Microsoft now has confirmation that it has done a fine job marketing Halo Wars even before the game has been released.  The demo has officially set the one day record for most downloads of a demo over Xbox Live.

The demo was first released on February 5th and has amassed over 2 million downloads in its first five days.  The demo gives players a taste of the campaign as well as a single skirmish map playable against the A.I.  The demo is now available for Xbox Live Silver members as well.

In celebration of this grand achievement, you may now go download the third installment of the seven-part documentary video series titled Strategy on Xbox.  The video gives gamers an inside look at how Halo Wars was created and also provides game tips.  It is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace or visit xbox.com/halo for everything Halo related.

It will be interesting to see if the hype surrounding the game turns into huge sales numbers.  Have any of you had a change of heart after playing the demo?