| 100 |
G4 TV
2D adventure gaming at its best.
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| 100 |
GamePro
Set against a myriad of beautifully rendered 2D environments, the detailed visuals convey a feeling of dread.
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| 100 |
Gaming Age
One of the best games of the year on any platform.
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| 100 |
GamePen
I loved Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, as I’ve loved every other Castlevania game. The gameplay, which is the most important factor in a game, is right on.
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| 96 |
Gamer's Pulse
This is by far the best Gameboy Advance game that I’ve played so far, and to top this would be a Herculean feat.
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| 96 |
GameSpot
Picks up where "Symphony of the Night" left off and stands out as one of the best portable adventures ever created.
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| 95 |
GamerWeb Nintendo
Circle of the Moon has truly broken new barriers in portable gaming, offering just plain, unadulterated fun in its purest form. This is the greatest use of silicon ever.
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| 95 |
Media and Games Online Network
With it's astounding gameplay and unbelievable fun factor, it's a game you won't want to put down, even when given it's slight graphic downfalls.
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| 95 |
Nintendophiles
The best GBA game so far, and it'll keep you busy for a long time.
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| 94 |
TotalGames.net
Despite being on a handheld, the visuals and music in the game really astound – they create just the right mood for a game about vampires and other nasty stuff.
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| 91 |
netjak
Outstanding musical splendor. The score, like the graphics, is a compliment to the game’s dark setting. The excellent sounds are loud and clear, and they don’t struggle to be heard.
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| 90 |
IGN
The world is huge, the boss creatures are massive in size and challenging to defeat. And the overall quest is extremely fulfilling.
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| 90 |
Hot Games
Features fun gameplay with more depth than you’ll find in most GameBoy games so far.
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| 90 |
GMR Magazine
A complex card system governs your special abilities. [Feb 2003, p.97]
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| 90 |
Electric Playground
The patented pacing, mechanics and rewards of the adventure go down like a perfectly aged fine wine.
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| 90 |
All Game Guide
With the ability to store up to eight different quests, and a quest time that will require at least 12-15 hours to complete, fans are in for a genuine treat.
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| 84 |
My Gamer
An immensely entertaining game. For those gamers who crave classic side-scrolling action it provides a more than adequate fix.
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| 82 |
N-Insanity
Circle is a surprisingly deep game and certainly sets the bar for its descendant games.
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| 82 |
GameSpy
A deep, engrossing, RPG-platform amalgam that's also perfectly portable.
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| 80 |
GameCritics
The game was solid, addictive, and incredibly likable. However, in the greater scheme of things, Circle Of The Moon is a small step for the Game Boy Advance, and nowhere near a giant leap for videogames.
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| 70 |
Yahoo! Games
There's so much to have a go at and so much detail and addictive gameplay that fans of the series won't be disappointed - in fact you may just think that it's fang-tastic!
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| 60 |
Thunderbolt
Castlevania means well, providing marvellous visuals and setting a superb atmosphere. But it suffers from hideous amounts of revisiting.
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