Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise, released in Japan as , is a horizontally

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developed by Dual and published by

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. It was released for the

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/ TurboDuo in 1993, and was later made available on the

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on November 19, 2007, in North America, and on January 29, 2008, in Japan. ''Super Air Zonk'' is the

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to the 1992 game '' Air Zonk'', both of which are part of the ''

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'' series. As a sequel, ''Super Air Zonk'' introduces all-new levels, assistants, and enemies, as well as a Red Book CD audio soundtrack featuring

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music.

Gameplay

Development and release

Reception

''Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise'' received a score of 19.9 out of 30 in a readers' poll conducted by ''

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''. The game also garnered an average reception from critics. ''

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''s four reviewers commented that it features very little action or intensity and is far too easy, while ''

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''s Manny LaMancha also found the game to be too easy but praised its controls, animation, and soundtrack.

References

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* {{Bonk series 1993 video games Cute 'em ups Horizontally scrolling shooters TurboGrafx-CD games Virtual Console games Video games developed in Japan Hudson Soft games Video game sequels Video game spinoffs Single-player video games