diff --git a/Scripts/Entities/Player.cs b/Scripts/Entities/Player.cs
index 5d1badd..ff6fc99 100644
--- a/Scripts/Entities/Player.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Entities/Player.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ namespace AceFieldNewHorizon.Scripts.Entities;
 
 public partial class Player : CharacterBody2D
 {
-    [Export] public float Speed = 400.0f;
+    [Export] public float MaxSpeed = 400.0f;
+    [Export] public float SprintMultiplier = 1.8f; // 80% faster when sprinting
+    [Export] public float Acceleration = 1500.0f;
+    [Export] public float SprintAcceleration = 1800.0f; // Slightly faster acceleration when sprinting
+    [Export] public float Deceleration = 1200.0f;
     [Export] public float RotationSpeed = 3.0f;
 
     public override void _Process(double delta)
@@ -20,10 +24,43 @@ public partial class Player : CharacterBody2D
     {
         // Get movement input
         var moveForward = Input.GetActionStrength("move_up") - Input.GetActionStrength("move_down");
+        var moveHorizontal = Input.GetActionStrength("move_right") - Input.GetActionStrength("move_left");
+        var isSprinting = Input.IsActionPressed("move_sprint");
         
-        // Calculate movement direction based on rotation
-        Velocity = Vector2.Right.Rotated(Rotation) * moveForward * Speed;
+        // Calculate movement parameters based on sprint state
+        var currentMaxSpeed = isSprinting ? MaxSpeed * SprintMultiplier : MaxSpeed;
+        var currentAcceleration = isSprinting ? SprintAcceleration : Acceleration;
         
+        // Calculate desired movement direction
+        var forwardVector = Vector2.Right.Rotated(Rotation);
+        var rightVector = new Vector2(-forwardVector.Y, forwardVector.X);
+        
+        // Calculate target velocity based on input
+        var targetVelocity = (forwardVector * moveForward + rightVector * moveHorizontal).Normalized() * currentMaxSpeed;
+        
+        // Apply acceleration or deceleration
+        var currentSpeed = Velocity.Length();
+        var isAccelerating = targetVelocity != Vector2.Zero;
+        
+        if (isAccelerating)
+        {
+            // Accelerate towards target velocity
+            Velocity = Velocity.MoveToward(targetVelocity, (float)(currentAcceleration * delta));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Apply deceleration when no input
+            if (currentSpeed > 0)
+            {
+                var decelAmount = (float)(Deceleration * delta);
+                if (currentSpeed <= decelAmount)
+                    Velocity = Vector2.Zero;
+                else
+                    Velocity = Velocity.Normalized() * (currentSpeed - decelAmount);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Apply the movement
         MoveAndSlide();
     }
 }
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