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{{Game
{{Game
|completion=5
|image=Castlevania CotM boxart.jpg
|title=Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
|title=Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
|image=Castlevania CotM boxart.jpg
|developer=[[KCEK]]
|developer=[[KCEK]]
|publisher=[[Konami]]
|publisher=[[Konami]]
|released={{sys|gba|top=1}}{{jp|2001|March 21}}{{us|2001|June 11}}{{eu|2001|June 22}}{{de|2001|June 22}}{{fr|2001|June 22}}{{au|2001|June 22}}
|year=2001
{{sys|wii u}}{{jp|2014|August 27}}{{na|2014|October 9}}{{eu|2015|January 29}}{{au|2015|January 29}}
|systems=[[Game Boy Advance]], [[Wii U]]
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{CERO old|12}}{{ELSPA|11}}
|genre=[[Action-adventure]]
|genre=[[Action-adventure]]
|systems=[[Game Boy Advance]], [[Wii U]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|preceded by=[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]
|preceded by=[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]
|followed by=[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]
|followed by=[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{CERO old|12}}{{ELSPA|11}}
|series=Castlevania
|series=Castlevania
}}
}}
'''Castlevania: Circle of the Moon''' (simply titled '''Castlevania''' in Europe and Australia) 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 {{c|Metroid|Metroid series}}) that started with ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''.
'''Castlevania: Circle of the Moon''' (simply titled '''Castlevania''' in Europe and Australia) 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 {{c|Metroid|Metroid series}}) that started with ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''.


''Circle of the Moon'' has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.
''Circle of the Moon'' has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.
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== Story ==
== Story ==
Unlike other Castlevania games, the main protagonist is not one of the Belmont clan, but [[/Characters#Nathan Graves|Nathan Graves]] of another vampire hunting clan. Nathan is apprenticed to [[/Characters#Morris Baldwin|Morris Baldwin]], a veteran Vampire Hunter who helped defeat [[/Characters#Count Dracula|Dracula]] ten years ago. Now he, Nathan, and [[/Characters#Hugh Baldwin|Hugh Baldwin]] (Morris's son and another apprentice) storm Dracula's old castle to stop one of Dracula's [[/Characters#Camilla|servants]] from resurrecting the Count.
Unlike other Castlevania games, the main protagonist is not one of the Belmont clan, but [[/Characters#Nathan Graves|Nathan Graves]] of another vampire hunting clan. Nathan is apprenticed to [[/Characters#Morris Baldwin|Morris Baldwin]], a veteran Vampire Hunter who helped defeat [[/Characters#Count Dracula|Dracula]] ten years ago. Now he, Nathan, and [[/Characters#Hugh Baldwin|Hugh Baldwin]] (Morris's son and another apprentice) storm Dracula's old castle to stop one of Dracula's [[/Characters#Camilla|servants]] from resurrecting the Count.


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==Box artwork==
==Box artwork==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.castlevaniadungeon.net/cotm/ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon at The Castlevania Dungeon]
*[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)
*[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]]
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