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'''Castlevania: Circle of the Moon''', also known simply as '''Castlevania''' in the European and Australian releases, was the first Castlevania game released by [[Konami]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]].
'''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]]''.


Unlike other Castlevania games, the main protagonist is not one from the Belmont clan, but Nathan Graves, descended from another Vampire hunting clan.
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.
 
''CotM'' has been removed from the official Castlevania timeline and therefore is non-cannon.


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== Box artwork ==
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Image:Castlevania CotM boxart (EU).jpg|European boxart
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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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 series) that started with Symphony of the Night.

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

CotM has been removed from the official Castlevania timeline and therefore is non-cannon.

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