At a glance
Call of Duty 2 has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. The Mac requirements list only Intel: on Apple Silicon Rosetta 2 runs it, and old Mac versions sometimes do not start on current macOS. Try it in Steam for Mac first.
Call of Duty 2 came out on Steam on 13 October 2006, made by Infinity Ward.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.12.
Steam requirements list at least 0.512 GB of memory for Call of Duty 2.
Allow about 4 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Call of Duty 2 as usual.
If the Mac version will not start, you can install the Windows version through Uncork: download Uncork, sign in to Steam and install Call of Duty 2 from there. We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Call of Duty 2 uses DirectX 9.0c: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.