Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs is the third isometric platform game developed for the Game Boy Advance. It was the last Spyro game to release under the Universal Interactive label, as the label would be phased out shortly after the game's release. In this game, RPG elements offer more depth than previous Spyro titles, including quests, mini-quests, and a new inventory system, creating more ways to enjoy the Dragon Realms and making this a completely new Spyro experience.

One of the Professor's inventions has inadvertently torn a large hole in the fabric of space/time, creating a portal between the Rhynoc Lands and the Dragon Realms. Ripto, naturally, is taking full advantage of this, as he starts sending his armies of rhynocs through the portal to wreak havoc. Spyro must find somehow find a way to close the portal before Ripto succeeds in taking over the Dragon Realms.