher 2. STICKERS: Three stickers with Witcher 2 graphics. DARK EDITION BOX: An elegant thick cardboard box to hold all your valuable Dark Edition contents.
First released: Apr 2012

Play The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - Dark Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - Dark Edition 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 Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - Dark Edition 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 Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - Dark Edition like you would on any PC.
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