'''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.
== 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.
File:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP-SE).jpg|Japanese special edition boxart.
File:Castlevania CotM boxart (JP-SE).jpg|Japanese special edition boxart.
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== Story ==
''Circle of the Moon'' has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.
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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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.castlevaniadungeon.net/cotm/ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon at The Castlevania Dungeon]
* [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/cotm/ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon at The Castlevania Dungeon]
*[http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/GBA/index.htm#CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon Full castle map] at the Video Game Atlas (note: 16MiB file)
* [https://vgmaps.com/Atlas/GBA/index.htm#CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon Full castle map] at the Video Game Atlas (note: 16MiB file)
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 Metroid series) that started with Symphony of the Night.
European boxart.
Back (US version).
Japanese boxart.
Japanese special edition boxart.
Story
Circle of the Moon has been removed from the official canon, and is therefore not part of the Castlevania timeline.
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.
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