Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the first popular shooter game set in modern times.  The game takes place in 2011, even though it was released in November 2007.  In the story, a radical leader executes the president of an unnamed country in the Middle East and an "Ultranationalist" movement starts a civil war in Russia.  You play as a U.S. Reconnaissance Marine and a British SAS Commando.  You go through many places in the Middle East including Azerbaijan, Russia, and Pripyat, Ukraine.  This game revolutionized gaming and recieved a 9.5 average rating.