After the events of the second part was 8 years old. Max older, has changed a lot, hooked on painkillers and alcohol, and finally got tired of life, and was replaced by a residence and work - now his house (rumored to be currently the ranch, but This information is not confirmed) is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In life, he earns a security agency. Family owners of this story and related agencies: the members of the family were members of a criminal disassembly, and Max is now needed to protect their right to live in the gangster world, Sao Paulo. In 2012, for the murder of an unknown son of crime boss, Max is attacked by the Italian mafia, and he needs to leave New York as soon as possible. An old friend of Max's - Raul Passos, Max has a new job - to be the personal bodyguard of Rodrigo Branco and his family in Sao Paulo. Rodrigo Branco's wife (Fabian), kidnap people Commando Sombra, one of the most powerful gangs in the city. Max Payne has suffered beyond reasonable limits. (It's all in the name.) Nine years have passed since the last game in the series, yet little has changed for its long-suffering protagonist, who remains deeply traumatised by the death of his wife and child. 'Trauma' is the key word -- in Greek, it means 'wound', and Max is someone who has never let his fully heal. To move on would be to forget -- a betrayal of those he loved -- and so instead he chooses to wallow in the past and the pain, with the help of brown liquor and white pills. But thankfully ...