Guitar Hero III World Records Gamer’s Edition - Guinness world record goes up in flames
Guitar Hero III World Records Gamer’s Edition - Guinness world record goes up in flames
When the first Guitar Hero came out in 2005, a running joke inside its fanbase was the hypothetical inclusion of infamous power-metal group DragonForce in an upcoming installment of Activision’s popular rhythm-game franchise. Though the idea was initially brushed off as preposterous, Activision up and did just that with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Wii last November. It now appears that the British headbangers are the subject of a new Guinness World Record.
Heralding the arrival of the Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition 2008 this week, its editors held a contest in New York City that pitted the planet’s top Guitar Hero players against each other. Winning the event was 16-year-old Chris Chike of Rochester, Minnesota, who captured the record for “Highest Score for a Single Song on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” by thrashing his way to a 97 percent completion rate and 840,647 points in DragonForce’s “Through the Fire and Flames” on expert difficulty.
The Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition is presided over by Twin Galaxies, subject of 2007’s critically acclaimed King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Gamers who think they have a record on their hands are encouraged to visit Guinness World Record’s Web site to learn how to submit their score. Chike’s record-setting performance can been seen on YouTube.
Nice job Iamchris4life. I’ll bet my money that you will be the first person to FC the song.
Wow! Thats amazing! Congratulations! 97% is damn good, but coming in here i thought they were gonna tell me someone 100%’d it
Check iflove.com someone has 900k+ with an image of his score. They might need to redo the record.
You gotta realize that he may not have the highest score in the world, but he got his score in front of an official World Record witness. Remember, your high score doesn’t mean jack if no official can vouch for you!
BTW, what is up with people getting so obsessed with this song? I got blown away by a guy on Fire and Flames, but we played Anarchy in the UK on Normal and he got 78%. If Dragonforce is all you’re playing on Guitar Hero 3, you’re missing out on an incredible set list. Moral of this story: Play more Paint it Black.
Guitar Hero III World Records Gamer’s Edition - Guinness world record goes up in flames