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{{Infobox
|title=Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
|image=Castlevania CotM boxart.jpg
|developer=[[KCEK]]
|publisher=[[Konami]]
|released={{jp|2001|March 21}}{{us|2001|June 8}}{{eu|2001|June 10}}
|genre=[[Action-adventure]]
|systems=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|preceded by=[[Castlevania Chronicles]]
|followed by=[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{CERO old|12}}{{ELSPA|11}}
|series=Castlevania
}}
'''Castlevania: Circle of the Moon''' (simply called '''Castlevania''' in Europe and Australia, and often abbreviated as '''CotM''') was the first Castlevania game released by [[Konami]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. It followed in the new style of Castlevania games (called "Metroidvanias" due to the heavy influence of the [[:Category:Metroid|Metroid series]]) that started with [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]].
 
CotM has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.
 
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== Story ==
Unlike other Castlevania games, the main protagonist is not one of the Belmont clan, but [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Nathan Graves|Nathan Graves]] of another vampire hunting clan. Nathan is apprenticed to [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Morris Baldwin|Morris Baldwin]], a veteran Vampire Hunter who helped defeat [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Count Dracula|Dracula]] ten years ago. Now he, Nathan, and [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Hugh Baldwin|Hugh Baldwin]] (Morris's son and another apprentice) storm Dracula's old castle to stop one of Dracula's [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Camilla|servants]] from resurrecting the Count.
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== Box artwork ==
<gallery>
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (EU).jpg|European boxart
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (back).jpg|Back (US version)
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP).jpg|Japanese boxart
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP-SE).jpg|Japanese special edition boxart
</gallery>
 
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== External links ==
{{wikipedia}}
* [http://www.castlevaniadungeon.net/cotm/ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon at The Castlevania Dungeon]
* Screenshots from [http://www.gamespot.com/gba/adventure/castlevaniacircleofthemoon/images.html GameSpot] and [http://media.gameboy.ign.com/media/015/015396/imgs_1.html IGN]
* [http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/GBA/index.htm#C Full castle map] at the Video Game Atlas (note: 16MiB file)
 
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[[Category:KCEK]]
[[Category:Konami]]
[[Category:Action-adventure]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance]]
[[Category:Single player]]

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Template:Infobox Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (simply called Castlevania in Europe and Australia, and often abbreviated as CotM) was the first Castlevania game released by Konami for the Game Boy Advance. It followed in the new style of Castlevania games (called "Metroidvanias" due to the heavy influence of the Metroid series) that started with Symphony of the Night.

CotM has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.

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Story

Unlike other Castlevania games, the main protagonist is not one of the Belmont clan, but Nathan Graves of another vampire hunting clan. Nathan is apprenticed to Morris Baldwin, a veteran Vampire Hunter who helped defeat Dracula ten years ago. Now he, Nathan, and Hugh Baldwin (Morris's son and another apprentice) storm Dracula's old castle to stop one of Dracula's servants from resurrecting the Count.

Box artwork

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