Hande Baladin gets her own video game with release of 'Spike Like Hande'

By Emrah Oktay

ISTANBUL (AA) - Hande Baladin is now a video game character after Red Bull released “Spike Like Hande” on Thursday which features the Turkish national volleyball star.

Baladin, 24, who plays for Eczacibasi Dynavit, showcases her skills in the game with agility, strength, bump, pass and spike stages on a field set on Sile beach in Istanbul.

Scores are recorded for spikes, serves and bump stages.

The three highest scores on a weekly leaderboard will win gifts from the Red Bull Shop.

The player with the highest score at the end of seven weeks will meet Baladin and have an opportunity to view a match with her in a private area.

"I am very happy that we have realized such a project with such a team," said Baladin, who is the first Turkish volleyball player to be featured as a video game character. "I was very excited when I saw the game for the first time."

"I thank the Red Bull family for making me experience this first,” she said. “The game was also very good. I hope everyone likes it very much. I recommend everyone to play the game.”

*Writing by Selcuk Bugra Gokalp