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Arriving at the ceremonial room, Nathan confronts
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Advance itself than the game, adding "it's a horror game about Dracula, don't you want ample light around you anyway?" They also praised the game's music and sound effects as appropriate for the
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banishment. Nathan continues the battle and defeats
Dracula; escaping the collapsing castle, he reunites with Morris and Hugh. Nathan is declared a master vampire hunter by Morris. Hugh vows to retrain under Morris due to his failure.
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Attribute. Each of the ten Action card takes its name from one of the
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Advance. He additionally criticized the DSS card system, stating that it "did not match with the world
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him across portions of the castle and rooms which will restore his
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said that the game closely mirrored the most highly acclaimed
1271:"Konami Releases Castlevania Advance Collection With 4 Games"
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Chou, Che; MacDonald, Mark; Dudlak, Jonathan (July 2001).
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received critical acclaim. On the review aggregate site
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s Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, both of which went to
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gave the game each a score of 10/10, 9/10, and 9.5/10.
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1519:(Game Boy Advance). Konami. Level/area: Chapel Tower.
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Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – Instruction booklet
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gave the game a 27 out of 40 score. Craig Harris of
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1580:"TGS 2000 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Hands-On"
1489:(Game Boy Advance). Konami. Level/area: Catacombs.
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2310:"5th Interactive Achievement Awards: Winners"
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1973:"Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Review"
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1314:"Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Review"
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1609:Campbell, Evan (September 25, 2014).
1578:GameSpot staff (September 21, 2000).
1474:). Konami. Level/area: Machine Tower.
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2447:. IGN Entertainment. Archived from
2416:(in Japanese). 2002. Archived from
2175:"Ranking The Castlevania Bloodline"
2111:from the original on March 10, 2005
2067:. IGN Entertainment. Archived from
2008:"Castlevania: Circle of the Moon".
1910:. IGN Entertainment. Archived from
1900:Bub, Andrew S. (October 16, 2001).
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56:Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe
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3109:Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
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2372:Minkley, Johnny (July 18, 2002).
2092:"Castlevania: Circle of the Moon"
2031:"Castlevania: Circle of the Moon"
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2029:Thomas, Damien (July 11, 2001).
1312:Gerstmann, Jeff (June 7, 2001).
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2210:"Castlevania Breaks Half a Mil"
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1362:Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001).
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275:on September 23, 2021, for the
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33:Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
18:Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
3213:Video games developed in Japan
2470:Kalata, Kurt (July 26, 2006).
1784:Bramwell, Tom (July 4, 2001).
1751:Lucas, Victor (July 4, 2001).
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3223:Video games set in the 1830s
3178:Gargoyles in popular culture
2480:. Ziff Davis. Archived from
2037:. Emerald Shield Media LLC.
1069:Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
983:on the part of the enemies.
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2853:Puzzle: Encore of the Night
2173:Turi, Tim (April 4, 2012).
1860:Fitzloff, Jay (July 2001).
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300:Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
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3121:Captain N: The Game Master
2966:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2913:DreamMix TV World Fighters
1825:"悪魔城ドラキュラ 〜サークル オブ ザ ムーン〜"
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2906:Evolution Skateboarding
2347:The Electric Playground
2274:GameSpot staff (2002).
2239:GameSpot staff (2002).
2130:Edge staff (May 2001).
2061:"Editor's Choice (GBA)"
1758:The Electric Playground
1075:The Electric Playground
981:artificial intelligence
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330:2D side-scrolling style
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2920:Konami Wai Wai Sokoban
1560:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1545:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1530:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1515:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1500:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1485:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1466:KCEK (June 11, 2001).
1154:悪魔城ドラキュラ サークル オブ ザ ムーン
449:Taking place in 1830,
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306:Castlevania: Dracula X
44:North American box art
3228:Virtual Console games
3193:Nintendo Switch games
2722:Harmony of Dissonance
2684:Symphony of the Night
1949:. July 2001. p.
1007:Symphony of the Night
964:Symphony of the Night
541:Wii U Virtual Console
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2892:Konami GB Collection
2878:Konami Wai Wai World
2668:Dracula X Chronicles
2647:Super Castlevania IV
2071:on December 12, 2005
1693:on November 15, 2014
1410:Alley, Jake (2001).
1255:English translation:
1045:Grand Theft Auto III
22:Call of the Mastodon
3198:PlayStation 4 games
3183:Fiction set in 1830
2899:Konami Krazy Racers
2736:Lament of Innocence
2016:Nintendo of America
1914:on October 11, 2008
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2860:Harmony of Despair
2715:Circle of the Moon
2706:Legacy of Darkness
2439:IGN staff (2009).
1765:on January 4, 2003
1276:Anime News Network
1141:Known in Japan as
1123:Circle of the Moon
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2764:Order of Ecclesia
2750:Curse of Darkness
2640:Belmont's Revenge
2420:on April 29, 2007
2341:EP staff (2002).
2255:on August 4, 2002
2145:Future Publishing
2014:. Vol. 146.
1687:All Media Network
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