
Modern Warfare broke away from the historical roots of its predecessors and focused on the near-future conflict between the United States and Russia, bringing modern military hardware, tactics, and the ever-present fear of nuclear war to the gaming displays all across the world. As a part of the Call of Duty franchise, this game managed to re-use many popular aspects of the previous releases, but it also introduced a wide array of new features, online modes, gameplay, and narrative elements that immediately set it apart from its traditional WW2-focused past. Originally released in late 2007, this landmark title immediately became recognized as one of the most important game releases of the first decade of the 21st century, and a title that influenced countless similar FPS games in the upcoming years. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the fourth main game in the long-running first-person shooter franchise developed by Infinity Ward.
