diff --git a/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java b/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java
index c301ec6..75c05a6 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/pacman/Assets.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.me.pacman;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetManager;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.FileHandleResolver;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.resolvers.InternalFileHandleResolver;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Music;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Sound;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ public class Assets {
 
     public Sound chomp_1;
     public Sound chomp_2;
+    public Sound siren;
+    public Sound beginning;
 
     public Assets() {
         this.manager = new AssetManager();
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ public class Assets {
 
         manager.load("sounds/chomp_1.wav", Sound.class);
         manager.load("sounds/chomp_2.wav", Sound.class);
+        manager.load("sounds/siren.wav", Sound.class);
+        manager.load("sounds/beginning.wav", Sound.class);
 
         // Yayyy! all of this to load a font
         FileHandleResolver resolver = new InternalFileHandleResolver();
@@ -70,6 +75,8 @@ public class Assets {
         // all our sounds
         chomp_1 = manager.get("sounds/chomp_1.wav", Sound.class);
         chomp_2 = manager.get("sounds/chomp_2.wav", Sound.class);
+        siren = manager.get("sounds/siren.wav", Sound.class);
+        beginning = manager.get("sounds/beginning.wav", Sound.class);
     }
 
     public Texture getLevelBackground() {
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/pacman/entity/Pacman.java b/core/src/com/me/pacman/entity/Pacman.java
index d8169d4..e75a86f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/pacman/entity/Pacman.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/pacman/entity/Pacman.java
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@ public class Pacman extends MovableEntity {
 
     private int freezeFrames = 0;
 
-    public Pacman(PlayState state) {
-        super(state, 14, 7.5f, 7.5f, true, Direction.EAST, 0.3f);
+    public Pacman(PlayState state, boolean moving) {
+        super(state, 14, 7.5f, 7.5f, moving, Direction.EAST, 0.3f);
         this.state = state;
         sprite = state.getGame().assets.pacman;
     }
 
     @Override
     public TextureRegion getSprite() {
+        if (!moving) {
+            return sprite[0][0];
+        }
+
         int spriteDir;
         switch(currDirection) {
             case NORTH:
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ public class Pacman extends MovableEntity {
                 spriteDir = 3;
                 break;
         }
-        return sprite[spriteDir][canMove && moving? counter % 3 : 1];
+        return sprite[spriteDir][canMove ? counter % 3 : 1];
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/PlayState.java b/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/PlayState.java
index b36a367..f8caf35 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/PlayState.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/pacman/state/PlayState.java
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package com.me.pacman.state;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Input;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.InputAdapter;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Sound;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion;
 import com.me.pacman.PacDude;
 import com.me.pacman.entity.MovableEntity;
 import com.me.pacman.entity.Pacman;
@@ -19,8 +21,13 @@ public class PlayState extends LevelState {
     private int pelletCount = 0;
     private int pelletEatenCount = 0;
     private int score = 0;
-
+    private int lives = 3;
     public boolean paused = false;
+    public boolean started = false;
+
+    private float waitTimer;
+
+    private TextureRegion lifeSprite;
 
     private Pacman pacman;
 
@@ -32,13 +39,14 @@ public class PlayState extends LevelState {
     public void setup() {
         levelBackground = game.assets.getLevelBackground();
         font = game.assets.getFont();
+        lifeSprite = game.assets.pacman[2][1];
 
         level = new Level(game,"level");
         pelletCount = level.getTileCount(LevelTile.PELLET);
 
-        pacman = new Pacman(this);
-
         Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(new Controller());
+
+        newGame();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -48,17 +56,38 @@ public class PlayState extends LevelState {
 
         pacman.render(game.batch, 0, 16);
 
-        game.assets.getFont().draw(game.batch, "" + score, 25, 276);
+        for (int i = 0; i < lives; i++) {
+            game.batch.draw(lifeSprite, i * 16, 0);
+        }
+
+        game.assets.getFont().draw(game.batch, "" + score, 40, 279);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void update(float dt) {
+        if (waitTimer > 0) {
+            waitTimer -= dt;
+            if (waitTimer <= 0) {
+                startGame();
+            } else {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         pacman.update(dt);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void dispose() {
-        Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(null);
+    public void newGame() {
+        waitTimer = 4.3f;
+        game.assets.beginning.play(1.0f);
+        pacman = new Pacman(this, false);
+    }
+
+    public void startGame() {
+        pacman.moving = true;
+        game.assets.beginning.stop();
+        game.assets.siren.loop(1.0f);
+        lives--;
     }
 
     public void eatPellet(float x, float y) {
@@ -73,6 +102,11 @@ public class PlayState extends LevelState {
         score += 10;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(null);
+    }
+
     private final class Controller extends InputAdapter {
 
         @Override