<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Circle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
simply	O
Castlevania	B-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
belongs	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
Castlevania	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
which	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
eternal	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
vampire	O
hunters	O
of	O
the	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
and	O
the	O
vampire	O
Dracula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
plot	O
were	O
retconned	O
by	O
former	O
Castlevania	B-Application
producer	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Advance	O
Collection	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
alongside	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dissonance	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aria	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
to	O
lead	O
player	O
character	O
Nathan	O
Graves	O
through	O
a	O
monster-filled	O
castle	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
his	O
kidnapped	O
mentor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
protagonists	O
,	O
Nathan	O
uses	O
a	O
whip	O
to	O
attack	O
and	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
,	O
alongside	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
—	O
an	O
axe	O
,	O
cross	O
,	O
holy	O
water	O
,	O
dagger	O
and	O
stopwatch	O
—	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
carried	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Nathan	O
can	O
only	O
traverse	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
;	O
by	O
obtaining	O
various	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
becoming	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
,	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
wall	O
kick	O
,	O
he	O
gradually	O
explores	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
incorporates	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
possesses	O
various	O
statistics	O
:	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
he	O
can	O
withstand	O
before	O
dying	O
;	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
how	O
often	O
he	O
can	O
cast	O
a	O
magical	O
attack	O
;	O
strength	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
his	O
physical	O
attack	O
;	O
defense	O
,	O
his	O
resilience	O
to	O
damage	O
inflicted	O
by	O
the	O
monsters	O
;	O
intelligence	O
,	O
the	O
recovery	O
speed	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
;	O
and	O
luck	O
,	O
the	O
frequency	O
with	O
which	O
items	O
are	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Dual	O
Set-up	O
System	O
(	O
DSS	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
magic	O
cards	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
belong	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
categories	O
:	O
Action	O
and	O
Attribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Circle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
has	O
four	O
alternative	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
order	O
as	O
completion	O
of	O
one	O
mode	O
unlocks	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
finished	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
receive	O
a	O
code	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
as	O
their	O
name	O
when	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
;	O
this	O
code	O
will	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Magician	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Nathan	O
has	O
decreased	O
strength	O
and	O
defense	O
,	O
but	O
increased	O
intelligence	O
and	O
begins	O
with	O
all	O
twenty	O
DSS	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
1830	O
,	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
universes	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Kobe	O
,	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
saw	O
a	O
Japanese-only	O
re-release	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Konami	O
the	O
Best	O
"	O
label	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth-highest	O
rated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
playing	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
released	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
very	O
long	O
and	O
extremely	O
challenging	O
without	O
being	O
frustrating	O
or	O
a	O
chore	O
to	O
zip	O
through	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
dark	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
difficult	O
"	O
to	O
see	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
looked	O
as	O
though	O
"	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
ripped	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
GBC	B-Device
development	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
closely	O
mirrored	O
the	O
most	O
highly	O
acclaimed	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
with	O
its	O
rich	O
graphics	O
and	O
branching	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
a	O
problem	O
,	O
they	O
more	O
readily	O
attributed	O
the	O
issue	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
itself	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
adding	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
about	O
Dracula	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
you	O
want	O
ample	O
light	O
around	O
you	O
anyway	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
decent	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reported	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
that	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
300,000	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
about	O
200,000	O
sold	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action-Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2001	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
5th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
follow-up	O
title	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dissonance	I-Application
,	O
he	O
cited	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
several	O
flaws	O
he	O
felt	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
rectified	O
in	O
Circle	O
of	O
the	O
Moons	O
design	O
,	O
primarily	O
its	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
the	O
dark	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
additionally	O
criticized	O
the	O
DSS	O
card	O
system	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
did	O
not	O
match	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
Castlevania	B-Application
had	O
established	O
over	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
admitted	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
timeline	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
resistance	O
from	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
noted	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
was	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
non-involvement	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
