Anyone playing Black Ops?

I borrowed it from a friend and I'm trying to make my way through it but I have to say it looks like a dogs breakfast and doesn't play much better. How do these games get so much praise?

At first I liked the cutscene style but it gets annoying fast when they come mere minutes apart.

oh, it's also buggy as hell - I couldn't even complete the first mission without getting a patch.

I'm also playing Super Meat Boy [on xbla] and contrary to Black Ops it's an incredibly fun game. Simple controls / addictive gameplay / retro flavour.

I can't say enough good things about SMB - the ONLY good thing I can say about Black Ops is hat it didn't cost me anything.