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

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developed by Dual and published by

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. It was released for the

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in 1993, and was released 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 of games. As a sequel, ''Super Air Zonk'' contains all-new levels, assistants, and enemies, as well as a Red Book CD audio soundtrack consisting of

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music. While the original ''Air Zonk'' relied heavily on multilayer

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, ''Super Air Zonk'' features mostly single-plane backgrounds with a few exceptions.

Reception

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'' gave the game a 5 out of 10, commenting that the game has very little action or intensity and is too easy by far. ''

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'' also found the game to be too easy, but praised the controls, the animation, and the soundtrack, and noted that with only a slow trickle of games coming out for the Duo, owners of the console had little choice but to buy the game.

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