Challenge (Mega Man 11)

In Mega Man 11 there are a variety of different challenges in the gameplay option known as Challenge Mode that player can face to obtain best kinds and earn a bronze, silver, and gold trophy based on performance similar to Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2. THe best scores are each viewable on a leaderboard through Wi-Fi, and the gameplay of the top 30 players can be viewed by other players to watch. The record information is set up in the same format as the Challenges of Mega Man Legacy Collection 2.

For the stages that are fully available, it has the eight Robot Master stages along with Gear Fortress 1 and 2. For Gear Fortress 3 and 4, only the areas where the Boss Rush and the Wily Machine 11 battles are seen. The amount of lives the player is given is based on the type of challenge presented.

Time Attack

 * Rules: Go through each stage fully and defeat the respective boss within the specific time for the Bronze Rank.

Unlockables
When starting the game most of the challenges are available, but Mega Man only has use of his Mega Buster along with Rush Coil. The Special Weapons and Rush Jet will only become available when first collected in the main game. Gear Fortress Stages within the main challenges are locked until they are completed in the main game. Similar to Mega Man 10, defeating the sub-bosses, Robot Masters, and Fortress Bosses in the main game allows their challenges in The Playground to also be unlocked at Normal Mode difficulty.

Completing the main game will unlock the last two categories of Boss Rush and Dr. Lights Trial.