Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon

Magician Mode:
Type FIREBALL as a name and then start a new game. The word "Magician" should appear on the option screen. All trading cards will be available under the DSS option.

Shooter Mode:
Type CROSSBOW as a name and then start a new game. The word "Shooter" should appear on the option screen. Nathan will have a substantial number of hearts, extra sub-weapon damage, and can use the Homing Dagger sub-weapon in this mode.

Fighter Mode:
Type GRADIUS as a name and start a new game. The word "Fighter" should appear on the option screen. Nathan will be stronger and able to takemore damage.

Thief Mode:
Type DAGGER as a name to see your character's thief stats.

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Hints
Easy Ways to Beat a Few Bosses:
-First of all some people seem to have trouble with the twin Dragon Zombies. I found a very easy way to kill them, I was on about level 25 or so. Just stand in the middle platform and use axes as your sub-weapon and just keep throwing them at the heads. First take out one head then the other and dodge whatever they try to do to you, jumping is usually enough.
-Secondly here is a very easy way to beat Hugh near the end. Use a DSS combo such as Venus and Thunderbird to boost your strength. Next run right up to him and start whipping him. You should be able to get two swings off before he swings his sword so just swing twice and jump to dodge his sword. When he powers up just keep doing this.
-Lastly Camilla was pretty easy but anything is pretty easy if you use the Uranus and Thunderbird DSS combo. I went into this fight with them equipped and just kept unleashing thunderbirds over and over again and she died after about 5 Thunderbirds.

Get The Shining Armor:
To get the shining armor you must beat the battle arena. The shining armor is not needed to beat the game, and it is very hard to get. To beat the battle arena you should be at least lv. 70 with lots of healing items, because magic doesn't work there. Yet if you beat it you can claim the shining armor which gives you +10 strength, +500 denfence, +10 Intellegence, and +10 Luck. The shining armor is the rarest item on the game, but makes it so much easier.

Armor 101:
There are to armors you might want to use for the battle arena. Needle armor which you get from Fallen Angel, she is located near the entrance of the battle arena. The second is Dark armor it come from an enemy called Lilem she is in the top right in a secret room sort of near where you fought Golem. Needle armor is the third best armor in the game. Dark armor is the second.

Killin' Dragon Zombies:
A better way to kill zombie dragons is to go down slash them then go to the left door step and use Jupiter + Mandragora cards to heal your self. Reapeat this it takes a while but works. Another hint is use Jupiter + Manticore to have a poison cloud around you to beat death.