Sometime in the far off future, technology has progressed to the point where life experiences may be fulfilled entirely on a computer. The new development bodes well for the legions of miserable citizens roaming the streets of Japan with disgruntled lives and destitute dreams. Dubbed CLOVER, the technology serves as an indulgent Matrix, if you will, where potential happiness may be found. When the CLOVER system debuts, 100 unhappy people immediately sign up as trial subjects to find true happiness inside an alternate reality. Things seem to be going well until CLOVER conks out and traps the 100 souls inside its system. As the certified Happiness Manager, the player takes the reins of the system and guides its hostages to individual fulfillment and happiness while keeping the illusion of normalcy inside CLOVER alive. Some of the malcontents in the system suffer from mundane tragedies such as impending bankruptcy, unrequited love, an infertile womb, disinterested parents and other believable life dramas.
   In addition to the 100 normal citizens, there is a rabble rouser who works to bring down the happiness level of the CLOVER collective. When any one person reaches a high level of happiness, the trouble maker challenges the player on a 7x7 grid. Defeat him and the happy individual stays happy. Losing will revert the happy person back into another recruit in the army of misery.