Best Madden I've played

There are balance issues when it comes to the AI with the offense and defensive lines. You'll usually hit a brick wall when trying to blitz the computer's quarterback while your O-Line usual let at least one guy through un-touched when they send at least 5 guys at you. maybe I'm not as good at seeing a blitz pre-snap but I expect more than 1.5 seconds before a tackle gets to my QB.

Tom Hammond is descent. Chris Collinsworth does as a good job with the color commentary, about as close to getting the call of a real game as you will get in a sports title.

Very accessible online component. Very easy to find someone with similar skills as you to play with. I never noticed any lag in the games I played.

Good franchise mode with the ability to build your team from scratch and take them all the way from preseason to the Superbowl.

Madden 09 is pretty easy as far as getting the achievments. Not as easy as Madden 06, but pretty close. Most people can get at least 900 points with very little difficulty.