Bigpoint announces closed beta testing of Universal Monsters Online is now underway, and the invite those interested in the free-to-play monster MOBA to register for the chance to participate. "We’re excited to have players jump into the closed beta of Universal Monsters Online," said Billy Delli-Gatti, Producer, Bigpoint. "During this phase, we’re able to test and optimize the game for improvements, and the community feedback we receive will help to ensure that the game is fun and entertaining." This trailer offers a tutorial on how to get started in the game, and here's a bit on what it entails:

Universal Monsters Online pits the brand’s iconic cast of monsters into a “winner-take-all” timed gameplay session where two opposing teams claw and gouge their way across a richly-detailed game environment to achieve the ultimate victory: raiding enemy territory to locate the damsel and returning her to the team’s fortress.

During the closed beta, players will be whisked into character selection mode where they can choose from a diabolical lineup of legendary monsters – Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and of course, Frankenstein’s monster among many others. Full-team cooperation will be demanded to survive, succeed, and defeat the town’s chaotic villagers, zombies, and seemingly indestructible turrets.