A look into The Flash’s cancelled open world game

While Bottlerocket Entertainment was negotiating with Warner Bros. on a contract for a new Watchmen game many years ago, Brash Entertainment swooped in and offered to have the studio work on a title based on The Flash. Bottlerocket accepted, and shifted its resources. Work began on an open world game featuring The Flash in 2007, which included plans for a Wii version.

Bottlerocket had some ambitious plans in store for The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive. The character would have been a rookie of sorts, as he gets to grips with his abilities and foes. Players would have been able to cycle through different speed levels, perform tricks in the air, grind off rails, and even run off the side of buildings to access new areas of the open world. The team was also planning a feature so that The Flash could plow through objects after reaching a certain speed. When battling enemies, players would need to tap the appropriate buttons floating above them to execute a quick attack, and combos were also involved.

As far as the structure goes, The Flash would be able to pick up on objectives through a police radio headset. You would then head to the different destinations – some were optional, while others progressed the story. Completing side quests would not have been entirely mandatory, but a Hero Rating would encourage you to help out the city. As the rating increased, you would see the city prospering, which also would lead to boss fights and shortcuts. However, failing missions or ignoring them entirely would have negative effects on the city. Missions were based on a timer, which would increase or slow down depending on how fast the player was moving.

The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive met its end due to various issues with Brash Entertainment. After filing for bankruptcy, the publisher went under, and all of Bottlerocket’s work was sadly scrapped.

You can watch the full video reported by Liam Robertson on behalf of Unseen64 below. It includes details on the story and characters as well as an online multiplayer mode.