Japan
Release Date: March 21st, 2001
- The Japanese version is titled Akumajou Dracula: Circle of the Moon, which translates to Demon Castle Dracula: Circle of the Moon. This is the first instance of an English subtitle paired with a Japanese main title.

Europe
Release Date: June 22nd, 2001
- The European version is simply titled Castlevania, treated as if it were a reboot or a new starting point (the localization team perhaps fooled by the lack of a "Belmont," or perhaps again trying to add their own stamp to a product).

2005:
   GBA
   Developed By: KCEK | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: Japan - November 3rd
It's re-released in Japan as part of Konami's Game Boy Advance "The Best" series.

2014:
   Wii U (Virtual Console)
   Developed By: KCEK | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: Japan - August 27th | North America - October 9th
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon joins the ranks of other GBA titles to appear on the Wii U's version of the Virtual Console. As much as it would make sense to put both it and other GBA titles on the 3DS shop, also, Nintendo's shortsighted approach to emulation will probably prevent such an occurrence.

2015:
   Wii U (Virtual Console)
   Developed By: KCEK | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: PAL Territories - January 29th
Europe and Australia had to wait till the new year for their Wii U Virtual Console release of Circle of the Moon.

2021:
   Nintendo Switch (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: North America - September 23rd | Japan - September 24th | PAL Territories - September 24th | Korea - September 24th
Castlevania: Dracula X comes to the Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Castlevania Advance Collection. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

2021:
   PlayStation 4 (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: North America - September 23rd | Japan - September 24th | PAL Territories - September 24th
Castlevania: Dracula X comes to the Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Castlevania Advance Collection. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

2021:
   Steam (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: North America and Korea - September 23th
Castlevania: Dracula X comes to Steam as part of the digital Castlevania Advance Collection. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

2021:
   Xbox One (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: All Territories (sans Korea) - September 24th
Castlevania: Dracula X comes to Xbox One as part of the digital Castlevania Advance Collection. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

2021:
   PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: Unknown
Circle of the Moon comes to Sony and Microsoft's next-generation consoles as part of the digital Castlevania Advance Collection. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

2023:
   Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Limited Run Games
   Release Date: North America - November 20th
Publisher Limited Run Games releases three separate physical versions of the Castlevania Advance Collection for the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4 (it's also playable on the PlayStation 5). Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.
   PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 5 (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: Limited Run Games
   Release Date: Unknown
Publisher Limited Run Games releases three separate physical versions of the Castlevania Advance Collection for the PC, the Xbox One and the PlayStation 5. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

2025:
   Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 (Castlevania Advance Collection)
   Developed By: M2 | Published By: SUPERDELUXE GAMES
   Release Date: Japan - July 31st
Publisher SUPERDELUXE GAMES releases two separate physical versions of the Castlevania Advance Collection for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Check the Castlevania Advance Collection page for more information.

The year is 1830. In an ancient castle on the outskirts of the Austrian empire, a demon lord that would unite the powers of darkness was being resurrected at the hand of a fiend yearning for chaos.

At this demonic castle, Camilla, one of Dracula's minions, began the incantation of a ritual to bring her lord Dracula back to life.

The vampire hunter Morris and his two apprentices, Nathan and Hugh, sensed an abnormality in the balance of nature and rushed to prevent Dracula's unholy reemergence.

"That unholy monster must never return!"

However, they arrived too late to prevent Dracula's return from his confinement. Dracula used his magical powers to imprison Morris, and cast Nathan and Hugh into a graveyard underneath the demonic castle.

Together the two began to search through the castle in order to vanquish Dracula and to rescue their master.

In wake of the fallout following the release of its two N64 titles, judged miscalculations in retrospect, KCEK was given a chance at redemption thanks to the arrival of Nintendo's next-generation handheld, the Game Boy Advance, on which it would work to return the series to its side-scrolling roots. More appropriately, its product's basic formula would utilize and emulate the very same play-style found in the award-winning Symphony of the Night in hope of capitalizing on gamers' affinity for the title. With Symphony's direct influence looming large, KCEK came up with Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, another adventure-RPG featuring that same sense of free-roaming.

The methodology is obvious enough: You must take control of Nathan Graves, a presumed Belmont by blood, and search all about the castle interior--it entailing fourteen haunted areas with their boss creatures; therein, you must brave many dangers to save from Count Dracula's captivation the abducted Morris Baldwin, the vampire hunting master and elder to both son Hugh and Nathan Graves.

Nathan's basic arsenal is typical, with the whip and sub-weapons at his command. Though, the RPG system will allow Nathan to gain levels through repeated battles, and it affords him statistics that can be manipulated upward by this process and variably through the collection and usage of a number of armor types; he can collect healing items, also, and store them in his inventory; magical items will supply him new accessibility maneuvers; and the DSS card system, if used to its fullest, will account for one hundred separate powers, which include unique weaponry, unconventional attacks, circumstantial defense, and special abilities.

Japanese Version
- The Japanese version has the usual name deviations for some of the hero/enemy names. For instance: Camilla is instead rightfully named "Carmilla." Otherwise, the two versions are mechanically identical.

European Version
The European version is bereft of the subtitle Circle of the Moon, in a continuing trend, and stands pat with the simple, more identifiable title of Castlevania.

Soundtrack

Links
Music Files: MP3
Soundtrack Release: The GBA Collection and Castlevania Best Music Collections Box
Game Credits: Available

Lesser Enemies

Bosses

Dracula Forms

Supporting Cast