TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge gets new Usagi Yojimbo DLC in 2023

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is expanding later this year with a new playable character — Stan Sakai’s ronin rabbit Usagi Miyamoto of Usagi Yojimbo fame — and interdimensional travel. Usagi, and the other additions. Shredder’s RevengeArriving as part of the Dimension ShellshockDLC by 2023: Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games announce Wednesday.

Teaser Trailer for TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge — Dimension Shellshock shows off a new gameplay mode for the arcade-style beat-’em-up, in which the turtles battle waves of Foot soldiers and evil machines in self-contained survival-style rooms. You can also choose from a variety of color schemes for Donny, Mike Raph and Leo if you prefer them to be more retro.

What is the biggest draw? Dimension ShellshockUsagi is the steely, furry samurai that has crossed over before with Ninja Turtles, in the form of comic books, animations, and action figures. Since Usagi’s of the Edo era of Japanese history, Tribute Games is opening up some time-spanning portals that will bring the rabbit to modern day New York City — and the turtles to ancient Japan.

The trailer is a good example of this. Dimension Shellshock says that the DLC will include — plural — new playable characters, though only Usagi is confirmed. Some of the background characters are unidentified, such as what appears to be Kitsune. Usagi YojimboHamato’s clan member, surrounded with a few rats.

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’s Dimension ShellshockThe DLC is coming out later in the year on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Windows PCs, Xbox One, and Xbox One. Prices for the addition-on have not yet been revealed.