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by Matt Miller on Mar 14, 2011 at 09:25 AM

The new Contra game is now up to three downloadable characters. Learn about the newest addition after the jump.

For anyone who has already played through Hard Corps: Uprising, you've probably gotten beaten down by Bahamut's old brother-in-arms, the mysterious soldier named Leviathan. With the newest addition to the game, you can now play the character for yourself.

The new Leviathan DLC pack is going to run you 200 Microsoft points ($2.50), and introduces a fifth playable character into the mix, joining original characters Bahamut and Krystal, as well as Harley and Sayuri, who were both available for download at launch. Leviathan can only slot a single weapon, but he does have some special abilities that balance out the deficit, including a backflip, grenade throw, and sliding attack.

The base game of Hard Corps: Uprising is available on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft points ($15). You can read our review here.