what i do in mercenaries is-
at the start stand stil (move a little though) and kill everyone
then move to the nearest time
kill
move
kill
on the castle lvl i get the stuff behind me then run to the time then kill all the monk people
you need to get 5 star with everyone in every lvl btw for a handcannon.
5 star = 60,000+ points i think
its easiest with krauser and his arm isnt just for the lvl bosses( i had a m8 calling me bad because i used it on a few enemies)
adas quick movement, nice music and large selection of strong weapons makes her second (but it might be easier to do her towards the end as it requires some skill to be good with her) discarding the semi auto scope gives an extra space for an item and i find its easier to aim without it, the rifle is also a very strong weapon so collect ammo for it and use after the first half of the time limit, dont aim for headshots with the tmp its better to just mow down the enemy
hunks headshot neckbreakers and single weapon single ammo pickup make him third best
wesker has many strong weapons but no ammo for them so headshots are a must save the magnum til the lvl bosses and the last few seconds, his semi auto rifle is very strong too
now leon, hes quite difficult at first but when i got used to him i got 5 stars in no time, use his handgun at first as it should be around 1-2 shot kill at first, take time to blast away lvl bosses with the shotgun
using neckbreaker on the bella sisters gives an extra 5000 points per sister
the blind guy in the castle, when shooting his parasite just keep an aim on him as he turns around leaving it open for a second shot (after shooting or explosive)
bagman can be a problem with hunk, just use your trusty grenades
bagman with leon, shoot him down with shot gun, when he gets up wait til he starts waving his chainsaw then blast him down again
semi auto with ada is enough for any boss
now im new to this guild but im am pretty awsome at this game:
my easy and normal rounds sum up to around 15 game completions
i do professional for fun, i know where every item/treasure is and what the item throughout the game
100% accuracy throughout the whole game
2000+ treasures in easy + 7m ptasthingys
my inven is chicago typewriter, PRL 412, Handcannon, infinite rocket launcher, semi auto rile with a few hundred rounds, my collection of eggs and 4+ g/r/y herbs
and when i play i know the position and direction of every enemy in a fight (i do this in every game) so i am usually full of health items as i never get hit
dont know if u guys wanted to know but ah well at least the mercenaries thing is helpful