Ultimate Guitar Hero

Chris Chike, 16, is the Guinness World Record holder for the highest score for a song on the video game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock."

In New York City on Tuesday, competing against other gamers, Chike, of Rochester, earned 870,647 points -- or 97 percent completion on Expert Level -- for the song "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce.

"Chris' accomplishments are nothing short of amazing," said Guinness World Records judge Doug Parsons, on hand to certify the attempt. "The speed and accuracy showed by Chris today truly cements his spot as gaming royalty."

Kai Huang, co-founder of the creators of Guitar Hero, said, "We congratulate Chris on a fantastic accomplishment that is worthy of a Guinness World Record."

Chike's record-setting effort at the Web2Zone Cyber Center came during Guinness' launch of its Gamer's Edition 2008.

Chike was stated as saying "I used to play for to five hours a day, but not much anymore because the game isn't as challenging". He also said that he had gotten higher scores while playing in the comfort of his own home.