Pandemic Studios and Electronic Arts upcoming game is based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, with gameplay borrowing much from Star Wars: Battlefront II. Pandemic Studios worked with WETA Digital to add authenticity when creating the many characters featured in the game. There will be two campaigns good versus evil, with local 4 player co-op and online co-op and competitive game types. The game will also feature Howard Shore’s award winning score from the films. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is scheduled for a release on January 13th, 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS.

Here is the official trailer:

Watch GameSpot’s Kevin Vanord interview Eric “Giz” Gewirtz of Pandemic Studios in the following video.