diff --git a/core/assets/menu_background.png b/core/assets/menu_background.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51f8ca1
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/assets/menu_background.png differ
diff --git a/core/assets/sprites/level.png b/core/assets/sprites/level.png
index 292a03d..0373b5b 100644
Binary files a/core/assets/sprites/level.png and b/core/assets/sprites/level.png differ
diff --git a/core/assets/sprites/level.xcf b/core/assets/sprites/level.xcf
index 29de74a..d9869c9 100644
Binary files a/core/assets/sprites/level.xcf and b/core/assets/sprites/level.xcf differ
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java b/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java
index 1c21465..358a125 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class Assets {
 
     public void loadAssets() {
         manager.load("level_background.png", Texture.class);
+        manager.load("menu_background.png", Texture.class);
         manager.load("logo.png", Texture.class);
 
         manager.load("sprites/level.png", Texture.class);
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ public class Assets {
         return manager.get("level_background.png", Texture.class);
     }
 
+    public Texture getMenuBackground() {
+        return manager.get("menu_background.png", Texture.class);
+    }
+
     public Texture getLogo() {
         return manager.get("logo.png", Texture.class);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/pacman/PacDude.java b/core/src/com/me/pacman/PacDude.java
index a3cac90..611e6e9 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/pacman/PacDude.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/pacman/PacDude.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShapeRenderer;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.viewport.FitViewport;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.viewport.Viewport;
+import com.me.pacman.state.MenuState;
 import com.me.pacman.state.PlayState;
 
 public class PacDude extends Game {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public class PacDude extends Game {
 		batch = new SpriteBatch();
 		sr = new ShapeRenderer();
 
-		setScreen(new PlayState(this));
+		setScreen(new MenuState(this));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/MenuState.java b/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/MenuState.java
index 4888dd1..8a83450 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/MenuState.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/MenuState.java
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.me.pacman.state;
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Input;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.InputAdapter;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
 import com.me.pacman.PacDude;
-import com.me.pacman.level.Level;
 
 public class MenuState extends LevelState {
 
@@ -11,30 +14,80 @@ public class MenuState extends LevelState {
     private Texture logo;
     private BitmapFont font;
 
+
+    public static final int NEW_GAME = 0;
+    public static final int HIGH_SCORES = 1;
+
+    private static final int MENU_PADDING = 24;
+    private static final int MENU_X = 84;
+    private static final int MENU_Y = 85;
+
+    private int selectedOption;
+    private static final String[] options = {
+            "New Game",
+            "High Scores",
+    };
+
+
     public MenuState(PacDude game) {
         super(game);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void setup() {
-        levelBackground = game.assets.getLevelBackground();
+        levelBackground = game.assets.getMenuBackground();
         logo = game.assets.getLogo();
         logo.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear);
         font = game.assets.getFont();
 
-        level = new Level(game,"level");
+        Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(this.new Controller());
     }
 
     @Override
     public void render() {
         game.batch.draw(levelBackground, 0, 16);
-        level.render(0, 16);
-        game.batch.draw(logo, 0, 124, 224, 120);
+        game.batch.draw(logo, 0, 140, 224, 120);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
+            font.setColor(i == selectedOption? Color.BLUE : Color.WHITE);
+
+            font.draw(game.batch, options[i], MENU_X, MENU_Y - (i * MENU_PADDING), 56, 1, true);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void update(float dt) {
+    public void update(float dt) {}
+
+    private final class Controller extends InputAdapter {
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean keyDown(int keycode) {
+            switch (keycode) {
+                case Input.Keys.UP:
+                    selectedOption = selectedOption > 0 ? --selectedOption : options.length - 1;
+                    break;
+                case Input.Keys.DOWN:
+                    selectedOption = selectedOption < options.length - 1 ? ++selectedOption : 0;
+                    break;
+                case Input.Keys.ENTER:
+                    switch (selectedOption) {
+                        case NEW_GAME:
+                            game.setScreen(new PlayState(game));
+                            break;
+                        case HIGH_SCORES:
+//                            game.setScreen(new HighScores(game));
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    break;
+            }
+            return super.keyDown(keycode);
+        }
 
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(null);
+    }
+
 }