diff --git a/src/pages/Breakout.tsx b/src/pages/Breakout.tsx
index 2faa72a..fa18f82 100644
--- a/src/pages/Breakout.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Breakout.tsx
@@ -267,16 +267,50 @@ const Breakout = () => {
         </div>
 
         {!isMobile && (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-[140px]">
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">SCORE</p><p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary text-glow">{score.toLocaleString()}</p></div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">HIGH SCORE</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30">max: 4,294,967,296</p></div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">LEVEL</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{level}</p></div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">LIVES</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{'♥'.repeat(lives)}</p></div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">CONTROLS</p><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">← → / A D</p><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">P: Pause</p></div>
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-w-[160px]">
+            {/* Score Panel */}
+            <div className="border-2 border-primary/50 p-4 bg-background/60">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 uppercase tracking-wider">Score</p>
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-2xl text-primary text-glow-strong">{score.toLocaleString()}</p>
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* High Score */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">High Score</p>
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary/80">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p>
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30 mt-1">max: 4,294,967,296</p>
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* Level & Lives */}
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+              <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40 text-center">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">Level</p>
+                <p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary">{level}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40 text-center">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">Lives</p>
+                <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{'♥'.repeat(lives)}</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* Controls */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/20 p-3 bg-background/30">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">Controls</p>
+              <div className="space-y-1">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">← → / A D</p>
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">P: Pause</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* Action Button */}
             {!gameStarted || gameOver ? (
-              <button onClick={startGame} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">{gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START'}</button>
+              <button onClick={startGame} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
+                {gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START GAME'}
+              </button>
             ) : (
-              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all">{isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}</button>
+              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary/60 bg-background/50 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20 transition-all">
+                {isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}
+              </button>
             )}
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/src/pages/Games.tsx b/src/pages/Games.tsx
index 956270d..3b3b052 100644
--- a/src/pages/Games.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Games.tsx
@@ -63,25 +63,27 @@ const Games = () => {
       transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
       className="flex flex-col h-full"
     >
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
         <div>
-          <h1 className="font-minecraft text-3xl md:text-4xl text-primary text-glow-strong mb-1">
+          <h1 className="font-minecraft text-3xl md:text-4xl text-primary text-glow-strong mb-2">
             <GlitchText text="Arcade" />
           </h1>
-          <p className="font-pixel text-sm text-foreground/70">
-            Select a game. High scores saved locally.
+          <p className="font-pixel text-sm text-foreground/60">
+            Select a game to play. High scores saved locally.
           </p>
         </div>
         <Link 
           to="/games/leaderboard"
-          className="flex items-center gap-2 font-pixel text-sm text-primary border border-primary/50 px-3 py-2 hover:bg-primary/20 transition-colors"
+          className="flex items-center gap-2 font-pixel text-sm text-primary border-2 border-primary/50 px-4 py-2.5 hover:bg-primary/20 hover:border-primary transition-all box-glow-subtle"
         >
-          <Trophy size={16} />
-          Leaderboard
+          <Trophy size={18} />
+          <span className="hidden sm:inline">Leaderboard</span>
         </Link>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-3">
+      {/* Game Grid */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4 md:gap-6">
         {games.map((game, index) => (
           <motion.div
             key={game.id}
@@ -89,19 +91,28 @@ const Games = () => {
             animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
             transition={{ delay: index * 0.1 }}
           >
-            <Link to={`/games/${game.id}`} className="block">
-              <div className="border border-primary/50 hover:border-primary bg-background/50 hover:bg-primary/10 p-4 transition-all duration-300 group cursor-pointer relative">
-                <pre className="font-mono text-sm text-primary/70 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors mb-3 leading-tight">
-                  {game.ascii}
-                </pre>
-                <h2 className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary text-glow group-hover:text-glow-strong">
-                  <GlitchText text={game.name} />
-                </h2>
-                <p className="font-pixel text-xs text-foreground/60 mt-2">
-                  {game.description}
-                </p>
+            <Link to={`/games/${game.id}`} className="block h-full">
+              <div className="border-2 border-primary/40 hover:border-primary bg-background/60 hover:bg-primary/10 p-5 transition-all duration-300 group cursor-pointer relative h-full flex flex-col hover:shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(0,255,0,0.2)]">
+                {/* ASCII Preview */}
+                <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center mb-4">
+                  <pre className="font-mono text-xs md:text-sm text-primary/60 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors leading-tight whitespace-pre">
+                    {game.ascii}
+                  </pre>
+                </div>
+                
+                {/* Game Info */}
+                <div className="border-t border-primary/20 pt-3">
+                  <h2 className="font-minecraft text-lg md:text-xl text-primary text-glow group-hover:text-glow-strong">
+                    <GlitchText text={game.name} />
+                  </h2>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] md:text-xs text-foreground/50 mt-1.5 line-clamp-2">
+                    {game.description}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                
+                {/* Multiplayer Badge */}
                 {game.hasMultiplayer && (
-                  <span className="absolute top-2 right-2 font-pixel text-[8px] text-purple-400 border border-purple-500/50 px-1 py-0.5">
+                  <span className="absolute top-3 right-3 font-pixel text-[10px] text-purple-400 border border-purple-500/60 bg-purple-500/10 px-2 py-1 rounded-sm">
                     2P
                   </span>
                 )}
@@ -111,11 +122,15 @@ const Games = () => {
         ))}
       </div>
 
-      <div className="border border-primary/30 p-2 bg-background/30 mt-4">
+      {/* Footer */}
+      <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/30 mt-6 flex items-center justify-between">
         <p className="font-pixel text-xs text-foreground/50">
           <span className="text-primary">{'>'}</span> Max score: 4,294,967,296
           <span className="text-foreground/30 ml-2">(uint32 overflow)</span>
         </p>
+        <p className="font-pixel text-xs text-foreground/40 hidden md:block">
+          Arrow keys / WASD to control
+        </p>
       </div>
     </motion.div>
   );
diff --git a/src/pages/Pacman.tsx b/src/pages/Pacman.tsx
index 129b557..c6c5c05 100644
--- a/src/pages/Pacman.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Pacman.tsx
@@ -604,57 +604,97 @@ const Pacman = () => {
         </div>
 
         {!isMobile && (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-[140px]">
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-w-[160px]">
+            {/* Score Panel */}
             {gameMode === '2p' ? (
-              <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">SCORES</p>
-                <div className="flex gap-2 justify-center">
-                  <div className="text-center"><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P1</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{score.toLocaleString()}</p></div>
-                  <div className="text-center"><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P2</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{score2.toLocaleString()}</p></div>
+              <div className="border-2 border-primary/50 p-4 bg-background/60">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">Scores</p>
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+                  <div className="text-center">
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-primary">P1</p>
+                    <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{score.toLocaleString()}</p>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="text-center">
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[8px]" style={{ color: 'hsl(120 70% 50%)' }}>P2</p>
+                    <p className="font-minecraft text-lg" style={{ color: 'hsl(120 70% 50%)', textShadow: '0 0 10px hsl(120 70% 50%)' }}>{score2.toLocaleString()}</p>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">SCORE</p><p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary text-glow">{score.toLocaleString()}</p></div>
-            )}
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">HIGH SCORE</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30">max: 4,294,967,296</p></div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">LEVEL</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{level}</p></div>
-            {gameMode === '2p' && (
-              <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">LIVES</p>
-                <div className="flex gap-2 justify-center">
-                  <div className="text-center"><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P1</p><p className="font-minecraft text-sm text-primary">{lives}</p></div>
-                  <div className="text-center"><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P2</p><p className="font-minecraft text-sm text-primary">{lives2}</p></div>
-                </div>
+              <div className="border-2 border-primary/50 p-4 bg-background/60">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 uppercase tracking-wider">Score</p>
+                <p className="font-minecraft text-2xl text-primary text-glow-strong">{score.toLocaleString()}</p>
               </div>
             )}
-            {gameMode === '1p' && (
-              <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">LIVES</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{lives}</p></div>
-            )}
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">CONTROLS</p>
+            
+            {/* High Score */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">High Score</p>
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary/80">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p>
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30 mt-1">max: 4,294,967,296</p>
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* Level & Lives */}
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+              <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40 text-center">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">Level</p>
+                <p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary">{level}</p>
+              </div>
               {gameMode === '2p' ? (
-                <>
-                  <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P1: WASD / ←→↑↓</p>
-                  <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P2: I J K L</p>
-                  <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/80">P: Pause</p>
-                </>
+                <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider text-center">Lives</p>
+                  <div className="flex justify-center gap-2 mt-1">
+                    <span className="font-minecraft text-sm text-primary">{lives}</span>
+                    <span className="text-foreground/30">/</span>
+                    <span className="font-minecraft text-sm" style={{ color: 'hsl(120 70% 50%)' }}>{lives2}</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
               ) : (
-                <>
-                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">WASD / ←→↑↓</p>
-                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">P: Pause</p>
-                </>
+                <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40 text-center">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">Lives</p>
+                  <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{'♥'.repeat(lives)}</p>
+                </div>
               )}
             </div>
+            
+            {/* Controls */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/20 p-3 bg-background/30">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">Controls</p>
+              {gameMode === '2p' ? (
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-center">
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-primary">P1</p>
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-foreground/60">WASD</p>
+                  </div>
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[8px]" style={{ color: 'hsl(120 70% 50%)' }}>P2</p>
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-foreground/60">IJKL</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="space-y-1">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">WASD / ←→↑↓</p>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">P: Pause</p>
+                </div>
+              )}
+              {gameMode === '2p' && <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-foreground/40 text-center mt-2">P: Pause</p>}
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* Action Buttons */}
             {showModeSelection ? (
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 text-center">SELECT MODE</p>
-                <button onClick={() => { setGameMode('1p'); setShowModeSelection(false); }} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">1 PLAYER</button>
-                <button onClick={() => { setGameMode('2p'); setShowModeSelection(false); }} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">2 PLAYERS</button>
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 text-center uppercase tracking-wider">Select Mode</p>
+                <button onClick={() => { setGameMode('1p'); setShowModeSelection(false); }} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">1 PLAYER</button>
+                <button onClick={() => { setGameMode('2p'); setShowModeSelection(false); }} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary/60 bg-background/50 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20 transition-all">2 PLAYERS</button>
               </div>
             ) : !gameStarted || gameOver || gameComplete ? (
-              <button onClick={startGame} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">{gameComplete ? 'PERFECT!' : gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START'}</button>
+              <button onClick={startGame} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
+                {gameComplete ? 'PERFECT!' : gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START GAME'}
+              </button>
             ) : (
-              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all">{isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}</button>
+              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary/60 bg-background/50 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20 transition-all">
+                {isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}
+              </button>
             )}
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/src/pages/Snake.tsx b/src/pages/Snake.tsx
index 234c556..b836980 100644
--- a/src/pages/Snake.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Snake.tsx
@@ -546,31 +546,42 @@ const Snake = () => {
         </div>
 
         {!isMobile && gameMode === '1p' && (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-[140px]">
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">SCORE</p>
-              <p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary text-glow">{score.toLocaleString()}</p>
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-w-[160px]">
+            {/* Score Panel */}
+            <div className="border-2 border-primary/50 p-4 bg-background/60 space-y-1">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 uppercase tracking-wider">Score</p>
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-2xl text-primary text-glow-strong">{score.toLocaleString()}</p>
             </div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">HIGH SCORE</p>
-              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p>
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30">max: 4,294,967,296</p>
+            
+            {/* High Score Panel */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">High Score</p>
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary/80">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p>
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30 mt-1">max: 4,294,967,296</p>
             </div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">LENGTH</p>
-              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{snake.length}</p>
+            
+            {/* Stats */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">Length</p>
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary">{snake.length}</p>
             </div>
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">CONTROLS</p>
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">← → ↑ ↓ / WASD</p>
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">P: Pause</p>
+            
+            {/* Controls */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/20 p-3 bg-background/30">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">Controls</p>
+              <div className="space-y-1">
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">← → ↑ ↓ / WASD</p>
+                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">P: Pause</p>
+              </div>
             </div>
+            
+            {/* Action Button */}
             {!gameStarted || gameOver || gameComplete ? (
-              <button onClick={() => startGame('1p')} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
-                {gameComplete ? 'PERFECT!' : gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START'}
+              <button onClick={() => startGame('1p')} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
+                {gameComplete ? 'PERFECT!' : gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START GAME'}
               </button>
             ) : (
-              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all">
+              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary/60 bg-background/50 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20 transition-all">
                 {isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}
               </button>
             )}
@@ -578,38 +589,52 @@ const Snake = () => {
         )}
 
         {!isMobile && gameMode === '2p' && (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-[160px]">
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
-                <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-sm" style={{ backgroundColor: players[0].color }} />
-                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">P1 (WASD)</p>
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-w-[180px]">
+            {/* Player 1 */}
+            <div className="border-2 border-primary/60 p-4 bg-background/60">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded-sm" style={{ backgroundColor: players[0].color, boxShadow: '0 0 8px ' + players[0].color }} />
+                <p className="font-pixel text-xs text-primary">Player 1</p>
+                <span className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/40 ml-auto">WASD</span>
               </div>
-              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{players[0].score}</p>
-              {!players[0].alive && <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-destructive">DEAD</p>}
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-2xl text-primary text-glow-strong">{players[0].score}</p>
+              {!players[0].alive && <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-destructive mt-1 animate-pulse">☠ ELIMINATED</p>}
             </div>
 
-            <div className="border border-purple-500/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
-                <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-sm" style={{ backgroundColor: players[1].color }} />
-                <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">P2 (↑↓←→)</p>
+            {/* Player 2 */}
+            <div className="border-2 border-purple-500/60 p-4 bg-background/60">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded-sm" style={{ backgroundColor: players[1].color, boxShadow: '0 0 8px ' + players[1].color }} />
+                <p className="font-pixel text-xs text-purple-400">Player 2</p>
+                <span className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/40 ml-auto">Arrows</span>
               </div>
-              <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-purple-400">{players[1].score}</p>
-              {!players[1].alive && <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-destructive">DEAD</p>}
+              <p className="font-minecraft text-2xl text-purple-400" style={{ textShadow: '0 0 10px hsl(280 70% 50%)' }}>{players[1].score}</p>
+              {!players[1].alive && <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-destructive mt-1 animate-pulse">☠ ELIMINATED</p>}
             </div>
 
-            <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50">
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">CONTROLS</p>
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-primary">P1: W A S D</p>
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-purple-400">P2: ↑ ↓ ← →</p>
-              <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-foreground/80 mt-1">P: Pause</p>
+            {/* Controls Summary */}
+            <div className="border border-primary/20 p-3 bg-background/30">
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">Controls</p>
+              <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-center">
+                <div>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-primary">P1</p>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">W A S D</p>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-purple-400">P2</p>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">↑ ↓ ← →</p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="font-pixel text-[9px] text-foreground/40 text-center mt-2">P: Pause</p>
             </div>
 
+            {/* Action Button */}
             {!gameStarted || gameOver ? (
-              <button onClick={() => startGame('2p')} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
-                {gameOver ? 'PLAY AGAIN' : 'START'}
+              <button onClick={() => startGame('2p')} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
+                {gameOver ? 'PLAY AGAIN' : 'START GAME'}
               </button>
             ) : (
-              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all">
+              <button onClick={() => setIsPaused(p => !p)} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary/60 bg-background/50 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20 transition-all">
                 {isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}
               </button>
             )}
diff --git a/src/pages/Tetris.tsx b/src/pages/Tetris.tsx
index 6339b0e..c99ea02 100644
--- a/src/pages/Tetris.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Tetris.tsx
@@ -603,27 +603,61 @@ const Tetris = () => {
           <>
             <div className="border-2 border-primary box-glow p-1 bg-background/80">{renderBoard1P()}</div>
             {!isMobile && (
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-[140px]">
-                <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50 flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-[80px]">
-                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 w-full mb-2">NEXT</p>
-                  <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-                    {nextPiece.shape.map((row, y) => (
-                      <div key={y} className="flex gap-1">
-                        {row.map((val, x) => (
-                          <div key={`${y}-${x}`} className={`w-3 h-3 ${val ? 'bg-primary box-glow' : 'bg-transparent'}`} />
-                        ))}
-                      </div>
-                    ))}
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 min-w-[160px]">
+                {/* Next Piece Preview */}
+                <div className="border-2 border-primary/50 p-4 bg-background/60">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 uppercase tracking-wider mb-3">Next</p>
+                  <div className="flex justify-center">
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                      {nextPiece.shape.map((row, y) => (
+                        <div key={y} className="flex gap-1">
+                          {row.map((val, x) => (
+                            <div key={`${y}-${x}`} className={`w-4 h-4 ${val ? 'bg-primary box-glow' : 'bg-transparent'}`} />
+                          ))}
+                        </div>
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-                <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">SCORE</p><p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary text-glow">{score.toLocaleString()}</p></div>
-                <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">HIGH SCORE</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p><p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30">max: 4,294,967,296</p></div>
-                <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">LINES</p><p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary text-glow">{lines}</p></div>
-                <div className="border border-primary/50 p-3 bg-background/50"><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60 mb-1">CONTROLS</p><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">← → ↑ ↓ / WASD</p><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">Space: Drop</p><p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/80">P: Pause</p></div>
+                
+                {/* Score Panel */}
+                <div className="border-2 border-primary/50 p-4 bg-background/60">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/50 uppercase tracking-wider">Score</p>
+                  <p className="font-minecraft text-2xl text-primary text-glow-strong">{score.toLocaleString()}</p>
+                </div>
+                
+                {/* High Score */}
+                <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">High Score</p>
+                  <p className="font-minecraft text-lg text-primary/80">{highScore.toLocaleString()}</p>
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[8px] text-foreground/30 mt-1">max: 4,294,967,296</p>
+                </div>
+                
+                {/* Lines */}
+                <div className="border border-primary/30 p-3 bg-background/40">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider">Lines</p>
+                  <p className="font-minecraft text-xl text-primary">{lines}</p>
+                </div>
+                
+                {/* Controls */}
+                <div className="border border-primary/20 p-3 bg-background/30">
+                  <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/40 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">Controls</p>
+                  <div className="space-y-1">
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">← → ↑ ↓ / WASD</p>
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">Space: Hard Drop</p>
+                    <p className="font-pixel text-[10px] text-foreground/60">P: Pause</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                {/* Action Button */}
                 {!gameStarted || gameOver || gameComplete ? (
-                  <button onClick={() => startGame('1p')} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">{gameComplete ? 'PERFECT!' : gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START'}</button>
+                  <button onClick={() => startGame('1p')} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all box-glow">
+                    {gameComplete ? 'PERFECT!' : gameOver ? 'RETRY' : 'START GAME'}
+                  </button>
                 ) : (
-                  <button onClick={togglePause} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-2 px-4 border border-primary bg-primary/20 text-primary hover:bg-primary/40 transition-all">{isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}</button>
+                  <button onClick={togglePause} className="font-minecraft text-sm py-3 px-4 border-2 border-primary/60 bg-background/50 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20 transition-all">
+                    {isPaused ? 'RESUME' : 'PAUSE'}
+                  </button>
                 )}
               </div>
             )}