IGN reported on July 23, 2001, that Circle of the Moon sold over 500,000 units, with over 300,000 sold in North America and about 200,000 sold in Europe. Awards The game was nominated for "Best Action-Adventure Game" and "Best Game Boy Advance Game" at GameSpots Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, both of which went to Grand Theft Auto III and Advance Wars, respectively. It was also a runner-up for "Console Role-Playing Game of the Year" at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which went to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. Legacy Despite the game's success, series producer Koji Igarashi, who had not been involved in its production, was critical of the game. When developing follow-up title Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, he cited in an interview several flaws he felt should have been rectified in Circle of the Moons design, primarily its control scheme and the dark appearance of the graphics on the Game Boy Advance. He additionally criticized the DSS card system, stating that it "did not match with the world Castlevania had established over a long period of time", though admitted he felt it was a good system. In 2002, Circle of the Moon was removed from the series' timeline, a move met with some resistance from fans. Igarashi noted the reason for the removal was not due to his non-involvement with the game, but instead the intention of the game's development team for Circle of the Moon to be a stand-alone title. Notes References External links 2001 video games Circle of the Moon Game Boy Advance games Gargoyles in popular culture Fiction set in 1830 Metroidvania games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Side-scrolling role-playing video games Single-player video games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Taro Kudo Video games set in the 19th century Virtual Console games Virtual Console games for Wii U Windows games Xbox One games