Emerald City, also known as Seattle Zone, is an area that appears in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. It was added to promote the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film.
Description
Emerald City is a urban region based on Seattle from the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film. The area is a large and modern seaport city set during nighttime in the middle of rainy weather, the sky being overcast by dark blue and purple clouds. In the horizon, one can spot various tall buildings and skyscrapers in dark-colors and with orange-glowing windows in them. Among these buildings are also Seattle's famous Space Needle.
The racetrack itself is a four-lane asphalt road with yellow lane markings on its edges and in the middle and a pair of broken white lines on it, dividing the lanes further. Sometimes though, the racetracks transitions into pale red pedestrian streets.
Next to the racing track are various cars, such as taxis, police cars with flashing sirens, passenger cars and trucks, potted plants, dumpsters, bus stops, city trees with green crowns, streetlamps, traffic lights with flashing lights, simple street signs, benches, and traffic redirecting equipment, such as traffic cones and barriers. Looming over the racetrack on the sides are also apartment buildings, shops with overhangs, and towers in various dull colors and with orange light shining out of their windows. Along the racetrack, one can also spot sideroads, which are closed off from the racetrack, that are cloaked in fog. Hanging over the racetracks are also lampposts on strings. When moving along the pedestrian streets, the player may pass through a market place marked with a large red neon sign saying "EMERALD MARKET CENTER". These kind of areas in particular are open spaces with pale red sett paving and feature outdoor furniture, like chairs, tables and parasols, food trucks, more city trees, and handlebars.
Tracks
Emerald City has the following three tracks:
| Icon | Track | Tier Requirement | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Downtown Dash | 2 (100 Trophies) |
Easy |
 |
Emerald Market Blitz | 4 (1000 Trophies) |
Medium |
 |
Big City Sprint | 6 (2250 Trophies) |
Hard |
Trivia
- Emerald City is the second area in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle to not be based on an existing level in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, with the first being Golden Bay.
- Along with Golden Bay, Sky Sanctuary, and Planet Wisp, Emerald City is also one of the areas that did not originally appear in Sonic Forces.
- It is also the second area in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle that does not feature music from Sonic Forces, rather utilizing an instrumental version of "Living in the City" from Sonic R.
- Emerald City is the one of the two areas to feature the drone-like Badniks from the Sonic the Hedgehog film, appearing as stationary enemies through the tracks.
- Emerald City is the official nickname of Seattle in real life.