How to play Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: Special Operations 2 on Mac

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Game summary

Morale is at an all-time low... The Confederation's electronic grapevine is running amok with rumors that vital intelligence has been withheld by the High Command. Luckily, Special Operations has its own sources of information, and they say the waiting game just won't cut it any longer. Someone has to lead the way, and you're getting the call! Of course it's a suicide mission — it's Special Operations! Launch into 20 new missions with all the stirring dogfights, compelling plot lines and startling graphics you expect from the Wing Commander series! Fly the Morningstar, the Confederation's next-generation super fighter armed with Mace tactical nuclear missiles that can wipe out an entire squadron of Kilrathi! Renew old acquaintances — another chance to settle the score with Jazz Colson, and a few more missions with Maniac covering your wing! Meet Crossbones, Minx and Talon, all members of Maniac's Wild Eagle Squadron who are testing the Morningstar in combat! Refly any mission in Wing Commander II or Special Operations 1 with the Mission Selector program! Hear radio messages from your wingmen and enemy pilots! (Sound Blaster™ or 100% compatible digitized sound board required for speech.) Transfer your character from Wing Commander II or Special Operations 1! Twenty new gut-wrenching missions that could stop your heart! Not a complete game - you must own Wing Commander II to play Special Operations 2.
First released: Jul 1992

Play Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: Special Operations 2 on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: Special Operations 2 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).

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: Special Operations 2 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 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: Special Operations 2 like you would on any PC.
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