Play Castlevania – Circle of the Moon Online


Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is a Metroidvania action platformer for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe and published by Konami as a launch title. Nathan Graves works through Dracula’s castle in 1830 with a whip and sub-weapons. Its Dual Set-Up System pairs ten Action and ten Attribute cards dropped by enemies for 100 magic combinations. Extra modes unlock after finishing the game.

How To Play Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

ControlAction
D-PadWalk left and right, crouch, climb stairs and ladders; move the cursor through menus, the map, and the DSS card screen
AJump; press again in the air for a double jump once that ability is found
BAttack with the whip
Up + BUse the equipped sub-weapon, spending hearts
RActivate the equipped DSS card pair, draining MP while in effect
LDash forward
SelectShow the castle map
StartOpen the menu for equipment, DSS cards, items, and status

About Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Release dateJP: March 21, 2001; NA: June 10, 2001; EU: June 22, 2001
DeveloperKonami Computer Entertainment Kobe
PublisherKonami
PlatformGame Boy Advance
GenreAction platformer, Metroidvania
SeriesCastlevania; first of three on the system, re-released in the Castlevania Advance Collection in 2021
ModesSingle-player, with five modes including the unlockable Magician, Fighter, Shooter, and Thief modes
Also known asCastlevania (EU); Akumajou Dracula: Circle of the Moon (JP)

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