Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon for Game Boy Advance (GBA)

Pros: Hours of gameplay, challenging enough to be fun, not so much as to be frustrating.
Cons: Need a strong light source to see adequately.

To start with, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon will have you hunching over your GBA for hours on end. Between leveling, searching for equipment and DSS cards, and of course, progressing through the game, it will have you hooked. Story is a bit weak as...

Pros: Great graphics, sound, and very addictive.
Cons: This is when you wish the GBA had its own light.

So how many of these CastleVania games are thre anyway? The GameBoy Advance makes a dark leap into a story told in countless angles. Circle of The Moon makes it's name a good one when they added innovative design, great graphics, good challenge level,...

Pros: An exciting game with stunning graphics, sound, and gameplay.
Cons: The game graphics are too dark.

I'll say this right now. I am a HUGE fan of Nintendo. I have been ever since I was a child. Once the gameboy advance was released, I jumped for joy. My first game was Super Mario Advance, but every magazine I looked at said that Castlevania dominated....

Pros: Great RPG, good for experts or beginners Good Music
Cons: Very Dark, hard to see at times

Like most people out there, I am one of those gamers that likes to try any game at least once before judging it. I've seen and heard about Castlevania games,but I never picked one up and played it.I heard people saying that the game was really good so I...

Pros: Fun, addictive, new upgrades
Cons: could have had a better story

Introduction:
There have been many Castlevania games in the past on systems such as Gameboy, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and so forth. I have played a bit on some of those systems, but for some reason didn't seem fun to me. After playing this...

Pros: Almost as much fun as Symphony of the Night, back to whipping people to death.
Cons: Dark graphics need a lot of light to play the game

Not a school bus ride through because all the kids w/o GBAs will be bugging you endlessly to play it. It's been awhile since I had to deal with that (a la original Game Boy), but onto the review!

Castlevania COTM is set up in the same way as...

Pros: Very long, challenging, immersive,and fun to play.
Cons: Dark, too difficult at times.

When I first heard about Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, i diden't even bother to give it a chance, seeing that most of the other games in the series were too aggrivatingly difficult. Soon,though, the good reviews just came pouring in all over the...

Pros: 2D gameplay
Cons: Requires light device to play, lacks replay value.

I've been waiting awhile for a game like this to be created. An old school style game created with advanced 32 bit technology.

We have been waiting for such a long time for a new Castlevania game. I do look forward to a 3D Castlevania....

Pros: Long Game comparitively; Replayable a bit
Cons: can't skip animations and people talking(including bosses); points to save card system somewhat unclear

This might be a remake since it seems like Nintendo has a habit of porting NES and SNES games into the GB systems now in days. Comparing this game with other GBA games, this game is pretty good since most of the other games seem either shallow or...

Pros: Great balanced platforming/RPG Gameplay, great sound and music, very long.
Cons: VERY DARK!Graphics could've been a bit better for the GBA, but they're not bad

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon in my opinion is a MUST HAVE purchase when you buy your Game Boy Advance. It's a great platforming game that plays very closely to Symphony of the Night for the playstation. You Are stuck in 'one continous' world (In...

Pros: Great graphics, good control, decent sound
Cons: A little too dark

The GBA version carries on the great tradition that is Castlevania. Fans of the series will surely not be disappointed. This game is even guaranteed to hook new fans.
The first thing that pops up is the great graphics. The game is very easy to...

Pros: It's an entirely new Castlevania! Awesome gameplay, graphics, and sound.
Cons: Dark graphics can be hard to see in non-optimal lighting

This is THE GBA launch title to get! The classic Castlevania gameplay and atmosphere are here in spades, and Konami has taken it upon themselves to enhance the depth of this title with a power-up "DSS" card system that allows you to enhance your...

Pros: Involving gameplay, Innovating New DSS System
Cons: Dark graphics make a lightsource necessary

I bought Castlevania at the Game Boy Advance Launch, and I have been enjoying it ever since. The DSS system is simply fantastic. Never before has something so simple given a game so much depth. By combining two cards, you can use different abilities,...

Pros: Musical effects, Graphics, RPG/Action feature
Cons: Tiny main character, Too dark, needs external light, lack of instant save

This is my first major attempt at a Castlevania game. This series goes back to the NES Castlevania game back in 1987. I bought the game due to it's critical acclaim. This is also an on-going review as it follows my attempts through the game.

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Pros: Great SOTN followup
Cons: Game length a little short

Konami has another quality game in Caslevainia: COTM. In fact konami has done a such a great job with this game I only hope that other game designers realize that there is still a huge market for games without 3-D graphics and worlds.

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