SOUL CALIBUR HACKS ONTO DS?

Whispers suggest Dreamcast super-slasher making the leap to DS

12:52 Looks like DS could be the weapon of choice for Soul Calibur fans. We' ve heard rumours that Namco is preparing a handheld version of the legendary Dreamcast beat ' em up.

The DS version is expected to be a direct port of the original Dreamcast game rather than last year' s awesome PS2, Xbox and Cube sequel. While this probably means Namco aren' t planning any DS-specific features, the thought of battering our touch screen fills us with a fist-twitching sense of aggression. Until we break our DS on the bus, that is, at which point we will weep like small children.

And what about a special edition Soul Calibur stylus like Astaroth' s axe, Kilik' s bo stick, or Nightmare' s massive sword?

Namco have declined to comment on this at the time of press so this one' s still firmly at the rumour stage. Our fingers are crossed.

Graeme Boyd