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{{Game
{{Infobox
|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={{jp|2001|March 21}}{{us|2001|June 8}}{{eu|2001|June 10}}
|year=2001
|genre=[[Action-adventure]]
|systems={{syslist|gba|wiiu}}
|platform=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{ELSPA|11}}{{CERO old|12}}
|genre=[[Metroidvania]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|preceded by=[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]
|followed by=[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]
|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 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 thier heavily influence by the [[Category:Metroid|Metroid]] series) that started with ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''.
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File:Castlevania CotM boxart (EU).jpg|European boxart.
File:Castlevania CotM boxart (back).jpg|Back (US version).
File:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP).jpg|Japanese boxart.
File:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP-SE).jpg|Japanese special edition boxart.
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Unlike other Castlevania games, the main protagonist is not one from the Belmont clan, but [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Nathan Graves|Nathan Graves]], descended from another vampire hunting clan and is an apprentice of [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Morris Baldwin|Morris Baldwin]], a veteran Vampire Hunter who helped defeat [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Dracula|Dracula]] ten years ago. Now he, Nathan, [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Hugh Baldwin|Hugh Baldwin]] (Morris's son and another apprentence) storm Dracula's old castle to stop one of Dracula's [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Characters#Camilla|servant]] from resurrecting the Count.
== Story ==
''Circle of the Moon'' has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.


''CotM'' has been removed from the official Castlevania timeline and therefore is non-cannon.
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 ==
==External links==
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* [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/cotm/ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon at The Castlevania Dungeon]
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (EU).jpg|European boxart
* [https://vgmaps.com/Atlas/GBA/index.htm#CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon Full castle map] at the Video Game Atlas (note: 16MiB file)
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP).jpg|Japanese boxart
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP-SE).jpg|Japanese special edition boxart
Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (back).jpg|Back (US version)
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== External links ==
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* ''CotM'' at [http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/cotm/ ClassicGamming.com]
* ''CotM'' at [http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Games/cotm.html The Castlevania Dungeon]
* Reviews at [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/449471.asp Game Rankings] and [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/castlevaniacircle Metacritic]
* 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]
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[[Category:KCEK]]
[[Category:Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe]]
[[Category:Konami]]
[[Category:Konami]]
[[Category:2001]]
[[Category:Metroidvania]]
[[Category:March 21]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Action-adventure]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance]]

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