Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise
| Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise | |
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| Developer(s) | Dual Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Series | Bonk |
| Platform(s) | TurboGrafx-CD/TurboDuo |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Horizontal-scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise, released in Japan as CD Denjin: Rockabilly Tengoku (Japanese: PC原人シリーズ CD電人 ～ロカビリー天国～), is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Dual and published by Hudson Soft. It was released for the TurboGrafx-CD/TurboDuo in 1993, and was later made available on the Wii's Virtual Console on November 19, 2007, in North America, and on January 29, 2008, in Japan.
Super Air Zonk is the sequel to the 1992 game Air Zonk, both of which are part of the Bonk series. As a sequel, Super Air Zonk introduces all-new levels, assistants, and enemies, as well as a Red Book CD audio soundtrack featuring rockabilly music.
Gameplay
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Development and release
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Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
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| Consoles + | 84%[1] |
| Eurogamer | 6/10[2] |
| Famitsu | 27/40[3] |
| GameSpot | 6.5/10[4] |
| Gekkan PC Engine | 78/100[5] |
| IGN | 7/10[6] |
| Joypad | 91%[7] |
| Mega Fun | 79/100[8] |
| Nintendo Life | 7/10[9] |
| Player One | 91%[10] |
| Megablast | 77%[11] |
| VideoGames | 6/10[12] |
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Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise received a score of 19.9 out of 30 in a readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan.[13] The game also garnered an average reception from critics.[3][5][14] Electronic Gaming Monthly's four reviewers commented that it features very little action or intensity and is far too easy, while GamePro's Manny LaMancha also found the game to be too easy but praised its controls, animation, and soundtrack.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ Souibgui, Sami (November 1993). "PCE CD-Rom Review: PC Kid CD Rockabilly". Consoles + (in French). No. 25. EM-Images SA. p. 160.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (October 27, 2007). "Virtual Console Roundup Review: Yoshi's Story, Super Air Zonk and Magician Lord". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ a b "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: CD電人 ロカビリー天国". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 242. ASCII Corporation. August 6, 1993. p. 40. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2015-11-02 at the Wayback Machine).
- ^ Shau, Austin (December 11, 2007). "Super Air Zonk Review". GameSpot. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ a b "New Review Daisakusen! CD電人 ～ロカビリー天国～". Gekkan PC Engine (in Japanese). Vol. 5, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1993. p. 130.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (December 3, 2007). "Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise (Virtual Console) Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Hellot, Grégoire (November 1993). "Nec: CD Kid Rockabilly Paradise". Joypad (in French). No. 25. Hachette Disney Presse. p. 115.
- ^ Weidner, Martin; Hellert, Stefan (October 1993). "Test Turbo Duo: CD Zonk". Mega Fun (in German). No. 13. Computec. p. 92.
- ^ Calvert, Darren (October 25, 2007). "Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise (Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review". Nintendo Life. Nlife Ltd. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "NEC Club: CD PC Kid Rockabilly". Player One (in French). No. 36. Média Système Édition. November 1993. p. 130.
- ^ Magenauer, Max (1993). "NEC – PC Engine: Air Zonk (CD-Version)". Megablast (in German). No. 2. Joker-Verlag. p. 71.
- ^ Constant, Nikos (June 1994). "Reviews: Super Air Zonk". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 65. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 74.
- ^ "超絶 大技林 '98年春版". PlayStation Magazine (Special) (in Japanese). Vol. 42. Tokuma Shoten Intermedia. April 15, 1998. p. 591.
- ^ Kalata, Kurt (January 8, 2010). "Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Williams, Ken (April 1994). "Review Crew: Super Air Zonk". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 57. Sendai Publishing. p. 44.
- ^ Manny LaMancha (June 1994). "ProReview: Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise". GamePro. No. 59. IDG. p. 132.