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{{Header Nav|game=Castlevania: Circle of the Moon}} | {{Header Nav|game=Castlevania: Circle of the Moon}} | ||
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File:Castlevania CotM walkthrough.png|right|frame|Paths through the castle | |||
rect 8 8 166 45 [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Catacomb|Catacomb]] | rect 8 8 166 45 [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Catacomb|Catacomb]] | ||
rect 199 78 357 115 [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Audience Room|Audience Room]] | rect 199 78 357 115 [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Audience Room|Audience Room]] | ||
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The [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Locations#Underground Gallery|Underground Gallery]], [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Locations#Underground Warehouse|Underground Warehouse]], and [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Locations#Battle Arena|Battle Arena]] are optional areas. The Gallery and Warehouse each contain several power-ups, as well as relics that will make future areas easier, allow you to get quite a few power-ups from old areas, let let you fight the three secret [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Enemies#Winged demons|winged demons]] — all of whom give you a lot of experience and powerful tools. Note that you must finish the Underground Gallery in order to access either of the other two optional areas. | The [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Locations#Underground Gallery|Underground Gallery]], [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Locations#Underground Warehouse|Underground Warehouse]], and [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Locations#Battle Arena|Battle Arena]] are optional areas. The Gallery and Warehouse each contain several power-ups, as well as relics that will make future areas easier, allow you to get quite a few power-ups from old areas, let let you fight the three secret [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Enemies#Winged demons|winged demons]] — all of whom give you a lot of experience and powerful tools. Note that you must finish the Underground Gallery in order to access either of the other two optional areas. | ||
On that note, you can begin your journey. At the bottom of [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Catacomb|a pit]], no | On that note, you can begin your journey. At the bottom of [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Catacomb|a pit]], no less... | ||
== Notes & conventions == | == Notes & conventions == | ||
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== "Bone Rush" Challenge == | == "Bone Rush" Challenge == | ||
This is actually a player-defined gameplay rather than a built-in mode. | This is actually a player-defined gameplay rather than a built-in mode. The purpose is to beat the game as fast as possible. It requires Magician mode, or, if you use DSS glitch, any mode available to DSS. Generally, you will need to do the following: | ||
*Avoid killing any minor monsters. | *Avoid killing any minor monsters. You will need Pluto + Unicorn to sneak through enemy crowds, and Pluto + Griffin if there are less obstacles. | ||
*Use savepoints or MP boosts to recover MP whenever necessary. | *Use savepoints or MP boosts to recover MP whenever necessary. It will be waste of time to find a corner and wait for MP regeneration, and since you dodge every minor monster, you have no pots or gear. | ||
*Defeat every boss with fastest method. It will be the big bones from Pluto + Black Dog in most of the cases, or Uranus + Thunderbird if the former does not work well. | *Defeat every boss with fastest method. It will be the big bones from Pluto + Black Dog in most of the cases, or Uranus + Thunderbird if the former does not work well. | ||