Five years after the events of Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Russia has been taken over by the Ultranationalists and an Ultranationalist rebel by the name of Vladimir Makarov carries out terrorist attacks against the West. A CIA agent is put in the ranks of Makarov, but after being killed during a terrorist attack, the Russian government believes the US ordered the attack and invades the US in retaliation. The story focuses on a US Ranger that takes part in repelling the Russian invasion, while a multinational task force seeks to find Makarov and put an end to any further damage.
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MW2 was big enough that rival studios started referencing it. In Far Cry 3, a character named Willis Huntley casually mentions he's 'flying out to Russia with Task Force 141', borrowing the exact name of Soap and Price's elite unit for a quick joke.
Not every studio was flattering about it though. In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, a character named Sweetwater mocks the idea of calling in backup by griping they'll just send 'special ops douchebags with pussy-ass heartbeat monitors on their guns', a pretty direct dig at MW2's signature gadget.
Drop dead with the Martyrdom perk equipped and you leave behind a live grenade for whoever killed you to deal with. Players hated it so much that by the time Modern Warfare 2 was in development, Infinity Ward's own lead artist publicly admitted the studio knew the community had strong feelings about it.
